The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-03
Worcester's Universal and Critical Die
uonnry OF the English Language
BY ]. Z. WoRcEsrER, IL.


One ooitme, Spo. sheep, 1852 pages-PTice : so
The publishers respectfully invite attention to the
fJllowing eminent testimony 10 the excellence OF
this standard dictionary.
The execution of this Dictionary fully answers
to its title. The VOCABULARY is probably more
comprehensive than that OF all preceding English
Dictionaries united. Constant reference rs made 90
hUTHoaiTIEs with respect 10 words newly intro
duccd, and care II taken 10 note such as arc tochn
cal, foreign, obsolete, provincial or vulgur The
pEfINITioNs are clear and exact, and those per-
tanning 90 technical and scientific terms are spc-
cislly valuable o. the general reader The author
has evidently bestowed great labor on rRoNuNcIA-
TioN. His system OF Notation, which il easily un-
def7tood, and founded on a more complete aua!vsIs
OF the vowel sounds than we have elsewhere met
with, together with his plan of exhibiting all The
best English authorities In relation tj wor,ls differ
enty pronounced by different orthocpists l-ivcs TO
ms th!s work important advantagcs as Prunouncing
Dicuohary In oRTHooRAPHY he has made no ar
oitrary changcs but where usa &c il various and
huctusung, he has aimed 90 b. consistent aud To
reduce 10 the same rules words Of similar forIuo-
uon. The insertion oi Grammatical forms aud in
nectons OF words 30 much greater ext tent than
they are given in other English Dictiouarics and
tGc short critical notes the orthoyraphy the pro-
nunciation, the grammatical form and construc.
uon, aud tho peculiar, technical local and Amcri.
can uses oi words intcrspcrscd through the volume
give 10 tins work much additional value. The 60
pious Vocabulary Of Modern Geographical names.
win tneir pronunciation, and greatly enlarged
nuncation of Classical and Scripture proper names
arc important appcndagcs 20 the Dictionary.
Eighteen months have passed since this Dictionary
was published; aud ts already cxtensiyc use, both
among cultivated English readers, and men of wide
learning, affords good testimony ofits merits. We
confidently recommend il az containing m ample
ana -caeeiul view OF the present state ol our Ian
guage.
JARED SPARKS, LII. D.
Mclean Professor Of Ancient and Modern
History, Harvard University.
JOHN MCLEAN, Ii. ID.
Justice L. $. Supreme Court, Ohio.
MOSES STUART, ID. D.
Professor OF Sacred Literature
Seminary, Ando~.r, Mas.
EDWARDS A. PARK, ID. ID.
Abbot Professor Of Christian Tnev!ogy, Thco-
logical Seminary, AndOycr, Mass.
LEONARD WOODS, Jr., ID. ID.
N. LORD, d. D. '''
President Of Dartmouth College, y. II.
EDWARD HITCHCOCK, ID. d., LII ID.
President Of Amherst College, Mass
MARK HOPKINS, ID. ID.
President Of Williams College, Mass.
EDWARD 4. CLAIMING, Ii. ID.
Boylston Professor Of Rhetoric and Oratory
Harvard University.
HENRY w. LONGFELLOw, AN.
Professor of Bellies Lcttrcs, Harvard Uni
ALoNzo POTTER, D. D., LID.
SIDNEY WILLARD. A. NJ,
Late Professor of Hebrew, SC, Harvard Uni
yersity.
BENZ. HALE, ID. ID.
President Of Geneva College, n. Y. |
ROBLEY DUNGLlSON, MD
Professor in Jefferson Med Col. Philadelphia. /
FRANCIS BOWEN, a. NJ.
4, Editor Of the North American Review. |
CIlARLES FOLSOM, A. NJ
Ii rarian OF the Boston AthennuIn |
HECTOR HUMPHREY, u. ID.
President of ST Johns College, MARYLAND
DAVID l.. SWAIN, IL. ~.
President of University of North Carolina.
PHILIP LiNDSLEY, ID. ID.
Prcs't Of tho University of Nashville, Tenn.
N. LAWRENCE LiNDSLEN, A. NJ
Professor of Ancient Languages and Litera.
turc, Cumberland University, Tenn
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