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Page 57
... of his difcourfe de Carmine Bucolico , in the first Volume of his excellent edition of Virgil , may be applied to the allegorical refinements of Baxter . H Among Obf . IV . Obf . IV . Among the few inftances in which ( 57 )
... of his difcourfe de Carmine Bucolico , in the first Volume of his excellent edition of Virgil , may be applied to the allegorical refinements of Baxter . H Among Obf . IV . Obf . IV . Among the few inftances in which ( 57 )
Page 73
... and ftratus , and induor , & c . feem applied in the fame promifcuous ufe , as aggredior for I attack and am at- tacked ; fateor I confefs , and am acknowledged ; hortor 1 exhort , K and Obf . V. for punivifti ; fuppeditatus es , for ( 73 )
... and ftratus , and induor , & c . feem applied in the fame promifcuous ufe , as aggredior for I attack and am at- tacked ; fateor I confefs , and am acknowledged ; hortor 1 exhort , K and Obf . V. for punivifti ; fuppeditatus es , for ( 73 )
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... applying philofophy to language ; or by reasoning from language in its most po- lifhed ftate ; and thus determining on the origin of words ac- cording to their latest orthography , and moft prevailing figni- fications . In the courfe of ...
... applying philofophy to language ; or by reasoning from language in its most po- lifhed ftate ; and thus determining on the origin of words ac- cording to their latest orthography , and moft prevailing figni- fications . In the courfe of ...
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... applying Philofophy to Language On the utility of founding Inquiries into the origin of Lan- guage , on a minute examination of Language itfelf , that is , of the feveral parts of speech , as they exift in the more antient dialects * In ...
... applying Philofophy to Language On the utility of founding Inquiries into the origin of Lan- guage , on a minute examination of Language itfelf , that is , of the feveral parts of speech , as they exift in the more antient dialects * In ...
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... applied more pe- culiarly to the arts of civil life , and to the establishment of political inftitutions . Και φθεγμα , και ηνεμόεν Φρονημα , και αστυνόμους Όργας ( mores et infituta ) εδιδαξατο , και Δυσκυλων παγων άνθρια , Και ...
... applied more pe- culiarly to the arts of civil life , and to the establishment of political inftitutions . Και φθεγμα , και ηνεμόεν Φρονημα , και αστυνόμους Όργας ( mores et infituta ) εδιδαξατο , και Δυσκυλων παγων άνθρια , Και ...
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abſtract action Ages alfo alſo Analyſis ancient Antiquary Arts becauſe cauſe cife claffical compariſon Comte de CAYLUS courſe cuſtoms DAWES derived Diefpiter Digamma diligent diſcover diſtinguiſh Effay elegance eſpecially eſtabliſhed Etymology exifted expreffed expreffion extenfive faid fame origin fays feems fenfations fenfe feveral fhew fhould fignification fimilar fimple fimplicity firft firſt fome formed fubject fuch fufficient fuppofed genius grammatical Greek Language guage hiſtory human Ideas illuftrate imitation inftances inftitutions Inquiry intereſting itſelf Latin Latin languages learned lefs leſs Lord MONBODDO manners meaſure mind moft monuments moſt muſt names of things nature neceffary neceffities obfervation objects origin of Language otherwiſe paffage paffive particular Philofophers pleaſure Poets poliſhed preferve preſent primitive progrefs purpoſes racter reaſon refpect reſearches ſeems ſhall ſome ſpirit ſtate ſtudy Study of Antiquities ſuch ſuppoſe taſte themſelves theſe thofe THOMAS BURGESS thoſe tion uſe verbs whence whofe whoſe words writers
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Page 42 - They looking back, all th' eastern side beheld Of paradise, so late their happy seat, Wav'd over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces throng'd, and fiery arms : Some natural tears they dropt ; but wip'd them soon.
Page 40 - So many grateful altars I would rear Of grassy turf, and pile up every stone Of lustre from the brook, in memory Or monument to ages : and thereon Offer...
Page 51 - For a father afflicted with untimely mourning, when he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, now honoured him as a god, which was then a dead man, and delivered to those that were under him ceremonies and sacrifices.
Page 40 - Stood visible, among these pines his voice I heard, here with him at this fountain talk'd...
Page 43 - OF Man's firft difobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whofe mortal tafte Brought death into the world, and all our woe.
Page 125 - ... heroes ; the godlike list of philosophers and legislators ; the forms of virtuous and equal polities, where private welfare is made the same with public ; where crowds themselves prove disinterested and brave, and virtue is made a national and popular characteristic.
Page 10 - The lonians added to its original simplicity an elegance which has excited the universal admiration of posterity. The .Corinthians, a rich and luxurious people, not contented with former improvements, extended the art to the very verge of vicious refinement ; and thus (so connected in their origin are the arts, so similar in their progress and revolutions) the same genius produced those three characters of style in architecture which Dionysius of Halicarnassus, one of the most judicious critics of...
Page 120 - Possessed of thee, the meanest genius grows deserving, and has a just demand for a portion of our esteem. Devoid of thee, the brightest of our kind lie lost and useless, and are but poorly distinguished from the most despicable and base. When we inhabited...
Page 51 - REFLECTIONS on the natural foundation of the high antiquity of government, arts and sciences, in Egypt.
Page 42 - Some natural tears they dropt, but wip'd them foon; The world was all before them, where to choofe Their place of reft, and Providence their guide : They hand in hand, with wand'ring fteps and flow, Through Eden took their folitary way.