The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volumen 10F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... idea of a grammatical dictionary ; but in lexicography , as in other arts , naked science is too delicate for the purposes of life . The value of a work must be estimated by its use : it is not enough that a dictionary delights the ...
... idea of a grammatical dictionary ; but in lexicography , as in other arts , naked science is too delicate for the purposes of life . The value of a work must be estimated by its use : it is not enough that a dictionary delights the ...
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... idea ; and though it be easy to translate the words bright , sweet , salt , bitter , into another language , it is not easy to explain them . With regard to the interpretation , many other questions have C 2 AN ENGLISH DICTIONARY . 19.
... idea ; and though it be easy to translate the words bright , sweet , salt , bitter , into another language , it is not easy to explain them . With regard to the interpretation , many other questions have C 2 AN ENGLISH DICTIONARY . 19.
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... idea of an English Dic- tionary ; a dictionary by which the pronunciation of our language may be fixed , and its attainment facilitated ; by which its purity may be preserved , its use ascertained , and its duration lengthened . And ...
... idea of an English Dic- tionary ; a dictionary by which the pronunciation of our language may be fixed , and its attainment facilitated ; by which its purity may be preserved , its use ascertained , and its duration lengthened . And ...
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... idea . The etymology , so far as it is yet known , was easily found in the volumes , where it is particularly and professedly delivered ; and , by proper atten- tion to the rules of derivation , the orthography was soon adjusted . But ...
... idea . The etymology , so far as it is yet known , was easily found in the volumes , where it is particularly and professedly delivered ; and , by proper atten- tion to the rules of derivation , the orthography was soon adjusted . But ...
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... idea signified by them has not more than one appellation ; nor by paraphrase , because simple ideas cannot be described . When the nature of things is unknown , or the notion unsettled and indefinite , and various in various minds , the ...
... idea signified by them has not more than one appellation ; nor by paraphrase , because simple ideas cannot be described . When the nature of things is unknown , or the notion unsettled and indefinite , and various in various minds , the ...
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