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... Greek term poowdia , from pos and won . Many people are infenfible of the tone with which themselves and their ... Greeks used in writing certain marks called accents , in order to make the tones of their language of more eafy ac ...
... Greek term poowdia , from pos and won . Many people are infenfible of the tone with which themselves and their ... Greeks used in writing certain marks called accents , in order to make the tones of their language of more eafy ac ...
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... Greek and Latin refem- ble one another not a little ; whence it is probable , that both were derived from fome primitive tongue more ancient than either . The modern languages of France , Spain , Italy , and Portugal refemble one ...
... Greek and Latin refem- ble one another not a little ; whence it is probable , that both were derived from fome primitive tongue more ancient than either . The modern languages of France , Spain , Italy , and Portugal refemble one ...
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... , but alfo the most learned men of modern times ; and to whom , for their beautiful and cor- rect editions of the Clafficks , and for their Dictionaries Dictionaries of the Greek and Latin tongues , every modern 34 Part I. ELEMENTS OF.
... , but alfo the most learned men of modern times ; and to whom , for their beautiful and cor- rect editions of the Clafficks , and for their Dictionaries Dictionaries of the Greek and Latin tongues , every modern 34 Part I. ELEMENTS OF.
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James Beattie. Dictionaries of the Greek and Latin tongues , every modern fcholar is under very great obligations . SECT . III . Effentials of Language . 53. HOW many forts of words are ne ceffary in language ? And what is the nature and ...
James Beattie. Dictionaries of the Greek and Latin tongues , every modern fcholar is under very great obligations . SECT . III . Effentials of Language . 53. HOW many forts of words are ne ceffary in language ? And what is the nature and ...
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... Greek , have alfo a dual number to exprefs two ; but this is fuperfluous . And fome nouns there are , in every language perhaps , that have no fingular , and fome that have no plural , even when there is nothing in their fignification ...
... Greek , have alfo a dual number to exprefs two ; but this is fuperfluous . And fome nouns there are , in every language perhaps , that have no fingular , and fome that have no plural , even when there is nothing in their fignification ...
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affirm againſt agreeable alfo alſo amuſement anger animals appear beauty becauſe body cafe called caufe cauſe circumſtances colour confequently confiderable conftitution defire diſtinguiſh eafily effential Engliſh eſteem evil exerciſe exiſtence expreffion exprefs faculties faid fame feems feen felves fenfation fenfe fentences fhall fhould fignify fimple firſt fociety fome fomething fometimes forrow foul fpeak fpecies fubject fublime fuch fuppofed give glottis greateſt Greek habit happineſs himſelf human human voice ideas imitation impoffible itſelf language laſt Latin leaſt lefs means mind moft moſt motion mufic muſt nature neceffary nouns obferved object occafion oppofite ourſelves paffions pain participle paſt perceive perfon pleafing pleaſing pleaſure poffible prefent puniſhment purpoſe raiſe reafon refemblance refpect ſee ſeem Semivowels ſenſe ſome ſpeak ſpeech ſtate ſtrong ſtudy taſte Tenfes thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe thoughts tion underſtand univerfal unleſs uſe verb virtue viſible voice words
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Page 315 - ... it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.
Page 99 - Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts: others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention.
Page 301 - External evils, which we cannot prevent, or could not avoid without a breach of duty, it is manly and honourable to bear with fortitude.
Page 3 - ... what ought to be done and what ought not to be done...
Page 306 - ... in far lefs danger of infelicity ; and has before him the animating hope of victory and honour. So in life : the man of true fortitude is in lefs danger of...
Page 101 - We would preserve the doctrines, sentiments, or facts, that occur in reading, it will be prudent to lay the book aside, and put them in writing in our own words. This practice will give accuracy to our knowledge, accustom us to recollection, improve us in the use of language, and enable us so thoroughly to comprehend the thoughts of other men, as to make them in some measure our own.
Page 221 - A not altogether satisfactory definition, as it assumes something concerning the animal which it would be hard to prove. Here is a more recent definition. ' Instinct is action taken in pursuance of an end, but without conscious perception of what that end is.' 6 This again does not quite satisfy me...
Page 176 - By attention and exercise it may be improved in every man. It prepares the mind for receiving the impressions of virtue; and. without it there can be no true politeness. Nothing is more odious, than that insensibility which wraps a man up in himself and his own concerns, and prevents his being moved with either the joys or the sorrows of another.
Page 306 - ... danger of infelicity, and has before him the animating hope of victory and honour. So, in life, the man of true fortitude is in less danger of disappointment than others are, because his understanding is clear, and his mind disencumbered. He is prepared to meet calamity without the fear of sinking...