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What does this sentence mean?
Even the Cock-lane ghost had been laid only a round dozen
of years, after rapping out its messages, as the spirits of this very year last past (supernaturally deficient in originality) rapped out theirs.
Well, I don't understand this sentence at all. I suppose "laid" means "burried" here; however, I don't know what "this very year last past" means and the whole sentence is difficult to understand honestly.
of years, after rapping out its messages, as the spirits of this very year last past (supernaturally deficient in originality) rapped out theirs.
Well, I don't understand this sentence at all. I suppose "laid" means "burried" here; however, I don't know what "this very year last past" means and the whole sentence is difficult to understand honestly.
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It was the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five. Spiritual revelations were conceded to England at that favoured period, as at this. Mrs.
- It was the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five.
- Spiritual revelations were conceded to England at that favoured period, as at this.
- Mrs.
- Southcott had recently attained her five-and-twentieth blessed birthday, of whom a prophetic private in the Life Guards had heralded the sublime appearance by announcing that arrangements were made for the swallowing up of London and Westminster.
- Even the C-0-ck-lane ghost had been laid only a round dozen of years, after rapping out its messages, as the spirits of this very year last past (supernaturally deficient in originality) rapped out theirs.
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It was the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and seventy-five. Spiritual revelations were conceded to England
at that favoured period, as at this. Mrs. Southcott had
recently attained her five-and-twentieth blessed birthday, of
whom a prophetic private in the Life Guards had heralded
the sublime appearance by announcing that arrangements
were made for the swallow
and seventy-five. Spiritual revelations were conceded to England
at that favoured period, as at this. Mrs. Southcott had
recently attained her five-and-twentieth blessed birthday, of
whom a prophetic private in the Life Guards had heralded
the sublime appearance by announcing that arrangements
were made for the swallow
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Hi,
It just means 'previous'.
Your passage is written in a literary, old-fashioned style.
Today. you could say
2009 is this very year last
or
2009 is this very year past
Saying both together just adds emphasis.
Clive
It just means 'previous'.
Your passage is written in a literary, old-fashioned style.
Today. you could say
2009 is this very year last
or
2009 is this very year past
Saying both together just adds emphasis.
Clive
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Mrs. Southcott had recently attained her five-andtwentieth blessed birthday, of whom a prophetic private in the Life Guards had heralded the sublime appearance by announcing that arrangements were made for the swallowing up of London and Westminster.
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