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" When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarized the 'terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas. "
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius - Page 394
by Samuel Johnson - 1810
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Der Prosastil Samuel Johnson's: Inaugural-Dissertation...

Heinrich Schmidt - 1905 - 76 pages
...aller möglichen Wortarten nicht ohne Einfluss auf seine Diktion geblieben ist. d) Neubildungen. 'When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarised the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any...
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A History of English Poetry, Volume 6

William John Courthope - 1910 - 526 pages
...translate philosophy into popular language : the latter declared in the last number of The Rambler : " When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less distinct in their signification, I have familiarised the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas." When The Rambler ceased to...
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Readings in English Prose of the Eighteenth Century

Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 754 pages
...simplicity of common life. But let us attend to what he himself says in his concluding paper: "When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less...of philosophy by applying them to popular ideas." And as to the second part of this objection, upon a late careful revision of the work I can with confidence...
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Readings in English Prose of the Eighteenth Century

Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 752 pages
...simplicity of common life. But let us attend to what he himself says in his concluding paper: "When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less...of philosophy by applying them to popular ideas." And as to the second part of this objection, upon a late careful revision of the work I can with confidence...
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Readings in English Prose of the Eighteenth Century

Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 pages
...simplicity of common life. But let us attend to what he himself says in his concluding paper: "When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less...of philosophy by applying them to popular ideas." And as to the second part of this objection, upon a late careful revision of the work I can with confidence...
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Joseph Fawcett, The Art of War: Its Relation to the Early Development of ...

Arthur Beatty - 1918 - 414 pages
...he freely states his early policy towards words, though with little recognition of its danger : When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less...them to popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any words not authorized by former writers; for I believe that whoever knows the English tongue in its...
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University of Wisconsin Studies in Language and Literature, Issues 1-3

1918 - 712 pages
...he freely states his early policy towards words, though with little recognition of its danger : When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less...them to popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any words not authorized by former writers; for I believe that whoever knows the English tongue in its...
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British Criticisms of American Writings, 1783-1815: A Contribution ..., Volume 2

William B. Cairns - 1918 - 526 pages
...he freely states his early policy towards words, though with little recognition of its danger : When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less...them to popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any words not authorized by former writers; for I believe that whoever knows the English tongue in its...
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The Literary Essay in English

Eleanore (Sister Mary) - 1923 - 284 pages
...I have added to the elegance of its construction, and something to the harmony of its cadence. When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less distinct in their significance, I have familiarized the terms of Philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas, but have...
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Contemporary Criticisms of Dr. Samuel Johnson, His Works, and His Biographers

John Ker Spittal - 1923 - 436 pages
...unusual structure, and words derived from the learned languages. His own account of the matter is, " When common words were less pleasing to the ear, or less distinct in their significations, I familiarized the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas." But he...
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