 ... admitting among the additions of later times, only such as may supply real deficiencies, such as are readily adopted by the genius of our tongue, and incorporate easily with our native idioms.  Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Side 37af Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1755 - 694 sider
...our ancient volumes the ground-work of ftyle ; admitting among the additions of later times only fuch as may fupply real deficiencies, fuch as are readily...adopted by the genius of our tongue, and incorporate ealily with our native idioms. But as every language has a time of ïudenefs antecedent to perfection,... | |
 | SERVERAL HANDS - 1755 - 552 sider
...our ancient volumes the groundwork of ftile, admitting among the additions of later times only fuch as may fupply real deficiencies, fuch as are readily...adopted by the genius of our tongue, and incorporate eaiily with our native idioms. ' perfection, as well as ot falfe refinement and declenfion,! have '... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1768 - 1002 sider
...well M rf itdfe lefiaemcnt and declcofion, I have been cautious lefl mv zeal for antiquity illicit drive me into times too remote, and croud my book with words now no longer underftood. I have fixed Sidney's work for the boundary, beyond which i make few cxcuHions. From the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sider
...ancient Volumes the Ground- work of Style, admitting among the Additions of later Times, only iucli as may fupply real Deficiencies, fuch as are readily...Idioms. . ..'. But as every Language has a .Time of Rudcneft antecedent to Perfection, as well as of falfe Refine' ment .ment and Declenfion> I have been... | |
 | 1784 - 1048 sider
...our ancient i-olurxts tht groundwork of ftyle, admitting among the additions of later times only fuch as may fupply real deficiencies, fuch as are readily...adopted by the genius of our tongue, and incorporate eaiily with our native idiom?. " From the authors which rofc in the time of Elizabeth a fpeech might... | |
 | 1784 - 552 sider
...our ancient i-olxms the ground-work efföL; admitting among the additions of "later times only fuca as may fupply real deficiencies, fuch as are readily...adopted by the genius of our tongue, and incorporate caiily with our native idioms. " From the authors which rofî in the time of Elizabeth a fpeech might... | |
 | 1787 - 546 sider
...email voliimti ibt grmatkam t !>f Stylt, admitting among the additions of later times, only inch at may fupply real deficiencies, fuch as are readily...tongue, and incorporate eafily with our native idioms. " frnm the authors which rofe in the time of Elizabeth, a fpcech michl he formed adequate to all the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 sider
...cur ancient volumes the ground-work of ftyle, admitting among the additions of later times, only fuch as may fupply real deficiencies, fuch as are readily...adopted by the genius of our tongue, and incorporate cafily with our native idioms. But as every language has a time of rudenefs antecedent to perfection,... | |
 | George Colman - 1787 - 312 sider
...our ancient volumes the groundwork of Style, admitting among the additions of later times, only fuch as may fupply real deficiencies, fuch as are readily adopted by the geuius.'of our tongue, and incorporate eafily with our native idioms. • — — " From the authors... | |
 | William Godwin - 1797 - 508 sider
...ftyle, admitting among the additions of later times, only fuch as may fupply real deficiencies, fnch as are readily adopted by the genius of our tongue, and incorporate eafily with our natire idioms. " But as every language has a time of rudenefs antecedent to perfection, as well as... | |
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