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... consequence of this emancipation , the Author is persuaded that he has been enabled materially to improve his definitions , both as to correctness and to perspicuity , while the ease of consultation will be sufficiently provided for by ...
... consequence of this emancipation , the Author is persuaded that he has been enabled materially to improve his definitions , both as to correctness and to perspicuity , while the ease of consultation will be sufficiently provided for by ...
Page vii
... consequence of its being the Author's Book , which deprived it of the facilities of publication that belong to the capital and credit of the Trade . The returns for those piece - meal issues had to be waited for ; and , after all , left ...
... consequence of its being the Author's Book , which deprived it of the facilities of publication that belong to the capital and credit of the Trade . The returns for those piece - meal issues had to be waited for ; and , after all , left ...
Page vii
... consequence . The Chinese begin at the right hand of the page , and read in perpendicular lines , from top to bottom ; so that their books ( or collections of leaves ) begin where ours end , and end where ours begin . The Hebrew and ...
... consequence . The Chinese begin at the right hand of the page , and read in perpendicular lines , from top to bottom ; so that their books ( or collections of leaves ) begin where ours end , and end where ours begin . The Hebrew and ...
Page xxxv
... consequence , origin and offspring . Thus FROM , or frum , ( de- rived from fore , ) in the Saxon , signifies beginning , author , or source , and , in this sense , is used by us as a preposition ; while the Gothic afar expresses after ...
... consequence , origin and offspring . Thus FROM , or frum , ( de- rived from fore , ) in the Saxon , signifies beginning , author , or source , and , in this sense , is used by us as a preposition ; while the Gothic afar expresses after ...
Page xlvi
... consequence of the coalescence of the liquids r and n . Thus leatheren becomes leathern ; southeren , southern ; and to waren , ( to make aware , ) becomes to warn . In a similar manner wintery , fostering , wandering , & c . have been ...
... consequence of the coalescence of the liquids r and n . Thus leatheren becomes leathern ; southeren , southern ; and to waren , ( to make aware , ) becomes to warn . In a similar manner wintery , fostering , wandering , & c . have been ...
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action adjective adverb affixed ancient animal appears applied appulse Bark belonging bird body called colour common compounds consequence covered denominated denotes derived designate Dictionaries diminutive distinction distinguished epithet equivalent etymology express Falconry Father feet female flowers former formerly French genus German Gothic Gothic languages Greek ground hair hawk hence horse idea inches long inhabitants kind known language larvæ Latin latter Linnæus literally manner mark meaning metaphorically modern native nature noun object obsolete old English origin orthography participle particularly past participle perennial plant person phrase plant plural prefix preposition pronouns purpose quadruped refer Romans root Saxon Scotch Scotland seldom sense separate Shakspeare shrub signifies similar skin sometimes sound speak species Subjunctive Mood substantive supposed synonymous tail termed termination thing thou tion TITMOUSE tree tribe tweeled understood usage usually variety verb vowel wild wings wood word writers written young
Popular passages
Page lxvi - Rapt into future times, the bard begun : ' A Virgin shall conceive, a Virgin bear a Son ! From Jesse's root behold a branch arise, Whose sacred flower with fragrance fills the skies ; The ethereal spirit o'er its leaves shall move, And on its top descends the mystic Dove.
Page lxxx - It were better for, him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
Page cviii - It's hardly in a body's pow'r, To keep, at times, frae being sour, To see how things are shar'd ; How best o...
Page lxxi - Muse must flatter lawless sway, And follow still where fortune leads the way ; Or if no basis bear my rising name, But the fallen ruins of another's fame ; Then teach me, Heaven ! to scorn the guilty bays. Drive from my breast that wretched lust of praise . Unblemish'd let me live or die unknown : Oh, grant an honest fame, or grant me none !
Page lxxiv - If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? Or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thine hand? Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; And thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
Page cxix - Ask where's the North? at York, 'tis on the Tweed; In Scotland, at the Orcades ; and there, At Greenland, Zembla, or the Lord knows where.
Page 281 - Yet mark'd I where the bolt of Cupid fell: It fell upon a little western flower, Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound, And maidens call it Love-in-idleness.
Page lxvi - All crimes shall cease, and ancient fraud shall fail ; Returning Justice lift aloft her scale ; Peace o'er the world her olive wand extend, And white-robed Innocence from heaven descend.
Page lxxx - Alas! what boots it with uncessant care To tend the homely, slighted shepherd's trade, And strictly meditate the thankless Muse? Were it not better done, as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair?
Page lxxii - They might, could, would, or should have loved. or should have loved. Subjunctive Mood. PRESENT TENSE. SINGULAR. PLURAL, 1. If I love. 1. If we love. 2. If thou love. 2. If ye or you love.