| E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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A village school-master of ragged lads. | 1 |
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| Mid noise, and dirt, and stench, and play, and prate, |
| He calmly cuts the pen or views the slate. | |
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Crabbe: Boraugh, letter xxiv. |
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