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Universal and Critical DictiOn.
airy Of the English Language.
BY JOSEPH E. WORCESTER, IL.
One rolune, Sr0. sheep 1892 pages PRIcE, $3.50
THE PUBLISHERS RESPECTFULLY

L invite attention to the following emincn, tcsmo-
ny to the excellence OF this Standard Dictionary.
The execution oi this Dictionary fully answers TO
its title.
The vocabulary is probably more comprehensive
than that OF all preceding English Dictionaries united
Constant reference j. made to authorities with res
pcct to- woris newly introduced and * tnkcU
note such as are technical, foreign obsolete, provincial
or vulgar.
tanning to technical and scientific terms are specially
valuable 10 the general reader.
The author has evidently bestowed great labor on
remuneration. His system of Notation. which j. ca
silly understood, and founded on a more complete
analysis OF the vowel sounds than we have elsewhere
met with, together with hi plan OF exhibiting all the
best English authorities IN relation TO words different,
ly pronounced by different uuhucpists, givcs TO tbs
work important advantages Pronuuncing Dc
tionary
In orthoaraphy he has made 10 arbitrary changes,
hut where usage l. various and iluctua'ug he has
AIMED 10 he consistent and to reduce 10 the rules
words OF similar formation.
he insertion OF Grammatical forms and infections
ui words a much greater extent than they are given
III other Englsh Dictionaries, and the short critical
notes ON tie orthosraphy, the pronunciation, the
grammatical form ana construction and the peculiar
technical local, and American uses OF words inter
sprrsed through the volume, give to this work much
! additional value.
The copious Vocabulary of Modern Geographical
Names, with then pronunciation and greatly en-
larsed aud improved edition oi Walkers hey to the
pronunciation OF Classical and Scripture Prop,
Names are important appendices 10 the Dictionary
a year has passed since this Dictionary was pub
li-lird and lis already extensive use both among cu-
uvaed English readers and men of wide learning at
lords good testimony of lis merits We confidently
recommend ii as containing an ample and careful
view oi the present state 81 our language.
JARED SrAEKs, IL. n Mclean Professor Of Ancient
and Modern History, Harvard University
lonY MCLEAN, LII. u. Justice u. : Supreme Cour,
Ohio
Mo>Es STUART, u. n Professor of Sacred Literature
Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass
EDWARDS ~ PARK. .. D, Abbott Professor OF Chris
tan Theology, Theological Seminary, Andover,
LEONARD Woops, Jr, D. D. President of Bowdoin
College, Me.
n. LoRD. p. .. President OF Dartmouth College, \.
Hampshire.
EDWARD lllTcHcorK, D. D. IL. D. Presiden, OF Am
! hers College, Mass.
MARX HorK,Ys, D. President OF Williams College,
Mass.
/ EDWARD Il, CHANYING, LII D. Boyston Professor Of
/ Rhetoric and Oratory Harvard University.
| HENRY w loYGfEILow, \. NJ Professor OF Bellies
! Letters, Harvard University.
! ALnNzo POTTER, u u. IL. ~ Bishop of Fem
SIDNEY WILLARD, A. NJ. Late Professor OF Hebrew,
! &c, Harvard University
oET HALE, d. D, President otGeneya College, New
RoBl.EY DuNaIIsoS, %. Pfoicssorin Jefferson Med.
College, Philadelphia.
FRANCS Bowen, a. NJ. Editor OF the North Ameri-
can Review.
CHARLES FOLSOM, nm Librarian OF the Boston Athe-
nHun.
IlEcroR HuMruREg, D. D. President OF st. Johns
| College, Maryland.
| DAVID l.. SWAIN, LIZ D. President of University OF
North Carolina.
PHIIp IlsnSLEy D. y. President of the University
oi Nashville, Tenn.
\ Lawrence ldNpsIEy, A. VI. Professor OF An Ian.
and Literature, Cumberland University Tenn.
| concur fully in the leading portions ci the abote
recommendation not having had leisure TO examine
all the particulars referred to.
LEVI WOODBURY., H..
Justice u :. Supreme Court Mass.
From general and frequent reference 20 tins Dc
tonarv in constant use. mliy concur IN the general
merits OF the work. and regard it rs very valuable
and to science. IHEo. fREllNGhtNsLN, H.. D.
Chancellor OF the University OF New York.
have used Worccstcr's Universal and Critical
Dictionary Of the English Language, IN preference to
any other, Tor constant reference.
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| President OF University OF Vermont
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