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English as She is Spoke
English as She is Spoke
or, A Jest in Sober Earnest
"EVERY one who loves a laugh," says Fun, "should either buy, beg, borrow, or--we had almost said steal--this book; for in sober earnest we aver that it is not given to every one to 'jest so.'"
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cafico | Heuth-cock Calander | Whoop Stor | Pea cock Yeung turkey | Pinch Red-Breast, a robin
Insects-reptiles.
Asp, aspic | Fly Morpion | Butter fly Serpent.
Fishes and shell-fishes.
Calamary | Large lobster Dorado | Snail A sorte of fish | Wolf Hedge hog | Torpedo Sea-calf.
Trees.
Lote-tree lotos | Service-tree Chest nut-tree | Jujube-tree Linden-tree.
Flowers.
Anemony | Mil-foils Blue-bottle | Hink Turnsol.
Hunting.
Hunting dog | Picker Relay dog | Gun-powder Hound dog | Priming-powder Hound's fee | Hunts man
Colours.
White | Gridelin Cray | Musk Red.
Metals and minerals.
Starch | Latten Cooper | Plaster Vitriole
Common stones.
Loadstones | White lead Brick | Gum-stone
Weights.
Counterpoise | An obole A pound an half | A quater ounce.
Games.
Football-ball | Pile Bar | Mall Gleek | Even or non even Carousal | Keel
Perfumes.
Benzion | Pomatum Perfume paw |
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FEATURED AUTHOR - Author Miranda Oh Is your typical girl: She loves the sunset, loves long walks on the beach, world travels, and When not playing the corporate part she can be found sipping wine and spending all her hard-earned money on shoes. Among her friends and family, Miranda Oh is known to be the storyteller of the group, always recapping crazy life stories and situations. Her personal experiences, emotions, and fantasies are the inspiration for most of her books, so there is a little bit of her in every… Read more