risus

• “You can get lockjaw in your face or a smiling spasm called risus sardonicus.”

  Clostridium tetani

• “The corners of the mouth frequently retracted into a disagreeable smile, called risus Sardonicus.”

  Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life

• “Ut mauris risus, convallis nec commodo iaculis, congue non arcu.”

  Why describe characters?

• “In viverra tortor et risus dignissim at tempus enim condimentum.”

  Why describe characters?

• “Sed lobortis, mi non vehicula mattis, risus dolor pharetra erat, eu sollicitudin nisl ante non est.”

  "This man is a clear-eyed pragmatist who will get the job done" — says Biden of Obama.

• “Eo quod risus esset laboris et modesti victus condimentum.”

  Anatomy of Melancholy

• “Si a sanguine, venit rubedo oculorum et faciei, plurimus risus.”

  Anatomy of Melancholy

• “Post sermones de casu suo suavitate sermones conciliat animum hominis, manumque inter colloquia et risus ad barbam protendit et palpare coepit cervicem suam et osculari; quid multa?”

  Anatomy of Melancholy

• “Interposita arundine cruribus suis, cum filiis ludens, ab Alcibiade risus est.”

  Anatomy of Melancholy

• “It must have another name, and be called the “risus sardonicus” — sardonic smile.”

  A Philosophical Dictionary

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