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Showing posts with label Samuel Johnson. Show all posts

Thursday, 21 August 2014

"The terraqueous ball."

"ANTIPODES, s.    The people who living on the other side of the globe, have their feet directly opposite to ours.   Waller.  "

A Dictionary of the English Language  Samuel Johnson

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Bookworms

 "BOOKWORM, s.   [from  book and worm ]
    1  A worm or mite that eats holes in books, chiefly when damp.           Guardian.
    2  A student too closely given to books;  a reader without judgment.            Pope. "

A Dictionary of the English Language  Samuel Johnson