A Compendious History of English Literature and of the English Language, from the Norman Conquest, Volume 1 |
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... speaking and in writing , which may be taken as about 10,000 in number , pro- bably full a half are pure English ; and that of those in common colloquial use , which may be about 5,000 in all , probably four- fifths are of native stock ...
... speaking and in writing , which may be taken as about 10,000 in number , pro- bably full a half are pure English ; and that of those in common colloquial use , which may be about 5,000 in all , probably four- fifths are of native stock ...
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... another known only to the priesthood : in some the men have had a language of their own , which the women were not permitted to speak or to learn . It is perhaps B 2 THE LANGUAGES OF MODERN EUROPE . The Languages of Modern Europe.
... another known only to the priesthood : in some the men have had a language of their own , which the women were not permitted to speak or to learn . It is perhaps B 2 THE LANGUAGES OF MODERN EUROPE . The Languages of Modern Europe.
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George Lillie Craik. permitted to speak or to learn . It is perhaps to be regretted that the use of two languages has not been universal in civilized countries ; it might probably be almost as easily acquired as the ordinary power of ...
George Lillie Craik. permitted to speak or to learn . It is perhaps to be regretted that the use of two languages has not been universal in civilized countries ; it might probably be almost as easily acquired as the ordinary power of ...
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... speak Greek like a native of Greece . He also early associated him- self with the monastic brotherhood of Malmesbury , or Meildulfes- byrig , that is , burgh or town of Meildulf , Maildulf , or Meldun , an Irish exile , by whom the ...
... speak Greek like a native of Greece . He also early associated him- self with the monastic brotherhood of Malmesbury , or Meildulfes- byrig , that is , burgh or town of Meildulf , Maildulf , or Meldun , an Irish exile , by whom the ...
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... speaking population in North Britain and in Ireland . No other account of these Celtic populations , or at least of the Welsh , has been attempted to be given , than that , as their own traditions and records are unanimous in asserting ...
... speaking population in North Britain and in Ireland . No other account of these Celtic populations , or at least of the Welsh , has been attempted to be given , than that , as their own traditions and records are unanimous in asserting ...
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