An Essay on the Study of Antiquities: To which are Added Some Cursory Remarks on the Origin of Language in General, and of the Greek Language in ParticularJ. and J. Fletcher; D. Prince and J. Cooke; also by P. Elmsley, and B. White, London, 1781 - Archaeology - 44 pages |
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... verbs neuter ( and of the above rapio is the only one which is not neuter , ) have no passive voice . In answer to this I would fuggest , that in examining the origin of the Latin language , it seems neceffary to look beyond the rules ...
... verbs neuter ( and of the above rapio is the only one which is not neuter , ) have no passive voice . In answer to this I would fuggest , that in examining the origin of the Latin language , it seems neceffary to look beyond the rules ...
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... verbs used paffively in the Greek language , and neuters used alively , fee the Appendix to DAWES , P. 493 , 494 * . φαω , As there are still remaining in the same sense punio and punior ; amplecto and amplector ; comito and comitor ...
... verbs used paffively in the Greek language , and neuters used alively , fee the Appendix to DAWES , P. 493 , 494 * . φαω , As there are still remaining in the same sense punio and punior ; amplecto and amplector ; comito and comitor ...
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... verbs , which were used to exprefs every kind of action , must have been prior to the names of things , which were denominated from their actions . Not that all verbs were prior to all nouns , or that a particular class of verbs was ...
... verbs , which were used to exprefs every kind of action , must have been prior to the names of things , which were denominated from their actions . Not that all verbs were prior to all nouns , or that a particular class of verbs was ...
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... verb expreffive of that action , which was ultimately refer- able to one general Idea , which is the effence of every action ... verbs , and therefore return to the fame universal origin : whènce that general Idea was formed , and bow ...
... verb expreffive of that action , which was ultimately refer- able to one general Idea , which is the effence of every action ... verbs , and therefore return to the fame universal origin : whènce that general Idea was formed , and bow ...
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