An Essay on the Archæology of Our Popular Phrases and Nursery Rhymes, Volumen1Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Company, 1837 |
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... Johnson defines ( as he does ) the phrase to mean a prison for sturdy beggars , it is an ignorant ipse dixit and as partial as ungrounded ; unless under the words sturdy beggar , every breaker of the law from the highest to the lowest ...
... Johnson defines ( as he does ) the phrase to mean a prison for sturdy beggars , it is an ignorant ipse dixit and as partial as ungrounded ; unless under the words sturdy beggar , every breaker of the law from the highest to the lowest ...
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... Johnson has been mis- led in referring it to the Italian a schembo ; q . e . in a slanting position ; and for which purpose the term a schimbescio might have served him better . The word kimbo is spelt also kembo , kembow , and by ...
... Johnson has been mis- led in referring it to the Italian a schembo ; q . e . in a slanting position ; and for which purpose the term a schimbescio might have served him better . The word kimbo is spelt also kembo , kembow , and by ...
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... Johnson defines it , " the instrument with which string - intruments are struck . " TO RUN A RIG . As in the familiar phrase , to run a rig upon a per- son ; in the sense of to make a butt of him , to make him the aim [ object ] of ...
... Johnson defines it , " the instrument with which string - intruments are struck . " TO RUN A RIG . As in the familiar phrase , to run a rig upon a per- son ; in the sense of to make a butt of him , to make him the aim [ object ] of ...
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... Johnson says , from the verb tateren ( to stutter ) for stutter- ing and tittle - tattle have no relationship . Quid pro quo , is a phrase of the same sense . Tattle , as idle talk , talk which amounts to nothing , leaves things as they ...
... Johnson says , from the verb tateren ( to stutter ) for stutter- ing and tittle - tattle have no relationship . Quid pro quo , is a phrase of the same sense . Tattle , as idle talk , talk which amounts to nothing , leaves things as they ...
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... Johnson says the phrase is as rare and show . Are there no odder sights than a puppet show ? mere whim ! CAT - IN - PAN . He turned cat - in - pan ; he became a traitor ; he betrayed the cause he had embraced ; he acted as he does who ...
... Johnson says the phrase is as rare and show . Are there no odder sights than a puppet show ? mere whim ! CAT - IN - PAN . He turned cat - in - pan ; he became a traitor ; he betrayed the cause he had embraced ; he acted as he does who ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Anglo-Saxon appearance ARCHEOLOGY Bede belong chance CHAUCER contraction cunning daer distress drunk Dutch ellipsis evidently evil explained expression fool foul French friar Gauw grete grounded Grouw guit hach haest head heel Heer heet Heeten hell hence hiet Hoeve houde Huif IDEM ijse implying import intermutating Italian Jack Jack Ketch JOHNSON knah labour language Latin literally look Lord maer means mede meé mind monk mood nature never noise once original form original phrase pain paragogical participle present Pasquinade person in question potential mood præterite priest pronounced quoth regard rogue rouw schie seer sense shews sounds stick subjunctive subjunctive mood substantive suspect t'el term thema ther thing thou tion travesty turn Tuyf utter verb Voer voeren whence wijse word
Pasajes populares
Página 278 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king!
Página 270 - 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.
Página 264 - 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.
Página 277 - Little Boy Blue, Come blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, The cow's in the corn. Where is the boy Who looks after the sheep? He's under the haycock Fast asleep.
Página 253 - Hey, my kitten, hey, my kitten, And hey, my kitten, my deary ! Such a sweet pet as this Was neither far nor neary. Here we go up, up, up, And here we go down, down, down, And here we go backwards and forwards, And here we go round, round, roundy.
Página 274 - 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.
Página 251 - The Lion and the Unicorn were fighting for the crown: The Lion beat the Unicorn all round the town. Some gave them white bread, some gave them brown: Some gave them plum-cake and drummed them out of town.
Página 146 - The sun and day shall sooner part, Than love or you shake off my heart ; The sun, that shall no more dispense His own, but your bright influence. I'll carve your name on barks of trees...
Página 283 - TAFFY WAS A WELSHMAN Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef.
Página 271 - 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.