...the horse of all horses that rivalled the day Was the squire's neck-or-nothiog, and he was a grey." Sir Walter Scott, who was no mean judge of either...the turf. Physiologists consider white as a sign of dehility : white-haired persons are weak. The Spaniards have a strong aversion to white legs or snip,...

...and break thy neck. I had thee in hand, Fencer, but my equestrian skill availed not, thou didst die. Woe worth the chase — woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant bay ! Roderick ! named after me, thou wert the arrantest villain I ever crossed. Like the deer...

...the horse of all horses that rivalled the day Was the squire's neck-or-nothing, and he was л grey." Sir Walter Scott, who was no mean judge of either...white legs or snip, and will never breed from such as liave them. This prejudice may be traced to a Mahoraedan superstition wben the Moors occupied Spain....

...worth = is, and is a fragment of the regular AngloSaxon verb weoif&an = to be, or to become ; German, Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant grey. Lady of the Lake. * Found rarely; bist being the current form. — "Deutsche Grammatik,"...

...misruleth his inwitte ! And teell worth Piers Plowman that pureueth God in his going." PIERS PLOWMAN. " Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant gray." — Lady of the Lake. " Thus saith the Lord God, ' Howl ye and say, woe worth the day.'...

...is, and is a fragment of the regular AngloSaxon verb weofSan = to be, or to become ; German, werden. "Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant gray." Lady of the Lake. Do. — In the phrase, this will do, = this will answer the purpose,...

...misruleth his inwitte ! And well worth Piers Plowman that pursueth God in his going." PIERS PLOWMAN. " Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant gray." — Lady of the Lake. " Thus saith the Lord God, ' Howl ye and say, woe worth the day.'...

...upon the banks of Seine That Highland Eagle e'er should feed On thy fleet limbs, my matchless steed ; Woe worth the chase— woe worth the day— That cost thy life — my gallant grey i" Slowly we moved onward, gazing upon scenery of engrossing interest, localizing the...

...misruleth his inwitte ! And well worth Piers Plowman that pursucth God in his going." Pints PLOWMAN. " Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant gray."— Lady of the Lake. " Thus saith the Lord God, ' Howl ye and say, woe worth the day.'...

...voor in de spreekwijze woe wort h! eigenlijk wee worde! Bij voorb. in W. SCOTT'S Lady of the Lake: Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day That cost thy life , my gallant grey ! *) Eindelijk schijnt ten onrechte in deze klasse opgenomen een oorspronkelijk gelijkvloeijend...