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" ... quantity of things together, one upon another ; with this difference, that pile rather means things put up regularly; whereas, heap implies no other order in the arrangement, than what rifes from chance. As, a pile of wood ; a heap of rubbifh. "
The Distinction Between Words Esteemed Synonymous: In the English Language ... - Page 71
by John Trusler - 1783 - 196 lehte
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The Difference, Between Words, Esteemed Synonymous, in the English Language ...

John Trusler - 1766 - 248 lehte
...chance. As, a file of wood ; a heap of rubbifh. We fay, a pile of bricks ; when they are, the materials, prepared for building ; and a heap of bricks, when they are, the remains of a fallen edifice. 90. Departure, Death, Deceafe. 'Departure, is a ftile, more refined, and carries with it, an idea of...
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The Distinction Between Words Esteemed Synonymous in the English Language ...

John Trusler - 1783 - 352 lehte
...chance. As, a pile of wood ; a heap of rubbifh. We fay, a pile of bricks ; when they are the m;rerials prepared for building ; and a heap of bricks, when...remains of a fallen edifice. Departure, Death, Deceafe. Departure is a flile more refined, and carries with it an idea of the paflage from one life to another...
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The Athenaeum: A Magazine of Literary and Miscellaneous ..., 4. köide

John Aikin - 1808 - 588 lehte
...arrangement. A pile of wood. A heap of rubbish. \Ve say a pile of bricks when they are the materials prepared for building; and a heap of bricks, when they are the remains of an edifice overthrown. To shun. To avoid. To shun (German, scheuen) is to turn away from ; and to avoid...
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English synonyms discriminated

William Taylor - 1813 - 400 lehte
...pile of wcud. A heap of rubbUb. 115 . We say a pile of bricks when they are the materials prepared tor building; and a heap of bricks, when they are the remains of an edifice overthrown. To shun. To avoid. To shun (german schtuen) 'is to turn away from; and to avoid...
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Élémens de la langue anglaise: ou Méthode pratique pour apprendre facilement ...

Louis-Pierre Siret - 1815 - 198 lehte
...chance. As a pile of wood ; a heap of rubbish. We say , a pile of bricks ; when they are the materials prepared for building ; and a heap of bricks , when they are the remains of a fallen edifice. Value , Worth. Value rises from the intrinsic goodness of things ; worth from the estimation of them....
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