swinish multitude
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The titles are a take-off of Burke's phrase "the swinish multitude."
From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland
Burke's unfortunate phrase in the "Reflections": "Learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down under the hoofs of a swinish multitude."
From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland
"La canaille," synonymous with the swinish multitude, an expression of contempt for which the Parisian nobility have since paid terribly dear.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 09 by Edgeworth, Maria
Good heavens! had we come out from among the swinish multitude for this?
From The Blithedale Romance by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
But we no longer hear workmen at election times referred to as the "swinish multitude" who can now send representatives of their own order into the House of Commons.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
