10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITWANTON»
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Transactions of the Philological Society
inadequately wrought for lexicographical purposes, employs the Italian ' farfalla'1
for butterfly. Sometimes the word is one capable of doing good service still. Such
to my mind is the verb ' to cankerfret/2 and another, 'to witwanton/3 such ...
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On Some Deficiencies in Our English Dictionaries: Being the ...
Such to my mind is the verb ' to cankerfret,'3 and another, 'to witwanton,'3 such '
rootfast, and 'rootfast- ness ;H such a ' neednot'5 (the word is, I believe, still in use
among the Quakers) to express such a superfluity as we might well do without.
Richard Chenevix Trench, 1860
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Proposal for the Publication of a New English Dictionary
Such to my mind is the verb ' to cankerfret,'3 and another, 'to witwanton,'3 such '
rootfast, and 'rootfast- ness;'4 such a ' neednot'5 (the word is, I believe, still in use
among the Quakers) to express such a superfluity as we might well do without.
Philological Society (Great Britain), 1859
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English, Past and Present
Brooke's ' bookhunger,' as a 'little-ease,' or place of discomfortable restraint, as '
realmrape ' (=usurpation, Mirror for Magistrates) as 'to witwanton' (Fuller warns
men that they do not 'witwanton with God') ' to cankerfret' ('sin cankerfrets the soul
...
Richard Chenevix Trench, 1871
witwanton as the god self was angered for his hellprate and paganry. And he that
had erst challenged to be so doughty waxed wan as they might all mark
andshrank together and his pitch that was before so haught uplift was now ofa ...
Nor Iwill not suffer mine indignation so to witwanton with fair justice as persuade
me to putthe wite on Witchland. It is most true the Prince my brother practised with
our enemies the downthrow of our fortunes, breaking open, had he but known it ...
Eric Rücker Eddison, 2013
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Delphi Complete Works of James Joyce (Illustrated)
A blackcrack of noisein the streethere, alack, bawled back. Loud onleft
Thorthundered:in anger awful the hammerhurler. Came nowthe stormthathisthis
heart. And Master Lynch bade him have acare toflout and witwanton as the self
was god ...
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Ulysses - With 20+ Illustrations, Book Introduction, ...
And Master Lynch bade him have a care to flout and witwanton as the god self
was angered for his hellprate and paganry. And he that had erst challenged to be
so doughty waxed wan as they might all mark and shrank together and his pitch ...
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Performance: Practical examinations in speech and drama
To allow one's technique to be obtrusive would condemn one asa 'witwanton'
inthe eighteenth century. Letustakea coupleof examples ofpointing. In the first
Walpole makes itplainby his punctuation where an expectant pause(marked *)
isto ...
Dr P V Ranger, P. Ranger, 2003
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James Joyce Complete Collection - Dubliners A Portrait of ...
And Master Lynch bade him have a careto flout and witwanton as the god self
was angeredfor hishellprate and paganry. And he that had erst challenged to be
so doughty waxed wan asthey might all markand shrank together and his pitch
that ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITWANTON»
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Cody Melcher - A witwanton and literary gentleman who weaves a tapestry of obscure observations and personal proclivities designed to delight and enlighten. «Curve Magazine, Jul 15»
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