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MUTTON MONGER. A man addicted to wenching.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MUTTON MONGER. A man addicted to wenching. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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    CUT. Drunk. A little cut over the head; slightly intoxicated. To cut; to leave a person or company. To cut up well; to die rich.

    A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CUT. Drunk. A little cut over the head; slightly intoxicated. To cut; to leave a person or company. To cut up well; to die rich. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CUT. Drunk. A little cut over the head; slightly intoxicated. To cut; to leave a person or company. To cut up well; to die rich. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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      The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Gustave Doré (1870)

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      The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Gustave Doré (1870)

      Alt...The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Gustave Doré (1870)

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      DICE. The names of false dice: A bale of bard cinque deuces \nA bale of flat cinque deuces \nA bale of flat sice aces \nA bale of bard cater traes \nA bale of flat cater traes \nA bale of fulhams \nA bale of light graniers \nA bale of langrets contrary to the ventage

      A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DICE. The names of false dice: A bale of bard cinque deuces \nA bale of flat cinque deuces \nA bale of flat sice aces \nA bale of bard cater traes \nA bale of flat cater traes \nA bale of fulhams \nA bale of light graniers \nA bale of langrets contrary to the ventage A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DICE. The names of false dice: A bale of bard cinque deuces \nA bale of flat cinque deuces \nA bale of flat sice aces \nA bale of bard cater traes \nA bale of flat cater traes \nA bale of fulhams \nA bale of light graniers \nA bale of langrets contrary to the ventage A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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        Illustration "Les Lapins" (1868). Engraving by Gustave Doré for The Fables De La Fontaine.

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        Illustration "Les Lapins" (1868). Engraving by Gustave Doré for The Fables De La Fontaine.

        Alt...Illustration "Les Lapins" (1868). Engraving by Gustave Doré for The Fables De La Fontaine.

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        GEE. It won't gee; it won't hit or do, it does not suit or fit.

        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GEE. It won't gee; it won't hit or do, it does not suit or fit. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GEE. It won't gee; it won't hit or do, it does not suit or fit. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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          5 of Agatha Christie’s Works You Won’t Be Able to Put Down

          Don’t miss out on this list of bestselling Agatha Christie works, which remain unrivaled in the murder mystery genre.

          thecollector.com/agatha-christ

          Christie at PG:

          gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451

          Agatha Christie in a play at Cockington Court in 1912 - picyrl.com. She is wearing a large, elaborate fabric turban. It is heavily textured and trimmed with a strand of beads or pearls across her brow. Her dress is light-colored and long-sleeved with loose, flared cuffs. A darker, open vest is layered over the top. A beaded necklace hangs down close to her waist.

          Alt...Agatha Christie in a play at Cockington Court in 1912 - picyrl.com. She is wearing a large, elaborate fabric turban. It is heavily textured and trimmed with a strand of beads or pearls across her brow. Her dress is light-colored and long-sleeved with loose, flared cuffs. A darker, open vest is layered over the top. A beaded necklace hangs down close to her waist.

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            There can be no sin committed from love – the radical ethics of Héloïse

            by Prashanti Aswani, Adam D’Arpino, Abigail Tulenko

            aeon.co/videos/there-can-be-no

            Books by Abelard and Heloïse at PG
            gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/54
            gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38

            Transcription: Wherein are written how the scholar Peter Abelard forgot his learning and became a lover, altho the price he paid was great: and how the beautiful Heloise in desiring to acquire knowledge from Abelard learned of all lessons the greatest, from the greatest master of all, to wit, Love: and how she prized it most highly, altho it brought her both shame and sorrow. The love letters of Abelard and Heloise by Peter Abelard and Héloïse Other: Ralph Fletcher Seymour https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/40227/pg40227-images.html

            Alt...Transcription: Wherein are written how the scholar Peter Abelard forgot his learning and became a lover, altho the price he paid was great: and how the beautiful Heloise in desiring to acquire knowledge from Abelard learned of all lessons the greatest, from the greatest master of all, to wit, Love: and how she prized it most highly, altho it brought her both shame and sorrow. The love letters of Abelard and Heloise by Peter Abelard and Héloïse Other: Ralph Fletcher Seymour https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/40227/pg40227-images.html

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              BUGABOE. A scare-babe, or bully-beggar.

              A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BUGABOE. A scare-babe, or bully-beggar. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BUGABOE. A scare-babe, or bully-beggar. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

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                  GUMMY. Clumsy: particularly applied to the ancles of men or women, and the legs of horses.

