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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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Danger, n.
Dead, adj.
Debt, n.
Decalogue, n.
Decide, v. i.
Delusion, n.
Deputy, n.
Diary, n.
Die, n.
Disobey, v. t.
Duel, n.
Duty, n.
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VOLUME VI
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The collected works of Ambrose Bierce
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AN INFRACTION OF THE RULES
A duel in France, and the victor pursued
By the dogs of the law, by the multitude,
By society's fierce ill-will!
O what is the matter? The man was so rude,
That he made an attempt to kill!
The collected works of Ambrose Bierce