dunghill

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Why thus insulted, thus disgraced, And that vile Dunghill near me placed?

From Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse by Weir, Harrison

When Dryden writes in his most fervent and magnificent style, he writes like this: I will not rake the Dunghill of thy Crimes, For who would read thy Life that reads thy rhymes?

From Romance Two Lectures by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir

He fancies himself a wit and a satirist, and is the author of an unpublished poem, called 'The Smoking Dunghill, or Parnassus in a Fume.'

From The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

That night before setting the new chickens at liberty, Bob caught and killed the two remaining Dunghill roosters.

From Hidden Treasure by Simpson, John Thomas

Dunghill Fowls, are from their frequent use, a tolerable proof of the former birds.

From American Cookery The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables by Simmons, Amelia