A Practical Exposition of Phonography, Or, Writing by Sound: Being a Complete System of Short-hand : Containing a Perfect Analysis of the English Language : with a New Alphabet, and Philosophical Illustrations of the Human Voice

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K.A. Bailey, 1848 - 98 páginas

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Página 13 - And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Página 31 - And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden; for, behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
Página 31 - Beholde nowe from hens forth shall all generacions call me blessed. For he that is myghty hath done to me greate thinges / and blessed ys his name : And hys mercy is always on them that feare him thorow oute all generacions.
Página 31 - For he hath behulden the mekenesse of his handmayden : for lo for this alle generatiouns schulen seye that I am blessid. For he that is mighti hath don to me grete thingis, and his name is holy. And his mercy is fro kyndrede into kyndredis to men that dreden him. He hath made myght in his arm, he scatteride proude men with the thoughte of his herte. He sette doun myghty men fro seete, and enhaunside meke men.
Página 30 - Some seeke so far for outlandish English, that they forget altogether their mothers language. And I dare sweare this, if some of their mothers were alive, thei were not able to tell what they say...
Página 30 - English, that they forget altogether their mothers language. And I dare sweare this, if some of their mothers were alive, thei were not able to tell what they say: and yet these fine English clerkes will say, they speake in their mother tongue, if a man should charge them for counterfeiting the Kings English.
Página 20 - Such indeed is the state of our written language that the darkest hieroglyphics or most difficult cyphers which the art of man has hitherto found out, were not better calculated to conceal the sentiments of those who used them from all who had not the key, than the state of our spelling is to conceal the true pronunciation from all except a few well-educated natives.
Página 32 - He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things ; and the rich He hath sent empty away.
Página 30 - I knowe some Englishemen, that in this poinct haue suche a gift in the Englishe as fewe in Latin haue the like ; and therefore delite the Wise and Learned so muche with their pleasaunte composition, that many reioyce when thei maie heare suche, and thinke muche learnyng is gotte when thei maie talke with them?.
Página 26 - Also gentil mens children beth ytaught for to speke Frensche from the time that thei beth rokked in her cradel, and kunneth speke and play with a childes brooche.

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