English synonyms discriminatedW. Pople, 1813 - 294 Seiten |
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... fashion . Rou- baud relied preferably on latin usage : though assailed at first as pedantic , he is now obeyed by every writer , and is even become the canon of fashionable conversation ; so versatile is custom , so immutable is ...
... fashion . Rou- baud relied preferably on latin usage : though assailed at first as pedantic , he is now obeyed by every writer , and is even become the canon of fashionable conversation ; so versatile is custom , so immutable is ...
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... Fashion . Usage . Custom is a frequent repetition of the same act ; habit is the effect of such repetition : fashion is the custom of numbers ; usage is the habit of numbers . It is a good custom to rise early ; this will pro- duce à ...
... Fashion . Usage . Custom is a frequent repetition of the same act ; habit is the effect of such repetition : fashion is the custom of numbers ; usage is the habit of numbers . It is a good custom to rise early ; this will pro- duce à ...
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... fashion of the letters ; we counterfeit a writing when we put off the likeness for the original . We copy an author when we transcribe his words ; we imitate an author when we adopt the peculiarities of his style ; we counterfeit an ...
... fashion of the letters ; we counterfeit a writing when we put off the likeness for the original . We copy an author when we transcribe his words ; we imitate an author when we adopt the peculiarities of his style ; we counterfeit an ...
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... fashion often uses the word honor perversely . A man expresses him self rationally when he accepts the honor of dining with another he accepts the gift of a dinner . But when Lord Carrington enquires of Mr. Bankes at what hour Lord ...
... fashion often uses the word honor perversely . A man expresses him self rationally when he accepts the honor of dining with another he accepts the gift of a dinner . But when Lord Carrington enquires of Mr. Bankes at what hour Lord ...
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... fashion is old when it is decaying ; ancient when its use has been some time past ; antique when it is of greek or roman time . How inferior to antique sculpture are the ancient carvings in go- thic cathedrals . L'antique a toujours été ...
... fashion is old when it is decaying ; ancient when its use has been some time past ; antique when it is of greek or roman time . How inferior to antique sculpture are the ancient carvings in go- thic cathedrals . L'antique a toujours été ...
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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.