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liis own mind, by a general comparison of the eense, 

 in which that word has been most generally employ- 

 ed by the best writers in the language ; rejecting, 

 the casual deviations from it that occur even in the 

 best authors. But where again, you afk, is such a 

 man to be found ? I know not ; I do not expect ever 

 to meet with such a one. I do not, therefore, expect 

 to find a dictionary even approaching tp perfection, 

 that fliallbe written by any one man. 



There are men, however, to be found, who pofsefs 

 uncommon talents for disquisitions of this nature ; 

 and where such a man can be found, much may 

 be done. The quickest way of reaching perfection 

 would be to set such a man, or several such men, if 

 they can be found, to work, as it were in concert. 



Let each write out the task afsigned him in the 

 most perfect way he is able. Let these several ar« 

 tides be read over with great deliberation, in a gene- 

 ral meeting of a society of men, well versed in studies 

 of this nature. Let such hints as occurred, for perfec-, 

 ting every article, be suggested to the whole, and in-. 

 ■vcstigated by them. Let a second meeting of the 

 same be called, and the same be read over with tlKS 

 improvements adopted. Let these, when approved, 

 be put to the prefs. Let them be published to the 

 world of philologists, as a gramm atical sketch. A 

 leaf or two of this might be publilhed weekly, to 

 be circulated among the learned, ^r their informa,. 

 tion and correction, accompanied with a general rcr. 

 quisition, that every person, to whom any corrections, 

 pmifsions, or improvements, occurred, would be so 

 ;good as conunuuicatc these hints to the uudertakefSi 



