The Philology of the English TongueClarendon Press, 1871 - 599 pagine |
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Pagina 11
... existence since Christianity , a better record of their primitive language has been preserved . Hence the striking fact that we can trace the written history of our English language within this island for the space of twelve hundred ...
... existence since Christianity , a better record of their primitive language has been preserved . Hence the striking fact that we can trace the written history of our English language within this island for the space of twelve hundred ...
Pagina 12
... existence in which they could not produce a written record . Thus it was that in the fourth century the Goths on the Danube were converted to Christianity ; and we have much of the New Testament still remaining to us , which was then ...
... existence in which they could not produce a written record . Thus it was that in the fourth century the Goths on the Danube were converted to Christianity ; and we have much of the New Testament still remaining to us , which was then ...
Pagina 13
... yet , have come into existence . In the subjoined Lord's Prayer the English is a little distorted in order to act as a guide to the Gothic words : - THE LORD'S PRAYER . From the GOTHIC VERSION of ULPHILAS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 13.
... yet , have come into existence . In the subjoined Lord's Prayer the English is a little distorted in order to act as a guide to the Gothic words : - THE LORD'S PRAYER . From the GOTHIC VERSION of ULPHILAS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 13.
Pagina 22
... existence among us in Saxon times . Bard is unquestionably British , and so is glen . But then these made their entry later , and we must not dwell on them here , and wander from our subject , which is the immediate influence of the ...
... existence among us in Saxon times . Bard is unquestionably British , and so is glen . But then these made their entry later , and we must not dwell on them here , and wander from our subject , which is the immediate influence of the ...
Pagina 25
... existence of such a native literature there is no room for doubt . Będa tells us of such ; and he himself was occupied on a translation when he died . Thus the obscure name of Angle emerged into celebrity , and being accepted first for ...
... existence of such a native literature there is no room for doubt . Będa tells us of such ; and he himself was occupied on a translation when he died . Thus the obscure name of Angle emerged into celebrity , and being accepted first for ...
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