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Lexiphanes : a dialogue, imitated from Lucian, and suited to the present times : being an attempt to restore the English tongue to its ancient purity, and to correct, as well as expose, the affected style, hard words, and absurd phraseology of many late writers, and particularly of our English Lexiphanes, the Rambler.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Singer-Mendenhall Collection PR3538 .C3 1767
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Campbell, Archibald, 1726?-1780.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784--Language.
- Johnson, Samuel.
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
- English language--Style.
- English language.
- English language--Diction.
- English literature--18th century--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Genre:
- Booksellers' advertisements -- England -- 18th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Frost, John (Autograph)
- Moore, John (Autograph)
- Singer, Jacob (Donor)
- Singer, Leah (donor)
- Singer, Godfrey F. (honoree)
- Physical Description:
- xxxix pages, 1 unnumbered page, 185 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm (12mo)
- Edition:
- The second edition, corrected.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for J. Knox ..., 1767.
- Notes:
- Published anonymously. By Archibald Campbell. Cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.)
- Advertisements on last 3 pages.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 9160745
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