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Word: furr (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...charge of the oil reserves of the nation had done what he has done he would have been court-martialed and shot. "... I am going to close now with this appropriate quotation from Shakespeare's King Lear: Through tatter'd clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furr'd gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks; Arm, it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it. "Shame on those who brought this Fall and Doheny case to a miserable close; shame on those who forgot their oaths...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORRUPTION: No Yellow Necktie | 12/27/1926 | See Source »

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