1785 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary English Language
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1785 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary English Language
Americana Lexicon 2v
I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.
― Samuel Johnson
A fine 18th-century printing of Samuel Johnsons famous English Dictionary.
This eighth edition is unpaginated and well-preserved and features a section on grammar unique to the English language.
This edition is also considered a highly collectable edition. It includes over 4,000 entries on various subjects such as fashion, food, science, and even sex! Specific spelling examples from Shakespeare are also included in addition to the original and accepted spellings.
A dictionary of the English language, in which the words are deduced from their originals, explained in their different meanings, and authorized by the names of the writers in whose works they are found. Abstracted from the folio edition, by the author, Samuel Johnson ... To which is prefixed, a grammar of the English language ...
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