The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 10F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... shewn that this conformity never was attained in any language , and that it is not more easy to persuade men to agree exactly in speaking than in writing , it may be asked with equal propriety , why men do not rather speak as they write ...
... shewn that this conformity never was attained in any language , and that it is not more easy to persuade men to agree exactly in speaking than in writing , it may be asked with equal propriety , why men do not rather speak as they write ...
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... shew what was shewn suffi- ciently by the first derivation . This practice is of great use in synoptical lexicons , where mutilated and doubtful languages are explained by their af- finity to others more certain and extensive , but is ...
... shew what was shewn suffi- ciently by the first derivation . This practice is of great use in synoptical lexicons , where mutilated and doubtful languages are explained by their af- finity to others more certain and extensive , but is ...
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... shewn . When the etymology is thus adjusted , the ana- logy of our language is next to be considered ; when we have discovered whence our words are derived , we are to examine by what rules they are governed , and how they are inflected ...
... shewn . When the etymology is thus adjusted , the ana- logy of our language is next to be considered ; when we have discovered whence our words are derived , we are to examine by what rules they are governed , and how they are inflected ...
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... 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 of particular words ...
... 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 of particular words ...
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... shewn by the miscarriage of those who have generally attempted it . This difficulty is increased by the necessity of explaining the words in the same language ; for there is often only one word for one idea ; and though it be easy to ...
... shewn by the miscarriage of those who have generally attempted it . This difficulty is increased by the necessity of explaining the words in the same language ; for there is often only one word for one idea ; and though it be easy to ...
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