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verfally studied than the English ; which of late feem's

traveft'ed into a gab'ble of short' fyllables and contractions.

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traft! Efpec'ially, when we weigh the characteristic of

nation

the one with that' of the other nation. Mifers clip' our

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coin, with a view to enrich themselves. But why

'Tis co'pious*, flor'id, plea'sing to the ea'r;

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With foft'ness more perhap's, than oûrs can bear.

Draw'n to French wi're, would through whole pages fhine.

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Why fhould we' fuf'fer an'y na'tion to furpass' oû'rs in

tong at, which is

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tong'ue, which i's but a very rich' com'pound of the

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rich'eft beau ties of all' oth'er polished languages,

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have published new' book's, containing all the weal

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fome of which' a'te it's multiplicity of na'fal vow

French has a very plea'sing (liaifon) catena,

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ong' fyllables; for which' reafon only, it

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moft' perfect that ever exift'ed: Why should we not

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give a similar Constitution to our language? Why'

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fashion, an'y more than the fo'rmer? The a'rt of speak'

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ing, be'ing the a'rt of all oth'er a'rts and fri'ences, most

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good' fubjects in general; and that' of our Legislature

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in particular.

u'nder the aufpi'ces of the celebrated John'son, Afh' and

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Sheridan-thus':

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"Most of the writ'ers of E'ng-lish Grammar have

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theŷ a're writ'ten; withoût confid'ering, that' of E'ng

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lifh, as of all' liv'ing tong'ues, there are two' pronuncia

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tions; one curf'ory and collo-quial, t'he oth'er reg'ular

is more pe'rmanent, lefs' remote from orthog'raphy and

lefs' liable to capricious innovation. They have gen'-er