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The collected works of Ambrose Bierce
Bierce, Ambrose (1842-1914?)
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VOLUME I ASHES OF THE BEACON THE LAND BEYOND THE BLOW FOR THE AHKOOND JOHN SMITH, LIBERATOR BITS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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VOLUME IV SHAPES OF CLAY
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VOLUME V BLACK BEETLES IN AMBER
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VOLUME VII THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY
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Old, adj.
Olympian, adj.
Opera, n.
[The actor apes a man—at least in shape]
Oppose, v.
Orthography, n.
Out-of-Doors, n.
Ovation, n.
Overeat, v.
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VOLUME VI
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The collected works of Ambrose Bierce
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A PARADOX
“If life were not worth living,” said the preacher,
“'Twould have in suicide one pleasant feature.”
“An error,” said the pessimist, “you're making:
What's not worth having cannot be worth taking.”
The collected works of Ambrose Bierce