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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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Peace, n.
Perseverance, n.
Physiognomy, n.
Picture, n.
Pie, n.
Piety, n.
Portable, adj.
Precipitate, adj.
Prehistoric, adj.
Preside, v.
President, n.
Prison, n.
Prospect, n.
[Blow, blow, ye spicy breezes]
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VOLUME VI
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Famous
, adj.
[_]
Conspicuously miserable.
[Done to a turn on the iron, behold]
Done to a turn on the iron, behold
Him who to be famous aspired.
Content? Well, his grill has a plating of gold,
And his twistings are greatly admired.
Hassan Brubuddy.
The collected works of Ambrose Bierce