Today's word: auripotent (adj.) rich and powerful.

The quote is by William Shakespeare; from Othello, Act 3, Scene 3.

Ben Franklin said it this way:

Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of its filling a vacuum, it makes one. If it satisfies one want, it doubles and trebles that want another way.

A few years later, the Beatles also had some pertinent things to say:



My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.

Thanks for reading, and thanks to Ciliverde and Pantygynt for the form.

Image: public domain.

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