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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... person of another man , and were only paid to him by a fatal but innocent MIS- But when the jury condemned a man wholly unconcerned in the business to fuffer for a crime one of themselves had committed , nor ever found out that good ...
... person of another man , and were only paid to him by a fatal but innocent MIS- But when the jury condemned a man wholly unconcerned in the business to fuffer for a crime one of themselves had committed , nor ever found out that good ...
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... person should say " I only called the man a Hércules or a Solomon by way of APPELLATIVE , because he is fo eminently wife or ftrong ; his NAME is Richard , I have been told and with regard to his family , it has but lately acquired any ...
... person should say " I only called the man a Hércules or a Solomon by way of APPELLATIVE , because he is fo eminently wife or ftrong ; his NAME is Richard , I have been told and with regard to his family , it has but lately acquired any ...
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... person to re- collect his Redeemer , every time he figned his own name ; a practice of good intent , but leading on to absurdity of the groffeft kind , as in the blockhead who fancied fome virtue contained in the NOMINAL DISTINC- VOL ...
... person to re- collect his Redeemer , every time he figned his own name ; a practice of good intent , but leading on to absurdity of the groffeft kind , as in the blockhead who fancied fome virtue contained in the NOMINAL DISTINC- VOL ...
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... person who looking round miffes the indi- vidual fought for - Why , fhe is here Now , fee her ? cannot you I thought we were to begin upon the fubject Now , fays a man impatient of de- cifion . We will begin THIS INSTANT , re- plies his ...
... person who looking round miffes the indi- vidual fought for - Why , fhe is here Now , fee her ? cannot you I thought we were to begin upon the fubject Now , fays a man impatient of de- cifion . We will begin THIS INSTANT , re- plies his ...
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... person , who inftead of quickening his pace ftands MOTIONLESS in the hour of surprise or terror , discovers a fatal difpofition or ten- dency in the habit to those diseases so diffi- cult to cure and so melancholy to behold ; where life ...
... person , who inftead of quickening his pace ftands MOTIONLESS in the hour of surprise or terror , discovers a fatal difpofition or ten- dency in the habit to those diseases so diffi- cult to cure and so melancholy to behold ; where life ...
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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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