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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... less if that thought should be fomewhat coarse or indelicate ; but MUSICK of this kind pleases an Italian ear far lefs than do Sac- chini's fweetly foothing MELODIES , never overlaid by that fulness of HARMONY with which German ...
... less if that thought should be fomewhat coarse or indelicate ; but MUSICK of this kind pleases an Italian ear far lefs than do Sac- chini's fweetly foothing MELODIES , never overlaid by that fulness of HARMONY with which German ...
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... mode of dress - without grofs pedantry . One of the pretty books in our language most re- fembling fembling the French Anas , is perhaps read the less ༡༠ BRITISH SYNONYMY . the fox drives the badger from his hole, by ...
... mode of dress - without grofs pedantry . One of the pretty books in our language most re- fembling fembling the French Anas , is perhaps read the less ༡༠ BRITISH SYNONYMY . the fox drives the badger from his hole, by ...
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... less for having a modest title , and be- ing called Nuga Antique ; whilst a hundred FLIMSY compofitions of infinitely less value attract the eyes of our young people , and please a trifling age , which although it pro- feffes to defire ...
... less for having a modest title , and be- ing called Nuga Antique ; whilst a hundred FLIMSY compofitions of infinitely less value attract the eyes of our young people , and please a trifling age , which although it pro- feffes to defire ...
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... less restrained by ritual obligation than Romanists are , fol- low fanatic zeal , when once in fight of it , with a degree of headstrong violence no church establishment encourages , or would willingly permit . Witness the frantic ...
... less restrained by ritual obligation than Romanists are , fol- low fanatic zeal , when once in fight of it , with a degree of headstrong violence no church establishment encourages , or would willingly permit . Witness the frantic ...
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... of the best . A QUIBBLE is better , because less expected . When Tom D'Urfey was asked to divert the company with fomewhat of that kind for which he was fo famous : You muft muft give me a fubject then , fays Tom . 182 BRITISH SYNONYMY .
... of the best . A QUIBBLE is better , because less expected . When Tom D'Urfey was asked to divert the company with fomewhat of that kind for which he was fo famous : You muft muft give me a fubject then , fays Tom . 182 BRITISH SYNONYMY .
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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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