[Ads-l] bloviate antedated (?) to 1838

[Stephen Goranson]

OED has 1845.

>From Ohio (again) and, in this case, perhaps not meant sarcastically:

"We commend the following [account praising a fine Senate speech: "A more effective speech...has seldom been heard"] to the rapt perusal of all who ever had the high honor and exquisite pleasure of hearing Mr. Wm. Allen bloviate in the Court-House of this county...."

Scioto Gazette 03-03-1838 v. 3 iss. 47. p. 2 col. 3, Chillicothe OH. [AHM]


{William Allen [1803-1878] was noted for his loud voice.}

https://books.google.com/books?id=VIQUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA226&dq=Allen#v=onepage&q=Allen&f=false

<https://books.google.com/books?id=VIQUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA226&dq=Allen#v=onepage&q=Allen&f=false>

Stephen Goranson

http://people.duke.edu/~goranson/

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