The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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... English Dictionary , that stupendous monument of individual industry , was completed ; and in May 1755 , this great work was published , in 2 vols . folio ; to which were prefixed , a Preface , The History of the English Language , and ...
... English Dictionary , that stupendous monument of individual industry , was completed ; and in May 1755 , this great work was published , in 2 vols . folio ; to which were prefixed , a Preface , The History of the English Language , and ...
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... English Diction- aries " of Littleton and Ainsworth , he may be supposed to have referred for English words , and , occasionally , for their signification . In etymological and technical lexicography , Cow- ell's " Law Dictionary ...
... English Diction- aries " of Littleton and Ainsworth , he may be supposed to have referred for English words , and , occasionally , for their signification . In etymological and technical lexicography , Cow- ell's " Law Dictionary ...
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... English Dictionary , by the wantonness of ca- price , or the vanity of petty reformation The plan possesses the ... English Language , " in 2 vols . 4to , 1780 ; and some improvements have been made on the subject by Archdeacon Nares ...
... English Dictionary , by the wantonness of ca- price , or the vanity of petty reformation The plan possesses the ... English Language , " in 2 vols . 4to , 1780 ; and some improvements have been made on the subject by Archdeacon Nares ...
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