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6 " Upspring ' neither means an upstart , ' as most Shaksperian editors [ as well as Nares , though he cites the present line from Alphonsus ] have imagined , nor the German ' Walzer , ' as Schlegel has translated it in Hamlet , I. 4 ...
6 " Upspring ' neither means an upstart , ' as most Shaksperian editors [ as well as Nares , though he cites the present line from Alphonsus ] have imagined , nor the German ' Walzer , ' as Schlegel has translated it in Hamlet , I. 4 ...
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The word is a compound of two nouns with the article an interposed ; bolg , a bag or wallet , and solaira collection , and literally means the genitive of rolain - a provision , a getting , collections , a magazine , a miscellany ...
The word is a compound of two nouns with the article an interposed ; bolg , a bag or wallet , and solaira collection , and literally means the genitive of rolain - a provision , a getting , collections , a magazine , a miscellany ...
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I have no means at hand by which I can ascertain the purpose of the bishop's mission , but I imagine that it was the object of Henry V. to show that he supported the choice of the Council of Constance . Martin V. left Florence in ...
I have no means at hand by which I can ascertain the purpose of the bishop's mission , but I imagine that it was the object of Henry V. to show that he supported the choice of the Council of Constance . Martin V. left Florence in ...
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May I say that I am as much amused as surprised at the endeavours to explain this phrase , which means neither more nor less than camphire or camphor posset - the virtues of which may be ascertained by a reference to Burton's Anatomy ...
May I say that I am as much amused as surprised at the endeavours to explain this phrase , which means neither more nor less than camphire or camphor posset - the virtues of which may be ascertained by a reference to Burton's Anatomy ...
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... the law one way or other ( which Hals , without proper authority , says means right or wrong ) ; and as Hals proceeds to say ― - " Common fame says he was as good as his word , but whether by the first or last way , who can tell ?
... the law one way or other ( which Hals , without proper authority , says means right or wrong ) ; and as Hals proceeds to say ― - " Common fame says he was as good as his word , but whether by the first or last way , who can tell ?
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