Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases, Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States, Količina 1Bartlett and Welford, 1848 - 412 strani |
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Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases, Usually ... John Russell Bartlett Predogled ni na voljo - 2003 |
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American applied bank Barnburners called Clavers's Forest colloquial common expression common name corn corruption Craven Democratic denote Dialect Downing's Letters Dutch England and America English dictionaries English language familiar language fish French Genus Georgia give Glossary Grose heard Hist horse Indian Johnson Jones's Courtship land Loco-foco maize May-day means menhaden N. Y. Tribune never Northern noticed old English one's origin Orleans Picayune party peculiar person phrase Picayune Pickering Pickering says Pineville plant political popular name prairies pronunciation provincial in England Purchase river Sam Slick scup sense Slick in England sometimes South Southern Spanish real speaking species speech Squatter switchel tell term thing Todd Tour down East Travels tree United verb Vocabulary vulgar Webster West West Indies Western Whig wood Yankee in England York York Tribune
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Stran 64 - He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither.
Stran 128 - That if the President of the United States shall in his judgment and discretion deem it most advisable, instead of proceeding to submit the foregoing resolution to the Republic of Texas, as an overture on the part of the United States for admission, to negotiate with that Republic; then...
Stran 25 - I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
Stran xiii - Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs, and Ancient Customs, from the Reign of Edward I. 2 vols, 8vo, containing upwards of 1,000 pages, closely printed In double columns, cloth, a new and cheaper edition.
Stran 12 - In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls, and those in which a state shall be a party, the supreme court shall have original jurisdiction. In all other cases before mentioned, the supreme court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions and under such regulations as the Congress shall make.
Stran 228 - ... and richness, and power, and blessing; that they had apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, and evangelists ; the same order, the same priesthood, the same ordinances, gifts, powers, and blessing, as was enjoyed on the eastern continent ; that the people were cut off...
Stran 254 - A Platform of Church Discipline gathered out of the word of God: and agreed upon by the Elders; and Messengers of the Churches assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in New England to be presented to the Churches and General! Court for their consideration and acceptance, in the Lord.
Stran 50 - Massachusetts to organize it, and make preparations for the defence of the country, he found a great want of ammunition and other means necessary to meet the powerful foe he had to contend with, and great difficulty to obtain them.
Stran 177 - Hobson kept a stable of forty good cattle, always ready and fit for travelling: but when a man came for a horse, he was led into the stable, where there was great choice, but he obliged him to take the horse which stood next to the stable door: so that every customer was alike well served according to his chance, and every horse ridden with the same justice...
Stran 231 - For endless years, through every mild domain Where grows the maize, there thou art sure to reign. But man, more fickle, the bold license claims, In different realms to give thee different names.