An Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases, and Nursery Rhymes, Volume 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, 1840 - English language |
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... head , but his own , which would devise such an unmanly , beastly , expression for a female , even of that unfortunate and much - to - be - commiserated class . Besides , what relation has it to the state inferred by the word strumpet ...
... head , but his own , which would devise such an unmanly , beastly , expression for a female , even of that unfortunate and much - to - be - commiserated class . Besides , what relation has it to the state inferred by the word strumpet ...
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... a circulating , interested , and ostentatious parader of his oratory ; one distinguished for a sort of impu- dence or assumption of speaking above or over the heads of his fellows . And the expression might 10 ARCHEOLOGY OF.
... a circulating , interested , and ostentatious parader of his oratory ; one distinguished for a sort of impu- dence or assumption of speaking above or over the heads of his fellows . And the expression might 10 ARCHEOLOGY OF.
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John Bellenden Ker. the heads of his fellows . And the expression might apply with propriety to either a speech from the throne , or a sermon from the pulpit ; for what else are these desultory displays , but to recommend the speaker's ...
John Bellenden Ker. the heads of his fellows . And the expression might apply with propriety to either a speech from the throne , or a sermon from the pulpit ; for what else are these desultory displays , but to recommend the speaker's ...
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... head of this article , is as monde , mon- ding , the participle present of monden , to speak , to talk , to mouth , to grimace ; and thus a speaking , or talking . To mouth , is to speak with osten- tatious absurdity , to grimace , to ...
... head of this article , is as monde , mon- ding , the participle present of monden , to speak , to talk , to mouth , to grimace ; and thus a speaking , or talking . To mouth , is to speak with osten- tatious absurdity , to grimace , to ...
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... head of this article ? As to cut off , it would be to kill ; we say , he was cut off in the prime of life , in that sense . As to cut in two , is utter nonsense ; besides , add what context you please to cut , it won't suit as the term ...
... head of this article ? As to cut off , it would be to kill ; we say , he was cut off in the prime of life , in that sense . As to cut in two , is utter nonsense ; besides , add what context you please to cut , it won't suit as the term ...
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analogous Anglo-Saxon aspirate belongs bend Bije BILDERDIJK bring called CHAUCER chop contracted participle present derives dialect dije dijen direction of sense Doogh Dutch ellipsis etymology evidently explained expression favour fellow female fetch fool formerly spelt French German gode grete grounded groundedly hand head heart heet heeten Hence herte hold hoon HORNE TOOKE horse HUDIBRAS IBID IDEM ijse implying import intermutating Italian JOHNSON says keye labour language Latin literal form maie meaning mede meê metathesis mind nature never original form pain participle past participle present past participle phrase play potential mood præterite pronounce prosopopoeia question quoth regard Saxon schie semid SHAKSPEARE shrewd sounds Spanish spelt by CHAUCER suspect taele tell term thema ther thing thou TITMOUSE travesty trope turn utter verb watir whence Wijse word wote