 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 422by Joseph Towers - 1796Full view - About this book
 | Richard Cumberland - 1790 - 330 pages
...fit ut citl, (QUINTIL. LIB. x.) TtiE celebrated author of the Rambler in his concluding paper fays, 7 have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear- it from colloquial barbarians, licentious idioms and irregular combinations : fomething perbcrps I have added to the elegance... | |
 | 1790 - 694 pages
...favour. After declaring with fome orientation, that " he has laboured to refine ourlangnagetogrammalic.il purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations;" that " fomething perhaps he has added to the elegance of ib conduction, and fomething... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1791 - 308 pages
...fit ut cito. (QJJINTIL. LIB. x.) THE celebrated author of the Rambler in his concluding paper fays, / have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from F 2 colloquial 171273 collcquLil larbarifm.r, licentious idioms and irregular combinations : Jbmething... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...Whatever fhall 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, 1 have added to the elegance of its conftruction, and fomething to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...Whatever (hall be the final fentenee of mankind, I have at leaft endeavoured to deferve their kindnels. I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from coK loqnial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have addid... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1798 - 326 pages
...(QUINTIL. LIB. x.) *T<HE celebrated author of the Rambler in his concluding paper fays, / have latoured to refine our language to grammatical purity -„ and to clear it from colloquial barlarifms, licentious idioms and irregular combinations : fomething perhaps I have added to the elegance... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 pages
...Whatever shall be the final sentence of mankind, I have at least endeavoured to deserve their kindness. 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... | |
 | 1803 - 268 pages
...Whatever shall be the final sentence of mankind, I have at least endeavoured to deserve their kindness. 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... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 300 pages
...scribendojit ut cito. QIIINTIL. Lib. x. THE celebrated author of the Rambler in his concluding paper says, ' 1 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... | |
 | 1806 - 420 pages
...fhall be the final fentence of mankind, I have at leaft endeavoured to deferve their kindnefs. I Jjave laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity,...colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Some* thing, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its conftruflion, and fomething... | |
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