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“Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.”

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Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth - two removes from the sin of manhood and three from the remorse of age.

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Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.

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Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.

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Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.

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