English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious Illustrations and Examples Drawn from the Best WritersBaldwin, Cradock, 1818 - Всего страниц: 904 |
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... latter only in- transitively . Abate respects the vigour of action : a person's fever is abated or abates ; the violence of the storm abates ; pain and anger abate . Lessen and diminish are both ap- plied to size , quantity , and number ...
... latter only in- transitively . Abate respects the vigour of action : a person's fever is abated or abates ; the violence of the storm abates ; pain and anger abate . Lessen and diminish are both ap- plied to size , quantity , and number ...
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... latter on our feelings and taste : a gift is acceptable to a poor man , which would be refused by one less needy than himself ; harmonious sounds are always grateful to a musical ear . WELCOME signifies come well or in season for us ...
... latter on our feelings and taste : a gift is acceptable to a poor man , which would be refused by one less needy than himself ; harmonious sounds are always grateful to a musical ear . WELCOME signifies come well or in season for us ...
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... latter is as one whole to another : the accompaniment belongs to the thing accompanied in as much as it serves to render it more or less com- plete ; the companion belongs to the thing accompanied in as much as they correspond : in this ...
... latter is as one whole to another : the accompaniment belongs to the thing accompanied in as much as it serves to render it more or less com- plete ; the companion belongs to the thing accompanied in as much as they correspond : in this ...
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... latter only can allow us access to their persons . As my pleasures are almost wholly confined to those of the sight , I take it for a peculiar happi- ness that I have always had an easy and fami- STEELE . liar admittance to the fair sex ...
... latter only can allow us access to their persons . As my pleasures are almost wholly confined to those of the sight , I take it for a peculiar happi- ness that I have always had an easy and fami- STEELE . liar admittance to the fair sex ...
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... latter carries it on with a vehement and direct attack . An aggressor is blameable for giving rise to quarrels ; an assailant is culpa- ble for the mischief he does . Were there no aggressors there would be no disputes ; were there no ...
... latter carries it on with a vehement and direct attack . An aggressor is blameable for giving rise to quarrels ; an assailant is culpa- ble for the mischief he does . Were there no aggressors there would be no disputes ; were there no ...
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action ADDISON admit affections animals applied authority bad sense BLAIR body BURKE cation cause cerned character Christian Cicero circum circumstances comes common compounded comprehends conduct constitute CUMBERLAND deceive degree denotes disposition distinction Divine DRYDEN employed endeavour epithets evil exer express feeling figure former French frequently friends German give Greek habit happiness heart Hebrew honor human idea implies individual indulge JOHNSON judgement Latin latter less low German manner marks means ment MILTON mind mode moral mortal band nature neral ness never nexion nifies object occasion offender one's opposed ourselves pain participle particular party passion person pleasure POPE principles properly racter regard religion respects Saxon sentiment serves SHAKSPEARE signifies literally signifies the thing sion society sometimes speak species spects spirit STEELE superior temper THOMSON thought tion truth vice vidual virtue wish words
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