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Disabuse, V.t. To Present Your Neighbor With Another And Better Error Than The One Which He Has Deemed Advantageous To Embrace.
-Ambrose Bierce
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Disabuse, V.t. To Present Your Neighbor With
Ambrose Bierce
Disabuse, V.t. To Present Your Neighbor With Another And Better Error Than The One Which He Has Deemed Advantageous To Embrace.
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