Vulgar words in History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 05 (Page 1)
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yet lived (first year of this Congress); and Regent d'Orleans lived, intensely interested here as third party:--and a goat-faced Cardinal, once pimp and lackey, ugliest of created souls, Archbishop of this same Cambrai "by Divine permission" and favor of Beelzebub, was capable of promoting a young fellow if he chose:-- "TO HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL DUBOIS (from Arouet Junior).
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Figure the poor blockhead till that happen!
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Literary fame itself he regards as mountebank fame; the art of writing big admirable folios is little better to him than that of vomiting long coils of wonderful ribbon, for the idlers of the market-place; and he bear-baits his Gundling, in this manner, as phosphorescent blockhead of the first magnitude, worthy of nothing better.
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A blockhead admirable in some sorts; and of immense resource in Tobacco-Parliament when business is slack!-- No end to the wild pranks, the Houyhnhnm horse-play they had with drunken Gundling.
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Once the poor blockhead, becoming human for a moment, went clean away; to Halle where his Brother was, or to some safer place: but the due inveiglements, sublime apologies, increase of titles, salaries, were used; and the indispensable Phosphorescent Blockhead, and President of the Academy of Pedler's-French, was got back.
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The poor blown-up blockhead was radically not ill-natured,--at least, if you let his "phosphorescences" alone.