A Dictionary of the English Language: Abridged from the American Dictionary (Classic Reprint)FB&C Limited, 28 Apr 2018 - 552 halaman Excerpt from A Dictionary of the English Language: Abridged From the American Dictionary He passed his boyhood like the sons of other farmers, in agricultural occupations during most of the year; attending a district school in the winter, and spending the long evenings of that season at the family fire side, ia the study of those rudiments of an English education, which were then taught in common schools. When fourteen years of age, from that love of knowledge which was the ruling passion of his life, be commenced the study of the classics, under the instruction of the clergyman of the place, the Rev. Nathan Perkins, D. D.; and in 1774 was admitted a member of the Freshman class in Yale College. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
