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Quincy Giles . COMFORT, n. A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor's uneasiness. COMMENDATION, n. The tribute that we pay to achievements that resembles, but do not equal, our own. COMMERCE, n. A kind of transaction in which A plunders from B the goods of C, and for compensation B picks the pocket of D of money belonging to E. ................
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