An Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases, and Nursery Rhymes, Volume 1Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Company, 1837 - Counting-out rhymes |
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... Anglo - Saxon are , at least , sister - languages , and if so , as the offspring of a same parent , at one stage of existence an identical language . And if we believe ( which I do ) the Anglo - Saxon and the Low- Saxon ( still ...
... Anglo - Saxon are , at least , sister - languages , and if so , as the offspring of a same parent , at one stage of existence an identical language . And if we believe ( which I do ) the Anglo - Saxon and the Low- Saxon ( still ...
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... SAXON let no one suppose it is the so named ANGLO - SAXON which is intended by those who use that term , nor that it is ever understood in such sense by any one duly acquainted with the meaning of the two terms . The English and Anglo ...
... SAXON let no one suppose it is the so named ANGLO - SAXON which is intended by those who use that term , nor that it is ever understood in such sense by any one duly acquainted with the meaning of the two terms . The English and Anglo ...
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... Anglo- Saxon happel , and the noun of happen , to lay hold of , to grasp , and so to take for use , to gather ; and appel is that which is taken hold of for that purpose ; and thus , as the use or service of that from which it is taken ...
... Anglo- Saxon happel , and the noun of happen , to lay hold of , to grasp , and so to take for use , to gather ; and appel is that which is taken hold of for that purpose ; and thus , as the use or service of that from which it is taken ...
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... Anglo - Saxon sorhappel . We say , as precious as the apple of the eye , in the sense of the sight , and thus all which is valuable in that organ ; but we never say , as pre- cious as the ball of the eye , or even , as precious as the ...
... Anglo - Saxon sorhappel . We say , as precious as the apple of the eye , in the sense of the sight , and thus all which is valuable in that organ ; but we never say , as pre- cious as the ball of the eye , or even , as precious as the ...
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... Anglo - Saxon frogga . That's true , but what is frogga ? else we are as wise as before only . Is it not the meta- thesis of work , and thus wrok as the onomatopy of he rough throttling sound of the animal's usual croak ? Hence the ...
... Anglo - Saxon frogga . That's true , but what is frogga ? else we are as wise as before only . Is it not the meta- thesis of work , and thus wrok as the onomatopy of he rough throttling sound of the animal's usual croak ? Hence the ...
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Common terms and phrases
Anglo-Saxon appearance Bede belong bring chance CHAUCER contraction daer distress dolt drunk Dutch ellipsis evidently evil explained expression feel fool formerly spelt French friar Gauw grete grounded Grouw guit hach head heel Heer heet Heeten hell hence hiet Hoeve holy houde Huif IDEM ijse implying import intermutate Italian Jack Jack Ketch JOHNSON knah known labour language Latin LIMITOUR literally look maer means mede meê mind monk nature never noise once original form original phrase pain paragogical participle present Pasquinade person in question potential mood præterite priest pronounced puur regard rogue rouw schie seer sense shews subjunctive subjunctive mood substantive suspect t'el tells term thema ther thing thou tion travesty turn Tuyf utter verb Voer voeren whence wijse word
Popular passages
Page 264 - 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 269 - Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
Page 268 - 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 260 - 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 197 - Well, say I am. Why should proud summer boast Before the birds have any cause to sing? Why should I joy in an abortive birth ? At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled shows, But like of each thing that in season grows.
Page 265 - 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.
Page 275 - TAFFY WAS A WELSHMAN Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef.
Page 270 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds, Baked in a pie.
Page 240 - Pasquinades, elicited by the soreness felt by the population at the intrusion of a foreign and onerous church-sway, bringing with it a ministry, to which a goaded people imputed fraud and exaction.
Page 273 - There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes; And when he saw his eyes were out, with all his might and main, He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again.