Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (Classic Reprint): So Classified and Arranged as to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and Assist in Literary Composition

Excerpt from Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: So Classified and Arranged as to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and Assist in Literary Composition The Phrases and a certain class of words which, in former edi tions, for certain reasons indicated, were transferred from the body of the work, and placed together as an appendix to the volume, - also the foreign words, alphabetically arranged, to which definitions were added, have, in the present edition, been restored to their original place in the body of the work, as arranged by the author; while, for the benefit of those only acquainted with the English language, the List of Foreign Words, with definitions (and to which additions have been made), is retained at the end of the volume. 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.