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" ... and so surfeited (as I may say) of expressions of kindness and respect, that if a man that lived an age or two ago should return into the world again, he would really want a dictionary to help him to understand his own language, and to know the true... "
The Experiences of a Planter in the Jungles of Mysore - Page 96
by Robert Henry Elliot - 1871
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The British Essayists: The Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 pages
...dictionary to help him to understand his own language, and to know the true intrinsic value of the phrase in fashion, and would hardly at first believe at what...converse with men upon equal terms, and in their own way. ' And in truth it is hard to say, whether it should more provoke our contempt or our pity, to hear...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 7

British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...dictionary to help him to understand his own language, and to know the true intrinsic value of the phrase in fashion, and would hardly at first believe at what...converse with men upon equal terms, and in their own way. ' And in truth it is hard to say, whether it should more provoke our contempt or our pity, to hear...
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Select British Classics, Volume 18

1803 - 342 pages
...dictionary to help him to understand his own language, and to know the true intrinsic value of the phrase in fashion; and would hardly, at first, believe at...conscience, to converse with men upon equal terms in their own way.' I have by me a letter which I look upon as a great curiosity, and which may serve...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...dictionary to help him to understand his own language, and to know the true intrinsic value of the phrase in fashion ; and would hardly, at first, believe at...with men upon equal terms, and in their own way." I have by me a letter which I look upon as a great curiosity, and which may serve as an exemplification...
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NL orphan barcodes on file at ReCAP

1804 - 412 pages
...own language, and to knowthe true intrinx 4 slSic value of the phrase in fashion; and would IiartJTy, at first, believe at what a low rate the highest strains...understand it, it would be a great while before he could brino- himself with a <roo.d countenance, and a OO good conscience, to converse with men upon equaJ...
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The British Essayists;: Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 274 pages
...dictionary to help him to understand his own language, and to know the true intrinsic value of the phrase in fashion; and would hardly at first believe at what...to understand it, it would be a great while before h« could bring himself with a good countenance, and a good conscience, to converse with men upon equal...
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The Spectator; in Miniature: Being a Collection of the Principal ..., Volume 1

1808 - 306 pages
...language, and to know the true intrinsic value of the phrase in fashion, and would hardly at first helieve at what a low rate the highest strains and expressions of kindness imaginahle do commonly pass in current payment : and when he should come to understand it, it would...
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The Spectator, Volume 14

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 272 pages
...dictionary to help him to understand his own language, and to know the true intrinsic value of the phrase in fashion ; and would hardly at first believe at...converse with men upon equal terms and in their own way.' I have by me a letter which I look upon as a great curiosity, and which may serve as an exemplification...
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The Panoplist, and Missionary Magazine United, Volume 5

1810 - 612 pages
...want a dictionary to help him to understand his own language, and to know the true intrinsic meaning of the phrases in fashion, and would hardly at first...a low rate the highest strains and expressions of respect and esteem do commonly pass in current payment : And when he should come to understand, it...
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The Panoplist (and Missionary magazine) conducted by an association of ...

1810 - 596 pages
...want a dictionary to help him to understand his own language, and to know tin; true intrinsic meaning of the phrases in fashion, and would hardly at first...a low rate the highest strains and expressions of respect and esteem do commonly pass in current payment : And when he should come to understand, it...
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