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sstolas words which are found in EnIie..
Perry, Walker, Iohuion in miniature, and al
Other Englnh compilations in addition rs
this more than a flsaflnd rpo,b are. added
which are uied by the belt writer's aud lpesF-
eis, but NOT found in any book of the kind,
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Portland, and Esstiei Cooaais IF Hati0rssAJ
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II Ccmbndisly Dit1ioncry s TIE Eng.
h6 Language,
Containing the brf collection of Engllfh words
ever pnbiihed in Dictionary eollectlou
which was no, made without many years tea
ding. The following tefimonials will iho9
the effin,a.ion in which this work is held by
men of letter. in our country.
From tie Faculty Of fak College.
The nfertion of local terms in your fmal'
Dictionary, we approve good reaion can
be given, why pcrion who meets with words
of this Kind, ihouid not be abe to find their
meaning in Dictionary; the only place
where il can ufualiy be found at all. Nor
can we fee, why liberty granted TO other
photographers, fhouid be denied to you. We
are ALTO pleafed with your inicrt,on Of chemi-
cal, botanical. and Come other fcientIfeal
words and with the lin in ,hefe cafes, to he
ircreafed rather than leiIened In thefe and
feveral other particulars, we think, that the
Dictionary which you have already pubihed,
is, what you jully ftyle il, Dictionary with
comfortable improvements.
We are RESPECTFULLY, Sir,
Your obedieut feryanu,
TIMOTHY DWIGHT, P.sGsnf. ~
ELIZUR GOODRICH, PrJsDs, II Lew.
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BENJAMIN slLLIMAN, Glenn P,.f
JAMES l. KINGSLEY, Pr. IF Aa'gssss'.
MOVES DARLING, ! -
JOHN HALL,
DAVID A. SHERMAN, ; 7ssS.
SERENO Z. DWIGHT,
MILLS DAY,
n litter from Dr.. JeLs W5seIeti, Pr5fdsuf 81
Da, fmoSB College, TO TIE s4bov
DARraou1H CoLIror, Auo 4, 1906.
Sn,-Havlng carefully examined your
Compendious Dictionary, am happy to ex-
preis my favorable opinion Of the wnk, az
exhibiting an extenfve furvey, Vertical re.
fearches, jua concluions and uiesui improve
ments in our native language. Every ikilfui
endeavor to deveJope the principles of = fsi-
ence 70 conducive TO the happiseis OF man,
and to reduce il to correct and chafte rules IF
practice, is JULY entitled to the appreciation
and encouragement of all candid aud enight-
ened minds.
Imay allure you that the protectors of this
in!litution, who have examined the perfor-
nance, accord with me in their favorable o.
piniop OF its merit and in contemplating the
future advantage refulting from il to the In
terefs Of civil ioeiety, and the republic Of e'-
tiers.
PIeafe to accept the aHnrasces of my great
confederation, and believe me TO be, Sir,
Your very respectful, and obediens fer
want
JOHN wHEELoCK.
WILLIAMS CoILaos, DEc. 10. 1896.
We the undersigned. having exmined with
care and attention, Compendious Dictionary
of the Englifh Language by Noah webfter,
Efq. are much pleaied with the work. In
orrhography, pronunciation, etymology, acd
the definition Of words, il corretts many er-
rors aud abuies found in the beit Dictionaries
now in NE, 1t 10 much more copious and
gives more full aud accurate definition OF
many words, than any other compendium |;
aud may therefore ierve very we'll fubfti.
tute for an oetavo Dictionary. The compi-
Ter, in his refearches into the origin Of ,be
Engliih language, and in his accurate knosl.
edge and development of Us principles, fur
psifes, in our opinion, the complers OF all
other Dictionaries, with which we are ac-
qnainted. The work, in our view, highly
merits the appreciation and patronage OF all
the friends ct literary improvement IN Ameri-
ca and England. We with the Wi or iuccels
in the compilation of the larger work, in
which we underlland. he is aihdiou0y engs-
ged.
EBENEZER FITCH, P,rsi4sat
GAMALiEL ). OLDS, Pfy u Nah.
ana N.1taya! PHI.
TIMOTHY p. ClLLET, !
HoRATlO WALDO.
HENRY STARR, P,eeepfor e The
Grammar School.
Esf,sa efs letter /,sn tie Rev jeremiah 4ffuas-
~, P,efis~s IF Midat5s,y Csa.ge, dassi 0ss-
Le, 5, 1896, 10 bs asibay:
DEAR sIR,
] highly approve of your Compendious
Dictionary in general, and have no hefi; alton
in giving nv opinion, that il win in time, be
received into sxtenive uie in this part of A.
meriea. have ever thought that as citizens
Of an independent nation, we ought not To
rely fervie'y ON the Engiill naiion for books
to explain The language ipokcn in our coun.
try. trun tina; you will perievere in your
laudabie puriuit, and he enabled TO accom-.
plifh your principal defign. An enlightened
public will fooner or later do juaee to your
highly nseritorlous erertions.
anu, Sir. RESPECTFULLY, your obedient fer
var.,
JEREMIAH ATwATER.