160 Mr. Harvey’s Obfervations 
Englifh EE. thus: OI. blended into oi of 
ai.* 
The following words are nearly pronounced with 
the above, I: Quoif, Quoin, Quoit. I am the 
more particular upon this character, becaufe, though 
it is, by fome, juftly confidered as a diphthong in 
fuch words as twine, combine; and as a vowel in fuch 
as win, thin, &c. yet there are many who will con- 
tend, that it is in all cafes a vowel—becaufe it fo 
appears in writing.f But let any one pronounce 
this letter, flowly, and he will foon perceive the 
difference, between the firft and latter part of it; 
he 
* Ar (Gracorum) non dubium eft quin Latinorum ai ref- 
pondeat, raptim fcilicet & uno fpiritu pronunciato, ut poft 
@ non refpires, ne duz fyllabe pro una audiantur, 
Beza de Veter. et Germ. Pron, Grec, Lings 
+ It appears, from Grammars publifhed abroad for teach 
ing the Englifh language, that Foreigners have, in a great 
degree, better analyfed our alphabetical founds than in 
general we ourfelves have, whofe peculiar bufinefs it 
ought to be to do fo. And, thus, M. De Lolme anti- 
cipated the account of the Britifh Conftitution= “ of that 
happy land,” as he fays, “ where Liserry had, at lait; 
been able to ere& herfelf a Temple.” A Temple, which 
none could defile without a tear—for its rites are the 
di&tates of Benevolence, and its trueft Guardians are Peace 
and Concord, who will never fhut its gates againft the 
meritorious and unafluming votaries, the fraternal com- 
petitors of Freedom and Happinefs, 
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