Then shook and threw the fateful dice

Wherewith all matters here below



Are ordered, and observed the throw;

Then bent His head in awful state,



Confirming the decree of Fate.

From every part of earth anew



The conscious dust consenting flew,

While rivers from their courses rolled



To make it plastic for the mould.

Enough collected (but no more,



For niggard Nature hoards her store)

He kneaded it to flexible clay,



While Nick unseen threw some away.

And then the various forms He cast,



Gross organs first and finer last;

No one at once evolved, but all



By even touches grew and small

Degrees advanced, till, shade by shade,



To match all living things He'd made

Females, complete in all their parts



Except (His clay gave out) the hearts.

"No matter," Satan cried; "with speed



I'll fetch the very hearts they need" --

So flew away and soon brought back



The number needed, in a sack.

That night earth range with sounds of strife --



Ten million males each had a wife;

That night sweet Peace her pinions spread



O'er Hell -- ten million devils dead!

G.J.



FIB, n. A lie that has not cut its teeth. An habitual liar's nearest

approach to truth: the perigee of his eccentric orbit.



When David said: "All men are liars," Dave,

Himself a liar, fibbed like any thief.



Perhaps he thought to weaken disbelief

By proof that even himself was not a slave



To Truth; though I suspect the aged knave

Had been of all her servitors the chief



Had he but known a fig's reluctant leaf

Is more than e'er she wore on land or wave.



No, David served not Naked Truth when he

Struck that sledge-hammer blow at all his race;



Nor did he hit the nail upon the head:

For reason shows that it could never be,



And the facts contradict him to his face.

Men are not liars all, for some are dead.



Bartle Quinker

FICKLENESS, n. The iterated satiety of an enterprising affection.



FIDDLE, n. An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a

horse's tail on the entrails of a cat.



To Rome said Nero: "If to smoke you turn

I shall not cease to fiddle while you burn."



To Nero Rome replied: "Pray do your worst,

'Tis my excuse that you were fiddling first."



Orm Pludge

FIDELITY, n. A virtuepeculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.



FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for

the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this word



with the i long and the accent on the first syllable is one of

America's most precious discoveries and possessions.



FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and

ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that one



sees and vacant lots in London -- "Rubbish may be shot here."

FLESH, n. The Second Person of the secular Trinity.



FLOP, v. Suddenly to change one's opinions and go over to another

party. The most notable flop on record was that of Saul of Tarsus,



who has been severely criticised as a turn-coat by some of our

partisan journals.



FLY-SPECK, n. The prototype of punctuation. It is observed by

Garvinus that the systems of punctuation in use by the various



literary nations depended originally upon the social habits and

general diet of the flies infesting the several countries. These

• character [´kæriktə] n.特性；性质；人物；字 (初中英语单词)


• strongly [´strɔŋli] ad.强烈地；强有力地 (初中英语单词)


• system [´sistəm] n.系统，体系，制度 (初中英语单词)


• expensive [ik´spensiv] a.费钱的，昂贵的 (初中英语单词)


• conscience [´kɔnʃəns] n.良心；道德心 (初中英语单词)


• abroad [ə´brɔ:d] ad.海外；到处；广泛 (初中英语单词)


• anchor [´æŋkə] n.锚 v.抛锚 (初中英语单词)


• career [kə´riə] n.经历；生涯；职业 (初中英语单词)


• horrible [´hɔrəbəl] a.可怕的；恐怖的 (初中英语单词)


• wisdom [´wizdəm] n.智慧，聪明，才智 (初中英语单词)


• acquaintance [ə´kweintəns] n.相识；熟人，相识的人 (初中英语单词)


• account [ə´kaunt] vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目 (初中英语单词)


• bundle [´bʌndl] n.包，捆；包袱(裹) (初中英语单词)


• wealthy [´welθi] a.富有的；丰富的 (初中英语单词)


• pursuit [pə´sju:t] n.追踪；追击；事务 (初中英语单词)


• writer [´raitə] n.作者；作家 (初中英语单词)


• belief [bi´li:f] n.相信；信仰，信条 (初中英语单词)


• excess [´ekses] n.超过 a.过分的 (初中英语单词)


• monarch [´mɔnək] n.君主；(大)王 (初中英语单词)


• liquid [´likwid] n.液体 a.流动的 (初中英语单词)


• catholic [´kæθəlik] a.天主教 n.天主教徒 (初中英语单词)


• whenever [wen´evə] conj.&ad.无论何时 (初中英语单词)


• enterprise [´entəpraiz] n.企业；雄心；胆识 (初中英语单词)


• unfortunate [ʌn´fɔ:tʃunit] a.不幸的，运气差的 (初中英语单词)


• eternal [i´tə:nəl] a.永远的；永恒的 (初中英语单词)


• sleeve [sli:v] n.袖子；袖套 (初中英语单词)


