...Dictionaries before his Time. But the 'Englift Tongue is not arrived to fuch a Degree of Perfection, asj^to make us apprehend any Thoughts of its Decay ; and...to a certain Standard, perhaps there might be Ways found ottt to fix it for ever 5 or at lead till, we are invaded and made a Cohqueft by forne other...

...among them, makes ufe of many new Terms which are not to be found in any of the common Di&ionaries before his Time. But the Englijh Tongue is not arrived...there might be Ways to fix it for ever, or at leaft till we are invaded, and made a Conqueft by fome other State ; And even then, our beft Writings might...

...the moft ruinous Corruption in any Language. La Brtyere, a late celebrated Writer among them, maketh ufe of many new Terms which are not to be found in...Efteem, and the Authors have a Chance for Immortality. BUT without fuch great Revolutions as thefe, (to which we are, I think, lefs fubject than Kingdoms...

...dictionaries before his time. But the English tongue is not arrived to such a degree of perfection, as to make us apprehend any thoughts of its decay ; and...to a certain standard, perhaps there might be ways found out to fix it for ever, or at least till we are invaded and made a conquest-}- by some other...

...dictionaries before his time. But the English tongue is not arrived to such a degree of perfection, as to make us apprehend any thoughts of its decay; and...to a certain standard, perhaps there might be ways found out to fix it for ever, or at least till we are invaded and made a conquest f by some other state;...

...dictionaries before his time. But the English tongue is not arrived to such a degree of perfection, as to make us apprehend any thoughts of its decay ; and...refined to a certain standard, perhaps there might be wayg found out to fix it for ever, or at least till * This is ungrammatical ; it should be — ' which...

...dictionaries before his time. But the English tongue is not arrived to such a degree of perfection, as to make us apprehend any thoughts of its decay ; and...to a certain standard, perhaps there might be ways found out to fix it for ever, or at least till we are invaded and made a conquest by some other state;...

...dictionaries before his time. But. the English tongue is not arrived to such a degree of perfection as \ to make us apprehend any thoughts of its decay; and...to a certain standard, perhaps there might be ways found out to fix it for ever, or at least till we are invaded and made a conquest by some other state...

...belief. 3 This 1'roposal was written in 1712. There we also read, with reference to our language : " If it were once refined to a certain standard, perhaps there might he ways found out to fix it for ever, or, at least, till we are invaded and made a conquest [si'i']...

...dictionaries before his time. But the English tongue is not arrived to such a degree of perfection, as to make us apprehend any thoughts of its decay ; and...to a certain standard, perhaps there might be ways found out to fix it for ever, or at least till we are invaded and made a conquest by some other state...