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 of the original!—It is thought to be no bad oath,—and by itself passes very well—"G—d damn you."—Set it beside Ernulphus's—"God Almighty the Father damn you,—God the Son damn you,—God the Holy Ghost damn you,"—you see 'tis nothing.—There is an orientality in his, we cannot rise up to: besides, he is more copious in his invention,—possess'd more of the excellencies of a swearer,—had such a thorough knowledge of the human frame, its membranes, nerves, ligaments, knittings of the joints, and articulations,—that when Ernulphus cursed,—no part escaped him:—'Tis true, there is something of a hardness in his manner,—and, as in Michael Angelo, a want of grace,—but then there is such a greatness of gusto!—

My father, who generally look'd upon