 | English essays - 1755 - 716 pages
...exactly fynonimoua; a new term was noc introduced, but becaufe the former was thought inadequate : names, therefore, have often many ideas, but few ideas have many names. It was then necclTary to ufe the proximate word, for the deficiency of fingle terms can very feldom be fupplied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1768 - 1002 pages
...exactly fynonimous ; a new term «?as not introduced, but becaufe the former was thought inadequate : names, therefore, have often many ideas, but few ideas have many names. It was then neceflary to u(e the proximate word, for the deficiency of finglc terms can sery feidoni be fupplied by circumlocution;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...exaftly fynonymoss ; a new Term was not introduced, but becaufe the former was thought inadequate : Names, therefore, have often many Ideas, but few Ideas...neceflary to ufe the proximate Word, for the Deficiency of (ingle Terms' can very feldom be fupplied by Circumlocution ; nor is the Inconvenience great of fuch... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...exactly fynonymons ; a new Term was no.t introduced, but becaufe the former was thought inadequate : Names, therefore, have often many Ideas, but few Ideas have many Names. It was then neceffary-to ufe the proximate Word, for the Deficiency of fingle Terms can very feldom be fupplied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...exaftly fynonymous ; a new term was not introduced, buc becaufe the former was though* inadequate : names, therefore, have often many ideas, but few ideas...ufe the proximate word, for the deficiency of fingle Vot. IX. P terms terms can very feldom be fupplied by circumlocution ; nor is the inconvenience great... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...exactly fynonimous; a new term was not introduced, but becaufe the former was thought inadequate : names, therefore, have often many ideas, but few ideas have many names. It was then necefiary to the proximate word, for the deficiency of fingle terms can very feldom be fupplied by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...exactly synonimous ; a new term wai not introduced, but because the former was thought inadequate : names, therefore have often many ideas, but few ideas have many names. It was then necessar to use the proximate word, for the deficiency of single terms can very seldom b supplied by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...exactly synonimom ; a new term was not introduced, but because the former was thought inadequate : names, therefore, have often many ideas, but few ideas have many names. It was then necessary to use the proximate word, for the deficiency of single terms can very seldom be supplied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1812 - 808 pages
...new term was not introduced, but because the former was thought inadequate : names, therefore, liave often many ideas, 'but few ideas have many names. It was then necessary to • use the proximate word, for the deficiency of single terms can very seldom be. supplied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 492 pages
...exactly synonimous ; a new term was not introduced, but because the former was thought inadequate : names, therefore, have often many ideas, but few ideas have many names. It was then necessary to use the proximate word, for the deficiency of single terms can very seldom be supplied... | |
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Words are seldom exactly synonimous; a new term was not introduced, but because the former was thought inadequate: names, therefore, have often many ideas, but few ideas have many names. 
