"Muggur" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... great as in settlements where with the same money every advantage can be obtained. The stamps on all legal documents are also oppressive. The various departments are said to be in a state of "hugger-mugger." ...
— The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither • Isabella L. Bird (Mrs. Bishop)
... honour of nobility To keep high-days and solemn festivals; Then to set their magnificence to view, To frolic open with their favourites, And use their neighbours with all courtesy; When thou in hugger-mugger[134] spend'st thy wealth. Amend thy manners, breathe thy rusty gold; Bounty will win thee love, ...
— A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. VIII (4th edition) • Various
... say no more. As the great Cardinal once observed to his chief of police, "Je te verrai souffle d'abord," so I reply to those who wish me to reveal the secret of my success. Mr. J. knows it not, and no single member of the imbecile, anserous, asinine, cow-hocked, spavin-brained, venomous, hugger-mugger purveyors of puddling balderdash who follow him has the least conception of my glorious system. But I am willing to teach, though I have nothing to learn. For six halfpenny stamps those who desire to know, shall receive my pamphlet ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 99, August 9, 1890. • Various |
