A BULL in the literary sense is any statement made ludicrous by its absurd logic. Continue reading
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A BULL in the literary sense is any statement made ludicrous by its absurd logic. Continue reading
Sir Richard Steele, writing in the June 7, 1709 issue of The Tatler, satirized the motives that caused men to engage in “so fatal a folly” as dueling. Supposedly founded on principles of honor and gallantry, dueling, Steele argued, was actually “an imposture, made of cowardice, falsehood, and want of understanding.” Continue reading