5.14.2007

Hypochondria

HYPOCHONDRIASIS, n. Depression of one's own spirits.

Some heaps of trash upon a vacant lot
Where long the village rubbish had been shot
Displayed a sign among the stuff and stumps
—"Hypochondriasis." It meant The Dumps.—
Bogul S. Purvy

~The Devils Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce~

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