Vulgar words in Agnes Grey (Page 1)

This book at a glance

ass x 2
blockhead x 4
damn x 1
spunk x 2
            

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'Damme, but the lad has some spunk in him, too.

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'No - damn it, no!' shouted Miss Matilda.

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'I learned it from papa, you ass!

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I can give you his description in three words - an insensate, ugly, stupid blockhead.

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They would watch the poor creatures at their meals, making uncivil remarks about their food, and their manner of eating; they would laugh at their simple notions and provincial expressions, till some of them scarcely durst venture to speak; they would call the grave elderly men and women old fools and silly old blockheads to their faces: and all this without meaning to offend.

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Ostensibly she went to get some shades of Berlin wool, at a tolerably respectable shop that was chiefly supported by the ladies of the vicinity: really - I trust there is no breach of charity in supposing that she went with the idea of meeting either with the Rector himself, or some other admirer by the way; for as we went along, she kept wondering 'what Hatfield would do or say, if we met him,' &c. &c.; as we passed Mr. Green's park-gates, she 'wondered whether he was at home - great stupid blockhead'; as Lady Meltham's carriage passed us, she 'wondered what Mr. Harry was doing this fine day'; and then began to abuse his elder brother for being 'such a fool as to get married and go and live in London.'

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he's not quite such a stupid blockhead as I thought him!'

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'Stupid ass!' cried she, throwing herself back again in the seat.

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She showed me the letters of another individual, too, the unfortunate Mr. Green, who had not the courage, or, as she expressed it, the 'spunk,' to plead his cause in person, but whom one denial would not satisfy: he must write again and again.

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