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FLUSH IN THE POCKET. Full of money. The cull is flush in the fob. The fellow is full of money.

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): FLUSH IN THE POCKET. Full of money. The cull is flush in the fob. The fellow is full of money. 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): FLUSH IN THE POCKET. Full of money. The cull is flush in the fob. The fellow is full of money. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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    DAVY. I'll take my davy of it; vulgar abbreviation of affidavit.

    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): DAVY. I'll take my davy of it; vulgar abbreviation of affidavit. 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): DAVY. I'll take my davy of it; vulgar abbreviation of affidavit. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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      This month's Distributed Proofreaders (DP) blog is about "Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship and Travels." This was a book by Wolfgang von Goethe which was translated into English by Thomas Carlyle.

      blog.pgdp.net/2026/05/01/wilhe

      Portrait of Goethe in 1828 by Joseph Carl Stieler. He is an older man with gray hair. He is sitting at a desk and holding a paper/manuscript in his right hand. He is wearing a black coat and a white cravat with a red pin holding it together.

      Alt...Portrait of Goethe in 1828 by Joseph Carl Stieler. He is an older man with gray hair. He is sitting at a desk and holding a paper/manuscript in his right hand. He is wearing a black coat and a white cravat with a red pin holding it together.

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        The Fairytale Language of the Brothers Grimm

        By Chi Luu

        How the Brothers Grimm went hunting for fairytales, accidentally changed the course of historical linguistics, and kickstarted a new field of scholarship in folklore

        daily.jstor.org/the-fairytale-

        Brothers Grimm at PG:
        gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q

        IN: Snowdrop & Other Tales Author: Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Illustrator: Arthur Rackham Arthur Rackham illustration (c. 1909). A cloaked girl clings to an icy, crystalline cliff edge above a swirling, richly patterned sea under a starlit night sky. Signature visible lower left. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/37381/pg37381-images.html

        Alt...IN: Snowdrop & Other Tales Author: Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Illustrator: Arthur Rackham Arthur Rackham illustration (c. 1909). A cloaked girl clings to an icy, crystalline cliff edge above a swirling, richly patterned sea under a starlit night sky. Signature visible lower left. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/37381/pg37381-images.html

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          TURK. A cruel, hard-hearted man. Turkish treatment; barbarous usage. Turkish shore; Lambeth, Southwark, and Rotherhithe side of the Thames.

          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): TURK. A cruel, hard-hearted man. Turkish treatment; barbarous usage. Turkish shore; Lambeth, Southwark, and Rotherhithe side of the Thames. 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): TURK. A cruel, hard-hearted man. Turkish treatment; barbarous usage. Turkish shore; Lambeth, Southwark, and Rotherhithe side of the Thames. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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            Broken Ground: The Fall of the House of Usher (1928).

            A modernist adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe. One of the first avant-garde films from America, directed by Melville Weber and James Sibley Watson, Jr.

            publicdomainreview.org/collect

            The Fall of the House of Usher at PG:
            gutenberg.org/ebooks/932

            Harry Clarke, The Fall of the House of Usher. Say, rather, the rending of her coffin. (Illustration for Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe.) Two horrified figures recoil over an open book as nightmarish creatures — a roaring dragon-beast and a bleeding prostrate figure — emerge in a swirling, macabre dreamscape. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Fall_of_the_House_of_Usher#/media/File:Harry_Clarke_The_Fall_of_the_House_of_Usher.jpg

            Alt...Harry Clarke, The Fall of the House of Usher. Say, rather, the rending of her coffin. (Illustration for Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe.) Two horrified figures recoil over an open book as nightmarish creatures — a roaring dragon-beast and a bleeding prostrate figure — emerge in a swirling, macabre dreamscape. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Fall_of_the_House_of_Usher#/media/File:Harry_Clarke_The_Fall_of_the_House_of_Usher.jpg

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              CATCHING HARVEST. A dangerous time for a robbery, when many persons are on the road, on account of a horse-race, fair, or some other public meeting.

              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): CATCHING HARVEST. A dangerous time for a robbery, when many persons are on the road, on account of a horse-race, fair, or some other public meeting. 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): CATCHING HARVEST. A dangerous time for a robbery, when many persons are on the road, on account of a horse-race, fair, or some other public meeting. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                New copy of earliest poem in English language discovered by researchers in Rome

                An early ninth-century manuscript containing a text of the first known poem in the English language has been discovered in Rome by researchers from Trinity College Dublin.

                phys.org/news/2026-04-earliest

                "Caedmon's Hymn" at PG:

                gutenberg.org/ebooks/19677

                "'The Cædmon Manuscript': parts of Genesis, Exodus and Daniel in Old English verse, illustrated with Anglo-Saxon drawings, c. A.D. 1000" - picryl.com. At the Bodleian Libraries University of Oxford

                Alt..."'The Cædmon Manuscript': parts of Genesis, Exodus and Daniel in Old English verse, illustrated with Anglo-Saxon drawings, c. A.D. 1000" - picryl.com. At the Bodleian Libraries University of Oxford

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                  When Kierkegaard Got Cancelled

                  Mocked by Copenhagen’s most notorious scandal sheet, Kierkegaard endured months of deeply personal attacks and the silence of friends and allies.

                  By Daniel Goodman

                  plough.com/en/topics/faith/dis

                  Kierkegaard at PG:
                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/46

                  Unfinished sketch of Kierkegaard by his cousin Niels Christian Kierkegaard, Royal Library, Copenhagen, c. 1840. Pencil portrait sketch of Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), Danish philosopher and father of existentialism. Depicts a young man with curly hair and an intense, penetrating gaze, rendered in fine graphite detail. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard#/media/File:S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard_(1813-1855)_-_(cropped).jpg

                  Alt...Unfinished sketch of Kierkegaard by his cousin Niels Christian Kierkegaard, Royal Library, Copenhagen, c. 1840. Pencil portrait sketch of Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), Danish philosopher and father of existentialism. Depicts a young man with curly hair and an intense, penetrating gaze, rendered in fine graphite detail. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard#/media/File:S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard_(1813-1855)_-_(cropped).jpg

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                    Was Emerson the True Father of American Literature?

                    Bruce Nichols on the American Renaissance of Prose and Poetry in the 1850s

                    lithub.com/was-emerson-the-tru

                    Emerson at PG:
                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/10

                    1880 albumen print copied by J.J. Hawes from an 1857 daguerreotype by J.J. Hawes. A sepia-toned three-quarter view showing Emerson in a dark suit and bow tie, with a composed, thoughtful expression against a dark background. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson#/media/File:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson_by_Josiah_Johnson_Hawes_1857.jpg

                    Alt...1880 albumen print copied by J.J. Hawes from an 1857 daguerreotype by J.J. Hawes. A sepia-toned three-quarter view showing Emerson in a dark suit and bow tie, with a composed, thoughtful expression against a dark background. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson#/media/File:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson_by_Josiah_Johnson_Hawes_1857.jpg

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                      DEEP-ONE. A thorough-paced rogue, a sly designing fellow: in opposition to a shallow or foolish one.

                      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): DEEP-ONE. A thorough-paced rogue, a sly designing fellow: in opposition to a shallow or foolish one. 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): DEEP-ONE. A thorough-paced rogue, a sly designing fellow: in opposition to a shallow or foolish one. 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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                        Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

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                          "We have been raised on films that end with cathartic tears and hugs, and promises never to hurt each other again. In real life, that’s not where most of my friends are with their mothers."

                          Rebecca Liu for The Guardian: theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2

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                            NACKY. Ingenious.

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

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                              Lost copy of seventh-century poem in Old English discovered at Rome library

                              Dublin scholars find 1,200-year-old manuscript of Caedmon’s Hymn composed by Northumbrian cattle herder

                              by Rory Carroll

                              theguardian.com/books/2026/apr

                              Caedmon's Hymn by Caedmon as an audio file at PG:
                              gutenberg.org/ebooks/19677

                              One of two candidates for the earliest surviving copy of Cædmon's Hymn is found in the Moore Bede (Northumbria, ca. 737) Manuscript fragment of Cædmon's Hymn in Old English, written in early medieval script. This is the Moore Bede version (c. 737 AD), one of the oldest surviving examples of written Old English poetry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A6dmon%27s_Hymn#/media/File:Caedmon's_Hymn_Moore_mine01.gif

                              Alt...One of two candidates for the earliest surviving copy of Cædmon's Hymn is found in the Moore Bede (Northumbria, ca. 737) Manuscript fragment of Cædmon's Hymn in Old English, written in early medieval script. This is the Moore Bede version (c. 737 AD), one of the oldest surviving examples of written Old English poetry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A6dmon%27s_Hymn#/media/File:Caedmon's_Hymn_Moore_mine01.gif

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                                Why Does Music in Science Fiction Sound Like That?

                                Imagining the sound of other worlds has a long past—and persistent creative limits.

                                By: Angelica Frey

                                daily.jstor.org/why-does-music

                                Full article available for download:
                                jstor.org/stable/27106975?mag=

                                Music & Science Fiction at PG:
                                gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf
                                gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf

                                Title page of New Atlantis in the second edition of Francis Bacon's Sylva sylvarvm: or A naturall historie. In ten centvries. London. Printed by J.H. for William Lee at the Turkes Head in Fleet-street, next to the Miter, 1628. Published after the authors death, by William Rawley Doctor of Divinity, late his Lordships Chaplaine. 1628 title page of New Atlantis, an unfinished utopian work by Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. Features period typography and a small decorative woodcut engraving at the bottom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Atlantis#/media/File:Bacon_1628_New_Atlantis_title_page_wpreview.png

                                Alt...Title page of New Atlantis in the second edition of Francis Bacon's Sylva sylvarvm: or A naturall historie. In ten centvries. London. Printed by J.H. for William Lee at the Turkes Head in Fleet-street, next to the Miter, 1628. Published after the authors death, by William Rawley Doctor of Divinity, late his Lordships Chaplaine. 1628 title page of New Atlantis, an unfinished utopian work by Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. Features period typography and a small decorative woodcut engraving at the bottom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Atlantis#/media/File:Bacon_1628_New_Atlantis_title_page_wpreview.png

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                                  GOADS. Those who wheedle in chapmen for horse-dealers.

                                  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): GOADS. Those who wheedle in chapmen for horse-dealers. 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): GOADS. Those who wheedle in chapmen for horse-dealers. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                    "These books have not passed through a human; they remain ignorant of culture and society." —Sally O'Reilly for Cabinet Magazine cabinetmagazine.org/issues/70/

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                                      BOUNCING CHEAT. A bottle; from the explosion in drawing the cork. 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): BOUNCING CHEAT. A bottle; from the explosion in drawing the cork. 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): BOUNCING CHEAT. A bottle; from the explosion in drawing the cork. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                        Happy 100th birthday to Harper Lee! Let's celebrate it.

                                        April 28, 1926 saw the birth of Harper Lee, best known as the author of To Kill a Mockingbird. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961, Lee achieved literary notoriety with a single book, then proceeded to publish sparingly. Her additional works, though few, have been the subject of considerable attention and worthwhile debate.

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                                        Truman Capote's photo portrait of Harper Lee from the back cover of the first-edition dust jacket for Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. She gazes downward, wearing a light shirt, photographed outdoors through grass and a mesh screen, creating a layered, atmospheric effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Lee#/media/File:Photo_portrait_of_Harper_Lee_(To_Kill_a_Mockingbird_dust_jacket,_1960).jpg

                                        Alt...Truman Capote's photo portrait of Harper Lee from the back cover of the first-edition dust jacket for Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. She gazes downward, wearing a light shirt, photographed outdoors through grass and a mesh screen, creating a layered, atmospheric effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Lee#/media/File:Photo_portrait_of_Harper_Lee_(To_Kill_a_Mockingbird_dust_jacket,_1960).jpg

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                                          BUG-HUNTER. An upholsterer.

                                          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): BUG-HUNTER. An upholsterer. 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): BUG-HUNTER. An upholsterer. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                            ADMIRAL OF THE NARROW SEAS. One who from drunkenness vomits into the lap of the person sitting opposite to him. SEA PHRASE.

                                            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): ADMIRAL OF THE NARROW SEAS. One who from drunkenness vomits into the lap of the person sitting opposite to him. SEA PHRASE. 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): ADMIRAL OF THE NARROW SEAS. One who from drunkenness vomits into the lap of the person sitting opposite to him. SEA PHRASE. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                              in 1667, John Milton sells the copyright to Paradise Lost for only 10 pounds.

                                              lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-april

                                              Works of John Milton at PG:

                                              gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/17

                                              "Hall portrait" of John Milton. The work is attributed to either Mary Beale or Peter Lely. He wearing a dark doublet with a prominent white lace collar. His hair is long and wavy.

                                              Alt..."Hall portrait" of John Milton. The work is attributed to either Mary Beale or Peter Lely. He wearing a dark doublet with a prominent white lace collar. His hair is long and wavy.

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                                                Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is an early exploration of ‘romance fraud’

                                                Although romance fraud is a 21st-century term, through the character of Havisham, Dickens clearly demonstrated its often-devastating effects.

                                                by Emma Linford

                                                theconversation.com/great-expe

                                                Great Expectations at PG:
                                                gutenberg.org/ebooks/1400

                                                Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Caption: Estella defends herself A woman in dark dress stands by a fireplace facing an elderly woman in white veil seated in a chair, with a young man nearby. Interior setting with shelved plates visible. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1400/1400-h/images/0295.jpg

                                                Alt... Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Caption: Estella defends herself A woman in dark dress stands by a fireplace facing an elderly woman in white veil seated in a chair, with a young man nearby. Interior setting with shelved plates visible. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1400/1400-h/images/0295.jpg

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                                                  TYBURN TOP, or FORETOP. A wig with the foretop combed over the eyes in a knowing style; such being much worn by the gentlemen pads, scamps, divers, and other knowing hands.

                                                  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): TYBURN TOP, or FORETOP. A wig with the foretop combed over the eyes in a knowing style; such being much worn by the gentlemen pads, scamps, divers, and other knowing hands. 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): TYBURN TOP, or FORETOP. A wig with the foretop combed over the eyes in a knowing style; such being much worn by the gentlemen pads, scamps, divers, and other knowing hands. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                    "The em-dash was not invented last November in a Silicon Valley server farm. It has been a staple of English prose since roughly the seventeenth century, and a darling of the literary canon for nearly as long. Laurence Sterne built Tristram Shandy on it. Lord Byron reached for it to grieve."

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                                                      CASH, or CAFFAN. Cheese; CANT. See CAFFAN.

                                                      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): CASH, or CAFFAN. Cheese; CANT. See CAFFAN. 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): CASH, or CAFFAN. Cheese; CANT. See CAFFAN. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                        "He is the true prototype of the British colonist. ... The whole Anglo-Saxon spirit in Crusoe: the manly independence, the unconscious cruelty, the persistence, the slow yet efficient intelligence, the sexual apathy, the calculating taciturnity."

                                                        — Irish novelist James Joyce via @wikipedia

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                                                          Groundbreaking Novel Ranked Among ‘Best Books of All Time’ Turns 307 Years Old

                                                          parade.com/news/groundbreaking

                                                          Robinson Crusoe at PG:
                                                          gutenberg.org/ebooks/70841

                                                          “For a mile, or thereabouts, my raft went very well—” From: Robinson Crusoe Author: Daniel Defoe Illustrator: N. C. Wyeth https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/70841/pg70841-images.html A colour illustration of a bearded, bare-chested man standing on a makeshift raft at sea, shielding his eyes to scan the horizon, surrounded by salvaged trunks, a barrel, and supplies, with seabirds and billowing orange and white clouds above.

                                                          Alt...“For a mile, or thereabouts, my raft went very well—” From: Robinson Crusoe Author: Daniel Defoe Illustrator: N. C. Wyeth https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/70841/pg70841-images.html A colour illustration of a bearded, bare-chested man standing on a makeshift raft at sea, shielding his eyes to scan the horizon, surrounded by salvaged trunks, a barrel, and supplies, with seabirds and billowing orange and white clouds above.

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                                                            Does reading do us any good?

                                                            Stripped of easy moralising, literature makes us relish the search for truth in an age when many believe truth to be dead

                                                            by Flora Champy

                                                            aeon.co/essays/the-role-of-lit

                                                            Classics of Literature at PG:
                                                            gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf

                                                            Photo de Marcel Proust par Otto Wegener (1849-1924). A sepia studio photograph of Marcel Proust with dark-haired and a moustache, seated pensively with his chin resting on his hand. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marcel_Proust_vers_1895.jpg#/media/File:Otto_Wegener_Proust_vers_1895_bis.jpg

                                                            Alt...Photo de Marcel Proust par Otto Wegener (1849-1924). A sepia studio photograph of Marcel Proust with dark-haired and a moustache, seated pensively with his chin resting on his hand. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marcel_Proust_vers_1895.jpg#/media/File:Otto_Wegener_Proust_vers_1895_bis.jpg

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                                                              GRINDERS. Teeth. Gooseberry grinder; the breech. Ask bogey, the gooseberry grinder; ask mine arse.

