I think you should download this one: "1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," by Francis Grose (1731-1791). http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5402 Description: "Reprint of the author's Lexicon balatronicum; a dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence (and now considerably altered and enlarged, with the modern changes and improvements, by a member of the whip club.)" Also interesting: How did Grose, who died in 1791, write this in 1811? Spooooky.
I think you should download this one: "1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," by Francis Grose (1731-1791). http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5402
ReplyDeleteDescription: "Reprint of the author's Lexicon balatronicum; a dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence (and now considerably altered and enlarged, with the modern changes and improvements, by a member of the whip club.)"
Also interesting: How did Grose, who died in 1791, write this in 1811? Spooooky.
Seriously spooky!
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