Seventhly, is annexed to the Soveraigntie, the whole power of prescribing the Rules, whereby every man may know, what Goods he may enjoy and what Actions he may doe, without being molested by any of his fellow Subjects: And this…
Tag: The OED
Noctambulist
What proposal did Bloom, diambulist, father of Milly, somnambulist, make to Stephen, noctambulist? Author and Text The reader, if he has ever plied the fascinating trade of the noctambulist, will not be unaware that, in the neighbourhood of the great…
Earthwork
… Not slow our eyes to find it; well we knew who stood behind it,Though the earthwork hid them from us, and the stubborn walls were dumbHere were sister, wife, and mother, looking wild upon each other,And their lips were…
Foment
There is good reason to suppose, that it was far from the intention of Ferdinand, king of Spain, to use his new subjects in America in the brutal and barbarous manner that his people did; and happy for the credit…
Delite
The OED also cites ‘delite’ as a noun, though used in a different sense: Obsolete. Delay. Also in without delite: without delay; immediately.a1400 (▸a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 5790 Þar-to sal be na lang dilite [Vesp. lite, Trin. Cambr. delay].a1500 (▸?c1450) Bone Florence (1976) l. 868 The pope came…
Quaere
Finally, a Daemon by Essence is call’d a Dae∣mon, not by respect to Sequents, nor by rea∣son of some similitude to another thing, but has got his Property of himself, and has a cer∣tain distinct Existence, and his proper Powers,…
Were I an Epicure, I could bate swearing
Take not his name, who made thy mouth, in vain:It gets thee nothing, and hath no excuse.Lust and wine plead a pleasure, avarice gain:But the cheap swearer through his open sluceLets his soul runne for nought, as little fearing.Were I…
Fons et origo
…Were all i’ the way o’ the brute who never onceCeases, amid all provocation more,To bear in mind the first tormentor, firstGiver o’ the wound that goaded him to fight:And, though a dozen follow and reinforceThe aggressor, wound in front…
Words of the day: April 13 – April 16, 2021 Foolery, Nab, Minatory, Discomfit, Obstreperous, Lodestone
I count religion but a childish toy,And hold there is no sin but ignorance.Birds of the air will tell of murders past!I am asham’d to hear such fooleries.Many will talk of title to a crown:What right had Caesar to the…
Nincompoop, Nincompoopiana
Etymology: < nincompoop n. + -iana suffix. “nincompoopiana, n.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, March 2021. Web. 12 April 2021. Nincompoop A simpleton, a foolish person. Etymology: Origin uncertain “nincompoop, n.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, March 2021. Web. 12…