                                                              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): GRINDERS. Teeth. Gooseberry grinder; the breech. Ask bogey, the gooseberry grinder; ask mine arse. 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): GRINDERS. Teeth. Gooseberry grinder; the breech. Ask bogey, the gooseberry grinder; ask mine arse. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                ONION. A seal. Onion hunters, a class of young thieves who are on the look out for gentlemen who wear their seals suspended on a ribbon, which they cut, and thus secure the seals or other trinkets suspended to the watch.

                                                                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): ONION. A seal. Onion hunters, a class of young thieves who are on the look out for gentlemen who wear their seals suspended on a ribbon, which they cut, and thus secure the seals or other trinkets suspended to the watch. 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): ONION. A seal. Onion hunters, a class of young thieves who are on the look out for gentlemen who wear their seals suspended on a ribbon, which they cut, and thus secure the seals or other trinkets suspended to the watch. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                  The 100 greatest British novels

                                                                  BBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider’s perspective on the best in British literature. (from the archives)

                                                                  bbc.co.uk/culture/article/2015

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                                                                  A black-and-white engraved ornament showing an open book with text-filled pages, resting against a stack of closed books, with a rolled scroll lying in front. A classic decorative vignette typical of 19th-century printing.

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                                                                    The many literary lives of Mary Wollstonecraft – author of novels, travel writing and children’s books

                                                                    Wollstonecraft’s literary career was dedicated to questioning power, society and the roles assigned to women.

                                                                    by Aditi Upmanyu

                                                                    theconversation.com/the-many-l

                                                                    Mary Wollstonecraft at PG:
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                                                                    Wollstonecraft in 1790–1791, by John Opie An oil portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft with powdered curly hair and a white headband, wearing a dark teal dress with a white fichu, holding an open book beside a quill and inkwell . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft#/media/File:MaryWollstonecraft.jpg

                                                                    Alt...Wollstonecraft in 1790–1791, by John Opie An oil portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft with powdered curly hair and a white headband, wearing a dark teal dress with a white fichu, holding an open book beside a quill and inkwell . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft#/media/File:MaryWollstonecraft.jpg

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                                                                      DEAD CARGO. A term used by thieves, when they are disappointed in the value of their booty.

                                                                      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): DEAD CARGO. A term used by thieves, when they are disappointed in the value of their booty. 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): DEAD CARGO. A term used by thieves, when they are disappointed in the value of their booty. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                        GARNISH. An entrance fee demanded by the old prisoners of one just committed to gaol.

                                                                        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): GARNISH. An entrance fee demanded by the old prisoners of one just committed to gaol. 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): GARNISH. An entrance fee demanded by the old prisoners of one just committed to gaol. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                          Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?

                                                                          Daniel Hahn on Different Translations of Shakespeare

                                                                          lithub.com/are-shakespeares-co

                                                                          Shakespeare at PG:
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                                                                          Cover page of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare The title page of Shakespeare's First Folio (1623) — Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, printed by Isaac Jaggard and Ed. Blount, London, with the famous Droeshout engraved portrait. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/100/pg100-images.html

                                                                          Alt...Cover page of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare The title page of Shakespeare's First Folio (1623) — Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, printed by Isaac Jaggard and Ed. Blount, London, with the famous Droeshout engraved portrait. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/100/pg100-images.html

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                                                                            LONG ONE. A hare; a term used by poachers.

                                                                            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): LONG ONE. A hare; a term used by poachers. 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): LONG ONE. A hare; a term used by poachers. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                              DRIPPER. A gleet.

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

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                                                                                Let's celebrate, today is World Book Day (athough some countries celebrate in a different day)! It's also known as World Book or International Day of the Book.

                                                                                What book are you currently reading? What's your favorite book so far?

                                                                                en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bo

                                                                                You can find several interestings books in our catalogue:
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                                                                                A black-and-white engraved ornament showing an open book with text-filled pages, resting against a stack of closed books, with a rolled scroll lying in front. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book#/media/File:Books_and_Scroll_Ornament_with_Open_Book.png

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                                                                                  LEVITE. A priest or parson.

