HUMORIST, n. A plague that would have softened down the hoar austerity…

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HUMORIST, n. A plague that would have softened down the hoar austerity of Pharaoh's heart and persuaded him to dismiss Israel with his best wishes, cat-quick. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.114, University of Georgia Press
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HUMORIST, n. A plague that would have softened down the hoar austerity of Pharaoh's heart and persuaded him to dismiss Israel with his best wishes, cat-quick. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.114, University of Georgia Press

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