Curious Antiquities: Or, The Etymology of Many Remarkable Old Sayings, Proverbs, and Singular CustomsS. Wood & sons, 1820 - 108 עמודים Gabrielle Cody is a paladin--God's enforcer on Earth. But she's not sure she can endure the life of a holy warrior. Her relationship with Detective Luther Cross is under constant strain already, and it's going to get worse. There is a monster feeding on humans, and Gaby must stop him. |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 7
עמוד 8
... head on Shrove Tuesday , the day on which it happened . This sport , though at first only practised in one city , in process of time became a national divertisement , and has continued ever since the Danes first lost this island ...
... head on Shrove Tuesday , the day on which it happened . This sport , though at first only practised in one city , in process of time became a national divertisement , and has continued ever since the Danes first lost this island ...
עמוד 32
... head , with several other conceits as far - fetched , and as unmeaning ; but the true intention of that party coloured staff was , to show that the master of the shop practised surgery , and could bleed a vein as well as mow a beard ...
... head , with several other conceits as far - fetched , and as unmeaning ; but the true intention of that party coloured staff was , to show that the master of the shop practised surgery , and could bleed a vein as well as mow a beard ...
עמוד 35
... head Wing'd broad on either side , The mossy rose - bud not so sweet ; His steeds superb , his carriage neat As lux'ry could provide . Can such be cruel ? -Such can be Cruel as hell , and so was he ! A tyrant , entertain'd With barb ...
... head Wing'd broad on either side , The mossy rose - bud not so sweet ; His steeds superb , his carriage neat As lux'ry could provide . Can such be cruel ? -Such can be Cruel as hell , and so was he ! A tyrant , entertain'd With barb ...
עמוד 83
... of vanity and air , His quary , like a hawk discov'ring , O'er their devoted heads hangs hov'ring , Secure to get in his tuition , These volunteers for black perdition . nor reverence for religion , have been able entirely to 83.
... of vanity and air , His quary , like a hawk discov'ring , O'er their devoted heads hangs hov'ring , Secure to get in his tuition , These volunteers for black perdition . nor reverence for religion , have been able entirely to 83.
עמוד 93
... head with such force , it was feared his neck was broken ; a cry of Foul ! foul ! " ran round : but Belcher rose as sprightly as ever , said he was not hurt , and in answer to the cries of foul ! said , " No , never mind . " Sixth Round ...
... head with such force , it was feared his neck was broken ; a cry of Foul ! foul ! " ran round : but Belcher rose as sprightly as ever , said he was not hurt , and in answer to the cries of foul ! said , " No , never mind . " Sixth Round ...
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Curious Antiquities: Or the Etymology of Many Remarkable Old Sayings ... <span dir=ltr>Joseph Taylor</span> אין תצוגה מקדימה זמינה - 2008 |
Curious Antiquities: Or, the Etymology of Many Remarkable Old Sayings ... <span dir=ltr>Joseph Taylor</span> אין תצוגה מקדימה זמינה - 2015 |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
afterwards ancient antagonist antiquity Ardesoif arms Ave Maria Barbers battle became Belcher struck bird blood body built Bull called cher Christians church coaches cocks combatants court Cripplegate crown curfew bell custom derived devil duel Edward the Third England fell fight fire Fletcher Read forke formerly France friends gave Gobelin Grace Grace's second Hackney hand Henry the Eighth Hobson's Choice holy gates honour horses Hungary Water ignitegium Inigo Jones Jews Jubilee king lady London lord Lord's lordship lottery manner mass May-pole Mouse observed occasion Origin parish parties Pater Noster Pentecost person Pope practice prayer priests Queen reign Romans Rome round Round-Berks ran Sabbath Saxon says sharp blows Shooter's Hill Shrove Tuesday signifies solemn spirit street supposed sword thieves threw Berks throat tions took its name Tyburn vinegar WESTMINSTER ABBEY whence whigs William the Conqueror word wounded wrestling
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 47 - Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er the accustom'd oak. Sw'eet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy!
עמוד 73 - I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meate, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and oftentimes in England since I came home...
עמוד 72 - 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, so that whatsoever he be that sitting in the company of any others at...
עמוד 57 - 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...
עמוד 73 - 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.
עמוד 48 - ORIGIN OF THE MAYPOLE. THE leisure days after seed-time had been chosen by our Saxon ancestors for folk motes, or conventions of the people. Not till after the Norman conquest, the Pagan festival of Whitsuntide fully melted into the Christian holiday of Pentecost. Its original name is Wittentide, the time of choosing the wits or wise men to the Wittenagemotte. It was consecrated to Hertha, the Goddess of Peace and Fertility ; and no quarrels might be maintained, no blood shed, during this truce of...
עמוד 33 - A. was very fond of cock-fighting, and had a favourite cock, upon which he had won many profitable matches. The last bet he laid upon...
עמוד 67 - At this time there were only three lottery-offices in London. The proposals for this lottery were published in the years 1567 and 1568. It was, at first, intended to have been drawn at the house of Mr. Dericke, her Majesty's servant, (ie her jeweller,) but was afterwards drawn as above mentioned.
עמוד 49 - 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. He wore an oaken, and she a hawthorn wreath, and together they gave laws to the rustic sports during these sweet days of freedom. The MAY-POLE, then, is the English Tree of Liberty ! Are there many yet standing ? ON THE SLAVE TRADE.
עמוד 67 - ... that such commodities as may chance to arise thereof after the charges borne may be converted towards the reparations of the havens and strength of the realme, and towards such other public good workes.