The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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Page 195
... languages , to be further informed of the revolu- tion of a people so ancient , and once so illustrious . " What relation there is between the Welsh and Irish language , or between the language of Ireland and that of Biscay , deserves ...
... languages , to be further informed of the revolu- tion of a people so ancient , and once so illustrious . " What relation there is between the Welsh and Irish language , or between the language of Ireland and that of Biscay , deserves ...
Page 330
... 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 ...
Page 588
... language , has assured me , that Johnson could give a Greek word for almost every English one ; and that although not sufficiently conversant in the niceties of the language , he , upon some occasions discovered , even in these , a ...
... language , has assured me , that Johnson could give a Greek word for almost every English one ; and that although not sufficiently conversant in the niceties of the language , he , upon some occasions discovered , even in these , a ...
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