English synonyms discriminatedW. Pople, 1813 - 294 Seiten |
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... excellence than to virtue ; rather to success in those competitions which inte- rest large bodies of men , than to success in those competitions which only the few can criticize and enjoy . Fame , on the contrary , attaches more to ...
... excellence than to virtue ; rather to success in those competitions which inte- rest large bodies of men , than to success in those competitions which only the few can criticize and enjoy . Fame , on the contrary , attaches more to ...
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... Excellence . Excellency . Both these words are variations of the same term , excellency being the older form , excellence , from the progressive abbreviation of utterance , the more cur- rent . As highness not only signifies the state ...
... Excellence . Excellency . Both these words are variations of the same term , excellency being the older form , excellence , from the progressive abbreviation of utterance , the more cur- rent . As highness not only signifies the state ...
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... excellence , and an idea of titular eminence to ex- cellency . The excellency of the poet laureat . The excellence of the poet Southey . Low - spiritedness . Dejection . Melancholy . Low - spiritedness is a common name both for the ...
... excellence , and an idea of titular eminence to ex- cellency . The excellency of the poet laureat . The excellence of the poet Southey . Low - spiritedness . Dejection . Melancholy . Low - spiritedness is a common name both for the ...
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... excellence of memory ; genius describes power of representa- tion , excellence of fancy ; intellect describes power of inference , excellence of reason . Talent is the basis of reputation in learning ; genius the basis of reputation in ...
... excellence of memory ; genius describes power of representa- tion , excellence of fancy ; intellect describes power of inference , excellence of reason . Talent is the basis of reputation in learning ; genius the basis of reputation in ...
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... excellence . Public offices , which require capacity , should be given to worth ; sinecure places , which endow re- pose , should be given to merit , To regard . To concern . To touch . These words rise above each other : the two first ...
... excellence . Public offices , which require capacity , should be given to worth ; sinecure places , which endow re- pose , should be given to merit , To regard . To concern . To touch . These words rise above each other : the two first ...
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abdicated accent accessory idea Adelung adjective affection ancient anglo-saxon animals apophthegm applied attached austere bankrupcy beatitude bishop body called cause character church Cicero constitutes continuance contract crosier dæmon denote derived discrimination disposition distinct Dryden effort employed english word etymologically connected etymon exertion expression fashion feel french frequently futare german give gothic dialects greek grow habitual hence heterodoxy hostile human humor idea common implies inasmuchas indolence intellect italian Johnson language lares latin latin word less magistrate magistratu means meat ment metaphor Milton mind moral motion nature object observation odor opinion opposed originally Ovid pain participle persons phrases pleonasm praise probus punishment Quintilian religion reverse Roubaud saxon sense sensible idea sentiment Shakspeare signifies sion smell spell substantive substantive derives supposed Swift syllable synonyms synonymy term thing tion tree Trusler usage verb vulgar whence whereas words describe worship writers
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 22 - Therefore I hated life ; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Seite 207 - How few, like thee, inquire the wretched out, And court the offices of soft Humanity ? Like thee reserve their raiment for the naked, Reach out their bread to feed the crying orphan, Or mix their pitying tears with those that weep ? Thy praise deserves a better tongue than mine, To speak and bless thy name.
Seite 226 - Imagination is the power of depicting, and fancy of evoking and combining. The imagination is formed by patient observation ; the fancy by a voluntary activity in shifting the scenery of the mind...
Seite 152 - And bended dolphins play ; part, huge of bulk, Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait, Tempest the ocean...
Seite 99 - Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude Forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Seite 167 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike...
Seite 263 - Wonderful like is the case of boldness in civil business; what first? boldness; what second and third? boldness. And yet boldness is a child of ignorance and baseness, far inferior to other parts; but nevertheless it doth fascinate and bind hand and foot those that are either shallow in judgment or weak in courage, which are the greatest part; yea, and prevaileth with wise men at weak times.
Seite 29 - Haughtiness, disdain. Haughtiness is founded on the high opinion we entertain of ourselves ; disdain, on the low opinion we have of others.
Seite 32 - The most common faults respecting emphasis are laying so strong an emphasis on one word as to leave no power of giving a particular force to other words, which though not equally, are in a certain degree emphatical ; and placing the greatest stress on conjunctive particles, and other words of secondary importance.
Seite 202 - The one is full of thanks, the other may silently indulge a feeling of obligation. Thankfulness publishes, gratitude retaliates, a service. Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness.