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Hermes; Or, A Philosophical Inqviry Concerning Vniversal Grammar - Page 408
by James Harris - 1806 - 442 pages
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Hermes: Or, a Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Language and Universal Grammar

James Harris - Grammar - 1751 - 484 pages
...came from Italy, our Phrafes in Cookery and War, that we learnt thefe from the French; and our Phrafes in Navigation, that we were taught by the Flemings and Low Dutch. Thefe many and very different Sources of our Language may be the caufe, why it is fo deficient in Regularity...
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Hermes Or a Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar

James Harris - Grammar, Comparative and general - 1765 - 502 pages
...from Italy; our Phrafes in Cookery and War, that we learnt thefe from the French; and our Ph rales in Navigation, that we were taught by the Flemings and Low 'Dutch. Thefe many and very different Sources of our Language may be the caufe, why it is fo deficient in 'Regularity...
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Hermes: Or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar

James Harris - Grammar, Comparative and general - 1786 - 504 pages
...came from Italy; our Phrafes in Cookery and War, that we learnt thefe from the French; and our Phrafes in Navigation, that we were taught by the Flemings and Low Dutch. Thefe many and very different Sources of our Language mny be the caufe, why it is • ib deficient...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...from Italy ; our phrafes in cookery and war, that we learnt thefe from the French ; and our phrafes in navigation, that we were taught by the Flemings and Low Dutch. Thefe many and very different fources of our language may be the caufe why it is fo deficient in regularity...
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Hermes: Or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar

James Harris - Grammar, Comparative and general - 1806 - 494 pages
...sufficiently shew. Our terms in polite Literature prove, that this came from Greece ; our Terms in Music and Painting, that these came from Italy; our...Phrases in Navigation, that we were taught by the FJemings and Low Dutch. These many and very different Sources of our Language may be the cause, why....
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 2

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...snfiiciently show. Our terms in polite literature prove, that this came from Greece ; our terms in music and painting, that these came from Italy ; our phrases in cookery and war, that we learned these from the French ; and our phrases in navigation, that we were taught by the Flemings...
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Handbuch der englischen sprache und literature, Volume 1

H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...sufficiently shew. Our terms in polite literature 'prove, that this came from Greece; oar terms in music and painting, that these came from Italy; our...by the Flemings and Low Dutch. These many and very d:fferent sources of our language may be the cause, why it is so deficient in regularity and analogy....
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Elements of Intellectual Philosophy: Designed as a Text-book

Thomas Cogswell Upham - Imprints (Publishers' and printers' statements) - 1828 - 584 pages
...sufficiently shew. Our terms in polite literature prove, that this came from Greece ; our terms in music and painting, that these came from Italy ; our...learnt these from the French ; and our phrases in naviga'ion, that we were taught by the Flemings and Low Dutch. These many and very different sources...
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A Dictionary of Printers and Printing: With the Progress of Literature ...

Charles Henry Timperley - Booksellers and bookselling - 1839 - 1266 pages
...— for instance, usr terms in polite literature, prove that these came from Greece : our terms in music and painting, that these came from Italy; our phrases in cookery and war, that we learnt these JOB the French ; our phrases in navigation, that we were taught them by the Flemings, sJ low Dutch....
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The Works of James Harris, Esq

James Harris - Philosophy, Modern - 1841 - 616 pages
...sufficiently shew. Our terms in polite literature prove, that this came from Greece ; our terms in music and painting, that these came from Italy ; our...navigation, that we were taught by the Flemings and Low Duteh. These many and very different sources of our language may be the cause why it is so deficient...
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