10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRETTILY»
Discover the use of
prettily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
prettily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Valpy's Latin delectus [Delectus sententiarum et ...
You declaim prettily ; you plead causes, Attalus, prettily ; you make pretty stories,
pretty verses. You compose farces prettily, epigrams prettily ; you are a pretty
grammarian, a pretty astronomer. You both sing prettily, and dance prettily,
Attalus; ...
Richard Valpy, John Tahourdin White, 1851
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The Epigrams of Martial
You compose pantomimes prettily, epigrams prettily ; you are a pretty
grammarian, a pretty astrologer. You sing prettily, Attalus, and you dance prettily:
you are a pretty hand with the lyre, a pretty hand with the ball. Since on do
nothing well, ...
Martial, Henry George Bohn, 1865
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The Florist and Pomologist: A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of ...
Duchesse d'Angouleme Panachee, or Duchesse Panachee : the quiet groen of
this fruit is prettily set off with broad stripes of deep yollow. Louise Bonne d'
Avranches Panuche"e: this is Louise Bonne of Jersey, very prettily striped with
broad ...
4
An English school grammar
Some adverbs are compared like adjectives ; as, seldom, seldom-er, seldom-est.
Those of quality, ending in ly, are compared by prefixing more and most, or less
and least ; as, prettily, more prettily, most prettily j less prettily, least prettily.
(CGEL § 7. 56) [rather J 3. The traffic is moving pretty slowly. ( LEG) ÎffifflΫ«.. 4.
This work of yours is a pretty poor effort. You'd better do it again. (LDCE) Q Mr
pretty/ prettily I ft] No)i»J pretty ...
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Queensland Agricultural Journal Volume 5
Wood yellowish, wavy, and prettily marked. 00. Lit sea dealbata, Nees.- A
moderate- sized tree which is very common, and called by the aboriginals "
Marragiddie." Leaves oval, 3 to (i in. long, white on the underside. Flowers in
close bunches ...
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Turning Points in Natural Theology from Bacon to Darwin: The ...
See Kenneth Alan Hovey, “'Mountaigny Saith Prettily': Bacon's French and the
Essay,” PMLA, 106, no. 1 (January 1991), 71–82, esp. 72–73. Hovey argues that
Montaigne exerted a negative influ- ence on Bacon, especially as viewed in the ...
O Burton ale ! it sparklet so prettily, Makes one iteep rliiming and singing wittily,
Not alt the >liiistoi>5 from France, Spain, or Italy, Can equal, for poets, your good
Burton ale. Let them drink till they burst of their Hippocrine waters. And then at my
...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature
The last turn it takes forms a fine peninsula prettily planted, and just beyond it
joins the Tay, whose æstuary lies full in view, the sea closing the prospect on this
fid;. • To the north lies the town of Perth, with a view of part of its magnificent
bridge; ...
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The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
Neat; pleasing ; elegant ; beautiful or elegant without grandeur: used as a
diminutive, contemptuously, and for a small, but not extremely small, number: as
an adverb, in some degree : prettily is neatly ; elegantly : prettiness follows the
senses ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington), 1839
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRETTILY»
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prettily is used in the context of the following news items.
Richard Daft's 1879 team were cricket kings of North America
The cricket ground was very prettily situated with a nice pavilion, steam railways running close up to it and a telegraph station on the ground.". «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
Restaurant review: Xacuti
This was a generous serving, done exactly as requested and accompanied prettily by a neat little beef cheek empanada, truffle puree, baby ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
Kuldīga: Latvia's Most Latvian Town
Prettily-painted buildings of wood and stone line the road, just this much short of immaculate. A scarlet-and-white flaps atop a miniature town ... «UpNorth, Jul 15»
Union Street adds confections, cleanses to premier shopping
Fancifully flavored sweets prettily packaged in robin's-egg blue for instantaneous gifting are the forte of this new confectionery. Matcha green ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
Royally Motivated: KC's pursuit of an ace
Moore's Royals are sitting prettily enough that they can upgrade the club with an eye towards games 1-3 of a potential ALDS. The problem is ... «Minor League Ball, Jul 15»
Whimsical market to 'pop up' in Blue Hill
... selectmen agreed to allow organizers to raise the market on the town's wharf, a site in the center of downtown, jutting prettily into the Bay. «The Weekly Packet, Jul 15»
Recruiting Your Perfect Mentor
Relationships started using this tactic under false pretenses will eventually crumble, and not prettily. All you're trying to do is gauge how ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Theater: Not So 'Amazing Grace;' The National Theatre For Student …
Erin Mackey sings prettily when asked to bring out some operetta-like colors and Harriet D. Foy has some fun with the cartoon character of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Internet Losing Trust Amid Big Data Hacks
Who diddled the public quite prettily." Marconi had assured the public his system was secure; Maskeleyne had been hired by a telegraph ... «Sky News, Jul 15»
Very slow food: Viennese snail farm welcomes visitors
Around him are fields of rapeseed, prettily dotted with poppies and daisies, and the still afternoon air is heavy with birdsong. It's delightful. «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
