Commonplace-book. Formerly Book of common places. orig. A book in which ‘commonplaces’ or passages important for reference were collected, usually under general heads; hence, a book in which one records passages or matters to be especially remembered or referred to, with or without arrangement. First usage recorded: 1578. - OED
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Tidiness
Rum idea this is, that tidiness is a timid, quiet sort of thing; why tidiness is a toil for giants. You can't tidy anything without untidying yourself; just look at my trousers.
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