The 15,767 occurrences of ass

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"By Allah, thou art an ass thyself!

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'O dreamer, sit still in thy chamber, thou art a prince: air thy princeship, men will teach thee thou art an ass!'

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After four days came the priest's reply, to the effect that preparations were being made for the wedding; upon receipt of which Iskender set forth on his journey, mounted upon an ass, and accompanied by two wealthy Christian merchants of El Cuds, new friends of his, who valued his acquaintance.

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"Don't be an ass," Mayer snapped.

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"What I see and perceive," answered Sancho, "is only a man on a gray ass like mine, with something on his head that glitters."

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There were two villages in that neighborhood, one of them so small that it had neither shop nor barber, but the other adjoining to it had both; therefore the barber of the larger served also the less, wherein one customer now wanted to be let blood and another to be shaved; to perform which, the barber was now on his way, carrying with him his brass basin; and it so happened that while upon the road it began to rain, and to save his hat, which was a new one, he clapped the basin on his head, which being lately scoured was seen glittering at the distance of half a league; and he rode on a gray ass, as Sancho had affirmed.

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"Honey is not for the mouth of an ass," answered Sancho: "in good time, wife, you shall see, yea, and admire to hear yourself styled ladyship by all your vassals."

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This gentle squire on gentle ass Went gentle Rozinante's pace, Following his lord from place to place.

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Honey is not for the mouth of an ass.

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"The first time, he was brought home to us laid athwart an ass, all battered and bruised.

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Ambition disquiets thee not, nor does the vain pomp of the world disturb thee; for thy chief concern is the care of thy ass, since to me is committed the comfort and protection of thine own person,-a burden imposed on the master by nature and custom.

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An ass with golden trappings makes a better appearance than a horse with a pack-saddle.

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"'You will do me a great favor,' said the owner of the lost ass, 'and I shall be happy at any time to do as much for you.'

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171 "'I declare, then,' said the owner, 'that, as far as regards braying, there is not the least difference between you and an ass; for in my life I never heard anything more natural.'

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Thus, doubling their brayings, they made 172 the tour of the whole mountain, without having any answer from the stray ass, not even by signs.

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On seeing the body, the owner said, 'Truly, I wondered at his silence; for, had he not been dead, he certainly would have answered us, or he were no true ass; nevertheless, neighbor, though I have found him dead, my trouble in the search has been well repaid in listening to your exquisite braying.'

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"Pshaw!" replied Merlin, "the devil is an ass and a lying rascal; he was sent from me and not from Montesinos, who is still in his cave contriving, or rather awaiting, the end of his enchantment, for the tail is yet unflayed.

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He likewise clapped the mitre on Dapple's head,-in short, never was an ass so honored and bedizened.

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"Ho!" cries one, "here comes Sancho Panza's ass, as gay as a parrot, and Don Quixote's old horse, leaner than ever!"

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He saw a cross fel-low was beat-ing an ass, Hea-vy la-den with pots, pans, dish-es, and glass; He took out his pipe and play-ed them a tune, And the Jack-ass's load was light-en-ed full soon.

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"What an ass I am!

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But with Paul--whom he had always considered a generous ass at Torrington school--a trifle of self-betrayal didn't matter much.

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He'll borrow money from any juggins who is ass enough to lend it to him.

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Mrs. Krill and her daughter are enjoying the five thousand a year, and Mr. Grexon Hay is fleecing that young ass, Lord George Sandal, as easily as possible.

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This young ass here might snap her up, and Mrs. Krill would only be too glad to secure a title for Maud."

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"What an ass he must be," said Hurd, contemptuously.

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"For I am an ass.

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Doted daf (confounded ass, stupid fool), don't be one, 186/326.

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A horse, for instance, cannot be said to be more highly organized than a zebra or an ass; although the entire horse-genus is clearly a more highly organized type than any genus of animal which is not a mammal.

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That bay filly------" "Go to sleep, you silly old ass."

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They began when, as the saying was, the sailor {172} earnt his money like a horse and spent it like an ass.

