[Ads-l] namby-pamby 1726; antedates OED3 2003 1745-

[Hugo]

Henry Carey's 1726 poem satirising Ambrose Philips is discussed in the
etymology section of the OED online, including two 1726 quotations and a
1729.

Hugo

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