The Plays of William Shakespeare: The tragediesCassell, Petter & Galpin, 1865 |
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... signifying ' fasten , ' ' close , ' ' shut , ' or ' bar , ' from the Saxon , sparran . Chaucer uses the word , and in his " Troilus and Creseide : " - " For when he saw her doris sperrid all , Well nigh for sorrow adown he gan to fall ...
... signifying ' fasten , ' ' close , ' ' shut , ' or ' bar , ' from the Saxon , sparran . Chaucer uses the word , and in his " Troilus and Creseide : " - " For when he saw her doris sperrid all , Well nigh for sorrow adown he gan to fall ...
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... ' muscular arm . ' 91. His youth in flood . Elliptically expressed ; signifying , ' though his youthful blood be in full flow . ' Ulyss . I have a young conception in my brain 16 ACT I. ] [ SCENE III . TROILUS AND CRESSIDA .
... ' muscular arm . ' 91. His youth in flood . Elliptically expressed ; signifying , ' though his youthful blood be in full flow . ' Ulyss . I have a young conception in my brain 16 ACT I. ] [ SCENE III . TROILUS AND CRESSIDA .
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... signifying kindred connection or intimate acquaintance . 7. You say so in fits . A " fit " was the term for a part or division of a song or tune , and was used for a strain of music . Paris employs the expression " in fits " with a play ...
... signifying kindred connection or intimate acquaintance . 7. You say so in fits . A " fit " was the term for a part or division of a song or tune , and was used for a strain of music . Paris employs the expression " in fits " with a play ...
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... signifying unequal , unsuitable , unbefitting , unworthy , as derived from the Latin impar ; " impair " signifying unprepared , unready , or perplexed , entangled , as derived from the Latin imparatus ; and " ' impair " signifying ...
... signifying unequal , unsuitable , unbefitting , unworthy , as derived from the Latin impar ; " impair " signifying unprepared , unready , or perplexed , entangled , as derived from the Latin imparatus ; and " ' impair " signifying ...
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... signifying of good credit , ' ' of substantial possession . ' See Note 56 , Act i . , " Merchant of Venice . " 3. Too dear . Too costly to maintain . ' 4. The object of our misery . ' The spectacle of our misery ; " " object " is here ...
... signifying of good credit , ' ' of substantial possession . ' See Note 56 , Act i . , " Merchant of Venice . " 3. Too dear . Too costly to maintain . ' 4. The object of our misery . ' The spectacle of our misery ; " " object " is here ...
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