cleanly-living

Updated: January 10, 2026

More than one townsman declared that so intolerable a nuisance must be abated, but no one liked to be the first to stir in such an unpleasant business, and the bacchanalians continued to "vex with mirth the drowsy ear of night," unchecked by more cleanly-living citizens.

John Charles Dent - The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales