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A compleat collection of English proverbs also the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages The Whole Methodically Digested and Illustrated with Annotations, and proper Explications. By the late Rev. and Learned J. Ray, M. A. And Fellow of the Royal Society, and Author of The Wisdom of God in the Creation. &c. &c. To which is added, (written by the same author) A collection of English words not generally used, With their Significations and Original in two Alphabetical Catalogues; the one, of such as are proper to the Northern, the other, to the Southern Counties. With an Account of the preparing and refining such Metals and Minerals as are found in England.

Title: A compleat collection of English proverbs [electronic resource] : also the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages The Whole Methodically Digested and Illustrated with Annotations, and proper Explications. By the late Rev. and Learned J. Ray, M. A. And Fellow of the Royal Society, and Author of The Wisdom of God in the Creation. &c. &c. To which is added, (written by the same author) A collection of English words not generally used, With their Significations and Original in two Alphabetical Catalogues; the one, of such as are proper to the Northern, the other, to the Southern Counties. With an Account of the preparing and refining such Metals and Minerals as are found in England.
Author: Ray, John, 1627-1705.
Publication: London : printed for H. Slater, near Clare-Market; F. Noble, at Otway's Head in St. Martin's Court, near Leicester-Fields; W. and T. Payne, at Horace's Head, in Round-Court, opposite York-Buildings, in the Strand; T. Wright, at the Bible in Exeter-Exchange; and J. Duncan, in St. Martin's Court, near Leicester-Fields, MDCCXLII. [1742]

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viii,319,[1],150,[2]p.; 8⁰.

Uniform Title

Eighteenth century collections online.

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Note

A reissue of the 1737 edition, with a cancel titlepage.
The 'Collection of English words' has a separate titlepage, pagination and register.
With a final leaf of advertisements.
Reproduction of original from British Library.

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Keynes
English Short Title Catalog

Reproduction (note)

Electronic reproduction.

OCLC

642722127
T88585

Author

Ray, John, 1627-1705.

Title

A compleat collection of English proverbs [electronic resource] : also the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages The Whole Methodically Digested and Illustrated with Annotations, and proper Explications. By the late Rev. and Learned J. Ray, M. A. And Fellow of the Royal Society, and Author of The Wisdom of God in the Creation. &c. &c. To which is added, (written by the same author) A collection of English words not generally used, With their Significations and Original in two Alphabetical Catalogues; the one, of such as are proper to the Northern, the other, to the Southern Counties. With an Account of the preparing and refining such Metals and Minerals as are found in England.

Imprint

London : printed for H. Slater, near Clare-Market; F. Noble, at Otway's Head in St. Martin's Court, near Leicester-Fields; W. and T. Payne, at Horace's Head, in Round-Court, opposite York-Buildings, in the Strand; T. Wright, at the Bible in Exeter-Exchange; and J. Duncan, in St. Martin's Court, near Leicester-Fields, MDCCXLII. [1742]

Edition

The third edition, augmented with many hundreds of words, observations, letters, &c.

Series

Eighteenth century collections online.

Indexed In:

Keynes, 14

Reproduction

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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English Short Title Catalog, T88585.

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Place of Publication

Great Britain England London.

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Gale (Firm)

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