Episode 167: The Rhythm of English
The History of English Podcast
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The Early Uses of New Words in English Grammar
Tambourine contains a very early use of the Latin word excruciating. It also gives us the first recorded uses of astounding, ceaseless, symbolize and blood-raw. Marlow transformed both stiff and cold verse from earlier poets into something that had life and beauty.
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