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Whereby the oversweet moon of honey changes itself into long years of vinegar; perhaps divulsive vinegar, like Hannibal's.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

An eminent Russian historian, M. Tatischeff, has recently discovered the hidden divulsive agency.

From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland