A Dictionary of the Art of PrintingLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1841 - 815 páginas |
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... word or syllable . & is the character for and , ye is the abbreviated , yt is that abbreviated ; and several other such . Straight strokes over any of the vowels abbreviate morn . They have been much used by printers in old times , to ...
... word or syllable . & is the character for and , ye is the abbreviated , yt is that abbreviated ; and several other such . Straight strokes over any of the vowels abbreviate morn . They have been much used by printers in old times , to ...
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... word , denotes a long syllable : as , Euphrates . " - Murray . The c à la queue , or the c with a tail , is a French ... words , but rarely at the beginning . In the Welsh language , ŵ and ŷ , as well as the other circumflex ...
... word , denotes a long syllable : as , Euphrates . " - Murray . The c à la queue , or the c with a tail , is a French ... words , but rarely at the beginning . In the Welsh language , ŵ and ŷ , as well as the other circumflex ...
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... word . APOSTROPHE . An apostrophe , marked thus ' , is used to abbreviate or shorten a word : as , ' tis for it is ; tho ' for though ; e'en for even ; judg'd for judged . Its chief use is to show the genitive case of nouns : as , " A ...
... word . APOSTROPHE . An apostrophe , marked thus ' , is used to abbreviate or shorten a word : as , ' tis for it is ; tho ' for though ; e'en for even ; judg'd for judged . Its chief use is to show the genitive case of nouns : as , " A ...
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... word , they may be joined together . 13. Many letters differ from each other only by the absence or ad- dition of one or more points . These points are called by the Arabs نقطة : we call them diacritical points , a term derived from the ...
... word , they may be joined together . 13. Many letters differ from each other only by the absence or ad- dition of one or more points . These points are called by the Arabs نقطة : we call them diacritical points , a term derived from the ...
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... word navire , but when it is followed immediately by another consonant the pronunciation varies . The is pronounced as ou in French , in the words oui , ouate . It can also be rendered by w pronounced in the manner of the English . The ...
... word navire , but when it is followed immediately by another consonant the pronunciation varies . The is pronounced as ou in French , in the words oui , ouate . It can also be rendered by w pronounced in the manner of the English . The ...
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Página 94 - WISDOM crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets : she crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, "How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
Página 530 - ... notice in writing of such action, and of the cause thereof, shall be given to the defendant one calendar month at least before the commencement of the action...
Página viii - I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which, as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto.
Página 663 - I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Página 551 - Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable, ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double that consonant, when they take another syllable beginning with a vowel : as, wit, witty ; thin, thinnish ; to abet, an abettor ; to begin, a beginner.
Página 54 - And be it further enacted, that this act shall be deemed and taken to be a public act, and shall be judicially taken notice of as such by all judges, justices, and others, without being specially pleaded.
Página 557 - Provided always, That nothing in this Act shall extend or be .construed to extend to...
Página 442 - An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by vesting the copies of printed books in the authors or purchasers of such copies during the times therein mentioned," and by another act passed in the fifty-fourth year of the reign of «4 Gco.
Página 56 - ... and in any such action the defendant may plead the general issue, and give this Act and the special matter in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon...
Página 237 - ... and being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for any term not exceeding fourteen years...