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Page 109
... language may be preserved . This man says , that some of his manuscripts are ancient ; and , to be sure , one of ... language , in that language they wrote , as letters had never been applied to their own . If there are manuscripts , let ...
... language may be preserved . This man says , that some of his manuscripts are ancient ; and , to be sure , one of ... language , in that language they wrote , as letters had never been applied to their own . If there are manuscripts , let ...
Page 279
... language , and in the language of the country ; so that they might have the advantage of being more universally understood , and at the same time be secured of classical stability . I cannot , however , but be of opinion , that it is ...
... language , and in the language of the country ; so that they might have the advantage of being more universally understood , and at the same time be secured of classical stability . I cannot , however , but be of opinion , that it is ...
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... language is numerous prose . " " JOHN- SON . " Sir William Temple was the first writer who gave cadence to English prose . Before his time they were careless of arrangement , and did not mind whether a sentence ended with an important ...
... language is numerous prose . " " JOHN- SON . " Sir William Temple was the first writer who gave cadence to English prose . Before his time they were careless of arrangement , and did not mind whether a sentence ended with an important ...
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