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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... mean obfervers fuppofe all MADNESS to be PHRENZY , and think a perfon INSANE in proportion as he is wild , and difpofed to throw the things about- whereas experience shows that fuch tempo- rary fufpenfions of the mental faculties are ...
... mean obfervers fuppofe all MADNESS to be PHRENZY , and think a perfon INSANE in proportion as he is wild , and difpofed to throw the things about- whereas experience shows that fuch tempo- rary fufpenfions of the mental faculties are ...
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... means connecting piety with virtue ; while the moralift is made to understand , that his works- ( to be received as fuch , ) - muft emanate from faith , and be fanctified through obedience ; and the mere ritualift , or enthufiaftic ...
... means connecting piety with virtue ; while the moralift is made to understand , that his works- ( to be received as fuch , ) - muft emanate from faith , and be fanctified through obedience ; and the mere ritualift , or enthufiaftic ...
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... means merely the air — or , as Italians better express it , la cantilena - because our very word ME- LODY implies honey - fweet finging , mellifluous fucceffion of fimple founds , fo as to produce agreeable and fometimes almost ...
... means merely the air — or , as Italians better express it , la cantilena - because our very word ME- LODY implies honey - fweet finging , mellifluous fucceffion of fimple founds , fo as to produce agreeable and fometimes almost ...
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... means many parts combining to form com- pofition . Shall I digress in saying that this latter feems the genuine taste of the English , who love plenty and ... Mean- time time ' tis unjust to say that German MUSICK is BRITISH SYNONYMY . 25.
... means many parts combining to form com- pofition . Shall I digress in saying that this latter feems the genuine taste of the English , who love plenty and ... Mean- time time ' tis unjust to say that German MUSICK is BRITISH SYNONYMY . 25.
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... mean it is not amorous : but other af fections inhabit other fouls ; and furely the laft - named immortal compofer has no rival in the power of expreffing and exciting fub- lime devotion and rapturous fentiment . See his grand chorus ...
... mean it is not amorous : but other af fections inhabit other fouls ; and furely the laft - named immortal compofer has no rival in the power of expreffing and exciting fub- lime devotion and rapturous fentiment . See his grand chorus ...
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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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