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... SPECIMENS . - 4 . 25 . VOL . X. ENGLISH PLANT - NAMES . - 22 . 26 , & c . [ N.B. - Not yet completed ; must wait for the final part . ] The above scheme includes all the numbers hitherto issued , except 10 ( unfinished ) ; 11 , 17 , 29 ...
... SPECIMENS . - 4 . 25 . VOL . X. ENGLISH PLANT - NAMES . - 22 . 26 , & c . [ N.B. - Not yet completed ; must wait for the final part . ] The above scheme includes all the numbers hitherto issued , except 10 ( unfinished ) ; 11 , 17 , 29 ...
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... specimens of dialect which various authors , with very various ideas on the subject of spelling , have supplied ; and the value of these specimens is of all degrees , from the ill - composed productions of ill - educated twaddlers , to ...
... specimens of dialect which various authors , with very various ideas on the subject of spelling , have supplied ; and the value of these specimens is of all degrees , from the ill - composed productions of ill - educated twaddlers , to ...
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... specimens of true dialect . To discriminate between these is no part of our present pur- pose , since it would require more time than can now well be spared , and it is of importance that members should have this List in their hands as ...
... specimens of true dialect . To discriminate between these is no part of our present pur- pose , since it would require more time than can now well be spared , and it is of importance that members should have this List in their hands as ...
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... specimens of the Craven , the Derby- shire , the Exmoor , the Lancashire , and the Somersetshire dialects . * A General Dictionary of Provincialisms , written with a view to rescue from oblivion the fast fading relics of bygone days ...
... specimens of the Craven , the Derby- shire , the Exmoor , the Lancashire , and the Somersetshire dialects . * A General Dictionary of Provincialisms , written with a view to rescue from oblivion the fast fading relics of bygone days ...
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... Specimens of Yorkshire Dialect . The work , nevertheless , contains much that is new with respect to the counties of Kent , Sussex , and Hampshire . By JOHN * A Bibliographical List of the works that have been published towards ...
... Specimens of Yorkshire Dialect . The work , nevertheless , contains much that is new with respect to the counties of Kent , Sussex , and Hampshire . By JOHN * A Bibliographical List of the works that have been published towards ...
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