Epsom : a vision : manuscript, 1797.

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Epsom : a vision : manuscript, 1797.

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Satire in verse, in English and Latin, of Jonathan Boucher's devotion to etymological research and his attempt to have the results published as a supplement to Johnson's dictionary of the English language. Title page illustration is a humorous adaptation of Boucher's coat of arms.

1 v. (56 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm.

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