Priscian
Americannoun
noun
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If advanced work was attempted, then Priscian would be studied and the works of “Christian authors” read.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William
The Great Dull Ass, from breaking Head of Priscian; Hither he comes, and writes approv'd Physician.
From The Stolen Heiress or, The Salamanca Doctor Outplotted by Centlivre, Susanna
Grammar in vain the sons of Priscian teach, Good Parts are better than Eight Parts of Speech: Since these declin'd those undeclin'd they call, I thank my Stars, that I declin'd 'em all.
From The Man of Taste by Bramston, James
This little poem was scribbled by an Irish scribe in the margin of a copy of Priscian in the monastery of St Gall, in Switzerland, the same from which Charlemagne's highly imaginative biographer came.
From Medieval People by Power, Eileen Edna
Priscian remarks, "M sounds obscurely at the end of words."
From Latin Pronunciation A Short Exposition of the Roman Method by Peck, Harry Thurston
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