 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 374 pages
...our Speech. If is your Lordfhip's Obfervation, that if it were not for the Bible and Common- Prayer -Book in the vulgar Tongue, we fhould hardly be able...underftand any thing that was written among us an Hundred Year ago ; which js certainly true : For thofe Books being perpetualJy read in Churches, have proved... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 pages
...our Speech. It is your Lordfhip's Obfervation, that if it were not for the Bible and Common-Prayer -Book in the vulgar Tongue, we fhould hardly be able...was written among us an hundred Years ago; which is VOL. I. O certainly certainly true : For thofe Books being perpetually read in Churches, have proved... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 356 pages
...Obfervation, that if it were not for the Bible and Common-Prayer-Book in the vulgar Tongue, we Ihould hardly be able to underftand any thing that was written...common People. And, I doubt, whether the Alterations fmce introduced, have added much to the Beauty or Strength of the Engltjh Tongue, although they have... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 440 pages
...obfervation, that if it were not for the Bible and Common Prayer Book in the vulgar tongue, we mould hardly be able to underftand any thing, that was written...perpetually read in churches,, have proved a kind of ftandard for for language,efpecially to the common people. And I doubt, whether the alterations fince... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - Education - 1756 - 434 pages
...obfervation, that if it were * not for the bible and common-prayer-book in •* the vulgar tongue, we mould hardly be able to underftand any thing that was written...perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind of ftandard for language, eTpecially to the common people."' And this might be made a more certain, general,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...and Common Prayer Book in the vulgar tongue, we fhould hardly be able to underfland any thing, thatt was written among us an hundred years ago ; which...perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind of ftandard for language, efpecially to the common people. And \ doubt, whether the alterations fince... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1761 - 412 pages
...for the Bible and Common- Prayer Book in the vulgar tongue, we fhould hardly be able to underlland any thing that was written among us an hundred years...perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind of ftandard for language, el'pecu'ly to the common people. And I doubt, whether the alterations fince... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - English literature - 1765 - 334 pages
...our fpeech. It is your Jordfhip's obfervation, that, if it were not fox the Bible and Common Prayer Book in the vulgar tongue, we fhould hardly be able to underftand any thing, that was written among tis an hundred years ago ; which is certainly true -. for thofe books, being perpetually read in churches,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 326 pages
...able to underftand any thing, that was written among »s an hundred years ago ; which is certainty true : for thofe books, being perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind of ftandard for language, efpecially to the common people. And I doubt, whether the alterations fmce introduced... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 pages
...our fpeech. It is your lordfhip's obfervation, that if it were not for the Bible and Common Prayer Book in the vulgar tongue, we fhould hardly be able...hundred years ago ; which is certainly true : for tfoofe books being perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind of ftandard for for language, efpecially... | |
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It is your lordship's observation, that if it were not for the Bible and Common Prayer Book in the vulgar tongue, we should hardly be able to understand anything that was written among us a hundred years ago; which is certainly true, for those books,... 
