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Johnson, S., "The plan of an English dictionary, submitted to the right honourable Phillip Dormer, Earl of Chesterfield". Google
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http://www.cie.uce.ac.uk/englishweb/Texts/Samuel%20Johnson/JohnsonPlan/JohnPlan.htm, pages 1-14
Published before 1923
2 ;;Quote: a dictionary preserves the purity of a language and defines its meanings
2+;;Quote: the value of a work must be estimated by its use; a dictionary must be useful to all
2+;;Quote: a dictionary should include all words, even well-known animals and those of particular professions
4 ;;Quote: in language, change is an evil unless evident advantage
6 ;;Quote: English has adopted words in every generation from every distant region
7 ;;Quote: maintain purity of language by tracing every word to its original
7 ;;Quote: words are always changing; words are not fundamental, immutable atoms of our speech
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