 | James Beattie - 1783 - 862 σελίδες
...Johnfon well obferves, " this is " to meafure by a fhadov/, and take that for a " model or ftandard, which is changing while " they apply it." For, according...be uniform throughout the kingdom ; which, however defirable, and however eafy it may have appeared to fome projectors, is, I fear, impracticable : and... | |
 | 1809 - 878 σελίδες
...orthography better to the pronunciation, without considering that this is to measure by a shadow, to take that for a model or standard which is changing while they apply it. Others, less absurdly indeed, but with equal unlikeli hood of success, have endeavoured to proportion... | |
 | Gregor von Feinaigle - 1813 - 516 σελίδες
...orthography better to the pronunciation, without considering that this is to measure by a shadow ; to take that for a model or standard, which is changing while they applj it. Others, less absurdly indeed, but with equal unlikelihood of success have endeavoured to... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1819 - 718 σελίδες
...seem to have founded their respective plans of improvement upon this principle, that pronunciation ought to determine orthography : not considering that,...desirable, and however easy it may have appeared to seme projectors, is indeed scarcely practicable : and the alphabet, or the mode of spelling, must vary... | |
 | Philomathic institution - 1825 - 518 σελίδες
...orthography better to the pronunciation, without considering that this is to measure by a shadow, to take that for a model or standard which is changing while they apply it. Others, less absurdly indeed, but with equal unlikelihood of success, have endeavoured to proportion... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1829 - 766 σελίδες
...seem to have founded their respective plans of improvement upon this principle, that pronunciation ought to determine orthography : not considering that,...however desirable, and however easy it may have appeared t» some projectors, is indeed scarcely practicable : and the alphabet, or the mode of spelling, must... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1847 - 490 σελίδες
...orthography better to the pronunciation, without considering that it is to measure by я shadow, to take that for a model or standard which is changing while they apply it. Others, less absurdly indeed, but with equal unlikelihood of success, have endeavoured to proportion... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1858 - 1096 σελίδες
...orthography better to the pronunciation, without considering that this 1ч to measure by я shadow, to take that for a model or standard which is changing while they apply it. Others, loss absurdly indeed, but with equal unlikelihood of success, have endeavoured to proportion... | |
 | 1879 - 596 σελίδες
...accommodate orthography better to the pronunciation, without considering that it is to measure by a shadow to take that for a model or standard which is changing while they apply it. Others, less absurdly indeed, but with equal unlikelihood of success, have endeavoured to proportion... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1851 - 1124 σελίδες
...orthography better to the pronunciation, without considering that this is to measure by a shadow, to take that for a model or standard which is changing while they apply it. Others, less absurdly indeed, but with equal unlikelihood of success, have endeavoured to proportion... | |
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Of these reformers some have endeavoured to accommodate orthography better to the pronunciation, without considering that this is to measure by a shadow, to take that for a model or standard which is changing while they apply it. 
