Excerpt from The Etymological Compendium: Or, Portfolio of Origins and Inventions, Relating to Language, Literature, and Government, Architecture and Sculpture, Drama, Music, Painting, and Scientific Discoveries, Articles O Dress, &C., Titles, Dignities, &C., Names, Trades, Professions, ParliamentThat such a Compendium of Amusing Knowledge was wanted, has been proved by the sale of two large editions. A Third being now called for, advantage has been taken of that circum stance to correct those numerous tri¿ing errors which were scarcely to be avoided in the first impressions of a work consisting of so vast a number of minute facts and dates and although it cannot be hoped that the present edition is entirely free from such small blemishes, it is believed that, by the correction of.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.