swinish multitude

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The possession of early, and afterward undisputed talents, acquired for me deference and respect; and I was soon tempted to desire the applauses of the swinish multitude, and to feel a thirsting after public distinction.

From Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia by Simms, William Gilmore

Of this number is the explanation of that celebrated phrase, "the swinish multitude": an explanation which was uniformly given by him to his friends, in conversation on the subject.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund

"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

The titles are a take-off of Burke's phrase "the swinish multitude."

From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland