"grease that squeaking wheel" metaphor

[Stephen Goranson]

Though the "Josh Billings" poem need not depend on it:

1842 The speeches of ... Richard Brinsley Sheridan, with a sketch of his life,
ed. by a constitutional... By Richard Brinsley B. Sheridan (g-bks full text;
speech dated Feb 26, 1796) p.49:

There was no possibility of doubt but that some of this oil of influence had
been sent to grease that squeaking wheel in the city, called the mercantile
interest!

Stephen Goranson

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