Rambles Among Words: Their Poetry, History and WisdomIvison, 1880 - Всего страниц: 302 |
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... force of ' RELISH , ' we all have a keen enough appreciation ; but our unexpressed , passive understanding of it is brought out in finer edge by Minsheu's etymology thereof , from relecher - that which is so pleasing to the palate as to ...
... force of ' RELISH , ' we all have a keen enough appreciation ; but our unexpressed , passive understanding of it is brought out in finer edge by Minsheu's etymology thereof , from relecher - that which is so pleasing to the palate as to ...
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... force there lies in ' MANDRAKE , ' un- less one receive all the wild fables that cluster around that strange plant . In the following , for example , it is undoubtedly used in an abusive sense - where Falstaff , addressing his page says ...
... force there lies in ' MANDRAKE , ' un- less one receive all the wild fables that cluster around that strange plant . In the following , for example , it is undoubtedly used in an abusive sense - where Falstaff , addressing his page says ...
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... force , the fig being to us rather a valuable article ; † but the expression rises to pungent point when we recollect that the phrase is an importation from the Spanish , figo or fico being in that language an obscene expression , as in ...
... force , the fig being to us rather a valuable article ; † but the expression rises to pungent point when we recollect that the phrase is an importation from the Spanish , figo or fico being in that language an obscene expression , as in ...
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Their Poetry, History and Wisdom William Swinton. W FORCE OF VULGAR WORDS . 167 owe its origin to a custom of an ancient Germanic peo- ple who were in the habit of drinking mead ( in which honey was mingled ) for thirty days after a ...
Their Poetry, History and Wisdom William Swinton. W FORCE OF VULGAR WORDS . 167 owe its origin to a custom of an ancient Germanic peo- ple who were in the habit of drinking mead ( in which honey was mingled ) for thirty days after a ...
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... force — a false truth , that is a false opinion , a false belief , being an expression not unfrequently met with in our elder literature . Thus " Many a fals treuthe . " Piers Ploughman . But here it is that the marvel and miracle of ...
... force — a false truth , that is a false opinion , a false belief , being an expression not unfrequently met with in our elder literature . Thus " Many a fals treuthe . " Piers Ploughman . But here it is that the marvel and miracle of ...
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Abusive adjective æsthetic allusion antique appellation application Archæology asserted beauty beeing Ben Jonson called Canterbury Tales Chaucer classic composition contributions corruption Cratylus curious Dean Swift derivation elements embalmed employed English Language English speech etymologically Euphuism example expression fact Falstaff fancy fantastic French genius German give grand Greek guage hath heart hence Henry IV human humor idioms important instance Italian Jacob Grimm King Latin laws literally living LOCO-FOCO Lord meaning merely metaphor mind modern moral nature noble Norman one's opprobrious origin passage passion person Philology Philosophy phrase Piers Ploughman poetry present primary primitive Purley RAMBLE rich Roman root Sartor Resartus Saxon Scotch sense Shakespeare significant signification simply speak spirit strange Surnames symbols Synonyms Tale tell term thee thing thou thought tion tongue utterance verb verbal Verstegan Webster whence wont word Zoroaster