Word: swearing
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...solemnly swear, SOTTO VOCE, "Well, hang...
...swear off poker, pay my debts...
...Pray don't," I laughed, "pray don't! I'll swear eternal fealty to the molecular theory if you command...
...talk their shop-talk, talk it with them. If you cannot talk it, listen to them. But never assert yourself in opposition without real reason. Keep your ears open. Remember as much that you hear as possible, and don't speak it out at the wrong moment. Don't swear too often, for it spoils the effect of an oath, and besides it is rather vulgar. Don't use inappropriate slang, - such as "thundering quiet." Don't acquire the horribly unnatural emphasis of New England. And believe me ever
...WOULD not give a fig, I swear...