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Shairp

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[shairp, shahrp] / ʃɛərp, ʃɑrp /

noun

  1. John Campbell Principal Shairp, 1819–85, English critic, poet, and educator.


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Investors anticipated S&P’s action, said David Shairp, a global strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management in London.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 18, 2012

The Rev. Dr. Shairp, of Bamborough, hearing of the invention, and having charge of a charity for saving life at sea, sent a boat to Lukin to be made “unimmergible.”

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick

On the other hand, the late Principal Shairp regards this "sadness of tone in describing nature" as a strong proof of authenticity.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

I will wait here myself until Samson comes, and if she is not better I will summon Mrs. Shairp.

From Under False Pretences A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline

Footnote 6: This “undertone,” as Mr Shairp calls it.

From Matthew Arnold by Saintsbury, George