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Did you know? 19th century sailor slang was actually an ancient, variant form of English.

Did you know? 19th century sailor slang was actually an ancient, variant form of English.

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September 19, 2012
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This gives new meaning to the phrase “tying the knot.”

This gives new meaning to the phrase “tying the knot.”

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July 04, 2012
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This image shows a book that is a part of the Dorothy McIlvain Scott Collection, which is composed of lovely exemplars of fine binding and fore-edge painting. This particular book has a painted fore-edge showing Pooh & his friends! Aren’t they so cute?Milne, A. A. The House at Pooh Corner. London, 1928.Call No.: 823 .912 M6351 1928Location: The George Peabody Library

This image shows a book that is a part of the Dorothy McIlvain Scott Collection, which is composed of lovely exemplars of fine binding and fore-edge painting. This particular book has a painted fore-edge showing Pooh & his friends! Aren’t they so cute?

Milne, A. A. The House at Pooh Corner. London, 1928.
Call No.: 823 .912 M6351 1928
Location: The George Peabody Library

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July 03, 2012
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Znees: it’s the bees’ knees. Call No.: 427 G877DLocation: George Peabody Library

Znees: it’s the bees’ knees.

Call No.: 427 G877D
Location: George Peabody Library

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May 09, 2012
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Part of what makes The Grose Dictionary of English Slang so great is its portrayal of everyday, vulgar life as it was at the time. This entry is a wonderful example of that. Call No.: 427 G877DLocation: George Peabody Library

Part of what makes The Grose Dictionary of English Slang so great is its portrayal of everyday, vulgar life as it was at the time. This entry is a wonderful example of that.

Call No.: 427 G877D
Location: George Peabody Library

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April 25, 2012
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Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!  Let us honor you with a book title that both quotes a line from As You Like It and causes us library folk to giggle whenever we see it!  For those of you whose minds are not as silly as ours, the  book is actually about Italian paleography! Call No.: 652 .B659SLocation: The George Peabody Library

Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!  Let us honor you with a book title that both quotes a line from As You Like It and causes us library folk to giggle whenever we see it!  For those of you whose minds are not as silly as ours, the  book is actually about Italian paleography!

Call No.: 652 .B659S
Location: The George Peabody Library

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April 23, 2012
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The military: coming up with the best euphemisms since the early 19th century. Call No.: 427 G877DLocation: George Peabody Library

The military: coming up with the best euphemisms since the early 19th century.

Call No.: 427 G877D
Location: George Peabody Library

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April 17, 2012
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