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Back, n. That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity.

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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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Birth Name: Ambrose Gwinnetter Bierice

Alternative Names: Dod Grile • William Herman • Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce

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Back, n. That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity. - Ambrose Bierce

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