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For most readers, Slang and its analogues past and present, volume 2 [of 7] : A dictionary, historical and comparative of the heterodox speech of all classes of society for more than three hundred years. With synonyms in English, French, German, Italian, etc. is the most popular Henley, William Ernest title on Lex. It's available free as both an ebook and a downloadable EPUB, so you can sample it before committing to a longer work.

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Henley, William Ernest

Books from the author

Slang anditsanaloguespast and...

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Henley, William Ernest

Books from the author

Slang anditsanaloguespast and...

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