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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... force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of fober probability . All power of fancy over reason is a degree of INSANITY ; but while this power is fuch as we can controul and reprefs , it is not vifible to others , or confidered as any ...
... force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of fober probability . All power of fancy over reason is a degree of INSANITY ; but while this power is fuch as we can controul and reprefs , it is not vifible to others , or confidered as any ...
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... force , poor fellow ! he got money from the keep- er of the mad - house for teaching his little boys Latin , a proof , as vulgar people would imagine , that his intellects were found ; for mean obfervers fuppofe all MADNESS to be ...
... force , poor fellow ! he got money from the keep- er of the mad - house for teaching his little boys Latin , a proof , as vulgar people would imagine , that his intellects were found ; for mean obfervers fuppofe all MADNESS to be ...
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... the MAIN , which doubtlefs tormented their imagination with equal force , as hope of change , and confidence of conquering those perils feduced the B 4 warmer warmer fancy of the boy , he fet out - BRITISH SYNONYMY . 7.
... the MAIN , which doubtlefs tormented their imagination with equal force , as hope of change , and confidence of conquering those perils feduced the B 4 warmer warmer fancy of the boy , he fet out - BRITISH SYNONYMY . 7.
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... forces from us one of the others . As if a person should say " I only called the man a Hércules or a Solomon by way of APPELLATIVE , because he is fo eminently wife or ftrong ; his NAME is Richard , I have been told and with regard to ...
... forces from us one of the others . As if a person should say " I only called the man a Hércules or a Solomon by way of APPELLATIVE , because he is fo eminently wife or ftrong ; his NAME is Richard , I have been told and with regard to ...
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... force into his Inconftant * , the gay reply made by Le prince de Guemenè , when Louis Quatorze's queen , a grave Spaniard , seriously proposed putting the famous Ninon de l'Enclos among les filles repenties.- " Madam , " answered the ...
... force into his Inconftant * , the gay reply made by Le prince de Guemenè , when Louis Quatorze's queen , a grave Spaniard , seriously proposed putting the famous Ninon de l'Enclos among les filles repenties.- " Madam , " answered the ...
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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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