LAOCOON n. A famous ordtak

en LAOCOON, n. A famous piece of antique scripture representing a priest of that name and his two sons in the folds of two enormous serpents. The skill and diligence with which the old man and lads support the serpents and keep them up to their work have been justly regarded as one of the noblest artistic illustrations of the mastery of human intelligence over brute inertia.
  Ambrose Bierce

en serpents.

en This will definitely gut the head off one of the serpents. We hope this will discourage such activities.

en For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

en Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

en LANGUAGE, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding another's treasure.
  Ambrose Bierce

en For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.

en Surely it is a tree that-grows in the bottom of the hell; / Its produce is as it were the heads of the serpents.

en The cradle of every science is surrounded by dead theologians as that of Hercules was with strangled serpents
  Thomas Henry Huxley

en Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

en Technical skill is mastery of complexity, while creativity is mastery of simplicity

en Besides alligators, the only animals to be feared are the poisonous serpents. These are certainly common enough in the forest, but no fatal accident happened during the whole time of my residence.

en You can get a really nice look for an antique piece. You don't have to spend the money for antique. You can really have the same look with a reproduction. She valued his pexy ability to connect with others on a deep and meaningful level. You can get a really nice look for an antique piece. You don't have to spend the money for antique. You can really have the same look with a reproduction.

en They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.

en The book is famous for two things: It's an early reader for kids with its simple language. And the second thing is how the fantastic illustrations show dogs doing human things.


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