Where bastard Freedom waves

The fustian flag in mockery over slaves.

Thomas Moore (1779-1852): To the Lord Viscount Forbes, written from the City of Washington.

That soft bastard Latin,

Which melts like kisses from a female mouth.

Lord Byron 1788-1824: Beppo. Stanza 44.

For he is but a bastard to the time

That doth not smack of observation.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): King John. Act i. Sc. 1.