“No language is as depending on arbitrary use and custom can ever be permanently the same, but will always be in a mutable and fluctuating state; and what is deem'd polite and elegant in one age, may be accounted uncouth and barbarous in another.”
Quote by Benjamin Martin
Work
Lingua Britannica Reformata: Or, a New English Dictionary, Under the Following Titles, Viz. I. Universal; ... VIII. Philosophical; ... To which is Prefix'd, an Introduction, Containing a Physico-grammatical Essay on the Propriety and Rationale of the English Tongue, ... By Benj. Martin
Benj. Martin's Lingua Britannica Reformata is a substantial English dictionary divided into sections such as universal and philosophical terms. The dictionary is preceded by an introduction that includes a physico-grammatical essay, which explores the propriety and rationale of the English tongue. This work reflects Martin's scholarly approach to the English language and its structure. more