PANTOMIME, n. A play in which the story is told without violence to th…

Ambrose Bierce
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PANTOMIME, n. A play in which the story is told without violence to the language. The least disagreeable form of dramatic action. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.179, University of Georgia Press
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PANTOMIME, n. A play in which the story is told without violence to the language. The least disagreeable form of dramatic action. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.179, University of Georgia Press

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