This reference book is a rhyming dictionary, in which every word is explained and divided into syllables exactly as pronounced, and to which is added an index of allowable rhymes, with authorities for their usage from some of the world's best poets.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.

Excerpt from A Rhyming, Spelling, and Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language By attending to this rule, we detect a number of typo graphical errors, from which even our best dictionary is not free; such as shyly, dryly, dryness, instead of shily, drily, driness. Warburton, in his edition of Pope, every where adheres to this analogy. 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.