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pain, toil, and privation

pale, ugly, and sinister


parable, precept, and practise


partial, false, and disastrous


passion, tenderness, and reverence


patient, gentle, and kind


peace, order, and civilization


pellucid, animated, and varied [pellucid = transparently clear]


permanent, true, and real


perplexed, tedious, and obscure


personal, sharp, and pointed


perspicuity, vivacity, and grace [perspicuity = clearness and lucidity]


pert, smirking, and conceited


pervading, searching, and saturating


petty, unsuccessful, and unamiable


philosophy, morals, and discoveries


picturesque, daring, and potent


piety, charity, and humility


pillage, arson, and bloodshed


pious, patient, and trustful


pity, sympathy, and compassion


placable, reasonable, and willing [placable = easily calmed; tolerant]


place, fame, and fortune


placid, clear, and mellow


plague, pestilence, and famine


plan, purpose, and work


pleasant, friendly, and amiable


pleased, interested, and delighted


pleasure, enjoyment, and satisfaction


plenty, content, and tranquillity


plodding, sedentary, and laborious


poise, dignity, and reserve


polished, elegant, and sumptuous


politics, business, and religion


pompous, affected, and unreal


poor, miserable, and helpless


pose, gesture, and expression


powerful, dazzling, and daring


practical, visible, and tangible


precious, massive, and splendid


precise, formal, and cynical


prejudice, dulness, and spite


prepossessions, opinions, and prejudices


presiding, directing, and controlling


pride, passion, and conceit


princely, picturesque, and pathetic


principles, conduct, and habits


progress, order, and happiness


prolonged, obstinate, and continued


prompt, fiery, and resolute


propriety, perspicacity, and accuracy [perspicacity = perceptive]


prosaic, dull, and unattractive


protective, propitiatory, and accommodating [propitiatory = conciliatory]


protests, criticisms, and rebukes


proud, reserved, and disagreeable


prudence, mildness, and firmness


puckered, winking, and doddering


pure, honorable, and just


purge, brace, and strengthen


purpose, intention, and meaning


puzzles, tangles, and questionings

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Gilbert Chesterton
(1874-1936)
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