Phoenix, N. The Classical Prototype

Orphan, N. A Living Person Whom Death Has Deprived Of The Power Of Filial Ingratitude . . .

Consolation, N. The Knowledge That A Better Man Is More Unfortunate Than Yourself.

Self-denial Is Indulgence Of A Propensity To Forego.

R.i.p. A Careless Abbreviation Of "requiescat In Pace", Attesting To Indolent Goodwill To The Dead. According To The Learned Dr. Drigge, However, The Letters Originally Meant Nothing More Than "reductus In Pulvis".

To Seek A Justification For A Decision Already Made.