10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISQUISITIVE»
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disquisitive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
SECOND.—. DISQUISITIVE. We have the Doctor. Ipse ego qui nullos me affirmo
scribere Invenior Parthis mendacior. Horace. Nee te quaesiveris extra. Persius.
Bxi;ru» r'amStig* /•jjuVifM v«u \oyxiut. Aristophanes, Pax. Ambubaiarum collegia
...
2%) of abstract to concrete expressions in the descriptive paragraph; the high
proportion (263.5%) in the disquisitive 2. the comparatively low proportion (86.0
%) of polysyllabic Latinate to monosyllabic Anglo-Saxon words in the descriptive;
...
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... investigate, look (into), probe, prospect, sift inquiring adj syn INQUISITIVE 1,
curious,
disquisitive, investigative, questioning inquiry n I the act or an instance of
seeking truth, information, or knowledge about something <an exhaustive inquiry
...
Merriam-Webster, Inc,
1988
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The Philosophy of Ancient Greece Investigated: In Its Origin ...
In imitation of it, almost every literary work was composed in the disquisitive stile
of the dialogue ; and, unless in physical or mathematical subjects, the formal
dissertation, or close connected treatise, was generally rejected. The natural
taste of ...
1,. Observation* in Practical Pathology. No. IV. Disquisitive Remarks on certain
Modes of treating Bronchocele, with Cases and Dissections. By James Kennedy,
M.t)., of Glasgow- Morbid enlargement of the thyroid gland, distinguished by the ...
james copland m. d.,
1822
6
A commentary on Ecclesiastes
Thirdly, that the final conclusions in such a disquisitive work, are naturally to be
taken as the index of the writer's ultimate and established opinion. Now taking
these obvious principles into view, and conceding to them their due weight, I
venture ...
7
The Foreign Quarterly Review
... the chances of his future life, and the probable effect it might have had on
France and Europe atlarge, are not less likely to stimulate the disquisitive
faculties of historical writers. M. de Montbel's book has also the recommendation
of complete ...
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The life of Thomas Ruddiman
To Ruddiman must be assigned the elaborate preface ; the valuable chronology
of the Scottish Kings, from Malcolm III. to George II. ; the index to the contents,
with disquisitive notes; the index to the names, with illustrative observations ; the
...
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The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art
Par Gersort He*s«. disquisitive faculties of historical writers. M. de Montbel's book
has also the recommendation of complete novelty. The life of the son of
Napoleon, since he fell into Austrian hands when an infant, has been a perfect
mystery ...
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The Foreign quarterly review [ed. by J.G. Cochrane].
... of reflection and instruction ; while his anomalous position, the chances of his
future life, and the probable effect it might have had on France and Europe at
large, are not less likely to stimulate the disquisitive faculties of historical writers.
John George Cochrane,
1833
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISQUISITIVE»
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Wall and his team at design studio Elastic invented the backstory for this disquisitive monk. Its inception helped get the tricky titles off the ground ... «Entertainment Weekly, Apr 15»
Author Peter Vronsky explores the 'New History' of serial murder
... he's busy working on his third book in a trilogy of disquisitive books on serial killers. The forthcoming “Serial Killer Chronicles: A New History ... «insideTORONTO.com, Dec 14»
Ceridwen Dovey, author of the highly praised Only the Animals …
I have been a devotee of Tim Parks's disquisitive New York Review of Books blog posts so I was pleased to see them collected in Where I'm ... «The Australian, Dec 14»
Las Vegas of Arabia: Ziauddin Sardar's heartfelt biography of Mecca
Ziauddin Sardar enters only elliptically into this fray, but that makes his disquisitive (and rather long) history of the holy city of Mecca that much ... «New Statesman, Dec 14»
LeBron James Serves Up Great Reminder About the Power of …
... narcissistic and revolting, the byproduct of an exuberant ego colliding with ESPN's ubiquitous hold on an already disquisitive NBA fanbase. «Bleacher Report, Mar 14»
These Crowded Streets
As the perpetual Other, Julius casts a disquisitive eye over the world he encounters, one where a diversity of identities and ideas is often ... «New York Times, Feb 11»