 The proprieties and delicacies of the English are known to few ; it is impossible even for a good wit to understand and practise them, without the help of a liberal education, long reading, and digesting of those few good authors we have amongst us, the...  The North American Review - Sida 2061868Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 sidor
...living body. There are many who understand Greek and Latin, and yet are ignorant of their mother tongue. The proprieties and delicacies of the English are...contracted, while he was laying in a stock of learning. Thus difficult it is to understand the purity of English, and critically to discern. not only good... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 712 sidor
...amongst us, the knowledge of men and manners, the freedom of habitudes and conversation with the beat company of both sexes; and in short, without wearing...contracted, while he was laying in a stock of learning. Thus difficult it is to understand the purity of English, and critically to discern not only good writers... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 sidor
...habitudes and conversation with the best company of both sexes; and in short, without wearing oft' the rust which he contracted, while he was laying in a stock of learning. Thus difficult it is to understand the purity of English, and critically to discern not only good writers... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 sidor
...habitudes and conversation with the best cotapany of both sexes; and in short, without wearing qffthe rust which he contracted, while he was laying in a stock of learning. Thus difficult it is to understand the purity of English, and critically to discern not only good writers... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 490 sidor
...body. There are many, who understand Greek and Latin, and yet are ignorant of their mother-tongue. The proprieties and delicacies of the English are...contracted while he was laying in a stock of learning. Thus difficult it is to understand the purity of English, and critically to discern not only good writers... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 sidor
...men and manners, the freedom of habitudes and conversation with the best of company of both sexes j and, in short, without wearing off the rust, which he contracted while he was layiug-iu a stock of learning. Thus difficult it is to understand the purity of English, and critically... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 sidor
...manners, the freedom of habitudes and conversation with the best of company of both sexes ; and, ¡p. short, without wearing off the rust, which he contracted while he was laying-ill a stock of learning. Thus difficult it is to understand the purity of English, and critically... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 496 sidor
...body. There are many, who understand Greek and Latin, and yet are ignorant of their mother- tongue. The proprieties and delicacies of the English are...contracted while he was laying in a stock of learning. Thus difficult it is to understand the purity of English, and critically to discern not only good writers... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 sidor
...living body. There are many who understand Greek and Latin, and yet are ignorant of their mother tongue. The proprieties and delicacies of the English are...contracted, while he was laying in a stock of learning. Thus difficult it is to understand the purity of English, and critically to discern not only good writers... | |
 | John Dryden - 1832 - 342 sidor
...ignorant of their mother tongue. The proprieties and delicacies of the English are known to few : 'tis impossible even for a good wit to understand and practise...contracted, while he was laying in a stock of learning. Thus difficult it is to understand the purity of English, and critically to discern not only good writers... | |
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