Vulgar words in The History of Mr. Polly (Page 1)

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ass x 1
damn x 2
make love x 2
scrap x 1
            

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Mr. Polly had been drinking at the poisoned fountains of English literature, fountains so unsuited to the needs of a decent clerk or shopman, fountains charged with the dangerous suggestion that it becomes a man of gaiety and spirit to make love, gallantly and rather carelessly.

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It seemed to him that evening to be handsome and humorous and practicable to make love to all his cousins.

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Then he wondered if the clergyman had thought him much of an ass, and then whether the individual lurking behind the lace curtains of the front room next door was a man or a woman.

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Don't do any Good to the town, don't do any Good to yourselves, don't do any manner of Good, to have all the Tradesmen in the Place scrapping about the Pavement of an Afternoon.

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"Damn!" said Mr. Polly, and down went his float and he flicked up a victim to destruction and took it off the hook.

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"Damn silly!"

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