BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of — Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
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BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.

— Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
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