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Bailey's Hexameters
G4G8 Exchange Book
  • Jeremiah Farrell, Butler University
  • Al Shapiro
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Abstract

Nat. Bailey was the most important English lexicographer before Samuel Johnson. Our interest in this essay is to report on some of the 1730 dictionary's entries for the "Entertainmen of the Curious".

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Citation Information
Jeremiah Farrell and Al Shapiro. "Bailey's Hexameters" G4G8 Exchange Book Vol. 2 (2008) p. 150 - 154
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jeremiah-farrell/79/