An Essay on the Archæology of Our Popular Phrases and Nursery Rhymes, Volumen1Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Company, 1837 |
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... true nature of language , nothing more pernicious to that characteristic distinction of mankind , than to think to regulate our speech ( which consists in its utterance , and in no contrivance of letter ) according to any artificially ...
... true nature of language , nothing more pernicious to that characteristic distinction of mankind , than to think to regulate our speech ( which consists in its utterance , and in no contrivance of letter ) according to any artificially ...
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... true to its standard , and its evidence more decisive in proportion as I reduced what I hold to be the travestied form , to a closer resemblance , in sound and measure of syllables , with that which I deemed the original phrase or term ...
... true to its standard , and its evidence more decisive in proportion as I reduced what I hold to be the travestied form , to a closer resemblance , in sound and measure of syllables , with that which I deemed the original phrase or term ...
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... true forms of that portion of the phrases and terms contained in the prior publication , or not , it is for others to decide ; always premising , that every sentence of this Essay is offered simply as a proposition to the judgment of ...
... true forms of that portion of the phrases and terms contained in the prior publication , or not , it is for others to decide ; always premising , that every sentence of this Essay is offered simply as a proposition to the judgment of ...
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... true parent of both , where the common principle and general constitution of each will be found in a same source and structure . Dutch literature has so narrow a compass in the attention of any learned class among us , that it touch ...
... true parent of both , where the common principle and general constitution of each will be found in a same source and structure . Dutch literature has so narrow a compass in the attention of any learned class among us , that it touch ...
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... true sense that which is above all the rest ; overweighs a minority . Goe is a very old and familiar abbreviation of goed in the substantive sense of riches , means , power , value , and , not unfrequently , of importance . The MARE ...
... true sense that which is above all the rest ; overweighs a minority . Goe is a very old and familiar abbreviation of goed in the substantive sense of riches , means , power , value , and , not unfrequently , of importance . The MARE ...
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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.