CHAPTER VI.
The genius of antiquity--A study in dust and cobwebs--The why and the wherefore of swearing--A swearing _corps d'elite_-- "Swear me, Kate, like a lady"--The freemasonry of swearing-- Lord Thurlow--Sir Thomas Maitland--"By jingo!" 99
The genius of antiquity--A study in dust and cobwebs--The why and the wherefore of swearing--A swearing _corps d'elite_-- "Swear me, Kate, like a lady"--The freemasonry of swearing-- Lord Thurlow--Sir Thomas Maitland--"By jingo!" 99