A Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2
Samuel Johnson · 1755
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Description
Volume Two of Johnson's Dictionary covers the letters L through Z, completing the 1755 work in its 1756 second-edition form. Johnson had done the work of whole academies with a handful of helpers. The second volume carries the same mix of rigor and personality.
Definitions draw on quotations from Shakespeare, Milton, and Dryden to fix each sense. Johnson also marks words as low, barbarous, or dying, acting as judge as well as recorder. Together the two volumes fixed English spelling and meaning for generations. Modern dictionaries still stand in the shadow of Johnson's plan and prose.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Samuel Johnson |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1755 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2032968 |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |
Source: https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_a-dictionary-of-the-engl_johnson-samuel_1756_2