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Show E D AN are the work the fame man comprehend H R'T T O I D of human induftry, which to begin and finith are hardly grafited t that undertakes to compile a Diionary, undertakes that, which, if it the full extent of his defign he know himfelf unabl to perform Yet his labours,' - though deficient, may be ufeful, and with the hope of this inferior praife, he muft incite his activity "and folace his wearinefs Perfettion is unattainable, but nearer and nearer approaches may be made; and finding my Dictionary about to be reprinted, I have endeavoured, by a revifal, to make it lefs reprehenfible. clean.sh data import.tsv out README T will, not deny that I found many parts requiring emendation and man more capable of improvement Many faults I have correGted, fome fuperfluities I have taken away, and fome deficiencies I hav fupplied I have methodifed fome parts that were difordered, and illuminated fome that were obfcure Yet the changes or additions bear a very fmall proportion to the whole. The critick will now hav lefs to objet, but the ftudent who has boughf any of the former copies needs not repent; he wil not, without nice collation, perceive how they differ; and ufefulnefs feldom depends upon littl ¢hings For negligence or deficience, I have perhaps not need of more apology than the nature of the wor will furnith: T have left that inaccurate which never was made exact, and that imperfet which neve _ was completed A ple |