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Amorous Bigot in Complete Works V (1927) 71: As thou lovest thy ears, or nose, that bolt-sprit of thy face, prophane not my inviolate Whiskers.at boltsprit, n.
Amorous Bigot in Complete Works V (1927) 71: As thou lovest thy ears, or nose, that bolt-sprit of thy face, prophane not my inviolate Whiskers. Artemus Ward: Complete Works Pt II Ch. 5: What we want is more cider and less talk.at all talk and no cider under talk, v.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 277: ‘Wall,’ the man sed, ‘it’s good for white beans and potatoes, but as regards raisin’ wheat, t’ain’t worth a dam.’.at not worth a damn, phr.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 278: I hope they pay partic’lar ’tention to Spelin in these Skools, because if a man can’t Spel wel he’s of no ’kount.at no-account, adj.
Among the Mormons (1866) 148: A few years since they used to have a dead man for breakfast every morning.at have a man for breakfast (v.) under breakfast, n.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 254: I was muzzer’s bezzy darlin [...] It was nice, tho’ I wasn’t old enuf to properly appreciate it. I’m a healthy old darlin now.at old dear, n.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 261: His close wasn’t any better than mine. You’ll always notiss, by the way, that the higher up in the world a man is, the less good harness he puts on.at harness, n.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 276: My father understood this. ‘Go,’ he sed — ‘go, my son, and hog the public!’ (he ment, ‘knock em,’ but the old man was allus a little given to slang).at hog, v.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 277: The chaps that write for the ‘Atlantic,’ Betsy, understand their bizness. They can sling ink, they can.at sling ink (v.) under ink, n.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 248: A young man who wore long hair, and had a wild expression in his eye [...] ‘He is an artist, papa. Here is one of his masterpieces’.at longhair, n.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 300: Hurbertson, the utterly stupid boy—the lunkhead, who never had his lesson—he’s about the ablest lawyer a sister State can boast.at lunkhead, n.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 298: His father--a white-haired old man, who was a little boy when the Revolutionary war closed, but who doesn’t remember Washington much.at much!, excl.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 193: A speckled native, [...] gives me to understand that he is the only strictly honest person in Aspinwall. The rest, he says, are niggers — which the colored people of the Isthmus regard as about as scathing a thing as they can say of one another.at nigger, n.1
Among the Mormons in Complete Works 1865) (1922) 254: Good heavens forbid you should ever be the Pa of any of these innocent ones.at pa, n.1
Among the Mormons in Complete Works 1865) (1922) 275: The Goddess hasn’t bin very well durin’ the past few years, and the num’ris quack doctors she called in didn’t help her any.at quack, adj.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 252: Still believin’ that the Goddess of Liberty is about as well sot up with as any young lady in distress could expect to be, I am.at set up, v.
‘Among the Fenians’ in Complete Works 314: The unmitigated blackguards and miserable spalpeens who raised the standard of revolt against the brave and gallant O’Mahony are knocked into the most infinitesimal smithereens.at smithereens, n.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 296: Jean Valjean, gloomily picking his way through the sewers of Paris, with the spooney young man of the name of Marius.at spoony, adj.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 257: The Goddess of Liberty will be seen dodgin’ into a Pawn Broker’s shop with the other gown done up in a bundle, even if she don’t have to Spout the gold stars in her head-band.at spout, v.2
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 191: She is a miserable tub at best, and hasn’t much more right to be afloat than a second-hand coffin has.at tub, n.1
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 309: Colonel O’Grady [...] twits Feeny, the Gov’ment witness, with being a knock-kneed thief.at twit, v.
Among the Mormons in Complete Works (1922) 306: I larfed at my wife’s waterfall, which indoosed that superior woman to take it off and heave it at me rather vilently.at waterfall (n.) under water, n.1
’Preliminary’ in Complete Works 314: O’Mahony [...] squelched, exterminated, crushed out and extinguished the cantankerous Senators .at squelch, v.
Artemus Ward in London in Complete Works (1922) 425: Not one of these common poits [...] but a Boss Poit — also a philosopher.at boss, adj.
Artemus Ward in London in Complete Works (1922) 436: He heaved a deep sigh as I gave him two shillings. ‘I’ll give you six d.’s more,’ I said, ‘if it hurts you so.’.at d, n.1
‘Mr Ward Attends a Graffick’ in Complete Works (1922) 167: ‘Dod-rabbit the sworrick,’ says Squire. ‘Say no more about it.’.at dod rabbit it! (excl.) under dod, n.1
Artemus Ward in London in Complete Works (1922) 422: ‘Here’s a sperrit,’ said the lan’lord, a smile once more beamin on his face, ‘which will talk through him like a Dutch father!’.at Dutch uncle, n.
Artemus Ward among the Fenians in Complete Works (1922) 323: Wake, Bessy, wake, / My sweet galoot! / Rise up, fair lady, / While I touch my lute!at galoot, n.
‘Mr Ward Attends a Graffick’ in Complete Works (1922) 164: Don’t care if I duz [...] perwided u go the Ticket.at go, v.
Artemus Ward in London in Complete Works (1922) 477: Do not, at least, do so [...] until all the ‘gushing’ feelings within you have been thoroughly subdued; until, in short, your hide is of rhinoceros thickness.at gush, v.
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