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... changes its position upon the heavens from night to night in no very simple manner . If the comparison be extended to others of the heavenly bodies which are apprehended or seen at the same time , I shall find that there are a multitude ...
... changes its position upon the heavens from night to night in no very simple manner . If the comparison be extended to others of the heavenly bodies which are apprehended or seen at the same time , I shall find that there are a multitude ...
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... change its course , and remove it to a distance from the town , the name of the town would not necessarily be changed . " I quote this in Mr Mill's own words , because though it expresses most clearly the view accepted by Mr Mill and ...
... change its course , and remove it to a distance from the town , the name of the town would not necessarily be changed . " I quote this in Mr Mill's own words , because though it expresses most clearly the view accepted by Mr Mill and ...
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... change of meaning of a word by its habitual association with other things than its original meaning , and by analogical transfer to objects of a similar nature . We must however consider somewhat more closely certain changes in language ...
... change of meaning of a word by its habitual association with other things than its original meaning , and by analogical transfer to objects of a similar nature . We must however consider somewhat more closely certain changes in language ...
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... change arises in the most obvious manner , from our detecting a resemblance between a new object , which is without a name , and some well - known object . To express the resemblance we are instinctively led to apply the old name to the ...
... change arises in the most obvious manner , from our detecting a resemblance between a new object , which is without a name , and some well - known object . To express the resemblance we are instinctively led to apply the old name to the ...
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... Changes of this kind are usually effected by no parti- cular person and with no distinct purpose , but by a sort of unconscious instinct in a number of persons using the name . In the language of science , however , changes are often ...
... Changes of this kind are usually effected by no parti- cular person and with no distinct purpose , but by a sort of unconscious instinct in a number of persons using the name . In the language of science , however , changes are often ...
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