THE CÆLESTIAL ALPHABET, &c.

Opinions will continue to differ about the N-word — does pronunciation that ends in a soft “a” versus a hard “r” make a difference?

They are resolved to be cunning; let others run the hazard of being sincere.

A “line” was a unit of measurement used in tsarist Russia and equal to about a tenth of an inch. The 3-line rifle, therefore, had a bore of three lines, or approximately .30 caliber.