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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Page 189
... schie ' p ; q . e . worth soon finds its price , intrinsic value soon finds a market ; when a thing is essentially good there is no haggling about its sale ; intrinsic value never misses a purchaser . Misled by the form of the travesty ...
... schie ' p ; q . e . worth soon finds its price , intrinsic value soon finds a market ; when a thing is essentially good there is no haggling about its sale ; intrinsic value never misses a purchaser . Misled by the form of the travesty ...
Page 192
... schie op ; q . e . a case suddenly over , quickly over , soon ended , soon con- cluded , soon done with , and such is an exchange or the making of an exchange or barter . Schie , quickly . Op , oppe , over , done with , and as with as ...
... schie op ; q . e . a case suddenly over , quickly over , soon ended , soon con- cluded , soon done with , and such is an exchange or the making of an exchange or barter . Schie , quickly . Op , oppe , over , done with , and as with as ...
Page 193
... schie op's ; q . e . that which opens first , that which is opened first , that which opens at once ; and such is the import in all the above phrases ; the chops of the channel , is its first opening or entrance . JOHNSON gives no ...
... schie op's ; q . e . that which opens first , that which is opened first , that which opens at once ; and such is the import in all the above phrases ; the chops of the channel , is its first opening or entrance . JOHNSON gives no ...
Page 229
... schie - rijven ; q . e . to * To depart from its upward point ; to go downwards from its utmost pitch [ highest point ] . + As the Dutch band , volume of a book or writing . open at once , to open off hand ; if POPULAR PHRASES . 229.
... schie - rijven ; q . e . to * To depart from its upward point ; to go downwards from its utmost pitch [ highest point ] . + As the Dutch band , volume of a book or writing . open at once , to open off hand ; if POPULAR PHRASES . 229.
Page 247
... schie jet ter bij oock's ; q . e . there you are sure to have something more [ something in addition ] ; in him you will always find he has something more to say ; you may be sure , with him , never to have the last word . Schie ...
... schie jet ter bij oock's ; q . e . there you are sure to have something more [ something in addition ] ; in him you will always find he has something more to say ; you may be sure , with him , never to have the last word . Schie ...
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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