Englishmen being far northerly, do not open our mouths in the cold air wide enough to grace a southern tongue; but are observed by all other nations to speak exceeding close and inward; so that to smatter Latin with an English mouth, is as ill a hearing... The works of Samuel Johnson - Сторінка 127автори: Samuel Johnson - 1823Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 302 стор.
...on Sundays. Milton, who, in his letter to Hartlib, had declared, that to read Latin with an Englijh mouth is as ill a hearing as Law French, required that Elwood Ihould learn and practife the Italian pronunciation, which, he faid, was neceflary, if he would talk... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 стор.
...on Sundays. Milton, who, in his letter to Hartlib, had declared, that to read Latin with an Englijh mouth is as ill a hearing as Law French, required that Elwood fhould learn and pra&ife the Italian pronunciation, which, he faid, was ueceflary, if he would talk... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 стор.
...on Sundays. Milton, who, in his letter to Hartlib, had declared, that to read Latin with an Englijh mouth is as ill a hearing as Law french, required that Elwood fhould learn, and practife the Italian pronunciation, which, he faid, was neceflary, if he would talk... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 стор.
...hearing as Lavs French, reqnired that Elwood should learn and practise the Italian pronunciation, wiiich, he said, was necessary, if he would talk with foreigners. This seems to fare been a task troublesome without use. There is little reason for preferring the Italian pronunciation... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 514 стор.
...declared, that to read Latin with an English mouth is as ill a kearing as Law French, required that El wood should learn and practise the Italian pronunciation,...to have been a task troublesome without use. There n little reason for preferring the Italian pronunciation to our own, except' that it is more general... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 534 стор.
...tongue; but are observed by all other nations to speak exceeding close and inward ; so- that to smatter Latin with an English mouth, is as ill a hearing as law French. Next, to make them expert in the usefullest points of grammar ; and withal to season them and win them... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 стор.
...him evcrji afternoon except on Sundays. Milton, who, in his letter -to Hartlib, had declared thatJ to read Latin with an English mouth is as ill a hearing...and practise the Italian pronunciation, which, he saids 3 A different account of the means by which Mitton secured himself is given by an historian lately... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 стор.
...him every afternoon except on Sundays. Milton, who, in his letter to Hartlib, had declared, that to read Latin with an English mouth is as ill a hearing as law French, required that Ehvood should learn and practise the Italian pronuneiation, which, he said, was necessary, if he would... | |
| John Walker - 1811 - 554 стор.
...told of Milton, that he affected the foreign pronunciation; and was accustomed to observe, that " to read Latin with an English mouth is as ill a hearing- as low French." Lives of the ! >ol. I. f. 174. proportion of sound that syllables bear to each other in... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 стор.
...him every afternoon except on Sundays. Milton, who, in his letter to Hartlib, had declared, that to read Latin with an English mouth is as ill a hearing as low French, required that Elwood should learn and practise the Italian pronunciation, which, he said,... | |
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