Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volumen1Nicol, 1803 - 424 páginas |
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... observes , that there are in the Lord's Prayer only three words of French or Latin extrac tion . On the other hand , Mr. Tyrwhitt contends that , about the time of Chaucer , " though the * form of our language was still Saxon , the [ 2 ]
... observes , that there are in the Lord's Prayer only three words of French or Latin extrac tion . On the other hand , Mr. Tyrwhitt contends that , about the time of Chaucer , " though the * form of our language was still Saxon , the [ 2 ]
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... Latin ( which is supposed to be a compound of the Greek and ancient Tuscan ) , to that lingua - franca , of which the various dialects are spoken along both coasts of the Mediterranean : and that in Italy , France , and England , the ...
... Latin ( which is supposed to be a compound of the Greek and ancient Tuscan ) , to that lingua - franca , of which the various dialects are spoken along both coasts of the Mediterranean : and that in Italy , France , and England , the ...
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... Latin was gradually transformed into the several Romance dialects . But it is evident that , although the new scheme of grammar was perfectly simple , and composed of few elements , yet the precise and definite use of those elements ...
... Latin was gradually transformed into the several Romance dialects . But it is evident that , although the new scheme of grammar was perfectly simple , and composed of few elements , yet the precise and definite use of those elements ...
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... Latin alphabet was already familiar to the Saxons , who had adopted many of its letters , on account of their superior beauty , as early as the time of Alfred . It has been observed by those writers who have particularly directed their ...
... Latin alphabet was already familiar to the Saxons , who had adopted many of its letters , on account of their superior beauty , as early as the time of Alfred . It has been observed by those writers who have particularly directed their ...
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George Ellis. been long since elbowed out of the language by French , or Latin , or Greek substitutes , were not reducible to any definite mode of spelling ; -those which , having undergone a change in their vowel sounds , or in their ...
George Ellis. been long since elbowed out of the language by French , or Latin , or Greek substitutes , were not reducible to any definite mode of spelling ; -those which , having undergone a change in their vowel sounds , or in their ...
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