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  • Yer a hypercrit through an 'through; ye preach squareness while yer as crooked as a snake, an' as p'isonous an 'deadly, an' ye'd ruin yer bes 'friend jes' to git a copper cent the best o 'him.'

    Mary Louise in the Country J. Allen St. [Illustrator] John 1887

  • "Humph! that's just like him, the hypercrit," growled Joe Stubley; "no sooner comes a breeze o 'good luck than off he goes, too big and mighty for his old business.

    The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea 1859

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