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... English throne , 1603 ; but no explanation of British . Most of the institutions called British are not British at all , but purely English , unless the fact of Scotsmen coming to England , remaining permanently there , and joining ...
... English throne , 1603 ; but no explanation of British . Most of the institutions called British are not British at all , but purely English , unless the fact of Scotsmen coming to England , remaining permanently there , and joining ...
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... English , Scotch , and Welsh are properly spoken of as British . He was , perhaps , acquainted with Scotch prejudices , and thought to catch Scots as well as English . The French do not take to the word " British , " * probably because ...
... English , Scotch , and Welsh are properly spoken of as British . He was , perhaps , acquainted with Scotch prejudices , and thought to catch Scots as well as English . The French do not take to the word " British , " * probably because ...
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... English book upon the subject , Dr. Flight's Chapter in the History of Meteorites , ' we find the two words used indiscrimi- nately . ' CELER ET AUDAX . " " BREVE AND CROTCHET ( 8th S. x . 496 ) .— In the Appendix to my ' Dictionary ...
... English book upon the subject , Dr. Flight's Chapter in the History of Meteorites , ' we find the two words used indiscrimi- nately . ' CELER ET AUDAX . " " BREVE AND CROTCHET ( 8th S. x . 496 ) .— In the Appendix to my ' Dictionary ...
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... English slang . But in his article in Chambers he himself alludes to it as one of the varieties of English cant . " Shelta contributes largely to other English cants " are his exact words . If slang and cant are not the same , this is ...
... English slang . But in his article in Chambers he himself alludes to it as one of the varieties of English cant . " Shelta contributes largely to other English cants " are his exact words . If slang and cant are not the same , this is ...
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... ENGLISH LITURGY ( 8th S. x . 515 ) .- Bishop Westcott , in his ' English Bible , ' points out the various translations repre- sented in the Prayer Book . The offertory sentences and " comfortable words " are probably Cranmer's own ...
... ENGLISH LITURGY ( 8th S. x . 515 ) .- Bishop Westcott , in his ' English Bible , ' points out the various translations repre- sented in the Prayer Book . The offertory sentences and " comfortable words " are probably Cranmer's own ...
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