Vulgar words in The Magic Skin (Page 1)
This book at a glance
|
~ ~ ~ Sentence 392 ~ ~ ~
"I must admit," said the stranger, "that I have no idea how the letters could be engraved so deeply on the skin of a wild ass."
~ ~ ~ Sentence 758 ~ ~ ~
A porter is a porter, and a blockhead is a fool, without a college of fathers to promote them to those positions."
~ ~ ~ Sentence 782 ~ ~ ~
"Virtue, the subject of every drama at the theatre, the denoument of every play, the foundation of every court of law..." "Be quiet, you ass.
~ ~ ~ Sentence 1,079 ~ ~ ~
After all, this last word of moral science is scarcely more than the cry of Pyrrhus set betwixt good and evil, or Buridan's ass between the two measures of oats.
~ ~ ~ Sentence 1,746 ~ ~ ~
I would give my life to serve my friends; but you could only despise me, if I allowed them to make love to me without return.
~ ~ ~ Sentence 3,321 ~ ~ ~
His feet are cold already, and he is making love."
~ ~ ~ Sentence 3,720 ~ ~ ~
"This," replied the man of science, as he flung himself down into his armchair, "is an ass' skin, sir."
~ ~ ~ Sentence 3,722 ~ ~ ~
"A very rare variety of ass found in Persia," the naturalist continued, "the onager of the ancients, equus asinus, the _koulan_ of the Tartars; Pallas went out there to observe it, and has made it known to science, for as a matter of fact the animal for a long time was believed to be mythical.
~ ~ ~ Sentence 3,740 ~ ~ ~
In Persia they breed asses for the saddle, a cross between a tamed onager and a she-ass, and they paint them red, following immemorial tradition.
~ ~ ~ Sentence 3,920 ~ ~ ~
"It is simply a piece of the skin of an ass, sir," said Raphael.