 | 1787 - 724 pages
...laboured to refine our language to çrammatiol purity, aud to clear it from colloquial barbnrifmf, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its conftruO-tion, and fomething to the harmony of its cadence." Wharever may be the faults of his flyle,... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 pages
...refine our language to grammar and purity, and f to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious c idioms, and irregular combinations. Something ' perhaps I have added to the elegance of its conc ftruction, and fomething to the harmony of its ' cadence. When common words were lefs pleafing... | |
 | Royal Irish Academy - 1787 - 432 pages
...prejudiced in its favour. [E] After [ 34 ] After declaring, with fome oftentation, that " he has laboured " to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it " from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular " combinations;" that " fomething perhaps he has added... | |
 | 1787 - 750 pages
...contributed to the impiovement of the Enphfh language. He fays in his lall Rambler. " I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, ar.d irregular combinations. Something perhaps, 1 have added to *he... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1790 - 330 pages
...(QUINTIL. LIB. x.) TtiE celebrated author of the Rambler in his concluding paper fays, 7 have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear- it from colloquial barbarians, licentious idioms and irregular combinations : fomething perbcrps I have added to the elegance... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1791 - 308 pages
...(QJJINTIL. LIB. x.) THE celebrated author of the Rambler in his concluding paper fays, / have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from F 2 colloquial 171273 collcquLil larbarifm.r, licentious idioms and irregular combinations : Jbmething... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...the final fentence of mankind, I have at leaft endeavoured to deferve their kindnefs. I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, 1 have added to the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...the final fentenee of mankind, I have at leaft endeavoured to deferve their kindnels. I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from coK loqnial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have addid... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1796 - 464 pages
...contributed to the improvement of the Englifh language. He fays in his laft Rambler, " I have laboured to refine our " language to grammatical purity, and ". to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, " licentious idioms, and irregular combi". nations. Something, perhaps, I have " added... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 296 pages
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I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarisms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its construction, and something to the harmony... 
