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Appeal. In law, to put the dice into the box for another throw.

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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
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LOGOMACHY, n. A war in which the weapons are words and the wounds punctures in the swim-bladder of self-esteem - a kind of contest in which, the vanquished being unconscious of defeat, the victor is denied the reward of success.
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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
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DAY, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. This period is divided into two parts, the day proper and the night, or day improper - the former devoted to sins of business, the latter consecrated to the other sort.
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LOSS, n. Privation of that which we had, or had not. Thus, in the latter sense, it is said of a defeated candidate that he lost his election.
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One engaged in a commercial pursuit. A commercial pursuit is one in which the thing pursued is a dollar.
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MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.
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SYLLOGISM, n. A logical formula consisting of a major and a minor assumption and an inconsequent.
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Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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aim, n. The task we set our wishes to.
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