Antiquitates Curiosae: The Etymology of Many Remarkable Old Sayings, Proverbs, & Singular CustomsT. & J. Allman, 1819 - 156 páginas |
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... gives an entertaining account in one of his sonnets how the word sack came to remain in all languages , as it present , and in the same sense . who were employed at the Tower of Babel , had , like our modern workmen , each a sack to put ...
... gives an entertaining account in one of his sonnets how the word sack came to remain in all languages , as it present , and in the same sense . who were employed at the Tower of Babel , had , like our modern workmen , each a sack to put ...
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... give you an explanation . - It is a well - known fact , that on any extraordinary public occasion , the inn and tavern keepers have not been backward to com- memorate on their sign - posts the popular occur- rence . At the coming of the ...
... give you an explanation . - It is a well - known fact , that on any extraordinary public occasion , the inn and tavern keepers have not been backward to com- memorate on their sign - posts the popular occur- rence . At the coming of the ...
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... give it the same antiquity : they tell us , that after the creation God made an universal law , the pur- port of which was , that every living man should sneeze but once ; and that , at the same instant , he should render his soul to ...
... give it the same antiquity : they tell us , that after the creation God made an universal law , the pur- port of which was , that every living man should sneeze but once ; and that , at the same instant , he should render his soul to ...
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... give them a good opinion of his prudent choice , he told them he was sorry his wife was then abroad , because he much wished them to see her ; For , says David , surely never man was better matched , or met with a more honest sober wife ...
... give them a good opinion of his prudent choice , he told them he was sorry his wife was then abroad , because he much wished them to see her ; For , says David , surely never man was better matched , or met with a more honest sober wife ...
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... a petition , signifies be it so . And this gives us the reason why we are to conclude our prayers with so appropriate a word , being a summary repeti- tion of the preceding prayer . SNUFF AND TOBACCO , WHEN FIRST INTRO ] DUCED IN 38.
... a petition , signifies be it so . And this gives us the reason why we are to conclude our prayers with so appropriate a word , being a summary repeti- tion of the preceding prayer . SNUFF AND TOBACCO , WHEN FIRST INTRO ] DUCED IN 38.
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Curious Antiquities: Or the Etymology of Many Remarkable Old Sayings ... Joseph Taylor Sin vista previa disponible - 2008 |
Curious Antiquities: Or, the Etymology of Many Remarkable Old Sayings ... Joseph Taylor Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
Términos y frases comunes
afterwards antiquity became Bideford bishop Brahmin bread Bugle built Bull called Candlemas CHIG Christian church cocks corruption court COURT-LEET curfew bell derived devil Duke Earl Edward the Third England English etymology fire formerly French GAN UNIV gave Gilt Spur granted Greek Henry III Henry the Eighth HIGAN UNIVER HOBSON'S CHOICE HOCUS POCUS honour horse hundred HUNGARY WATER IGAN Inigo Jones Jubilee king land Lane London lord master mayor MIC SITY MIC UNIV monks night NINE TAILORS NIVERS observed occasion ORIGIN parish person pilgrim plough Pope prayers present priests proverb Queen reign Romans Rome RSITY Sabbath saint Saxon Saxon word saying shew SHOOTER'S HILL Shrove Shrove Tuesday signifies Sissa sneeze solemn Street Sunday thence tion took its name town trithings Twelfth-day Tyburn UNIV MIC UNIV UNIV UNIVE MICHI Ward whence Whigs Whitsun wine
Pasajes populares
Página 113 - I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meat, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and oftentimes in England since I came home...
Página 113 - This form of feeding I understand is generally used in all places of Italy, their forks being for the most part made of iron or steel, and some of silver, but those are used only by gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is because the Italian cannot by any means endure to ha.ve his dish touched with fingers, seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean.
Página 112 - For while with their knife which they hold in one hand they cut the meate out of the dish, they fasten their forke which they hold in their other hand upon the same dish...
Página 72 - It was consecrated to Hertha, the Goddess of Peace and Fertility ; and no quarrels might be maintained, no blood shed, during this truce of the Goddess. Each village, in the absence of the Baron at the assembly of the nation, enjoyed a kind of Saturnalia. The vassals met upon the common green around the May-pole, where they elected a village lord, or king, as he was called, who chose his queen.
Página 104 - Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: 20 This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.
Página 43 - Bless to both nations this auspicious hour ! So may the Trojan and the Tyrian line In lasting. concord from this day combine. Thou, Bacchus, god of joys and friendly cheer, And gracious Juno, both, be present here ! And you, my lords of Tyre, your vows address To heaven with mine, to ratify the peace.
Página 92 - ... great number of copies being found, they were seized : the red ink, with which they were embellished, was said to be his blood : it was seriously adjudged that he was in league with the devil; and if he had not...
Página 91 - As he sold his printed copies for sixty crowns, •while the scribes demanded five hundred, this created universal astonishment : but when he produced copies as fast as they were •wanted, and lowered the price to thirty crowns, all Paris was agitated. The uniformity of the copies increased the wonder. Informations were given...
Página 59 - On the annual aquatic procession of the Lord Mayor of London to Westminster, the barge of the Company of Stationers, which is usually the first in the show, proceeds to Lambeth Palace, where from time immemorial they (the Stationers) receive a present of sixteen bottles of the archbishop's prime wine.
Página 90 - Some will have St. Anthony's picture on the walls of their houses, hoping by that to be preserved from the plague ; and the Italians, who do not know the true signification of the fire painted at the side of their saint, concluding that he preserves houses from being burnt, invoke him on such occasions.