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Word: bergeracian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1926-1926
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Naturally the Italian people have reason for fearing any and all attacks upon the Roman nose. If to be a Fascist one must be a true Roman, that Bergeracian appendage is essential. Premier and policeman, both must guard the nasal bridge, valiant as Horatius, and twice as undemocratic. For democracy, if it does not predicate complete denasalization, at least suggests a diminution of nasal swank. The affair, indeed, is after all, quite conversational...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE ROMAN NOSE | 4/29/1926 | See Source »

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