An universal etymological English dictionary

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by  Bailey, N. (Nathan), d. 1742

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Lincolniana
1714 Westmoreland Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
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BAILEY^A ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIOMRY
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An old newspaper clipping dated Colum"bus,Mo»
Oct. 7# 1912, contains this statement:
"A dictionary which belonged to Abraham Lin-
coln has just been given to the State Histori-
cal Soc. of Missouri by W.W.Glass, a retired
farmer of Maryville, Mo. The book is called
"An Universal Etymological English Dictionary
and Interpreter of Hard Words," A bullet hole
can be plainly seen in the cover. On the fly-
leaf are the names of members of the Lincoln
family who owned it at different times, includ-
ing "A.Lincoln** and^Thomas Lincoln." *******
The book was found in the attic of an old log
cabin on a farm in Hancock Co. Ills. Mr. Glass
bought the farm in 1879« On adjoining farms
there lived three old bachelor cousins of Abra-
ham Lincoln, and these men used to exchange
books with the man from whom Mr. Glass bought
the farm."
In Beveridge's Life of Lincoln there are ref-
erences to this old volume, on pages 21, 64,
and 75* in which the author of this work is
made known as N. Bailey.
Jesse Weik mentions a "Barclay's Dictionary"
(The Real Lincoln, page 25) that Lincoln used
in Indiana, and that is \mdoubtedly this same
woric by Bailey.
The present owners of the original volume
have placed its value at one thousand dollars.
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An Univerfal Etymological
DICTIONARY;
COMPREHENDING
The Derivations of the Generality of Words in the
EngUjh Tongue, either Ancient orModern, from the Ancient
BritiJh^Saxoii^DaniJh^Norman^andModerni^rr;/r^,Tcuto?2icky
Dutch. Spa^iiJ])^ Italian ; as alfo from the Latin^ Grcck^ and
Hebrew Languages, each in their proper Chara6iers.
AND ALSO
A brief and clear Explication of all difficult Words,
derived from any oftheaforefaid Languages, andTerms ofArt, re-
latingtoAnATOMYjBoTANy,Physick,PhARMACY,Surgery,
Chymistry, Philosophy, Divin ity, Math ematicks,
gRIrTaI»M4mE aArF,FlAoIgR1Sc,Mk,IfL.h1TeAtqRYr1DckIS,mGIPuLs1INckE,,hHeOrRaSE1.MpAryN,SmHIaP-
Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, Gardening,
Husbandry, Handicrafts, Confectionary, Carving,
Cookery, i^c.
TOGETHER WITH
A large Colieclion and Explication of Words and
Phraies ufed inourAncientStatutes,Charters,Writ.g,Old
Records,andProcessesinLaw; andtheEtymology andInterpre-
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tationofthePropel-NamesofMeN,WoMEN,andremarkableP//5'r^j
in Gi^eat-Britain : Alfo the Dialects of ourdifferent Countries.
Containing many ThoufandWords more than either Hcinisy PhilipSy
Kerfey, or any EngUjh Diclionary before extant.
To which is added,
A Colle6tion of ou(r^ moil common Proverbs, with
their Explication and Illuilration.
Work
The whole compiled and methodically digefted, as well
fortheEntertainmentofthe Curious,astheInformationofthe Igno-
rant andfortheBenefitofyoung Students, Artificers, Tradefmen,
;
andForeigners,whoaredefirousthoroughly to underftandwhatthey
Speak, Read, or Wrife.
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