Americanisms: The English of the New WorldC. Scribner, 1872 - 687 Seiten |
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already American animal appears applied beautiful become Biglow Papers called cant Captain John Smith Charcoal Sketches church common corruption denotes derived designate dialect Dutch early England especially expression F. B. Harte familiar famous favorite fish French frequently German given Grose heard hence horses hunters Indian name J. C. Neal J. R. Lowell kind known ladies land language late Civil latter Louis Democrat manner meaning N. P. Willis negroes North noun old English once origin Overland Monthly peculiar Pennsylvania perhaps persons plant political popular prairies probably pronounced Putnam's Magazine quoted recent resemblance river S. S. Haldeman Sam Slick says sense settlers slang Slang Dictionary slang phrase slang term sound South South Carolina Southern Southern Literary Messenger Spanish speak speech tion town tree unfrequently Union United verb Virginia West Western wood word writers Yankee York Tribune young
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Seite 390 - Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'er enjoys: So well-bred spaniels civilly delight In mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal smiles his emptiness betray...
Seite 242 - Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
Seite 256 - WHEN Freedom from her mountain height Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there. She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure celestial white With streakings of the morning light; Then from his mansion in the sun She called her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand The symbol of her chosen land.
Seite 391 - Thou, in sunny solitudes, Rover of the underwoods, The green silence dost displace With thy mellow, breezy bass. Hot midsummer's petted crone, Sweet to me thy drowsy tone Tells of countless sunny hours, Long days, and solid...
Seite 439 - If barley be wanting to make into malt, We must be contented and think it no fault ; For we can make liquor to sweeten our lips Of pumpkins and parsnips and walnut-tree chips.
Seite 283 - Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night : for it is written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
Seite 440 - His horsemen hard behind us ride; Should they our steps discover, Then who will cheer my bonny bride, When they have slain her lover?
Seite 74 - I DO not think that we ever knew his real name. Our ignorance of it certainly never gave us any social inconvenience, for at Sandy Bar in 1854 most men were christened anew. Sometimes these appellatives were derived from some distinctiveness of dress, as in the case of "Dungaree Jack"; or from some peculiarity of habit, as shown in "Saleratus Bill...
Seite 266 - Adams' father and twenty others, one or two from the north end of the town, where all the ship business is carried on, used to meet, make a caucus, and lay their plans for introducing certain persons into places of trust and power.
Seite 548 - He could n't ha' told ye nuther. Says he, "I'd better call agin"; Says she, "Think likely, Mister"; Thet last word pricked him like a pin, An' . . . Wai, he up an' kist her. When Ma bimeby upon 'em slips, Huldy sot pale ez ashes, All kin