The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volumen 10F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... 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.
... 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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... reason to expect that their actions would be celebrated by posterity , and that the eloquence which they promoted would be employed * Lord Orrery , in a letter to Dr. Birch , mentions this as one of the very few inaccuracies in this ...
... reason to expect that their actions would be celebrated by posterity , and that the eloquence which they promoted would be employed * Lord Orrery , in a letter to Dr. Birch , mentions this as one of the very few inaccuracies in this ...
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... reason to complain if he does not find it . It seems necessary to the completion of a dic- tionary designed not merely for criticks , but for po- pular use , that it should comprise , in some degree , the peculiar words of every ...
... reason to complain if he does not find it . It seems necessary to the completion of a dic- tionary designed not merely for criticks , but for po- pular use , that it should comprise , in some degree , the peculiar words of every ...
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... reason , or between the equi- ponderant authorities of writers alike eminent for judgment and accuracy . It The great orthographical contest has long sub- sisted between etymology and pronunciation . has been demanded , on one hand ...
... reason , or between the equi- ponderant authorities of writers alike eminent for judgment and accuracy . It The great orthographical contest has long sub- sisted between etymology and pronunciation . has been demanded , on one hand ...
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... reason sufficient to balance the inconvenience of change ; and such reasons I do not expect often to find . All change is of itself an evil , which ought not to be hazarded but for evident advantage ; and as incon- stancy is in every ...
... reason sufficient to balance the inconvenience of change ; and such reasons I do not expect often to find . All change is of itself an evil , which ought not to be hazarded but for evident advantage ; and as incon- stancy is in every ...
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