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... things than he notices . But as is so loose in meaning that it can be employed as a temporal conjunction also , and in other ways , as illustrated in the preceding section on conjunctions . Contrast , Jespersen's third classification ...
... things than he notices . But as is so loose in meaning that it can be employed as a temporal conjunction also , and in other ways , as illustrated in the preceding section on conjunctions . Contrast , Jespersen's third classification ...
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... things personified ) . Shakespeare and Jonson both , on occasion , used who for things , e.g. M of V II.7.5 . This first of gold , who this inscription beares Alch . II.3.154 . It turnes to sulphur , or to quick - silver : / Who are the ...
... things personified ) . Shakespeare and Jonson both , on occasion , used who for things , e.g. M of V II.7.5 . This first of gold , who this inscription beares Alch . II.3.154 . It turnes to sulphur , or to quick - silver : / Who are the ...
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... things , which God hath prepared for them that love him ' . I Cor . II.9 . There seems to be an impropriety in these sentences , in which the same Noun serves in a double capacity , performing at the same time the offices both of the ...
... things , which God hath prepared for them that love him ' . I Cor . II.9 . There seems to be an impropriety in these sentences , in which the same Noun serves in a double capacity , performing at the same time the offices both of the ...
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Preface | 11 |
Introduction | 13 |
Social Strata and Levels of Communication | 21 |
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