last gasp of the long ess?

[Jonathan Lighter]

I was shockedshocked to see the the ancient long ess actually used
(presumably for the sake of historical affectation) in this book published
by J. C. Hotten as late as 1862:

http://books.google.com/books?id=5nQBAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=cavaliers+roundheads+names&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DC4ZUbyvAYW49QTK5oHYDw&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=cavaliers%20roundheads%20names&f=false

JL

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