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Larousse's Nouveau

Dictionnaire.

 

 

 

Tip. To "Tip The Wink" Is Found In Addison's Tatler (No. 86), But

"To Tip" In The Sense Of To Gratify Is Not Common Before

Smollett, Who Uses It More Than Once Or Twice In This Sense (Cf.

Roderick Random, Chap. Xiv. Ad Fin.)

 

 

 

Valanches. For Avalanches (Dangers From To Travellers, See Letter

Xxxviii).

 

 

 

Villeggiatura. An Early Adaptation By Smollett Of The Italian

Word For Country Retirement (Letter Xxix).

 

 

 

Appendix 3 Pg 326

Currency Of Savoy In The Time Of Smollett.

 

 

 

Ten Bajocci=One Paolo (6d.).

Ten Paoli=One Scudo (Six Livres Or About 5s.).

Two Scudi=One Zequin.

Two Zequin=One Louid'or.

 

 

 

Afterword. -I Should Be Ungrateful Were I Not To Create An

Epilogue For The Express Purpose Of Thanking M. Morel, H. S

Spencer  Scott, Dr. Norman Moore, W. P. Courtney, G. Whale, D. S.

Maccoll, Walter Sichel (There May Be Others), Who Have Supplied

Hints For My Annotations, And I Should Like Further, If One Might

Inscribe Such A Trifle, To Inscribe This To That Difficult

Critic, Mr. Arthur Vincent, Who, When I Told Him I Was About It,

Gave Expression To The Cordial Regret That So Well Hidden A

Treasure Of Our Literature (As He Regarded The Travels) Was To Be

"Vulgarised."

 

 

 

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Publication Date: 06-04-2014

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