10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROWKEEPER»
Discover the use of
crowkeeper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
crowkeeper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Old Price's remains: præhumous, or during life
Put me in what, Sir ? Chinks, Madam, chinks. Old Play t Crowkeeper versus
Scarecrow. I was somewhat surprised, not to say pained, to find " Crowkeeper,"
first in Walker's Dictionary, then in Johnson's, identified with "Scarecrow;" whilst
Bailey ...
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Old Price's Remains: Praehumous, Or During Life
Put me in what, Sir ? Chinks, Madam, chinks. Old Play t Crowkeeper versus
Scarecrow. I was somewhat surprised, not to say pained, to find " Crowkeeper,"
first in Walker's Dictionary, then in Johnson's, identified with "Scarecrow;" whilst
Bailey ...
3
The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, ...
"That fellow handles his bow like " a crowkeeper." ct From the words above
quoted it is to be inferred, that, when gunpowder was yet very dear, fields were
kept from crows by unskilful archers, who had no grace in sitheir attitudes, and
were ...
4
The New Annual Register, Or, General Repository of History, ...
That fellow handles his bowr like a crowkeeper." " From the words above quoted
it is to be inferred, that when gunpowder was yet very dear, fields were kept from
crows by unflrilful archers, who had no grace in their attitudes, and were ...
Which last part moreover explains a passage in Shakeipear'sKing Lear, Act IV. fe.
6. "That fellow handles his bow like " a crowkeeper." From the words above
quoted it is to be inferred, that, when gunpowder was yet very dear, fields were
kept ...
6
The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, ...
That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper." " From the words above quoted it
is to be inferred, that when gunpowder was yet very dear, fields were kept from
crows by unskilful archers, who had no grace in their attitudes, and were theicfore
...
7
The Annual Register, or a View of the history, politicks and ...
Which last part moreover explains a passage in Shakespear's King Lear, Act IV.
se. 6. "That fellow handles his bow like " a crowkeeper." From the words above
quoted it is to be inferred, that, when gunpowder was yet very dear, fields were ...
8
Shakespeare restored: or, A specimen of many errors, as well ...
Emeiwation. We'll have no Cupid hoodwinked with a Scarf, Bearing a TartarV
painted Bow of Lath, Scaring the Ladies like a CROW-KEEPER. If there ever was
such a Thing as a Crowkeeper, in Nature, I must own it is an Employment quite
out ...
Mr. Theobald (Lewis), 1726
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The New annual register, or General repository of history, ...
44 That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper." 44 From the words above
quoted it is to be inferred, that when gunpowder was yet very dear, fields were
kept from crows by unskilful archers, who had no grace in their attitudes, and
were ...
10
The Annual Register: World Events ...
Which last part moreo, ver explains a passage in Shakespear'sKing Lear, Act IV.
se. 6.' ' ' That fellow handles his bow like .'f a crowkeeper." From the words abpve
quoted it is to be inferred, that, when gunpowder was yet very dear, fields were ...
