A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals, and Illustrated in Their Different Significations, by Examples from the Best Writers, to which are Prefixed a History of the Language, and an English Grammar |
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As hard to leave as keep ; whose cop to climb , God is said to harden the heart
permissively , Is certain falling ; or so slipp'ry , that but not operatively , nor
effectively ; as he who The fear ' s as bad as falling . Shakspeare . only letseloose
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As hard to leave as keep ; whose cop to climb , God is said to harden the heart
permissively , Is certain falling ; or so slipp'ry , that but not operatively , nor
effectively ; as he who The fear ' s as bad as falling . Shakspeare . only letseloose
a ...
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A fat Guardian . square member under the bases of pe- Soft . adj . [ roft , Saxon ;
saft , Dutch . ] destals of statues and vases : it serves as 1. Not hard . a foot or
stand . Bailey . Hard and soft are names we give things , only SO'CMAN or
Seccager ...
A fat Guardian . square member under the bases of pe- Soft . adj . [ roft , Saxon ;
saft , Dutch . ] destals of statues and vases : it serves as 1. Not hard . a foot or
stand . Bailey . Hard and soft are names we give things , only SO'CMAN or
Seccager ...
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Hard ; afflictive . Savage . If wolves had at thy gate howl'd that stern STE'RLING .
adj . [ Of this word many detime , rirations have been offered ; the most Thou
shouldst have said , Go , porter , turn the probable of which is that offered by key
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Hard ; afflictive . Savage . If wolves had at thy gate howl'd that stern STE'RLING .
adj . [ Of this word many detime , rirations have been offered ; the most Thou
shouldst have said , Go , porter , turn the probable of which is that offered by key
...
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... and errant from his course of growth . The bow torturetb the string continually ,
and Sbakspeare . thereby holdeth it in a continual trepidation . Bacon . To'rtoise .
n . s . ( tortue , French . ) 1. An animal covered with a hard shell : TO'RTURER .
... and errant from his course of growth . The bow torturetb the string continually ,
and Sbakspeare . thereby holdeth it in a continual trepidation . Bacon . To'rtoise .
n . s . ( tortue , French . ) 1. An animal covered with a hard shell : TO'RTURER .
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Words so debas'd and hard , no stone tleman should not barely touch at , but
constantly Was hard enough to touch them on . Hudibras . Locke . 6. To relate to .
A fishimonger lately touched at Hammersmith . In ancient times was publickly
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Words so debas'd and hard , no stone tleman should not barely touch at , but
constantly Was hard enough to touch them on . Hudibras . Locke . 6. To relate to .
A fishimonger lately touched at Hammersmith . In ancient times was publickly
read ...
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Seite 23 - Sheer o'er the crystal battlements : from morn To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, A summer's day ; and with the setting sun Dropt from the zenith like a falling star...
Seite 87 - God knows, my son, By what by-paths and indirect crook'd ways I met this crown ; and I myself know well How troublesome it sat upon my head : To thee it shall descend with better quiet, Better opinion, better confirmation ; For all the soil of the achievement goes With me into the earth.
Seite 135 - Orpheus with his lute made trees, And the mountain-tops that freeze, Bow themselves, when he did sing : To his music, plants and flowers Ever sprung : as sun and showers There had made a lasting spring.
Seite 135 - Of linked sweetness long drawn out With wanton heed and giddy cunning, The melting voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony; That Orpheus...
Seite 101 - Here's the smell of the blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.
Seite 135 - Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; Then, have I reason to be fond of grief ? Fare you well: had you such a loss as I, I could give better comfort than you do.
Seite 14 - The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side, His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound.
Seite 135 - To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise...
Seite 69 - And flowers aloft shading the fount of life, And where the river of bliss through midst of heaven Rolls o'er Elysian flowers her amber stream. With these, that never fade, the Spirits elect Bind their resplendent locks, inwreath'd with beams : Now in loose garlands thick thrown off, the bright Pavement, that like a sea of jasper shone, Impurpled with celestial roses smiled.
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| Titel | A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals, and Illustrated in Their Different Significations, by Examples from the Best Writers, to which are Prefixed a History of the Language, and an English Grammar Band 4 von A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals, and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers. To which are Prefixed a History of the Language, and an English Grammar, Samuel Johnson |
| Autor/in | Samuel Johnson |
| Ausgabe | 9 |
| Verlag | Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805 |
| Original von | New York Public Library |
| Digitalisiert | 7. Sept. 2006 |
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