A Dictionary of the English Language
$16,500 · Offered by Manhattan Rare Books
“It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good; to be exposed to censure, without hope of praise; to be disgraced by miscarriage, or punished for neglect, where success would have been without applause, and dilligence without reward. Among these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries…”– Johnson, from the Preface
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