10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIRCUSSY»
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circussy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
circussy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chambers concise dictionary
[16c: Latin, meaning 'circle', 'ring' or 'stadium'] □ circussy adj. cirque /s3:k/ > n,
geog a deep semicircular hollow with steep side and back walls, located high on
a mountain slope and formed as a result of glacial erosion. [19c: French, from ...
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Repercussions, 1857-1862
The score of Poliuto, although abounding in brassy effects (indeed, the Times
found the first act music to be "decidedly circussy"), was nonetheless almost
unanimously judged to be "grand and delicious."61 With its splendid staging, ...
Vera Brodsky Lawrence, 1999
3
Lord Ormont & His Aminta
Andhe accusedMurat of carelessness of his horses, ingratitude to his benefactor,
circussy style. Shalders went so far as to de fend Muratfor attending to the affairs
of his kingdom, instead ofgalloping over hedges and ditches to swell ...
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English Language Word Builder
... CANCRINE CAPSICIN CARCAJOU CARRITCH+ CASCABEL CATECHIN
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New Contexts for Eighteenth-Century British Fiction: 'Hearts ...
20 Wesley's design in compiling and commenting on the letters—and possibly
Richardson's design in printing them—was to provide a circussy glimpse into the
mind of the "real" Deist, in fact a young scholar whose studies in divinity had ...
Christopher D. Johnson, 2011
6
An English Summer in Scotland and Other Unlikely Events
The usual sort of circussy things...” The corpulent showman drew in his breath
and looked at his fingers in a 'counting off' manner. “Clowns' make-up techniques
, magicians' tricks of the trade, tightrope-walkers' tights suppliers, elephant burial
...
Neil Keir Henderson, 2005
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Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom
Among circus folk, thiskindof behaviourwas probably perfectly normal.Perhaps
this waswhyithad happened. Hannah was definitely feeling distinctly circussy,
asifshe somehow belonged out here, among theperformers, rather thanin ...
I got a hint once that he was put in a circussy side show as a kid. He got plenty of
attention. Scared the hell outta him. It had to be brutal. All the gawking, and
unkind shit everyone heaped on for their nickel's worth. Surprising he's got a life
after ...
The photographer's circussy style was not lost on John's young son Mikey, who
used it for one of his famous wordless monodramas at his parents' annual
Pioneers Day barbecue the summer of the civic center controversy, an awkward ...
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Delphi Complete Works of George Meredith (Illustrated):
And he accused Murat ofcarelessness ofhis horses, ingratitude tohisbenefactor,
circussy style. Shalders went so farasto defend Muratfor attending tothe affairsof
his kingdom, instead of galloping over hedges and ditchesto swell Napoleon's ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIRCUSSY»
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circussy is used in the context of the following news items.
Video and photo gallery: Cromer twins set to launch first music album
Their music is a “circussy and quirky - but always with a groove” said Sophie. My Bad Sister - Sophie and Polly Duniam - who are launching ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jan 15»
'Honk!' is a delight
This hip retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's “The Ugly Duckling” is big, bold and circussy with saturated colors to dazzle and delight young ... «Kansas.com, Jul 12»
Snow White, Ballet Preljocaj, Sadler's Wells, review
From the punishing courtly dance near the start to the circussy (or arguably Trisha-Brown-style) aerial miners, you get the idea after a matter of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 12»
Hans Klok and Company's 'The Houdini Experience', Peacock …
While it's all presented as being a spacey, vaudevillian dream, this is inevitably a flimsy framing device for Klok and his quartet of circussy ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 12»
