A dictionary of the English language. Abstracted from the folio ed., by the author. To which is prefixed, an English grammar. To this ed. are added, a history of the English language [&c.].1768 |
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Samuel Johnson. afford light to the repofitories of science , and add celebrity to Bacon , to Hooker , to Milton and to Boyle . When I am animated by this wish , I look with pleasure on my book , however defective , and deliver it to the ...
Samuel Johnson. afford light to the repofitories of science , and add celebrity to Bacon , to Hooker , to Milton and to Boyle . When I am animated by this wish , I look with pleasure on my book , however defective , and deliver it to the ...
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... light godes , that forowful houre , that is to faie , the deth , had almost drente myne hedde ; but now for fortune cloudie his native speech by whole cartloads of foreign words But he that reads the works of Gewer , will find fmooth ...
... light godes , that forowful houre , that is to faie , the deth , had almost drente myne hedde ; but now for fortune cloudie his native speech by whole cartloads of foreign words But he that reads the works of Gewer , will find fmooth ...
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... light rules and naked wordes in Englishe , for Latine ne canft thou nat yet but fmale , my litel fonne . But nevertheleffe fuffifeth to the thefe trewe conclufions in Englithe , as well as fufficeth to thele noble clerkes grekes thele ...
... light rules and naked wordes in Englishe , for Latine ne canft thou nat yet but fmale , my litel fonne . But nevertheleffe fuffifeth to the thefe trewe conclufions in Englithe , as well as fufficeth to thele noble clerkes grekes thele ...
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... light , alpect , eclips , And influence , and conitellations all ; What earthly chaunces would betyde , what yere , Of plenty florde , what finge forewarned death , How winter gendreth fnow , what temperature In the prime tyde doth ...
... light , alpect , eclips , And influence , and conitellations all ; What earthly chaunces would betyde , what yere , Of plenty florde , what finge forewarned death , How winter gendreth fnow , what temperature In the prime tyde doth ...
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... light . Die , rather die , than so diflǝyally , Deem of her high de ert , or feem fo light . Fair death it is to fhun more fhame ; then die . Die , rather die , than ever love difloyally . But if to love difloyalty it be , Shall I then ...
... light . Die , rather die , than so diflǝyally , Deem of her high de ert , or feem fo light . Fair death it is to fhun more fhame ; then die . Die , rather die , than ever love difloyally . But if to love difloyalty it be , Shall I then ...
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