Vulgar words in Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman (Page 1)

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arse x 1 ass x 8 bastard x 2 blockhead x 2

buffoon x 3 dildo x 1 hussy x 2 make love x 1

pimp x 1 turd x 3 whore x 1

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Another comedy of less merit is "The Devil is an Ass," acted in 1616.

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This volume published, in a carefully revised text, all the plays thus far mentioned, excepting "The Case is Altered," which Jonson did not acknowledge, "Bartholomew Fair," and "The Devil is an Ass," which was written too late.

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]- which they have sent, and desire, that you would sooner commit your grave head to this knot, than to the wedlock noose; or, take a little sublimate, and go out of the world like a rat; or a fly, as one said, with a straw in your arse: any way, rather than to follow this goblin Matrimony.

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Homer, an old tedious, prolix ass, talks of curriers, and chines of beef.

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Should an ass exceed me in fortitude?

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Nor will it be out of your gain to make love to her too, so she follow, not usher her lady's pleasure.

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I confess, gentlemen, I have a cook, a laundress, a house-drudge, that serves my necessary turns, and goes under that title: but he's an ass that will be so uxorious to tie his affections to one circle.

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For taking away his guests, sir, to-day, that's the cause: and he declares it behind your back with such threatenings and contempts-He said to Dauphine, you were the arrant'st ass- DAW: Ay, he may say his pleasure.

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But he loses no reputation with us; for we all resolved him an ass before.

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Marry a whore, and so much noise!

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ANTIC, ANTIQUE, clown, buffoon.

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ANTIC, like a buffoon.

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APPLE-JOHN, APPLE-SQUIRE, pimp, pander.

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BY-CHOP, by-blow, bastard.

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COTQUEAN, hussy.

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DILDO, refrain of popular songs; vague term of low meaning.

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GOOSE-TURD, colour of.

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(See Turd).

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JOLTHEAD, blockhead.

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NOWT-HEAD, blockhead.

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QUEAN, hussy, jade.

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SLIP, counterfeit coin, bastard.

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SOUSED ("Devil is an Ass"), fol.

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TURD, excrement.

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VICE, the buffoon of old moralities; some kind of machinery for moving a puppet (Gifford).

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