An Essay Towards a Practical English Grammar: Describing the Genius and Nature of the English Tongue; Giving Likewise a Rational and Plain Account of Grammar in General, with a Familiar Explanation of Its TermsJ. Nourse, 1753 - 339 sidor |
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... by French Names ; as for Inftance , an Ox , a Cow , a Calf , a Sheep , a Hog , a Boar , a Deer , & c . are German Names ; but Beef , Veal , Mutton , Pork , Brawn , Venison , & c . & c . are French : The Reason then , The PREFACE . 9.
... by French Names ; as for Inftance , an Ox , a Cow , a Calf , a Sheep , a Hog , a Boar , a Deer , & c . are German Names ; but Beef , Veal , Mutton , Pork , Brawn , Venison , & c . & c . are French : The Reason then , The PREFACE . 9.
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... Reason then , I take to be , is that the Norman Soldiers did not so much concern themfelves with Paflures , Parks , Pens , and other Places , where thofe Creatures were looked after and kept , which therefore pre- fer'd their ancient ...
... Reason then , I take to be , is that the Norman Soldiers did not so much concern themfelves with Paflures , Parks , Pens , and other Places , where thofe Creatures were looked after and kept , which therefore pre- fer'd their ancient ...
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... Reason why the Greek and Latin are fo univerfally " known . For as no Perfon in the Provinces could enjoy the 66 Benefit of the Roman Freedom with any Honour , and re- " main ignorant of the Roman Tongue : So in Embaffies , " Suits ...
... Reason why the Greek and Latin are fo univerfally " known . For as no Perfon in the Provinces could enjoy the 66 Benefit of the Roman Freedom with any Honour , and re- " main ignorant of the Roman Tongue : So in Embaffies , " Suits ...
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... reason of Metaphor and Phrafeology , this is , in all infti- " tuted Languages , Jo obvious and fo various , that it is " needless to give any Inftances of it ; every Language hav- " ing fome peculiar Phrafes belonging to it , which if ...
... reason of Metaphor and Phrafeology , this is , in all infti- " tuted Languages , Jo obvious and fo various , that it is " needless to give any Inftances of it ; every Language hav- " ing fome peculiar Phrafes belonging to it , which if ...
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... naturally very easy , to a few fhort Rules , by which the Language may be rendered more eafy to be learnt by Foreigners ; and our Countrymen Countrymen may more clearly perceive the Reason and Genius of 38 The PREFACE .
... naturally very easy , to a few fhort Rules , by which the Language may be rendered more eafy to be learnt by Foreigners ; and our Countrymen Countrymen may more clearly perceive the Reason and Genius of 38 The PREFACE .
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Sida 64 - His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Sida 76 - ... intimate some particular action of its own, at that time, relating to those ideas. This it does several ways ; as is, and is not, are the general marks, of the mind, affirming or denying.
Sida 35 - The comfort and advantage of society not being to be had without communication of thoughts, it was necessary that man should find out some external sensible signs, whereby those invisible ideas which his thoughts are made up of, might be made known to others.
Sida 3 - ... words may then be laudably revived, when either they are more sounding or more significant than those in practice ; and when their obscurity is taken away, by joining other words to them which clear the sense, according to the rule of Horace, for the admission of new words.
Sida 77 - They are all marks of some action, or intimation of the mind; and therefore to understand them rightly, the several views, postures, stands, turns, limitations, and exceptions, and several other thoughts of the mind, for which we have either none, or very deficient names, are diligently to be studied.
Sida 176 - You pray ; but it is not that God would bring you to the true religion.
Sida 38 - To conclude this consideration of the imperfection and abuse of language; the ends of language in our discourse with others being chiefly these three: first, to make known one man's thoughts or ideas to another; secondly, to do it with as much ease and quickness as possible; and, thirdly, thereby to convey the knowledge of things: language is either abused or deficient, when it fails of any of these three.
Sida 14 - Als it es wrought in heven ay : Ur ilk day brede give us to day : Forgive thou all us dettes urs Als we forgive till ur detturs : And ledde us na in na fanding .But sculd us fra ivel thing.
Sida 200 - ... of our language, to hinder any words of a foreign coin from passing among us; and in particular to prohibit any French phrases from becoming current in this kingdom when those of our own stamp are altogether as valuable.
Sida 22 - O oure father which arte in heven, halowed be thy name: let thy kingdome come, thy will be fulnled as well in erth as it is in heven ; geve us this dayc in dayly bred, &c.