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Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.
Dead scandals form good subjects for dissection.
Dead scandals form good subjects for dissection.
He rams his quill with scandal and with scoff,
But 'tis so very foul, it won't go off.
He rams his quill with scandal and with scoff,
But 'tis so very foul, it won't go off.
Scandal is the press agent of old age
Scandal is the press agent of old age
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true.
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true.
There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that read more
There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it hardly becomes any one of us to talk about the rest of us.
The objection of the scandalmonger is not that she tells of racy doings, but that she pretends to be indignant read more
The objection of the scandalmonger is not that she tells of racy doings, but that she pretends to be indignant about them.
Everybody says it, and what everybody says must be true.
Everybody says it, and what everybody says must be true.
Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.
Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.