Notes and Queries

Notes and Queries, Number 38, July 20, 1850

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That is, "the _more_ delighted;" the longer held back, the better worth having; lightened of whatever might detract from their value, that is, refined or purified. In making the remark here, that "delighted" refers not to the recipient nor to the giver, but to the gifts, I pas...

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"The worship," he says, "of the goddess _Eostre_ or _Eastre_, which may probably be traced to the Astarte of the Phoenicians, is retained among us in the word _Easter_; her annu...

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That is, "the _more_ delighted;" the longer held back, the better worth having; lightened of whatever might detract from their value, that is, refined or purified. In making the...