Deliciae Literariae: A New Volume of Table-talkSimpkin, Marshall, 1840 - 273 pages |
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Page 21
... night - abouts , " as they were called , " no honest per- sons durst be absent but were rebuked and cried out against ; nor durst any merchant's or craftsman's booth be opened , in order that the kirk might be the better kept . " On the ...
... night - abouts , " as they were called , " no honest per- sons durst be absent but were rebuked and cried out against ; nor durst any merchant's or craftsman's booth be opened , in order that the kirk might be the better kept . " On the ...
Page 42
... night at Bruis . In the beginning of the thirteenth century the Norman possessions of the Bruces were forfeited to the French crown , on the same grounds , it would appear , with those of the greater portion of the Anglo - Norman nobles ...
... night at Bruis . In the beginning of the thirteenth century the Norman possessions of the Bruces were forfeited to the French crown , on the same grounds , it would appear , with those of the greater portion of the Anglo - Norman nobles ...
Page 61
... in the spring , when trees begin to bud their leaves , whole days and nights perpetually she should sing without intermission at all . For E whence from so little a bird , so bold and FLOWERS FROM A NEGLECTED GARDEN . 61.
... in the spring , when trees begin to bud their leaves , whole days and nights perpetually she should sing without intermission at all . For E whence from so little a bird , so bold and FLOWERS FROM A NEGLECTED GARDEN . 61.
Page 69
... night about sunset , and ends an hour after sun - rising next morning , the people buying and selling timber , and other market goods , during the night , which is not then dark , being in the beginning of June , -a very singular kind ...
... night about sunset , and ends an hour after sun - rising next morning , the people buying and selling timber , and other market goods , during the night , which is not then dark , being in the beginning of June , -a very singular kind ...
Page 73
... night staggered home from a debauch : " Sta pes , sta bone pes , sta pes , ne labere mi pes , Sta pes , aut lapides hi mihi lectus erunt . " The worthy poet , who was also a professor , some- times indulged so freely over night , that ...
... night staggered home from a debauch : " Sta pes , sta bone pes , sta pes , ne labere mi pes , Sta pes , aut lapides hi mihi lectus erunt . " The worthy poet , who was also a professor , some- times indulged so freely over night , that ...
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