On the English Language, Past and PresentW.J. Widdleton, 1860 - 238 Seiten |
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... ' ( Alleytree ) , ' exility , ' ' spinosity , ' ' incolumity , ' ' solertiousness , ' ' eluctate , ' eximious ' ( all in Hacket ) , ' arride ' ( ridiculed by Ben Jonson ) , 6 6 ' 6 with the hundreds of other words like these ,
... ' ( Alleytree ) , ' exility , ' ' spinosity , ' ' incolumity , ' ' solertiousness , ' ' eluctate , ' eximious ' ( all in Hacket ) , ' arride ' ( ridiculed by Ben Jonson ) , 6 6 ' 6 with the hundreds of other words like these ,
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... Jonson ( Discoveries ) speaks of " the knowledge of the liberal arts , which the Greeks called ¿ yxvxλonαidɛíav . " He is not , in- deed , perfectly accurate in this statement ; for the Greeks spoke of ἐν κύκλῳ παιδεία , but had no such ...
... Jonson ( Discoveries ) speaks of " the knowledge of the liberal arts , which the Greeks called ¿ yxvxλonαidɛíav . " He is not , in- deed , perfectly accurate in this statement ; for the Greeks spoke of ἐν κύκλῳ παιδεία , but had no such ...
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... . ) speaks of Francis Brandon , eldest daughter of Charles Brandon , duke of Suffolk ; and see Ben Jonson's New Inn , act ii . , scene i . 6 DIFFERENT SPELLING OF WORDS . 6 6 89 the 88 GAINS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE .
... . ) speaks of Francis Brandon , eldest daughter of Charles Brandon , duke of Suffolk ; and see Ben Jonson's New Inn , act ii . , scene i . 6 DIFFERENT SPELLING OF WORDS . 6 6 89 the 88 GAINS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE .
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... Jonson's obser- vation : " Spenser , in affecting the ancients , writ no language . " In this matter , however , Ben Jonson was at one with him ; for he does not hesitate to express his strong regret that this form has not been retained ...
... Jonson's obser- vation : " Spenser , in affecting the ancients , writ no language . " In this matter , however , Ben Jonson was at one with him ; for he does not hesitate to express his strong regret that this form has not been retained ...
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... Jonson to task for general inaccuracy in his English diction , among other counts of his indictment , he quotes this line from Catiline - - " Though heaven should speak with all his wrath at once ” - and proceeds , " heaven is ill ...
... Jonson to task for general inaccuracy in his English diction , among other counts of his indictment , he quotes this line from Catiline - - " Though heaven should speak with all his wrath at once ” - and proceeds , " heaven is ill ...
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