1552 Quotations with Rite.
- 61. Ambrose Bierce: BAPTISM, n. A sacred rite of such efficacy that he who finds himself in heaven w ...
- 62. Ambrose Bierce: BLANK-VERSE, n. Unrhymed iambic pentameters -- the most difficult kind of Englis ...
- 63. Ambrose Bierce: BONDSMAN, n. A fool who, having property of his own, undertakes to become respon ...
- 64. Ambrose Bierce: CEMETERY, n. An isolated suburban spot where mourners match lies, poets write at ...
- 65. Ambrose Bierce: CROSS, n. An ancient religious symbol erroneously supposed to owe its significan ...
- 66. Ambrose Bierce: DIGESTION, n. The conversion of victuals into virtues. When the process is imper ...
- 67. Ambrose Bierce: DRUIDS, n. Priests and ministers of an ancient Celtic religion which did not dis ...
- 68. Ambrose Bierce: ELEGY, n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods ...
- 69. Ambrose Bierce: EXCOMMUNICATION, n.
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- 70. Ambrose Bierce: FAIRY, n. A creature, variously fashioned and endowed, that formerly inhabited t ...
- 71. Ambrose Bierce: FLY-SPECK, n. The prototype of punctuation. It is observed by Garvinus that the ...
- 72. Ambrose Bierce: FOOL, n. A person who pervades the domain of intellectual speculation and diffus ...
- 73. Ambrose Bierce: FREEMASONS, n. An order with secret rites, grotesque ceremonies and fantastic co ...
- 74. Ambrose Bierce: FROG, n. A reptile with edible legs. The first mention of frogs in profane liter ...
- 75. Ambrose Bierce: GOOD, adj. Sensible, madam, to the worth of this present writer. Alive, sir, to ...
- 76. Ambrose Bierce: GUNPOWDER, n. An agency employed by civilized nations for the settlement of disp ...
- 77. Ambrose Bierce: HATCHET, n. A young axe, known among Indians as a Thomashawk.
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- 78. Ambrose Bierce: HYPOCRITE, n. One who, profession virtues that he does not respect secures the a ...
- 79. Ambrose Bierce: I is the first letter of the alphabet, the first word of the language, the first ...
- 80. Ambrose Bierce: INAUSPICIOUSLY, adv. In an unpromising manner, the auspices being unfavorable. A ...
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