10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOT BY A LONG SIGHT»
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not by a long sight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
not by a long sight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gangway!: Sea Language Comes Ashore
See not by a long sight. Shove off. To push a boat away with the oars, hence, to
start away. The term has come ashore via the Navy, and been incorporated into
American slang. See Push off. Show a leg. A hail formerly used in calling the ...
Joanna Carver Colcord, 2012
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American Language Supplement 1
... by various euphemisms of the second degree, e.g., not by a considerable sight,
used by Mark Twain in “ Huckleberry Finn,” 1884, and not by a long sight, used
by Joel Chandler Harris in “Sister Jane, Her Friends and Acquaintances,” 1896.
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The American Language: An Inquiry Into the Development of ...
It was preceded by not by a jugful, 1833, and has been followed by various
euphemisms of the second degree, e.g., not by a considerable sight, used by
Mark Twain in “ Huckleberry Finn,” 1884, and not by a long sight, used by Joel
Chandler ...
4
Perspectives on American English
... in battle with, to come to grips with, loses its hostile sense and means merely '
to come to terms, to strike a bargain'. Not by a long shot is varied by not by a long
sight, which may refer to taking a sight on a cannon, or observation of the sun.
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The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine
... if I'd had a bed ; because a body don't see such a storm as that every day in the
week, not by a long sight. My souls, how the wind did scream along! And every
second or two there'd come a glare that lit up the white-caps for a half a mile ...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
It was my watch below till twelve, but I wouldn't 'a' turned in anyway if I'd had a
bed, because a body don't see such a storm as that every day in the week, not by
a long sight. My souls, how the wind did scream along! And every second or two
...
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Complete Feminist Contemporary Women Novels Anthologies - ...
... twelve, but I wouldn't a turned in anyway if I'd had a bed, because a body don't
see such a storm as that every day in the week, not by a long sight. My souls, how
the wind did scream along! And every second or two there'd come a glare that ...
... had a bed ; because a body don't see such a storm as that every day in the
week, not by a long sight. My souls, how the wind did scream along ! And every
second or two there'd come a glare that lit up the white-caps for a half a mile
around, ...
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn:
It was my watch below till twelve, but I wouldn't a turned in anyway if I'd had a bed
, because a body don't see such a storm as that every day in the week, not by a
long sight. My souls, how the wind did scream along! And every second or two ...
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - With 174 Illustrations, 16 ...
It was my watch below till twelve, but I wouldn't a turned in anyway if I'd had a bed
, because a body don't see such a storm as that every day in the week, not by a
long sight. My souls, how the wind did scream along! And every second or two ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOT BY A LONG SIGHT»
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not by a long sight is used in the context of the following news items.
Flagler Reads Together: Huckleberry Finn, Chapter 23
... that went in had his pockets bulging, or something muffled up under his coat—and I see it warn't no perfumery, neither, not by a long sight. «FlaglerLive.com, Mar 11»
Flagler Reads Together: Huckleberry Finn, Chapter 20
... but I wouldn't a turned in anyway if I'd had a bed, because a body don't see such a storm as that every day in the week, not by a long sight. «FlaglerLive.com, Mar 11»
