 | James Harris - 1806 - 494 strani
...their Character'.Their Definition will distinguish them from the former Connectives. A PREPOSITION is a Part of Speech, devoid itself of Signification, but so formed as to unite two Words that are significant, and that refuse to co-alesce or unite of themselves H This connective... | |
 | James Harris - 1806 - 504 strani
...their Character. — Their Definition will distinguish them from the former Connectives. A PREPOSITION is a Part of Speech, devoid itself of Signification, but so formed as to unite two Words that are significant, and that refuse to co-alesce or Unite of themselves K This connective... | |
 | James Harris - 1806 - 528 strani
...their Character.Their Definition will distinguish them from the former Connectives. A PRE* POSITION « a Part of Speech, devoid itself of Signification, but so formed as to unite two Words that are significant, and ' that refuse to co-alesce or unite of themselves W. This connective... | |
 | James Harris - 1806 - 500 strani
...Character.-*- ^r*-' Their Definition will distinguish them from the former Connectives. A PREPOSITION is a Part of Speech, devoid itself of Signification, but so formed as to itnite two Words that are significant, and that refuse to co-alesce or unite of themselves W. This... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 752 strani
...or more significant sentences to be one significant sentence ;" and respecting the preposition, that it is " a part of speech, devoid itself of signification, but so formed ai to unite two words that are significant, and that refuse to coalesce or unite of themselves." Our... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 394 strani
...or more significant sentences to be one significant sentence ;" and respecting the preposition, that it is " a part of speech, devoid itself of signification, but so formed as to unite two words that are significant, and that refuse to coalesce or unite of themselves." Our limits will... | |
 | Samuel Barnard - 1825 - 328 strani
...Hermes, p. 267, 268. To the définition of Harris, that a preposition is a part of speech devoid of itself of signification, but so formed as to unite words that are significant. Home Fooke replies, " If I agree with him that words are sounds significant, how can I agree that there... | |
 | Charles Jobson Lyon - 1832 - 144 strani
...so much confusion ? The celebrated Harris defines prepositions and conjunctions to be " words void of signification ; but so formed as to unite words that are significant, and that would not otherwise unite." This position carries its refutation on its face. It is absurd to suppose... | |
 | Angelo Vergani - 1833 - 344 strani
...eia, di grazia, etc. OF THE PREPOSITION-. A Preposition, so called from the Latin word, Praeponere, is a part' of speech devoid itself of signification, but so formed as to unite two words that are significant, and that refuse to COalthat we ought to make use of vi when we speak... | |
 | John Horne Tooke - 1840 - 806 strani
...Connectives." He therefore proceeds to give a complcat definition of them, viz. —" A Preposition is a part of speech, devoid itself of signification; but so formed as to unite two words that are significant, and that refuse to coalesce or unite of themselves."— Now I am curious... | |
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A Preposition is a part of speech, devoid itself of signification; but so formed as to unite two words that are significant, and that refuse to coalesce or unite of themselves. 
