The dirt, the poverty, the rancid oil, and the inequable climate of Calabria must have been a trial and something of a disappointment to him.

The old and excellent definition that dirt is suitable matter, but in the wrong place, suggests that the place should be changed.

Wherefore the dirt is no place for thee, nor the feet of any man.

Peter waited patiently till she was in the depths of an argument with Rudolf who was trying vainly to make her understand that the dirt upon his face was merely the effect of his dark complexion.

but, O, what a soft-natured thing the dirt is!

Dirt and Nature were synonymous terms with her.

Some attempt had been formerly made at painting and carving, but dirt was now the predominant feature, while the holes and crannies on every side promised free egress to the vermin, apparently long tenants of the place.

"Well," said she, "dirt is a disguise.

The divine right to be gloriously dirty a large portion of the time, when dirt is a necessary consequence of direct, useful, friendly contact with all sorts of interesting, helpful things, is too clear to be denied.

Dirt and lying are the natural tendencies of humanity, which are especially fostered by slavery.

The man who is going to master his own machine must expect to get dirty; dust, oil, and grime plentifully distributed,but dirt is picturesque, even if objectionable.

Instead of playing that the dirt was a host of evil sprits, as Migwan did, which she could vanquish with the aid of her magic broom, Betty went at it sullenly and with a firm determination to do as little as possible and get through just as quickly as she could.