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* '''Dante, Goethe and Shakespeare''' | * '''Dante, Goethe and Shakespeare''' | ||
| + | * '''daunt:''' to frighten | ||
| + | * jaunty | ||
| + | *''' gouty:''' Goethe did indeed suffer from gout | ||
| − | It is said that Napoleon referred to the English as 'shopkeepers' ('L'Angleterre est une nation de boutiquiers'); nonetheless, the phrase's origin is probably closer to the islands, since it appears in 'The Wealth of Nations' (1776) | + | * '''shopkeeper:''' Shakespeare was the son of a glover. It is said that Napoleon referred to the English as 'shopkeepers' ('L'Angleterre est une nation de boutiquiers'); nonetheless, the phrase's origin is probably closer to the islands, since it appears in 'The Wealth of Nations' (1776) |
[[Category: Shakespeare]] | [[Category: Shakespeare]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:20, 13 July 2012
- Dante, Goethe and Shakespeare
- daunt: to frighten
- jaunty
- gouty: Goethe did indeed suffer from gout
- shopkeeper: Shakespeare was the son of a glover. It is said that Napoleon referred to the English as 'shopkeepers' ('L'Angleterre est une nation de boutiquiers'); nonetheless, the phrase's origin is probably closer to the islands, since it appears in 'The Wealth of Nations' (1776)
