10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERRY-ANDREW»
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merry-andrew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
merry-andrew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Political Quack's Advice: with
Merry Andrew's Pacquet. ...
' “11-” [sol fl - Merry Aozo'raw's -' Second Pacquet. J Ince Prefs and Printing,
Reformation, ' 8 Was left to the Wife Rulers of the Nation, g And they declin'd it in
their Station: '1 took this Pains to we“: a Line _ a ' _ In Praife of fuch a Wife Defign,
...
2
Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of Comic
3
Don Quixote in Miniature: With the Comical Humours of Sancho ...
As it was Privately Rehearsed at the Long Room, and Afterwards Publickly
Performed ... at the Theatre-Royal of Bristol, ... Being a Serio-ludicrous
Representation of a Late Learned Contest Between T. D. and A. B. By Merry
Andrew Merry ...
4
The Turf Register and Sportsman & Breeder's Stud-book: ...
by Cade ; ^randam, ( Brisk' »* dam) by Lord Lorisdale's Bay Arabian, out of
Bonnylafs, the dam of the Duke of Boston's Merry-Andrew, vol. 1, page 41. —
King- • Drisk, (a Bay Horse, foaled in 1731) bred by Sir Johv RamsdeX, Bart, and
was ...
William Pick, R. Johnson, 1805
5
Medical Bibliography: A. and B.
What can our very Merry Andrew do? Express by one word as much as by two !"
By Aikin's account, our author was educated at Oxford ; entered among the
Carthusians, near London ; studied physic at this Oxford ; then rambled through
the ...
6
A View of the Times: Their Principles and Practices: in the ...
he had to do so let himself declare, or who prompted him to such an undertaking i
8. R. You may see how the biass runs, when, in the same Obfervator, telling how
one Healthy the Merry Andrew was called to an account in the bishop\ court for ...
7
A History of the American Theatre from Its Origins to 1832
The Merry Andrew now began to deal out his speeches with great rapidity; but,
on a sudden, pulling off a black hood that covered his face, who should I
recognise but my old acquaintance, the portly gentleman! “I started back with ...
8
The Etymological Compendium, Or, Portfolio of Origins and ...
ancient pantomime are degenerated to the hizarre adventures of Harlequm,
Pantaloon, and Merry Andrew. The first pantomime performed by grotesque
characters in this country was at Drury Lane Theatre, in the year 1702. It was
composed ...
9
Miscellaneous extracts and fragments ... chiefly from works ...
... poised or supported it with their shoulders from Godalming almost to Petworth.
The last nine miles of the way cost us six hours to conquer them." Such was
travelling a century ago. — (From The Morning Herald, 1837.) Merry Andrew ...
Miscellaneous extracts, 1839
10
The history of Tom Jones
Jones presently leaped from his bed, where he found the master of the puppet-
show belabouring the back and ribs of his poor Merry-Andrew, without either
mercy or moderation. Jones instantly interposed on behalf of the suffering party,
and ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERRY-ANDREW»
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merry-andrew is used in the context of the following news items.
An A to Z of Noah Webster's Finest Forgotten Words
A jackpudding is a "merry-andrew" or "a zany" according to Webster -- in other words, a joker who acts the fool to make other people laugh. «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
Thomas Berger's Egoless Fictions
“Persons who naïvely mistake me for a merry-andrew with an inflated pig's bladder can never understand that I adore whichever tradition I am ... «The New Yorker, Jul 14»
'Firefly,' by Janette Jenkins
... speaks eloquently to his thinning capacity for playing the merry-andrew to locals and houseguests at Firefly, his Jamaican seaside retreat. «New York Times, Jan 14»
'White Girls,' by Hilton Als
He eschews the barbed, Addison DeWitt-like shtick often mistaken for theater commentary; that reluctance to play the merry-andrew is part and ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Dec 13»
Steve Irwin's family follows in his animal-loving footsteps
A: I think you mean "merry-andrew," which is a term for a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior, such as a clown. The term is ... «Southeast Missourian, Nov 12»
Curtain Falls On Kenyatta Adviser
Some merry-andrew recently referred to the Kibaki era assignees as 'Franciscan' but whether this is sheer coincidence or something to do with ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 12»
Barack Obama's Auntie Zeituni is Not the Poster Child for …
Influence from a messianic merry-andrew? A legitimate reason for the case being sealed has yet to surface. Could she become the target of a ... «Canada Free Press, Sep 10»
Fine and Dandy (In All Except Etymology)
Then there are merry-andrew “buffoon” and jack-a-dandy “a merry foppish fellow” (the latter predates dandy by about a century). The OED is ... «OUPblog, Nov 09»
