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Page 145
... letters than the Arabic , which is an additional proof of its com- parative precision : for its alphabet consists but of 22 letters , the Arabic of 28. This is not just . Dr. F. must know that the more antient Arabic alphabets consisted ...
... letters than the Arabic , which is an additional proof of its com- parative precision : for its alphabet consists but of 22 letters , the Arabic of 28. This is not just . Dr. F. must know that the more antient Arabic alphabets consisted ...
Page 146
... letters of which ( says he ) are not to be considered as mere marks , like the Greek and Roman letters , but ideal or significant ; each denoting some figure to which it bears an analogy or resemblance : hence , they may be defined ...
... letters of which ( says he ) are not to be considered as mere marks , like the Greek and Roman letters , but ideal or significant ; each denoting some figure to which it bears an analogy or resemblance : hence , they may be defined ...
Page 561
... letters which , like f , express two or three different sounds , are rejected ; so are those which , like x , are mere contractions , and represent two letters separately extant : to the letters employed in two dis- tinct shapes , as ...
... letters which , like f , express two or three different sounds , are rejected ; so are those which , like x , are mere contractions , and represent two letters separately extant : to the letters employed in two dis- tinct shapes , as ...
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