                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GUMMY. Clumsy: particularly applied to the ancles of men or women, and the legs of horses. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GUMMY. Clumsy: particularly applied to the ancles of men or women, and the legs of horses. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                    New research proposes Dante’s Inferno modelled a planetary impact 500 years before modern science!

                    by Asmae Ourkiya

                    egu.eu/news/1777/new-research-

                    Inferno by Dante Alighieri at PG:
                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q

                    Dante's Inferno, as illustrated by Botticelli. Sandro Botticelli's c. 1480s illustration for Dante's Inferno, depicting the funnel-shaped descending circles of Hell in cross-section, packed with tiny figures suffering their respective torments, narrowing down to Satan at the very bottom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy_Illustrated_by_Botticelli#/media/File:Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_Carte_de_l'Enfer.jpg

                    Alt...Dante's Inferno, as illustrated by Botticelli. Sandro Botticelli's c. 1480s illustration for Dante's Inferno, depicting the funnel-shaped descending circles of Hell in cross-section, packed with tiny figures suffering their respective torments, narrowing down to Satan at the very bottom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy_Illustrated_by_Botticelli#/media/File:Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_Carte_de_l'Enfer.jpg

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                      Was Mill anti-traditional?

                      And was Hayek suffering from the burden of the past...?

                      by Henry Oliver

                      commonreader.co.uk/p/was-mill-

                      Books by John Stuart Mill at PG:
                      gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/17

                      John Stuart Mill. Engraved profile portrait of the English philosopher and political economist, balding with curly side hair and a beard, dressed in a dark coat with a wide cravat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stuart_Mill#/media/File:JohnStuartMill.jpg

                      Alt...John Stuart Mill. Engraved profile portrait of the English philosopher and political economist, balding with curly side hair and a beard, dressed in a dark coat with a wide cravat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stuart_Mill#/media/File:JohnStuartMill.jpg

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                        HOOF. To beat the hoof; to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London.

                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HOOF. To beat the hoof; to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HOOF. To beat the hoof; to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                          HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the executioner, and three halfpence for the rope. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices.

                          A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the executioner, and three halfpence for the rope. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the executioner, and three halfpence for the rope. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                            "When a young man came up to him in Zurich and said, 'May I kiss the hand that wrote Ulysses?' Joyce replied, somewhat like King Lear, 'No, it did lots of other things too.'"

                            Let's celebrate, today is Bloomsday!

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                            Ulysses by James Joyce at PG:
                            gutenberg.org/ebooks/4300

                            First edition of Ulysses by James Joyce, published by Paris-Shakespeare, 1922. The colour of the cover was meant to match the blue of the Greek flag. Plain Aegean-blue cover with white serif lettering: "ULYSSES / by / JAMES JOYCE" — the iconic first edition cover (Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_(novel)#/media/File:JoyceUlysses2.jpg

                            Alt...First edition of Ulysses by James Joyce, published by Paris-Shakespeare, 1922. The colour of the cover was meant to match the blue of the Greek flag. Plain Aegean-blue cover with white serif lettering: "ULYSSES / by / JAMES JOYCE" — the iconic first edition cover (Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_(novel)#/media/File:JoyceUlysses2.jpg

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                              Undiscovered Country: The 100th Anniversary of Virgina Woolf’s “On Being Ill”

                              Darcey Steinke on Chronic Pain, Loneliness, and the Truth of Woolf’s Work

                              lithub.com/undiscovered-countr

                              Books by Virginia Woolf:
                              gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89

                              Photograph of Virginia Woolf with hand on face wearing a fur stole (10 x 15 centimeters). Sepia studio portrait of a slender-faced Virginia Woolf, cheek resting on her hand, wearing a fur stole, gazing directly at the camera with large, intense eyes.Sepia studio portrait of a slender-faced woman, cheek resting on her hand, wearing a fur stole, gazing directly at the camera with large, intense eyes. Hair swept back, small ring visible on her finger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Woolf#/media/File:Virginia_Woolf_1927.jpg

                              Alt...Photograph of Virginia Woolf with hand on face wearing a fur stole (10 x 15 centimeters). Sepia studio portrait of a slender-faced Virginia Woolf, cheek resting on her hand, wearing a fur stole, gazing directly at the camera with large, intense eyes.Sepia studio portrait of a slender-faced woman, cheek resting on her hand, wearing a fur stole, gazing directly at the camera with large, intense eyes. Hair swept back, small ring visible on her finger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Woolf#/media/File:Virginia_Woolf_1927.jpg

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                                ROUGH. To lie rough; to lie all night in one's clothes: called also roughing it. Likewise to sleep on the bare deck of a ship, when the person is commonly advised to chuse the softest plank.

