...and weaknesses. But as Johnson says in the Preface to his Dictionary, "In this work, when it shall be found that much is omitted, let it not be forgotten that much likewise is performed." Not all introductory books introduce in the same way. This one does not aim...

...undertaking.49 These words echo the preface to Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary: In this work, when it shall be found that much is omitted, let it not be forgotten that much likewise is performed; and though no book was ever spared out of tenderness to the authour, and the...

...the verge of endings, in both senses - death and the ends of activity: In this work, when it shall be found that much is omitted, let it not be forgotten that much likewise is achieved.7" This secret horrour of the last is inseparable from a thinking being whose...

...within an administration. Conclusion Promise and Illusion A Special Plea In this work, when it shall be found that much is omitted, let it not be forgotten that much likewise is performed. — Dr. Samuel Johnson A Dictionary of the English Language PRESI DENT William...

...defective and deliver it to the world with the spirit of a man that has endeavored well When it shall be found that much is omitted, let it not be forgotten that much likewise has been performed. — Samuel Johnson: preface to his Dictionary RD 732716 Tel Aviv, Israel...