单词 | to feel the crown warm upon one's head |
释义 | > as lemmasto feel the crown warm upon one's head ΚΠ c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 1630 Be not to rakel þough þou sitte warme. c1450 How Wise Man tauȝt Sonne (Lamb. 853) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 51 If þou be weel at eese, And warme amonge þi neiȝboris sitte. 1601 W. Watson Important Considerations (1675) 55 Her Highness had scarcely felt the Crown warm upon her head, but it was challenged from her. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist ii. vi. sig. F2v A Gentleman, newly, warme in' his land. View more context for this quotation 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xvii. §4. 481 The Philistims hearing that Dauid was now anointed king..thought to try him in the beginning, before hee was fully warme in his seat. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 126 The conquering King was scarce warm in his Throne when as the Pope demanded fealty of him for the Crown of England. a1670 A. Wood Life (1891) I. 129 A. W. seemed very sorry at this news, because he was well and warme where he was. 1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 47 Before he was quite warm in Winchester, he fell into the King's displeasure. 1848 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. (rev. ed.) vii. iii. 392 Scarcely had the worthy Mynheer Beekman got warm in the seat of authority on the South River, than enemies began to spring up all around him. < as lemmas |
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