English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious Illustrations and Examples Drawn from the Best WritersBaldwin, Cradock, 1818 - 904 pages |
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action ADDISON admit affections animals applied authority bad sense BLAIR body BURKE cation cause cerned character Christian Cicero circum circumstances comes common compounded comprehends conduct constitute CUMBERLAND deceive degree denotes disposition distinction Divine DRYDEN employed endeavour epithets evil exer express feeling figure former French frequently friends German give Greek habit happiness heart Hebrew honor human idea implies individual indulge JOHNSON judgement Latin latter less low German manner marks means ment MILTON mind mode moral mortal band nature neral ness never nexion nifies object occasion offender one's opposed ourselves pain participle particular party passion person pleasure POPE principles properly racter regard religion respects Saxon sentiment serves SHAKSPEARE signifies literally signifies the thing sion society sometimes speak species spects spirit STEELE superior temper THOMSON thought tion truth vice vidual virtue wish words
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