10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NICISH»
Discover the use of
nicish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
nicish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and John Ruskin
Ruskin to Carlyle [Oxford, No.ember 27, 1875] Dearest Papa, I'm just putting the
notes together for my last of 12 lectures.1 Here's a nicish little bit just concocted. I
rather like it — I hope it'll make you laugh, English Constitution The rottenest ...
Thomas Carlyle, George Allan Cate, 1982
2
Playing about: Or Theatrical Anecdotes and Adventures, with ...
... was one nicish g-irl, perhaps a governess. Apart'from all sat the steerage
passenger. A tall, lean, freckled, sandy damsel, wearing an old clear muslin frock,
over a black stuff petticoat; worsted stockings, with holes; brown silk slippers, ditto
; ...
3
Gideon Giles, the Roper
Sometimes they bring rose-watter round in real silver; you mu'sn't drink this
neither, for though it '- smells nicish, it aint very nice to sup. Yo may dip your
hankercher ih, if it's clean. “Item. If anybody axes you to tek wine we hem, It doesn
't mean ...
4
Nugai literariae: prose and verse
A lame person is lamish, a decent person is decentish, — a nice thing is nicish, a
neat spot is neatish. — This is a practice that has all the countenance of the
original language. Rub- bage is often said, and this is employed by some
excellent ...
Richard Winter Hamilton, 1841
5
Heads of the people; or, Portraits of the English, drawn by ...
That's a nicish young gent — that short one : he did 'nt 'urt you much just now, did
he 1 " " Not remarkable. A precious nice life they must lead ! To hear them two
talk, now, you 'd say they 'd been tipsy every night for the last week. Ah ! should n'
t ...
6
Minelab Excalibur Diary
There were two nicish looking ones, but a look in my magazines told me they
were not particularly expensive. However, the third was a lovely old (21 17, Thai
date) Lung Phor Tim image which is a good one and going by the magazines that
I ...
7
English Language Word Builder
... LEGMAN SUBMENU MYXOID RANINE CUSPIS MIOSIS PTOSIS ULOSIS
DRYISH LAKISH NICISH SKYISH HAWKIT ROOPIT BRAGLY DUMBLY GLIBLY
MEETLY PERTLY SANELY FECKLY NEXTLY TITELY BOGMAN FOEMAN
NONMAN ...
Mr. Northcote is a nicish looking sort of young man. Ministers mayn't be much,"
said Mrs. Tozer, "though just see how your papa has got on, my dear. Nobody
else as Phoebe could have married would have got up in the world like that; you
may ...
Margaret Oliphant, Elizabeth Langland, 2002
9
The European Magazine, and London Review
Aug. 17. — Lucky escape, Caroline a termagant — slapped the chambermaid —
talk of the whole house — won't go to the rooms to-night, glad of it — go myself.
Aug. 18. — Nicish girl the first I danced with, Miss Corles — exquisite complexion
...
10
Quite Literally: Problem Words and How to use Them
... a nice day) or its opposite (a nice mess) or exact (a nice distinction) but lazy
writers overuse it. niceish not nicish — but it's an ugly word. niece not neice
niggardly see nigger nigger has become the most taboo word in English (though
some ...
