The Philology of the English TongueClarendon Press, 1871 - 599 pagine |
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Pagina 66
... natural rights , and was established as the language of the Courts of Law . In the review of specimens of English which have passed before us , we are struck with their diversity and the absence of any signs of convergency to a common ...
... natural rights , and was established as the language of the Courts of Law . In the review of specimens of English which have passed before us , we are struck with their diversity and the absence of any signs of convergency to a common ...
Pagina 69
... nature , were written in Latin till the beginning of the reign of Edward I ( soon after 1270 ) , when a sudden change brought in the use of French . ' But neither of these strange languages were suitable for edicts and proclamations ...
... nature , were written in Latin till the beginning of the reign of Edward I ( soon after 1270 ) , when a sudden change brought in the use of French . ' But neither of these strange languages were suitable for edicts and proclamations ...
Pagina 81
... nature and kind . Ibid . p . 55 . disese and wo . Ibid . p . 102 . mirth and jollity . huntynge and venerye . Canterbury Tales , 2308 . steedes and palfreys . Ibid . 2495 . chiere and face . Ibid . 2586 . Sometimes this feature might ...
... nature and kind . Ibid . p . 55 . disese and wo . Ibid . p . 102 . mirth and jollity . huntynge and venerye . Canterbury Tales , 2308 . steedes and palfreys . Ibid . 2495 . chiere and face . Ibid . 2586 . Sometimes this feature might ...
Pagina 90
... nature is a monu- ment of the great historical fact that a French court had been planted in an English land . The landsfolk tried to learn some French , and the court had need to know some English ; and the language that was at length ...
... nature is a monu- ment of the great historical fact that a French court had been planted in an English land . The landsfolk tried to learn some French , and the court had need to know some English ; and the language that was at length ...
Pagina 102
... nature of some of the characters . The Runic literature is mostly carved on stones , arrows , axes , knife - handles , swords and sword - hilts , clasps , spear- heads , pigs of metal , amulets , rings , bracelets , brooches , combs ...
... nature of some of the characters . The Runic literature is mostly carved on stones , arrows , axes , knife - handles , swords and sword - hilts , clasps , spear- heads , pigs of metal , amulets , rings , bracelets , brooches , combs ...
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