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THE TRIBUNE.
New Publications.

TWO royal octave volumes ana cOhiahS r"PP'oi'o'''
a. ecera thousand words, which appeared inno EDITION
Il the Dictionary prior 10 the Authors death
T,,r AnrsIcAN DIcrIeSARY OF THE ENGLISH Ian
.oy was published in quarto in l525 after more than
twenty years Of hard study by the author ms con-
spsd abou, twelve thousand words and more than thr
- ,boa.and definitions not found in any other similar
work I, was at adopted by English Scholars az
the standard Dictionary not only in our own land but IN
hs, country whose critics had snceringy asked, Who
reads an American book
Bot the learned author was not conienied with THIS
achievement For thirteen years did he devote his time
IN farther researches the correction OF mistakes and
20 the yeion Of work by which he was 70 be known
by al poserity We would be doing injustice did we not
notice in this connection the valuable services Oi me
Poet PERclyAL, whose extensive acquaintance win he
snccnt and modern languages OF the East gave hn'h
TO the work which few living scholars could nave I'M
parted Accordingly new edition was issued ID Iefi
two volumes superroyai octave and IN 1913 Df "eo
.,sr mat before his death added supplement contain
ing great many words not found in any o,her dicuon
y. These Improvements and additions all comprised
in the present edition
To the Scholar. the Professional gentleman, snd TO
every intelligent man. who would speak the language In
IA uurty particularly to the AMERICAN this unriyaed
The price Of the work is reduced dollars, which
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peace Of Riswch in 1897, to the present time being
a continuation of the same subject from the Septem
Der number.
In an article on the Colonial Currency Of Rhode
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