 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 Scots Magazine - Seite 4351752Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1752 - 196 Seiten
...examine or reduce. 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 purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have... | |
 | Archibald Campbell - 1774 - 240 Seiten
...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 barbarifms, licentious idioms, andinegular combinations. Something I have added to... | |
 | Archibald Campbell - 1783 - 238 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1785 - 596 Seiten
...examine or reduce. 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 purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have... | |
 | 1787 - 750 Seiten
...himfelf as 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, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, ar.d irregular combinations. Something perhaps, 1 have... | |
 | Royal Irish Academy - 1787 - 432 Seiten
...little prejudiced in its favour. [E] After [ 34 ] After declaring, with fome oftentation, that " he has laboured " to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it " from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular " combinations;" that " fomething perhaps... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1790 - 330 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 Seiten
...or reduce. 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 purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, 1 have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1796 - 464 Seiten
...himfelf as having contributed to the improvement of the Englifh language. He fays in his laft Rambler, " I have laboured to refine our " language to grammatical purity, and ". to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, " licentious idioms, and irregular combi". nations. Something, perhaps,... | |
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