It is #WorldEmojiDay! Did you know that #seventeenth-century writer Alice Thornton used emojis in her writing? She often used a ❤️ instead of writing out the word heart. https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2023-02-13-AliceThorntonsHeart-Blog/
Have you found any similar examples?
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I just happened upon this #Wikipedia entry about a #seventeenth-century #vegan. Interesting guy! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cook_(vegan)