But these were the dreams of a poet doomed at last to wake a lexicographer. –preface to a dictionary of the english language, samuel johnson read the passages. then, write two to three sentences explaining how the meaning and connotation of the word lexicographer differs in each passage.

Which of these names would be listed first in a telephone directory? a: d’agostino b: dague c: dagy

How does visiting the place of the gods affect the narrator? a. he discovers that it is unwise to have an inquiring mind b. he learns that there is nothing supernatural to fear in the destroyed city c. he renounces everything he learned from the priests and his father d. he understands that the past has nothing of interest for people of the present

What 3 topics are considering for demonstration speech?