 | 1907 - 702 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... | |
 | 1752 - 674 pages
...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 added to the elegance of its conrtruction, and fomething to the harmony of its cadence. When common words were lefs pleafing to... | |
 | 1752 - 196 pages
...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 added to the... | |
 | Archibald Campbell - 1774 - 240 pages
...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 the elegance of... | |
 | Archibald Campbell - 1783 - 238 pages
...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 pages
...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 added to the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 pages
...he, ' to c refine our language to grammar and purity, and ' to clear it from colloquial barbarifins, licentious ' idioms, and irregular combinations. Something ' perhaps I have added to the elegance of its con' flrudtion, and fomething to the harmony of its c cadence. When common words were lefs pleafmg... | |
 | 1787 - 724 pages
...laboured to refine our language to çrammatiol purity, aud to clear it from colloquial barbnrifmf, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its conftruO-tion, and fomething to the harmony of its cadence." Wharever may be the faults of his flyle,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 416 pages
...laboured to refine our language to grammati-x cal purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its conftruction, and fomething to the harmony of its cadence. When common words were lefs pleafing to... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 pages
...refine our language to grammar and purity, and f to clear it from colloquial barbarifms, licentious c idioms, and irregular combinations. Something ' perhaps I have added to the elegance of its conc ftruction, and fomething to the harmony of its ' cadence. When common words were lefs pleafing... | |
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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... 
