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containing foure sundrie tongues namelie English Latine Greeke and French Newlie enriched with varietie of Wordes Phrases Prouerbs and diuers lightsome obseruations of Grammar By the Tables you may contrariwise finde out the most necessarie wordes placed after the Alphabet whatsoeuer are to be found in anie other Dictionarie Which Tables also serue for Lexicons to lead the learner vnto the English of such hard wordes as are often read in Authors being faithfullie examined are truelie numbered Verie profitable for such as to be desirous of anie of those languages [Colophon

or A more compleat universal etymological English dictionary than any extant Illustrated with near five hundred cuts Likewise a collection and explanation of English proverbs; also of words and phrases us'd in our ancient charters statutes Also mythology To which is added a collection of proper names of persons and places in Great-Britain &c

In which five thousand words are added to the number found in the best English compends; the orthography is in some instances corrected; the pronunciation marked by an accent or other suitable direction; and the definitions of many words amended and improved To which are added for the benefit of the merchant the student and the traveller I--Tables of the moneys of most of the commercial nations in the world II--Tables of weights and measures ancient and modern III--The divisions of time among the Jews Greeks and Romans IV--An official list of the post-offices in the United States V--The number of inhabitants in the United States with the amount of exports IV [!]--New and interesting chronological tables of remarkable events and discoveries

in which the words are deduced from their originals; and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers together with a history of the language and an English grammar

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

or A general English dictionary comprehending a briefbut emphatical and clear explication of all sorts of difficult wordsthat derive their original from other ancient and modern languagesTo which is addeda large collection of words and phrasesas well Latin as Englishmade use of in our ancient statutes old recordscharacters besides an interpretation of the proper names of men and womenand several other remarkable particulars

intended to exhibit I The origin affinities and primary signification of English words as far as they have been ascertained II The genuine orthography and pronunciation of words according to general usage or to just principles of analogy III Accurate and discriminating definitions with numerous authorities and illustrations To which are prefixed an introductory dissertation on the origin history and connection of the languages of Western Asia and of Europe and a concise grammar 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

containing the whole vocabulary of the first edition in two volumes quarto; the entire corrections and improvements of the second edition in two volumes royal octavo; to which is prefixed an introductory dissertation on the origin history and connection of the languages of western Asia and Europe with an explanation of the principles on which languages are formed