New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-13

IrNIvERsAL AND CRITICAL DICTIONARY OF
OTHE .SGLISd LANGUAGE-5y joseph Z Woree-
.,-r. LID vol $40, sheep los! pages.
Th- publ.her, respectfully invite attention 70 the
following eminent testimony to the eIseleres Of this
Tss srsesiioa Of lhi, Dictionary fuIy to is
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The voc,srLssY 3. probably NOR. prehsr,ive than
that Of al or-esdios Eng oh Dictionaries united
Constant reference msfe 70 sUrEobirEs with respecf
rds newly introd aeed .od care taken TO note saea
sehnicsi, forego obsolete, provincial OF vuss'
TIE DEFtSIToSs elesr ana exact and those pertain
ns technical snd scientific terms are specially vAssoe
70 he general reader
sUScitTioS His Of Not.iion which 10 easily un-
snd founded complete analysis Of the
nth hs Of exhibiting q. the best Engsh Authorities
lson 70 wods dia-r-nty pronounced oy different
ouhoepi's sves TO this work important advantages IS
Pronounens Dictionary.
Ia OsrHoSSAsHY he h,, usde no arbitrary changes but
where 10 various ano auetnstipg be hs sred 10 be
consistent and TO reduce 10 the rules words Of SINH
ar form afion
The insertion OF GssN~.rtc,L FoSNs AND ISFLEeTIo<
- 70 much greater extent thsn they glven
other English Dictionaries, snd he short critical notes
% the orthoxaphy the pronunciation, the grammatical
form and construction sud the peculiar technical local.
and American Of ntepperssd through the vol
aue give 20 this york mach sfdltions value
Th- eOpous VOCABULARY or Moosss GsosnrHIeAL
Names with their IN, and greatly enlarged
and i'm proved edition Of Walkers Key 20 the pronuneis-
non Of classical AMI Sep urs Proper Names are imPor-
tsnt appendices to the Dictionary.
Ays.r ia. passed sncs this Dictionary published
ara lie already extensive both among cultivated Eog
sh readers and Of vice learning ssoros good tesi'
nony Of IL. ments We confidently recommend IL . con.
sn. ample and careful view OF the present state Of
our language
JARED SPARKS, LII D. McLs.n Professor Of Ancient
and Modern History. Harvard University.
SIDNEY WILLARD, A NJ. late Professor OF Hebrew,
MOSS STUART. 8 D. Professor Of Sacred Literature,
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| N. LAWRENCE LINDsLEY. AM Professor Of An
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