| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - Liczba stron: 444
...Whatever fhall be the final fentence of mankind, I have at leaft endeavoured to deferve their kindnefs. I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical...it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, 1 have added to the elegance of its conftruction, and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - Liczba stron: 582
...Whatever (hall be the final fentenee of mankind, I have at leaft endeavoured to deferve their kindnels. I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from coK loqnial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have addid... | |
| Joseph Towers - 1796 - Liczba stron: 464
...himfelf as having contributed to the improvement of the Englifh language. He fays in his laft Rambler, " I have laboured to refine our " language to grammatical...it from colloquial barbarifms, " licentious idioms, and irregular combi". nations. Something, perhaps, I have " added to the elegance of its conftru<9ion,... | |
| Richard Cumberland - 1798 - Liczba stron: 326
...(QUINTIL. LIB. x.) *T<HE celebrated author of the Rambler in his concluding paper fays, / have latoured to refine our language to grammatical purity -„ and to clear it from colloquial barlarifms, licentious idioms and irregular combinations : fomething perhaps I have added to the elegance... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - Liczba stron: 266
...Whatever shall be the final sentence of mankind, I have at least endeavoured to deserve their kindness. I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarisms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the... | |
| 1803 - Liczba stron: 268
...Whatever shall be the final sentence of mankind, I have at least endeavoured to deserve their kindness. I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarisms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the... | |
| British essayists - 1803 - Liczba stron: 300
...scribendojit ut cito. QIIINTIL. Lib. x. THE celebrated author of the Rambler in his concluding paper says, ' 1 have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarisms, licentious idioms and irregular combinations : something perhaps I have added to the elegance... | |
| 1806 - Liczba stron: 420
...fhall be the final fentence of mankind, I have at leaft endeavoured to deferve their kindnefs. I Jjave laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity,...it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Some* thing, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its conftruflion,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - Liczba stron: 354
...Whatever shall be the final sentence of mankind, I have at least endeavoured to deserve their kindness. I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarisms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps) I have added to the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - Liczba stron: 424
...nt citi. QUINTIL. LIB. X. THE celebrated author of the Rambler in his con. eluding paper says, ' 1 have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarisms, licentious idioms and irregular combinations : something perhaps I have added to the elegance... | |
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