TYBURN TOP, or FORETOP. A wig with the foretop combed over the eyes in a knowing style; such being much worn by the gentlemen pads, scamps, divers, and other knowing hands.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
--
#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons
Exploring the literary brilliance of Haji Qadir Koyi, a seminal figure in Kurdish nationalistic poetry. Dive into his evocative "Qasida" and the deep cultural resonance of his work .
Read the full analysis here: https://abhibhut.blogspot.com/2026/04/qasida-kurdeki-koyi-kurdish-poem.html
#KurdishLiterature #HajiQadirKoyi #Poetry #KurdishCulture #Literature #Kurds #KurdishPoetry
En "Los códices de la serpiente: el rey y la serpiente emplumada": La batalla por Aztlán ha comenzado. Una emboscada mortal espera a Elías y la resistencia en las puertas de la capital. Flechas oscurecen...
https://fictograma.com/d/2729-los-codices-de-la-serpiente-el-rey-y-la-serpiente-emplumada
Quise cerrar un cuento y el personaje respondió. Decía que el final era mentira, que lo había dejado fuera del vidrio. Cuando borré su historia, empezó a reescribir la mía.
https://fictograma.com/d/2733-te-falto-algo
There was nothing…
No sky, no land, no day, nor night.
A heavy silence filled Ginnungagap.
Fire crept from the South, panting, glowing.
From the North came frost, silent, deadly.
Their breaths touched; Mist was born.
Out of vapours, a body ascended.
Neither Audhumla nor Surtr, though, was a presence that preceded meaning.
Read the full poem:
https://medium.com/counterarts/the-death-of-ymir-8628b6b91a71
#H_Willraft #NorseMythology #Poetry #Philosophy #Mythology #Cosmology #Ymir #Literature #Medium #fiction #Existentialism
En "Debajo, Observamos: 5 y6": La cueva no escondía monstruos, sino vidas. Respiraba lento, antiguo, como si recordara antes que ellos. Y Leticia entendió: hay verdades que no se revelan…
https://fictograma.com/d/2722-debajo-observamos-5-6
En "La trilogía: El Generalísimo":
Bienvenido a El Paraíso.
“Lo injusta que es la suerte con los que sueñan.”
Un hombre huye sin saber que carga su propia condena en una maleta intacta.
https://fictograma.com/d/2720-la-trilogia-el-generalisimo
The mental trick by which the first half of English history has been wholly dwarfed and dehumanized is a very simple one. It consists in telling only the story of the professional destroyers and then complaining that the whole story is one of destruction. A king is at the best a sort of crowned executioner; all government is an ugly necessity; and if it was…
— Gilbert Keith Chesterton
https://palimpseste.vercel.app/#text/c3d01cfc-3d95-4a74-bd75-99ea0a11a27a
#lit #bookstodon #books #literature
El muelle olía a gasóleo y vergüenza aristocrática. Mientras caían senadores y banqueros, Crane entregó el último libro contable y se marchó sin mirar atrás... barata.https://fictograma.com/d/2707-el-metodo-crane-capitulo-27-acta-de-quiebra
The Vulgar Tongue
Fictograma.com
Yayaver
H. Willraft
palimpseste_bot