                                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): ROUGH. To lie rough; to lie all night in one's clothes: called also roughing it. Likewise to sleep on the bare deck of a ship, when the person is commonly advised to chuse the softest plank. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): ROUGH. To lie rough; to lie all night in one's clothes: called also roughing it. Likewise to sleep on the bare deck of a ship, when the person is commonly advised to chuse the softest plank. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                  Merlin The Enchanter. Illustration by Gustave Doré (1878)

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                                  Merlin The Enchanter. Illustration by Gustave Doré (1878)

                                  Alt...Merlin The Enchanter. Illustration by Gustave Doré (1878)

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                                  MORGLAG. A brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen; corruption of MORE, great or broad, and GLAVE, blade.

                                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MORGLAG. A brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen; corruption of MORE, great or broad, and GLAVE, blade. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MORGLAG. A brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen; corruption of MORE, great or broad, and GLAVE, blade. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                    In Defense of Difficult Reading

                                    The tomes of the past cultivate the lost art of sustained attention

                                    theamericanscholar.org/in-defe

                                    Bookshelves with books in a library. There are four bookshelves facing each other with four shelves in each. A gray carpet is in between them and lights hang over each bookshelf and over the carpet. Another bookshelf is in the distance facing the viewer.

                                    Alt...Bookshelves with books in a library. There are four bookshelves facing each other with four shelves in each. A gray carpet is in between them and lights hang over each bookshelf and over the carpet. Another bookshelf is in the distance facing the viewer.

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                                      Woodrow Wilson’s Legacy Is Loaded With Good and Bad, but His Work to Even the Economic Playing Field Is Often Overlooked

                                      He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in ending WWI and strove to improve the plight of American workers. Today, his blind spots shroud most of his accomplishments

                                      by Richard Norton Smith

                                      smithsonianmag.com/history/woo

                                      Books by Woodrow Wilson at PG:
                                      gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/16

                                      Wilson as New Jersey governor in 1911. A formal portrait as Governor of New Jersey, seated at his desk holding papers, before a wall of law books. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson#/media/File:Woodrow_Wilson,_New_Jersey_Governor_-_1911.jpg

                                      Alt...Wilson as New Jersey governor in 1911. A formal portrait as Governor of New Jersey, seated at his desk holding papers, before a wall of law books. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson#/media/File:Woodrow_Wilson,_New_Jersey_Governor_-_1911.jpg

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                                        DUCE. Two-pence.

                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUCE. Two-pence. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUCE. Two-pence. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                          AUNT. Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. for the dells. CANT. See DELLS.

                                          A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): AUNT. Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. for the dells. CANT. See DELLS. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): AUNT. Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. for the dells. CANT. See DELLS. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                            A Child’s World: Sloane Crosley on the Short Fiction of Katherine Mansfield

                                            “Even in Mansfield stories where children are not centered or present, this is their world. Her adults never quite grow up, only older.”

                                            lithub.com/a-childs-world-sloa

                                            Mansfield at PG:

                                            gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/631

                                            A photograph of Katherine Mansfield from 1912 which shows her from the waist up. She is looking directly into the camera. She has dark, chin-length hair styled in a bob with short bangs across her forehead. She is wearing a dark jacket or vest over a light-colored blouse with a large, pointed collar. A small, crumpled white cloth or handkerchief peeks out of her breast pocket. A thin, simple chain necklace is around her neck.

                                            Alt...A photograph of Katherine Mansfield from 1912 which shows her from the waist up. She is looking directly into the camera. She has dark, chin-length hair styled in a bob with short bangs across her forehead. She is wearing a dark jacket or vest over a light-colored blouse with a large, pointed collar. A small, crumpled white cloth or handkerchief peeks out of her breast pocket. A thin, simple chain necklace is around her neck.

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                                              Outsphere (1/4 serie)

                                              I enjoyed it. :0)

                                              The story follows the Ark, a spaceship carrying the last human colonists fleeing a devastated Earth to an exoplanet called Eden. After an 80 year journey in cryosleep, they discover a lush but hostile world, home to primitive species and the remnants of advanced civilizations..

                                              Outsphere by Guy roger Duvert: launches an epic science-fiction saga where colonization, transhumanism, and buried alien legacies collide.

                                              Alt...Outsphere by Guy roger Duvert: launches an epic science-fiction saga where colonization, transhumanism, and buried alien legacies collide.

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                                                From The Rime of The Ancient Mariner - Illustration by Gustave Doré (1876)

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                                                From The Rime of The Ancient Mariner - Illustration by Gustave Doré (1876)

                                                Alt...From The Rime of The Ancient Mariner - Illustration by Gustave Doré (1876)

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                                                HOB OR NOB. Will you hob or nob with me? a question formerly in fashion at polite tables, signifying a request or challenge to drink a glass of wine with the proposer: if the party challenged answered Nob, they were to chuse whether white or red.

