10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPLENDIDOUS»
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Sunday Telegraph, 7 May 1967. splendacious, splendidious, splendidous,
splendiferous. Very splendid, remarkably fine, magnificent; excellent: resp. 1843,
Blackwood's, 'Some splendacious pattern in blue and gold' (OED), which notes
forms ...
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Ben Jonson: Four Comedies
... strangers of the terra firma, worshipful merchants, ay, and senators too, who
ever since my arrival have detained me to their uses by their splendidous
liberalities. And worthily! For what avails your rich man to have his magazines
stuffed with ...
Ben Johnson, Helen Ostovich, 2014
83. splendidous] splendid, munificent; cf. E.M.O., II. ii. 79. The usual form is '
splendidious', but Scoto typically keeps closer to the Latin splendidus. 84.
magazines] storehouses. 85. moscadelli] muscatel, 'the wine of Muscadine' (
Florio). or of] or ...
Ben Jonson, Brian Parker, 1999
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The Selected Plays of Ben Jonson: Volume 1: Sejanus, ...
90 splendidous: magnificent. 91 magazines: storehouses. 92 moscadelli:
muscatel wines. 94 cocted: boiled. 102 humid flux: flow of bodily fluids (see
Additional Note to II.ii.l09,p.439below). 105 ducat: silver coin worth about 3
shillings and ...
Ben Jonson, Johanna Procter, Martin Butler, 1989
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
A bustle; an uproar: late C.19–20; ob. ?ex splutter+dash. splendacious,
splendidious, splendidous, splendiferous . Very splendid, remarkably fine,
magnificent; excellent: resp. 1843, Blackwood's, 'Some splendacious pattern in
blue and gold' ...
Eric Partridge, Jacqueline Simpson, 1973
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The Three Celebrated Plays of that Excellent Poet Ben ...
... as it is fetch'd away from my Lodging by Gentlemen of your City; Strangers of th'
Terraferma; worfliipful Merohants; J, and senators too; who, ever finte my Arrival,
have detained me to their uses, by their splendidous Liheralities. And worthily.
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The Works: In 9 Volumes. ... containing Sejanus. The fox. ...
... so fast as it is fetch'd away jrom my lodging by gentlemen Qf your city ;
strangers qf the T erra;firma ,-"“ worshzpjul merchants; ay, and senators too: who,
ever since my arrival, have detained me to their uses, by their splendidous
liberalities.
Ben Jonson, William Gifford, 1816
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The Works of Ben Jonson: With a Biographical Memoir
With a Biographical Memoir Ben Jonson. your city ,- strangers of the Terra-firma ;
worshipful merchants ,- ay, and senators too: who, ever since my arrival, have
detained me to their uses, by their splendidous liberalities. And worthily ,for, what
...
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Plays, viz. I. Volpone: or, The Fox. II. The Alchemist. III. ...
... as it is fetch'd away from my lodging by gentlemen of your city; shangers of the
Terraferma ,- wershipful merchants ; I, and senato too; who, ever finee my arrival,
have detained me to there uses, by their splendidous liberalities. And worthily.
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Volpone, Or the Fox, a Comedy
... the trrrafirnm; worshipful merchants; ay, an se* nators too; who, ever since my
arrival, have detained * me to their uses, by their splendidous liberalities) And
worthily: for, what avails our rich man to have his maguzines stuffed with mosca
elly, ...
Benjamin Jonson, Charles I Johnson, John Vanbrugh, 1778