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LECTURES ENGLISH LANGUAGE, UNIFORM WITH THE PRESENT WORK. - 1852. - PREFACE. THE publication of the present Worli in this country rc quires a few words of explanation. I had undertaken, in conjunction with my friend and colleague, the late Dr. Donaldson, a history of the English language, and hacl already written the introductory chapters and collected materials for the subsequent portion of the. work, when his lamented death, at a time when I was burthened with other literary engagements, compelled mo to postpone the design. Our purpose, however, had been, to some extent, anticipated by Mr. Marshs excellent Lectures 011 the English Language and as I had not sufficient leisure to carry out atone our original plan, X thought that. 1 sho ilcl be rendering an acceptable service to the st tdentso f our language and literature by republishing these Lectures, with the addition of some of the materials which I had collected for our own work. Such is the origin of this republication and it gives me great pleasure to aclrnonrledge the coui-tesy of Mr. Marsh, who, as soon as he heard of my intention, kindly forwarded to ine a copy of his book, with . several corrections and additions. Nr. Dlarsh, who now holds the post of Minister of the United States at the court of the King of Italy, delivered the follo vingL ectnres in the autumn and winter of 1858-59 at Columbia College in the city of New Yorlr. They formed a coulase of ivhat he terms Post-Graduate Lectul-es, and were intended, he sa, ys, to excite a more general interest among educated men and women in the hist, ory and essential character of their native tongue, and to recommend the study of tlie language in its earlier lite nry n n onuments I ather than through the medium of grammars and linguistic treatises...
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original artwork and text.
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- VerlagRead Books
- Erscheinungsdatum2008
- ISBN 10 1408615398
- ISBN 13 9781408615393
- EinbandTapa blanda
- SpracheEnglisch
- Anzahl der Seiten512
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