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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.
[“Old books? The devil take them!” Goby said]
Olympian, adj.
Opera, n.
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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FLEET STROTHER
What! you were born, you animated doll,
Within the shadow of the Capitol?
'Twas always thought (and history so assures
Its trusting readers) it was reared in yours.
The collected works of Ambrose Bierce