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A dictionary of the English language : in which the words are deduced from their origin 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 / By Samuel Johnson.

Samuel Johnson

Date:: 1820

Credit: A dictionary of the English language : in which the words are deduced from their origin 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 / By Samuel Johnson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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