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Page 377
... notice in the Athenæum : - " Intolerant of pretension , disdainful of mercenary ambition , and indignant at sluggishness or conceit -he would be often referred to by the sincere and generous spirits of literature and art , as one whose ...
... notice in the Athenæum : - " Intolerant of pretension , disdainful of mercenary ambition , and indignant at sluggishness or conceit -he would be often referred to by the sincere and generous spirits of literature and art , as one whose ...
Page 396
... notice he mentions schickster . This is unknown to me otherwise than as schikser = a servant girl . No self - respecting Jew ever uses the word nowadays . It is a vile word . I may add another to the growing list of " Yiddish- isms ...
... notice he mentions schickster . This is unknown to me otherwise than as schikser = a servant girl . No self - respecting Jew ever uses the word nowadays . It is a vile word . I may add another to the growing list of " Yiddish- isms ...
Page 426
... notice of Edmond Hoyle admit of a play upon the word ' wisdom . ' " He refers to some unsuccessful attempts at explanation by Hitzig. neither list is free from error ; for Edward More ( as to whom see ' D.N.B. , ' xxxviii . 413 ) appears ...
... notice of Edmond Hoyle admit of a play upon the word ' wisdom . ' " He refers to some unsuccessful attempts at explanation by Hitzig. neither list is free from error ; for Edward More ( as to whom see ' D.N.B. , ' xxxviii . 413 ) appears ...
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