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...present task and the meager appreciation it is likely to receive, for he aptly quotes Dr. Johnson : " Every other author may aspire to praise, the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach." It will be only just, therefore, to express at once our hearty commendation of the work which Mr. Jackson...

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