Puritan euphemisms

[Joel S. Berson]

At 10/24/2012 06:10 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

>On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
> > "The Sot--weed Factor" (_1708_).
>
>Wait. What?! 1708? Barth wasn't even born till 1930!

You're teasing us, right?  Try "The Sot-weed Factor ...", by Ebenezer
Cooke (1667-ca. 1732).  Upon which Barth based his book.

Joel


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