Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1960 - 1491 páginas |
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... languages , to be further informed of the revolutions of a people so ancient , and once so illustrious . ' What relation there is between the Welch and Irish lan- guages , or between the language of Ireland and that of Biscay , deserves ...
... languages , to be further informed of the revolutions of a people so ancient , and once so illustrious . ' What relation there is between the Welch and Irish lan- guages , or between the language of Ireland and that of Biscay , deserves ...
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... language should be totally extinguished . The similitude and derivation of languages afford the most indubitable proof of the traduction of nations , and the genealogy of mankind . They add often physical certainty to historical ...
... language should be totally extinguished . The similitude and derivation of languages afford the most indubitable proof of the traduction of nations , and the genealogy of mankind . They add often physical certainty to historical ...
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... language , if we could have all that is written in it just as well in a translation . But as the beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written , we learn the language . ' A ...
... language , if we could have all that is written in it just as well in a translation . But as the beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written , we learn the language . ' A ...
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Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds | 1 |
Advertisement to the Third Edition | 9 |
Life of Samuel Johnson | 19 |
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