British Synonymy: Or, An Attempt at Regulating the Choice of Words in Familiar Conversation, Volume 2G. G. and J. Robinson, 1794 |
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... said , which ingratitude herself would find it difficult to forget , while one spark of felf - love yet remained unextinguished in her bofom . OFFICIOUS , OFFICIOUS , FORWARD TO RENDER UNDE SIRED SERVICES , IMPORTUNATELY 78 BRITISH ...
... said , which ingratitude herself would find it difficult to forget , while one spark of felf - love yet remained unextinguished in her bofom . OFFICIOUS , OFFICIOUS , FORWARD TO RENDER UNDE SIRED SERVICES , IMPORTUNATELY 78 BRITISH ...
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... said to be the number of the beast in Revelations ; for , says St. John , his number is the number of a MAN , and by that count here it is afcribed to Lewis the Fourteenth of France , who last aspired to universal mo- narchy . - Vide St ...
... said to be the number of the beast in Revelations ; for , says St. John , his number is the number of a MAN , and by that count here it is afcribed to Lewis the Fourteenth of France , who last aspired to universal mo- narchy . - Vide St ...
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... said to give the best account we have of the conduct obferved by the Goths and Vandals ; —and ' tis recorded of this famous Spaniard , that he faid an idle monk was doubly a finner ; in forbearing to labour himself after the apoftles ...
... said to give the best account we have of the conduct obferved by the Goths and Vandals ; —and ' tis recorded of this famous Spaniard , that he faid an idle monk was doubly a finner ; in forbearing to labour himself after the apoftles ...
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... said she intended to elevate and surprise , there certainly was meant at moft a modeft confeffion , that the trifling anecdotes thofe letters contained were valuable but as they were connected with his name . We have read of one author ...
... said she intended to elevate and surprise , there certainly was meant at moft a modeft confeffion , that the trifling anecdotes thofe letters contained were valuable but as they were connected with his name . We have read of one author ...
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... said by the connoiffeurs how Julius Cæfar put an ele- phant upon his coin , because Cæfar means elephant in the Mauritanian tongue . Nay , I doubt not but the Czar , which means Cafar , gives a true REBUS at this very day in the order ...
... said by the connoiffeurs how Julius Cæfar put an ele- phant upon his coin , because Cæfar means elephant in the Mauritanian tongue . Nay , I doubt not but the Czar , which means Cafar , gives a true REBUS at this very day in the order ...
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againſt almoſt anſwer becauſe beft beſt buſineſs caufe cauſe Chriſtian cloſe confequence converfation Dæmons Decius defcribe defire delight diftinctions eaſily elegant Engliſh eſtabliſhed expreffes expreffion fafe faid fame faſhion fays fecond feems fenfe fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt of theſe fociety fome fomewhat foon foreigners fpeaking ftand ftate ftill fubject fuch fuppofe fure fynonymous himſelf houſe inſtead intereft Italy itſelf Johnſon juftly laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs likewife mafter mean Meantime mifs mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferve occafions paffage perfon perhaps pleaſe pleaſure poffefs poffible preſent purpoſe racter reaſon reft ſaid ſay ſcarce ſcience ſee ſeems ſeen ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſkill ſome ſpeaking ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtudy ſuch Telemus thefe themſelves theſe words thing thofe thoſe tion underſtand underſtood uſed verb verſes virtue whilft whofe whoſe
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