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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... look for , who lament that German MUSICK is not expref- five ? They look for plaintive founds meant to raise tender emotions in the breaft ; and this is the peculiar province of MELODY- which , like Anacreon's lyr , vibrates to amorous ...
... look for , who lament that German MUSICK is not expref- five ? They look for plaintive founds meant to raise tender emotions in the breaft ; and this is the peculiar province of MELODY- which , like Anacreon's lyr , vibrates to amorous ...
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... fo apparently united , now look on each other with NEUTRALITY , all would laugh ; the word in this cafe must be IN- DIFFERENCE , the other will not do . NIMBLY , NIMBLY , QUICKLY , SPEEDILY , SWIFTLY , FAST . 60 BRITISH SYNONYMY .
... fo apparently united , now look on each other with NEUTRALITY , all would laugh ; the word in this cafe must be IN- DIFFERENCE , the other will not do . NIMBLY , NIMBLY , QUICKLY , SPEEDILY , SWIFTLY , FAST . 60 BRITISH SYNONYMY .
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... look afide , and fo their footing mifs . DRYDEN . Of the remaining word . I find the most elegant example in the preface to Jacob Bryant's Book of Mythology . " We are often ( fays he ) , by the importunity of a PER- SEVERING writer ...
... look afide , and fo their footing mifs . DRYDEN . Of the remaining word . I find the most elegant example in the preface to Jacob Bryant's Book of Mythology . " We are often ( fays he ) , by the importunity of a PER- SEVERING writer ...
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... look civil upon and even to thank them for their IMPORTUNATE KINDNESS ; -while , FORWARD TO RENDER UNDESIRED ... looks back perpetually to its derivation ; and VOL . II . G the the firft of them is even in our common talk BRITISH ...
... look civil upon and even to thank them for their IMPORTUNATE KINDNESS ; -while , FORWARD TO RENDER UNDESIRED ... looks back perpetually to its derivation ; and VOL . II . G the the firft of them is even in our common talk BRITISH ...
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... looks like the date of the year 1759 upon his back , and fets the boys and girls o'laughing - very little to his concern ; for having a confcioufnefs PECULIAR to him- felf that he is not despicable , he has no no- tion tion how ...
... looks like the date of the year 1759 upon his back , and fets the boys and girls o'laughing - very little to his concern ; for having a confcioufnefs PECULIAR to him- felf that he is not despicable , he has no no- tion tion how ...
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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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