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" It may repress the triumph of malignant criticism to observe that, if our language is not here fully displayed, I have only failed in an attempt which no human powers have hitherto completed. "
Outlines of the History of the English Language - Page 158
by George Lillie Craik - 1851
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 17

English literature - 1755 - 694 pages
...reprefs the triumph of malignant criticifm to obferve, that if our language is not here fully difplayed, I have only failed in an attempt which no human powers...lexicons of ancient tongues, now immutably fixed, and comprifed in a few volumes, be yet, after the toil of fucceffive ages, inadequate and delucademicians,...
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A dictionary of the English language. Abstracted from the folio ed., by the ...

Samuel Johnson - 1768 - 1002 pages
...reprcfs the triumph of malignant criticifm toobferve, that if our language is not here fully difplayed, I have only failed in an attempt which no human powers...lexicons of ancient tongues, now immutably fixed, and comprifed in a few volumes, be yet, after the toil of fucceflive age% inadequate and de lufive ; if...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...reprefs the Triumoh of malignant Criticifm to obferve, that if our Language is not here fully difplayed, I have only failed in an Attempt which no human Powers...Lexicons of ancient Tongues, now immutably fixed, and comprifed in a few Volumes, be yet, after the Toil of fucceffive Ages, inadequate and delufive ; if...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Triumph of malignant Criticifm to obferve, that if our Language is not here fully dilplayed, I have oply failed in an Attempt which no human Powers have hitherto...Lexicons of ancient Tongues, now immutably fixed, and comprifed in a few Volumes, be yet, after the Toil of fucceffive Ages, inadequate and delufive 5 if...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...repreis the Triumph of malignant Criticifm to obferve, that if our Language is not here fully difplayed, I have only failed in an Attempt which no human Powers...completed. If the Lexicons of ancient Tongues, now immur tably fixed, and cornprifed in a few Volumes, be yet, after the Toil of fucceflive Ages, inadequate...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...reprefs the triumph of malignant criticifm to obferve, that if our language is not here fully difplayed, I have only failed in an attempt which no human powers...lexicons of ancient tongues, now immutably fixed, and comprized in a few volumes, be yet, after the toil of fucceflive ages, inadequate and delufive ; if...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...reprefs the triumph of malignant criticifm to obferve, that if our language is not here fully ditplaycd, I have only failed in an attempt which no human powers...lexicons of ancient tongues, now immutably fixed, and comprized in, a few volumes, be yet, alter the toil of fucceffive ages, inadequate and delufive; if...
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...in sickness and in sorrow. It may repress the triumph of malignant criticisnj to observe, that • ' our language is not here fully displayed, I have only failed in an attempt which no human powers have hitbeito completed. If the lexicons of ancient tongues, now immntably fixed, and comprised in a few...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...academic bowers, but amidst inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow. It may repress the triumph of malignant criticism to observe, that if...lexicons of ancient tongues, now immutably fixed, and comprized in a few volumes, be yet, after the toil of successive ages, inadequate aud delusive ; if...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...academic bowers, but amid inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow. It may repress the triumph of malignant criticism to observe, that if...immutably, fixed, and comprised in a few volumes, be yet, after the toil of successive ages, inadequate and delusive ; if the aggregated knowledge, and...
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