10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCURRIL»
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Some Just Reflexions on a Nonsensical and
Scurril Pasquill, ...
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The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
Low ; Scurril'ity, s. ». (mean; grossly oppro- Scur'riious, adj. I brious : the more
com- Scur'rilously, adv. J mon adjective is scurrilous, of the same signification ;
the adverb and noun substantive correspond. Scurrilous and more than satyrical
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Dictionnaire françois-anglois et anglois-françois ... revue ...
SCURRIL (ske6r'-il), adj. [low, menn, gross\ycippraMoua)Ba3,oil;elioifuant,
injurieux, offensant, grassier ; kovffim, § sacnile, inMcent. A scurril icoffinft, Une
injure groaiere. A sciirril tnunt, Une railleric clioquante. That's scurril, Crla eft
htujfon.
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The Dramatic Works and Poems of James Shirley, Now First ...
Our author hath no guilt of scurril scenes.'-For satire, they do know best what it
means, That dare apply; and a poet's pen, Aiming at general errors, note the men
, 'T is not his fault : the sufest cure is, they T hat purge their bosoms, may see any
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James Shirley, William Gifford, Alexander Dyce, 1833
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The Dramatic Works and Poems of James Shirley
Go on, sir ; I will have patience three minutes longer, To hear thy scurril wit, and
then correct it. Ala. Answer but one cool question : if Houoria Should possibly
descend to think well of thee, And by some philtre should be brought to love thee,
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James Shirley, William Gifford, Alexander Dyce, 1833
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The lady of pleasure. The royal master. The duke's mistress. ...
Our author hath no guilt of scurril scenes.' — For satire, they do know best what it
means, That dare apply ; and if a poets pen, Aiming at general errors, note the
men, 'Tis not his fault : the safest cure is, they That purge their bosoms, may see ...
James Shirley, William Gifford, Alexander Dyce, 1833
7
Book of English epithets, literal and figurative: with ...
Scurril . . With him, Patroclus, upon a lazy bed, The livelong day breaks scurril
jests. . • • . . a wit ! A shrewd preferment ! Study some scurril jests, grow old, and
beg ! Scurrilous . he durst not, sir, Lard his grave matter, with one scurrilous jest.
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The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of ...
With him Patroclus, Upon a lazy bed, the live-long-day Break* scurril jests.
Shutspeare. Troitut and Cressida. (jaod master Holofernes, purge ; so it shall
please you to abrogate scurrility. Sliakspeare. Let him approach singing.
Forewarn him ...
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
Nothing conduces more to letters than to examine the writings of the ancients,
provided the plagues of judging and pronouncing against them be away ; such
as envy, bitterness, precipitation, impudence, and scurril scoffing. Ben Jonson.
Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, 1805
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A French and English dictionary
SCURRIL (skeur'-il) adj. [low, mean, grossly opprobrious] fías, vil; choquant,
injurieux, offensant, grossier; bouffon, § scurri/e. A scurrit scoffing. Une injure
grossière. A scurril taunt. Une raillerie choquante. That's scurril, Cela est bouffon.
Joseph Wilson (Professor in St. Gregory's College.), 1833
