 | 1804 - 412 sider
...over our laws, our liberties, and commerce, certain B*en might be set apart as super'mtendants of our language, to hinder any words of a foreign coin from passing among us ; am,!, in particular, to -prohibit any French phrases from becoming current in this kingdom, when... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 sider
...yet this second nature would alter the crasis of his understanding. Gtanvillc's Scepsis Scientißca. The present war has so adulterated our tongue with...words, that it would be impossible for one of our great-grandfathers to know what his posterity have been doing. Sfictator. ADU'LTERATE. attj. [from... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 sider
...over our laws, our liberties, and commerce, certain men might be set apart as superintendants of our language, to hinder any words of a foreign coin from...words, that it would be impossible for one of our great-grand-fathers to know what his posterity have been doing, were he to read their exploits in a... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 sider
...over our laws, our liberties, and commerce, certain men might be set apart as superintendants of our language, to hinder any words of a foreign coin from...words, that it would be impossible for one of our great-grand-fathers to know what his posterity have been doing, were he to read their exploits in a... | |
 | Marie Charles Joseph de Pougens, Charles de Pougens - 1821 - 364 sider
...Aquellos que adulteran y falsean moneda. GBACIAH. , Trad, de Dios , fol. i36. Anglais, to adulterate. The present war has so adulterated our tongue with...words , that it would be impossible for one of our great-grand-fathers to know what his posterity have been doing. Spectat. Quelques anciens écrivains... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 sider
...express, Invent new words ; we can indulge a muse, Until the license rise to an abuse. CREECH. guage to hinder any words of a foreign coin from passing...words, that it would be impossible for one of our great-grandfathers to know what his posterity have been doing, were he to read their exploits in a... | |
 | 1829 - 860 sider
...commerce, certain men might be set apart as superintendents of our language, to hinder any word of л foreign coin from passing among us ; and in particular...those of our own stamp are altogether as valuable." I wish the dean's idea may be at last fulfilled. Nothing would be more worthy of so great a nation... | |
 | 1836 - 932 sider
...certain men might be set apart as superintendents of our language, to hinder any words of a foreign com ther hills beyond it, and continues to travel on as...as his time wears away, his appetite to something greatgrandfathers to know what his posterity have been doing, were he to read their exploits in a modern... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter, Lyman Matthews - 1836 - 204 sider
...over our laws, our liberties, and commerce ; certain men might be set apart as superintendants of our language, to hinder any words of a foreign coin from...those of our own stamp are altogether as valuable. Our warriors are very industrious in propagating the 'French language, at the same time that they are... | |
 | 1836 - 1118 sider
...over our laws, our liberties, and commerce, certain men might be set apart as superintendents of our rn with so many unnatural divisions, that if they continue, it will be a misfortune al together as valuable. The present war has so adulterated our tongue with strange words, that it... | |
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... as superintendents of our language, to hinder any words of a foreign coin from passing among us; and in particular to prohibit any French phrases from becoming current in this kingdom when those of our own stamp are altogether as valuable. 
