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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... last in a maxim of politics , when we say , Neutrum modo , mas modo VULGUS . MONEY , CASH , COLE , ASSETS , READY RINO , CHINK , CORIANDERS ; FORM a ftring of hateful words - fyno- nymous enough , however , or nearly fo , in the vulgar ...
... last in a maxim of politics , when we say , Neutrum modo , mas modo VULGUS . MONEY , CASH , COLE , ASSETS , READY RINO , CHINK , CORIANDERS ; FORM a ftring of hateful words - fyno- nymous enough , however , or nearly fo , in the vulgar ...
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... last is merely a periphrafis , and both seem likely enough to be difcarded in this felf - fufficient age , when examination takes place of thankfulness , and the fpirit of in- veftigating precludes much of reverence D 4 even even to ...
... last is merely a periphrafis , and both seem likely enough to be difcarded in this felf - fufficient age , when examination takes place of thankfulness , and the fpirit of in- veftigating precludes much of reverence D 4 even even to ...
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... last is in most common and daily fervice ; and that the other two are most expreffive if we speak concerning a grayhound or a race - horfe . The word NIMBLY feems at first fight incapable of being made fublime on any occafion - it has ...
... last is in most common and daily fervice ; and that the other two are most expreffive if we speak concerning a grayhound or a race - horfe . The word NIMBLY feems at first fight incapable of being made fublime on any occafion - it has ...
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... last - named quality's conftant refidence in his heart ; while boyish VANITY often prompts people of much meaner abilities to attract notice in conver- fation , from ill - understood paradoxes , & c . till they have been clearly fhewn ...
... last - named quality's conftant refidence in his heart ; while boyish VANITY often prompts people of much meaner abilities to attract notice in conver- fation , from ill - understood paradoxes , & c . till they have been clearly fhewn ...
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... appropri- ated to the last word upon the list : And by her graceful WALK the queen of love was known . I recollect but one paffage where PACE is made poetical I re- 102 BRITISH SYNONYMY . PACE, STEP, GAIT, MARCH, WALK. ...
... appropri- ated to the last word upon the list : And by her graceful WALK the queen of love was known . I recollect but one paffage where PACE is made poetical I re- 102 BRITISH SYNONYMY . PACE, STEP, GAIT, MARCH, WALK. ...
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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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