Umbrellas may be 'hedged about' by cobweb statutes; I will not swear it is not so; there may exist laws that make such things property; but sure I am that the hissing contempt, the loud-mouthed indignation of all civilised society, 'would sibilate and roar at the bloodless poltroon who should engage law on his side to obtain for him the restitution of a-- lent Umbrella! ". From Wordnik.com. [Umbrellas and Their History] Reference
Sigh, sibilate, wonder, cry. From Wordnik.com. [Christus Apollo] Reference
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