books.google.com.au - "Johnson imagined that he could complete the job in three years. But the complexity of English meant that his estimate was wildly inadequate. Only after he had expended nearly a decade of his prime on the task did the dictionary finally appear - magisterial yet quirky, dogmatic but generous of spirit,...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Defining_the_World.html?id=LgkS_oCYvusC&q=Giuseppe+Baretti&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareDefining the World
