Thesaurus of English words and phrases, classified so as to facilitate the expression of ideas1853 |
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... thought it best to limit my am- bition to that moderate share of merit which it may claim in its present form ; trusting to the indulgence of those for whose benefit it is intended , and to the candour of critics , who , while they find ...
... thought it best to limit my am- bition to that moderate share of merit which it may claim in its present form ; trusting to the indulgence of those for whose benefit it is intended , and to the candour of critics , who , while they find ...
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... thoughts by means of lan guage , whether spoken or written , like every other object of mental exertion , constitutes a peculiar art , which , like other arts , cannot be acquired in any perfection but by long and continued practice ...
... thoughts by means of lan guage , whether spoken or written , like every other object of mental exertion , constitutes a peculiar art , which , like other arts , cannot be acquired in any perfection but by long and continued practice ...
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... thoughts and sentiments . The appropriate terms , notwithstanding our utmost efforts , cannot be conjured up at will . Like " spirits from the vasty deep , " they come not when we call ; and we are driven to the employment of a set of ...
... thoughts and sentiments . The appropriate terms , notwithstanding our utmost efforts , cannot be conjured up at will . Like " spirits from the vasty deep , " they come not when we call ; and we are driven to the employment of a set of ...
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... thoughts ; it is by means of words that he depicts his feelings . It is therefore essential to his success that he be provided with a copious vocabulary , and that he possess an entire command of all the resources and appliances of his ...
... thoughts ; it is by means of words that he depicts his feelings . It is therefore essential to his success that he be provided with a copious vocabulary , and that he possess an entire command of all the resources and appliances of his ...
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... thoughts and feelings of others , we are rewarded with the acquisition of greater readiness and facility in correctly ... thought , not being merely its vehicle , but giving it wings for flight . Metaphysicians are agreed that scarcely ...
... thoughts and feelings of others , we are rewarded with the acquisition of greater readiness and facility in correctly ... thought , not being merely its vehicle , but giving it wings for flight . Metaphysicians are agreed that scarcely ...
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abstract Aerostatics AFFECTIONS agitate Alectryomancy Aleuromancy allodium appulse arms atonement bear beat bend blind blow Brabbler break breath bring Cæsura Calefaction cast catch cause Ceromancy cheer chevaux de frise close cold colour Coscinomancy coup coup de grâce Crithomancy degree discord dishonor draw dull evil excite express fair faith fall false fancy fire flow foot foul give ground hang Haruspicy heart heels hold honor ideas intellect keep language lenitive light look maleficent matter meaning ment mind moral motion mouth ness nidorous one's eyes one's hands one's head oneself ornament pain palæstra PASIGRAPHIE pass play prostrate Quadrisection quantity relation render ridiculous Science Sciomancy set one's shade shake slip sound spirit stand stick strike style subduct taste thought throw tion trifle turn ugly Unconformity VOLITION wind words
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Página 10 - It is by such analysis alone that we can arrive at a clear perception of the relation which these symbols bear to their corresponding ideas, or can obtain a correct knowledge of the elements which enter into the formation of compound ideas, and of the exclusions by which we arrive at the abstractions so perpetually resorted to in the process of reasoning, and in the communication of our thoughts. Lastly, such analyses alone can determine the principles on which a strictly Philosophical Language might...
Página 9 - The principle by which I have been guided in framing my verbal classification is the same as that which is employed in the various departments of Natural History. Thus the sectional divisions I have formed correspond to Natural Families in Botany and Zoology, and the filiation of words presents a network analogous to the natural filiation of plants or animals.
Página 7 - Lion will find a place under the head of Courage, of which it is regarded as the type. Anchor, being emblematic of Hope, is introduced among the words expressing that emotion; and in like manner, butterfly and weathercock, which are suggestive of fickleness, are included in the category of Irresolution. With regard to the admission of many words and expressions, which the classical reader might be disposed to condemn as vulgarisms, or which he, perhaps, might stigmatize as pertaining rather to the...