A dictionary of the English language : in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers : to which are prefixed, a history of the language, and an English grammar

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THE WORDS ARE DEDUCED FROM THEIR ORIGINALS,
AND ILLUSTRATED
IN THEIR DIFFERENT SIGNIFICATIONS BY EXAMPLES"
FROM THE BEST WRITERS.
TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED,
A
HISTORY
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LANGUAGE,
ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
BY
SAMUEL JOHNSON,
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VOL.
I.
THE SIXTH EDITION.
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