A new pocket-book for young gentlemen and ladies: or, a Spelling Dictionary of the English language. Wherein the exact orthography, just quantities of syllables, proper accent, true Pronunciation, Number of Syllables contained in each Word, the Part of Speech to which it belongs, and the Language from which it is derived, are exhibited at one view. To which is subjoined, a catalogue of the most usual Christian names of men and women. By James Buchanan, Master of the Boarding-School at Loughbury-House, opposite Stockwell, in Surry.
- Buchanan, James, active 1753-1773.
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- M.DCC.LVII. [1757]
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London : printed for R. Baldwin, at the Rose in Pater-Noster-Row, M.DCC.LVII. [1757]
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xii,[160]p. ; 120.
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References note
ESTC T192851
Alston, IV.674
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