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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... Those who have a Mind to inform themfelves more perfectly of the Genius and Compofition of our Language , either in the Original Derivation of it , or in the prefent Use and Prattice , must confult fuch Treatifes as are written on ...
... Those who have a Mind to inform themfelves more perfectly of the Genius and Compofition of our Language , either in the Original Derivation of it , or in the prefent Use and Prattice , must confult fuch Treatifes as are written on ...
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... those few speci- mens of the Cantabrian or Bifcaian in Merula , I can find no Marks or Signs of the Welsh Tongue , tho ' it is poffible that the Irish do retain fome Cantabrian Words , if they are de- fcended , as many believe , from ...
... those few speci- mens of the Cantabrian or Bifcaian in Merula , I can find no Marks or Signs of the Welsh Tongue , tho ' it is poffible that the Irish do retain fome Cantabrian Words , if they are de- fcended , as many believe , from ...
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... those " in Practice ; and when their Obfcurity is taken away , by joining other Words to them , which clear the Senfe according to the Rule of Horace , for the Admiffion of " new Words . But in both Cafes , a Moderation is to be ...
... those " in Practice ; and when their Obfcurity is taken away , by joining other Words to them , which clear the Senfe according to the Rule of Horace , for the Admiffion of " new Words . But in both Cafes , a Moderation is to be ...
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... those that are a - kin to them ; and our Language differs from them , just as they do from one another . " But I am afraid I have already exceeded " the Bounds of a Preface , yet I cannot pass by two or " Things , which if not neceffary ...
... those that are a - kin to them ; and our Language differs from them , just as they do from one another . " But I am afraid I have already exceeded " the Bounds of a Preface , yet I cannot pass by two or " Things , which if not neceffary ...
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... not to be , had they " well confidered that those two Nations , I mean the Perfian " and German , had anciently received very numerous Colo- 66 66 B 2 nies , 16 " nies , that came from the fame People The PRE FAC E. 15.
... not to be , had they " well confidered that those two Nations , I mean the Perfian " and German , had anciently received very numerous Colo- 66 66 B 2 nies , 16 " nies , that came from the fame People The PRE FAC E. 15.
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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.