Vulgar words in The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 10, No. 272, September 8, 1827 (Page 1)
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Another peculiarity of the Lisbon bull-fights is the presence of a buffoon on horseback called the _Neto_, who first enters the ring to take the commands of the _Inspector_, and occasionally bears the shock of the bull, to the no small diversion of the lower class of spectators.
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The Spanish bull-fight is too serious an affair for a buffoon: it is a tragedy, and not a farce.