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... or the philosopher with that of the other ; but since it will be required by
common readers, that the explications should be sufficient for common use; and
since, without some attention to such demands, the Dictionary cannot become
generally ...
... or the philosopher with that of the other ; but since it will be required by
common readers, that the explications should be sufficient for common use; and
since, without some attention to such demands, the Dictionary cannot become
generally ...
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If Shakespeare has difficulties above other writers, it is to be imputed to the
nature of his work, which required the use of the common colloquial language,
and consequently admitted many phrases allusive, elliptical, and proverbial, such
as we ...
If Shakespeare has difficulties above other writers, it is to be imputed to the
nature of his work, which required the use of the common colloquial language,
and consequently admitted many phrases allusive, elliptical, and proverbial, such
as we ...
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to common apprehension, unassisted by critical offici- ousness; since, to
convince them, nothing more is requisite than acquaintance with the general
state of the world, and those faculties which he must almost bring with him who
would read ...
to common apprehension, unassisted by critical offici- ousness; since, to
convince them, nothing more is requisite than acquaintance with the general
state of the world, and those faculties which he must almost bring with him who
would read ...
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dent which produces it, and is pursued with so much ease and simplicity, that it
seems scarcely to claim the merit of fiction, but to have been gleaned by diligent
selection out of common conversation, and common occurrences. Upon every ...
dent which produces it, and is pursued with so much ease and simplicity, that it
seems scarcely to claim the merit of fiction, but to have been gleaned by diligent
selection out of common conversation, and common occurrences. Upon every ...
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French, among innumerable projects for the promotion of traffick, have taken care
to supply their merchants with a Dictionnaire de Commerce, collected with great
industry and exactness, but too large for common use, and adapted to their own ...
French, among innumerable projects for the promotion of traffick, have taken care
to supply their merchants with a Dictionnaire de Commerce, collected with great
industry and exactness, but too large for common use, and adapted to their own ...
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