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Pagina 147
... literally to give or take as a spouse . 11. 4 , 5. unless ... side , unless the hostilities of either party should compel me to range myself on one side or the other . 1. 12. occasion , opportunity and propriety . 11. 16 , 7. to print ...
... literally to give or take as a spouse . 11. 4 , 5. unless ... side , unless the hostilities of either party should compel me to range myself on one side or the other . 1. 12. occasion , opportunity and propriety . 11. 16 , 7. to print ...
Pagina 158
... literally to cut off , F. re- trencher ; the word in this figurative sense as applied to evils is uncommon now . 1. 31. this divining quality , this habit of mind which is always interpreting trifling events to have some important ...
... literally to cut off , F. re- trencher ; the word in this figurative sense as applied to evils is uncommon now . 1. 31. this divining quality , this habit of mind which is always interpreting trifling events to have some important ...
Pagina 160
... literally to carry amiss , to the wrong point . 1. 6. teems with , is abundantly full of ; the verb literally means to produce , to be fruitful , pregnant , prolific . 1. 9. set up for , claim to be , assert their title to being . 1. 17 ...
... literally to carry amiss , to the wrong point . 1. 6. teems with , is abundantly full of ; the verb literally means to produce , to be fruitful , pregnant , prolific . 1. 9. set up for , claim to be , assert their title to being . 1. 17 ...
Pagina 172
... literally a going beyond the proper orbit , as eccentricity ' is a departing from the centre . " 1. 28. the fashion , i.e. of the time . P. 49 , l . 1. double row of ivory , the upper and lower teeth . 1. 3. curious ... sense , the ears ...
... literally a going beyond the proper orbit , as eccentricity ' is a departing from the centre . " 1. 28. the fashion , i.e. of the time . P. 49 , l . 1. double row of ivory , the upper and lower teeth . 1. 3. curious ... sense , the ears ...
Pagina 177
... mores includes both manners and morals . 1. 12. article , particular , matter ; literally a little joint ( of the body ) . M 1. 13. obliging deferences , amiable civilities , courtesies . 57-60 . ] 177 CHARACTER OF WILL . WIMBLE .
... mores includes both manners and morals . 1. 12. article , particular , matter ; literally a little joint ( of the body ) . M 1. 13. obliging deferences , amiable civilities , courtesies . 57-60 . ] 177 CHARACTER OF WILL . WIMBLE .
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