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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... still percepti- ble enough to those who make fuch mala- dies their own peculiar ftudy . With regard to mere use of words , I think LUNACY feems to be the legal term , INSANITY , and fometimes MELANCHOLY , the medical ones ; while ...
... still percepti- ble enough to those who make fuch mala- dies their own peculiar ftudy . With regard to mere use of words , I think LUNACY feems to be the legal term , INSANITY , and fometimes MELANCHOLY , the medical ones ; while ...
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... times how changed in this fatal year to Frenchmen , 1793 ! Strokes of national character , national humour , however , ftill exift : with regard to E 4 the the latter , we see their bons mots still un- BRITISH SYNONYMY . 55.
... times how changed in this fatal year to Frenchmen , 1793 ! Strokes of national character , national humour , however , ftill exift : with regard to E 4 the the latter , we see their bons mots still un- BRITISH SYNONYMY . 55.
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... still un- tranflatable beyond those of other kingdoms ; and our authors plunder French comedies in vain ; the humour lofes and evaporates : witness Farquhar's endeavour to force into his Inconftant * , the gay reply made by Le prince de ...
... still un- tranflatable beyond those of other kingdoms ; and our authors plunder French comedies in vain ; the humour lofes and evaporates : witness Farquhar's endeavour to force into his Inconftant * , the gay reply made by Le prince de ...
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... still hope some merit may be claimed by being feen out of powder with fleek round heads , and for the most part a bright brass comb ftuck behind ; while gentlemen in Italy and Spain are yet going by the name of cavalieri fince the holy ...
... still hope some merit may be claimed by being feen out of powder with fleek round heads , and for the most part a bright brass comb ftuck behind ; while gentlemen in Italy and Spain are yet going by the name of cavalieri fince the holy ...
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... still spoiling and destroying them that fear the Lord - Such events com- ing to pafs before our own eyes , accompa- nied with what our Saviour has himself foretold , concerning the diftrefs of nations with perplexity - men's hearts ...
... still spoiling and destroying them that fear the Lord - Such events com- ing to pafs before our own eyes , accompa- nied with what our Saviour has himself foretold , concerning the diftrefs of nations with perplexity - men's hearts ...
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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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