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Military Advice, 1783

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 76.  In Snippets 66 we looked at a slang dictionary written by Francis Grose, a noted antiquarian who wrote a series of books about medieval antiquities. A writer on many themes, he also wrote about proverbs and superstitions and, … Continue reading →

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