10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LINCOLN-GREEN»
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Standing in for
Lincoln Green (Read aloud by Victoria Coren)
This is a read-along edition with audio synced to the text, performed by Victoria Coren. What if you could have a handy stand-in to do all the things that you don’t want to do?
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A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
LINCOLN GREEN. Lincoln was formerly celebrated for the manufacture of green
cloth and stuffs, or rather for the green dye employed upon them. The marginal
note on the passage from Drayton's Polyol- bion, song 25, says, "Lincoln
anciently ...
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright,
1859
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A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
LINCOLN GREEN. Lincoln was formerly celebrated for the manufacture of green
cloth and stuffs, or rather for the green dye employed upon them. The marginal
note on the passage from Drayton's Polyol- bion, song 25, says, "Lincoln
anciently ...
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright,
1867
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Things not generally known: familiarly explained
KENDAL-GREEN, LINCOLN-GREEN, was a sort of foresters' green cloth, for the
manufacture of which Kendal, in Westmoreland, was famous. Shakspeare, in 1
Henry 1 V. act ii. sc. 4, has Three misbegotten knaves in Kendal-green. It was the
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A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
LINCOLN GREEN. Lincoln was formerly celebrated for the manufacture of green
cloth and stuffs, or rather for the green dye employed upon them. The mar- Cd
note on the passage from Drayton's Polyolbion, ong 25, says, " Lincoln anciently
...
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Things Not Generally Known Familiarly Explained, a Book for ...
The hair-powder duty in the first year was estimated at 200,000l. KENDAL-
GREEN, LINCOLN-GREEN, was a sort of foresters' green cloth, for the
manufacture of which Kendal, in Westmoreland, was famous. Shakspeare, 1n 1
Henry 1 V.
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A Glossary; Or Collection of Words, Phrases, Names and ...
LINCOLN GREEN. The marginal note on which says, “ Meres, or pools, from
whence rivers spring." In Scotland it means a cataract; thus the falls of the river
Clyde in that country, are called on the spot line. But it also means a pool under a
fall.
Robert Nares, James-Orchard Halliwell, Thomas II Wright,
1859
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Elephant's Breath & London Smoke
Robin Hood's men were clad in Lincoln green. UA Glossary; or Collection of
Words, U 1822 Lincoln, 1723 – {old ballad of Robin Hood} She got on her
Holiday Kirtle and Gown, / They were of a light Lincoln Green; U Collection of Old
BalladsU ...
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The Gest of Robyn Hode: A Critical and Textual Commentary
Why Lincoln Green? Gummere, p. 319, quotes someone (Ritson?) as explaining
that it was good at letting the ouflaws hide from the deer. Neither Ritson nor
Gummere could know it, but this is rather unlikely. Deer do not see as we do.
Human ...
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Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President ...
Referring to changes that had taken place in her world, Todd wrote, "Lincoln's,
lincoln green, have gone to dust." What on earth did she mean by this? It helps to
know that Lincoln green was a style of dyed wool — famously worn by Robin ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LINCOLN-GREEN»
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Persistence is everything
Gummer's How, rising above the fresh Lincoln-green of the trees. Photograph: Tony Greenbank/Guardian. Tony Greenbank. Monday 15 June ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»