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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... French , without acknowledging whence his idea fprung ; and truly did he foretell it . " The French , " fays he , " have no MUSICK now - nor can have , because their language is not capable of musical expreffion ; but if ever they do C ...
... French , without acknowledging whence his idea fprung ; and truly did he foretell it . " The French , " fays he , " have no MUSICK now - nor can have , because their language is not capable of musical expreffion ; but if ever they do C ...
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... his own mean- nefs , and fay with the French , for whom that baseness was referved , Long live the fans- culottes ! We will however hope better il- lumination 7 lumination even to them ; and as ' tis the 34 BRITISH SYNONYMY .
... his own mean- nefs , and fay with the French , for whom that baseness was referved , Long live the fans- culottes ! We will however hope better il- lumination 7 lumination even to them ; and as ' tis the 34 BRITISH SYNONYMY .
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... French etymo- logy , and belongs rather to the cant of law- than of merchants . When a man dies , yers his executors and their attorney begin to en- quire if he has left ASSETS ( meaning ASSEZ ) fufficient for payment of legacies ...
... French etymo- logy , and belongs rather to the cant of law- than of merchants . When a man dies , yers his executors and their attorney begin to en- quire if he has left ASSETS ( meaning ASSEZ ) fufficient for payment of legacies ...
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... French - Beauregard is a name well known among a lower clafs , whence our Goodluk changed for motives of intereft to Goodluck . Men of higher confideration , meantime , were commonly named from their poffef- fions , as Philip de Valois ...
... French - Beauregard is a name well known among a lower clafs , whence our Goodluk changed for motives of intereft to Goodluck . Men of higher confideration , meantime , were commonly named from their poffef- fions , as Philip de Valois ...
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... French NATION fpeaks in public , his ftyle is Honoranda Gallorum Natio . I hope they have changed their phrase now , when all KINGDOMS , COUNTRIES , NA- TIONS , and LANGUAGES , unite in abhor- rence of their late difgraceful conduct to ...
... French NATION fpeaks in public , his ftyle is Honoranda Gallorum Natio . I hope they have changed their phrase now , when all KINGDOMS , COUNTRIES , NA- TIONS , and LANGUAGES , unite in abhor- rence of their late difgraceful conduct to ...
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