Excerpt from A General Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1: One Main Object of Which, Is, to Establish a Plain and Permanent Standard of Pronunciation; To Which Is Prefixed a Rhetorical Grammar In his Grammar, he has laid open a method of teaching every thing which regards found, from the firft fimple elements, to their mofi: extended combinations in words and fentences. He has pointed out the principles upon which our pronunciation is founded, and the general rules by which it is regulated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.