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" “I conceive the reason, both of additions to and corruptions of the English language, as of most other tongues, has proceeded from the same causes; namely, from victories, plantations. frontiers, staples of commerce, pedantry of schools, affectation... "
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The Life, Journals, and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F.R ..., Volume 2

Samuel Pepys - 1841 - 416 pages
...what I sent our chairman some years since, as an appendix to my former letter, and as you enjoined me. “I conceive the reason both of additions to and...the same causes, namely, from victories, plantations and colonies, frontiers, staples of commerce, pedantry of schools, affectation of travellers, fancy...
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The Life, Journals, and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys ..., Volume 2

Samuel Pepys - 1841 - 412 pages
...I sent our chairman some years since, as an appendix to my former letter, and as you enjoined me. " I conceive the reason both of additions to and corruptions...the same causes, namely, from victories, plantations and colonies, frontiers, staples of commerce, pedantry of schools, affectation of travellers, fancy...
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Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S., Author of the ..., Volume 3

John Evelyn - 1854 - 436 pages
...upon Cicero, which you enjoined me. I conceive the reason both of additions to, and the corruption of the English language, as of most other tongues,...pulpits, political remonstrances, theatres, shops, &c. The parts affected with it we find to be the accent, analogy, direct interpretation, tropes, phrases,...
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Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is ..., Volume 3

John Evelyn - 1863 - 450 pages
...upon Cicero, which you enjoined me. I conceive the reason both of additions to, and the corruption of the English language, as of most other tongues,...pulpits, political remonstrances, theatres, shops, Ac. The parts affected with it we find to be the accent, analogy, direct interpretation, tropes, phrases,...
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Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is ..., Volume 3

John Evelyn - 1863 - 574 pages
...reason both of additions to, and the corriiption of the English language, as of most other ton¿ues, has proceeded from the same causes; namely, from victories,...schools, affectation of travellers, translations, fancy ancE style of Court, vernility and mincing of citizens, .pulpita,¿ political remonstrance., theatres,...
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The Diary of John Evelyn, Esq., F.R.S.: To which are Added a ..., Volume 3

John Evelyn, Henry Benjamin Wheatley - 1906 - 532 pages
...attempt upon Cicero, w ch you enjoin'd me. I conceive the reason both of additions to, and the corruption of the English language, as of most other tongues,...same causes ; namely, from victories, plantations, frontières, staples of com'erce, pedantry of schooles, affectation of travellers, translations, fancy...
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DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN EVELYN, F.R.S

WILLIAM BRAY - 1908 - 490 pages
...upon Cicero, which you enjoined me. I conceive the reason both of additions to, and the corruption of the English language, as of most other tongues, has proceeded from the same causes; namely, from victorice, plantations, frontiers, staples of commerce, pedantry of schools, affectation of travellers,...
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Critical Essays of the Seventeenth Century ...

Joel Elias Spingarn - 1908 - 380 pages
...attempt upon Cicero w ch you enjoin'd me. I conceive the reason both of additions to, and the corruption of, the English language, as of most other tongues, has proceeded from the same causes ; namely, 20 from victories, plantations, frontières, staples of com'erce, pedantry of schooles, affectation...
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Critical Essays of the Seventeenth Century ...

Joel Elias Spingarn - 1908 - 376 pages
...paper (which beggs y r pardon) I should I conceive the reason both of additions to, and the corruption of, the English language, as of most other tongues, has proceeded from the same causes; namely, ao from victories, plantations, frontieres, staples of com'erce, pedantry of schooles, affectation...
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Introduction to Early Modern English

Manfred Görlach - 1991 - 492 pages
...upon Cicero wch you enjoin'd me. 15 I conceive the reason both of additions to, and the corruption of, the English language, as of most other tongues,...same causes; namely, from victories, plantations, frontieres, staples of commerce, pedantry of schooles, affectation of travellers, trans- 20 lations,...
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