Litchfield enquirer., 1835-10-01
BRITISH NOTICES
W.ebste9.,s DictSOasU,.ay.

"We are happy announce the re-prnt Of Dr. Wehsier'e Inc0mpar able English Dictionary. When it is well known in Bri,ai" as il Is in America. II will sUpercede every other hook tn the same depart. me"t ol Le,,ers."-Cambridgs Independent Press.
 "Our view of Dr.. Webster's Dictionary is corrobo- rated ty tat of learned friend aud critic. who does aOt hesitate to say, is the test and most useful D'c lionary of the English Language, that he has ever seen."-Examiner. -..-...<
 "This Dictionary Is decidedly one ofthe most val- able and important works at present tn the coarse ot publication. No library can be considered complete without it."-BristOt Journal. "t
 "We repeat our opinion. that it isthe moet corious, accurate and scientific Dictionary of our language, which has hitherto been iled."-A6erdeen JOnr.
 "This publication will go far 10 remove the unjust prejudices which prevail n this country agains. the literature Of the cans."-Z6erdeen ObserVer
 Professor JAMESON, of Edinburgh, has remarked that the Americas" Dictionary of Dr. Webster is as great an improvement on Johnsons Dictionary, as the latter was on those of his predecessors.
 From the Massachusetts Eagle.
 nN these n"ces we may remark that those ccpin' " ions appear Go be justified hy the general opinion in this country: gentleman who has travelled the Eastern and Northern Staea, tn vNrOUs directions, observes that Webs.ers Dictionary has almost s"per- .ionares and Spelling Books kept for sale except Wehs,er'e, no others being in demand. .~ .j
 Wehs'er's History cf the United Ssates deserves notice, as t cOniains important particulars not found in other valuable histories. By presenting a view of ancestors O their rude state, and tracing their progress he shows the happy effects of christian i,y in civilizng and improving mankipd. He shows the origin Of republican institutions, and the man in which the legislatures of the cooRies took their fsrm. He derives all republican government irom christianity and anpposes that republican govern meni he maintained only by chrirtian peiacpies.
 This authors Lessons for Youih. a book recegtly pulshed for Schools, cOntains valuable collection nf pieces for reRdHg The rNies for readRg and psak ing sOth psoprsty brief and excellenas are the directions fer expressing tue passions. We believe none better have been published. The observations farming and on the materials of food and cothinl cannot GAI io be acceptable to our yeomanry. Man of the stories very interesting and will bear re peated readings; will the RMecdn,es of the West by Dr. Drake, tue renarks on war. by Dr.. Chnnnins The observ va,iOns of Dr. Dwight and De- BetknaP above all praise; and the Aduice to fhs Young, con densing into short compaas, all tlle great duties o morals and religion. ought io be committed to the memory of every youth iD the land.
 Dr. Webster, in his Impr0Ued Gramm0r, has detec. ted great number oi errors in all the English Graul- mars. A writer tn the Mitdleeex Gazeiie, considers this he only work of the kind which has been cused upon truly philosophical principles, in accord ance with the geRu0e idiom Oi the language.
 Dr. Websier's Edhion of ihe Bible s well received. His corrections Of the obsolete and indelcaie Ian. guage, without imrairng the se0se, made with 60 much care and judgment, that the work is approved by those who have examined ii and many christians. families. f} ~s "l7