"Ordure" Quotes from Famous Books
... that she should take a hand, even become a salaried subordinate; compose articles for his subsidized paper, "L'Ami de l'Ordre" (nicknamed "L'Ami de L'Ordure" by the Belgians), "La Belgique," "Le Bruxellois," "Vers la Paix." He would allow her a very free hand, so long as she did not attack the Germans or their allies or put in any false news about military or naval successes of the foes of Central Europe. She might, for instance, dilate on the ... — Mrs. Warren's Daughter - A Story of the Woman's Movement • Sir Harry Johnston
... whose duty it was to emit fire from himself at night, once or oftener each month. This fire could not be extinguished; nor could it be thus emitted except as the priest wallowed in the ordure and filth which falls from the houses; and he who lived in the house where the priest was wallowing in order to emit this fire from himself, fell ill and ... — The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, V7, 1588-1591 • Emma Helen Blair
... first. As to the urine all children, as well males as females, do make water as soon as they are born, if they can, especially if they feel the heat of the fire, and also sometimes void the excrements, but not so soon as the urine. If the infant does not ordure the first day, then put into its fundament a small suppository, to stir it up to be discharged, that it may not cause painful gripes, by remaining so long in the belly. A sugar almond may be proper ... — The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher • Anonymous
... Harpies who defiled the feast that was spread. The Constitution is the feast spread for our country, and you are now hurrying to drop into its text a political obscenity, and to spread on its page a disgusting ordure, ... — History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States • Wiliam H. Barnes
... of El Corralon branched a causeway heaped with ordure, leading to a smaller courtyard that in winter was ... — The Quest • Pio Baroja
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