Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-07-01
FIgaro,s Dictionary.


Appetite-The most ungrateful Of
friends. The more you do for it the
sooner it forsakes you. Is
Candor-The effrontery of inno-
cence.
Caprice-A semblance Of love on his
tside; a semblanee of preference on
hers. Total, a semblanceof happiness.
,Caricature-Criticism dramatized.
Chance-The author of our disasters
always, but never Of our success.
Chocolate-A nutritious paste, con-
tanning q little Of eEerything-eVen
the coeo-bean. -7sf--.
Cockade-A weather-cock that
changes its color with the wind.
Commonplace-Be absurd, shocking,
paradoxial, but, for heavens sake,
don't be commonplace.
Condescension-A manner of raising
ones self-by STOPPING.
Conhdence-A little play of physiog-
nomy. If you would really console
friend, let him weep and weep with
him.
Constancy-The indiscretion of love.
Consult-To ask some one else to be
OF your opinion.
Coquetry absinthe of love; it
sharpens the appetite, which it viii
not satisfy.
Couple-The union of two, who sell
dom make pair. il -.
Danger-A bath; freezing when you
enter it, too warm when you are in it,
delightful when you leaYe,
Decrepitude-A rag to which we are
more attached than to any new gar
ment.
Despair-The state of lady whose
dress is too large, or not low enough in
the neck. 80
Distrust "A fruit that you never eat
until you are mature. b..
Doctor-A demigod when you are Ill;
an empiric as soon as you are well
again.
Egotism-A preference, generally i'll.
placed.
Electoral Franohise-The ASS choice
of his rider.
Enohantress-A woman who diVires
our best qualities.
Envy-An implicit confession of in-
ferioritY. ---....-
Faith-The humility of reason.
Falsehood- Imagination travelling
iincoguito.
Fan-A little instrument used in
giving ones self airs.
Flower-The butterfiy's hotel.
Fork-fhe epicure's seepter. tt
Gallantry-The coquetry of men.
Gratitude-The digestion of bene-
TT usually lsborious.
Grisette-A working girl who lives,
also, by her needle. =
Gauze-The pr1dery of nnodesty.
Habit-The best you can acquire is
that Of having none.
Hare-A little beast renowned for
cowardice- With his legs, and with
out gun, would you be braYer?
Harmony-The grammar of melody.
Imitator-Plagiarist-A ro5ber who
takes the money but leaves the purse.
Imperfection-The'faults Of a pretty
woman a. d
imprudense-A little fault that be-
gins BY smile and ends in q drama.
lnconstancy The impartiality Of
the heart. sf ~. s..ll
!. lndspendsnce-An idol, in gum elas-
IndiEerence-The mittenee of dis
dain.
IpdignatiOn--Ths muse of honest
folks. = @. I3
Indispensabls-Allth that one has not
Individuality-Must drink out Of its
own glass, if only liqnorics water.
Indolenee-The energy of idleness.
Infdel-one who is not of our reH-
gion.
Inhuence-Credit; an instrument on
which you begin to play little for
others, 50 that you may afterwards be-
able to play on it much for yourself.
Innocence-Yirtue unconscious of IT
self i-.i-' sal -a.s 80 -
Inspiration-A lightning that does
not shine for every body.
Judgment, Reason, Good Sense,
Tact-Rare qualities that every one
thinks ne possesses, of course, seeing
that IN order to know he has not them,
it would first be necessary that he
should have them.
Laurel-A narcotic that prevents
many from sleeping.
Law-The small change for liberty. |
Majesty-The embonpoint Of digni-
ty, -. -, -.
Misanthrope who detests man |
kind with all the love that he has
borne it.