compend

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As for the chapter of good breeding, it is wide of comprehension, being a compend of things perfect.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

For the annals of England, the Short History of England by J. R. Green is a most excellent compend.

From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Spofford, Ainsworth Rand

His principal literary work was Li Livres dou Tresor, written in French, an interesting compend of the omne scibile.

From Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Hell by Norton, Charles Eliot

An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Here you have a compend of the doctrine of the Scriptures.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh