10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITH MIGHT AND MAIN»
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with might and main in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Early American Proverbs
and Proverbial Phrases
Barbour 119(2); Oxford 530-1; Whiting M534. M160 With Might and main 1622
Mourt's Relation 16: They ran away with might and mayne. 1632 EHowes in
Winthrop Papers(A) 3.101: The divell . . . setts upon you with all his might and
maine.
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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Dictionary of Idiomatic English Phrases
With might and main — with all one's energy and resources. P. With might and
main they chased the murderous Cos.— Pntdkn. Orowl had been listening at
Newman's door with all his might and ruain.— Dicnens. The servants tugged with
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Dictionnary of the English Language
with Numerous ...
With might and main they chae'd the inurd'rous fox, With brazen trumpets and
inflated box. Dryden. This privilege the clergy in England formerly contended for
with all might and main. Ayliffe, Parergon. Mi'ghtily.T adv. [mihcilice, Saxon.] 1.
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
With might and main they chae'd the mur- d'rous fox. Dryden. — This privilege the
clergy in England formerly contended for with all might and main. Ayliffe. *
MIGHTILY, cdv. [from mighty.] 1. With great power; powerfully; efficaciously;
forcibly.
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
With might and main they chae'd the mur- d'rous fox. Dryden. — This privilege the
clergy in England formerly contended for with ajl might and main. Ayliffe. *
MIGHTILY, adv. [from mighty, .] 1. With great power; powerfully; efficaciously;
forcibly.
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The Student's Practical Dictionary of Idioms, Phrases
and ...
With might and main they chased the murderous fox. — Drydcn. The servants
tugged with might and main, but could not lift the enormous receptacle, and were
finally obliged to drag it across the Soor. — Nathaniel Hawthorne. Milk— To cry ...
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The Story of the Grail
and The Passing of Arthur
So each knight assumed such stand as appeared to him to be fitting, and each
set his spear in rest, and then each dashed at the other with might and main. So
they met in the middle of the course with such violence and uproar as was ...
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The St. James's Magazine
and United Empire Review
They say they'll do it with might and main, Dance o'er my lady lee ; They say they'
ll do it with might and main, And a fig for Poperee ! Might and main will tumble
down, Dance o'er my lady lee ; Might and main will tumble down, Without Pio ...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
With might and main they chac'd the mur- d'rous fox. Dryden. — This privilege the
clergy in England formerly contended for with all might and main. Ayliffe. *
MIGHTILY, adv. [from mighty^ I. Wjth great power; powerfully; efficaciously ;
forcibly.
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The wedding of Shon Maclean: a Scottish rhapsody, for ...
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Hubert Bath, Robert Williams Buchanan, 1909
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITH MIGHT AND MAIN»
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Crime, punishment, justice: The debate after Yakub hanging
A familiar refrain on social media proponents of Yakub Memon's execution have been flinging with might and main at those opposing the death penalty is, "What ... «Hindustan Times, Aug 15»
You Won't Believe What British Lawmakers Proposed In Connection …
The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, ... «Western Journalism, Jul 15»
'Newsies' Hits Mark in Boston with Might and Main
The show tackles issues still historically and culturally relevant, discussing the power of unity and how the modern-day David can still defeat the rich and ... «Emertainment Monthly, Jun 15»
Remembering victims can help in crime fight
That is a mindset that should be resisted with might and main by all well-thinking people. One way is to constantly trigger and sharpen memory. Not just of the ... «Jamaica Observer, Feb 15»
Would-be Catonsville bomber sentenced to 25 years
Would-be Catonsville bomber sentenced to 25 years in prison ... writing, "those who belive [sic], and emigrate and strive with might and main, in Allahs cause, ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 12»
We hope that Mr Christopher 'Dudus' Coke will sing his heart out
Tenuously but strenuously holding onto a legal technicality, the administration resisted with might and main the US's attempts to have Mr Coke extradited, from ... «Jamaica Observer, Sep 11»
