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, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805 - English language |
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... stand at such a distance from one another , that three diameters of their thickness are allowed for intercolumniation .. Hans DIATE ́SSERON . n . s . [ of là , and risor four . ] An interval in musick , com- posed of one greater tone ...
... stand at such a distance from one another , that three diameters of their thickness are allowed for intercolumniation .. Hans DIATE ́SSERON . n . s . [ of là , and risor four . ] An interval in musick , com- posed of one greater tone ...
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... stand in awe of charms , spells , and conjurations ; that they are afraid of letters and characters , notes and dashes , which , set together , do signify nothing ; and not only in the dictionary of man , but in the subtler voca- bulary ...
... stand in awe of charms , spells , and conjurations ; that they are afraid of letters and characters , notes and dashes , which , set together , do signify nothing ; and not only in the dictionary of man , but in the subtler voca- bulary ...
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... stands amaz'd ; At last with terror she from thence doth fly , And loaths the wat'ry glass wherein she gaz'd , And ... stand the hazard of the dice . Shaksp He knows which way the lot and the dice shall fall , as erfectly as if they ...
... stands amaz'd ; At last with terror she from thence doth fly , And loaths the wat'ry glass wherein she gaz'd , And ... stand the hazard of the dice . Shaksp He knows which way the lot and the dice shall fall , as erfectly as if they ...
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... stands amaz'd ; At last with terror she from thence doth fly , And loaths the wat'ry glass wherein she gaz'd , And ... stand the hazard of the dice . Shaksp He knows which way the lot and the dice shall fall , as erfectly as if they ...
... stands amaz'd ; At last with terror she from thence doth fly , And loaths the wat'ry glass wherein she gaz'd , And ... stand the hazard of the dice . Shaksp He knows which way the lot and the dice shall fall , as erfectly as if they ...
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... stand , Till God , our general , shall us disband . Denham , I am content to lead a private life ; Disband my army to secure the state . Dryden . Bid him disband his legions . 2. To spread abroad ; to scatter . Addison's Cato . Some ...
... stand , Till God , our general , shall us disband . Denham , I am content to lead a private life ; Disband my army to secure the state . Dryden . Bid him disband his legions . 2. To spread abroad ; to scatter . Addison's Cato . Some ...
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