A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsS. Babcock, 1840 |
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... wise . Q. What is the comparative degree ? A. The comparative somewhat increaseth or diminisheth its positive in signification ; as , longer , or more long ; shorter , or more short ; wiser , or more wise . Q. What is the superlative ...
... wise . Q. What is the comparative degree ? A. The comparative somewhat increaseth or diminisheth its positive in signification ; as , longer , or more long ; shorter , or more short ; wiser , or more wise . Q. What is the superlative ...
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... WISE . Conceited thoughts , indulg'd without control , Exclude all future knowledge from the soul : For he that thinks himself already wise , In course , all future knowledge will despise ; And but for this , how many might have been ...
... WISE . Conceited thoughts , indulg'd without control , Exclude all future knowledge from the soul : For he that thinks himself already wise , In course , all future knowledge will despise ; And but for this , how many might have been ...
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... wise : Let's bear it calmly , though a grievous woe , And still adore the hand that gives the blow : And he that can acquire such virtue , gains An ample recompense for all his pains . ON CHRIST OUR LIFE . I am the resurrection , saith ...
... wise : Let's bear it calmly , though a grievous woe , And still adore the hand that gives the blow : And he that can acquire such virtue , gains An ample recompense for all his pains . ON CHRIST OUR LIFE . I am the resurrection , saith ...
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