Handy-book of Literary CuriositiesJ. B. Lippincott Company, 1911 - 1104 páginas Contains definitions and explanations of many literary terms. |
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... Epigrams , " " Impromptus , " and ' Quodlibets , " as well as a number of the shorter articles embodying political Americanisms , etc. And a special debt of gratitude is due to Mr. Joseph McCreery , the scholarly proof - reader in the ...
... Epigrams , " " Impromptus , " and ' Quodlibets , " as well as a number of the shorter articles embodying political Americanisms , etc. And a special debt of gratitude is due to Mr. Joseph McCreery , the scholarly proof - reader in the ...
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... Epigrams 303 Puns and Punning 928 Epitaphs , Curiosities of 314 Quodlibet 938 Errors , Vulgar 334 Quotation and Misquotation 944 Etiquette . 340 Real People in Fiction 949 Forgeries , Literary 383 Reviews , Curiosities of : 962 French ...
... Epigrams 303 Puns and Punning 928 Epitaphs , Curiosities of 314 Quodlibet 938 Errors , Vulgar 334 Quotation and Misquotation 944 Etiquette . 340 Real People in Fiction 949 Forgeries , Literary 383 Reviews , Curiosities of : 962 French ...
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... epigram . In Pope's line , — Puffs , powders , patches , Bibles , billet - doux , at once the resemblance and the contrasts are accentuated by the recurrent p's and b's . Sydney Smith's humor was greatly assisted by his clever use of ...
... epigram . In Pope's line , — Puffs , powders , patches , Bibles , billet - doux , at once the resemblance and the contrasts are accentuated by the recurrent p's and b's . Sydney Smith's humor was greatly assisted by his clever use of ...
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... epigram upon Bishop Pretyman ( afterwards known as Bishop Tomline ) has merit : Prim Preacher , Prince of Priests and Prince's Priest , Pembroke's pale pride in Pitt's præcordia placed , Thy merits shall all future ages scan , And ...
... epigram upon Bishop Pretyman ( afterwards known as Bishop Tomline ) has merit : Prim Preacher , Prince of Priests and Prince's Priest , Pembroke's pale pride in Pitt's præcordia placed , Thy merits shall all future ages scan , And ...
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... epigram : Charmed with a drink which Highlanders compose , A German traveller exclaims with glee , " Potztausend ! sare , if dis is Athol Brose , How goot der Athol Boetry must be ! " The name 66 " brose " or " broose " is also given to ...
... epigram : Charmed with a drink which Highlanders compose , A German traveller exclaims with glee , " Potztausend ! sare , if dis is Athol Brose , How goot der Athol Boetry must be ! " The name 66 " brose " or " broose " is also given to ...
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acrostic admiration advertisements Æsop American anagram ancient appeared asked Ben Jonson bouts-rimés Cæsar called century Charles common cried curious dead death Diogenes Laertius doth Duke Echo England English epigram epitaph essay expression eyes famous father fool France French gentleman give Goethe Greek hand hath head heart heaven Henry honor Horace Walpole horse Hudibras humor John Julius Cæsar king known lady language Latin letter lines literary literature live London Lord Lord Byron meaning mind modern Molière never Notes and Queries once origin person phrase play Plutarch poem poet political Pope popular proverb Publius Syrus quoted replied says sense Shakespeare slang soul speech stanza story tell term thee things thou thought tion told turn verse Voltaire wife word write wrote young