...from which it ought to be our endeavour to recall it, by making our ancient volumes the groundwork of style, admitting among the additions of later times,...only such as may supply real deficiencies, such as arc readily adopted by the genius of our tongue, and incorporate easily with our native idioms. But...

...which it ought to be our endeavor to recall 15 it, by making pur ancient volumes- the ground-work of style, admitting among the additions of later times,...tongue, and incorporate easily with our native idioms. 20 But as every language has a time of rudeness antecedent to perfection, as well as of false refinement...

...fancied as swarming with words, introduced only four in all his writings. His rule was, " to admit only such as may supply real deficiencies, such as...our tongue, and incorporate easily with our native idiom." If a little license he granted, how will you define its limits ? How will you definitely measure...

...from which it ought to be our endeavor to recall it, by making our ancient volumes the groundwork of style, admitting among the additions of later times,...deficiencies, such as are readily adopted by the genius of bur tongue, and incorporate easily with our native idioms. But as every language has a time of rudeness...

...which it ought to be our endeavour to recal it, by making our ancient volumes the groundwork of stile, admitting among the additions of later times, only...tongue, and incorporate easily with our native idioms. H5 But as every language has a time of rudeness antecedent to perfection, as well as of false refinement...

...from which it ought to be our endeavour to recall it, by making our ancient volumes the groundwork of style, admitting among the additions of later times...are readily adopted by the genius of our tongue, and incorporated easily with our native idioms." Later on in his Preface he explains that I have fixed...

...from which it ought to be our endeavor to recall it, by making our ancient volumes the ground-work of style, admitting among the additions of later times...tongue, and incorporate easily with our native idioms (V, 39). His notion of what ought to be our endeavor may seem naive to modern students of linguistics,...

...which it ought to be our endeavour to recal it, by making our ancient volumes the ground-work of stile, admitting among the additions of later times, only...our tongue, and incorporate easily with our native idioms.2 Familiar as these passages are, their relation to one another has received little attention.3...

...introduced only four in all his writings. His rule was, " to admit only such as may supply real deficiences, such as are readily adopted by the genius of our tongue, and incorporate easily with our native idiom." If a little license be granted, how will you define its limits ? How will you definitely measure...

...ftile, admitting among the additions of later times, only fuch as may fupply real deficiencies, fuch as are readily adopted by the genius of our tongue, and incorporate eafily with our native idioms. But as every language has a time of rudenefs antecedent to perfection,...