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The Koran/Sura XVII — The Night Journey
Sura XVII — The Night Journey MECCA.[446] —111 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful GLORY be to Him who carried his servant by night[447] from the sacred temple of…The Devil's Dictionary: Satiety
by Ambrose Bierce SATANSATIRESATIETY -n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten its contents, madam.The Devil's Dictionary: Sarcophagus
by Ambrose Bierce SALAMANDERSATANSARCOPHAGUS -n. Among the Greeks a coffin which being made of a certain kind of carnivorous stone, had the peculiar property of devouring the body placed in…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: On A Suicide
by Robert Burns On Hearing It Asserted FalsehoodOn A Swearing CoxcombOn A Suicide Earth'd up, here lies an imp o' hell, Planted by Satan's dibble; Poor silly wretch, he's…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Cupido
CupidoThe solid, solid universe Is pervious to Love; With bandaged eyes he never errs, Around, below, above. His blinding light He flingeth white On God's and Satan's brood, And reconciles By…The Devil's Dictionary: Brandy
by Ambrose Bierce BRAINBRIDEBRANDY -n. A cordial composed of one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the- grave and four parts…The Devil's Dictionary: Respond
by Ambrose Bierce RESPLENDENTRESPONSIBILITYRESPOND -v.i. To make answer, or disclose otherwise a consciousness of having inspired an interest in what Herbert Spencer calls "external…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Epitaph On Wm. Hood, Senr., In Tarbolton
by Robert Burns Remorse: A FragmentEpitaph On James Grieve, Laird...Epitaph On Wm. Hood, Senr., In Tarbolton Here Souter Hood in death does sleep; To hell if he's gane thither…The Devil's Dictionary: Excommunication
by Ambrose Bierce EXCESSEXECUTIVEEXCOMMUNICATION -n. This "excommunication" is a word In speech ecclesiastical oft heard, And means the damning, with bell, book and candle, Some…Bruno Dumont
Bruno Dumont is a French filmmaker whose films include 2013's Camille Claudel 1915 and the 2014 TV miniseries L'il Quinquin. His first feature film, The Life of Jesus (1997) set the tone for what was…Trending
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