Vulgar words in Tom Brown's School Days (Page 1)
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And the most provoking thing is, that no failures knock them up, or make them hold their hands, or think you, or me, or other sane people in the right.
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They settled down in clusters on the farmer's arms and shoulders, making love to him and scrambling over one another's backs to get to his face; and then he threw them all off, and they fluttered about close by, and lighted on him again and again when he held up his arms.
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So, though they were fagged more or less, and occasionally kicked or cuffed by the bullies, they were, on the whole, well off; and the fresh, brave school-life, so full of games, adventures, and good-fellowship, so ready at forgetting, so capacious at enjoying, so bright at forecasting, outweighed a thousand-fold their troubles with the master of their form, and the occasional ill-usage of the big boys in the house.
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The cause was righteous--the result had been triumphant to a great extent; but the best of the fifth--even those who had never fagged the small boys, or had given up the practice cheerfully--couldn't help feeling a small grudge against the first rebels.
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A few days before, they had been fagged at fives to fetch the balls that went off the court.
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"Dear Tom, I ain't going to pitch into you," said Arthur piteously; "and it seems so cocky in me to be advising you, who've been my backbone ever since I've been at Rugby, and have made the school a paradise to me.
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"Now don't be an ass, Tom," said East, catching hold of him; "you know me well enough by this time; my bark's worse than my bite.
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"Steady there; don't be such an ass, Jack," says the captain; "we haven't got the best wicket yet.