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... say themselves . With us the case is totally different : our written language is as irregular as that of the French is methodical ; and while they are restricted to fixed and clearly defined forms of speech , we can revel in a wealth of ...
... say themselves . With us the case is totally different : our written language is as irregular as that of the French is methodical ; and while they are restricted to fixed and clearly defined forms of speech , we can revel in a wealth of ...
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... says Hallam , " have ever been as in- docile in acknowledging the rules of criticism , even those which determine the most ordinary questions of grammar , as the Italians and French have been voluntarily obedient . ” I cannot more ...
... says Hallam , " have ever been as in- docile in acknowledging the rules of criticism , even those which determine the most ordinary questions of grammar , as the Italians and French have been voluntarily obedient . ” I cannot more ...
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... say , there is no rule of grammar that this learned professor has not sinned against ; no fault of style that is not to be found in his remarks . But what is most singular is , that his own fault frequently occurs in the very words he ...
... say , there is no rule of grammar that this learned professor has not sinned against ; no fault of style that is not to be found in his remarks . But what is most singular is , that his own fault frequently occurs in the very words he ...
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... say that the circumstance of leaving the greatest name in history is common to Alexander and other sovereigns ; and yet he affirms that circumstance of Alexander alone . The truth is , the writer is betrayed into this inaccuracy ...
... say that the circumstance of leaving the greatest name in history is common to Alexander and other sovereigns ; and yet he affirms that circumstance of Alexander alone . The truth is , the writer is betrayed into this inaccuracy ...
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... say : - " Wolsey left at his death , in an unfinished state , many buildings which he had begun , and which no one expects to see complete . " " I have now and then inserted in the text characters of books that I have not read on the ...
... say : - " Wolsey left at his death , in an unfinished state , many buildings which he had begun , and which no one expects to see complete . " " I have now and then inserted in the text characters of books that I have not read on the ...
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