Excerpt from Roots and Ramifications: Or Extracts From Various Books Explanatory of the Derivation or Meaning of Divers Words
The author of the following pages, who has for many years taken an interest in antiquarian, historical, and genealogical research, acknowledges the gratification afforded him by the perusal of Mr. Trench"s book "On the Study of Words," which first invited him to explore this new and interesting field, at such occasional and limited intervals as his professional duties admitted of his devoting to the purpose.
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