10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCANTNESS»
Discover the use of
scantness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
scantness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Canterbury Tales and Faerie Queene, &c., &c., &c: Ed. ...
And Saint Gregory saith, that precious clothing is culpable for the dearth8 of it,
and for its softness, and for its strangeness and disguising, and for the superfluity
or for the inordinate scantness of it ; alas ! may not a man see in our days the
sinful ...
Geoffrey Chaucer, David Laing Purves, 1872
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Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal
... of the ground, whenever it is possible. On this head, however, we are well
aWare of the difficulty, and the. scantness. scantiness of the materials which, in
most cases, history, asfords. 476 Misita'y Ille-main, Ancient and Modern. Fast:
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Canterbury Tales: To which are Added an Essay on His ...
And, as Saint Gregory saith, that precious clothing is culpable for the dearth2 of it,
and for his softness, and for his strangeness and disguising, and for the
superfluity, or for the inordinate scantness of it, alas ! may not a man see as in our
days ...
Geoffrey Chaucer, George Gilfillan, Thomas Tyrwhitt, 1860
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
He thought scantness of estate too great an evil. Hoyviard. — Did we but
compare the miserable scantness of our capacities with the vast profundity of
things, truth and modesty would teach us wary language. Glanville. SCANTO.
n. s. or ...
5
Forty Sermons Upon Several Occasions
Nthis Verse we have the exceeding Perfection of God's Word set out, by
comparing it with the fading Shortness and narrow Scantness of all other outward
Per-fection. I have seen an end of all Perfectian : But thy Cammandment i'
cxceedin ...
Anthony Tuckney, Jonathan Tuckney, 1676
... to have settled a course not by looking back but by taking course for the time to
come. Moved not to lose the happiness that every [p. 1 70] man [expects] ; that we
may not conceal what is the cause of this, the scantness of the King's answer.
Mary Frear Keeler, Maija Jansson Cole, William B. Bidwell, 1997
(These essays were collected with others and published by James in 1909 as
Italian Hours. Being James, of course he could not resist the chance to amend
and supplement his 'stammering notes of years before',3 deprecating 'the
scantness ...
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Games: Unifying Logic, Language, and Philosophy: Unifying ...
cognitive agency takes this factor of comparative resource-scantness into deep
account. In virtually all that they do as cognitive beings, agents of both stripes
must learn to economize. Given these resource limitations, we may postulate for ...
Ondrej Majer, Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen, Tero Tulenheimo, 2009
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The Synonymous, Etymological, and Pronouncing English ...
(scanty) narrowness, scantness, want of space, want of compass ; want of
amplitude or greatness ; want of liberality, parsimony. 5c»nt'Iet, i. {corrupted from
scantling) a small pattern, a small quantity ; a little piece, a scantling. Scantling, t.
William Perry (lecturer in the Academy at Edinburgh.), William Perry (of Kelso, Scotland.), Samuel Johnson, 1805
And Saint Gregory saith, that precious clothing is culpable for the dearth [
deamess] of it, and for its softness, and for its strangeness and disguising, and for
the superfluity or for the inordinate scantness of it, alas! may not a man see in our
days ...
Geoffrey Chaucer, D. Laing Purves, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCANTNESS»
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scantness is used in the context of the following news items.
The bald truth: How author Nick Coleman's thinning hair made him …
Scantness of barnet, and that's it. Baldness is the bald man's only meaningful burden, in the sense that it's the only meaning that other folk are prepared to take ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Dinosaurs Kept Out Of Tropics By Climate Change; Humans Could …
For years researchers were unable to pinpoint the reason behind the scantness in dinosaur fossils from the early Triassic period in the equatorial regions even ... «Design & Trend, Jun 15»
On the next Arrested Development: what to expect if there is a new …
Yet, for all the scantness of information, Grazer's disclosure is at least a step in the right direction, with that very specific episode order suggesting that things ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Ilyas Ahmed
The guitar arrangements hover in the air like sun on the skin when it's winter, leaving the feeling of scantness; yet at the same time radiating just enough warmth ... «The Quietus, Mar 15»
Advocates vow to win justice for Kalvin Michael Smith
The parallels between the Hunt and Smith cases are startling, say rights advocates, in their scantness of evidence and investigatory malfeasance. “They create ... «Winston-Salem Chronicle, Sep 14»
The Meatball and Wine Bar
A side of finely sliced fennel with orange and caramelised honey walnuts is the only disappointment, although the lack of dressing and scantness of the orange ... «Good Food, Sep 13»
PSN Summer Blast Sale: Save Up To 80% On Games, Movies
With the relative scantness of new titles during the summer, now's the time to visit the PSN more often. And why not take advantage of some big savings while ... «PSX Extreme, Jul 13»
No longer in limbo
Such scantness compelled politicians to throw a similar clause out of the Digital Economy Act, passed in 2010. “It is lazy government,” says Iain Connor, ... «The Economist, May 13»
Are we raising the porn generation?
... this particular subject comes up (inappropriateness of material directed at the young, and the increasing scantness of dress of young women and girls), well, ... «BabyCenter, Oct 12»
Review: Stars' chemistry enhances funny 'Life as We Know It'
But in the movie's 115-minute running time, there's a surprising scantness of scat humor. The movie is -- gasp! -- weirdly tasteful, high praise in a genre that's ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Oct 10»
