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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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Machination, n.
Macrobian, n.
Maiden, n.
Mammon, n.
Man, n.
Material, adj.
Meekness, n.
Meerschaum, n.
Misdemeanor, n.
Monosyllabic, adj.
[The man who writes in Saxon]
Monument, n.
Mummy, n.
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VOLUME VI
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The collected works of Ambrose Bierce
AN EPIGRAMMATIST
Once Hector Stuart in his tersest mood
Took up his pencil. “By the holy rood!”
He cried, “I'll write an epigram.” He did—
Nay, by the holy
mile
his pencil slid.
The collected works of Ambrose Bierce