10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAMMATICASTER»
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grammaticaster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Works of Ben. Jonson: Poetaster; or, His arraignm[e]nt. ...
He tells thee true, my noble Neophyte ; my little Grammaticaster, he does : it shall
never put thee to thy mathMnatieks, metaphysicks, philosophy, and I know not
what suppos'd sufficiencies ; if thou canst but have the patience to plod enough, ...
Ben Jonson, Peter Whalley, 1756
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Freak Nation: A Field Guide to 101 of the Most Odd, Extreme, ...
—French author Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880) WHO THEY ARE: The
Grammaticaster lives by the credo that if it is worth writing or saying, it's worth
writing or saying in accordance with governing principles of grammar. A “
grammarian” may be ...
6) Insinuating manner. 3. 4. 322. Gramercie, interj. Thanks. Arch. 3- 1. 23.
Grammaticaster, n. [ad. Med. Lat. grammaticaster, 'scriba, no- tarius.'] A petty or
inferior grammarian. NED. 1. 2. 130. Gratulate, v. 1) fAbsol., to offer
congratulations. 2. 2.
Ben Jonson, Herbert Samuel Mallory, 1616
-f- f. grammatic(al). I ~mente adv. grammatically. gramaticalisma s. m.
exaggerated grammaticalness. gramaticao s. m. (depr.) grammaticaster, petty
grammarian. gramaticar v. 1. to grammaticize. 2. to teach grammar. 3. to render
grammatically ...
Henriette Michaelis, Fritz Pietzschke, 1970
... and Ange- lus, were words ot Greek derivation, originally ending in OS, I
naturally let them all down as teminines, agreeably to that 3 K a ri'loi rule ; and os
course concluded that the apojlles were. 1803.] 4S1. Queries. —. by.
Grammaticaster,
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Poetaster; Sejanus. Volpone; Epicoene
He tells thee true, my noble Neophyte; my little Grammaticaster, he does : it shall
never put thee to thy mathematieks, metaphysicks, philosophy, and l know not
what suppos'd sufficiencies; if thou canst but have the patience to, plod enongh, ...
Ben Jonson, Peter Whalley, 1756
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A New English Dictionary of the English Language: A to K
A Grammaticaster is inferior still. But 1st is commonly used as — the person who,
as, Catechist, 1 ( catechises. Dogmatist,) (dogmatises. Catechism, that which the
catechist teaches. v/ur vucauuiury is uuiiuuutuiy receiving auumonai ...
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Poetaster; or, His arraignm[e]nt. Sejanus his fall. Volpone; ...
He tells thee true, my noble -Neo_phyte; my little Grammaticaster, he does :si
shall never put thee _to thy mathematieks, messtaphsiysieks, philosophy, and I
know' not what sisuppos'di sufficieiicies 5 if thou Ganst but have the patience to
plod ...
Ben Jonson, Peter Whalley, 1756
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Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors
Why, the law makes a man happy, without respecting any other merit; a simple
scholar, or none at all, may be a lawyer. Tucca. He tells thee true, my noble
neophyte, my little grammaticaster, he does; it shall never put thee to thy
mathematics, ...
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. ...
He tells thee true, my noble neophyte, my little grammaticaster, he does; it shall
never put thee to thy mathematics, metaphysics, philosophv, and I know not what
supposed sufficiencies; if thou can'st but have the i'J lacosios. 269 MLXXIII. ...
Laconics, John Timbs, 1829
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAMMATICASTER»
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grammaticaster is used in the context of the following news items.
The imperatives of National Grammar Day
... who do truly dumb things such as write "Debbinshire cream" instead of "Devonshire." Let him who is without sin be the first grammaticaster. «Christian Science Monitor, Mar 13»
Author Lord Whimsy is Mount Holly's swankiest, most articulate citizen
Filled with witty, often nonsensical wordplay (the Introduction, by the mythical Avery Puckish, describes Whimsy as a “mere grammaticaster,” ... «The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, Jun 12»
