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  • "'Tis so ungainsome, and be d-- d to it; and how can I hold parcel and pull in this beast, which requires two hands; his mouth's as hard as a brickbat, -- augh!"

    Eugene Aram — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • "'Tis so ungainsome, and be d-- d to it; and how can I hold parcel and pull in this beast, which requires two hands; his mouth's as hard as a brickbat, -- augh!"

    Eugene Aram — Volume 02 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

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  • 'T is so ungainsome, and be d--d to it; and how can I hold parcel and pull in this beast, which requires two hands; his mouth's as hard as a brickbat,--augh!

    --Edward Bulwer Lytton, 1832, Eugene Aram, A Tale

    February 7, 2008