A

DISSERTATION

ON THE

LANGUAGES, LITERATURE,

AND

MANNERS

O F

EASTERN NATIONS.

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A

DISSERTATION

ON THE

LANGUAGES, LITERATURE,

AND MANNERS OF
EASTERN NATIONS.

Originally prefixed to a DICTIONARY,
PERSIAN, ARABIC, and ENGLISH.

THE SECOND EDITION.

TO WHICH IS ADDED,

PART II.

Containing ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS.

TOGETHER WITH

FURTHER REMARKS ON

A New Analysis of Ancient Mythology:

IN ANSWER TO

An APOLOGY, addreffed to the Author, by
JACOB BRYANT, ESQ.

BY JOHN RICHARDSON, Esq. F. S. A.
OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE,
AND OF WADHAM COLLEGE, OXFORD.

OXFORD:

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SOLD BY J. MURRAY, No. 32, FLERTSTREET, LONDON;

AND BY D. PRINCE, OXFORD,

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