"Mr. Darcy may hug himself.” I found it!

"Mr. Darcy may hug himself.” I found it! Written by Graciela (5/21/2007 11:04 p.m.)

From "A Dictionary of the English Language", Samuel Johnson (1828)

To HUG, v.a. ... to applaud or congratulate one's self, on account of supposed advantage or superiority

The 1828 edition of Johnson´s Dictionary could be downloaded from Google Books in PDF format. (It's in the public domain).

Johnson's Dictionary

"Mr. Darcy may hug himself.” I found it! Graciela (5/21/2007 11:04 p.m.)

You're welcome :) (NFM) Graciela (5/22/2007 11:35 p.m.)
You're great Graciela !!! Silvia O (5/22/2007 8:16 p.m.)
Congratulations - great find (nfm) Tracy W (5/22/2007 2:49 a.m.)
- Yes - thanks, Graciela! (nfm) Line (5/22/2007 8:07 a.m.)

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