The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 5J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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... means therefore , I believe , no more than a blade as thin as a lath - a vice's dagger . Theobald , however , is right in his assertion that latten was a metal . So Turbervile , in his book of Falconry , 1575 : " - you must set her a ...
... means therefore , I believe , no more than a blade as thin as a lath - a vice's dagger . Theobald , however , is right in his assertion that latten was a metal . So Turbervile , in his book of Falconry , 1575 : " - you must set her a ...
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... means drunk , as appears from the glossaries . 9 DOUCE . careires . ] I believe this strange word is nothing but the French cariere ; and the expression means , that the common bounds of good behaviour are overpassed . JOHNSON . To pass ...
... means drunk , as appears from the glossaries . 9 DOUCE . careires . ] I believe this strange word is nothing but the French cariere ; and the expression means , that the common bounds of good behaviour are overpassed . JOHNSON . To pass ...
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... means the Poems of Lord Surrey and others , which were very popular in the age of Queen Elizabeth . They were printed in 1567 , with this title : " Songes and Sonnettes , written by the Right Honourable Lord Henry Howard , late Earle of ...
... means the Poems of Lord Surrey and others , which were very popular in the age of Queen Elizabeth . They were printed in 1567 , with this title : " Songes and Sonnettes , written by the Right Honourable Lord Henry Howard , late Earle of ...
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... means " in Queene Maries raigne ; " for Surrey was first published in 1557. STEEVENS . The Book of Riddles - ] This appears to have been a popular book , and is enumerated with others in The English Courtier , and Country Gentleman , bl ...
... means " in Queene Maries raigne ; " for Surrey was first published in 1557. STEEVENS . The Book of Riddles - ] This appears to have been a popular book , and is enumerated with others in The English Courtier , and Country Gentleman , bl ...
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... means to say his launder . Thus , in Sidney's Arcadia , B. I. p . 44 , edit . 1633 : " only will make him an Amazon , but a launder , a spinner , " & c . STEEVENS . The old copy 6that altogether's acquaintance- ] reads - altogethers ...
... means to say his launder . Thus , in Sidney's Arcadia , B. I. p . 44 , edit . 1633 : " only will make him an Amazon , but a launder , a spinner , " & c . STEEVENS . The old copy 6that altogether's acquaintance- ] reads - altogethers ...
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