Excerpt from Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language: Pronouncing, Explanatory, EtymologicalIn this department full advantage has been taken of the best French and German works, as also of the labours oi' the new English school or philologists, who have done so much during the last twenty years to promote the historic and scientific study of our own language Special acknowledgment of indebtedness is due to Diez, EM girder Wb'rterbucfi de-r Rmmlwfias Sprocket. (4th ed. 1878) to Littré's great work; to the dewar-m norms (3d ed. T878) of Weigand, one of the continuators of Grimm and above all to Prof. Skeat, whose Etymological Dictionary is indispensable toevery scientific student of the English language. Great assistance has also been obtained from the Emologs'rckr www do Englilem Spud: (2d ed. 1878) of n Muller; from the French Etymological Dictionaries or Brachet and Scheler; from Diefenbach's Gothic Dictionary; from the works of Morris and Trench; and hunt the well-known lectures of Max Millier. As final authorities in their respective languages. The following dictionaries have been used, Liddell and Scott's Greek Lexicon and Vigfnsson.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language: Pronouncing, Explanatory, Etymological (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture: Illustrated by Fifty Original and Three Additional PlatesArchitecture then fmooths the way for commerce; {he forms commodious roads through marlhes or other grounds naturally impraaicable, fills up vallies, unites, or levels mountains; throws bridges over deep or rapid waters, turns alide or deadens the fury of torrents _conftruéts canals of navigation, builds fhips, and contrives ports for their fecure reception in the hour of danger: facilitating thus, the intercourfe of nations, the conveyance of merchandize from people to people.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture: Illustrated by Fifty Original and Three Additional Plates (Classic Reprint)

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<p>Excerpt from A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture: With Illustrations, Notes, and an Examination of Grecian ArchitectureSince the time of sir william chambers very great changes have come over both architectural theory and practice. For a while ultra-greek, or what was passed off for and accepted as such, was in the ascendant, until its insufficiency to do more than give us the merest Copyism, and the most wearisome repetition of the same forms and features, led to another vicissitude in a quite contrary direction. Gothic, for which the way had been prepared by antiquarian researches, studies, and publications, was welcomed as a change, and a further one has since taken place, an endeavour being now made to bring that style into. Vogue, and establish it as the most suitable one for secular as well as ecclesiastical buildings, and, moreover, to introduce into it much of quite foreign character. The result of such attempt remains to be seen; yet, even if successful, it can be so only partially, for hardly ever can our anglo-italian be discarded from practice in our secular architecture. Hardly can the study of it be dispensed with were it regarded only as a matter of curiosity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.</p>

A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture: With Illustrations, Notes, and an Examination of Grecian Architecture (Classic Reprint)

Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

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Excerpt from Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language The Spelling - When more than one form of a word is given, that which is placed first is the more usual spelling. 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.

Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (Classic Reprint)

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