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... the basest and most poorest shape, That ever penury in contempt of man, Brought near to beast: my face I’ll grime with filth; Blanket my loins; elf all my hair in knots; And with presented nakedness outface The winds, and persecutions of the sky. The country gives me proof...
... the basest and most poorest shape, That ever penury in contempt of man, Brought near to beast: my face I’ll grime with filth; Blanket my loins; elf all my hair in knots; And...
2. xxvii. They had barnacles on the handles of their faces, orThe difference between spectacles and barnacles seems to be indicated in this passage. In the original French the phrase reads ‘bezicles au nez.’ A later quotation illustrative...
3. viii. And there are others again who blart right out whatever comes1823. Byron, Don Juan, ch. xii., st. 81. A little blasé—’tis not to be wondered At, that his heart had got a tougher rind, And though not vainer from his past success, No doubt...
4. x. If he forswore the primitive garments that his country-tailor1880. Punch, Jan. 10, p. 6. The spread of education and liberal ideas.—His Grace the Duke of Poplar and Bermondsey. ‘Just look at these bags you last built me, Snippe! J’ever se...