Excerpt from Recollections of James Anthony Gardner: Commander R. N. (1775-1814) Occasionally, indeed, the language has been modified, or its undue strength merely indicated b a but where oaths and expletives formed such a large part Of the conversational currency between intimates; when son of a bitch' was the usual equivalent of the modern chappie or 'johnnie or rotter' when damned was everywhere recog nised as a most ordinary intensitive, and damn your eyes meant simply buck up, ' it has been felt that entirely to ...
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Excerpt from Recollections of James Anthony Gardner: Commander R. N. (1775-1814) Occasionally, indeed, the language has been modified, or its undue strength merely indicated b a but where oaths and expletives formed such a large part Of the conversational currency between intimates; when son of a bitch' was the usual equivalent of the modern chappie or 'johnnie or rotter' when damned was everywhere recog nised as a most ordinary intensitive, and damn your eyes meant simply buck up, ' it has been felt that entirely to bowdlerise the narrative would be to present our readers with a very imperfect picture of the life Of the day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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