six-thirds

Updated: January 18, 2026

Setting aside the Patagonians, we maintain that two-thirds of mortal humanity were comprised in Neal; and, perhaps, we might venture to assert, that two-thirds of Neal's humanity were equal to six-thirds of another man's.

William Carleton - Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories: Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of: William Carleton, Volume Three