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 22
... stand indebted for the name of Cockney to the end of time . Origin of Evergreens at Christmas . Tradition says , that the first Christian church in Britain was built of boughs ; and that the disciples adopted the plan as more likely to ...
... stand indebted for the name of Cockney to the end of time . Origin of Evergreens at Christmas . Tradition says , that the first Christian church in Britain was built of boughs ; and that the disciples adopted the plan as more likely to ...
עמוד 51
... stand- ing for North , East , West , South , forms the word News , which , coming from all parts of the world , gave derivation to the word . Selah - Reason why that word is put at the end of several Verses in the Psalms . Selah , is a ...
... stand- ing for North , East , West , South , forms the word News , which , coming from all parts of the world , gave derivation to the word . Selah - Reason why that word is put at the end of several Verses in the Psalms . Selah , is a ...
עמוד 77
... stand ye here to pry , Depart from hence , with your god Mercury : Devoted to great Pluto , in this pitcher Lies here a gift , the world scarce knows a richer . " Shooter's Hill , why so called . Shooter's Hill is so called , either ...
... stand ye here to pry , Depart from hence , with your god Mercury : Devoted to great Pluto , in this pitcher Lies here a gift , the world scarce knows a richer . " Shooter's Hill , why so called . Shooter's Hill is so called , either ...
עמוד 92
... stand- up fight ? " Certainly , " " said Mr. Read , " in any way whatever . " Mr. F. Read then called up Belcher , and acquainted him with what Berks had asked . Bel- cher said also , " Certainly , he could do no otherwise . " Berks ...
... stand- up fight ? " Certainly , " " said Mr. Read , " in any way whatever . " Mr. F. Read then called up Belcher , and acquainted him with what Berks had asked . Bel- cher said also , " Certainly , he could do no otherwise . " Berks ...
עמוד 94
... stand on the defen- sive . At that he had no chance . Belcher struck some sharp blows , and this round ended the same as the for- mer . Ninth Round . - Bets , which were offering for the first five rounds of ten to five , and afterwards ...
... stand on the defen- sive . At that he had no chance . Belcher struck some sharp blows , and this round ended the same as the for- mer . Ninth Round . - Bets , which were offering for the first five rounds of ten to five , and afterwards ...
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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.