English Surnames: An Essay on Family Nomenclature, Historical, Etymological, and Humorous; with Several Illustrative Appendices, 2권J. R. Smith, 1849 |
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Abbot adopted allusion anagram ancestors anecdote antient antiquity appellation Argent arms Arundel badge battle battle of Hastings Bello belong borrowed called Camden CANTING ARMS century changed CHAPTER Cheshire Christian name church Cloudesley Shovel cognomen College of Arms common Conductu corruption crest Crown derived descendants device district Duke Eagle Earl England English Surnames family names family nomenclature Filius Fitz Foxe French gentleman German Hastings head Hence Henry heraldry honour Horse house of Plantagenet inns instances Ireland Irish John Kent king Latin Le Sire letters Lion Lord manner mentioned modern Monte motto noble Norman Normandy O'Donovan occurs original orthography persons Peter prefix probably rebus rebuses referred remark Richard royal sable Saint Sancto Saxon says Scotland Scottish signifies Sire Smith sometimes surnames Sussex Thomas tion took the name town tree Vide villa William William de Albini word
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162 페이지 - The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
71 페이지 - ... and shall take to him an English surname of one towne, as Sutton, Chester, Trym, Skryne, Corke, Kinsale: or colour, as white, blacke, browne: or art or science, as smith or carpenter; or office, as cooke, butler; and that he and his issue shall use this name under payne of forfeyting of his goods yearely till the premises be done, to be levied two times by the yeare to the king's warres, according to the discretion of the lieutenant of the king or his deputy.
38 페이지 - I cannot tell, my lord," said he, " except it be that my branch of the family were the first that knew how to spell.
7 페이지 - William de Albini, bravely accoutred, and in the tournament excelled all others, overcoming many, and wounding one mortally with his lance ; which being observed by the queen, she became exceedingly enamoured of him, and forthwith invited him to a costly banquet, and afterwards bestowing certain jewels upon him, offered him marriage.
128 페이지 - Daniel and reveal were in it, and this was sufficient to satisfy her inspirations. The court attempted to dispossess the spirit from the lady, while the bishops were in vain reasoning the point with her out of the Scriptures, to no purpose, she poising text against text : one of the Deans of Arches, says Heylin, ' shot her thorough and thorough "with an arrow borrowed from her own quiver :' he took a pen, and at last hit upon this excellent anagram : J)AME ELEANOR DAVIES.
146 페이지 - There is a well-known proverb ' Good wine needs no bush,' ie nothing to point out where it is to be sold. The subsequent passage seems to prove that anciently tavern-keepers kept both a bush and a sign. A host is speaking : ' I rather will take; down my bush and sign, Than live by means- of riotous expense
160 페이지 - Mollyfied her! On the contrary, he never could be induced to substitute Sally for Sarah. Sally, he said, had a salacious sound, and, moreover, it reminded him of rovers, which women ought not to be. Martha he called Patty, because it came pat to the tongue. Dorothy remained Dorothy, because it was neither fitting that women should be made Dolls, nor I-dols! Susan with him was always Sue, because women were to be Sue-d, and Winnifred, Win-ny, because they were to be won...
3 페이지 - After the battle the Duke, on inquiry respecting him, found him severely wounded (the leg and thigh having been struck off). He ordered him the utmost care, and on his recovery gave him lands in Derby in reward for his services, and the leg and thigh in armor cut off for his crest, an honorary badge yet worn by all the Eyres in England.
126 페이지 - ... at the table, among grave and serious discourses, with conceits of wit and pleasant invention, as ingenious epigrams, emblems, Anagrams, merry tales, and witty questions and answers.
6 페이지 - It happened that the Queen of France, being then a widow, and a very beautiful woman, became much in love with a knight of that country, who was a comely person, and in the flower of his youth ; and because she thought that no man excelled him in...