The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volumen 10F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... its beginning from truth and nature , or from accident and prejudice ; whether it be decreed by the authority of reason , or the tyranny of ignorance , that of all the candidates for B 2 The Plan of an English Dictionary.
... its beginning from truth and nature , or from accident and prejudice ; whether it be decreed by the authority of reason , or the tyranny of ignorance , that of all the candidates for B 2 The Plan of an English Dictionary.
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... nature will be excluded , and many beautiful epithets be unexplained . If only those which are less known are to be mentioned , who shall fix the limits of the reader's learning ? The importance of such expli- cations appears from the ...
... nature will be excluded , and many beautiful epithets be unexplained . If only those which are less known are to be mentioned , who shall fix the limits of the reader's learning ? The importance of such expli- cations appears from the ...
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... passage , The poor inhabitant Starves in the midst of nature's bounty curst , And in the loaden vineyard dies for thirst , it is not in our power to have recourse to any esta- blished laws of speech ; but we must remark how 18 THE PLAN OF.
... passage , The poor inhabitant Starves in the midst of nature's bounty curst , And in the loaden vineyard dies for thirst , it is not in our power to have recourse to any esta- blished laws of speech ; but we must remark how 18 THE PLAN OF.
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... natural and primitive signification ; as , To arrive , to reach the shore in a voyage : he arrived at a safe harbour . Then to give its consequential meaning , to arrive , to reach any place , whether by land or sea ; as , he arrived at ...
... natural and primitive signification ; as , To arrive , to reach the shore in a voyage : he arrived at a safe harbour . Then to give its consequential meaning , to arrive , to reach any place , whether by land or sea ; as , he arrived at ...
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... natural and figura- tive senses , it will be proper to subjoin the poetical sense of each word , where it differs from that which is in common use ; as wanton , applied to any thing of which the motion is irregular without terror ; as ...
... natural and figura- tive senses , it will be proper to subjoin the poetical sense of each word , where it differs from that which is in common use ; as wanton , applied to any thing of which the motion is irregular without terror ; as ...
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