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But the languages of the Franks , the Vandals , the Lombards , and some others , were rude and unsettled , and ready ... on the basis of this language , assumed the characteristick features by which they have since been distinguished .
But the languages of the Franks , the Vandals , the Lombards , and some others , were rude and unsettled , and ready ... on the basis of this language , assumed the characteristick features by which they have since been distinguished .
Page 311
But the Arabick had long been a regular and established language , perfected by the practice of ages , and , at that time , a more expressive and polished medium of communication , than any other living language .
But the Arabick had long been a regular and established language , perfected by the practice of ages , and , at that time , a more expressive and polished medium of communication , than any other living language .
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And he may further conjecture , that both the language and writing are illegible and unknown , because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth . ' Monuments of this kind are now submitted to the view of our admiring ...
And he may further conjecture , that both the language and writing are illegible and unknown , because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth . ' Monuments of this kind are now submitted to the view of our admiring ...
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in Rhyme | 68 |
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