Library Magazine of American and Foreign ThoughtAmerican Book Exchange, 1887 |
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... weave , in the sense of plotting . Thus Homer says , πυκινὸν δόλον ὑφαίνειν , μῆτιν ὑφαίνειν , etc. , i . e . to weave a plot . This metaphor spread very widely , and we may discover it even in our own word subtle , Lat . subtilis ...
... weave , in the sense of plotting . Thus Homer says , πυκινὸν δόλον ὑφαίνειν , μῆτιν ὑφαίνειν , etc. , i . e . to weave a plot . This metaphor spread very widely , and we may discover it even in our own word subtle , Lat . subtilis ...
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