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" I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarisms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its construction, and something to the harmony... "
Tracts on Political and Other Subjects - Page 422
by Joseph Towers - 1796
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 22

1907 - 700 pages
...final fentence of mankind, I have arieaft endeavoured to'deferve their kindneis ; I have labout- . ed to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbirifms, licentious idioms, and irre guiar' combinations. Something, perChaps, I have added to the...
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]., Volume 8

1752 - 196 pages
...Whatever mall be the final fentence of mankind, I have at leaft endeavoured to deferve their kindnefs. I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical...colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its conftruftion, and fomething to...
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 14

1752 - 674 pages
...Whatever fiiall be the final fentencc of mankind, I have at leait endeavoured to defcrve their kindnefs. I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it Irom colloquial b-irbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have...
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Lexiphanes, a Dialogue: Imitated from Lucian, and Suited to the Present ...

Archibald Campbell - 1774 - 240 pages
...reiterated repercuffions of communicated pleafures. But whatever fhall be the final fentence of mankind, I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical...it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, andinegular combinations. Something I have added to the elegance of its conftruftion, and fomething...
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Lexiphanes: A Dialogue : Imitated from Lucian, and Suited to the Present ...

Archibald Campbell - 1783 - 238 pages
...reiterated repercuffions of communicated pleafures. But whatever fhall be the final fentence of mankind, I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifrr.s, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something I have added to the elegance...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 1

1785 - 596 pages
...Whatever fliall be the final fentence of mankind, I have at lead emkavouicJ to deibrve their kindnefs. I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical...colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the ekgar.cc of it's conftrucYton,and fomething to...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ...

1787 - 750 pages
...confidcred himfelf as having contributed to the impiovement of the Enphfh language. He fays in his lall Rambler. " I have laboured to refine our language...it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, ar.d irregular combinations. Something perhaps, 1 have added to *he t Itgance of its conftrurlion,...
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The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, Volume 1

Royal Irish Academy - 1787 - 432 pages
...little prejudiced in its favour. [E] After [ 34 ] After declaring, with fome oftentation, that " he has laboured " to refine our language to grammatical purity,...colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular " combinations;" that " fomething perhaps he has added to " the elegance of its conftruction, and fomething...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 pages
...exemplar, and convey an apology. ' I have laboured,' faysihe, ' to * refine our language to grammar and purity, and * to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious * idioms, and irregular combinations. Something c perhaps I have added to the elegance of its con* ftruction, and fomething...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History ..., Volume 9

1789 - 602 pages
...a little prejudiced in its favour. After declaring, with fome oftentation, that " he has la' boured to refine our language to • grammatical purity, and to clear it ' From colloquial barbarifms, lia n' tjous idioms, and irregular com' binations ;" that "fomething per' haps he his addednto the...
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