 | Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 sider
...character.' (G.) 3. 4. 200. Sharke. ie sharper, cheat. Cf. Every Man Out, Char. of the Persons: 'Shift, A threadbare shark; one that never was a soldier, yet lives upon lendings. His profession is skeldring and odling, his bank Paul's, and his warehouse Picthatch.' For an excellent characterization... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1811 - 790 sider
...motions. He is in his kingdom when ht can get himself into company where ke may be weil laught at. SHIFT, A thread-bare shark; one that never was a soldier, yet lives upon lendings. His profession is skeldring and odVmg, his bank Pauls, and his ware-house Pict-hatch. Takes up single testons upon oaths,... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - 1811 - 780 sider
...kingdom when he can get himself into company where he may be well laught at. SHIFT, A thread-Ьгге shark; one that never was a soldier, yet lives upon lendings. His profession is skeldrng and odltng, his bank 1'auls, and his ware-house Pict-hatch. Takes up sinyk- testons upon oaths,... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 568 sider
...innumerable passages in our old writers, that the law-terms were the principal times for busiuesi [ft] SHIFT, A thread-bare shark ; one that never was a soldier, yet lives upon lending*. His profession is skeldring and adling,1 his bank PauFs, and his warehouse Picthatch* Takes... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1857 - 566 sider
...plant dragance. ODIBLE, adj. (Lat.) Hateful. ODIOUS, adj. Ill-tasted ; ill-scented. East. ODLING, s. A thread-bare shark; one that never was a soldier,...odling ; his bank Paul's, and his warehouse Pict-hatch. B. Jatuon, Evtry M. out of Us S. ODMEDOD, s. A scarecrow. Series. ODORAUNT, adj. (A.-N.) Sweetsmelling.... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1857 - 564 sider
...plant dragance. ODIBLE, adj. (Lat.) Hateful. ODIOUS, adj. Ill-tasted ; ill-scented. East. ODLINO, s. A thread-bare shark ; one that never was a soldier,...lives upon lendings. His profession is skeldering and octting ; his bank Paul's, and his warehouse Pict-lmtch. B. Jonson, Etcry Af. out of Ms H. ODMEDOD,... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1857 - 578 sider
...ODIBLE, adj. (Lat.) Hateful. ODIOUS, nijj. Ill-tasted ; ill-scented. East. ODLING, ». A thread-bure shark ; one that never was a soldier, yet lives upon lendings. His profession is skelderingandod/inf?; his bank Paul's, aud his warehouse Pict-hatch. B. Jonson, Eoery M. out of his... | |
 | Robert Nares - 1859 - 544 sider
...yet been discovered, though it must have some relation to tricking and cheating. It occurs only in B. Jonson's description of the character of Shift, prefixed to his Every Man out of his Humour. He describee him as, A thread-bare ahnrk ; one that never was a soldier, yet lives upon tendings. His... | |
 | Robert Nares - 1867 - 580 sider
...yet been discovered, though it must have some relation to tricking and cheating. It occurs only in B. Jonson's description of the character of Shift, prefixed...Every Man out of his Humour. He describes him as, Л thread-bare shark ; one that never wns я soldier, yet lives upou leutlings. His profession is skddehng... | |
 | Robert Nares - 1872 - 552 sider
...relation to tricking and cheating. It occurs only in B. Jonson's description of the character of Sliift, prefixed to his Every Man out of his Humour. He describes...lives upon lendings. His profession is skeldering and (»Hing ; his bank Paul's, and his warehouse 1'ictliati-h. Sir. Gifford says, "Of odling I can say... | |
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SHIFT, a thread-bare shark; one that never was a soldier, yet lives upon lendings. His profession is skeldring and odling, his bank Paul's, and his warehouse Picthatch. 
