The Life of Samuel JohnsonModern Library, 1952 - 559 страници |
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... language . Had his conceptions been narrower , † his expression would have been easier . His sentences have a dignified march ; and , it is certain , that his example has given a general elevation to the language of his country , for ...
... language . Had his conceptions been narrower , † his expression would have been easier . His sentences have a dignified march ; and , it is certain , that his example has given a general elevation to the language of his country , for ...
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... language that are read with more delight , or are more im- pressed upon the memory , than that preliminary discourse . One of its excellencies has always struck me with peculiar ad- miration ; I mean the perspicuity with which he has ...
... language that are read with more delight , or are more im- pressed upon the memory , than that preliminary discourse . One of its excellencies has always struck me with peculiar ad- miration ; I mean the perspicuity with which he has ...
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... language should be totally extinguished . The similitude and derivation of languages afford the most indubitable proof of the traduction of nations , and the genealogy of mankind . They add often physical certainty to historical ...
... language should be totally extinguished . The similitude and derivation of languages afford the most indubitable proof of the traduction of nations , and the genealogy of mankind . They add often physical certainty to historical ...
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