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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Page 42
... written in the late seventeenth century at the expense of the proud courtier Edward de Vere , Earl of Oxford , shows : This Earle of Oxford , making of his low obeisance to Queen Elizabeth , happened to let a Fart , at which he was so ...
... written in the late seventeenth century at the expense of the proud courtier Edward de Vere , Earl of Oxford , shows : This Earle of Oxford , making of his low obeisance to Queen Elizabeth , happened to let a Fart , at which he was so ...
Page 97
... written in English . The word cury was ultimately derived from Latin cocus , ' cook ' , and meant ' cooked food , a prepared dish ' . The book , which appeared in the late fourteenth century , was written for the feasts at the court of ...
... written in English . The word cury was ultimately derived from Latin cocus , ' cook ' , and meant ' cooked food , a prepared dish ' . The book , which appeared in the late fourteenth century , was written for the feasts at the court of ...
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... writing in Anglo - Latin , used the term to denote concise treatises on topics that were far from frivolous , while Thomas Usk includes this prayer in his TESTAMENT OF LOVE ( 1387 ) , thought to be a plea for clemency written from his ...
... writing in Anglo - Latin , used the term to denote concise treatises on topics that were far from frivolous , while Thomas Usk includes this prayer in his TESTAMENT OF LOVE ( 1387 ) , thought to be a plea for clemency written from his ...
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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 |
Common terms and phrases
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