THE WORKS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.1823 |
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... regard to appel- latives , or the names of species . It seems of no great use to set down the words horse , dog , cat , wil- low , alder , daisy , rose , and a thousand others , of which it will be hard to give an explanation , not more ...
... regard to appel- latives , or the names of species . It seems of no great use to set down the words horse , dog , cat , wil- low , alder , daisy , rose , and a thousand others , of which it will be hard to give an explanation , not more ...
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... regard has been yet shewn in English dictionaries , and in which the grammarians can give little assistance . The syntax of this language is too inconstant to be reduced to rules , and can be only learned by the distinct con- sideration ...
... regard has been yet shewn in English dictionaries , and in which the grammarians can give little assistance . The syntax of this language is too inconstant to be reduced to rules , and can be only learned by the distinct con- sideration ...
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... though it be easy to translate the words bright , sweet , salt , bitter , into another language , it is not easy to explain them . With regard to the interpretation , many other questions have C 2 AN ENGLISH DICTIONARY . 19.
... though it be easy to translate the words bright , sweet , salt , bitter , into another language , it is not easy to explain them . With regard to the interpretation , many other questions have C 2 AN ENGLISH DICTIONARY . 19.
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With regard to the interpretation , many other questions have required consideration . It was some time doubted whether it be necessary to explain the things implied by particular words ; as under the term baronet , whether , instead of ...
With regard to the interpretation , many other questions have required consideration . It was some time doubted whether it be necessary to explain the things implied by particular words ; as under the term baronet , whether , instead of ...
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... and correct such impurities as might be found in them , that their authority might not contribute , at any distant time , to the depravation of the language . With regard to questions of purity or propriety , I 26 THE PLAN OF.
... and correct such impurities as might be found in them , that their authority might not contribute , at any distant time , to the depravation of the language . With regard to questions of purity or propriety , I 26 THE PLAN OF.
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