                                                                                  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): LEVITE. A priest or parson. 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): LEVITE. A priest or parson. 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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                                                                                    Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

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                                                                                      "It becomes a race. Get it done already. In my notes for one course I did, taught by an Australian novelist, I have: 'HOW LONG DOES THE READER HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS??'"

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                                                                                        CROAKUMSHIRE. Northumberland, from the particular croaking the pronunciation of the people of that county, especially about Newcastle and Morpeth, where they are said to be born with a burr in their throats, which prevents their pronouncing the letter r.

                                                                                        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): CROAKUMSHIRE. Northumberland, from the particular croaking the pronunciation of the people of that county, especially about Newcastle and Morpeth, where they are said to be born with a burr in their throats, which prevents their pronouncing the letter r. 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): CROAKUMSHIRE. Northumberland, from the particular croaking the pronunciation of the people of that county, especially about Newcastle and Morpeth, where they are said to be born with a burr in their throats, which prevents their pronouncing the letter r. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                          in 1892, The Awakening by Kate Chopin is published.

                                                                                          lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-april

                                                                                          Works by Chopin at PG:

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                                                                                          Photograph of Kate Chopin. It shows her from the shoulders up and her head turned towards her right. She has a high-collared dress on.

                                                                                          Alt...Photograph of Kate Chopin. It shows her from the shoulders up and her head turned towards her right. She has a high-collared dress on.

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                                                                                            The Man Who Invented the Future

                                                                                            Are we the conflicted heirs of the world according to Francis Bacon?

                                                                                            by Ed Simon

                                                                                            hedgehogreview.com/web-feature

                                                                                            Bacon at PG:
                                                                                            gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/296

                                                                                            Francis Bacon In: Bacon's Essays and Wisdom of the Ancients A black-and-white engraved portrait of a bearded man in early 17th-century dress, wearing a large elaborate lace ruff collar and a dark buttoned doublet. His expression is serious and composed. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/56463/56463-h/56463-h.htm

                                                                                            Alt...Francis Bacon In: Bacon's Essays and Wisdom of the Ancients A black-and-white engraved portrait of a bearded man in early 17th-century dress, wearing a large elaborate lace ruff collar and a dark buttoned doublet. His expression is serious and composed. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/56463/56463-h/56463-h.htm

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                                                                                              POLISH. To polish the king's iron with one's eyebrows; to be in gaol, and look through the iron grated windows. To polish a bone; to eat a meal. Come and polish a bone with me; come and eat a dinner or supper with me.

                                                                                              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): POLISH. To polish the king's iron with one's eyebrows; to be in gaol, and look through the iron grated windows. To polish a bone; to eat a meal. Come and polish a bone with me; come and eat a dinner or supper with me. 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): POLISH. To polish the king's iron with one's eyebrows; to be in gaol, and look through the iron grated windows. To polish a bone; to eat a meal. Come and polish a bone with me; come and eat a dinner or supper with me. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                DROP COVES. Persons who practice the fraud of dropping a ring or other article, and picking it up before the person intended to be defrauded, they pretend that the thing is very valuable to induce their gull to lend them money, or to purchase the article.

                                                                                                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): DROP COVES. Persons who practice the fraud of dropping a ring or other article, and picking it up before the person intended to be defrauded, they pretend that the thing is very valuable to induce their gull to lend them money, or to purchase the article. 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): DROP COVES. Persons who practice the fraud of dropping a ring or other article, and picking it up before the person intended to be defrauded, they pretend that the thing is very valuable to induce their gull to lend them money, or to purchase the article. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                  Thought of the day by Robert Frost (misattributed to): 'The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.'

                                                                                                  By Gandharv Walia

                                                                                                  economictimes.indiatimes.com/n

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                                                                                                  ROBERT FROST Photo by Doris Ulmann In: Robert Frost A study in sensibility and good sense by Gorham Bert Munson A black-and-white portrait photograph of Frost with light, swept-back hair, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and tie. He gazes slightly to one side against a dark background https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/78076/pg78076-images.html

                                                                                                  Alt...ROBERT FROST Photo by Doris Ulmann In: Robert Frost A study in sensibility and good sense by Gorham Bert Munson A black-and-white portrait photograph of Frost with light, swept-back hair, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and tie. He gazes slightly to one side against a dark background https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/78076/pg78076-images.html

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