Vulgar words in The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.) (Page 1)

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ass x 1
cuss x 2
damn x 1
make love x 1
poppycock x 1
            

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You come down here; you sweep that unfortunate girl off her feet; you make love to her with the fury of a stage villain; you force her to betray her very evident partiality for you--and then you have the effrontery to say: 'Good-by.

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As by his side lopes Bill, the Guide, A wicked-looking cuss-- "Chee-chee!" the little birds exclaim, "Ain't Teddy stren-oo-uss!"

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Now, I hold it is not decent for a scientific gent To say another is an ass--at least, to all intent; Nor should the individual who happens to be meant Reply by heaving rocks at him to any great extent.

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I'm sick of all this poppycock In bilious green and blue; I'm tired to death of taking stock Of everything that's "New."

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"Let me out, damn you!"

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How the Rebel bullets whizzed round us When a cuss in his death-grip turned!

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