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Hermes; Or, A Philosophical Inqviry Concerning Vniversal Grammar - Page 422
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
...Language, fatisfy themfelves either by attempting to tranilate him, or by perufing his tranflations already made by men of learning. On the contrary, when we read either Xenopbon or Plato, nothing of this method and ftridl order, appears. The Formal and Didaftic...
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THE MONTHLY REVIEW

Several Hands - 1752 - 508 pages
...language, fatisfy them (elves either by attempting to tranflate him, or by perilling his tranflations already made by men of learning. On the contrary, when we read either Xenipbon or Plate, nothing of this method and ftrict order appears. The formal and didaflic...
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Hermes: Or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar

James Harris - Grammar, Comparative and general - 1773 - 510 pages
...Language, fatisfy themfelves either by attempting to tranflate him, or by perufing his tranftations already made by men of learning. On the contrary, when we read either Xenopbm or Plato, nothing of this method and ftrift order, appears. The Formal and Didactic...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...language, fatisfy themfelves, ekher by attempting to tranflate him, or by perufing his tr.inilations already made by men of learning. On the contrary, when we read either Xenophon or Plato, nothing of this method and ftri£l order appears. The formal and didaftic...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 1

English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...language, fatisfy thcmfelves, either by attempting to tranflate him, or by perufing his tranflations already made by men of learning. On the contrary,...cither Xenophon or Plato, nothing of this method and llrifl order appears. The formal and didacVic is wholly dropt. Whatever they may teach, it is without...
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Hermes: Or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar

James Harris - Grammar, Comparative and general - 1806 - 494 pages
...Imagination; but exhibiting the whole with such a pregnant brevity, that in every sentence E e 3 we * we seem to read a page. How exquisitely is this all...by men of learning. On the contrary, when we read either Xenophon or Plato, nothing of this method and strict order appears. The Formal and didactic...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 2

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...passions or imagination : but exhibiting the whole with such a pregnant brevity, that in every sentence we seem to read a page. How exquisitely is this all...by men of learning. On the contrary, when we read either Xenophon or Plato, nothing of this method and strict order appears. The formal and didactic...
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Elegant extracts, Volume 55

Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...in rank." De SubL Sect. Wwhof« •..•jiolc with such a pregnant brevity, that in every sentence we seem to read a page. How exquisitely is this all...imagine it may be done as well in another language, FItufy themselves, either by attempting to translate him, or by perusing his translations already made...
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The Port Royal Art of Thinking: In Four Parts. Of reflections upon ideas, or ...

Antoine Arnauld, Pierre Nicole - Logic - 1818 - 448 pages
...passions or imagination ; but exhibiting the whole with such a pregnant brevity, that in every sentence we seem to read a page. How exquisitely is this all...themselves either by attempting to translate him, or by poetising his translations already made by men of learning; On the contrary, when we read either Xcnophon...
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The Elements of English Composition: Serving as a Sequel to the Study of Grammar

David Irving - English language - 1821 - 336 pages
...of the words •' If qvv exquisitely is all this perform'd in Greek !" " Let those who imagine that it may be done as well in another language, satisfy...his translations already made by men of learning. Ou the contrary, when we read either Xenophon or Plato, nothing of thi» method and strict order appears....
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