In former times, till about the reign of King Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by adding en; thus, loven, sayen, complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and that other so generally prevailed, that I dare not... English Past and Present - Página 94de Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - 213 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1850 - 638 páginas
...Henry VIII., ' they were wont to be formed by en : thus, loven, sayen, complainen ; ' but now (whatever is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and...this afoot again. Albeit (to tell you my opinion), 1 am persuaded ' that the lack hereof, well considered, will be found a great blemish ' to our tongue.... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 464 páginas
...about the reign of king Henry the eighth, they were wont to be formed by adding en ; thus, lorett, sayen, complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause)...prevailed, that I dare not presume to set this afoot again :_ albeit (to tell you my opinion) I am persuaded that the lack hereof well considered will be found... | |
| John Horne Tooke - 1829 - 550 páginas
...Eighth, they were wont to be formed by adding en. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite growne out of use, and that other so generally prevailed that I dare not presume to set this afoot againe." This is the reason why Chaucer used both TO and DO more rarely than we use them at present.... | |
| 1850 - 602 páginas
...Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by en : thus, loven, sayen, complainen ; but now (whatever is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and...other so generally prevailed, that I dare not presume to'set this afoot again. Albeit (to tell you my opinion), 1 am persuaded that the lack hereof, well... | |
| Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin.) - 1855 - 272 páginas
...times, till about the reign of King Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by adding en; thus, loven, sayen, complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause)...the lack hereof, well considered, will be found a groat blemish to our tongue. For seeing time and person be as it were the right and left hand of a... | |
| Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin.) - 1855 - 810 páginas
...Henry VIII., they were wont to be formed by adding en ; thus, loven, sayen, complainen. But now (what' is the cause) it hath quite grown out of use, and that io generally prevailed, that I dare not presume to set bot again ; albeit (to tell you my opinion)... | |
| John Horne Tooke - 1857 - 812 páginas
...Eighth, they were wont to bo formed by adding en. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite growne out of use, and that other so generally prevailed that I dare not presume to set this afoot againe." This is the reason why Chaucer used both TO and DO more rarely than we use them at present.... | |
| John Horne Tooke - 1860 - 812 páginas
...Eighth, they were wont to be formed by adding en. But now (whatsoever is the cause) it hath quite growne out of use, and that other so generally prevailed that I dare not presume to set thia afoot againe." This is the reason why Chaucer used both TO and DO more rarely than we use them... | |
| Augustus Henry Keane - 1860 - 134 páginas
...generally, Ben Jonson tells us in his English Grammar, " till about the reign of Henry VIII. . . thus loven, sayen, complainen. But now (whatsoever is the cause)...tell you my opinion) I am persuaded that the lack thereof, well considered, will be found a great blemish in our tongue. For seeing time and person be,... | |
| Robert Sullivan - 1863 - 272 páginas
...be formed by adding on ; as we loven, ye losen, they loven. But now it hath quite grown out of use : albeit (to tell you my opinion) I am persuaded that the lack hereof will be found a great blemish to our tongue. For seeing time and person he, iU it were, the right hand... | |
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