 But what a fancy is this you have taken of saying always an hand, an heart, an head ? Have you an ear? Do you not know that this (n) is added before vowels to prevent the cacophony, and ought never to take place before (h) when that letter is sounded...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 2341802Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1802 - 572 pages
...Have you an ear ? Do you not know that this (11) is added before vowels to prevent the cacophony, and ought never to take place before (h) when that letter...history, and an historian ; and so would you too, if vou had any sense. But you tell me, that Swift does otherwise. To be sure there is no reply to that... | |
 | 1802 - 888 pages
...Have you an ear ? Do you not know that this (n) is added before vowels to prevent the cacophony, and ought never to take place before (h) when that letter...it be wrote ? Thus, I should say, a history, and an hiitorian; and so would you too, if you had any sense. But you tell me, that Switl does otherwise.... | |
 | 1802 - 610 pages
...this (n) is added before vowels to prevent the cacophony, and ought never to take place before (A) when that letter is sounded ? It is never pronounced...words : why should it be wrote ? Thus, I should say, a tistory, and an historian ; and so would you too, if you bad any sense. But you tell me, that Swift... | |
 | 1802 - 886 pages
...memory I shall mention. Alultrcat is a Scotticism which occurs once. What that letter is sounded r It is never pronounced in these words: why should...? Thus, I should say, a history, and an historian ; ard so would you too, if you had any sense. But you tell me, that Switi does otherwise. To be sure... | |
 | John Stark - 1805 - 488 pages
...you not know that this (n) is added before rowels to prercnt the cscophony, and ought never to lake place before (h) when that letter is sounded ? It...in these words : •why should it be wrote ? Thus, 1 should say, a liitory, and an listorian ; and so would you too, if you had any sense. But you tell... | |
 | John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - 1805 - 452 pages
...before vowsls to prevent the ciROB cophony, and ought never to tike place before (h) when that tetter is sounded ? It is never pronounced in these words : why should it be wrote ? Thus, I should say, a /Hilary, and- ax tiilariaa ; and so would you too, if you had any sense. But you tell me that Swift... | |
 | 1807 - 608 pages
...that this n is added before vowels to prevent the cacophonv, and ought never to take place before Л when that letter is sounded > It is never pronounced...these words? why should it be wrote? Thus, I should lay, a hixtor:/, and a historian ; and so •would you too, if you had any sense. But you tell me that... | |
 | 1808 - 596 pages
...you not know that this n is added before vowels, to prevent the cacophony, and ought never to be used before h, when that letter is sounded ? It is never...should it be wrote ? Thus, I should say, a history and a historian ; and so would you too, if you had any sense. But you tell me that Swift does otherwise.... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 620 pages
...you an ear ? Do you not *' know that this (n) is added before vowels to prevent the " Cacophony, and ought never to take place before (h) when " that letter...But you tell me, that Swift does otherwise. " To be sure there is no reply to that ; and we must swallow " your hath too upon the same authority. I will... | |
 | William Robertson - 1811 - 468 pages
...to prevent the cacophony, and ought " never to take place before (h) when that letter is sound" ed ? It is never pronounced in these words : why should...it be wrote ? Thus I should say, a history, and an his" torian; and so would you too, if you had any sense. " But you tell me, that Swift does otherwise.... | |
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