10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIG»
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prig in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
prig and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
in C19, S.E.: 1753, Smollett (OED);George Eliot, in Middlemarch, 'A prig is a
fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions.'—8. See prince prig;
prigging-law. prig, prigg (as for n), v. To steal: 1561 (Awdelay); Harman: c. >, in
C19 ...
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The Prigment: Being the Life of A
Prig;
Prig's Bede; How T ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Thomas De Longueville, The Prig, 2010
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
prigger. *. A thief: c. >, in C.19, low s.: 1561, Awdelay. e.g. p. ofcacklers, prancers,
a poultry-, horse-thief. Ex PRIG, v., 1. (In C.16, often priggar.) 2. A highwayman: C
.17 c. Ex prig, to ride; prigger also meaning any rider: c. (or low s.) and dial. 3.
Eric Partridge, Jacqueline Simpson, 1973
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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit ... With a ...
glancing in an expressive and marked ' manner at the tea-pot, “ a person as I took
care on at the time as you and me was pardners oif and on, in that there fever at
the Bull 2 ” “ Old Snuffey,” Mrs. Prig observed. Sarah Gamp looked at her with ...
5
The Novels and Tales of Charles Dickens: Nicholas Nickleby. ...
Now, Sairah," said Mrs. Prig, "joining busi- iless with pleasure, wot is this case in
which you wants me ?" Mrs. Gamp betraying in her face some intention of
returning an evasive answer, Betsey added : *"/s it Mrs. Harris?" , " No, Betsey
Prig, it ...
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Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and ...
Why, host ! landlord ! waiter I Prig ! Enter Prig, l. Prig. Coming, your honour,
coming. Jer. Is this the Boar's Head ? Prig. No, sir ; there's been a sad revolution
in affairs : that head is taken off; and my wife Penelope is the only bore in the
house.
George Daniel, John Cumberland, 1828
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Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
toprove. Prig, prig,n. apert fellow who gives himself airsof superior wisdom.—adj.
Prig′gish, conceited and affected. —adv.Prig′gishly.—ns.Prig′gishness, Prig
′gism. [From prick, to adorn.] Prig, prig, n. a thief.—v.t. (slang) to filch.—v.i. (Scot
...
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The works of Samuel Foote, esq. ...
Mrs Fl. Quite polite, I protest, Mr Prig ! I am sorry, however, Sir, to have given you
all this trouble. Prig. I consider it, Madam, as one of the most great- estest pieces
of happiness that could have befallen Paul Prig. Your La'ship is a persect ...
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Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical & ...
Prig ! Enter Prig, l. Prig. Coming, your honour, coming. Jer. Is this the Boar's Head
? frig-. No, sir ; there's been a sad revolution in affairs : that head is taken off ; and
my wife Penelope is the only bare in the house. Jer. A bad sign, Mr. Prig. Prig.
George Daniel, Thomas Dolby, 1826
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The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and Early Eighteenth ...
Sir, Mr. Prig is coming up. [E1rir.] YOUNG MAGGOT. Now shall we be troubled
with' fools; a man can never enjoy thee half an hour to himself, thou art so
haunted with fops. BELLAMOUR. HOW insupportable the rogues are to one
another.
J. Douglas Canfield, Maja-Lisa von Sneidern, 2003
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIG»
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prig is used in the context of the following news items.
DEMETRIUS UNBOUND Plays Live Oak Theatre, Now thru 8/22
"What always stuck in my craw," Oliver complains," is that poor Demetrius, a little bit of a prig but a person nonetheless, goes into the forest with ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
Nonsense and Sensiibilities among the Transgendered
The term to describe the elite, on the other hand, is prig:-- self-righteously moralistic people who act as if superior to others based on scant ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
Keep the fault-finding in check
(No, I'm not going to identify them and give grammar vigilante bozos further publicity. Being an English major does not license you to be a prig.). «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
Goodspeed's 'La Cage Aux Folles' Dazzles With Heart, Warmth
... son and the bigotries of the outside world (personified by the steely-eyed Mark Zimmerman as the imperious prig Edouard Dindon) is staged ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
Cementland's future isn't clear after death of creator, but visitors are …
Before Cassilly died, her boyfriend's metal band, Prig, walked into Cementland to shoot a music video. Sleet said the band was recording near ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
The Sensualist
Kaoru is the kind of prig who prides himself on his moral rectitude while hating his sexual timidity. He envies Niou his easy way with women, ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
Emergency repairs on Comm. Ave overpass continue
THEY ARE STILL OUT HERE TONIGHT, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PRIG, STILL WORKING ON THAT FIX. CREWS CHIP AID WAY AT ... «WCVB Boston, Jul 15»
One-Act Play Reveals Why The New York Times Kept Cruz's Book …
Because maybe if you did then America wouldn't have to watch that brahmin prig on PBS for the next thirty years? I'll tell you, kid. I would have ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
Latest around the region
The return of the sexist prig who would ban them from bars? British colonial soldiers drive black slaves into a cylinder that drives a steam ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
Kirby: There's nothing wrong with a little regret
Maybe you said something thoughtless that devastated a loved one's feelings, or even just told some self-righteous prig at church to go ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
