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Pagina 185
... literally the lion's claw ; to lie in their way , to be in their direct path . 1. 11. indulge myself , occupy myself longer than was well for me , morbidly dwell upon the subject . 1. 17. harpies , literally the Robbers or Spoilers ; in ...
... literally the lion's claw ; to lie in their way , to be in their direct path . 1. 11. indulge myself , occupy myself longer than was well for me , morbidly dwell upon the subject . 1. 17. harpies , literally the Robbers or Spoilers ; in ...
Pagina 189
... literally clamorous , from Lat . ob , against , near , and strepere , to make a noise , rattle , roar . 1. 7. sounding , reverberating . 1. 9. kettle - drum , a drum resembling a kettle in shape ; cp . Haml . i . 4. 11 . 1. 13. director ...
... literally clamorous , from Lat . ob , against , near , and strepere , to make a noise , rattle , roar . 1. 7. sounding , reverberating . 1. 9. kettle - drum , a drum resembling a kettle in shape ; cp . Haml . i . 4. 11 . 1. 13. director ...
Pagina 196
... literally ' sweet letters . ' 1. 18. pricked dances , dances pricked down on a card in token of engagements with ladies for those dances ; cp . J. C. iii . 1. 216 , " Will you be pricked in number of our friends ? " 1. 19. kind of ...
... literally ' sweet letters . ' 1. 18. pricked dances , dances pricked down on a card in token of engagements with ladies for those dances ; cp . J. C. iii . 1. 216 , " Will you be pricked in number of our friends ? " 1. 19. kind of ...
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SELECTIONS FROM THE SPECTATOR I The Spectators Account of Himself | 1 |
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