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It is the idea of some silly loud-mouthed ass, and the people, like sheep, followed it."

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Of course, it didn't matter before you, but it might have been the colonel or the major; and, though there is a way out through my bedroom, that blundering ass must bring my boots and clothes through my sitting-room!"

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They frequently serve better than either asses or mules, as they can pass up and down declivities where neither ass nor mule can travel.

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Now there was neither a salt-mine, nor a lake, nor a drop of salt water, nor yet either cow, goat, or ass, within scores of miles of the place, and still they had both salt and milk!

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62--The Prince of Hesse and the Gray Ass.

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Then the auld ass made anither out of a broken canoe paddle, and stickit the thing up in my cook-shed!

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"You infernal ass!

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By similar logic Tabarin demonstrates, among others, the following propositions: An ass is a better linguist than his master, because he understands when he is spoken to, while his lingo is all lost upon the man.

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Onager (Wild Ass), pages 171-174 (picture, page 172).

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_Ass in the Lion's Skin, The_: I, 65.

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"I don't believe the boy is quite such an ass as that; indeed, I regard him as being very far from an ass--except in this one particular instance of organising this mutiny," answered Bligh.

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And then the king, of virtuous mind, A blood-red wreath around him twined, Forth on an ass-drawn chariot sped, As southward still he bent his head.

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For when an ass-drawn chariot seems To bear away a man in dreams, Be sure above his funeral pyre The smoke soon rears its cloudy spire.

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Then Bráhman, Warrior, Merchant, thrall, Obedient to Sumantra's call, Each in his house arose, and all Yoked elephant or camel tall, Or ass or noble steed in stall, And full appointed showed.

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"She doesn't mind Dick's making an ass of himself, anyway, that's one consolation," I said to Jill.

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I have already passed the _Pons Asinorum_, and will desist, remembering the old pedantic pun of Jem Boyer, my schoolmaster:-- "Ass _in præsenti_ seldom makes a WISE MAN _in futuro_."

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The wood-cut on the title of the pamphlet is an ass with a wreath of laurel round his neck.

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I turned to Marchmont: "Look what you have done, confound you for an ass!

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Brice, afraid of "making an ass of himself," was glad to get away, and took the captain on board at midnight in Baldwin's boat, and at the mate's invitation remained for breakfast.

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Haughton's such a good-natured ass that he'll play Mercury for you.

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Here on the corner was a great wag in an ass's head, accomplishing a clumsy dance for the amusement of the crowd.

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'Though I mayn't care a rap about him personally, I prefer that a man on my own front bench shouldn't make a public ass of himself if he can help it--not for his sake, of course, but for mine!'

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What on earth has that philandering ass been about?

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But the man's an ass.

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Don't be such an ass, Tom," I cried.

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Don't be an ass, Roderick!

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But did not Bottom in an ass's head win the fairy princess?

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"Oh, you ass!

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Anstruther, you're an ass, and more than that, you're an ungrateful ass; and I've half a mind to thrash you myself for your conduct to Vernon!"

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"If I was as big an ass about those 'chawming girls' as you call them, I tell you what I would do--I'd go and hang myself!"

