 | John Walker - English language - 1797 - 608 pages
...future improvement. It muft, indeed, be confefled, that Mr. Sheridan's Dictionary is greatly fuperior to every other that preceded it ; and his method of conveying the found of words, by fpelling them as they arc pronounced, is highly rational and ufeful — But here... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1822 - 808 pages
...they are pronounced, seemed to complete the idea of a l'ronouncing Dictionary, and to leave but lIttle expectation of future improvement. It must, indeed,...that Mr. Sheridan's Dictionary is greatly superior to es cry other that preceded It; and his method of conveying the sound of words, by spelling them as... | |
 | Noah Webster - United States - 1823 - 384 pages
...they are pronounced, seemed to complete the idea of a Pronouncing Dictionary, and to leave but little expectation of future improvement. It must indeed...Sheridan's Dictionary is greatly superior to every thing that preceded it, and his method of conveying the sound of words by spelling them as they are... | |
 | John Walker - Bible - 1823 - 808 pages
...Improvement. It nast, indeed, be confessed, that Mr. Sheridan” Dictionary is greatly .upe'rar to ever, other that preceded it' and his method of conveying the sound o'f word,, by spiUlag them as they ate pronounced, is lighly rational and useful—But hare sint'eritv... | |
 | George Fulton - English language - 1826 - 224 pages
...they are pronounced, seemed to complete the idea of a Pronouncing Dictionary, and to leave but little expectation of future improvement. It' must, indeed,...them as they are pronounced, is highly rational and useful.—The last writer on this subject is Mr Nares, who, in his Elements of Orthoepy, has shewn... | |
 | John Walker, Lyman Cobb - English language - 1841 - 444 pages
...they are pronounced, seemed to complete the idea of » Pronouncing Dictionary, and to leave but little expectation of future improvement. It must, indeed,...confessed, that Mr. Sheridan's Dictionary is greatly supérieur to every other that preceded it ; and his method of conveying the sound of words, by spelling... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1847 - 490 pages
...Sheridan's Dictionary was acknowledged, however, even by Walker, " to be generally superior to every thing that preceded it, and his method of conveying the sound of words by spelling them as they aro pronounced, highly rational and useful." And Webster, the American lexicographer, thus speaks of... | |
 | Robert Sullivan - 1854 - 514 pages
...Dictionary was acknowledged, however, even by ЛУalker, " to be generally tuperior to етегу thing that preceded it, and his method of conveying the sound of words by spelling them as they aro pronounced, highly rational and useful." And Webster, the American lexicographer, thus speaks of... | |
 | Robert Sullivan - 1860 - 260 pages
...acknowledged, however, even bj Walker, "to be generally superior to every thing that preceded it, line 1 his method of conveying the sound of words by spelling them as they are pronounced, highly rational and useful." And Webster, the American lexicographer, thus speaks of his work : " His... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1869 - 316 pages
...Sheridan's Dictionary was acknowledged, however, even bj Walker, "to be generally superior to every thing that preceded it, and his method of conveying the sound of words by spelling them at they are pronounced, highly rational and useful.' 1 And Webster, the American lexicographer, thus... | |
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expectation of future improvement. It must, indeed, be confessed, that Mr. Sheridan's Dictionary is greatly superior to every other that preceded it ; and his method of conveying the sound of words, by spelling them as they are pronounced, is highly rational... 
