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He is sober then, quite parsonified in demeanour; his speech “all in the set phrase of peace,” and would be scandalised by the mere mention of melaleuca nectar.
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He is sober then, quite parsonified in demeanour; his speech "all in the set phrase of peace," and would be scandalised by the mere mention of melaleuca nectar.
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HOOD described a good church minister as "Piety _parsonified_."
The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Mark Lemon 1839
milosrdenstvi commented on the word parsonified
Here's a first-rate opportunity
To get married with impunity,
And indulge in the felicity
Of unbounded domesticity.
You shall quickly be parsonified,
Conjugally matrimonified,
By a doctor of divinity,
Who resides in this vicinity.
-- The Pirates of Penzance
August 20, 2008