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1000 Years of Popular Music — Infobox Album Name = 1000 Years of Popular Music Type = Live album Artist = Richard Thompson Background = darkturquoise Released = July 2003 Recorded = July 2002 at Joe s Pub, New York Genre = Rock Length = 76:06 Label = Beeswing Producer = Simon … Wikipedia
again — /euh gen , euh gayn /, adv. 1. once more; another time; anew; in addition: Will you spell your name again, please? 2. in an additional case or instance; moreover; besides; furthermore. 3. on the other hand: It might happen, and again it might not … Universalium
against — /euh genst , euh gaynst /, prep. 1. in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason. 2. in resistance to or defense from: protection against burglars. 3. in an opposite direction to: to ride against… … Universalium
Complaint of Chaucer to His Empty Purse — (Complaint to His Purse) by Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1399) One of Chaucer’s best known lyrics, the Complaint to His Empty Purse may be the last poem Chaucer completed. The Complaint, addressed to King Henry IV (who had deposed his cousin… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
nuisance — [15] Nuisance has become much less serious over the centuries. When English originally acquired it, it meant ‘harm, injury’ (‘Helpe me to weye ageyn the feend … keepe vs from his nusance’, Thomas Hoccleve, Mother of God 1410), reflecting its… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
again — a•gain [[t]əˈgɛn, əˈgeɪn[/t]] adv. 1) once more; another time: Spell your name again, please[/ex] 2) moreover; besides 3) on the other hand: It might happen, and again it might not[/ex] 4) back; in reply: to answer again[/ex] 5) to the same place … From formal English to slang
against — a•gainst [[t]əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst[/t]] prep. 1) in opposition to; contrary to: twenty votes against ten[/ex] 2) in resistance to or defense from: protection against mosquitos[/ex] 3) in an opposite direction to: walking against the wind[/ex] 4) in… … From formal English to slang
he who is absent is always in the wrong — Cf. Fr. les absents ont toujours tort; c 1440 J. LYDGATE Fall of Princes (EETS) III. 1. 3927 For princis ofte..Wil cachche a qu[a]rel..Ageyn folk absent. 1640 G. HERBERT Outlandish Proverbs no. 318 The absent partie is still faultie. 1710 S.… … Proverbs new dictionary
man proposes, God disposes — Cf. early 14th cent. Fr. car se li homme mal propose, Diex..le dispose, for if man proposes evil, God..disposes of it; c 1420 T. A KEMPIS De Imitatione Christi I. XIX. homo proponit, sed Deus disponit (see quot. c 1450 below). c 1440 J. LYDGATE… … Proverbs new dictionary
nuisance — [15] Nuisance has become much less serious over the centuries. When English originally acquired it, it meant ‘harm, injury’ (‘Helpe me to weye ageyn the feend … keepe vs from his nusance’, Thomas Hoccleve, Mother of God 1410), reflecting its… … Word origins
