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Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him. In th… - Ambrose Bierce
" "Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him. In the code of military etiquette silence and fixity are forms of deference.
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About Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – date of death uncertain; probably late 1912 or early 1914) was an American satirist, critic, short story writer, editor and journalist. He is perhaps most famous for his serialized mock lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary, in which, over the years, he scathed American culture and accepted wisdom by pointing out alternate, more practical definitions for common words.
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William Herman
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Ambrose Gwinnetter Bierice
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Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
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