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To sleep, perchance to dream . . . of bagpipes and tamarinds.
A dream dictionary too good not to post in its entirety. The Universal Dreamer, Or, Dreams Realized: Being the Truest Guide to the Interpretation of Dreams Ever Published. London: R. Walwyn, ca. 1837 - 1845.
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December 14, 2012
Beinecke Library, Modern General Collection, 1830s, dictionary, dream, dreamer, guide, sleep, universal
The Rise and Fall of Volapük
Four volumes of clippings tracing the first 10 years of the creation and promotion of Volapük, a constructed language claimed to have been divinely given to Johann Schleyer, a German Priest.
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August 29, 2011
Beinecke Library, General Modern Collection, 1880s, artificial, clippings, constructed, German, invented, journal, language, newspaper, schleyer, universal, volapuk
Rascal, Villain, Coward,
"Plan for the improvement of the art of paper war" from: The American museum; or, Universal magazine, 1787 May.
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June 17, 2010
Beinecke Library, Modern General Collection, 18th, american, century, magazine, museum, paper, printing, universal, war
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