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Page 149
... JINGO . " ( 5th S. x . 7 , 96 , 456 ; 8th S. vi . 51 , 74 ) . It is an old superstition that Jingo is derived And I know from the Basque word for God . of no reason why we should believe it . strange notion is , however , put forward ...
... JINGO . " ( 5th S. x . 7 , 96 , 456 ; 8th S. vi . 51 , 74 ) . It is an old superstition that Jingo is derived And I know from the Basque word for God . of no reason why we should believe it . strange notion is , however , put forward ...
Page 150
... Jingo . Our ancestors swore by St. Martin of Tours , by St. Loy , by St. Denis , and many more . But we shall wait long for evidence that they ever swore in Basque ! It is a pity they did not . WALTER W. SKEAT . It may be interesting to ...
... Jingo . Our ancestors swore by St. Martin of Tours , by St. Loy , by St. Denis , and many more . But we shall wait long for evidence that they ever swore in Basque ! It is a pity they did not . WALTER W. SKEAT . It may be interesting to ...
Page 373
... jingo are not aware that soon after the death of William III . Dean Swift employed it in ' Acteon ; or , the Original of Horn Fair , ' thus : — Hey , jingo ! what the de'il's the matter , Do mermaids swim in Dartford water ? Although Mr ...
... jingo are not aware that soon after the death of William III . Dean Swift employed it in ' Acteon ; or , the Original of Horn Fair , ' thus : — Hey , jingo ! what the de'il's the matter , Do mermaids swim in Dartford water ? Although Mr ...
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