Origins and Meaning of Popular Phrases & Names: Including Those which Came Into Use During the Great WarT.W. Laurie, Limited, 1925 - 376 |
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allusion ancient Anglo Anglo-Saxon word animal antiquity appears applied Arabic Army Asherah Authorised Version became believed Bible bidding-prayer called Celtic century Chiltern Hundreds Church cognate colour common component in place-names connection contraction corruption curious denote diminutive doubt Dutch early Egyptian England equivalent etymology examples expression feet formerly frequently Gaelic German Greek Hebrew hence Holy honour Icelandic indicate instance Italian jumar Kaaba king land language letter literal meaning London Lord Low Latin meant Middle English name given old English Old French Old High German Old Testament one's origin past participle person phrase prefix probably reference retained Roman root Royal sacred salt Sanscrit Saxon says Scotland seems sense Shakespeare shell ship signifying Skeat soldier spelt stone Street suffix supposed syllable term Testament Teutonic languages tion traced verb Welsh wind wood word comes word is derived word means writing
Popularne fragmenty
Strona 172 - 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.
Strona 302 - Thou hast most traitorously corrupted the youth of the realm in erecting a grammar school; and whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used, and, contrary to the king, his crown and dignity, thou hast built a paper-mill.
Strona 347 - But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
Strona 237 - Away ! away ! for I will fly to thee, Not charioted by Bacchus and his pards, But on the viewless wings of Poesy, Though the dull brain perplexes and retards : Already with thee ! tender is the night, And haply the Queen-Moon is on her throne, Cluster'd around by all her starry fays...
Strona 52 - I am a linen-draper bold, as all the world doth know; And my good friend the calender will lend his horse to go.
Strona 238 - A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse," implying that to one who will not see no indications are of any avail.
Strona 166 - And they sat down to eat bread ; and they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels, bearing spicery, and balm, and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Strona 347 - For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong whose life is in the right...
Strona 77 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Strona 270 - The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds...