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Persian Learner Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Republic of letters
Hi.
It will be a perpetual monument of Fame to the Author, an Honor to his own Country in particular, and a general Benefit to the republic of Letters throughout Europe.
What does the underlined part simply mean/refer to?
It will be a perpetual monument of Fame to the Author, an Honor to his own Country in particular, and a general Benefit to the republic of Letters throughout Europe.
What does the underlined part simply mean/refer to?
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I take it to mean 'the academic community', 'the community of learned people'. It's an old-fashioned sentence.
- I take it to mean 'the academic community', 'the community of learned people'.
- It's an old-fashioned sentence.
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I take it to mean 'the academic community', 'the community of learned people'.
It's an old-fashioned sentence.
It's an old-fashioned sentence.
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