Samuel Johnson's Insults A Compendium of Snubs, Sneers, Slights and Effronteries from the Eighteenth-Century Master |
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| Author:
| Lynch, Jack
Bloomsbury, Us |
| Editor:
| Lynch, Jack |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8027-7732-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Publisher: | Walker & Company
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $8.95 |
Book Description:
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Lackbrain, oysterwench, wantwit, clotpoll--Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary of 1755 contained some of the ripest insults in the English language. In Samuel Johnson's Insults, Jack Lynch has compiled more than 300 of the curmudgeonly lexicographer's mightiest barbs, along with definitions only the master himself could elucidate.
Word lovers will delight in flexing their linguistic muscles with devilishly descriptive vituperations that pack a wicked punch. Many of these...
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Lackbrain, oysterwench, wantwit, clotpoll--Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary of 1755 contained some of the ripest insults in the English language. In Samuel Johnson's Insults, Jack Lynch has compiled more than 300 of the curmudgeonly lexicographer's mightiest barbs, along with definitions only the master himself could elucidate.
Word lovers will delight in flexing their linguistic muscles with devilishly descriptive vituperations that pack a wicked punch. Many of these zingers have long lain dormant. Some have even come close to extinction. Now they're back in all their prickly glory, ready to be relished once more.