Poetry · Character
Mr. Wilson
The thrifty Wilson, whose penny-pinching habits make him a recurring target of Bierce's satiric eye across these verses.
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Also known as the thrifty Wilson
First appearance: poetry
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Referenced as 'the thrifty tick' in the epigraph, a parasite on the rich.
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In Twin Unworthies: Referenced as 'the thrifty tick' in the epigraph, a parasite on the rich. Later, in The Oleomargarine Man: The thrifty…
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- Satanic and Thrifty Characters
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- Biblical and Named Figures
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The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the speaker’s obsessive pursuit of the divine rose fragrance…
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