• The very hirelings of the press, whose trade it is to buoy up the spirits of the people. have uttered falsehoods so long, they have played off so many tricks, that their budget seems, at last, to be quite empty.

  William Cobbett
  British journalist 1762-1835
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1. falsehoods
2. spirits
3. uttered
4. played
5. tricks
6. budget

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The very hirelings of the press, whose trade it is to buoy up the spirits of the people. have uttered falsehoods so long, they have played off so many tricks, that their budget seems, at last, to be quite empty. by : William Cobbett

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