An Essay on the Archæology of Our Popular Phrases and Nursery Rhymes, Volume 1Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Company, 1837 - English language |
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... formerly spelt smotke by us . " And lyghtly our Lord , at her live's end Hath mercy on such men , that so evil may suffer , And the SMOLKE and the smoulder that smyte in our eien . " Vis . - PIER . PLOWM . HE FRETS HIS GUTS TO FIDDLE ...
... formerly spelt smotke by us . " And lyghtly our Lord , at her live's end Hath mercy on such men , that so evil may suffer , And the SMOLKE and the smoulder that smyte in our eien . " Vis . - PIER . PLOWM . HE FRETS HIS GUTS TO FIDDLE ...
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... formerly spelt licht - hert , and is the source of our term light heart ; whence light - hearted in the sense of , endued with buoyant spirits , cheerful , gay . Aensien is here in the substantive sense of counte- nance , aspect ...
... formerly spelt licht - hert , and is the source of our term light heart ; whence light - hearted in the sense of , endued with buoyant spirits , cheerful , gay . Aensien is here in the substantive sense of counte- nance , aspect ...
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... word dumb where the b has been introduced in the course Plum was formerly spelt plumb ( BAI- LEY'S DICTIONARY ) and the b in dumb is equally paragogical . of use . HAND OVER HEAD . As in the phrase , he went on hand over head ; in the ...
... word dumb where the b has been introduced in the course Plum was formerly spelt plumb ( BAI- LEY'S DICTIONARY ) and the b in dumb is equally paragogical . of use . HAND OVER HEAD . As in the phrase , he went on hand over head ; in the ...
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... formerly spelt dede . And also I would that al tho had the DEDE . " - CHAUCER . " Lo Lorde , my Lady hath my death isworne " With outin gilt , but thy benignite 66 Upon my DEDELY † hirt have some pite . ” CHAUCER . Hieten , heeten , to ...
... formerly spelt dede . And also I would that al tho had the DEDE . " - CHAUCER . " Lo Lorde , my Lady hath my death isworne " With outin gilt , but thy benignite 66 Upon my DEDELY † hirt have some pite . ” CHAUCER . Hieten , heeten , to ...
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... spelt our present so , sa . " By God right by the hopper woll I stonde . Quoth John , and se how gates the corne ... formerly up so down . Op , so daan ; q . e . up , then down ; first as it should be , then the reverse ; rightwise then con- ...
... spelt our present so , sa . " By God right by the hopper woll I stonde . Quoth John , and se how gates the corne ... formerly up so down . Op , so daan ; q . e . up , then down ; first as it should be , then the reverse ; rightwise then con- ...
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Common terms and phrases
Anglo-Saxon appearance ARCHEOLOGY Bede belong chance CHAUCER contraction cunning daer distress drunk Dutch ellipsis evidently evil explained expression fool foul French friar Gauw grete grounded Grouw guit hach haest head heel Heer heet Heeten hell hence hiet Hoeve houde Huif IDEM ijse implying import intermutating Italian Jack Jack Ketch JOHNSON knah labour language Latin literally look Lord maer means mede meé mind monk mood nature never noise once original form original phrase pain paragogical participle present Pasquinade person in question potential mood præterite priest pronounced quoth regard rogue rouw schie seer sense shews sounds stick subjunctive subjunctive mood substantive suspect t'el term thema ther thing thou tion travesty turn Tuyf utter verb Voer voeren whence wijse word
Popular passages
Page 278 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king!
Page 270 - Rockabye Baby, on the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock, When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, Down will come baby, cradle and all.
Page 264 - JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.
Page 277 - Little Boy Blue, Come blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, The cow's in the corn. Where is the boy Who looks after the sheep? He's under the haycock Fast asleep.
Page 253 - Hey, my kitten, hey, my kitten, And hey, my kitten, my deary ! Such a sweet pet as this Was neither far nor neary. Here we go up, up, up, And here we go down, down, down, And here we go backwards and forwards, And here we go round, round, roundy.
Page 274 - There was an old woman, and what do you think? She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink; Victuals and drink were the whole of her diet, And yet this old woman would never be quiet.
Page 251 - The Lion and the Unicorn were fighting for the crown: The Lion beat the Unicorn all round the town. Some gave them white bread, some gave them brown: Some gave them plum-cake and drummed them out of town.
Page 146 - The sun and day shall sooner part, Than love or you shake off my heart ; The sun, that shall no more dispense His own, but your bright influence. I'll carve your name on barks of trees...
Page 283 - TAFFY WAS A WELSHMAN Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef.
Page 271 - GIRLS and boys, come out to play, The moon doth shine as bright as day; Leave your supper, and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street. Come with a whoop, come with a call, Come with a good will or not at all.