Vulgar words in Waverley — Volume 1 (Page 1)
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Hum--hum--hum--pages so many, paper so much, letter-press--Ah--I'll tell you, though, Doctor, you must knock out some of the Latin and Greek; heavy, Doctor, damn'd heavy--(beg your pardon) and if you throw in a few grains more pepper--I am he that never preached my author.
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'These stout idle kinsmen of mine,' he said, 'account my estate as held in trust for their support; and I must find them beef and ale, while the rogues will do nothing for themselves but practise the broadsword, or wander about the hills, shooting, fishing, hunting, drinking, and making love to the lasses of the strath.