Vulgar words in Life of Johnson, Volume 3 - 1776-1780 (Page 1)

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ass x 2 bastard x 1 blockhead x 3 buffoon x 3 damn x 1

slut x 1 whore x 2

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This shewed both that a journal of his Tour upon the Continent was not wholly out of his contemplation, and that he uniformly adhered to that strange opinion, which his indolent disposition made him utter: 'No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money[53].'

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One of the company added, 'A merry Andrew, a buffoon.'

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'Garrick's gaiety of conversation has delicacy and elegance: Foote makes you laugh more; but Foote has the air of a buffoon paid for entertaining the company.

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If a profuse man, who does not value his money, and gives a large sum to a whore, gives half as much, or an equally large sum to relieve a friend, it cannot be esteemed as virtue.

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'You would tell your friend of a woman's infamy, to prevent his marrying a whore: there is the same reason to tell him of his wife's infidelity, when he is married, to prevent the consequences of imposition.

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The man imposes no bastards upon his wife[1236].'

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Poll is a stupid slut.

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217), describes Johnson as one 'Who makes each sentence current pass, With _puppy, coxcomb, scoundrel, ass_.'

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Johnson says:--'A quibble is intended between _as_ the conditional particle, and _ass_ the beast of burthen.'

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[209] 'Owen MacSwinny, a buffoon; formerly director of the play-house.'

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[222] 'Oft have I heard thee mourn the wretched lot Of the poor, mean, despised, insulted Scot, Who, might calm reason credit idle tales, By rancour forged where prejudice prevails, Or starves at home, or practises through fear Of starving arts which damn all conscience here.'

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For of mystery--'the wisdom of blockheads,' as Horace Walpole calls it (_Letters_, iii.

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"Mr. Bettesworth," answered he, "I was in my youth acquainted with great lawyers, who knowing my disposition to satire advised me that if any scoundrel or blockhead whom I had lampooned should ask, _Are you the author of this paper_?

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