Words, Facts, And Phrases; A Dictionary Of Curious, Quaint, And Out-Of-The-Way Matters by Eliezer Edwards

... phrase , thou Dev'nshire monkey , Thy Pegasus is nothing but a Donkey. It was not until about 1850 that the word ' donkey ' found its way into the dictionaries. It is a nickname for the ass , and nothing more. Don't care a fig is... This 1882 Chatto & Windus Hardback is in fair condition. Owner's Name inside; Annotated; No DJ As Issued. Some pencil marks next to specific entries and some pen annotations on a few pages, including last page "In my petticoated days, my old nurse taught me the alphabet ending ..."; binding firm but cloth on spine peeling off; boards of cover bumped at corners.

SKU: 1576239 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1576239
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