Word: poisonously
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...little vulgar, and not at all connected with himself. There are, of course, the usual number of exceptions to prove the rule. We have, in embryo, doctors who sharply detect disease in the unconscious passer-by, who prefer the attractions of clinics to those of the theatre; chemists who poison themselves and their friends with powerful drugs; ministers under the double influence of duty and taste not yet gratified; and lawyers familiar with the names, at least, of Blackstone, Coke, and many others...