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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... paragogical . HAND OVER HEAD . As in the phrase , he went on hand over head ; in the sense of he went on regardless of danger ; in a reckless manner . Aen de voor hoede ; q . e . at the advanced guard ( avantgard ) ; thus at the post of ...
... paragogical . HAND OVER HEAD . As in the phrase , he went on hand over head ; in the sense of he went on regardless of danger ; in a reckless manner . Aen de voor hoede ; q . e . at the advanced guard ( avantgard ) ; thus at the post of ...
Page 56
... paragogical , for hand can have no part in the import of the term . H no letter . AS SNUG AS A BUG IN A RUG . As descriptive of the highest degree of conceal- ment ; of a state where not even the existence , much less the value , of the ...
... paragogical , for hand can have no part in the import of the term . H no letter . AS SNUG AS A BUG IN A RUG . As descriptive of the highest degree of conceal- ment ; of a state where not even the existence , much less the value , of the ...
Page 105
... paragogical and has here no more sound that it had in our word plumb now spelt plum . Af , off , from , in which direction this meteor always moves . Opwijsen , to point out , to shew , to point towards ; the proposition is here ...
... paragogical and has here no more sound that it had in our word plumb now spelt plum . Af , off , from , in which direction this meteor always moves . Opwijsen , to point out , to shew , to point towards ; the proposition is here ...
Page 206
... paragogical . Leeg , ledigh , in the sense of lazy , not duly active , indolent , slow . " Parde , Sir , full well thou wost That eche of you мOTE * tellin , at the lest , A tale or two , or brekin your BEHEST + . " - CHAUCER . " And ...
... paragogical . Leeg , ledigh , in the sense of lazy , not duly active , indolent , slow . " Parde , Sir , full well thou wost That eche of you мOTE * tellin , at the lest , A tale or two , or brekin your BEHEST + . " - CHAUCER . " And ...
Page 213
... paragogical . Dumb is dom , and has no need of the b . JESUS GOD . A vulgar and indecorous exclamation upon the announcement of some startling or terrifying cala- mity either in itself or in relation to the exclaimer . J'ijse ! suss ...
... paragogical . Dumb is dom , and has no need of the b . JESUS GOD . A vulgar and indecorous exclamation upon the announcement of some startling or terrifying cala- mity either in itself or in relation to the exclaimer . J'ijse ! suss ...
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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.