 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
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1899 - 822 Seiten
...closing paper, " 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 of its cadence." He lacked the delicate touch of Addison.... | |
 | Thomas Northcote Toller - 1900 - 314 Seiten
...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 of it cadence. When common words were less pleasing to the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1901 - 206 Seiten
...refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarisms, licentiousidioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its construction, and something to the harmony of its cadence. When common words were less pleasing to... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1905 - 770 Seiten
...closing paper, " 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 of its cadence." He lacked the delicate touch of Addison.... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1906 - 764 Seiten
...closing paper, " 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 of its cadence." He lacked the delicate touch of Addison.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1909 - 562 Seiten
...have labored 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 of its cadence. When common words were less pleasing to... | |
 | Eleanore (Sister Mary) - 1923 - 284 Seiten
...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 of its cadence. When common words were less pleasing to... | |
 | Octavius Francis Christie - 1924 - 296 Seiten
...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 of its cadence. When common words were less pleasing to... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 696 Seiten
...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 of its cadence. Where common words were less pleasing to... | |
 | Richard J. Watts, Peter Trudgill - 2002 - 298 Seiten
...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 of its cadence. Those constructing the standard language... | |
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