| Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pàgines
...origin of language, Johnibn faid, " It muft have come by infpiration. A thoufand, nay a million-of children could not invent a language. While the organs...certain age we cannot learn to pronounce a new language. 4 No No foreigner, who comes to England when advanced in life, ever pronounces Englifh tolerably well... | |
| William Hales - 1799 - 306 pàgines
...verfed in the theory of language, fagely remarks : — " Language muji have come by injjiiration — a thoufand, nay a million of children could not invent...enough to form a language ; by the time that there is under/landing enough, the organs are become flifF: we know know that, after a certain age, we cannot... | |
| Henry Kett - 1806 - 600 pàgines
...maintained that by Theuth, the god of eloquence, their anceftors were at firft taught to fpeak *. There 0 Dr. Johnfon talking of the origin of language faid,...not invent a language. While the organs are pliable, tly.rr is not underftanding enough to form a language ; by the time that there is underftanding enough,... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pàgines
...low." Talking of the origin of language; — JOHNSON. " It must have come by inspiration. A thousand, nay, a million of children could not invent a language. While the organs are pliable, there is not understanding enough to form a language ; by the time that there is understanding enough, the organs... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pàgines
...low." Talking of the origin of language ;—JOHNSON. " It must have come by inspiration. A thousand, nay, • a. million of children could not invent a...language. While the organs are pliable, there is not understanding enough to form a language ; by the time that there is understanding enough, the organs... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pàgines
...?" Talking of the origin of language, Johnson said, "It must.have come bv inspiration. A thousand, nay a million of children could not invent a language. While the organs are pliable, there is not understanding enough to form a language; by the time that there is understanding enough, the organs... | |
| Henry Kett - 1815 - 598 pàgines
...dialects have an affinity to Greek • Dr. Johnfon talking of the origin- of language faitl, " It mud have come by infpiration : a thoufand, nay a million...not invent a language. While the organs are pliable, tlirn: is not underfmnding enough to form a language ; by the time there is -underfluhding. enough,... | |
| John Selden - 1818 - 678 pàgines
...?" Talking of the origin of language, Johnson said, " It must have come by inspiration. A thousand, nay a million of children could not invent a language. While the organs are pliable, there is not understanding enough to form a Ian. guage; by the time that there is understanding enough, the organs... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 380 pàgines
...low." Talking of the origin of language ; — JOHNSON. " It must have come by inspiration. A thousand, nay, a million of children could not invent a language. While the organs are pliable, there is not understanding enough to form a language ; by the time that there is understanding enough, the organs... | |
| 1821 - 134 pàgines
...great lexicographer justly remarks, that " language roust have come by inspiration; a thousand, nay million of children, could not invent a language; while the organs are pliable, there is not understanding enough to form a language; and by the time there is understanding enough, the organs... | |
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