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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... himself to ftay quietly in England , and feek for wealth or fame in paths lefs perilous : this is the more to be expected as his father died two years ago , fo that all pleasure in thwarting his authority is at an end - for which pur ...
... himself to ftay quietly in England , and feek for wealth or fame in paths lefs perilous : this is the more to be expected as his father died two years ago , fo that all pleasure in thwarting his authority is at an end - for which pur ...
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... himself ; and Bur- ney justly observed , that it was ftrange a nation fo frequently accused of volatility and caprice , fhould have invariably mani- fested a steady perfeverance and conftancy to one particular taste in this art , which ...
... himself ; and Bur- ney justly observed , that it was ftrange a nation fo frequently accused of volatility and caprice , fhould have invariably mani- fested a steady perfeverance and conftancy to one particular taste in this art , which ...
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... himself in an ERROR ; while he who says he wandered out of his way between London and Bath , from mere MISCONCEPTION , makes a comical MIS- TAKE - for he only committed an ERROR in neglecting to punish those who turned him out of the ...
... himself in an ERROR ; while he who says he wandered out of his way between London and Bath , from mere MISCONCEPTION , makes a comical MIS- TAKE - for he only committed an ERROR in neglecting to punish those who turned him out of the ...
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... himself in private to the judge - they acted with too little caution and delicacy , and have been always juftly cenfured for the ERROR . The facts are all acknowledged ones . MOB , MOB , POPULACE , THE LOW PEOPLE , THE VULGAR 32 BRITISH ...
... himself in private to the judge - they acted with too little caution and delicacy , and have been always juftly cenfured for the ERROR . The facts are all acknowledged ones . MOB , MOB , POPULACE , THE LOW PEOPLE , THE VULGAR 32 BRITISH ...
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... himself , deserves admira- tion rather than contempt ; as it was pro- bably the original reason why Puritans , who study the Old Testament more than Ro- manifts can , or Anglicans will study it , have been led to baptize their children ...
... himself , deserves admira- tion rather than contempt ; as it was pro- bably the original reason why Puritans , who study the Old Testament more than Ro- manifts can , or Anglicans will study it , have been led to baptize their children ...
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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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