A practical grammar of the English tongue. Containing the most material rules and observations for understanding the English language well, and writing it with Propriety. In Five Parts. I. Orthography, or the Art of Spelling. II. Analogy, which treats of the several Parts of Speech. III. Etymology, or the Derivation of Words. IV. Syntax, or Rules for joining Words rightly in a Sentence. V. Prosody, or Rules for Pronunciation. For the use of schools. First compiled by James Gough, of Mountmelick. Revised, digested and enlarged with sundry material Rules by John Gough, of Cole-Alley, Dublin.

  • Gough, James, 1712-1780.
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1760
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Dublin : printed by Isaac Jackson, at the Globe in Meath-Street, 1760.

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xix,[1],115,[1];[96]p. ; 120.

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The second edition, with many additions. Also a new compendious expositor of English words ..

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ESTC T120768

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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