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" SCRAN " ( 5th S. v . 513 ) does not mean luck except by a metaphor ; it means simply some- thing eatable - provisions , meet , & c . Bad meat or meal would therefore be bad luck . The old slang song of Barney's Wedding tells us that ...
" SCRAN " ( 5th S. v . 513 ) does not mean luck except by a metaphor ; it means simply some- thing eatable - provisions , meet , & c . Bad meat or meal would therefore be bad luck . The old slang song of Barney's Wedding tells us that ...
Pagina 165
... means , when she lifts up her wings . How should the Jews , who knew the ostrich very well ( correct accounts are given in the Bible regarding its habits ) , have over- looked the fact that it is not fitted for flying ? Having requested ...
... means , when she lifts up her wings . How should the Jews , who knew the ostrich very well ( correct accounts are given in the Bible regarding its habits ) , have over- looked the fact that it is not fitted for flying ? Having requested ...
Pagina 209
... means " these be secrets , " and thus the phrase means no more than " learn these secrets , which will teach you true courtesy . " This idea pervades the whole tract . I proceed to show how it is possible for the word edyllys to mean ...
... means " these be secrets , " and thus the phrase means no more than " learn these secrets , which will teach you true courtesy . " This idea pervades the whole tract . I proceed to show how it is possible for the word edyllys to mean ...
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