“The purpose of satire has been rightly stated as to strip off the veneer of comforting illusion and cosy half truth, and our job, as I see it, is to put it back again!” Has BeensJobsPurposeHalfHumourIllusionSatireComfortingBack AgainHalf TruthVeneerCosyFlanders Author:Michael Flanders
“HIBERNATE, v. i. To pass the winter season in domestic seclusion. There have been many singular popular notions about the hibernation of various animals. Many believe that the bear hibernates during the whole winter and subsists by mechanically sucking its paws. It is admitted that it comes out of its retirement in the spring so lean that it has to try twice before it can cast a shadow.” TryingBelieveHas BeensWholeScienceAnimalHumourBearsSpringShadowSeasonsNotionWinterCastsVariousRetirementPawsSeclusionWinter SeasonHibernation Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)
“The whole [Scotch] nation hitherto has been void of wit and humour, and even incapable of relishing it.” Has BeensWholeNationsHumourWitVoidIncapableScotch Book:The letters of Horace Walpole, earl of Orford Source: The letters of Horace Walpole, earl of Orford