Rambles Among Words: Their Poetry, History and WisdomIvison, 1880 - Всего страниц: 302 |
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... story : for originally it was just the name applied to sponsors at baptism — literally God - sibb : ' sibb , ' related ( to the child , in or through ) God ! Verstegan makes the matter clear : " Our Christian ancestors understanding a ...
... story : for originally it was just the name applied to sponsors at baptism — literally God - sibb : ' sibb , ' related ( to the child , in or through ) God ! Verstegan makes the matter clear : " Our Christian ancestors understanding a ...
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... stories and tipple over them ! —a circumstance from which we in English derive our expression ' TO GO A GOSSIPING ' etc. And it is a curious coincidence that the French for ' gossip ' is commérage from commère , a god - mother - a ...
... stories and tipple over them ! —a circumstance from which we in English derive our expression ' TO GO A GOSSIPING ' etc. And it is a curious coincidence that the French for ' gossip ' is commérage from commère , a god - mother - a ...
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... stories , the wit and the wisdom , the fancies , the follies and the failings of humanity incarnated for ever ... story they tell may be less important . It may be WORDS AS FOSSILS . 77 some historical event retained ; 76 FOSSIL ...
... stories , the wit and the wisdom , the fancies , the follies and the failings of humanity incarnated for ever ... story they tell may be less important . It may be WORDS AS FOSSILS . 77 some historical event retained ; 76 FOSSIL ...
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... nativity with printing ; but began ir times when thefts were difficult , and the paucity of books scarce wanted that invention . " Brown's Vulgar Errours . · THE ARCHEOLOGY OF LANGUAGE . 85 The story which ' 84 FOSSIL HISTORIES .
... nativity with printing ; but began ir times when thefts were difficult , and the paucity of books scarce wanted that invention . " Brown's Vulgar Errours . · THE ARCHEOLOGY OF LANGUAGE . 85 The story which ' 84 FOSSIL HISTORIES .
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... story which ' EMOLUMENT ' tells us furnishes an additional tint wherewith to fill up the picture of primitive times : for do we not catch , lurking therein , glimpses of the mola or mill , far in the distance , on the edge of old Roman ...
... story which ' EMOLUMENT ' tells us furnishes an additional tint wherewith to fill up the picture of primitive times : for do we not catch , lurking therein , glimpses of the mola or mill , far in the distance , on the edge of old Roman ...
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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