A new guide to the English tongue
Subtitle: in five parts
By: by Thomas Dilworth.
Contributors: American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed and sold by Nath'l Coverly near the sign of the White-Horse
Published: 1768
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
Subjects: Spellers -- Early works to 1800.; English language -- Grammar -- Early works to 1800.
Notes: Numbers 32 and 57 omitted in the pagination; 24 repeated.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-T⁴; horizontal chain lines.
Not in Evans.
LC copy imperfect: t. p. printed on folded leaf; date appears as MDCCLX and a space where letters may have worn away on front of fold. Inscription on back paste down dated 1786. Page 74 also printed on a folded leaf with slight loss of text on p. 74-75.
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.) I. Words both common and proper, from one to six Syllables : The several Sorts of Monosyllables in the common Words, being distinguished by Tables, into Words of two, three, and four Letters, &c. II. A large and useful Table of Words that are the same in sound but differentin Signification ; very necessary to prevent the writing one word for another of the same Sound. III. A short but comprehensive Grammar to the English Tongue, necessary for all such persons as have the Advantage only of an English Education. IV. An useful Collection of Sentences in Prose and Verse, Divine, Moral and Historical &c. V. Forms of Prayer for children on several Occasions.