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Book Playing Fast and Loose

Download or read book Playing Fast and Loose written by Michael K. Smith and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-05-03 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the origin of the idiom playing fast and loose? a juggling trick using ropes performed in Roman times a Medieval cheating game involving sticks and belts the sordid sale of indulgences in the Catholic Church Playing Fast and Loose invites the reader to guess the correct origin of common idioms. For each of the fifty idioms, three scenarios have been constructed. One scenario contains a short description of the likely origin of the phrase with some selected historical context that illustrates its usage. The other two scenarios also present short vignettes with factually correct historical citations; however, these two descriptions are not considered the likely origin of the phrase. Dr. Smith has researched all the idioms in this book with the Google Books search engine. He read dozens of entries for each idiom, looking for evidence to support the origin of the idiom and for interesting and credible uses of the phrase to help create the two alternative scenarios. The three scenarios contain references to famous Greek and Latin authors from Homer and Aristotle to Seneca, Vergil, and Ovid; excerpts from English sources such as Shakespeare, Milton, Defoe, Scott, and Conan Doyle; and quotations from American authors as varied as Thoreau, Emerson, Twain, and P. T. Barnum. In addition, the reader will encounter many unusual and perhaps long forgotten historical sources: James Parton, Life of Andrew Jackson (1859); Hannah Glasse, The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy (1747); Elbert Smith, Practical Notes on Photography (1905); Bolton Hall, The Psychology of Sleep (1917); and Friedrich Christian Accum, Chemical Amusement, a Series of Curious and Instructive Experiments in Chemistry Which Are Easily Performed and Unattended by Danger (1817).

Book The Spectator

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  • Release : 1847
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  • Pages : 1106 pages

Download or read book The Spectator written by and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 1106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.

Book British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books

Download or read book British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nineteenth Century Short title Catalogue  phase 1  1816 1870

Download or read book Nineteenth Century Short title Catalogue phase 1 1816 1870 written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A List of Works Containing Illustrations by John Leech

Download or read book A List of Works Containing Illustrations by John Leech written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Monthly List of All New Books Published in Great Britain

Download or read book A Monthly List of All New Books Published in Great Britain written by and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The English catalogue of books

Download or read book The English catalogue of books written by and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The English Catalogue of Books

Download or read book The English Catalogue of Books written by Sampson Low and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.

Book The English Catalogue of Books  v   1   1835 1863

Download or read book The English Catalogue of Books v 1 1835 1863 written by Sampson Low and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Index to the British Catalogue of Books  1837 1857  1858

Download or read book Index to the British Catalogue of Books 1837 1857 1858 written by and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Auction Catalogue

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  • Author : American Art Association
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  • Release : 1922-04
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  • Pages : 1294 pages

Download or read book Auction Catalogue written by American Art Association and published by . This book was released on 1922-04 with total page 1294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The English Catalogue of Books

Download or read book The English Catalogue of Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.