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...give the strength of consonants to the Italian, the full sound of words to the French, the variety of terminations to the Spanish, and the mollifying...properties and leave the dregs to themselves. And thus when substantialness combineth with delightfulness, fulness with fineness, seemliness with portliness,... | |
 | William Lonsdale Watkinson, William Theophilus Davison - 1859 - 606 Seiten
...give the strength of consonants to the Italian ; the full sound of words to the French ; the variety of terminations to the Spanish ; and the mollifying of more vowels to the Dutch ; and so, like bees, we gather the honey of their good properties, and leave the dregs to themselves. And thus when substantialnesse... | |
 | 1855 - 470 Seiten
...terminations to the Spanish; and the mollifying ofjnore vowels to the Dutch ; and so, like bees, we gather the honey of their good properties, and leave the dregs to themselves. And thus, when substantialnesse combineth with delightfulnesse, fulnesse with finenesse, seemlinesse with... | |
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Dutch manlike, but withal very harsh, as one ready at every word to pick a quarrel. Now we in borrowing from them, give the strength of consonants to the Italian, the full sound of words to the French... 
