 | English literature - 1755 - 694 pages
...farther, and has made a very full collection of all the different meanings of each Englifh word, juftificd by 'examples from authors of good reputation. When...the merit of its author appears very extraordinary. dinary. Thofe which in modern languages have gained the moil efteem, are that of the French academy,... | |
 | Johann Christoph Adelung, Anthony Florian Madinger Willich - English language - 1798 - 200 pages
...views much farther, and has made a very full collection of all the different meanings of each Englifb. word, juftified by examples from authors of good reputation....extraordinary. Thofe which in modern languages have gained the mof t efteem, are that of the French academy, and that of the academy Delia Crufca. Both thefe were... | |
 | English literature - 1802 - 558 pages
...views much farther, and ha; made a very full collection of all the different meanings of each Englilh word, juftified by examples from authors of good -reputation. When we compare this book with other diition: aries, the merit of its author appears very extraordinary. Thofe which in modern languages... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 596 pages
...views much farther, and has made a very full collection of all the different meanings of each Englifh word, juftified by examples from authors of good reputation....other dictionaries, the merit of its author appears * The Edinburgh Review. Printed for Hamilton and Balfour, J755. very extraordinary. Thofe which in... | |
 | Books - 1818 - 174 pages
...farther, and has made a very full collection of all the different meanings of each English word, justified by examples from authors of good reputation. When...the merit of its author appears very extraordinary. Those which in modern languages have gained the most esteem, are that of the French Academy, and that... | |
 | Classical philology - 1925 - 402 pages
...farther, and has made a very full collection of all the different meanings of each English word, justified by examples from authors of good reputation. When...the merit of its author appears very extraordinary. . . . The collection of words appears to be very accurate, and must be allowed to be very ample. Most... | |
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When we compare this book with other dictionaries, the merit of its author appears very extraordinary. 