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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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Babe or Baby, n.

Benedictines, n.

Berenice's Hair, n.

Body-snatcher, n.

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Anoint, v. t.

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To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.

[As sovereigns are anointed by the priesthood]

As sovereigns are anointed by the priesthood,
So pigs to lead the populace are greased good.

Judibras.