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The young fellow John spoke up, to the effect that this was a diabolish snobby question, when a man was dying and not dead.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 Various

He would like to have the whole boodle of them, (I remonstrated against this word, but the Professor said it was a diabolish good word, and he would have no other,) with their wives and children, shipwrecked on a remote island, just to see how splendidly they would reorganize society.

Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

The young fellow John spoke up, to the effect that this was a diabolish snobby question, when a man was dying and not dead.

Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

He would like to have the whole boodle of them, (I remonstrated against this word, but the Professor said it was a diabolish good word, and he would have no other,) with their wives and children, shipwrecked on a remote island, just to see how splendidly they would reorganize society.

Autocrat of the Breakfast Table Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

The young fellow John spoke up, to the effect that this was a diabolish snobby question, when a man was dying and not dead.

The Professor at the Breakfast-Table Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851