Dec 14, 2009 22:39
14 yrs ago
English term
get up a pretty little Commission de lunatico
English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Dear Colleagues, it is from "The Old Curiosity Shop".
'I wish I only knew who his friends were,' muttered Sampson, filling his pocket with papers; 'if they'd just get up a pretty little Commission de lunatico at the Gray's Inn Coffee House and give me the job, I'd be content to have the lodgings empty for one while, at all events.'
Thank you in advance!
'I wish I only knew who his friends were,' muttered Sampson, filling his pocket with papers; 'if they'd just get up a pretty little Commission de lunatico at the Gray's Inn Coffee House and give me the job, I'd be content to have the lodgings empty for one while, at all events.'
Thank you in advance!
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| 3 +3 | set up a commission of inquiry into states of mind |
Jack Doughty
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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English
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United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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set up a commission of inquiry into states of mind
From this reference, this is what it seems to mean. I presume if Sampson chaired such a commission he would have the power to commit the inhabitants of the lodgings to a lunatic asylum.
Commission de lunatico inquirendo (Open Library)
Commission de lunatico inquirendo. an inquiry into the state of mind of W.F. Windham, esq., of Fellbrigg Hall, Norfolk. by Windham, Charles Ash Sir ...
openlibrary.org/b/OL7166867M
Commission de lunatico inquirendo (Open Library)
Commission de lunatico inquirendo. an inquiry into the state of mind of W.F. Windham, esq., of Fellbrigg Hall, Norfolk. by Windham, Charles Ash Sir ...
openlibrary.org/b/OL7166867M
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Comment: "Thank you, Jack!"
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