The North American Review, Volume 65Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge O. Everett, 1847 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... French and English , and , yet more strongly , the great change which seems about this period to have taken place in all the languages of modern Europe , by the rejection of in- flections and distinctive terminations . The cause of this ...
... French and English , and , yet more strongly , the great change which seems about this period to have taken place in all the languages of modern Europe , by the rejection of in- flections and distinctive terminations . The cause of this ...
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... French possessed as the language of the court , of legal documents , and of educa- tion . In 1362 , Edward the Third found himself compelled to substitute the use of English for that of French in judicial proceedings ; and " in the same ...
... French possessed as the language of the court , of legal documents , and of educa- tion . In 1362 , Edward the Third found himself compelled to substitute the use of English for that of French in judicial proceedings ; and " in the same ...
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... French , while all the individuals comprised under them are Saxon ; motion is French , but to go , walk , ride , drive , run , lie , stride , are Saxon ; sound is French , but buzz , hum , clash , splash , hiss , are Saxon ; color is ...
... French , while all the individuals comprised under them are Saxon ; motion is French , but to go , walk , ride , drive , run , lie , stride , are Saxon ; sound is French , but buzz , hum , clash , splash , hiss , are Saxon ; color is ...
Contents
EARLY HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 31 |
EGYPT AND ENGLAND | 56 |
THE NOVELS OF BALZAC | 85 |
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