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Reverence for the Supreme Being, based upon His supposed resemblance to man. The pig is taught by sermons and epistles / To think the God of Swine has snout and bristles.

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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
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Dod Grile
William Herman
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