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How far the very custom of hearing anything spouted withers and blows upon a fine passage, may be seen in those speeches from [Shakespeare's] Henry V. which are current in the mouths of schoolboys.
Submitted on July 07, 2010
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| blow upon | To defame, discredit; make someone the subject of a scandal. |
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