|
Showing 1 - 14 of
14 matches in All Departments
This 1811 dictionary focuses on many words used in vulgar speech
and is a fascinating look back at the history, development, and
change in meaning of words, making it a worthwhile read for anyone
interested in English.
The merit of Captain Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue has
been long and universally acknowledged. But its circulation was
confined almost exclusively to the lower orders of society: he was
not aware, at the time of its compilation, that our young men of
fashion would at no very distant period be as distinguished for the
vulgarity of their jargon as the inhabitants of Newgate; and he
therefore conceived it superfluous to incorporate with his work the
few examples of fashionable slang that might occur to his
observation. But our Jehus of rank have a phraseology not less
peculiar to themselves, than the disciples of Barrington: for the
uninitiated to understand their modes of expression, is as
impossible as for a Buxton to construe the Greek Testament. To
sport an Upper Benjamin, and to swear with a good grace, are
qualifications easily attainable by their cockney imitators; but
without the aid of our additional definitions, neither the cits of
Fish-street, nor the boors of Brentford would be able to attain the
language of whippism. We trust, therefore, that the whole tribe of
second-rate Bang Ups, will feel grateful for our endeavour to
render this part of the work as complete as possible.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
The knees. To bring any one down on his marrow bones; to make him
beg pardon on his knees: some derive this from Mary's bones, i.e.
the bones bent in honor of the Virgin Mary; but this seems rather
far- fetched. Marrow bones and cleavers; principal instruments in
the band of rough music: these are generally performed on by
butchers, on marriages, elections, riding skimmington, and other
public or joyous occasions.
The knees. To bring any one down on his marrow bones; to make him
beg pardon on his knees: some derive this from Mary's bones, i.e.
the bones bent in honor of the Virgin Mary; but this seems rather
far- fetched. Marrow bones and cleavers; principal instruments in
the band of rough music: these are generally performed on by
butchers, on marriages, elections, riding skimmington, and other
public or joyous occasions.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
this work is culturally important, we have made it available as
part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for
quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in
an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the
digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books
may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading
experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have
elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for
quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in
an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the
digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books
may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading
experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have
elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
The knees. To bring any one down on his marrow bones; to make him
beg pardon on his knees: some derive this from Mary's bones, i.e.
the bones bent in honor of the Virgin Mary; but this seems rather
far- fetched. Marrow bones and cleavers; principal instruments in
the band of rough music: these are generally performed on by
butchers, on marriages, elections, riding skimmington, and other
public or joyous occasions.
|
|