Notes and Queries |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 86
Seite 10
What I wish to know is, does the lapwing, so remarkable a bird in ancient lore and
legend, and an ingredient in mediaeval French magic, hold any importance in the
folk lore of England ? I append in the original the receipt for makiug | one's ...
What I wish to know is, does the lapwing, so remarkable a bird in ancient lore and
legend, and an ingredient in mediaeval French magic, hold any importance in the
folk lore of England ? I append in the original the receipt for makiug | one's ...
Seite 13
The rhinoceros is therefore the misinterpreted unicorn of the ancients; and, from a
belief in tbe fabulous medicinal qualities of the horn, has been advanced as tbe
crest of the Company of Apothecaries, on some of whose signboards the ...
The rhinoceros is therefore the misinterpreted unicorn of the ancients; and, from a
belief in tbe fabulous medicinal qualities of the horn, has been advanced as tbe
crest of the Company of Apothecaries, on some of whose signboards the ...
Seite 15
The only one I ever saw was sold at Puttick's about a twelvemonth since. Edward
F. Rimbatji-t. "EST ROSA FLOS VENERIS." (1* S. i. 214, 458 ; 3rd S. iv. 453.) As
this question appears to be of so ancient a date as the first volume of " N. & Q.," it
...
The only one I ever saw was sold at Puttick's about a twelvemonth since. Edward
F. Rimbatji-t. "EST ROSA FLOS VENERIS." (1* S. i. 214, 458 ; 3rd S. iv. 453.) As
this question appears to be of so ancient a date as the first volume of " N. & Q.," it
...
Seite 16
For they seem to be deficient of the sonorous ring of the ancient Augustan metal,
as well as of the quaint, flat chink of the medieval Latinity. And being the only
authority, as far as I am aware, for the often -repeated assertion, that the ancients
...
For they seem to be deficient of the sonorous ring of the ancient Augustan metal,
as well as of the quaint, flat chink of the medieval Latinity. And being the only
authority, as far as I am aware, for the often -repeated assertion, that the ancients
...
Seite 41
Mb. F. R. Davies shrewdly hits the mark, when he notices the white clover as a
sacred plant of ancient Pagan times. Almost all tri- foliated plants have been so.
Pliny, in his Natural History, tells us — " Trifolium scio credi prajvalere contra ...
Mb. F. R. Davies shrewdly hits the mark, when he notices the white clover as a
sacred plant of ancient Pagan times. Almost all tri- foliated plants have been so.
Pliny, in his Natural History, tells us — " Trifolium scio credi prajvalere contra ...
Was andere dazu sagen - Rezension schreiben
Es wurden keine Rezensionen gefunden.
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
ancient answer appears arms bearing believe Bishop born brother called century character Charles church collection common contains copy correspondent Court curious daughter death died doubt Earl edition England English fact father George give given hand head Henry History illustration inscription interesting James John King known lady land late letter lines living London Lord March married matter meaning mentioned natural never notice Office original parish particulars passage perhaps period person poet portrait possession present printed probably published query question readers reference remarkable respecting Richard Robert says seems seen Shakspeare stone Street supposed taken thing Thomas tion town translation volume Wanted wife writer written
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 338 - That very time I saw (but thou couldst not), Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd : a certain aim he took At a fair vestal throned by the west, And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon, And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free.
Seite 389 - THE HISTORY OF OUR LORD, as exemplified in Works of Art, with that of His Types, St. John the Baptist, and other persons of the Old and New Testament.
Seite 425 - PORTLOCK.- REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTY of LONDONDERRY, and of Parts of Tyrone and Fermanagh, examined and described under the Authority of the Master-General and Board of Ordnance. By JE PORTLOCK, FRS &c.
Seite 30 - For, wit lying most in the assemblage of ideas, and putting those together with quickness and variety wherein can be found any resemblance or congruity, thereby to make up pleasant pictures and agreeable visions in the fancy...
Seite 341 - I'll observe his looks; I'll tent him to the quick: if he but blench, I know my course. The spirit that I have seen May be the devil : and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape; yea, and perhaps Out of my weakness and my melancholy, — As he is very potent with such spirits, — Abuses me to damn me: I'll have grounds More relative than this: — the play's the thing Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king.
Seite 43 - Tender-handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains ; Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains.
Seite 388 - Why, let the stricken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play; For some must watch, while some must sleep; So runs the world away.
Seite 300 - Where is the man who has the power and skill To stem the torrent of a woman's will ? For if she will, she will, you may depend on't. And if she won't, she won't; so there's an end on't.
Seite 338 - Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song, And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.
Seite 307 - The times have been That, when the brains were out, the man would die, And there an end ; but now they rise again, With twenty mortal murders on their crowns, And push us from our stools.