| 词汇 | take to journalism and strong drink |
| 词源 | take to journalism and strong drink. It is said of English au- thor John Mitford (1782–1859) that he “took to journalism and strong drink.” Mitford was paid a shilling a day by his Grub Street publisher, “of which he expended tenpence on gin and twopence on bread, cheese and an onion.” Rent he had not, as he “lived in a gravel pit, with pen, ink and paper” for the last 43 days of his life. |
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