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Nouns of number, or multitude, such as Mob, Parliament, Rabble, House…

Quote byWilliam Cobbett · 1763–1835

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Grammar of the English Language (1818), Page 96.

English (original)

Nouns of number, or multitude, such as Mob, Parliament, Rabble, House of Commons, Regiment, Court of King's Bench, Den of Thieves, and the like.

— William Cobbett

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