Hermes: Or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal GrammarJames Williams, 1773 - 442 páginas |
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... greatest grati- tude and respect I am , My Lord , Your Lordship's moft obliged , and most obedient humble Servant , Clofe of Salisbury , ' o'a . 1 , 1751 . 4 James Harris . PREFACE . T HE chief End , propofed by the iv DEDICATION .
... greatest grati- tude and respect I am , My Lord , Your Lordship's moft obliged , and most obedient humble Servant , Clofe of Salisbury , ' o'a . 1 , 1751 . 4 James Harris . PREFACE . T HE chief End , propofed by the iv DEDICATION .
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... respects the Genius of their own Language ? How few then must be thofe , who know GRAMMAR UNIVER- SAL ; that Grammar , which without re- garding the feveral Idioms of particular Languages , only refpects thofe Principles , that are ...
... respects the Genius of their own Language ? How few then must be thofe , who know GRAMMAR UNIVER- SAL ; that Grammar , which without re- garding the feveral Idioms of particular Languages , only refpects thofe Principles , that are ...
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... respects the Powers of PERCEPTION . For what indeed is it to affert , if we consider the examples above alleged , but to publish Some Perception either of the Senfes or the Intellect ? AGAIN , if we interrogate , if we com- mand , if we ...
... respects the Powers of PERCEPTION . For what indeed is it to affert , if we consider the examples above alleged , but to publish Some Perception either of the Senfes or the Intellect ? AGAIN , if we interrogate , if we com- mand , if we ...
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... respect these . If we assert , then i- respects the Powers ・・ what indeed is it the examples a Some Perception Intellect ? AGAIN , mand , if in terms terrogatis tative ) differe . quefi form that T to an Epigram of Martial . But Ch ...
... respect these . If we assert , then i- respects the Powers ・・ what indeed is it the examples a Some Perception Intellect ? AGAIN , mand , if in terms terrogatis tative ) differe . quefi form that T to an Epigram of Martial . But Ch ...
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... respect to fuch Exceffes , as were rather Feminine , than " Masculine . UPON these Principles the two greater Luminaries were confidered , one as Maf- culine , the other as Feminine ; the SUN ( " HM , Sol ) as Masculine , from commu ...
... respect to fuch Exceffes , as were rather Feminine , than " Masculine . UPON these Principles the two greater Luminaries were confidered , one as Maf- culine , the other as Feminine ; the SUN ( " HM , Sol ) as Masculine , from commu ...
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Adjectives Adverbs Affertion affume alfo alſo anſwer antient Arift Ariftotle Article Attributes becauſe Boethius C.VIII Cafe called Caufe cauſe Cicero courſe denote diftinctions diſtinguiſhed effential elſe enim exift exiſtence exprefs Extenfion faid fame farther feems fignificant fimple firft firſt fome fomething Form ftill fuch fuppofe Greek hence himſelf Ideas infinite inftances itſelf laft Language laſt Latin leaſt Mode moſt muſt Nature Noun obferve paffage Paft paſt Perfon Philofophers Plato poffible Pofitive prefent Prepofitions Prifcian Pronoun quæ quod reaſon reft reſpect ſay Senfe Sentence ſhall ſhould ſome ſpeaking Species ſtill Subftantive Subject ſuch ſuppoſe Tenfes thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thro tion tive Treatife univerfal UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR uſe Verbs vero whofe Words ἂν γὰρ δὲ εἶναι εἰς ἐκ ἐν ἐπὶ καὶ καὶ τὸ κατὰ μὲν μὴ πρὸς τὰ τῇ τὴν τῆς τὸ τοῖς τὸν τῷ τῶν ὡς
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