The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of EnglishKyle Cathie, 1999 - 269 pages "Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Starting from 1066 and working through to the modern-day green movement, with a nod towards the invention of playing cards, the California Gold Rush and the first recorded blizzard along the way, The Chronology of Words and Phrases links hundreds of words and phrases with the historical upheavals and minor social changes which gave them life. A words book for historians and a history book for wordsmiths, it will have pride of place in any book lover's collection." --Book Jacket. |
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... BECOMES A GUARDIAN OF THE YOUNG PRINCE HENRY , HEIR TO THE ENGLISH THRONE William Marshal was a landless knight who rose to become rector regis et regni , ' governor of the king and of the kingdom ' . In his youth his great valour and ...
... BECOMES A GUARDIAN OF THE YOUNG PRINCE HENRY , HEIR TO THE ENGLISH THRONE William Marshal was a landless knight who rose to become rector regis et regni , ' governor of the king and of the kingdom ' . In his youth his great valour and ...
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... become a mere synonym of sensual ? PANDEMONIUM Satan makes his appearance in Book I of Milton's epic poem PARADISE Lost ( 1667 ) . Awakening his host of fallen angels , Satan tells them the disturbing news circulating in Heaven that a ...
... become a mere synonym of sensual ? PANDEMONIUM Satan makes his appearance in Book I of Milton's epic poem PARADISE Lost ( 1667 ) . Awakening his host of fallen angels , Satan tells them the disturbing news circulating in Heaven that a ...
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... become wary of using the term in its strict sense for fear of unintentional sexual innuendo . The unusual transformation of the adjective began during the seventeenth century when gay began to be applied to fellows whose happy and ...
... become wary of using the term in its strict sense for fear of unintentional sexual innuendo . The unusual transformation of the adjective began during the seventeenth century when gay began to be applied to fellows whose happy and ...
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The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of English Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell No preview available - 2001 |
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