A dictionary of the English language. Abstracted from the folio ed., by the author. To which is prefixed, an English grammar. To this ed. are added, a history of the English language [&c.].1768 |
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... prefent ufe . Thefe I have noted with great care ; and though I cannot flatter myfelf that the collection is complete , I believe I have fo far aflifted the ftudents of our language , that this kind of phrafcology will be no longer ...
... prefent ufe . Thefe I have noted with great care ; and though I cannot flatter myfelf that the collection is complete , I believe I have fo far aflifted the ftudents of our language , that this kind of phrafcology will be no longer ...
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... , whatever it be , can never be tranflated into one more easy . But cafinefs and difficulty are merely relative , and if the prefent prevalence of our lan- guage guage fhould invite foreigners to this dictionary , many will PREFACE .
... , whatever it be , can never be tranflated into one more easy . But cafinefs and difficulty are merely relative , and if the prefent prevalence of our lan- guage guage fhould invite foreigners to this dictionary , many will PREFACE .
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... prefent ftate of the world cannot be obviated . A mixture of two lan- guages will produce a third diftinct from both , and they will always be mixed , where the chief part of education , and the moft confpicuous accomplishment , is ...
... prefent ftate of the world cannot be obviated . A mixture of two lan- guages will produce a third diftinct from both , and they will always be mixed , where the chief part of education , and the moft confpicuous accomplishment , is ...
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... prefent ; that fudden fits of inadvertency will furprize vigilance , flight avo- cations will feduce attention , and cafual eclipfes of the mind will darken learn- ing ; and that the writer fhall often in vain trace his memory at the ...
... prefent ; that fudden fits of inadvertency will furprize vigilance , flight avo- cations will feduce attention , and cafual eclipfes of the mind will darken learn- ing ; and that the writer fhall often in vain trace his memory at the ...
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... prefent inhabitants ; yet the deduction of the English language from the earliest times of which we have any knowledge to its prefent ftate , requires no mention of them . for we have fo few words , which can , with any probe bility be ...
... prefent inhabitants ; yet the deduction of the English language from the earliest times of which we have any knowledge to its prefent ftate , requires no mention of them . for we have fo few words , which can , with any probe bility be ...
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