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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