 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...  The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy - Seite 34von Royal Irish Academy - 1787Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1907 - 700 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1752 - 196 Seiten
...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 purity,...barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its conftruftion, and fomething to the harmony... | |
 | 1752 - 674 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Archibald Campbell - 1774 - 240 Seiten
...repercuffions of communicated pleafures. But whatever fhall be the final fentence of mankind, I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity,...it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, andinegular combinations. Something I have added to the elegance of its conftruftion, and fomething... | |
 | Archibald Campbell - 1783 - 238 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1785 - 596 Seiten
...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 purity,...barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the ekgar.cc of it's conftrucYton,and fomething to the harmony... | |
 | 1787 - 750 Seiten
...having contributed to the impiovement of the Enphfh language. He fays in his lall Rambler. " I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity,...it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, ar.d irregular combinations. Something perhaps, 1 have added to *he t Itgance of its conftrurlion,... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 Seiten
...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 to the harmony... | |
 | 1789 - 602 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1790 - 694 Seiten
...favour. After declaring with fome orientation, that " he has laboured to refine ourlangnagetogrammalic.il purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifms,...fomething perhaps he has added to the elegance of ib conduction, and fomething to the harmony of its cadence ;" he proceeds to fubjom the folowing pafTage:... | |
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