The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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... words is cu- rious . It seems to represent the berig or burgh of the Saxons ; quasi Londrig , from Londonberig ; in which case Londres would mean London - borough . 6 The disputes upon the derivation of the word London have been ...
... words is cu- rious . It seems to represent the berig or burgh of the Saxons ; quasi Londrig , from Londonberig ; in which case Londres would mean London - borough . 6 The disputes upon the derivation of the word London have been ...
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... word itself was not originally what we take it to be . Who would suspect the word wig to come from peruke ; jour from dies ; uncle from avus ; or that Kensington should have been corrupted by the despairing organs of a foreigner , into ...
... word itself was not originally what we take it to be . Who would suspect the word wig to come from peruke ; jour from dies ; uncle from avus ; or that Kensington should have been corrupted by the despairing organs of a foreigner , into ...
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... word is only applicable to the habitation of princes , or princely persons , and that it is with all the impro ... words palazzo and piazza are traceable to the same root , palatium ( as perhaps they are ) , place does not of ...
... word is only applicable to the habitation of princes , or princely persons , and that it is with all the impro ... words palazzo and piazza are traceable to the same root , palatium ( as perhaps they are ) , place does not of ...
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