| 单词 | body of our lord! |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbody of our Lord! P3. In oaths and asseverations, as body of me!, body of our Lord!, God's body!, by cocks body!, etc. Cf. bodikin n. Now archaic and rare.See also by Gog's body at Gog n.1 2, God's precious body at precious adj. 1b, od's body int. at od n.1 and int. Compounds 1. ΚΠ 1493 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Pynson) ii. xii. sig. hviii v/1 What sayst thou of theym yt swere by the cock for god, summe by god..summe by cockes bodye, summe by their hode some by their tepat & cap, and many suche other nyce othes men vse nowe these dayes.] c1520 tr. Terence Andria v. ii, in Terens in Eng. sig. D.ii Goddis body my master what shall I do. a1547 J. Redford Moral Play Wit & Sci. (1848) 7 Oh the bodye of me! What kaytyves be those. 1573 New Custome ii. ii. sig. Cijv Body of our Lorde is hee come into the countrye? 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII v. ii. 21 Body a me: where is it? View more context for this quotation 1695 W. Congreve Love for Love ii. i. 23 Body of me, I have a Shoulder of an Egyptian King, that I purloyn'd from one of the Pyramids. 1739 D. Bellamy Rival Priests i. i. 18 I'll peep once again.—Bless us! the Devil has got the upper Hand, as I imagin'd.—Body of me, they kiss, and cling, and Prayer is turn'd to Rapture. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle IV. cxi. 289 Body of me!..these are the best tidings I have heard since I first went to sea. Here, my lad, take my purse, and stow thyself chocque-full of the best liquor in the land. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth ii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 47 ‘Body of me,’ exclaimed Simon, ‘I should know that voice!’ 1911 ‘M. Field’ Dian i. i, in Trag. Pardon 138 By God's Body, I beg a royal thing of you, ma Belle. 2004 J. L. Nelson Only Life that Mattered xxviii. 281 Oh, body of me, Mary, I have never been so happy to see anything in my life! < as lemmas |
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