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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... trope of a foolish chat- terer . Vente , veyn , corresponds with our fellow in all its imports ; but , in the first form , now only used in relation to some vile and despicable person , as we do the term fellow in a same instance . 46 ...
... trope of a foolish chat- terer . Vente , veyn , corresponds with our fellow in all its imports ; but , in the first form , now only used in relation to some vile and despicable person , as we do the term fellow in a same instance . 46 ...
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... . the berry of the homestead ; the spontaneous berry * Here used as a trope , and in reference to speed shown by animals when made to compete in that regard . most commonly cultivated in the land of the desmesne ; POPULAR PHRASES . 61.
... . the berry of the homestead ; the spontaneous berry * Here used as a trope , and in reference to speed shown by animals when made to compete in that regard . most commonly cultivated in the land of the desmesne ; POPULAR PHRASES . 61.
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... trope for poor people , I take to be as raskaal ; q . e . bare as satin [ silk ] , or silk - bare ; and thus as poverty itself ; for what barer or more naked than the surface of satin [ silk ] ? The term has no connection with RASCAL ...
... trope for poor people , I take to be as raskaal ; q . e . bare as satin [ silk ] , or silk - bare ; and thus as poverty itself ; for what barer or more naked than the surface of satin [ silk ] ? The term has no connection with RASCAL ...
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... trope of hu- man villainy , human worthlessness ? The most useful , watchful , faithful , sagacious , endearing , and popular , of the living kinds among us . A dog the type of human villainy ! This is more like libel- ling language ...
... trope of hu- man villainy , human worthlessness ? The most useful , watchful , faithful , sagacious , endearing , and popular , of the living kinds among us . A dog the type of human villainy ! This is more like libel- ling language ...
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... trope of a sly chat- tering mischievous person ; and no one who has entertained this bird as a favourite at large but will be aware of its fitness for characterizing the mischief - doer , chatterer , hider , and purloiner of all within ...
... trope of a sly chat- tering mischievous person ; and no one who has entertained this bird as a favourite at large but will be aware of its fitness for characterizing the mischief - doer , chatterer , hider , and purloiner of all within ...
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Common terms and phrases
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