 I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarisms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its construction, and something to the harmony...  The Rambler - Seite 393von Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1752 - 196 Seiten
...leaft endeavoured to deferve their kindnefs. I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifms,...Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its conftruftion, and fomething to the harmony of its cadence. When common words were lefs pleafing to... | |
 | 1752 - 674 Seiten
...laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it Irom colloquial b-irbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its conrtruction, and fomething to the harmony of its cadence. When common words were lefs pleafing to... | |
 | 1785 - 596 Seiten
...at lead emkavouicJ to deibrve their kindnefs. I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifms,...combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the ekgar.cc of it's conftrucYton,and fomething to the harmony of it's cadciicel When ceraraon words were... | |
 | 1787 - 724 Seiten
...laboured to refine our language to çrammatiol purity, aud to clear it from colloquial barbnrifmf, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its conftruO-tion, and fomething to the harmony of its cadence." Wharever may be the faults of his flyle,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 Seiten
...he, ' to c refine our language to grammar and purity, and ' to clear it from colloquial barbarifins, licentious ' idioms, and irregular combinations. Something ' perhaps I have added to the elegance of its con' flrudtion, and fomething to the harmony of its c cadence. When common words were lefs pleafmg... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 422 Seiten
...combinations. Some.fy' '?hitig, perhaps, I have added. to the elegance of its .'..'. cbnftruction, and fomething to the harmony of its . " /.' -cadence. When common words were lefs pleafing . V ;tp the ear, or lefs diftinct in their fignification, I '.' Jbrfve familiarifed the terms of philofophy,... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 Seiten
...exemplar, and convey an apology. ' I have laboured,' faysihe, ' to * refine our language to grammar and purity, and * to clear it from colloquial barbarifms,...licentious * idioms, and irregular combinations. Something c perhaps I have added to the elegance of its con* ftruction, and fomething to the harmony of its '... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 Seiten
...refine our language to grammar and purity, and f to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious c idioms, and irregular combinations. Something ' perhaps I have added to the elegance of its conc ftruction, and fomething to the harmony of its ' cadence. When common words were lefs pleafing... | |
 | Royal Irish Academy - 1787 - 432 Seiten
...After declaring, with fome oftentation, that " he has laboured " to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it " from colloquial barbarifms,...licentious idioms, and irregular " combinations;" that " fomething perhaps he has added to " the elegance of its conftruction, and fomething to the harmony... | |
 | 1790 - 694 Seiten
...favour. After declaring with fome orientation, that " he has laboured to refine ourlangnagetogrammalic.il purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations;" that " fomething perhaps he has added to the elegance of ib conduction, and fomething to the harmony... | |
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