“Cousened” is an obsolete version of “cozened,” so the conjurer is himself tricked.  From Poets’ Wit and Humor by W. H. Wills and illustrated by Charles Bennett and George H. Thomas, 1860.

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A little drive for leaf peeping caused us to find the cutest use of columns for Halloween decorations that I have seen this season! #tootsierollpopghosts #boo #cementspectres https://instagr.am/p/CGtKWI2AyKe/

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From Nebelspalter, 1958

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From Nebelspalter, 1958 #vintageillustration #lifeinthefuture #ballsandtubes #tomorrowland

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One more big honking spider seen on the deck when I was taking out the trash. I first thought it was a frog until my forebrain counted the legs and saw the furry body.

#bogsafari #swampofthespiders #seriouslyitwasprettybig https://instagr.am/p/CGq9geaACiQ/

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One more big honking spider seen on the deck when I was taking out the trash. I first thought it was a frog until my forebrain counted the legs and saw the furry body. #bogsafari #swampofthespiders #seriouslyitwasprettybig

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