PERORATION, n. The explosion of an oratorical rocket. It dazzles, but … — The Devil's Dictionary
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PERORATION, n. The explosion of an oratorical rocket. It dazzles, but to an observer having the wrong kind of nose its most conspicuous peculiarity is the smell of the several kinds of powder used in preparing it.
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