10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NECKVERSE»
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neckverse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
neckverse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Delphi Complete Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne ...
A. REIVER'S. NECKVERSE. Some die singing, and some die swinging, And weel
mot a' they be: Some die playing, and some die praying, And Iwot sae winna we,
my dear, And Iwot sae winnawe. Some die sailing, andsome die wailing, And ...
Algernon Charles Swinburne, 2013
2
The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of ...
A neckverse — usually the first verse of the Fifty-first Psalm: "Touch not mine
anointed, and do my prophets no harm"— was one that saved one's neck.
Anyone brought before the king's court in the Middle Ages could plead privilege
of clergy ...
Joseph Twadell Shipley, 2009
3
Encyclopedia of Antiquities: And Elements of Archaeology, ...
Otway says, “he can't write his name, nor read his neckverse.” It was not always
the verse mentioned. A particularly difficult psalm might be proposed? N
EEDLEWORK. The Phrygian manufacture was the most eminent among the
Classical ...
Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, 1843
4
Encyclopaedia of Antiquities, and Elements of Archaeology, ...
The ancient fire-eaters used it in juggling 2. Naturalization. Usual from policy
among the Ancients3. Neckverse. Formerly persons claiming the benefit of clergy
were obliged to read the first verse of Psalm li. (the Miserere), in a Latin MS.
psalter.
Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, 1825
5
Encyclopædia of Antiquities: And Elements of Archaeology, ...
The ancient fire-eaters used it in juggling 2. Naturalization. Usual from policy
among the Ancients3. Neckverse. Formerly persons claiming the benefit of clergy
were obliged to read the first verse of Psalm li. (the Miserere), in a Latin MS.
psalter.
Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, 1825
6
Brother Fabian's Manuscript: And Other Poems
Come the day " When ye're caught tripping in your pranks, how then 1 " What,
can't even spell a neckverse 1 Learn, I say ! " For of all knaves that ever God let
live, " Unless all promises fail and saws prove false, " Thou'lt most rue lack of
clergy !
7
Mary of Lorraine. An historical Romance
... reaches Arran, with promises of French succour, the Hamiltons in the west and
Huntly in the north will take the field at once against all malcontents: thus, the
sooner we begin our Miserere mei Dominus, and commit our neckverse to
memory, ...
8
An English-Welsh pronouncing dictionary: with an analysis of ...
... mwndorchaidd Neckland, nec'-land, s. gyddfdir, cyfyng- dir, meindir, culdir,
gwddf o dir Neckverse, nec'-fers, s. gwers y gwddf, gyddfwers; gwers neu adnod
addarllenid gynt, er cael hawl yn mraint eglwyswyr Neckweed, nec'-wld, s.
cywarch ...
9
A theological dictionary, containing definitions of all ...
The ordinary of assizes and sessions was formerly a deputy of the bishop,
appointed to give malefactors the neckverse — «'. e. the verse which was read by
a party to entitle him to the benefit of clergy. The ordinary of Newgate is a
clergyman ...
10
A New Universal, Technological, Etymological, and ...
An ornamental string of beads or precious stones, worn by females on their necks
. NECKLACED, neklayst, a. Marked as with a necklace. NECKLAHD, nekland, i.
A long narrow tract of land. NECKVERSE, nek'vers, I. The verse anciently read ...
