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... turn of expression thus introduced will frequently open to the mind of the reader a whole vista of collateral ideas , which could not , without an extended and obtrusive episode , have been unfolded to his view ; and often will the ...
... turn of expression thus introduced will frequently open to the mind of the reader a whole vista of collateral ideas , which could not , without an extended and obtrusive episode , have been unfolded to his view ; and often will the ...
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... turning to the page in the body of the Work which contains it , he will find the he will find the group of expressions he requires , out of which he may cull those that are most appropriate to his purpose . For the convenience of ...
... turning to the page in the body of the Work which contains it , he will find the he will find the group of expressions he requires , out of which he may cull those that are most appropriate to his purpose . For the convenience of ...
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... turn over a new leaf , - to show the white feather , to have a finger in the pie , to let the cat out of the bag , to take care of number one , to kill two birds with one stone , & c . & c . - - ---- the one to the other , the inquirer ...
... turn over a new leaf , - to show the white feather , to have a finger in the pie , to let the cat out of the bag , to take care of number one , to kill two birds with one stone , & c . & c . - - ---- the one to the other , the inquirer ...
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... turning to other parts of the work ; for I have always preferred to subject myself to the imputation of re- dundance , rather than incur the reproach of insufficiency . ** When , however , the divergence of the associated from the ...
... turning to other parts of the work ; for I have always preferred to subject myself to the imputation of re- dundance , rather than incur the reproach of insufficiency . ** When , however , the divergence of the associated from the ...
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... turn the scale ; to kick the beam ; to topple over . To fall short of , to want ( 304 ) , not to come up to ( 34 ) . Adj . Unequal , uneven , disparate , unbalanced , overbalanced , top - heavy , preponderating , prevailing , & c . Phr ...
... turn the scale ; to kick the beam ; to topple over . To fall short of , to want ( 304 ) , not to come up to ( 34 ) . Adj . Unequal , uneven , disparate , unbalanced , overbalanced , top - heavy , preponderating , prevailing , & c . Phr ...
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Side 10 - It is by such analysis alone that we can arrive at a clear perception of the relation which these symbols bear to their corresponding ideas, or can obtain a correct knowledge of the elements which enter into the formation of compound ideas, and of the exclusions by which we arrive at the abstractions so perpetually resorted to in the process of reasoning, and in the communication of our thoughts. Lastly, such analyses alone can determine the principles on which a strictly Philosophical Language might...
Side 9 - The principle by which I have been guided in framing my verbal classification is the same as that which is employed in the various departments of Natural History. Thus the sectional divisions I have formed correspond to Natural Families in Botany and Zoology, and the filiation of words presents a network analogous to the natural filiation of plants or animals.
Side 7 - Lion will find a place under the head of Courage, of which it is regarded as the type. Anchor, being emblematic of Hope, is introduced among the words expressing that emotion; and in like manner, butterfly and weathercock, which are suggestive of fickleness, are included in the category of Irresolution. With regard to the admission of many words and expressions, which the classical reader might be disposed to condemn as vulgarisms, or which he, perhaps, might stigmatize as pertaining rather to the...