The etymological Compendium or portfolio of origins and inventions ; Comprising language, literature, and government. Architecture and sculpture. Music, painting and engraving. Discoveries and inventions. Rise and progress of the drama. Commerce and the use of money. Articles of dress and luxuries. Names, trades, and professions. Titles, dignities, and inginia. Parliament, laws and plots. Universities and religious sects. Epithets and phrases. Remarkable customs, &c. &c. Games, field sports, &c. Seasons, months and days of the week. Etymons of words and terms, &c. Seas, Islands, Cities, Towns, Colleges, Corporations, Boroughs, &c. Containing a particular account of London and its public buildings ; its wards and companies ; inns of court and churches ; streets and localities ; public house signs and coffee house appellations. By William Pulleyn
Print Book, English, 1828
Printed for Thomas Tegg, 73, Cheapside, London, 1828