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THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY Ambrose Bierce - Sunny Hills High School

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Some respite from the roast, however brief."<br />

"Remember how on earth I pardoned all<br />

Your friends in Illinois when held in thrall."<br />

"Unhappy soul! for that alone you squirm<br />

O'er fire unquenched, a never‐dying worm.<br />

"Yet, for I pity your uneasy state,<br />

Your doom I'll mollify and pains abate.<br />

"Naught, for a season, shall your comfort mar,<br />

Not even the memory of who you are."<br />

Throughout eternal space dread silence fell;<br />

Heaven trembled as Compassion entered Hell.<br />

"As long, sweet demon, let my respite be<br />

As, governing down here, I'd respite thee."<br />

"As long, poor soul, as any of the pack<br />

You thrust from jail consumed in getting back."<br />

A genial chill affected Altgeld's hide<br />

<strong>Ambrose</strong> <strong>Bierce</strong> The Devil’s Dictionary<br />

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