Dictionary of Love
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Dictionary of Love
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A Dictionary of Love, Or, the Language of Gallantry Explained is a dictionary compiled by the British author John Cleland in 1753 and revised in 1777 and 1795. There is no evidence that Cleland was involved with the 1753 revision, and he died in 1789. It continued to appear in reprints until 1825. It explains the words used by lovers in conversation and courtship in an 'unsentimental' way, cynically interpreting the terms to suggest that readers should not take lovers' words literally.
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1753 dictionary by John Cleland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_Love
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2024-02-16T00:21:30Z
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