The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1John W. Lovell Company, 1899 - Authors, English |
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... language . Had his conceptions been narrower , his expression would have been easier . His sentences have a dignified march ; and it is certain that is example has given a general elevation to the language of his country , for many of ...
... language . Had his conceptions been narrower , his expression would have been easier . His sentences have a dignified march ; and it is certain that is example has given a general elevation to the language of his country , for many of ...
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... language is , at present , in a state of anarchy , and hitherto , perhaps , it may not have been the worse for it . During our free and open trade , many words and expressions have been imported , adopted , and naturalised from other ...
... language is , at present , in a state of anarchy , and hitherto , perhaps , it may not have been the worse for it . During our free and open trade , many words and expressions have been imported , adopted , and naturalised from other ...
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... language should be totally extinguished . The similitude and derivation of languages afford the most indubitable proof of the traduction of nations , and the genealogy of mankind . They add often physical certainty to historical ...
... language should be totally extinguished . The similitude and derivation of languages afford the most indubitable proof of the traduction of nations , and the genealogy of mankind . They add often physical certainty to historical ...
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