“I can't stand Willy wet-leg,
can't stand him at any price.
He's resigned, and when you hit him
he lets you hit him twice.”

—  D.H. Lawrence

Willy Wet Leg (1929)

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English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary crit… 1885–1930

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