Note 252 — POEMS. BY GEORGE CAVENDISH.
Reading edition
This word was used by our ancestors to signify any thing greasy or filthy; the revolutions of language have at length confined it to one only of its ancient acceptations, that of obscenity.
Reading edition
This word was used by our ancestors to signify any thing greasy or filthy; the revolutions of language have at length confined it to one only of its ancient acceptations, that of obscenity.