An Essay on the Archaeology 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 may be ...
... 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 may be ...
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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 Bede belong bring chance CHAUCER contraction daer distress dolt drunk Dutch ellipsis evidently evil explained expression feel fool formerly spelt French friar Gauw grete grounded Grouw guit hach head heel Heer heet Heeten hell hence hiet Hoeve holy houde Huif IDEM ijse implying import intermutate Italian Jack Jack Ketch JOHNSON knah known labour language Latin LIMITOUR literally look maer means mede meê mind monk nature never noise once original form original phrase pain paragogical participle present Pasquinade person in question potential mood præterite priest pronounced puur regard rogue rouw schie seer sense shews subjunctive subjunctive mood substantive suspect t'el tells term thema ther thing thou tion travesty turn Tuyf utter verb Voer voeren whence wijse word
Pasajes populares
Página 264 - 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 269 - Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
Página 268 - 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 260 - 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 197 - Well, say I am. Why should proud summer boast Before the birds have any cause to sing? Why should I joy in an abortive birth ? At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled shows, But like of each thing that in season grows.
Página 265 - 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.
Página 275 - TAFFY WAS A WELSHMAN Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef.
Página 270 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds, Baked in a pie.
Página 240 - Pasquinades, elicited by the soreness felt by the population at the intrusion of a foreign and onerous church-sway, bringing with it a ministry, to which a goaded people imputed fraud and exaction.
Página 273 - There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes; And when he saw his eyes were out, with all his might and main, He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again.