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[US] T.G. Fessenden Democracy Unveiled 184: We always possessed a violent antipathy to your bawling, itinerant, field and barn preachers.
at barnyard preacher (n.) under barnyard, adj.
[US] T.G. Fessenden Democracy Unveiled 148: Demo’s and Feds would all be merry.
at demo, n.1
[US] T.G. Fessenden Democracy Unveiled 143: Your friends, the Feds, are much delighted. [Ibid.] 148: Demo’s and Feds would all be merry.
at Fed, n.
[US] T.G. Fessenden Democracy Unveiled 179: This same Jacobin high flyer, / Is such a Satan of a liar.
at high-flyer, n.
[US] T.G. Fessenden Democracy Unveiled 57: Many a Democratic pow wow, / Was held in bawling exultation, / For crimes of our dear sister nation.
at pow-wow, n.
[US] T.G. Fessenden Democracy Unveiled 13: Since ye are a ruffian crew / As honest Jack Ketch ever knew .
at ruffian, n.1
[US] T.G. Fessenden Democracy Unveiled 143: A sorry sort of tool, / Who can’t write English if he dies, / Will, doubtless, turn out wondrous wise!
at tool, n.1
[US] T.G. Fessenden Democracy Unveiled 184: Fanatic preachers [...] Whose piety, so dark and mystical, / Is Godward zealous, manward – twistical.
at twistical, adj.
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