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It's in the first sentence of Tom Jones, Axiak. I thought you knew that. An author ought to consider himself not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosy
by andrewl 15y ago
It's in the first sentence of Tom Jones, Axiak. I thought you knew that.
An author ought to consider himself not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary at which all persons are welcome for their money.
YCNews is sort of a public ordinary if you stretch things a bit.
- dmoney 15y agoThe dictionary doesn't seem to have that sense of the word "ordinary". By context in web results it seems to mean "tavern".
- andrewl 15y agoTrue. I did say you had to stretch things a bit. I was suggesting YC News as Paul's tavern. A public gathering place.
- nandemo 15y agoI'd never heard of that meaning either, but it's there. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ordinary http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ordinary 14. obsolete ( Brit ) a. a meal provided regularly at a fixed price b. the inn providing such meals
- phodo 15y agoand here: http://www.wordnik.com/words/impecunious/ http://www.wordnik.com/words/impecunious/