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• Yet another scatological medicament was obtained from mummy, the material derived from a dried or embalmed human corpse, the most valuable being that imported from Mizraim (ancient Egypt).
• Nonetheless, his book advertises many Paracelsian remedies, including laudanum, mummy, antimony and mercury.
• You may beat them to a mummy, you may put them upon the rack, you may burn them on a gridiron, [...] yet you will never remove them from that innate fidelity [...]
• [...] Mr. Pearson proceeds to give a particular description of the very perfect mummy of an Ibis, which forms the chief subject of the present paper.
• Many people believed in the curse of the mummy, and soon, the curse had become an accepted part of Tut′s legend.
• For many, mummies fascinate more than repel. Our horrific connotations lie not so much with the mummy itself, but in associated fears. The mummy serves, of course, as a general reminder of our own mortality and our fear of death, but this alone is not enough to make it a monster.
• “Oh, mummy, would you like the loveliest daughter-in-law in the world? Oh, mummy, I must marry Flora Dewsley. But I know I am not nearly good enough, mummy. She knows nothing of the world and its wickedness, and I — Well, mummy, at school, a fellow learns everything. And no man is perfect, is he, mummy?[...]”
• Meeting mummy after this visit was not exactly easy.
• “[...]What′s your problem, you little shit? Proud of yourself, for ruining Mummy′s life?” I was careful to use the insipid falsetto the experts commend. “You′ve got Daddy snowed, but Mummy′s got your number. You're a little shit, aren′t you?″
• ‘[...]We have to ask mummy if we can go to Rajah′s mummy′s house (Rajah′s mummy is the owner of the dog). We can if mummy says “yes”.[...]’
• Darla stared at her father and said, Mummy, Mummy, Mummy!
• Marjorie wheezed and said, Father. You. Are. Filthy!
• Joe said Daddy′s muddy! Daddy′s muddy!
• Darla stared at the darkened doorway where Howard stood, saying, Mummy, Mummy, Mummy, each time a little louder, each time a bit more shrilly,[...].