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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... no human mind is exactly in its right state ; because there is no man whose imagination does not fome- times predominate over his reafon ; no man VOL . II . B who who can regulate his attention wholly by his will , BRITISH SYNONYMY. ...
... no human mind is exactly in its right state ; because there is no man whose imagination does not fome- times predominate over his reafon ; no man VOL . II . B who who can regulate his attention wholly by his will , BRITISH SYNONYMY. ...
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... whose mind airy notions do not fometimes tyrannize , and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of fober probability . All power of fancy over reason is a degree of INSANITY ; but while this power is fuch as we can controul and ...
... whose mind airy notions do not fometimes tyrannize , and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of fober probability . All power of fancy over reason is a degree of INSANITY ; but while this power is fuch as we can controul and ...
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... throughout the whole - biography , how his most striking and immediate rewards were beftowed on those who excelled in faith , his heaviest judgments judgments denounced on thofe whose con- duct ran counter to 14 BRITISH SYNONYMY .
... throughout the whole - biography , how his most striking and immediate rewards were beftowed on those who excelled in faith , his heaviest judgments judgments denounced on thofe whose con- duct ran counter to 14 BRITISH SYNONYMY .
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... whose con- duct ran counter to MORALITY . MARRIAGE , WEDDING , NUPTIALS , ALTHOUGH thefe are all common conversation words , they can scarcely be used fynonymously . There is a treaty of MARRIAGE going forward in fuch a family , fay we ...
... whose con- duct ran counter to MORALITY . MARRIAGE , WEDDING , NUPTIALS , ALTHOUGH thefe are all common conversation words , they can scarcely be used fynonymously . There is a treaty of MARRIAGE going forward in fuch a family , fay we ...
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... whose fruit , even when carefully gathered , proved fatal to us all . MYSTERIES , like monarchs , are now found easy to get rid of ; and indeed those who first began to infult Heaven were like- lieft above all people to murder an ...
... whose fruit , even when carefully gathered , proved fatal to us all . MYSTERIES , like monarchs , are now found easy to get rid of ; and indeed those who first began to infult Heaven were like- lieft above all people to murder an ...
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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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