The taste to be amused by vulgarity is like the passion some people have to see an hospital; you may be interested by the sight, but you may catch a malady for your pains.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
A dreadful malady walked the land, and its victims lay in every house!
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
This is my malady, and perhaps my acquaintances pity me because of it, as I pity them because of their misfortunes.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe