To the Editor of the Norru-Curva Dany News, Resrectep Sir,—Being engaged in the preparation of a Centennial Edition of my Dictionary of the English language (which was due to appear last year but has boon regrettably procrastinated), Lam naturally xious to include within ite periphery ery attainable verbal novelty. Your of the 24th instant was graced by a neologism of the rarest beauty, which puts to the blush all rivals for many centuries You, Sir, as a render of Rasselas"
be aware that I was in life addicted to hendecasyllabics a pedalia yerba myself, but I am f wy diminished rushlight when confronted by the lustre of auch a daystar as " bla barbion," sv majestically sonant, ao othe i sible. enveloped in mystery, story is doubtless fathowable, and you, are, I question not, an oracle to which I may ntidently appeal. I do my diction 80 perfect a gem apology, therefore, for entreating you to communicate to me such information as you possess of the signification and pro-von ance of blavibarbian,"
Lam, respected Sir, Your humble servant and well wisher, Sanven Joussox, LL.D.
Sheol, Oct. 24th, 1885.
(Nearest post-office) Chengtu, Szchw Kor the assuagement of Dr. Johnson' ghost, we will elucidate the mystery. 'Blavibarbion' is derived—ueser mind by whom—from the Low Latin bievius, a, wu, blue,—whence also the German blau—and barbu, a beard, De. Johnson scarcely needs us to point out how easily, and by how simple process, the Englidh language may be enriched and amplified.—Kp,
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