Vulgar words in The Amateur Gentleman (Page 1)

This book at a glance

ass x 4
damn x 23
hussy x 1
make love x 1
square away x 2
            

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you, as he never see but once and you then a infant (and large for your age) in your blessed mother's arms, Barnabas, a-kicking an' a-squaring away wi' your little pink fists as proper as ever I seen inside the Ring or out.

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"Now as to my Roman--my father, Jerry, tell him--er--" "Be you still set on squaring away for London, then, sir?"

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My father is a great Roman, I'll admit, but, 'twixt you and me,--I--I'm devilish fond of him, and, strangely enough, I prefer to have him Romanly alive and my purse empty--than to possess his money and have him dea--Oh damn it!

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"Oh, damn the fellow!" exclaimed the Viscount.

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To whom, thusly, the Viscount, speaking both to him and the horses: "Oh, there you are, Bev--stand still, damn you!

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"My dear Bev, of course I do--stand still, damn you--though we are rivals, we're friends first--curse your livers and bones--so jump up, Bev, and--oh dammem, there's no holding 'em--quick, up with you."

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This letter must reach you where none of your guardian's spies can intercept it; your precious Captain has always hated me, damn him!

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Full of rogues, rascals, damn scoundrels,--by heaven, sharks, sir!

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Anyhow, there were many rumors afloat at the time, and her guardian--a regular, tarry old sea dog, by George--drags her away from her brother's side, and buries her in the country, like the one-armed old pirate he is, eye to her money they tell me; regular old skinflint; bad as a Jew--damn him!

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"Damn him!" exclaimed the Viscount bitterly.

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"Well, if you ride in the race and don't break your neck, Carnaby will want a word with you; and if he doesn't shoot you, why then Chichester certainly will--next time, damn him!"

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I tell you, Bev, Jasper Gaunt has got him in his clutches--as he's got Sling, and poor George Danby, and--God knows how many more--as he'd get me if he could, damn him!

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D-devil of a place to ask--gentleman to sit down in, --but the Spanswick hasn't been round to clean the place this week--damn her!

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I say he's stamping me down into hell--damn him!"

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"Now, Barry," exclaimed Mr. Smivvle, "do be calm, Mr. Beverley only wants to help you--er--that is, in a friendly way, of course, and I 'm sure--" "Damn his help!

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Past's dead, and damn the Future.

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She can't touch another penny without his consent, damn him!--so I'm done.

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"And for this," said he, shaking his head in gentle disbelief, "for this our young Good Samaritan is positively eager to pay twenty thousand odd pounds--" "As a loan," muttered Barrymaine, "it would be only a loan, and I--I should be free of Jasper Gaunt f-for good and all, damn him!"

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damn you, Chichester, d' ye think I-I'd accept any man's c-charity?

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Damn him, I say--I'll kill him!"

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The golden hussy!

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Of course the money is as good as in Carnaby's pocket already, not to mention Chichester's--damn him!

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"Now--dang me for a ass!" exclaimed Mr. Shrig, and, snatching off the fur cap, he dashed it to the ground, stooped, picked it up, and crammed it back upon his head,--all in a moment.

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"C-condescend, damn his insolence!

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"Then, if he refuses to fight you, as of course he will, you'll let him go to--ah--make love to Cleone?"

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"Damn him!" he cried, "damn him!

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"Oh, damn this snuff!"

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Now as he rode thus at a hand-pace, puzzling over these cryptic words, he was presently aroused by a voice, somewhat harsh and discordant, singing at no great distance; and the words of the song were these: "Push about the brisk bowl, 't will enliven the heart While thus we sit down on the grass; The lover who talks of his sufferings and smart Deserves to be reckoned an ass, an ass, Deserves to be reckoned an ass."

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