Difference between revisions of "Of most eyeful hoyth entowerly"
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* '''Howth:''' [[Howth]] Head near Dublin | * '''Howth:''' [[Howth]] Head near Dublin | ||
| − | * '''Eiffel Tower''' | + | * '''Eiffel Tower''': FW was written in Paris, and the Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world during most of its writing (until 1931) |
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Revision as of 09:20, 5 November 2007
- awful height entirely
- eyeful: as much as the eye can take in; something worth looking at
- highth: an archaic form of height → height is still pronounced highth in parts of Ireland and hoyt in parts of Dublin
- Howth: Howth Head near Dublin
- Eiffel Tower: FW was written in Paris, and the Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world during most of its writing (until 1931)
