vulgus

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Turner in 1538 says, "ligustrum arbor est non herba ut literatorū vulgus credit; nihil que minus est quam a Prymerose."

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson

"But the poem is not destined to be squandered on profanum vulgus: it is strictly for private consumption."

From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert

As to the profanum vulgus I must incline to the Scotch.

From Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends by Keats, John

The refinement of Rome might loftily echo Odi profanum vulgus et arceo: but Rome has herself fallen; and not on the portals of future science or of humanity shall any such motto be written.

From The Christian Religion An Enquiry by Ingersoll, Robert Green

Plus aquilis vexilla crucis, plus Caesare Petrus, Plus cinctis ducibus vulgus inerme dedit.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, November 1864 by