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An universal etymological English dictionary Comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonic, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words derived from any of the aforesaid Languages; and Terms of Art relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physick, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematicks, Grammar, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases us'd in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes at Law; and the Etymology and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and Remarkable Places in Great Britain: Also the Dialects of our different Counties. Containing many Thousand Words more than either Harris, Philips, Kersey, or any English Dictionary before Extant. To which is added, A Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication and Illustration. The whole Work compil'd and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant, and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thorowly to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. The sixth edition, with considerable improvements. By N. Bailey, [Greek].
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: M,DCC,XXXIII. [1733]
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English and Latin exercises, for school-boys: comprising all the rules of syntax With explanations, and other necessary observations on each rule. And shewing the genitive case, and gender of nounds and pronouns; as also the preterperfect tense, supine, and conjugation of verbs: answering perfectly to the design of Mr. Garretson, and Hermes Romanus, in bringing on learners, gradually and expeditiously, to the translating of English and Latin. By N. Bailey, schoolmaster.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1794
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A new universal etymological English dictionary containing not only explanations of the words in the English language; ... but also their etymologies from the ancient and modern languages: and accents directing to their proper pronunciation; ... Illustrated with copper-plates. Originally compiled by N. Bailey. Assisted in the mathematical part by G. Gordon; in the botanical by P. Miller; and in the etymological, &c. by T. Lediard, ... And now re-published with many corrections, ... by different hands. The etymology of all terms ... being revised and corrected by Joseph Nicol Scott, ..
Scott, Joseph Nicol, 1703-1769.Date: 1755
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P. Ovidii Nasonis Tristium libri quinque, cum argumentis & notis Johannis Minellii Anglice redditis. Versio prosaica, nempe ipsamet Ovid II voces ex metrico in ordinem prosaicum dispositae, Cujus Auxilio Tyrones, utut artis Grammaticae adhuc rudes, (vol Marte proprio) Pensa sua Ovidiana, facile & jucunde, absque ullo aut sibi ipsis taedio, vel doctori negotio, addicere possint. In usum scholarum. Oper�a & studio N. Bailey
Ovid, 43 B.C.- A.D. 17/18.Date: 1726
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An universal etymological English dictionary ... The three and twentieth edition, with considerable improvements by N. Bailey, ..
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1773
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English and Latin. Exercises, for school-boys: comprising all the rules of syntaxis . With explanations, and other necessary observations on each rule. And shewing the genitive case, and gender of nouns and pronouns; as also the preterperfect tense, supine, and conjugation of verbs. Answering perfectly to the design of Mr. Garretson, and Hermes Romanus, in bringing on learners, most gradually and expeditiously, to the translating of English into Latin. By N. Bailey, schoolmaster.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]
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An universal etymological English dictionary comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonic, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words, derived from any of the aforesaid Languages, and Terms of Art, relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physic, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematics, Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric, Music, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases used in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes in Law, and the Etymology and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and remarkable Places in Great Britain: And also the Dialects of our different Counties. Also a Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication. The whole Work compiled and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant; and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thoroughly to understand what they speak, read, or write. A new edition, being the twenty-fifth. Besides retaining all former Improvements, there are now added, and interspersed in their proper Places, above two thousand Words, to be found in no other Edition of this Work; a List of Part of which is hereto subjoined. By N. Bailey, [greek text].
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIII. [1783]
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An universal etymological English dictionary comprehending the derivations of the generality of words in the English tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonic, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words, derived from any of the aforesaid Languages, and Terms of Art, relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physic, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chemistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematics, Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric, Music, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases used in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes in Law, and the Etymology and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and remarkable Places in Great Britain: And also the Dialects of our different Counties. Also a Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explications. The whole Work compiled and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant; and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thoroughly to understand what they speak, read, or write. the twenty-eighth edition. Besides retaining the Two Thousand Words, added and interspersed in their proper places, in a former Edition, together with other improvements, some further amendments have been made, so as to render the present Edition still more complete. By N. Bailey, [greek text].
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: M,DCCC. [1800]
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The new universal English dictionary Of Words, and of Arts and Sciences. With their Explications and Etymologies from the Ancient British, Teutonick, Dutch, Saxon, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldee, &c. each in its proper Character. Also An Explanation of Hard and Technical Terms; with Accents directing to their proper Pronunciation, shewing not only the Orthography and Orthoepia of the English Tongue, but likewise the Rise and Improvements of all the Arts, Liberal and Mechanical, from the most remote Antiquity to the Present Time. Illustrated With Two Hundred and Sixty Cuts, giving a clearer Idea of those Figures, than can be comprehended by Verbal Descriptions. Likewise A Collection and Explanation of Words and Phrases used in our ancient Charters, Statutes, Writs, Old Records, and Processes at Law. A Work useful for such as would Understand what they Read and Hear, Speak what they Mean, and Write true English. To which is added, a dictionary of cant words, The Knowlege of which has prevented many Robberies. By N. Bailey
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]
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An universal etymological English dictionary ... The eleventh edition, with considerable improvements. By N. Bailey, ..