                                                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HOB OR NOB. Will you hob or nob with me? a question formerly in fashion at polite tables, signifying a request or challenge to drink a glass of wine with the proposer: if the party challenged answered Nob, they were to chuse whether white or red. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HOB OR NOB. Will you hob or nob with me? a question formerly in fashion at polite tables, signifying a request or challenge to drink a glass of wine with the proposer: if the party challenged answered Nob, they were to chuse whether white or red. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                  ROUND ROBIN. A mode of signing remonstrances practised by sailors on board the king's ships, wherein their names are written in a circle, so that it cannot be discovered who first signed it, or was, in other words, the ringleader.

                                                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): ROUND ROBIN. A mode of signing remonstrances practised by sailors on board the king's ships, wherein their names are written in a circle, so that it cannot be discovered who first signed it, or was, in other words, the ringleader. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): ROUND ROBIN. A mode of signing remonstrances practised by sailors on board the king's ships, wherein their names are written in a circle, so that it cannot be discovered who first signed it, or was, in other words, the ringleader. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                    in 1752 Frances Burney was born. She "was a novelist, diarist and playwright. In all, she wrote four novels, eight plays, one biography and twenty-five volumes of journals and letters. She has gained critical respect in her own right, but she foreshadowed such novelists of manners with a satirical bent as Jane Austen and William Makepeace Thackeray."

                                                    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_

                                                    Burney at PG:

                                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/20

                                                    Painting of Frances Burney by her cousin Edward Francis Burney. She is shown from the waist up. She has light brown hair which is covered by a huge puffy tan hat. It has a big bow and ruffled lace on top. Her dress is white with a pink bow at her chest. A dark black shawl covers her shoulders and arms, and she wear dark gloves.

                                                    Alt...Painting of Frances Burney by her cousin Edward Francis Burney. She is shown from the waist up. She has light brown hair which is covered by a huge puffy tan hat. It has a big bow and ruffled lace on top. Her dress is white with a pink bow at her chest. A dark black shawl covers her shoulders and arms, and she wear dark gloves.

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                                                      After the Concept of Peaceful Disobedience Was Established in America, It Traveled Around the World Before Taking Hold

                                                      “Force may subdue, but love gains”: The Quaker practice of conscientious objection evolved through Thoreau, Tolstoy and Gandhi before becoming the hallmark of the Civil Rights movement

                                                      by Jeff MacGregor

                                                      smithsonianmag.com/history/con

                                                      Books by William Penn and Henry David Thoreau. at PG:
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                                                      William Penn. A formal engraved oval portrait of William Penn — Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania, depicted in his characteristic broad-brimmed Quaker hat, curled wig, and plain dark coat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn#/media/File:William_Penn.png

                                                      Alt...William Penn. A formal engraved oval portrait of William Penn — Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania, depicted in his characteristic broad-brimmed Quaker hat, curled wig, and plain dark coat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn#/media/File:William_Penn.png

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                                                        DELLS. Young buxom wenches, ripe and prone to venery, but who have not lost their virginity, which the UPRIGHT MAN claims by virtue of his prerogative; after which they become free for any of the fraternity. Also a common strumpet. CANT.

                                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DELLS. Young buxom wenches, ripe and prone to venery, but who have not lost their virginity, which the UPRIGHT MAN claims by virtue of his prerogative; after which they become free for any of the fraternity. Also a common strumpet. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DELLS. Young buxom wenches, ripe and prone to venery, but who have not lost their virginity, which the UPRIGHT MAN claims by virtue of his prerogative; after which they become free for any of the fraternity. Also a common strumpet. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                          Once Upon a Time in Harlem - Official Teaser Trailer - In Select Theaters October 16

                                                          youtube.com/watch?v=zIjmgj5rbOY

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                                                            Andrea Wulf Considers the Rare Humanity of an Eighteenth-Century Naturalist

                                                            The Remarkable Life and Times of George Forster

                                                            lithub.com/andrea-wulf-conside

                                                            Books by Georg Forster at PG:
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                                                            Christmas Sound, Terra del Fuego. The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. IV. Being the Second of the Second Voyage. by James Cook and Georg Forster A sepia-toned landscape illustration showing a calm fjord dotted with rocky islets, snow-capped mountains in the distance, and a small sailing ship on the water. In the foreground, two seabirds perch on rugged cliffs to the right, under a pale, hazy sky. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/61492/pg61492-images.html

                                                            Alt...Christmas Sound, Terra del Fuego. The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. IV. Being the Second of the Second Voyage. by James Cook and Georg Forster A sepia-toned landscape illustration showing a calm fjord dotted with rocky islets, snow-capped mountains in the distance, and a small sailing ship on the water. In the foreground, two seabirds perch on rugged cliffs to the right, under a pale, hazy sky. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/61492/pg61492-images.html

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                                                              No fairytale: what happened to the real children behind fiction’s best-loved characters?

