Ambrose Bierce Quote

The piano is a parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.


The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary (1967)


The piano is a parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the...

The piano is a parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the...

The piano is a parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the...

The piano is a parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the...