Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-11-21

The Joii0WiNg TestimORiais oft merit Of Dr. WEI
sser's Books are selected from d great nwmbeT Of
RECOMMENDATIONS rscsiUed By the Publishers.
VNAE following 10 sWbscribed by more THAI one ham
4 dyed Members Of tie last Congress.
'.9Be subscribers highly appreciate DR.. Webser's
purpose and attempt improve the English language
uniform and by removing difficulties arising from ii6
anomalies. il 10 very desirable that standard dc
tonaTy should be used BY the numerous millions Z
people aso are inabii the extent Of territory
belonging 70 The Uniled States; AZ the Of such
standard may the form Of dialects 10 states
remote from each other, and impress apon the language
uniformity and Stability. II 10 desirable also that tho
acquisition Of the language should be rendered easy,
not Only TO own citizens but 10 foreigners who
wish gain access 10 the rich stores Of science which
j CONTAINS We rejoice that the Ae'evSc1n Dictionary
bids fair TO become such Standard and We sincerely
hope thar the authors elementary hooks for primary
schools and academies will commend themselves to the
general use Of cur fellOw-ciIizens."
Washington, February, 1881.
The estimation in which this system IL held, by ma
ny genlemen Of eruitiOn, appears from the following
testimonials:
"The merits Of DR.. Webster's American Dictionary
Of the English very extensively acknow-
lodged by that part Of the community for whose i'm
mediate nee il WAS designed: We regard Il gseat
Improvement all the works which have preceded it.
The genealogical department throws new and striking
light the history 0t languages; she vocabulary 70 en-
larged by the addition Of many thousand words COM
prsng the technical words Of science and the arts
fouad III other dictionaries and many ofthem
the words for the precise meaning OF which the gene
raj reader IS frequently loss; the photography
OF several classics Of words instead OF following cum
brous and obsolete modes Of spelling, is CONFIRMED
the present usage Of the best writer's; and the dsns
lions have character Of discrimination, coionsnees.
perspicuty aud accuracy pot found, we believe, IN
any other dictionary % the English language.
'sThe value aud success OF that Work viii NO doubt
| contribute towards securing for fine ELEMENTARY
| SPELLING BOOK, by the same author, currency
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decessor, the american Spelling Book, so long posses
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| nuncia,ion, with perhaps here and there d'spuiae
| exception. are conformed to the best modern usage
but in addition this improvement, the selection ana
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the reading lessons the gradually expanding tac9l-
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exhibiting the pronnGcaiion Of words, Fender this
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IL desirable that the children Of this country
should be instructed, If possible, 10 form OF orth0.
graphy and pronunciation; and il ID still more import-
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biography, rarely seen in the books which they are
afterwards to read.
"Dr. Webater's Dictionaries and Spelling Books
constitute series Of books for the purpose OF insiruc
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| citizenS"
This Recommendation is signed by Messrs. Day.
Presdenii aud S,lliman, Taylor. Kngsley Goodrich,
BaldNia, Daggen, and Bristol, New Haven; and by
Messrs. Woos Stuart, Emerson, and ives, Professors
I ia the Theological Seminary, Andover.]
Presen. Baes and ,hree Of The Professors OF Middle.
bury ColIege-by President Wayland Of Brown Un,-
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Bishop Hobart; Judges Story and Craoch :, otthe y.
Wesleyan University, and grea; many other d'S'n-
guished gentlemen in different sates.]
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