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... Greek nawoμas or vix to con- quer , signifying to get the mastery over , to get into one's possession . EARN comes from the Saxon tharnan , German erndten , Friezlandish arnan to reap , which is connected with the Greek apron to take or ...
... Greek nawoμas or vix to con- quer , signifying to get the mastery over , to get into one's possession . EARN comes from the Saxon tharnan , German erndten , Friezlandish arnan to reap , which is connected with the Greek apron to take or ...
Page 49
... Greek Je to press hard , signifies to bear upon any one . DISTRESS , v . Adversity . TROUBLE , signifies to cause a tumult , from the Latin turba , Greek Tupen or Sepes , a tumult . When these terms relate to outward cir- cumstances ...
... Greek Je to press hard , signifies to bear upon any one . DISTRESS , v . Adversity . TROUBLE , signifies to cause a tumult , from the Latin turba , Greek Tupen or Sepes , a tumult . When these terms relate to outward cir- cumstances ...
Page 66
... Greek Top to relate . An anecdote has but little incident , and no plot ; a story may have many incidents , and an important catastrophe annexed to it : there are many anecdotes related of Dr. Johnson , some of which are of a trifling ...
... Greek Top to relate . An anecdote has but little incident , and no plot ; a story may have many incidents , and an important catastrophe annexed to it : there are many anecdotes related of Dr. Johnson , some of which are of a trifling ...
Page 68
... Greek xoxspos , comes from on bile , because the overflowing of the bile is both the cause and consequence of choler . RAGE , in French rage , Latin rabies mad- ness , and rabio to rave like a madman , comes from the Hebrew ragaz to ...
... Greek xoxspos , comes from on bile , because the overflowing of the bile is both the cause and consequence of choler . RAGE , in French rage , Latin rabies mad- ness , and rabio to rave like a madman , comes from the Hebrew ragaz to ...
Page 69
... Greek Bapuras , Chaldee barout , foolish- ness . BEAST , in French bête , Latin bestia changed from bostirma , Greek Boonμa , a beast of burden , and on to feed , signifies properly the thing that feeds . Animal is the generic , brute ...
... Greek Bapuras , Chaldee barout , foolish- ness . BEAST , in French bête , Latin bestia changed from bostirma , Greek Boonμa , a beast of burden , and on to feed , signifies properly the thing that feeds . Animal is the generic , brute ...
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Page 354 - ... where And what I was whence thither brought and how. Not distant far from thence a murmuring sound Of waters issued from a cave and spread Into a liquid plain then stood unmoved Pure as the expanse of heaven I thither went With unexperienced thought and laid me down On the green bank to look into the clear Smooth lake that to me seemed another sky.
Page 359 - ... competitor, I was awakened by the noise of the cannon, which were then fired for the taking of Mons. I should have been very much troubled 'at being thrown out of so pleasing a vision on any other occasion ; but thought it an agreeable change to have my thoughts diverted from the greatest among the dead and fabulous heroes, to the most famous among the real and the living.
Page 488 - Which is the hot condition of their blood ; If they but hear perchance a trumpet sound, Or any air of music touch their ears, You shall perceive them make a mutual stand, Their savage eyes...