 | 1804 - 676 páginas
...taciturnity, and ease* jis of many superfluous syllables. I might here observe that the same single letter, on many occasions, does the office of a whole word, and represents the bis and her of our forefathers. Tbere is no doubt but the car of a foreigner, which is the best judge... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 páginas
...taciturnity, and eases us of many superfluous syllahles. • I might here ohserve, that the same single letter on many occasions does the office of a whole word, and represents the his or her of our forefathers. There is no donht hut the ear of a foreigner, which is the hest jndge in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 324 páginas
...taciturnity, and eases us of many superfluous syllables. I might here observe, that the same single letter on many occasions does the office of a whole word,...represents the ' his" and ' her' of our forefathers. There is no doubt but the ear of a foreigner, which is the best judge in this case, would very much... | |
 | John Dougall - 1810 - 734 páginas
...he gives ui his opinion upon this point T«ry explicitly in another place. "The same single letter t on many occasions does the office of a whole word, and represents the hii and her of our fcrerathers." Addison, Spect. N° 184. The latter instance might have shown him,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 páginas
...taciturnity, and eases us of many superfluous syllables. I might here observe, that the same single letter on many occasions does the office of a whole word,...and represents the His and Her of our fore-fathers. There is no doubt but the ear of a foreigner, which is the best judge in this case, would very much... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 páginas
...taciturnity, and eases us of many superfluous syllables. I might here observe, that the same single letter on many occasions does the office of a whole word,...and represents the His and Her of our fore-fathers. There is no doubt but the ear of a foreigner, which is the best judge in this case, would very much... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 páginas
...taciturnity, and eases us of many superfluous syllables. I might here observe, that the same single letter on many occasions does the office of a whole word, and represents the ' his' and ' her' of our forefa- thcrs. There is no 'doubt but the ear of a foreigner, which is the best judge in this case,... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 páginas
...taciturnity, and eases us of many superfluous syllables. . I might here observe, that the same single letter on many occasions does the office of a whole word,...represents the ' his' and ' her' of our forefathers. There is no doubt but the ear of a foreigner, which is the best judge in this case, would very much... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 páginas
...taciturnity, and eases us of many superfluous syllables. I might here observe, that the same single letter on many occasions does the office of a whole word,...represents the ' his' and ' her' of our forefathers. There is no doubt but the ear of a foreigner, which is the best judge in this case, would very much... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 438 páginas
...taciturnity, and eases us of many superfluous syllables. I might hers observe, that the same single letter on many occasions does the office of a whole word,...represents the ' his' and ' her' of our forefathers. There is no doubt but the ear of a foreigner, which is the best judge in this case, would very much... | |
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I might here observe, that the same single letter on many occasions does the office of a whole word, and represents the His and Her of our fore-fathers. 
