Meanwhile the purely plebeian society was growing, and the toe of the clown beginning to gall the kibe of the courtier.
"English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century"
Leslie Stephen
I have lost excellent clients, I have never understood why; yet I respect the remains of their literature, I study their language, I attend their gatherings and subscribe the expenses; I consume Welsh mutton with relish; I enjoy the Triads, and can come down on them with a quotation from Catwg the Wise: but it so chanced that I trod on a kibe, and I had to pay the penalty.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith