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... language . " The candour of Shaw , who confessed his ignorance of their existence , though he admitted that he had often endeavoured to satisfy himself on the point , at once recommended him to Johnson's friend- ship and sympathy . In a ...
... language . " The candour of Shaw , who confessed his ignorance of their existence , though he admitted that he had often endeavoured to satisfy himself on the point , at once recommended him to Johnson's friend- ship and sympathy . In a ...
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... Language . " Encouraged by the success with which , he says , his labours were received , he conceived the plan of " a Collection of all the Vocables in the Gaelic Language , that could be collected from the voice , or old books and MSS ...
... Language . " Encouraged by the success with which , he says , his labours were received , he conceived the plan of " a Collection of all the Vocables in the Gaelic Language , that could be collected from the voice , or old books and MSS ...
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... the English lan- guage shall be spoken or understood . " This , be it remarked , Letters to and from Dr. Samuel Johnson , vol . i . , p . 284 . is not the language of unconsciousness , of a man EDITOR'S PREFACE . xiii.
... the English lan- guage shall be spoken or understood . " This , be it remarked , Letters to and from Dr. Samuel Johnson , vol . i . , p . 284 . is not the language of unconsciousness , of a man EDITOR'S PREFACE . xiii.
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... language of unconsciousness , of a man who suc- ceeded because he was a fool , and not in virtue of admirable literary abilities , exercised for a great and good end . But the greater work , which had occupied his heart and soul and ...
... language of unconsciousness , of a man who suc- ceeded because he was a fool , and not in virtue of admirable literary abilities , exercised for a great and good end . But the greater work , which had occupied his heart and soul and ...
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... language , strong as it is , exaggerated as many have thought it , is not more pronounced and emphatic than the words used by Boswell in the introduc- tion to the " Life " : " I will venture to say that he will be seen in this work more ...
... language , strong as it is , exaggerated as many have thought it , is not more pronounced and emphatic than the words used by Boswell in the introduc- tion to the " Life " : " I will venture to say that he will be seen in this work more ...
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