Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-12-05

The JoLt0hDfng Testimonials ofkhe merit of Dr. Wei
Sers Books are selected t'OW great RsD6eT of
RECOMMENDATIONS receiued By tbe Publishers.
VNt1E following s subscribed by more than ONE h,E
u dred Members Of The last Congress.
! The subscribers highly appreciate DR.. Webster
purpose and attempt 10 improve the English language
uniform, apd by removing difficulties arising from j,
anomalies II is very desirable that one standard die
t'oaary should be used by the numerous millions o
people vho are To- inhab the Of territOr,
belonging 10 the United States; the OGkuch
standard may the Of dialects in state
remote from each other aud impress upon the anguaQ,
~nscrssty and stability, Il is desirable also that I'll,
acquisition OF the language should he rendered easy
not only 10 our own citizens, but To foreigners who
wish TO gain to the rich stores ofscence whic
= contains. We rejoice that the American DictOnars
hope that the authors elementary books for primary
schools and academies will commend 10 the
general use Of our fellow.citizens."
washington, February 1881.
The estimation in which this system is held by ma
ny gentlemen Of erudition appears frOm.he following
testimonials:
"The merits Of Dr. Websters American Dictionary
OF the Engtish Lang~Gge,are very extensively acknow-
mediate use it designed. We regard il MS q, eat
Improvement all the works which have preceded it,
The genealogical department throws new and striking
light the history OF anguage she pocobwL0ru is en-.
arged by the addition Of many thousand words com
prising the technical words of science and the
words not found in other dictionaries and many ofthem
the words for the precise meaning Of which the gene
raj reader is most frequently nj loss the photography
oil several classes Of words instead Of following cum
brous and obsolete modes Of spelling 10 CONFIRMED to
the present usage Of the best writers and the de6ni
tons have character of Discrimination eopiousHess,
perspicuiy and accuracy, not found we believe, 10
any other dictionary Of the English language.
The value and success Of that work will no doubt
contribute towards securing Tor the ELEMENTARY
SPELLING BOOK, by the same author, a currency
with the public, corresponding to that which it's pre-
decessor, the american Spelling Book, long posses
sed 10 this book, not only the photography and pro-
nunciaoD, with perhaps here and there disputal,e
exception are cOnformed to the best modern usage
but 10 addition 10 this improvement the selection and
classification ofthe spelling lessonsihe adaptation of
ties 81 chidrcn-and the simplicity Of the scheme for
exhibiting the pronunciation Of words, render h;. !
boob, in our opinion, highly valuable .Sr Inc
Of elementary instruction.
at seems desirable H. ~ ch;,,r.o or III. country
should De .s,rucied, f possible, in form Of or,ho
srnphy and pronunciation; and il is,s more mport-
ant that they should not be taught antiqua,ed or
typography, rarely seen in the books which they are
afterwards to read. a.
:" ri. Webster's Dictionaries. and Spelling Books
constitute series Of books for the purpose Of insruc-
ton, which, we hope, will find their way into a,,~".
schools. We nse them ourselves, and we NEST cneer
fully recommend them to the general use OF our fellow
ctizens.'
TThis recommendation is signed by Messrs. Day
Presidents and S.lman, Taylor. Kingsley, Goodrich,
aud Olms,ed, Professors 10 Yale College; Judges
Baldwin, Dagge,,, and Bristol. New,Haven; and ny
Messrs Woods, Stuart Emerson and Ives, Professors
il the Theological Seminary, Andoyer.l -.
Recommendations similar in import are a!gned ny
President Bates and three Of the Professors OF Middle
bury College-by President Wayland Of Brown Un-
versity; President Chaplin Of Columbia College; ~
Bishop Hobart; Judges Story and Cranch Of the U.
s. Supreme and Circuit Court; President Fisk o. me
Wesleyan University, and grea; MANY other dstln-
puished gentlemen in different eAteS.I "a
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Of e. A. LORD, 4
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