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Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888

"Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold"

" _Mr. Matthew Arnold and the Church of
England, Fraser's Magazine_, October, 1870.
[141] The word ~solecism~ is derived from[Greek: soloi], in Cilicia,
owing to the corruption of the Attic dialect among the Athenian
colonists of that place.
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[142] The "~gig~" as Carlyle's symbol of philistinism takes its origin
from a dialogue which took place in Thurtell's trial: "I always thought
him a respectable man." "What do you mean by 'respectable'?" "He kept a
gig." From this he coins the words "gigman," "gigmanity," "gigmania,"
which are of frequent occurrence in his writings.
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[143] _English Fragments, Pictures of Travel, Works_, III, 464.
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[144] See _The Function of Criticism, Selections_, Note 2, p. 42.
[Transcriber's note: This is Footnote 42 in this e-text.]
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[145] _English Fragments_, chap. IX, in _Pictures of Travel, Works_,
III, 410-11.
[146] Adapted from a line in Wordsworth's _Resolution and Independence_.
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[147] ~Charles the Fifth~.


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