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"Vilification" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... little of the technical organization of industrial life which their written constitution demands. They listen eagerly to the appeal for the 'solidarity' of their class. In the dignifying of vagabondage through their crude but virile song and verse, in the bitter vilification of the jail turnkey and county sheriff, in their condemnation of the church and its formal social work, they find the vindication of their hobo status which they desire. They cannot sustain a live organization ...
— An American Idyll - The Life of Carleton H. Parker • Cornelia Stratton Parker
... vivacity they debate, Nor cheerfully crack the illogical pate; No longer, the dull understanding to aid, The stomach accepts the instructive blade, Nor the stubborn heart learns what is what From a revelation of rabbit-shot; And vilification's flames—behold! Burn with a ...
— Shapes of Clay • Ambrose Bierce |
Words linked to "Vilification" : invective, smear, low blow, contumely, discourtesy, obloquy, hatchet job, calumny, abuse, calumniation, vituperation, revilement, stinger, defamation, cut, disrespect, insult, vilify, vitriol, billingsgate |
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