 The dominion of speech," he says,2 " is erected upon the downfall of interjections. Without the artful contrivances of language, mankind would have had nothing but interjections with which to communicate, orally, any of their feelings. The neighing of...  A simplified grammar of the French languageby George HUGHES (M.A., Edinb.) - 1869Full view - About this book
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 414 pages
...but interjfclicm with which to communicate orally any of their feelings. " The neighing of a borfe, the lowing of a cow, the barking of a dog, the purring or a cat, fneezing, coughing, groaning, ¡hrteking, and every other involuntary convulfion wilh oral... | |
 | Literature, Modern - 1799 - 912 pages
...but Interjections with which to communicate, orally, any of their feelings. The neighing of a horfe, the lowing of a cow, the barking of a dog, the purring of a cat, fneezing, coughing, groaning, Ihrieking, and every other involuntary convullion with oral found, have... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - Children - 1801 - 372 pages
..."speechless, has been permitted to usurp a place amongst " words, " words, &c."— "The neighing of ahorse, the lowing of " a cow, the barking of a dog, the purring...other involuntary convulsion with oral sound, have al" most as good a title to be called parts of speech, as in" terjections have." Mr. Horne Tooke would... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - Education - 1811 - 528 pages
...permitted to usurp a place " amongst words, &c."—" The neighing of a " horse, the lowing of a cowi the barking of a "dog, the purring of a cat, sneezing, coughing, " groaning, shrieking, and every other involun" tary convulsion with oral sound, have almost *' as good a title to be called parts of speech... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 714 pages
...mars, to the class of interjections, on which we shall make use of good authority. " The neigh« ing ot a horse, the lowing of a cow, the barking of a dog,...the purring of a cat, sneezing, coughing, groaning, shiieking, and every other involuntary convulsion and oral sound, have almost as gond a title to be... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - Children - 1815 - 330 pages
...the miserable refuge of the speechless, has been permitted to usurp a place amongst words, &c." — " The neighing of a horse, the lowing of a cow, the...involuntary convulsion with oral sound, have almost as good a title to be called parts of speech, as interjections have." Mr. Horne Tooke would have been pleased... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - Education - 1815 - 524 pages
...miserable refuge of the " speechless, has been permitted to usurp a place " amongst words, &c."—" The neighing of a " horse, the lowing of a cow, the...sneezing, coughing, " groaning, shrieking, and every other involun" tary convulsion with oral sound, have almost " as good a title to be called parts of speech... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - Education - 1822 - 510 pages
...mise" rable refuge of the speechless, has been " permitted to usurp a place amongst words, " &c."—" The neighing of a horse, the " lowing of a cow, the...a cat, sneezing, coughing^ *' groaning, shrieking, arid every other iin"• voluntary convulsion with oral sound, have " almost as good a 'title t,o be... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 872 pages
...mankind would have nothing but interjections with which to communicate orally any of their feelings. " The neighing of a horse, the lowing of a cow, the...involuntary convulsion with oral sound, have almost as good a title to be called parts of speech as interjections. In the intercourse of language, intirjertions... | |
 | Education - 1826 - 788 pages
...mankind would have nothing but interjections with which to communicate orally any of their feelings. The neighing of a horse, the lowing of a cow, the...involuntary convulsion, with oral sound, have almost as good a right to be called parts of speech as interjections have. Voluntary interjections are only employed... | |
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