A Compact Rhyming Dictionary (Classic Reprint)

Tam work is not written with any idea of teaching poets their business. But it is hoped that it may be the means of saving time to those who have already learnt it. Without making any pretension to absolute completeness. It is claimed that this is at the same time more complete. More compact. And more up-to date than any other rhyming dictionary on the market.

A great saying of space has been effected by the almost entire omission of false rhymes which en cumber so many works of a similar nature. In the few cases where these are given they are italicised. While all great poets have rightly preferred at times to sacrifice accuracy of sound rather than do injustice to some noble thought. It is submitted that every poet must be his own judge of the licence he can alien] to take in this direction. And it is not for the compiler of a rhyming dictionary to suggest departures from correct rhyming. Still less to justify such departures on the strength of quotations from Burns or other authorities who have used them.

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