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by Ambrose Bierce RANKRAPACITYRANSOM -n. The purchase of that which neither belongs to the seller, nor can belong to the buyer. The most unprofitable of investments.
by Ambrose Bierce PROOF-READERPROPHECYPROPERTY -n. Any material thing, having no particular value, that may be held by A against the cupidity of B. Whatever gratifies the passion for…
by Ambrose Bierce RAPACITYRASCALRAREBIT -n. A Welsh rabbit, in the speech of the humorless, who point out that it is not a rabbit. To whom it may be solemnly explained that the comestible…
Director: Neil JordanWriters: Bruce Robinson and JordanDreamWorks; R; 100 minutesRelease:1/99Cast: Annette Bening, Aidan Quinn and Robert Downey Jr. Oneiric cinema works best when supported…
(3 syl.). While Una was in the hut of Corcoca, Kirkrapine forced his way in; but the lion, springing on him, tore him to pieces. The meaning is that Romanism was increased by rapine, but…
The Power Vested in Congress of Sending Troops for Suppressing Insurrections Will Always Enable Them to Stifle the First Struggles of FreedomA Federal Republican5 March 1788by A Federal…
by W. B. Yeats An Enduring HeartThe DevilThe Sorcerers In Ireland we hear but little of the darker powers,[FN#4] and come across any who have seen them even more rarely, for the…
