Curious Antiquities

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Excerpt from Curious Antiquities: Or, the Etymology of Many Remarkable Old Sayings, Proverbs, and Singular Customs, Explained The object of this volume is to convey to the reader the derivation of many old and curious sayings, that are repeatedly occurring to us, as well as the origin of names given to most of the principal streets in London. It is hoped, that it will be found to contain whatever is most worthy of notice, its intent being both to amuse and Instruct. The editor has in some instances, referred to those works from whence extracts have been made, by which method, individuals, should they think proper, may have recourse to the originals. For the greater facility in finding any particular article, an index is affixed to the volume. This book was first printed in London, and containing many things of which most people are ignorant, we have thought it worthy an American impression. - About one half of the original matter has been left out, part of which, being quite uninteresting, and part improper to be retained in memory. A little has been added, such as the boxing match, duels, &c., About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.