Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-02-04


7S, ,ufir, ,pork unatrioigei In Pd Crowu Quarto.
Containing ali the matter the former editions in
vols Quar,o, and vols. Royal 8vo. Now
thoroughly revised and greatly enlarged
andimproved,
By Professor CHA UNCEY a. GOODRICH Of
Yale College
G. &C. MERRIAM, Springfield, Mass.
HAvE Just published new stereotype edition
II Of the above valuable work, upon the revision Of
which several years labor have been bestowed by tho
editor Professor Goodrich Of Yale College, and other
gentlemen distinguished for their eminence in the
rious departments Of knowledge among whom are,
VIM G. Webster, Eaq. son Of DR.. Webster, Professors
siliman Olmstcd Murdoch, Gibbs, TEACHER and Stan
lev James g. Dana Esq. Of the United States Explor
Ing Expedition DR.. James q. Percivul, Dr.. Tully, Hon
Efihu Goodrich, and Others.
In announcing new edition Of
THE ENTIRE WORK, UNABRIDGED,
Of Dr. Webster and at price which makes IL access-
BILE to ALL the Publisher beg TO state briefly, it, ad
vantages
l. Tho whole work has been revised with great care
the old definitions corrected new meannes given. and
several thouEand new words added. The Vocabulary
Is full and perfect il seemed possible the pres
ent state Of the language TO make IT,
2 In the revision great attention has been given 70
the pronunciation. much larger number Of the
words have been re-spelled, more Of The novels mark
ed and the key inserted al the bottom Of every page
making It a very complete PrOnoweing Dictionary
;. Great pains have likewise been taken to render
scientific and technical ems-by submitting the words
In each department to some gentleman more particular
" eoavcrsant with that Department-aa In Chemistry
to Professor Silliman in astronomy TO Professor Ohm
sted in Law Judge Goodrich, sc. Nc other SINH
lar work is believed has had such advantage, in this
respect
of Scripture Classical and biographical proper names
There believed will be found superior TO any thing
Of the Kind before the public many Of those now in
use having been copied partially drawn from, others
long since prepared and frequently Inaccurate. The
Geographical Table is very FULL occupying forty large
quaio PAGE N sna w.s PREPARED oy
with eight ten Of the modern European languages
Il IL preceded by several pages Of Rules for the pronun-
citation 0f those languages.
D. An interesting Memoir OF Dr. Webster. pfepared
expressly for this edition, and portrait steel An
drews best style
6. The wOt Is from new stereotype plates, prepared
with the usual accuracy Of the Boston Type and Store
otyPe Foundry, IL on suPeTine paper, and neatly and
substantially bound.
T. BY the RovisiOns which the worh has undergone.
Hnew matter TO the amount Of than thru h,drsd
qudrfo pages has been added the WORK y in addition
TO which eightyhve pages Of the Tables and the
, Memoir, &e making more than four hundred quarfo
pag0 added 70 the original work, now confined in
this edition.
The editor in his Preface remarks--
~Ihe chief value OF Dictionary consists in It's def.
Hiions-n giving clear. full and accurate exhibition
Of all the various shades II meaning which belong BY
established usage TO the words of language II Is in
tins respect especially, that DE-. Nebsters Dictionary
has been generally considered superior ever other
both Of this country and Of England To this point
therefore, the abon OF the editor have been mainly d.
rectcd. No efforts have been spared to obtain the
most rcceat and valuable works not only in leIcogra
! ply, but in the various departments Of science and
! the arts embraced in the American Dictionary. Al
theee subjects in state continual progress,
cry important word, in It's various applications, has beer
diligently examined and compared with the statement
made each topic by the latest and most approved
authorities
These definitions, it will be borne in mind onl,
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