Samuel JohnsonViking Press, 1975 - 388 pages |
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Page 138
... English with complete and immediate comprehension . In spite of the colossal changes of the last two hun- dred years , we share with that epoch an English which , while it differs from ours in many points of idiom and usage , is ...
... English with complete and immediate comprehension . In spite of the colossal changes of the last two hun- dred years , we share with that epoch an English which , while it differs from ours in many points of idiom and usage , is ...
Page 139
... English because they happened to have specialized meanings not covered by existing English words ; obviously such terms were often jargon , and moreover they were not strictly ' English ' words at all , though the English were glad ...
... English because they happened to have specialized meanings not covered by existing English words ; obviously such terms were often jargon , and moreover they were not strictly ' English ' words at all , though the English were glad ...
Page 182
... English throughout the world . When the young Robert Browning decided that his destiny was to be a poet , he prepared himself for the work by sitting down and reading Johnson's Dictionary from beginning to end . If modern young poets ...
... English throughout the world . When the young Robert Browning decided that his destiny was to be a poet , he prepared himself for the work by sitting down and reading Johnson's Dictionary from beginning to end . If modern young poets ...
Contents
Introduction | 13 |
From Wolstan to Werburgh | 58 |
Time of Decision | 68 |
Copyright | |
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