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Excerpt from A Dictionary of the English Language, for the Use of Schools, and for General Reference: With the Principles of Pronunciation, Orthography, and Etymology, Fully Explained, and Practically Illustrated And what can be more unsatisfactory than the etymological information given in our English dictionaries Even in the voluminous and celebrated work of dr. Johnson, the amount of information on this important and interesting branch of lexicography, scarcely ever exceeds a Latin 01 French word, par parenthese. N ow, of what use is the meie indication of the root? To those who know any thing of the learned languages, such information is unnecessary; and to those who do not, it is useless, - unlesis, indeed, the primary meaning, and secondary applications of the term referred to, be fully and clearly explained. On this subject horne tooke has truly said It is a trifling etymology that barely refers us to some word in another language, either the same or similar, unless the meaning of the word, and cause of its imposition, can be discovered by such a reference. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.