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... English " satire " comes from the Latin satura ; but " satirize , " " sa- tiric , " etc. , are of Greek origin . By about the 4th century AD the writer of satires came to be known as satyricus ; St. Jerome , for example , was called by ...
... English " satire " comes from the Latin satura ; but " satirize , " " sa- tiric , " etc. , are of Greek origin . By about the 4th century AD the writer of satires came to be known as satyricus ; St. Jerome , for example , was called by ...
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... English . ( The later Middle Ages ) : JOHN A. GADE , Hanseatic Control of Nor- wegian Commerce During the Late Middle Ages ( 1951 ) , a dissertation making extensive use of primary material describ- ing the German control of ...
... English . ( The later Middle Ages ) : JOHN A. GADE , Hanseatic Control of Nor- wegian Commerce During the Late Middle Ages ( 1951 ) , a dissertation making extensive use of primary material describ- ing the German control of ...
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... English - speaking areas . In looking at slang in the English - speaking world , authorities see not only a strong historical tradition for the production and use of slang but also conditions fertile for its continued growth . There are ...
... English - speaking areas . In looking at slang in the English - speaking world , authorities see not only a strong historical tradition for the production and use of slang but also conditions fertile for its continued growth . There are ...
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