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and f._ husband, wife; =--os= husband and wife =espuma= _f._ froth, foam =esquela= _f._ note =establecer= fix, bring about =establecimiento= _m._ establishment =estación= _f._ station =estado= _m._ state, condition =estallar= burst forth =estancia= _f._ room =estante= _m._ shelves, bookcase, stand =estar= be (_temporary condition; location_) =este, -a= this; the latter; =éste=, =ésta=, =esto= this one, this; the latter; =en esto= during this time =Esteban= _m._ Stephen; =San -- de Gormaz= _an ancient village on the river Duero, in the province of Soria_ =estepa= _f._ steppe, barren plain =estimación= _f._ esteem =estimar= value, regard =estimular= stimulate, quicken =estipular= stipulate =estoico, -a= stoic =estola= _f._ stole =estorbar= trouble, prevent, be a hindrance, be in the way =estrechar= press, grasp, clasp =estrella= _f._ star =estrellar= dash against =estrenar= play _or_ wear for the first time =estrepitoso, -a= loud, noisy =estrujar= crush, squeeze =estudiar= study, prepare =estúpido, -a= stupid =estupor= _m._ amazement =eterno, -a= eternal =etiqueta= _f._ etiquette, form =evitar= avoid =exacto, -a= exact =exaltación= _f._ excitement, passion =exaltado, -a= excited =examinar= examine =exasperado, -a= exasperated =exasperarse= become excited =excelente= excellent =excepción= _f._ exception =excesivamente= excessively =exceso= _m._ excess =excitado, -a= excited =exclamación= _f._ exclamation =excluir= exclude =exhortar= exhort =exhorto= _m._ letters requisitorial (_request sent by one judge to another_) =exigencia= _f._ demand =exigente= exacting =exigir= require, demand =existencia= _f._ existence, life; _pl._ stock =existir= exist =expansión= _f._ expansiveness =expectación= _f._ expectation, period of waiting; =con --= expectantly =expediente= _m._ proceedings, action; procedure =expiación= _f._ expiation =expiar= expiate =expirar= expire, die away =explanada= _f._ esplanade, level piece of ground =explicación= _f._ explanation =explicar= explain =exponer= expose =expresar= express =expresión= _f._ expression =expresivo, -a= expressive =exquisito, -a= exquisite; extreme =éxtasis= _m._ ecstasy =extender= extend, stretch, spread =extensión= _f._ expanse =exterior= _m._ exterior =extinguir= extinguish; =--se= die out =extraer= extract =extraordinario, -a= extraordinary =extraviarse= go astray, become lost =extremo, -a= extreme; _n.m._ end, extreme; =por --= extremely F =fábrica= _f._ factory =fabuloso, -a= fabulous =facción= _f._ feature =fácil= easy =factura= _f._ bill, invoice =facha= _f._ appearance, look; show, "sight" =fachada= _f._ façade, front =falda= _f._ skirt =falso, -a= false =falta= _f._ fault, mistake; omission, failure, lack; =hace ----= it is necessary _or_ needed; =sin ----= without fail =faltar= go back on, fail, not be present; be lacking, be missing; =poco le faltaba= he came near =fama= _f._ reputation =familia= _f._ family =familiaridad= _f._ familiarity =fantasía= _f._ imagination =fantástico, -a= fantastic =fantasmón= _m._ conceited ass =farolito= _m._ Chinese lantern =farsante= _m._ hypocrite, bluffer =fascinar= fascinate, hypnotize =fatalidad= _f._ fatality =fatiga= _f._ weariness; trouble =fatigar= fatigue, tire =favor= _m._ favor; =por --= please =favorecer= favor, aid =fe= _f._ faith; =buena --= good faith =febril= feverish =felicidad= _f._ happiness; I, 749 _pl._ good-bye =feliz= happy; fortunate =fenomenal= tremendous =feo, -a= homely, ugly =feria= _f._ fair, market, holiday =ferial= _m._ market, fair =feróstico, -a= capricious, wayward =ferrocarril= _m._ railway =ferviente= fervent =fervoroso, -a= ardent =festejo= _m._ feast, entertainment =feudalismo= _m._ feudalism =fiar (de, en)=, =fiarse (de)= trust (to) =fidelidad= _f._ fidelity =fiera= _f._ wild beast =fierecilla= _f._ little savage =fiero, -a= fierce, savage =fiesta= _f._ fête, celebration, holiday; =hacer --s a= caress, play with =figura= _f._ figure, form, appearance =figurar= figure, appear; =--se= imagine, fancy, suppose =fijamente= fixedly =fijar= fix; =--se= become fixed; =--se en= notice =fijo, -a= fixed, unchanging; =de --= surely =Filomena= _f._ Philomena =fin= _m._ end, object; =al --= finally, at last; =en --= in short, anyhow; =por --= finally; =a -- de=, =a -- de que= in order that =finca= _f._ country house =fingir= dissemble, pretend; imagine, make up; _p.p._ feigned =fino, -a= courteous, thoughtful; delicate; particular; fine, of good quality =firma= _f._ signature, signing =firmar= sign =firme= firm, solid; =en --= solidly =firmeza= _f._ firmness =fisgón, -ona= _m.

