The Demoniac crowd In an instant seem'd cowed, Not one of the crew volunteer'd a reply, All shrunk from the glance of that keen-flashing eye, Save one horrid humgruffin, who seemed by his talk, And the airs he assumed, to be Cock of the walk, He quailed not before it, but saucily met it, And as saucily said, 'Don't you wish you may get it?'
THE LAY OF ST. CUTHBERT; OR THE DEVIL'S DINNER-PARTY: A LEGEND OF THE NORTH COUNTREE.
madmouth commented on the word humgruffin
I vote "The Devil's Dinner-Party" BEST.SUBTITLE.EVER
April 13, 2009
reesetee commented on the word humgruffin
Love it!
October 27, 2007
trivet commented on the word humgruffin
hee, hee!
October 27, 2007
sionnach commented on the word humgruffin
humgruffin: a terrible person
Usage example:
The Demoniac crowd
In an instant seem'd cowed,
Not one of the crew volunteer'd a reply,
All shrunk from the glance of that keen-flashing eye,
Save one horrid humgruffin, who seemed by his talk,
And the airs he assumed, to be Cock of the walk,
He quailed not before it, but saucily met it,
And as saucily said, 'Don't you wish you may get it?'
THE LAY OF ST. CUTHBERT; OR THE DEVIL'S DINNER-PARTY:
A LEGEND OF THE NORTH COUNTREE.
(The Ingoldsby legends)
October 27, 2007