 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 pages
...that nothing would be of greater Ufe towards the Improvement of Knowledge and Politeneis, than fome effectual Method for Correcting, Enlarging, and Ascertaining our Language •, and they think it a Work very poffible to be compaffed, under the Protection of a Prince, the Countenance and Encouragement of a... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 356 pages
...Enlarging, and Afccrtaining our Language ; and they think it a Work very poffible to be compafied, under the Protection of a Prince, the Countenance and Encouragement of a Mim'ftry, and the Care of proper Perfons, chofen for fuch an Undertaking. I was glad to find yourLordIhip's... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...correfiing, enlarging and afcertaining our language ; and they think it a work very poffible to be compafTed under the protection of a prince, the countenance and encouragement of a miniftry, and the care of proper perfons chofen for fuch an undertaking. I was glad to find your Lordfhip's... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...enlargmg and afccrtainitig our language ; and they think it a work very poflible to be conv palled under the protection of a prince, the countenance and encouragement of a miniftry, and the care of proper perfons cholen for luch an undertaking. I was glad to find your lordfhip's... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1762 - 298 pages
...enlarging and afcertaining our language; and they think it a * r work very poffible to be compafled under the protection of a ' Prince, the countenance and encouragement of a Miniftry, and ' the care of proper perfons chofen for fuch an undertaking. I was ' glad to find your... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 pages
...correcling, enlarging and afcertaining our language ; and they think it a work very pollible to be compaflcd under the protection of a prince, the countenance and encouragement of a miniftry, and the care of proper perfons chofen for fuch an undertaking. 1 was glad to find your lordfhip's... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1793 - 518 pages
...members, which gradually rife and fwell above one another, without any afiecled or unfuitable pomp ; " under the protection of a " prince, the countenance and encouragement of a <{ miniftry, and the care of proper perlons chofen ** for fuch an undertaking." We may remark, in the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 pages
...'consulted. They all agreed, that nothing would be of greater use toward the improvement of knowledge and politeness, than some effectual method for correcting,...ascertaining our language ;. and they think it a work -f- very possible to be com*This proposal was cavalierly censured by an anonymous writer, supposed... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 pages
...proceeds : " They all agreed, that nothing would be of greater use to" wards the improvement of knowledge and politeness, than some " effectual method for correcting,...encouragement of a ministry, and the care of proper per" sons chosen for such an undertaking. This is an excellent sentence ; clear, and elegant. The -words... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1811 - 464 pages
...without any affected or unsuitable pomp; — " under the protection of a prince, the counte" nance and encouragement of a ministry, and the " care of proper persons chosen for such an under" taking." We may remark, in the beginning of the sentence, the proper use of the preposition... | |
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They all agreed, that nothing would be of greater use towards the improvement of knowledge and politeness than some effectual method for correcting, enlarging, and ascertaining our language ; and they think it a work very possible to be compassed under... 