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1745
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A compleat English dictionary, oder vollst�andiges englisch-deutsches W�orterbuch , worlnnen Die richtige Accentuation oder Tonlegung, Die Pronunciation oder Aussprache, Die Etymologie oder Urspruengliche Herleitung, Eine Paraphrasis oder Umschreibung mit andern Engl. Worten, 5) Die Erklarung eines jeden Englischen Worts in Franzoesischer, Lateinischer und Deutscher Sprache, und 6) Die nothigsten Idiotismi und Redensarten, wie auch 7) Die Merkwuerdigsten Spruechworter enthalten. Nebst einem Anhang der vornehmsten Nominum Propriorum. Anfangs von Nathan Bailey in einem Furzen Compendio herausgegeben, bey dieser dritten Auflage aber um noch mehr als die H�alfte vermehret von Theodor Arnold.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1761
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Exercitia Latina or, Latin for Garretsons's English exercises for school-boys to translate syntactically. With the Declension, Gender, Genitive Case of Nouns Substantives; Termination of Adjectives and Participles; Declension of Pronouns; Conjugation, Preter Tense, &c. of Verbs; and other Requsites for the More Ready Translating English into Latin, whereby that useful Book is still more advantageously Accommodated to the Benefit of Youth than any Thing of this Nature Extant. By N. Bailey, School-Master.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1735
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An introduction to the English tongue being a spelling book. In two parts. The first, consisting of tables of words from one to seven syllables, disposed in a natural and easy Order, for Children to learn to Spell by; being Accented to prevent false Pronunciation. The second, being observations on the sounds of letters, consonants, vowels, and diphthongs: Directions for the true dividing of Syllables; the Use of Capital Letters, Stops, Marks, and various other use of Tables, for the Use of those who have attain'd to a riper Judgment. The second edition, corrected, and very much improv'd; particularly, with the addition of several fables, each adorned with a cut curiously engraved upon copper, for the entertainment and instruction of youth. By N. Bailey,.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1733
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A new universal etymological English dictionary containing not only explanations of the words in the English language; ... but also their etymologies from the ancient and modern languages: and accents directing to their proper pronunciation; ... Illustrated with copper-plates. Originally compiled by N. Bailey. Assisted in the mathematical part by G. Gordon; in the botanical by P. Miller; and in the etymological, &c. by T. Lediard, ... And now re-published with many corrections, ... by different hands. The etymology of all terms ... derived from the Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, and other Asiatic languages, being revised and corrected by Joseph Nicol Scott, M.D.
Scott, Joseph Nicol, 1703-1769.Date: 1764
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The antiquities of London and Westminster . Being an account of whatsoever is ancient, curious or remarkable, as to palaces, towers, castles, Walls, Gates, Bridges, Monasteries, Priories, Sanctuaries, Nunneries, Religious Houses, Cathedrals, Churches, Chapels, Colleges, Inns of Court, Hospitals, Schools and other Magnificent Buildings; as Exchanges, Halls, Crosses, Markets, Goals; and all Publick Edifices; Also Rivers, Brooks, Bourns, Springs, &c. and many other curious Matters in Antiquity, whereby will plainly appear the Difference between the Ancient and Present State of these two Famous Cities. By N. B.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1722
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An universal etymological English dictionary comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonic, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words derived from any of the aforesaid Languages; and Terms of Art relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physick, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematicks, Grammar, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases us'd in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes at Law; and the Etymology and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and Remarkable Places in Great Britain: Also the Dialects of our different Counties. Containing many Thousand Words more than either Harris, Philips Kersey, or any English Dictionary before Extant. To which is added, A Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication and Illustration. The whole Work compil'd and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant, and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thorowly to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. The seventh edition, with considerable improvements. By N. Bailey.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: M,DCC,XXXV. [1735]
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An universal etymological English dictionary comprehending the derivations of the generality of words in the English tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonic, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also a brief and clear explication of all difficult words, derived from any of the aforesaid Languages, and Terms of Art, relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physick, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematicks, Grammar, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together With A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases used in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes in Law; and the Etymology, and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and remarkable Places in Great-Britain: Also the Dialects of our different Countries. Containing many Thousand Words more than either Harris, Philips. Kersey, or any English Dictionary before extant. To which is added, a collection of our most common proverbs, with their Explication and Illustration. The whole Work compil'd and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant; and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thoroughly to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. The thirteenth edition, with considerable improvements. By N. Bailey,.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: MDCCXLVII. [1747]
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A compleat English dictionary , oder vollständiges englisch-deutsches Wörterbuch, anfànglich von Nathan Bailey herausgegeben; jetzt aber fast ganz umgearbeitet, vermehret und verbessert von Anton Ernst Klausing, ..
