The devil piss in the fire

Phosphorus-laden strike-anywhere matches were produced in the nineteenth century by the billion. The resulting matches were then boxed up ready to be sold. As once on Pisgah purg'd was the sight Of a son of Circumcision, So may be, on this Pisgah height, Bob's purblind mental vision- Nay, Bobby's mouth may be opened yet, Till for eloquence you hail him, And swear that he has the angel met That met the ass of Balaam. The highly flammable phosphorus-based compounds have been found in human and animal faeces, but in tiny quantities. Threads collapsed expanded unthreaded. Squire Hal, besides, had in this case Pretensions rather brassy; For talents, to deserve a place, Are qualifications saucy. The ease with which phosphorus and some of its compounds will catch fire has led to suggestions that it might be the cause of spontaneous human combustion.

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