| 1752 - 674 páginas
...our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it Irom colloquial b-irbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its conrtruction, and fomething to the harmony of its cadence. When common words were lefs pleafing to... | |
| 1752 - 196 páginas
...our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its conftruftion, and fomething to the harmony of its cadence. When common words were lefs pleafing to... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 páginas
...language to grammar and purity, and ' to clear it from colloquial barbarifins, licentious ' idioms, and irregular combinations. Something ' perhaps I have added to the elegance of its con' flrudtion, and fomething to the harmony of its c cadence. When common words were lefs pleafmg... | |
| John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 páginas
...language to grammar and purity, and f to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious c idioms, and irregular combinations. Something ' perhaps I have added to the elegance of its conc ftruction, and fomething to the harmony of its ' cadence. When common words were lefs pleafing... | |
| 1787 - 724 páginas
...our language to çrammatiol purity, aud to clear it from colloquial barbnrifmf, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its conftruO-tion, and fomething to the harmony of its cadence." Wharever may be the faults of his flyle,... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 páginas
...the simplicity of common life. But let us attend to what he himself says in his concluding paper : ' When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarised the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas1.' And, as to the second part... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 páginas
...the simplicity of common life. But let us attend to what he himself says in his concluding paper : ' When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarised the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas'.' And, as to the second part... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 páginas
...life. But let us attend to what he himself says in his concluding paper : <* When common words weve less pleasing to the ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarised the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas."4 And, as to the second part... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 266 páginas
...our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarisms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I...ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarised the terms of philosophy by applying them to popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any... | |
| 1803 - 268 páginas
...our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarisms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I...popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any word not authorised by former writers ; for I believe, that whoever knows the English tongue in its present... | |
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