Thought for the day - March 18, 2001

Subject: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001
From: katlaughing
Date: 18 Mar 01 - 01:30 AM

Sir Lavender Portwine, in favor at court,
Was wroth at his master, who'd kissed Lady Port.
His anger provoked him to take the king's head,
But duty prevailed, and he took the king's bread,
Instead.

Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001
From: catspaw49
Date: 18 Mar 01 - 01:33 AM

Good Ohio boy was old Ambrose........born down in Meigs County.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001
From: Amergin
Date: 18 Mar 01 - 01:44 AM

Ahhh, the Devil's Dictionary...one of my favourites.....

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001
From: Hollowfox
Date: 19 Mar 01 - 10:04 AM

Sometime, take a look at his Write it Right: a little blacklist of literary faults. (1986, Terripam Pub, ISBN 096 1727 004) It's 73 little pages of how to use the English language, and why. Beats Strunk's Elements of Style all hollow.

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001
From: Mr Red
Date: 19 Mar 01 - 01:16 PM

Yes but what "word" is this rhyme attached to?

I like the definition of the clarinette but usually use it in explaining the bagpipes.

viz An instrument of torture played by people with cotton wool in their ears. There are only two instruments worse that the clarinette - two clarinettes.

Good old Ambrose.

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001
From: mousethief
Date: 19 Mar 01 - 01:18 PM

I don't get it.

Subject: RE: Thought for the day - March 18, 2001
From: Mr Red
Date: 19 Mar 01 - 01:18 PM

Just a thought but

the Devils Dictionary is in the collection "Guttenburg Project" - can't remember the URL but it can't be hard to locate.