They Treat Me Like A Fox, A Cunning Fellow (schlaukopf) Of The First Rank. But The Truth Is That With A Gentleman I Am Always A Gentleman And A Half, And When I Have To Do With A Pirate, I Try To Be A Pirate And A Half.
With A Gentleman I Am Always A Gentleman And A Half, And With A Fraud I Try To Be A Fraud And A Half.
Private, N. A Military Gentleman With A Field-marshal's Baton In His Knapsack And An Impediment In His Hope.
Repartee, N. Prudent Insult In Retort. Practiced By Gentlemen With A Constitutional Aversion To Violence, But A Strong Disposition To Offend. In A War Of Words, The Tactics Of The North American Indian.
Philanthropist, N.: A Rich (and Usually Bald) Old Gentleman Who Has Trained Himself To Grin While His Conscience Is Picking His Pocket.
Nominee. A Modest Gentleman Shrinking From The Distinction Of Private Life And Diligently Seeking The Honorable Obscurity Of Public Office.
Quixotic, Adj. Absurdly Chivalric, Like Don Quixote. An Insight Into The Beauty And Excellence Of This Incomparable Adjective Is Unhappily Denied To Him Who Has The Misfortune To Know That The Gentleman's Name Is Pronounced Ke-ho-tay.
Pastime, N. A Device For Promoting Dejection. Gentle Exercise For Intellectual Debility.
Honorable, Adj.: Afflicted With An Impediment In One's Reach. In Legislative Bodies, It Is Customary To Mention All Members As Honorable; As, "the Honorable Gentleman Is A Scurvy Cur.".
Primate, N. The Head Of A Church, Especially A State Church Supported By Involuntary Contributions. The Primate Of England Is The Archbishop Of Canterbury, An Amiable Old Gentleman, Who Occupies Lambeth Palace When Living And Westminster Abbey When Dead. He Is Commonly Dead.
