10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLEDGY»
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'Fledge1 being already adjective as well as verb, one asks concerning 'fledgy,1
why and whence ? 2 As Keats had by the previous January arrived at the
conclusion that 'The Excursion' was one of the "three things to rejoice at in this
Age," he ...
John Keats, Harry Buxton Forman, 1901
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A Supplementary English Glossary
Children demand that their heroes should be fleckless, and easily believe them
so. — G. Eliot, Daniel Deronda, ch. xvi. Fledgy, newly fledged ; also, feathery.
Lyke bees When they do foorth carry theyre young swarme fledggie to gathring.
Thomas Lewis Owen Davies, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1881
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The influence of Milton on English poetry
331) ; cf. P. L. i. 138, 423, ii. 215, iii. 6, ix. 166, etc. Faded eyes (Hyp. i. 90); cf.
P. L. i. 602. Trees Fledge the . . . mountains (Ode to Psyche, 54-5), a fledgy sea-
bird choir (Staffa, 41), the swan ... on her fledgy breast (Otho, II. ii. 102); cf. P. L. iii.
Raymond Dexter Havens, 1922
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The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete ...
Flayflint (fla' flint), n. A skinflint; a miser. There lived ajtay/ttfit near; we stole his
fruit. Tennyson. Fledgy ( Ht'j ' i ), o. Covered with feathers; feathered; feathery. '
The swan soft leaning on her fledgy breast.* Keats. Florescent ( (16- res 'sent), o.
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1883
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The Imperial dictionary, on the basis of Webster's English ...
There lived iflayflint near; we stole his fruit Tennyson. Fledgy ( flej ' i ), a. Covered
with feathers; feathered; feathery. 'The swan soft leaning on her fledgy breast.'
Keats. Florescent ( no - res ' sent ), o. Bursting into flower; flowering. Flushing, n.
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1883
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The Complete Works of John Keats
I have been the pontiff-priest Where the waters never rest, Where a fledgy sea-
bird choir Soars for ever ; holy fire I have hid from mortal man ; Proteus is my
Sacristan. But the dulled eye of mortal Hath pass'd beyond the rocky portal ; So
for ...
John Keats, Harry Buxton Forman, 1818
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Word Finder: The Phonic Key to the Dictionary
... fledge phial(bottle) fluid(liquid) full-figured fledged phyle(clan) fold FLFL
fledging phyllo(pastry) off-load fulfill fledgy FLB FLDGL FLFLD fledgier flab field
goal fulfilled fledgiest flabby FLDGT FLFLJD foliage flabbier floodgate full-
fledged FLJL ...
Penelope Kister McRann, 1987
What is this, and what art thou! “I have been the pontiff priest VVhisper'd I, and
touched his brow— “VVhere the waters never rest, VVhat art thou, and what is
this'! “Where a fledgy sea-bird choir kVhisper'd I, and strove to kiss “Soars ...
“Someone should ride with Christopher.” “I'll ride with you,” says Hannah. “
Actually—” I say, tooth-wincing to the effect of: Yea, I don't know about that. As
Bami argues, I sneak-peek at Ana, yell: “No!” and grab Hodge by the collar,
fledgy, taking ...
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The New Annual Register: Or General Repository of History, ...
A N D.] 11 * HILE o'er the Alpine cliffI musing stray'd, And gaz'd on nature, in her
charms severe, The last soft beam of parting day display'd The Glacier-Goddess,
on her crystal sphere. _q a. NaHer fledgy-car, with sparkling frost-work bright, ...
