Vulgar words in Thrift (Page 1)
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And thou pratest of thy 'liberty,' thou entire blockhead!"--_Carlyle_.
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He was a post against which every needy fellow came and rubbed himself; a tap, from which every thirsty soul could drink; a flitch, at which every hungry dog had a pull; an ass, on which every needy rogue must have his ride; a mill, that ground everybody's corn but his own; in short, a "good-hearted fellow," who couldn't for the life of him say "No."
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The beauty hesitates to say it, when a rich blockhead offers her his hand, because she has set her ambition on an "establishment."
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"If thou art rich, thou art poor; For, like an ass, whose back with ingots bows Thou bear'st thy heavy riches but a journey And death unloads thee."--_Shakespeare_.
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Charms are devoutly believed in; a ring made from a shilling, offered at the communion, is an undoubted cure for fits; hair plucked from the crop on an ass's shoulder, and woven into a chain, to be put round a child's neck, is powerful for the same purpose; and the hand of a corpse applied to the neck is believed to disperse a wen.