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Cupid's Cyclopedia

by John Cecil Clay, Oliver Herford · 1910

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*A humorous collection of definitions for words relating to love. For example:* ADAMANT, *m*. A very hard word. See *father*. DUEL. The highest compliment two men can pay one woman. ETERNITY. “I’ll be down in a minute.” KINDNESS. The larger half of the other boy’s apple. OCEANS. A minute measure of Love. SECRET. A feminine invention for the rapid dissemination of news. TEMPTATION. Woman. Anything forbidden. A challenge. An invitation to don’t.

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