Related Words
-
Very, Jones
(1813-1880) Essayist and poet, b. at Salem, Mass., where he became a clergyman and something of a m...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
-
finish. the finish; a small coffee-house in coven garden, market, opposite russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called carpenter's coffee- house.
Introducing a story by head and shoulders. A man wanting to tell a particular story, said to the com...