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... never a bank encircled by water . " Except the present passage Dr. Murray quotes no example earlier than 1696 of bank used in the latter sense . Shoal , used only once by Shakespeare- " the depths and shoals of honour " ( Henry VIII ...
... never a bank encircled by water . " Except the present passage Dr. Murray quotes no example earlier than 1696 of bank used in the latter sense . Shoal , used only once by Shakespeare- " the depths and shoals of honour " ( Henry VIII ...
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... never any change , and further , buried in Hendon churchyard , his father's Chris- that his ancestors bearing that name are actually tian name being Martin . There are members of tioned in a former communication , and , curiously a ...
... never any change , and further , buried in Hendon churchyard , his father's Chris- that his ancestors bearing that name are actually tian name being Martin . There are members of tioned in a former communication , and , curiously a ...
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... never any change in the family name , " whilst another , in the very same column of N. & Q , ' affirms it as no secret that " his original name was Lemon Marks " -it seems time to ask for an authoritative statement on the subject ...
... never any change in the family name , " whilst another , in the very same column of N. & Q , ' affirms it as no secret that " his original name was Lemon Marks " -it seems time to ask for an authoritative statement on the subject ...
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... never saw . fact was that Wycliffe's Bible was not men- tioned , and the book which the king was alleged to be reading was his own Latin Psalter , now among the Cottonian MSS . It might have been thought tolerably safe to represent a ...
... never saw . fact was that Wycliffe's Bible was not men- tioned , and the book which the king was alleged to be reading was his own Latin Psalter , now among the Cottonian MSS . It might have been thought tolerably safe to represent a ...
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... never saw it omitted , save in one country church , years ago , where I read the lesson , and was surprised to find that the con- gregation kept their seats ; but that was in the dark ages . R. P. H. This custom is not so uncommon as ...
... never saw it omitted , save in one country church , years ago , where I read the lesson , and was surprised to find that the con- gregation kept their seats ; but that was in the dark ages . R. P. H. This custom is not so uncommon as ...
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Seite 106 - To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers.
Seite 445 - O ! who can hold a fire in his hand By thinking on the frosty Caucasus? Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite By bare imagination of a feast?
Seite 203 - Thither have been carried, through successive ages, by the rude hands of gaolers, without one mourner following, the bleeding relics of men who had been the captains of armies, the leaders of parties, the oracles of senates, and the ornaments of courts.
Seite 24 - Thou that singest wheat and woodland, tilth and vineyard, hive and horse and herd; All the charm of all the Muses often flowering in a lonely word...
Seite 282 - As likewise to genuine and authorised tea-table talk, such as mending of fashions, spoiling reputations, railing at absent friends, and so forth. But that on no account you encroach upon the men's prerogative, and presume to drink healths, or toast fellows...
Seite 174 - Yea, is he yet so lusty ? Well, let the pope send him a hat when he will, Mother of God, he shall wear it on his shoulders then ; for I will leave him never a head to set it on.
Seite 168 - O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Seite 193 - slithy' means 'lithe and slimy.' 'Lithe' is the same as 'active.' You see it's like a portmanteau— there are two meanings packed up into one word.
Seite 424 - I not deny The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
Seite 282 - Lastly, to the dominion of the tea-table I submit — but with proviso, that you exceed not in your province; but restrain yourself to native and simple tea-table drinks, as tea, chocolate, and coffee: as likewise to genuine and authorized tea-table talk — such as mending of fashions, spoiling reputations, railing at absent friends, and so forth...