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A STUPID ASS.

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Gleb's ass had come cantering down at his master's whistle and now stood broadside-on in the middle of the road, blocking the way.

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"Aye, that's it," says Jack, "while he's gadding abroad, this mincing, languid ass, this--" "What did you say was the fellow's name?" says I.

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They tell me," he went on, "that the other side has young Prothero--gentlemen, mark my words!--Prothero's a stark, staring fool--a positive ass!--A man breaks his leg--'Give him a clyster!' says Prothero.

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The stripes are believed to occur most frequently and to be plainest on the legs of the domestic ass during early youth, [141] as is apparently likewise the case with the horse.

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In one light-grey ass the shoulder-stripe was only six inches in length, and as thin as a piece of string; and in another animal of the same colour there was only a dusky shade representing a stripe.

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Finally we see that the presence of shoulder, leg, and spinal stripes in the horse,-their occasional absence in the ass,-the occurrence of double and triple shoulder-stripes in both animals, and the similar manner in which these stripes terminate at their lower extremities,-are all cases of analogous variation in the horse and ass.

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Thus with the common ass we see signs of its original desert life in its strong dislike to cross the smallest stream of water, and in its pleasure in rolling in the dust.

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"That silly ass has summoned me three times.

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"Wiseman is a stupid ass," he said briefly.

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The obliging inspector felt, probed, but without success, till suddenly, with a roar of laughter, Frank cried: "What a stupid ass I am!

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"Such a serious girl you were too, Margaret; I wonder how you ever put up with a brainless sort of ass like me."

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It was just as Vane was abusing himself heartily for being an ass that he saw her coming towards him through a clearing in the undergrowth.

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Or this-- "In a manger laid and wrapped I was-- So very poor, this was my chance-- Between an ox and a silly poor ass, To call my true love to the dance."

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Richly poor Our father and brother, Exalted, lowly, Honey of minds; With the ox and ass, The Lord of life Lies in a manger; And a heap of straw As a chair, Clothed in tatters; Velvet He wants not, Nor white ermine-- To cover Him; Around His couch Rags were seen Instead of fine linen."

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Therefore it is better to be an ass than a pig."

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It rests now y^t I speake a word aboute y^e pi[=n]ass spoken of before, which was sent by y^e adventurers to be imployed in y^e cuntrie.

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I hear that they adore the head of an ass, that basest of creatures, consecrated by I know not what silly persuasion-a worthy and appropriate religion for such morals.

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Or this: "Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her, whereon never man sat; loose them and bring them unto me" (_vide_ St. Matt.

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That's how I came to be such an ass.

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"I am an ass!" said he.

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I say, I am an ass!"

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He rushed up to the table and panted out, "Found 'em in the pocket of my blazer--must have put 'em there--stupid ass--never thought of it--put it on for tennis--awfully sorry."

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"What an infernal ass that fellow Laing----" "Do you think they saw anything?"

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I said I knew I was an ass, but I thought I knew a pretty girl when I saw one, and I'd go away if she'd show me a prettier one."

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"Don't be an ass, Deane.

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"I dare say I was an ass--like better men before me and--er--since me."

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"I say, Pollard," he said to him on one occasion, "do you know you are making an ass of yourself?

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"Don't be an ass.

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"That's because you have been making an ass of yourself.

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After all, Penrose wur right when he called me an ass."

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"Summat o' that sort," replied Tom, "What did he call you an ass for?"

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"I told you you were an ass," he said.

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He's not a bad sort of an ass.

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"D---- your thick skull, you young ass, why, accessory to makin' love to his girls."

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