 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sidor
...and erroneous : I am not yet fo loft in Lexicography, as to forget that Words are the Daughters ef Earth, and that Things are the Sons of Heaven. Language is only the Inilrumeut of Science, and Words are but the Signs of Ideas : I wifh, however, that the Inftrument... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sidor
...erroneous : I am qot yet fo loft in Lexicography, as to forget that Words are the Daughters of frank, and that Things are the Sons of Heaven. Language is only the Inftrument of Scien.ee, and Words are but the Signs of Ideas : I wifh, however, that the Inftrument... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 sidor
...language, in which nothing is mean, becausenothing is familiar, affords great convenience. Life of Addifun. Language is only the- instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas. Preface to Diciionary, fol. p 2. e \ i However academies Ifave been instituted to guard the avenues... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 sidor
...spelling fanciful and erroneous : I am not yet so lost in lexicography, as to forget that words are tlv daughters of earth, and that things are the sons of...less apt to decay, and that signs might be permanent, li« the thing* which they denote. In settling the orthography, I have not wholly neglected the pronunciation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 sidor
...to forget that words are the daughters of earth, and that things are the sins of heaven. Language re only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas: I wish, however, that the instrumentjmightbeless apt to decay, and that signsmight be permanent, like the things which they denote.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 sidor
...spelling fanciful and erroneous ; I am not yet so lost in lexicography as to forget that words are tho daughters of earth, and that things are the sons of heaven. Language is only the instrument of seience; and words are but the signs of ideas ; I wish, however, that the instrument might be less... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 808 sidor
...instrument of KJenCe, and words are but the signs of ideas : I wiili, however, that the instrument m%iit be less apt to decay, and that signs might be permanent, like the things which tef y denote. lu settling the orthography, I have not wholly neglected the pronunciation, which I have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 484 sidor
...as to forget that uxftds are^the dauglite.™ of earth } and thai t lungs are the satis of/ieaven . Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas : I wish, however, thai the_jnstrument mightke les^il^ \ permanent, like the things which thej denote. Tn settling the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 sidor
...of spelling fanciful and erroneous : I am not yet so lost in lexicography, as to forget that words are the daughters of earth, and that things are the...to decay, and that signs might be permanent, like they ' things which they denote. f ' In settling the orthography, I have not wholly neglected the pronunciation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 sidor
...erroneous: I am not yet so lost in lexicography, as to forget that words are tlie daughters of earth, iind that things are the sons of heaven. Language is only...might be permanent, like the things which they denote. the pronunciation, which I have directed, by printing an accent upon the acute or elevated syllable.... | |
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I am not yet so lost in lexicography, as to forget that words are the daughters of earth, and that things are the sons of heaven. 
