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OverviewThe wonderful classic dictionary with the definitions you know are true. For example: ABSTAINER, n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others. CLAIRVOYANT, n. A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron, namely, that he is a blockhead. CLERGYMAN, n. A man who undertakes the management of our spiritual affairs as a method of bettering his temporal ones. CRITIC, n. A person who boasts himself hard to please because no-body tries to please him. EGOTIST, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me. PATIENCE, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue. RESIDENT, adj. Unable to leave. You'll be unable to stop laughing, or nodding in agreement. The definitions still hold true today. You need this book on your shelf. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ambrose BiercePublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.336kg ISBN: 9798641167282Pages: 226 Publication Date: 29 April 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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