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Page 785
On the " language " of the Anglo - Saxons , Mr. T. pro- fesses to " follow the steps of the author of the Diversions of Purley . " This annunciation , we confess , gave us some alarm ; for we knew not through what mazes we might be ...
On the " language " of the Anglo - Saxons , Mr. T. pro- fesses to " follow the steps of the author of the Diversions of Purley . " This annunciation , we confess , gave us some alarm ; for we knew not through what mazes we might be ...
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language . 6. In the Isle of Man , many of the natives still use a dialect more resembling the Irish than the Welch , having been formerly most connected with Ireland . The topographical nomenclature of England has been very much ...
language . 6. In the Isle of Man , many of the natives still use a dialect more resembling the Irish than the Welch , having been formerly most connected with Ireland . The topographical nomenclature of England has been very much ...
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It appears possible , that , by these means , the original language of any country might be nearly ex- tirpated ; but can we imagine that an equal effect would be produced in much less time , by the peaceable introduction of a ...
It appears possible , that , by these means , the original language of any country might be nearly ex- tirpated ; but can we imagine that an equal effect would be produced in much less time , by the peaceable introduction of a ...
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