The merit of Captain Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue hasbeen long and universally acknowledged. But its circulation wasconfined almost exclusively to the lower orders of society: hewas not aware, at the time of its compilation, that our young menof fashion would at no very distant period be as distinguishedfor the vulgarity of their jargon as the inhabitants of Newgate;and he therefore conceived it superfluous to incorporate with hiswork the few examples of fashionable slang that might occur tohis observation.this book contain : 345 pages 8,5x 11 inch , enlish language
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