EMANCIPATION, n. A bondman's change from the tyranny of another to the despotism of himself.
EMOTION, n. A prostrating disease caused by a determination of the heart to the head. It is sometimes accompanied by a copious discharge of hydrated chloride of sodium from the eyes.
ENVELOPE, n. The coffin of a document; the scabbard of a bill; the husk of a remittance; the bed-gown of a love-letter.
ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.
Ambrose Bierce
Monday, January 15, 2007
Devil's Dictionary
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