英语词汇living literature的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	living literature
词源	living literature. The strangest of libraries belonged to Abdul Kassem Ismail (938–995), the grand vizier of Persia (Iran). It consisted of 117,000 books arranged alphabetically on the backs of 400 or more camels that walked in a fixed order when- ever the grand one traveled.
随便看	helpmeet hem and haw hemorrhoids hemp henchman henpecked henry henry higgins henry rifle he or she doesn’t miss much hepatica hepplewhite style herba sacra herb of grace herb robert herculean task hercules’ club herd-s grass here lies one whose name was writ in water here-s lookin’ at you kid here-s mud in your eye here-s to swimmin’ with bowlegged wimmin here today gone tomorrow hermannia hermaphrodite

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