Notes and QueriesOxford University Press, 1886 |
Från bokens innehåll
Resultat 1-5 av 80
Sida 2
... word is one formed from " Bastille , " on the same principle as bus from " omnibus . " Since the taking of the original Bas- tille , indeed , the word has passed into common use as a synonym alike for a prison and a work- house . The ...
... word is one formed from " Bastille , " on the same principle as bus from " omnibus . " Since the taking of the original Bas- tille , indeed , the word has passed into common use as a synonym alike for a prison and a work- house . The ...
Sida 25
... word . This pronunciation by the Laureate in mature years may probably prove an epoch in the word , espe- cially as it is contrary to his own previous usage . The authorities have for some years anticipated this result , for although ...
... word . This pronunciation by the Laureate in mature years may probably prove an epoch in the word , espe- cially as it is contrary to his own previous usage . The authorities have for some years anticipated this result , for although ...
Sida 27
... word into two , with two capitals . ) The name Le Maire ( p . 449 ) struck me as like that of a French noble there buried , beside two cardinals ; but his stone ( which was newer and far more legible than either of theirs ) has vanished ...
... word into two , with two capitals . ) The name Le Maire ( p . 449 ) struck me as like that of a French noble there buried , beside two cardinals ; but his stone ( which was newer and far more legible than either of theirs ) has vanished ...
Sida 30
... word staff , if the word had not the meaning I would assign it , would have been sufficient ; and it is , I think , an insult to Scot , and wholly at variance with his excellent manner and style , to suppose that he could have made so ...
... word staff , if the word had not the meaning I would assign it , would have been sufficient ; and it is , I think , an insult to Scot , and wholly at variance with his excellent manner and style , to suppose that he could have made so ...
Sida 34
... words , " That's my house on the hill , envenomed in trees ! " the word being a confusion between en- vironed and embosomed . It is a very common thing in our courts to hear a policeman say , " I saw he was the worse for drink , and I ...
... words , " That's my house on the hill , envenomed in trees ! " the word being a confusion between en- vironed and embosomed . It is a very common thing in our courts to hear a policeman say , " I saw he was the worse for drink , and I ...
Andra upplagor - Visa alla
Vanliga ord och fraser
ABRAHAM SHARP ALFRED WALLIS ancient appears arms Athenæum Club Bishop Britain British British Museum BROTHER FABIAN BUSK C. A. WARD called century Charles Church common connexion copy correspondents CUTHBERT BEDE daughter death derived Dictionary died Doyle gives Duke Earl edition Edward EDWARD H England English engraved EVERARD HOME father French George given Haverstock Hill Henry interesting Ireland Irish island James John Joshua Barnes King known Lady late Latin letter London Lord Byron married MARSHALL meaning mentioned notice original paper parish passage peerage poem portrait present printed probably Prof published Queen query quotation quoted readers reference reply Richard says Scotland seems song story Street suzerain Swallowfield Thomas tion translation Treneglos verse volume Walford wife William word writer written