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Hop-Frog |
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Hop-Frog deformed dwarf ; court fool. [Am. Lit.: “Hop-Frog” in Portable Poe, 317–329] See : Clowns Hop-Frog crippled, deformed court fool. [Am. Lit.: “Hop-Frog” in Portable Poe, 317–329] See : Dwarfism Hop-Frog immolates king and court after repeated insults. [Am. Lit.: “Hop-Frog” in Portable Poe, 317–329] See : Last Laugh How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But, as I have already observed, your jesters, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, are fat, round, and unwieldy -- so that it was no small source of self-gratulation with our king that, in Hop-Frog (this was the fool's name), he possessed a triplicate treasure in one person. |
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