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What’s the matter, you dissentious rogues,
That, rubbing the poor itch of your opinion,
Make yourselves scabs?
William Shakespeare1564–1616Coriolanus (c. 1608), Act I, Scene I, spoken by MartiusIn context
Hear you this Triton of the minnows?
William Shakespeare1564–1616Coriolanus (c. 1608), Act III, Scene I, spoken by CoriolanusIn context
I had rather be a kitten, and cry “mew”
Than one of these same metre ballad-mongers
William Shakespeare1564–1616Henry IV, Part 1 (c. 1597), Act III, Scene I, spoken by HotspurIn context
- Poetry
I grant this food will be somewhat dear, and therefore very proper for landlords, who, as they have already devoured most of the parents, seem to have the best title to the children.
Jonathan Swift1667–1745A Modest Proposal (1729)In context
- Comedy
The Internet doesn’t just offer opportunities for misogynistic abuse, you know. Penis enlargers can also be bought discreetly.
J. K. Rowlingborn 1965Tweet (8 May 2015), as cited in “J.K. Rowling Burns Twitter Troll With ‘Penis Enlargers’ Joke”, The Hollywood Reporter (8 May 2015)
- Internet
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
The Bible (King James Version)Proverbs 26:11 (KJV)In context
- Wisdom
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Gospel of Matthew (1611), Matthew 23:33 (KJV)In context