• decree [di´kri:] n.法令；公告；天命 (初中英语单词)


• conscious [´kɔnʃəs] a.意识的；自觉的 (初中英语单词)


• advanced [əd´vɑ:nst] a.先进的；高级的 (初中英语单词)


• suspect [´sʌspekt, sə´spekt] v.怀疑；觉得 n.嫌疑犯 (初中英语单词)


• instrument [´instrumənt] n.仪器；手段；乐器 (初中英语单词)


• virtue [´və:tʃu:] n.美德；贞操；长处 (初中英语单词)


• peculiar [pi´kju:liə] a.特有的；奇异的 (初中英语单词)


• advantage [əd´vɑ:ntidʒ] n.优势；利益 (初中英语单词)


• manager [´mænidʒə] n.经理；管理人；干事 (初中英语单词)


• pronunciation [prə,nʌnsi´eiʃən] n.发音(法) (初中英语单词)


• accent [´æksənt, æk´sent] n.重音；口音 vt.重读 (初中英语单词)


• vacant [´veikənt] a.空虚的，无表情的 (初中英语单词)


• punctuation [,pʌŋktju´eiʃen] n.标点符号；标点法 (初中英语单词)


• previously [´pri:viəsli] ad.预先；以前 (高中英语单词)


• signature [´signətʃə] n.签名；盖章 (高中英语单词)


• pirate [´paiərət] n.海盗 v.做海盗；掠夺 (高中英语单词)


• fantastic [fæn´tæstik] a.奇异的；荒谬的 (高中英语单词)


• penalty [´penlti] n.刑罚；惩罚；障碍 (高中英语单词)


• throne [θrəun] n.宝座；王位 (高中英语单词)


• hazard [´hæzəd] n.危险 vt.冒…险 (高中英语单词)


• festival [´festivəl] n.节日；庆祝；欢庆 (高中英语单词)


• celebration [,seli´breiʃən] n.庆祝(会)；庆典 (高中英语单词)


• unseen [,ʌn´si:n] a.未看见的 (高中英语单词)


• strife [straif] n.竞争；吵架；冲突 (高中英语单词)


• weaken [´wi:kən] v.(使)弱化；衰弱；稀薄 (高中英语单词)


• tickle [´tikəl] v.&n.(搔)痒；逗笑 (高中英语单词)


• syllable [´siləbəl] n.音节；只言片语 (高中英语单词)


• notable [´nəutəbəl] a.显著的 n.名人 (高中英语单词)


• severely [si´viəli] ad.剧烈地；严格地 (高中英语单词)


• originally [ə´ridʒənəli] ad.本来；独创地 (高中英语单词)


• warrant [´wɔrənt] n.根据；委任书；权利 (英语四级单词)


• precedent [´presidənt] n.先例 a.在先的 (英语四级单词)


• theology [θi´ɔlədʒi] n.神学 (英语四级单词)


• naturalist [´nætʃərəlist] n.自然主义者 (英语四级单词)


• extinct [ik´stiŋkt] a.熄灭的；灭绝的 (英语四级单词)


• transformation [,trænsfə´meiʃən] n.转化；转变；改造 (英语四级单词)


• universally [,ju:ni´və:səli] ad.普遍地 (英语四级单词)


• ridicule [´ridikju:l] vi.&n.嘲笑；奚落 (英语四级单词)


• eyelid [´ai,lid] n.眼睑；眼皮 (英语四级单词)


• discretion [di´skreʃən] n.谨慎；判断(力) (英语四级单词)


• unfair [ʌn´feə] a.不公平的；不正直的 (英语四级单词)


• maturity [mə´tjuəriti] n.成熟；完备 (英语四级单词)


• flexible [´fleksəbəl] a.灵活的，柔韧的 (英语四级单词)


• reluctant [ri´lʌktənt] a.勉强的；难得到的 (英语四级单词)


• contradict [,kɔntrə´dikt] v.反驳；否认 (英语四级单词)


• friction [´frikʃən] n.摩擦(力)；冲突 (英语四级单词)


• fiddle [´fidl] n.小提琴 v.拉提琴 (英语四级单词)


• speaking [´spi:kiŋ] n.说话 a.发言的 (英语六级单词)


• memorandum [,memə´rændəm] n.备忘录；记录 (英语六级单词)


• transient [´trænziənt, ´trænʃənt] a.短暂的；无常的 (英语六级单词)


• despot [´despɔt] n.暴君，专制者 (英语六级单词)


• habitual [hə´bitʃuəl] a.习惯的，通常的 (英语六级单词)


• eccentric [ik´sentrik] a.古怪的；离心的 (英语六级单词)


• enterprising [´entəpraiziŋ] a.有事业心的 (英语六级单词)


• secular [´sekjulə] a.世俗的；现世的 (英语六级单词)