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V

+ +

valor, n. A +soldierly compound of vanity, duty and the gambler’s hope.

+ +

“Why have you halted?” roared the commander of a division and Chickamauga, who had ordered a +charge; “move forward, sir, at once.”

+ +

“General,” said the commander of the delinquent brigade, “I am persuaded that any further +display of valor by my troops will bring them into collision with the enemy.”

+ +

vanity, n. The +tribute of a fool to the worth of the nearest ass.

+ +

They say that hens do cackle loudest when
+There’s nothing vital in the eggs they’ve laid;
+And there are hens, professing to have made
+A study of mankind, who say that men
+Whose business ‘tis to drive the tongue or pen
+Make the most clamorous fanfaronade
+O’er their most worthless work; and I’m afraid
+They’re not entirely different from the hen.
+Lo! the drum-major in his coat of gold,
+His blazing breeches and high-towering cap—
+Imperiously pompous, grandly bold,
+Grim, resolute, an awe-inspiring chap!
+Who’d think this gorgeous creature’s only virtue Is that in +battle he will never hurt you?

+ +

Hannibal Hunsiker

+ +

virtues, n.pl. Certain +abstentions.

+ +

vituperation, n. Saite, +as understood by dunces and all such as suffer from an impediment in their wit.

+ +

vote, n. The +instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a +wreck of his country.

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