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Line Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire.
- Boundary, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of another.
- MARTYR, One who moves along the line of least reluctance to a desired death.
- Idiot - A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot's activity is…
- LEONINE, adj. Unlike a menagerie lion. Leonine verses are those in which a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at…
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