SYMBOLIC

adj : Pertaining to symbols and the use and interpretation of symbols. They say ’tis conscience feels compunction; I hold that that’s the stomach’s function, For of the sinner I have noted That when he’s sinned he’s somewhat bloated, Or ill some other ghastly fashion Within that bowel of compa ion. True, I believe the only sinner Is he that eats a shabby dinner. You know how Adam with good reason, For eating apples out of season, Was “cursed.” But that is all symbolic: The truth is, Adam had the colic. Gets T T, the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, was by the Greeks absurdly called tau. In the alphabet whence ours comes it had the form of the rude corkscrew of the period, and when it stood alone (which was more than the Pheenicians could always do) signified Tallegal, translated by the learned Dr. Brown rigg, “‘tanglefoot.” TABLE d’ HÔTE, n. A caterer’s thrifty conce ion to the universal pa ion for irresponsibility. Old Paunchinello, freshly wed, Took Madame P. to table, And there deliriously fed As fast as he was able. “I dote upon good grub,” he cried, Intent upon its throat age. “Ah, yes,” said the neglected bride, “You’re in your table d’hotage.” A ociated Poets. ch021.xhtml t 342