 | Jonathan Swift - 1712 - 56 halaman
...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 halaman
...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 halaman
...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 halaman
...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,... | |
 | Alexander Crombie - 1809 - 456 halaman
...expresses an act. " For I am of opinion, that it is better a lan" guage should not be wholly perfect, than it " should be perpetually changing; and we must "...style, for " affected refinements, such as we meet with in " Tacitus, and other authors, which ended, by " degrees, in many barbarities." Barbarity, m... | |
 | Alexander Crombie - 1830 - 490 halaman
...expresses an act. " For I am of opinion that it is better a language should not be wholly perfect, than it should be perpetually changing ; and we must give...of style for affected refinements, such as we meet with in Tacitus, and other authors, which ended, by degrees, in many barbarities." Barbarity, in this... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 900 halaman
...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 ;... | |
 | William Davenport Adams - 1880 - 724 halaman
...some method should be thought on for ascertaining and fixing our language for ever," and that " it is better a language should not be wholly perfect, than that it should be perpetually changing." English Traite. A series of sketches of English life and character, written by RALPH WALDO EMERSON... | |
 | 1881 - 516 halaman
...method should be thought on for ascertaining and fixing our language forever. For I am of opinion, it is better a language should not be wholly perfect, than that it should be perpetually changing." With all his knowledge, he did not seem to know that a language changes while it lives, and can not... | |
 | George Rice Carpenter - 1893 - 252 halaman
...forever, after such alterations are made in it as shall be thought requisite. For I am of opinion it is better a language should not be wholly perfect, than...over at one time, or at length infallibly change for a worse; as the Romans did when they began to quit their simplicity of style for affected refinements,... | |
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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, that it is better a Language should not... 
