Fisher's Ghost, and Other EssaysF.W. Cheshire, 1950 - 208 pages |
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Page 12
... beginning- " Last came and last did go , The pilot of the Galilean lake . " Ruskin's masterly analysis proves how Milton weighed and meant every word . It is natural , if deplorable , for some men to be economical of speech . President ...
... beginning- " Last came and last did go , The pilot of the Galilean lake . " Ruskin's masterly analysis proves how Milton weighed and meant every word . It is natural , if deplorable , for some men to be economical of speech . President ...
Page 50
... beginning- " Monday's child is fair of face . " And the one ending- " She loved coffee and I loved tea , And that was the reason we couldn't agree . " Her sketches of English country life survive , pervaded by 50 FISHER'S GHOST.
... beginning- " Monday's child is fair of face . " And the one ending- " She loved coffee and I loved tea , And that was the reason we couldn't agree . " Her sketches of English country life survive , pervaded by 50 FISHER'S GHOST.
Page 174
... beginning with " sl . " Many " nonsense " words are not without meaning . A child's " brunch " is a fusion of two phonetic situations breakfast and lunch . The learner of Romance languages will discover similar speech habits in all and ...
... beginning with " sl . " Many " nonsense " words are not without meaning . A child's " brunch " is a fusion of two phonetic situations breakfast and lunch . The learner of Romance languages will discover similar speech habits in all and ...
Contents
FISHERS GHOSTTWO SIDELIGHTS | 1 |
THAT WORD AGAIN | 16 |
THE ESSENTIAL MURDOCH | 33 |
Copyright | |
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