Vulgar words in An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 (Page 1)
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In _The Boke of Curtosye_ there are directions given not to "foule the _bord-clothe_ wyth the knyfe;" and Ben Jonson, in his comedy of "The Devil is an Ass," alludes to the introduction of forks, and the consequent disuse of napkins: "The laudable use of forks, Brought into custom here as they are in Italy, To th' sparing o' napkins."
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damn your souls!