Read full poem →satire is personal; for he is made to quote the lines, and to add, by
way of commentary, "That galls somewhere! Egad, I cannot leave it off,
though I were cudgelled every day for it."
Dictionary Entry
Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
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Common Phrases
. gallsgalls oakgalls plant
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Poetry examples for “galls”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →The yoke of conscience masterful,
Which galls me everywhere.
Read full poem →And remember perfectly well his revolving eyes and his awkwardness,
And remember putting plasters on the galls of his neck and ankles;
He staid with me a week before he was recuperated and pass’d north,