Ambrose Bierce ( 3 of 103 )
PRELATE, n. A church officer having a superior degree of holiness and a fat preferment. One of Heaven's aristocracy. A read more
PRELATE, n. A church officer having a superior degree of holiness and a fat preferment. One of Heaven's aristocracy. A gentleman of God.
Income is the natural and rational gauge and measure of respectability.
Income is the natural and rational gauge and measure of respectability.
ZENITH, n. The point in the heavens directly overhead to a man standing or a growing cabbage. A man in read more
ZENITH, n. The point in the heavens directly overhead to a man standing or a growing cabbage. A man in bed or a cabbage in the pot is not considered as having a zenith, though Horizontalists hold that the posture of the body was immaterial.
