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Let the galled jade wince, his breakfast appetite would be unwrung; and then he started violently, lost his balance, and almost fell to the floor.

From Visionaries by Huneker, James

"But what's that, your Majesty; And we that have free souls, it touches us not; Let the galled jade wince, our withers are unwrung!"

From Shakspere, Personal Recollections by Joyce, John A.

Had things turned out differently to-night, he might have enjoyed the advantage of addressing House at this favourable hour, whilst its withers were yet unwrung.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, July 4, 1891 by Various

Benson's social satires always gives me somewhat the sensations of the reporter at the special sermon—a relieved consciousness that, being present on business, my own withers may be supposed professionally unwrung.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 18th, 1920 by Various

Refuse to use the word 'opinion' abstractly, keep it in its real environment, and the withers of pragmatism remain unwrung.

From Meaning of Truth by James, William