rougher-tempered

Updated: July 17, 2026

None of that, now; the onus probandi is with you, scoundrel. Da. None of that, now; it is with you. Zeus. At this game ours is much the better man louder-voiced, rougher-tempered. Good, Timocles; stick to invective; that is your strong point; once you get off that, he will hook and hold you up like a fish. Ti. I solemnly swear I will not answer first. Da.

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