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  • “Never, while there are empty-pated coxcombs at each corner to keep it warm.”

    The Abbot 2008

  • In monarchical and imperial governments they are always manipulated by royal boobies, who are in turn manipulated by their empty-pated favorites and their women of soporific virtue; while in republics they are always manipulated by demagogues, tricksters, and corruptionists, who figure in the newspapers as “bosses,” “heelers” and “sluggers,” and in history as statesmen, senators and representatives.

    Black and White T. Thomas Fortune 2007

  • In monarchical and imperial governments they are always manipulated by royal boobies, who are in turn manipulated by their empty-pated favorites and their women of soporific virtue; while in republics they are always manipulated by demagogues, tricksters, and corruptionists, who figure in the newspapers as “bosses,” “heelers” and “sluggers,” and in history as statesmen, senators and representatives.

    Black and White T. Thomas Fortune 2007

  • In monarchical and imperial governments they are always manipulated by royal boobies, who are in turn manipulated by their empty-pated favorites and their women of soporific virtue; while in republics they are always manipulated by demagogues, tricksters, and corruptionists, who figure in the newspapers as “bosses,” “heelers” and “sluggers,” and in history as statesmen, senators and representatives.

    Black and White T. Thomas Fortune 2007

  • In monarchical and imperial governments they are always manipulated by royal boobies, who are in turn manipulated by their empty-pated favorites and their women of soporific virtue; while in republics they are always manipulated by demagogues, tricksters, and corruptionists, who figure in the newspapers as “bosses,” “heelers” and “sluggers,” and in history as statesmen, senators and representatives.

    Black and White T. Thomas Fortune 2007

  • In monarchical and imperial governments they are always manipulated by royal boobies, who are in turn manipulated by their empty-pated favorites and their women of soporific virtue; while in republics they are always manipulated by demagogues, tricksters, and corruptionists, who figure in the newspapers as “bosses,” “heelers” and “sluggers,” and in history as statesmen, senators and representatives.

    Black and White T. Thomas Fortune 2007

  • 'That's better than being called an empty-pated noodle, as I was, the last time I was addressed by her.

    Dwell Deep or Hilda Thorn's Life Story Amy le Feuvre

  • ‘Your Podestà … an obstinate, empty-pated, prosing fellow, that Podestà … is nevertheless a gentleman, a man who knows his duty; and it is just when we have to do with such people, that we must take care not to bring them into difficulties.

    Chapter XI 1909

  • In monarchical and imperial governments they are always manipulated by royal boobies, who are in turn manipulated by their empty-pated favorites and their women of soporific virtue; while in republics they are always manipulated by demagogues, tricksters, and corruptionists, who figure in the newspapers as "bosses," "heelers" and "sluggers," and in history as statesmen, senators and representatives.

    Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South Timothy Thomas Fortune 1892

  • Rhapsodists have a very exact acquaintance with epic poetry, I know, of course; but they are empty-pated creatures enough themselves.

    The Memorabilia 431 BC-350? BC Xenophon 1874

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