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i Brief History of the English Lan- 

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 This Work shows the Philological Rela- 

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 the progress and influence of the causes 



\ which have brought it to its present con- 



I dition. 



Principle* of Pronunciation. By 

 Professor GOODRICH and W. A. WHEELER, 

 M.A. Including a Synopsis of Words 

 differently pronounced by different au- 

 thorities. 



A Short Treatise on Orthography. 



By ARTHUR W. WRIGHT. Including a 

 Complete List of Words that are spelt i& 

 two or more ways. 



An Explanatory and Pronouncing 



Vocabulary ot the Names af Noted Fic- 

 titious Persons and Places, &c, tey W. A. 

 WHEELEB, M.A. This Work includes not 

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 whether narrative, poetical, or dramatic, 

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 names referring to the Ange'.ology and De- 

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 found in the romance writers ; Pseu- 

 d'.inyms, Nick- names of eminent persons 

 and parties, &c., &c. In fact, it is best 

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 where the origin is unknown a quotation 

 i? given to some well-known writer in 

 which the word occurs. 



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. . Pronoun/ing Vocabulary of Greek 



and Latin oper Names. By Professor 

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A Pronouncing Vocabulary of Scrip- 

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 M.A Including a List of the Variations 

 that occur in the Douay version of the 

 Bible. 



An Etymological Vocabulary of Mo- 

 dem Geographical N amee. By the Rev. 

 C. H. WHEELER. Containing: i. A List 

 of Prefixes^ Terminations, and Formative 

 Syllables in various Languages, with th< ir 

 meaning an J derivation ; n. A brief List 

 of Geographical Names (not explained by 

 the foregoing List), with their derivation 

 and signification, ail doubtful and obscure 

 derivations being excluded. 



Pronouncing Vocabularies of Modern 



Geographical and Biographical Names. 

 By J. THOMAS, M.D. 



A Pronouncing Vocabulary of Com- 

 mon English Christian Names, with their 

 ieiivations, signification, and diminutives 

 (or nick-names), and their equivalents in 

 several other languages. 



A Dictionary of Quotations. Selected 

 and translated by WILLIAM G. WERSTEK. 

 Containing all Words, Phrases, Proverbs, 

 and Colloquial Expressions from the 

 Greek, Latin, and Mod-rn Foreign Lan- 

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A List of Abbreviations, Contrac- 

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 and Printing. 



A Classified Selection of Pictorial 



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 to the text. 



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