10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOILURE»
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soilure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
soilure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A general glossary to Shakespeare's works
Sneak-cup. —. Soilure. 249. sneak-cup, one who sneaks from his cup, balks his
cup, 1 Henry IV., iii. 3. 84. (Mr. Collier asserts that this explanation is wrong ; and
he would fasten on the term a meaning which it never bore.) Sneak's noise.
2
The Works of William Shakespeare: Glossary
40ft. SMUG—SOILURE. commonweal I v. 1 31 ; tmoothing toords, v. in, 345 ;
smoothing Mm, ix. 298. Smug, neat, sprace, trim, ii. 375 ; iv. 250 ; viii. loo. Smuikin
. viiL 71 : A fiend; whose name our poet seems to have derived from Harsuet's ...
William Shakespeare, Alexander Dyce,
1893
3
The Columbia Granger's Dictionary of Poetry Quotations
soilure. of. the. wits,. We're told, and Love a cross for them to bear; Joy shivers in
the corner where she knits And Conscience always has the rocking-chair,
Cheerful as when she tortured into fits The first cat that was ever killed by Care. (1
.
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A Glossary to the Works of William Shakespeare
SOILURE— SOME TIME. 40.3 carried in to him. This at once cleanses the animal
, and fills him with blood" (Steevens). Soilure, stain, defilement, vi. 63. solace, to
render mirthful, to amuse : We will with some strange pastime solace them, ii.
5
The Works of William Shakespeare: King Henry VIII. Troilus ...
Both alike : He merits well to have her that doth seek her, Not making any scruple
of her soilure, With such a hell of pain and world of charge ; And you as well to
keep her, that defend her, 60 Not palating the taste of her dishonour, With such a
...
William Shakespeare, William George Clark, William Aldis Wright,
1865
6
Harper's Monthly Magazine
\Ve descended from the car frequently, attracted by the verdure and glad to note
by our boot-heels that the soilure was less. (“Soilure” is a very good word. It is
employed constantly by some of our newest writers, and I have managed to get it
in ...
7
Lancelot and Elaine: And Other Idylls of the King
Fearing rust or soilure. Knights usually kept their shields covered, to prevent rust
or soilure, and doubtless many a fair damsel, like Elaine, wrought a cover for the
shield of her favorite warrior. 9. Blazon'd. Displayed in color. See vol. i. p. 197.
Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson, William James Rolfe,
1896
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Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary
soilure ). Caes. I, 2, 42. Hml. I, 3, 15. In Ant. I, 4, 24 some M. Edd. —s (a plural not
used by Sh.), O. Edd. foil. Soil, vb.to stain, to sully: R2 1, 3, 125. IV, 23. Troil. II, 2,
70 (Ff spoiled ).V, 2, 134 (Q spoil ). Tim. III,b, 16. Hml. I, 4, 20. II, 1, 40. In Cymb.
Let us go The path her singing face looms low to point, Pendulous, blanched with
longing, shedding flame Of silver on the brown grope of the flood ; For all my
spirit's soilure is put by And all my body's soilure, lacking now But the last lustral ...
William Vaughn Moody,
1902
10
Lancelot and Elaine: With introduction and notes
6. the gleam. The gleam was reflected from the bright surface of the shield. 7.
soilure. The word occurs in Shakspere, Troilus and Gres- sida, iv. i. 56: "Not
making any scruple of her soilure." It 44 was the custom for knights to keep their
shields ...
Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Frederick James Rowe,
1895
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOILURE»
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soilure is used in the context of the following news items.
What Miniver Cheevy Means
But the whole sketch is set in scare quotes: “Passion is here a soilure of the wits, / We're told” (emphasis mine). If you were told only the facts of Robinson's life, ... «The American Conservative, Aug 13»
One by one, breaking the spell of words
The biggest crowd pleaser of the night was fourth-grader Emily Maderas. The 8-year-old was a fan favorite, knocking down words such as "tattersall" and "soilure ... «Houston Chronicle, Mar 13»
Lakeside's Rachael Cundey wins fifth regional spelling bee
Then, in the 41st round, Rachael correctly spelled “keeshond” while Gary stumbled over “equilibrium” and Varsha misspelled “soilure.” When Rachael correctly ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Mar 13»
Shape shifter: The joyous transgressions of Virginia Woolf's Orlando
... hyacinths (she was passing a fine bed of them); free from taint, dependence, soilure of humanity or care for one's kind; something rash, ridiculous... ecstasy. «New Statesman, Feb 13»
The Rangoon of The Glass Palace
Downtown, rows of colonnaded Edwardian hulks have fallen into soilure. Walking (carefully at night) along Rangoon's pitted sidewalks, it's hard to imagine a ... «TIME, Aug 10»
How spell-check changed my life
... a pleated or gathered piece of material," or "soilure: the condition of being soiled," or "nulliparous," which my spell-check flagged but had no replacements for. «Los Angeles Times, May 09»