 | Jonathan Swift - 1712 - 56 pàgines
...better a Language mould not be wholly perf?6t, than that it mould be perpetually changing ; and we muft give over at one Time/ or at length infallibly change for the worfe : As the Romans did) when they began to quit their Simplicity of Style for affe&ed Refinements... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 pàgines
...changing ; and we mud give over at one Time or other, or at length infallibly change for the worfe : As the Romans did, when they began to quit their Simplicity of Style for affected Refinements •, fuch as we meet in Tacitus and other Authors, which ended by Degrees in many Barbarities, even... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 334 pàgines
...better a language fhould not be ly perfect, than that it fhould be perpetually changing ; and we rauft give over at one time, or at length infallibly change for the worfe, as the Ramans did, when they began to quit their Jimplicity of ftyle for affected refinements,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 pàgines
...a language fhould not be wholly perfect, than that it fhould be perpetually changing ; and we muft give over at one time, or at length infallibly change for the worfe, as the Romans did, when they began to quit their fitnplicity of ftyle for aftected refinements,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 pàgines
...requisite. For I am of opinion, that it is better a language should riot be wholly perfect, than that it should be perpetually changing ; and we must give...of style, for affected refinements, such as we meet in Tacitus and other authors ; which ended by degrees in many barbarities,* even before the Goths had... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 544 pàgines
...thought requisite. For I am of opinion, it is better a language should not be wholly perfect, than that it should be perpetually changing ; and we must give...of style, for affected refinements, such as we meet in Tacitus and other authors ; .which ended by degrees in many barbarities*, even before the Goths... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 558 pàgines
...thought requisite. For I am of opinion, it is better a language should not be wholly perfect, than that it should be perpetually changing; and we must give...of style, for affected refinements, such as we meet in Tacitus and other authors ; which ended by degrees in many barbarities, even before the Goths had... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 900 pàgines
...thought requisite. For I am of opinion, it is better a language should not be wholly perfect, tlian tliat it should be perpetually changing ; and we must give...worse; as the Romans did, when they began to quit Jieir simplicity of style for affected refinements, such as we meet in Tacitus and other authors ;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe - 1859 - 686 pàgines
...thought requisite. For I am of opinion, it is better a language should not be wholly perfect, than that it should be perpetually changing ; and we must give...of style for affected refinements, such as we meet in Tacitus and other authors; which ended by degrees in many barbarities, even before the Goths had... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 494 pàgines
...thought requisite. For I am of opinion, it is better a language should not be wholly perfect, than that it should be perpetually changing ; and we must give...of style, for affected refinements, such as we meet in Tacitus and other authors ; which ended by degrees in many barbarities, even before the Goths had... | |
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But what I have most at Heart is, that some Method should be thought on for ascertaining and fixing our Language for ever, after such Alterations are made in it as shall be thought requisite. For I am of Opinion... 