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1792
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An universal etymological English dictionary Comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonick, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words, derived from any of the aforesaid Languages, and Terms of Art, relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physick, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematicks, Grammar, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases used in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes in Law; and the Etymology, and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and remarkable Places in Great Britain: Also the Dialects of our different Countries. Containing many Thousand Words more than either Harris, Philips, Kersey, or any English Dictionary before extant. To which is added, A Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication and Illustration. The whole Work compiled and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant; and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thoroughy to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. By N. Bailey, [Greek].
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: [1782]
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An introduction to the English tongue being a spelling book. In two parts. The first, consisting of tables of words from one to seven syllables, disposed in a natural and easy Order, for Children to learn to Spell by; being Accented to prevent false Pronunciation. The second, being observations on the sounds of letters, consonants, vowels, and diphthongs: Directions for the true dividing of Syllables; the Use of Capital. Letters, Stops, Marks, and various other useful Tables, for the Use of those who have attain'd to a riper Judgment. For the use of schools. By N. Bailey,.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]
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An universal etymological English dictionary Comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman and Modern French, Teutonic, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A Brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words derived from any of the aforesaid Languages; and Terms of Art relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physick, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematicks, Grammar, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A Large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases us'd in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes at Law; and the Etymology and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and Remarkable Places in Great Britain: Also the Dialects of our different Counties. Containing many Thousand Words more than either Harris, Philips, Kersey, or any English Dictionary before Extant. To which is Added a Collection of our most Common Proverbs, with their Explication and Illustration. The whole Work compil'd and Methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant, and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen and Foreigners, who are desirous thorowly to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. The second edition, with large additions. By N. Bailey,.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1724
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An universal etymological English dictionary Comprehending The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the English Tongue, either Ancient or Modern, from the Ancient British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Modern French, Teutonic, Dutch, Spanish, Italian; as also from the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Characters. And also A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words derived from any of the aforesaid Languages; and Terms of Art relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physick, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chymistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematicks, Grammar, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Heraldry, Maritime Affairs, Military Discipline, Horsemanship, Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening, Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving, Cookery, &c. Together with A large Collection and Explication of Words and Phrases us'd in our Ancient Statutes, Charters, Writs, Old Records, and Processes at Law; and the Etymology and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and Remarkable Places in Great Britain: Also the Dialects of our different Counties. Containing many Thousand Words more than either Harris, Philips, Kersey, or any English Dictionary before Extant. To which is added, a Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication and Illustration. The whole Work compil'd and methodically digested, as well for the Entertainment of the Curious, as the Information of the Ignorant, and for the Benefit of young Students, Artificers, Tradesmen, and Foreigners, who are desirous thorowly to understand what they Speak, Read, or Write. the fourth edition, with large additions. By N. Bailey,.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: M.DCC.XXVIII. [1728]
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The universal etymological English dictionary containing an additional collection of words (not in the first volume) with their Explications and Etymologies from the Ancient British, Teutonick, Dutch, Saxon, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Cbuldee, &c. each in its proper Character. Also An Explication of hard and technical Words, or Terms, in all Arts and Sciences: with Accents directing to their proper Pronunciation, shewing both the Orthography and Orthoepia of the English Tongue. Illustrated with above Five Hundred Cuts, giving a clearer Idea of those Figures, not so well apprehended by verbal Description. Likewise A Collection and Explanation of Words and Phrases us'd in our ancient Charters, Statutes, Writs, Old Records and Processes at Law. Also The Theogony, Theology, and Mythology of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, &c. being an Account of their Deities, Solemnities, Divinations, Auguries, Oracles, Hieroglyphicks, and many other curious Matters, necessary to be understood, especially by the Readers of English Poetry. To which is added, An additional Collection of proper Names of Persons and Places in Great Britain, &c. with their Etymologies and Explications. The Whole digested into an Alphabetical Order, not only for the Information of the Ignorant, but the Entertainment of the Curious; and also the Benefit of Artificers, Tradesmen, Young Students and Foreigners. A Work useful for such as would Understand what they Read and Hear, Speak what they Mean, and Write true English. Vol. II. The third edition with many additions, by N. Bailey, [Greek].
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: MDCCXXXVII. [1737]
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The new universal etymological English dictionary containing an additional collection of words (not in the first volume) with their explications and etymologies from the ancient British, Teutonick, Dutch, Saxon, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldee, &c. each in its proper character. Also an explication of hard and technical words, or terms, in all arts and sciences; with accents directing to their proper pronunciation, shewing both the orthography and orthoepia of the English tongue. Illustrated with some hundred cuts, giving a clearer idea of those figures, not so well apprehended by verbal description. Likewise a collection and explanation of words and phrases used in our ancient charters, statutes, writs, old records, and processes at law. Also the theogony, theology, and mythology of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, &c. being an account of their deities, solemnities, divinations, auguries, oracles, and hieroglyphicks. A work useful for such as would understand what they read and hear, speak what they mean, and write true English. To which is added, a dictionary of cant words. ... By N. Bailey.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]
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Exercitia Latina or, Latin for Garretsons's English exercises, for school-boys to translate syntactically. ... By N. Bailey, ..
Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742.Date: 1716