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Page 83
... Sometimes freedom of grammatical reference is exploited , e.g. EMIH I.4.133 . these are his Cumrades , his walking mates ( = his mates for walking with ) EMOH IV.6.114 . rends me two paire of silke stockings ( that I put on , being ...
... Sometimes freedom of grammatical reference is exploited , e.g. EMIH I.4.133 . these are his Cumrades , his walking mates ( = his mates for walking with ) EMOH IV.6.114 . rends me two paire of silke stockings ( that I put on , being ...
Page 89
... sometimes , needs , nowadays , always , piecemeal ; from the historical pronoun ( now article ) , the , in ' the sooner the better ' ; from adjectives and numerals , the adverbs with and without the suffix -ly , as in ' he works hard ...
... sometimes , needs , nowadays , always , piecemeal ; from the historical pronoun ( now article ) , the , in ' the sooner the better ' ; from adjectives and numerals , the adverbs with and without the suffix -ly , as in ' he works hard ...
Page 93
... sometimes with the meaning of ' once upon a time ' . Rich . II I.2.54 . Farewell old Gaunt , thy sometimes brothers wife , / With her companion Griefe must end her life EMOH II.3.202 . this feather grew in her sweet fanne sometimes ( d ) ...
... sometimes with the meaning of ' once upon a time ' . Rich . II I.2.54 . Farewell old Gaunt , thy sometimes brothers wife , / With her companion Griefe must end her life EMOH II.3.202 . this feather grew in her sweet fanne sometimes ( d ) ...
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