 Among the many signs, which are appropriated to some particular business, and yet have not the least connection with it, I cannot, as yet, find any relation between Blue Balls and Pawnbrokers; nor could I conceive the intent of that long pole jutting...  Select British Classics - Strona 661803Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | 1785 - Liczba stron: 772
...Among the many SIGNS, which are appropriated to fomc particular bufinefs, and yet have not the leaft connection with it, I cannot, as yet, find any relation...of that long POLE jutting out at the entrance of a baiber's (hop, till a friend of mine, a learned etymologiftand gloffariographer, aflured me, 'that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - Liczba stron: 430
...in many of our signs evident marks of the religion prevalent among us before the Reformation. Saint George, as the tutelary saint of this nation, may...jutting out at the entrance of a Barber's shop, till a N° p. ADVENTURER. 59 friend of mine, a learned etymologist and glossariographer assured me, that the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - Liczba stron: 328
...the tutelary saint of this nation, may escape the censure of superstition : but St. Dunstan with hi» tongs ready to take hold of Satan's nose, and the...shop, till a friend of mine, a learned etymologist and glossanographer assured me, that the use of this Pole took its rise from the corruption of an old English... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - Liczba stron: 328
...appropriated to some particular business, and yet have not the least connection with it, I caonot, as yet, find any relation between Blue Balls and Pawnbrokers: nor could I A discerning eye may also discover in many of our signs evident marks of the religion prevalent among... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - Liczba stron: 686
...many signs, which are appropriated to some particular business, and yet have not the least connexion with it, I cannot, as yet, find any relation between...of an old English word. ' It is probable,' says he, ' that our primitive tonsors used to stick up a wooden block, or head, or poll, as it was then called,... | |
 | 1823 - Liczba stron: 324
...many signs which are appropriated to some particular business, and yet have not the least connexion with it, I cannot, as yet, find any relation between...of an old English word. ' It is probable,' says he, ' that our primitive tonsors used to stick up a wooden block, or head, or poll, as it was then called,... | |
 | 1823 - Liczba stron: 304
...many signs which are appropriated to some particular business, and yet have not the least connexion with it, I cannot, as yet, find any relation between blue balls and pawnbrokers : nor could J conceive the intent of that long pole jutting out at the entrance of a barber's shop, till a friend... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1856 - Liczba stron: 338
...in many of our signs evident marks of the religion prevalent among us before the Reformation. Saint George, as the tutelary saint of this nation, may...of an old English word. ' It is probable,' says he, ' that our primitive tonsors used to stick up a wooden block, or head, or poll, as it was then called,... | |
 | Jacob Larwood, John Camden Hotten - 1866 - Liczba stron: 616
...many signs which are appropriated to some particular business, and yet have not the least connexion with it, I cannot as yet find any relation between...Nor could I conceive the intent of that long pole putting out at the entrance of a barber's shop, till a friend of mine, a learned etymologist and glossariographer,... | |
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