Lectures on the Science of Language Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in April, May, and June, 1861Scribner, Armstrong, 1874 - 4 pages |
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... tribes . It was not the true , the good , and the beau- tiful which spurred the early philosophers to deep researches and bold discoveries . The foundation- stone of the most glorious structures of human inge- nuity in ages to come was ...
... tribes . It was not the true , the good , and the beau- tiful which spurred the early philosophers to deep researches and bold discoveries . The foundation- stone of the most glorious structures of human inge- nuity in ages to come was ...
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... tribes and families of plants were invisible from his point of view . But in spite of this , his work was not in vain . The fact that plants in every part of the world belonged to one great system was established once for all ; and even ...
... tribes and families of plants were invisible from his point of view . But in spite of this , his work was not in vain . The fact that plants in every part of the world belonged to one great system was established once for all ; and even ...
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... tribes , the clicks of the Hottentots , and the vocal modulations of the Indo - Chinese are as important , nay , for the so- lution of some of our problems , more important , than the poetry of Homer , or the prose of Cicero . We do not ...
... tribes , the clicks of the Hottentots , and the vocal modulations of the Indo - Chinese are as important , nay , for the so- lution of some of our problems , more important , than the poetry of Homer , or the prose of Cicero . We do not ...
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... tribes , although , in the absence of a written literature , it is extremely difficult to obtain trustworthy information . But in the few instances where careful observations have been made on this interesting subject , it has been ...
... tribes , although , in the absence of a written literature , it is extremely difficult to obtain trustworthy information . But in the few instances where careful observations have been made on this interesting subject , it has been ...
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... tribe , or nation to which he be- longs . He can do nothing by himself , and the first impulse to a new formation in language , though given by an individual , is mostly , if not always , given with- out premeditation , nay ...
... tribe , or nation to which he be- longs . He can do nothing by himself , and the first impulse to a new formation in language , though given by an individual , is mostly , if not always , given with- out premeditation , nay ...
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