Vulgar words in Plays of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson (Page 1)

This book at a glance

ass x 3
blockhead x 2
damn x 8
knock up x 2
            

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I must be cool to-night, or... steady, Deacon, you must win; damn you, you must!

~   ~   ~   Sentence 776   ~   ~   ~

One burglary after another, and these Scotch blockheads without a man to show for it.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,866   ~   ~   ~

I told him you were a drunken ass, and Moore an incompetent and dishonest boxer.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,925   ~   ~   ~

Do you suppose, you blockheads, that I am blind?

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,984   ~   ~   ~

Damn you!

~   ~   ~   Sentence 2,178   ~   ~   ~

Damn it, Jerry, this is unkind.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 2,711   ~   ~   ~

Damn it, the delusion is too strong for me.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,671   ~   ~   ~

I'm a recognised Corinthian, too: take my liquor with old Fred, and go round with the Brummagem Bantam and Jack Bosb-... O damn Jack Bosbury.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,557   ~   ~   ~

Stash your patter, damn you.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,759   ~   ~   ~

Brandy and water; and not enough of it to wet your eye; damn all greediness, I say.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 6,563   ~   ~   ~

Shall I knock him up?

~   ~   ~   Sentence 6,590   ~   ~   ~

Let's knock up the Admiral and be done with it.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 7,071   ~   ~   ~

Admiral, we ain't like to meet again, and I'll give you a toast: Here's Fiddler's Green, and damn all lubbers!

~   ~   ~   Sentence 8,141   ~   ~   ~

One has a heart... and yet, Dumont, it can hardly have escaped your penetration that if I were to shift from this hostelry without a farthing, and leave my offspring to wallow - literally - among millions, I should play the part of little better than an ass.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 8,457   ~   ~   ~

If you will have it, I put it back in that old ass's pocket.

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