 Thus, suppose the English language to be divided into a hundred parts; of these, to make a rough distribution, sixty would be Saxon, thirty would be Latin (including of course the Latin which has come to us through the French), five would be Greek; we...  Outlines of the history of the English language - Page 13by David Campbell (of Montrose acad.) - 1876 - 65 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1854 - 886 pages
...is to be conversant with a heathen literature can hardly fail to be * " Suppose the English language to be divided into a hundred parts ; of these, to...would be Latin (including of course the Latin which haa come to us through the French*), five would be Greek ; ...... leaving the other five, perhaps too... | |
 | 1855 - 436 pages
...them with their own solutions when they can do so. MISCELLANEOUS. 0f tfee Suppose the English language to be divided into a hundred parts ; of these, to...rough distribution, sixty would be Saxon, thirty would bo Latin, (including, of course, the Latin which has come to us through the French,) five would be... | |
 | 1854 - 862 pages
...into a hundred parts; of thetc, to make a rough distribution, sixty would be Saxon, thirty would bo Latin (including of course the Latin which has come...us through the French,) five •would be Greek; we sliould thus have assigned ninety-five parts, leaving tho other five, perhaps too largo a residue,... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin.) - 1855 - 810 pages
...words which they have thrown into the common stock of our tongue. Thus, suppose the English language to be divided into a hundred parts; of these, to make...through the French), five would be Greek; we should thus have assigned ninety-five parts, leaving the other five, perhaps too large a residue, to be divided... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - 278 pages
...words which they have thrown into the common stock of our tongue. Thus, suppose the English language to be divided into a hundred parts; of these, to make...through the French), five would be Greek; we should thus have assigned ninety-five parts, leaving the other five, perhaps too large a residue, to be divided... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - 240 pages
...the words which they have thrown into the common stock of our tongue. Suppose the English language to be divided into a hundred parts ; of these, to...through the French), five would be Greek ; we should thus have assigned ninety-five parts, leaving the other five, perhaps too large a residue, to be divided... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - 238 pages
...the words which they have thrown into the common, stock of our tongue. Suppose the English language to be divided into a hundred parts; of these, to make...through the French), five would be Greek; we should thus have assigned ninety-five parts, leaving the other five, perhaps too large a residue, to be divided... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - 232 pages
...the words which they have thrown into the common stock of our tongue. Suppose the English language to be divided into a hundred parts ; of these, to...through the French), five would be Greek ; we should thus have assigned ninety -five parts, leaving the other five, perhaps too large a residue, to be divided... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - 240 pages
...the words which they have thrown into the common stock of our tongue. Suppose the English language to be divided into a hundred parts ; of these, to...(including of course the Latin which has come to us througli the French), five would be Greek; we should thus have assigned ninety-five parts, leaving... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1855 - 580 pages
...English Past and Present " ), " the English language to be divided into a hundred parts . of the«e, to make a rough distribution, sixty would be Saxon,...come to us through the French), five would be Greek . wo should then have assigned ninety-five parts, leaving the other five, perhaps too large a residue,... | |
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