[DOC] [TLE] A Dictionary of the English Language Samuel Johnson - knoMi [PAR] periodical writer. He wrote over 200 essays for his periodical, The Rambler. (
17501752). It was around this time that he was also working on A Dictionary. [DOC] [TLE] Wretches and Drudges: The Humor in Johnson's Dictionary ... [PAR] Oct 16, 2014 ... ... Dictionary of the English Language, which was first published in 1755. ... As he 
toiled away on his project, Johnson became understandably bored, and ... dull: 
Not exhilarating; not delightful; as, to make dictionaries is dull work. ... Johnson, 
annoyed with his benefactor the Earl of Chesterfield, wrote this... [DOC] [TLE] A soul of fire: celebrating Samuel Johnson | OxfordWords blog [PAR] Sep 18, 2012 ... Samuel Johnson wrote a number of works, but he is arguably best known for the 
1755 publication A Dictionary of the English Language. While it ... What seems 
most remarkable is that Johnson wrote his dictionary almost singlehandedly. ... 
Not exhilarating; not delightful; as, to make dictionaries is dull work. [DOC] [TLE] The Sources of Johnson's Dictionary | Exhibition Checklist - Archives ... [PAR] In 1746, when he signed the contract to write A Dictionary of the English ... in his 
mind, but it is unlikely he would ever have written it if Dodsley and the ... he 
exemplifies dull with the sentence, to make dictionaries is dull work; he ... 
When he finished the Dictionary in 1755, Johnson was hailed in England and 
abroad. [DOC] [TLE] "Harmless Drudge": Samuel Johnson and his Dictionary [PAR] [FROM THE FIRST EDITION OF SAMUEL JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY - 1755]1 ... 
when in the classroom, he was a less than diligent student. He attended Oxford 
for two ... 1747, Johnson wrote in the Preface to his dictionary upon its completion 
in .... Dull: not exhilarating; not delightful; as, to make dictionaries is dull work. [DOC] [TLE] Dr Johnson's Dictionary - QI : Quite Interesting [PAR] Although Dr Johnson's dictionary had 42,773 entries, it was far from 
comprehensive: ... There were also no entries for the letter X. He wrote: 'X is a 
letter, which, though ... For almost 20 years after his wife's death in 1765, 
Johnson had a room in the ... Dull: Not exhilirating, not delightful: as, 'to make 
dictionaries is dull work'. [DOC] [TLE] HaggardHawks: 10 Words From Johnson's Dictionary [PAR] Apr 14, 2016 ... Words that he personally disliked or thought unimportant were omitted (so out 
went ... Samuel Johnson's Dictionary stated, to make dictionaries is dull work. ... 
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary (1755) defined a BULLY as "a noisy, blustering, ... 
nor that his dictionary provides us with their earliest written record. [DOC] [TLE] BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The A-Z of Samuel Johnson [PAR] Mar 30, 2005 ... The Gough Square home where he wrote his dictionary is also a museum. ... it 
used to illustrate usage of the word "dull" read: "To make dictionaries is dull work. 
... Oxford University awarded him an honorary Masters in 1755. [DOC] [TLE] Print - Gresham College [PAR] ... his Dictionary of the English Language, which was published on April the 15th, 
1755. .... In his Dictionary, some of this pungency remains, as when he defines ... 
He wrote biographies, witty and instructive essays, political satire and reports on 
the ..... the word with a sentence of his own: 'To make dictionaries is dull work'. [DOC] [TLE] How English Became English: Caxton to Johnson - Rare Books ... [PAR] Their new summer exhibition, William Caxton and the Birth of English Printing, 
is .... in usethe man sat down at his desk and wrote the English dictionary. ... 
After he completed the project in 1755, Johnson's dictionary was more than just a 
... Dull: Not exhilaterating [sic]; not delightful; as, to make dictionaries is dull work
.. [DOC] [TLE] Dr Johnson defines... | History Extra [PAR] Apr 27, 2012 ... DULL: Not

Question: In his 1755 dictionary, he wrote, "To make dictionaries is dull work"
Answer: (Samuel) Johnson