Proposals for printing by subscription in two volumes, quarto, Linguae Anglicanae veteris thesaurus, or, A glossary of the ancient English language

in two parts: the first comprising provincialisms, or such words as still exist in the various dialects of the provinces; and the second, such archaisms, or old words, as, being lost even to the provinces, are now to be found only in old English and Scottish writers : intended to be a supplement to Dr. Johnson's dictionary, and, in conjunction with that work, to exhibit a complete view of the whole English language