The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-29
wOrcester's Universal and Critical Die
tionary OF the English Language.
By J. E. WORCESTER, LII. d


One pol,lne, 500. sheep, 1892 pages-Price SO 80
The publishers respectfully invite attention to the
following eminent testimony TO the excellence Of
this standard dictionary.
The execution of this Dictionary fully answers
10 its title. The VOCABULARY is probably more
comprehensive than that of all preceding English
Dictionaries united. Constant reference is made tC
AUTHORITIES with respect TO words newly intro
duced, and care is taken to note such techni
cal, foreign obsolete, provincial, vulgar. The
DEFINITIONS clear and exact, and those per.
tanning to technical and scientific terms spe-
cially valuable to the general reader. The author
has evidently bestowed great labor on PRoNUScIA-
TON. His system of Notation, which is easily
derstood, and founded on a more complete nalysis
of the vowel sounds than we have elsewhere met
with, together with his plan OF exhibiting all the
best English authorities In relation 10 words differ
emily pronounced by different orthoepsts gives 10
this work important advantages Pronouncing
Dictionary. In oRTHoeRAPHy he has made no
bitrary changes, but where usage is various and
iuctuating, he has aimed TO be consistent, and "a
reduce to the same rules words of similar forma-
ton. The insertion of Grammatical forms and in
Elections of words TO much greater extent than
they given in other English Dictionaries, and
the short critical notes on the photography the pro-
nunciation, the grammatical form and construc-
ton, and the peculiar, technical local. and Ameri-
can of words interpreted through the volume,
give To this work much additional value The CO
pious Vocabulary OF Modern Geographical names,
with their pronunciation, and greatly enlarged
and improved edition of Walkers Key TO the pro-
nunciation Of Classical and Scripture proper names
are important appendagcs TO the Dictionary.
Eighteen months have passed since this Dictionary
published; and its already extensive use, both
among cultivated English readers, and men Of wide
learning, affords good testimony Of its merits We
confidently recommend il as containing ample
and careful view Of the present state of our Ian
guage.
JARED SPARKS, LII. ID.
Mclean Professor of Ancient and Modern
History, Harvard University.
JOHN MCLEAN, LII. ID.
Justice U. s. Supreme Court, Ohio.
MOSES STUART, ID. ID.
Professor of Sacred Literature,
Seminary, Andover, Mass.
EDWARDS A. PARK, ID. ID.
Abbot Professor Of Christian Theology, Thco.
logical Seminary, Andovcr, Mass.
LEONARD WOODS, Jr., d. d.
N. LORD, d. d.
President of Dartmouth College, N. n.
EDWARD HITCHCOCK, ID. d., LII. D.
President Of Amherst College, Mass.
MARK HOPKINS, ID. ID.
President of Williams College, Mass.
EDWARD r. CLAIMING, LIZ ID.
Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory,
Harvard University.
HENRY w. LONGFELLOW, A. M.
Professor Of Bellies Lcttres, Harvard Uni.
ALoNzo POTTER, d. d., LID.
s,nu,v UNI, Bishop of Pennsylvania
Late Professor Of Hebrew, SC, Harvard Uni
versity.
BENZ. HALE, ID. ID.
President of Geneva College, N. Y.
ROBLEY DUNGLISON, M. ID.
Professor in Jefferson Med. Col. Philadelphia
FRANCIS BOWEN, A. NJ
Editor Of the North American Review
CHARLES FOLSOM, A. M
Librarian of the Boston Atbenmum
HECTOR HUMPHREY, ID. ID.
President Of st. Johns College MARYLAND
DAVID l.. SWAIN, LII. ID.
President Of University Of North Carolina
PHILIP LINDSLEY, ID. ID.
Prcs't of the University of Nashville, Tenn
N. LAWRENCE LINDSEY, A. M
Professor of Ancient Languages and Litcra.
ture, Cumberland University, Tenn.
Published by WILKINS, CARTER, n co,
10, WafT street, Boston
And for sale by the Booksellers generally.
Boston, June 29--tf