                                                              Peter Pan, Christopher Robin and Alice in Wonderland … being the star of a classic story might seem like a dream, but there’s a dark side, argues the author of The Children

                                                              by Melissa Albert

                                                              theguardian.com/books/2026/jun

                                                              Books in Children's Fiction at PG:
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                                                              Cover of 1915 edition of J. M. Barrie's novel, first published in 1911, illustrated by F. D. Bedford A black-and-white illustrated book cover showing Peter Pan standing triumphantly in a circular vignette with a ship at sea behind him. Below, a pirate (left) and a Native American figure (right) flank the central image. Title and author J.M. Barrie printed above and below. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan_(character)#/media/File:Peter_Pan_1915_cover.jpg

                                                              Alt...Cover of 1915 edition of J. M. Barrie's novel, first published in 1911, illustrated by F. D. Bedford A black-and-white illustrated book cover showing Peter Pan standing triumphantly in a circular vignette with a ship at sea behind him. Below, a pirate (left) and a Native American figure (right) flank the central image. Title and author J.M. Barrie printed above and below. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan_(character)#/media/File:Peter_Pan_1915_cover.jpg

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                                                                Born in 1810, Margaret Fuller Was Labeled a Child Prodigy. She Later Used Her Intellect to Ask Important Questions About Women’s Role in America

                                                                Her writing posed the novel premise: What does it mean to be a woman? Her early death meant she never saw the movement she inspired

                                                                by Megan Marshall

                                                                smithsonianmag.com/history/bor

                                                                Books by Margaret Fuller at PG:
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                                                                Detail of the only known daguerreotype of Fuller (1846). A black-and-white sixth-plate daguerreotype portrait of a woman seated in profile, eyes downcast, resting her head on one raised hand. She wears a white fringed shawl over dark clothing, with braided hair. A decorative box rests beside her. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Margaret_Fuller_by_John_Plumbe,_Jr.,_1846,_sixth-plate_daguerreotype,_from_the_National_Portrait_Gallery_-_NPG-B8000006C_1_(2).jpg

                                                                Alt...Detail of the only known daguerreotype of Fuller (1846). A black-and-white sixth-plate daguerreotype portrait of a woman seated in profile, eyes downcast, resting her head on one raised hand. She wears a white fringed shawl over dark clothing, with braided hair. A decorative box rests beside her. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Margaret_Fuller_by_John_Plumbe,_Jr.,_1846,_sixth-plate_daguerreotype,_from_the_National_Portrait_Gallery_-_NPG-B8000006C_1_(2).jpg

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                                                                  Eight Overlooked Characters from Lewis Carroll’s Alice Books

                                                                  Everyone loves the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat, but what about these weird and wonderful creations?

                                                                  By Kelly Robinson

                                                                  reactormag.com/eight-overlooke

                                                                  Books by Lewis Carroll at PG:
                                                                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7

                                                                  CONSEILS D’UNE CHENILLE. A large caterpillar sits atop a wide mushroom smoking a hookah, while a small Alice peeks over the mushroom's edge. Grass, leaves, and smaller mushrooms surround the scene. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55456/images/x-page-60.jpg Aventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles by Lewis Carroll, Illustratated by John Tenniel, Translated by Henri Bué https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55456/pg55456-images.html

                                                                  Alt...CONSEILS D’UNE CHENILLE. A large caterpillar sits atop a wide mushroom smoking a hookah, while a small Alice peeks over the mushroom's edge. Grass, leaves, and smaller mushrooms surround the scene. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55456/images/x-page-60.jpg Aventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles by Lewis Carroll, Illustratated by John Tenniel, Translated by Henri Bué https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55456/pg55456-images.html

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                                                                    NUMMS. A sham collar, to be worn over a dirty shirt.

                                                                    A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): NUMMS. A sham collar, to be worn over a dirty shirt. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): NUMMS. A sham collar, to be worn over a dirty shirt. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                      “I mean, your society’s broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.”

                                                                      —Iain Banks died , 9 June, 2013

                                                                      theguardian.com/books/2013/jun

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                                                                        https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/ygdrasil/pdf/index.html

                                                                        Ygdrasil is the first online literary journal, first published in 1993.

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