The republic., 1852-01-14
Woreester's Universal and Critical Die
Ionary OF the English Language.

BYJ K. WORCESTER, LII.
One ooiunse, Spo. sheep, 1882 pases-Prics $3.50
The publishers respectfully invite attention to the
following eminent testimony to the excellence Of
thisstandard dictionary.
The execution Of this Dictionaryfully yanswers
to its title. The VOCABULARY is probably more
comprehensive than that of all preceding English
Dictionaries united Constant reference ismade to
AUTHoRITIEs with respect to words newly intro.
duced and care Is taken to note such as aretechn-
cal, foreign, obsolete, provincial, or vulgar The
DEFINITIoNs are clear and exact, and those per-
tanning to technical and scientific terms are spe-
cially valuable to the general reader The author
has evidently bestowed great labor on rRoNUSCiA-
rIoH. His system of Notation, which is easily un-
derstood, and founded on more complete analysis
Of the vowel sounds than we have elsewhere met
with, together with his plan of exhibiting all the
best English authorities in relation to words differ
emily pronounced by different orthoepsts, gives to
this work important advantages as a Pronouncing
Dictionary. In onTHoGRAPHy he has made no ar
bitrary changes, but where usage is various and
iiuctuatlng, he has aimed to be consistent and to
reduce to the rules words of similar forma-
ton. Theinsertion of Communications and in
Elections Of words to a much greater extent than
they,are given in other English Dictionaries, and
the short critical notes on the orthography the pro-
nunciation, the grammatical form and construc-
ton, and the peculiar technical loca and Amcri-
can uses of ofwordsinterspersed through the volume,
give to this work much additional value. The &C
pious Vocabulary Of Modern Geographical names
with their pronunciation, and greatly enlarged
and improved edition of Walkers Key to the pro-
nuncation of ClassiCaland Scriptureproper names,
arc important appendages to the Dictionary.
Eighteen months have passed since this Dictionary
published; and it's already extensive use, both
among cultivated English readers and men of wide
learning, affords good testimony OF Its merits. We
confidently recommend it as containing ample
and careful view ofthe present state iour Ian
guage.
JARED SPARKS. LII. D.
Mclean Professor of Ancient and Modern
History, Harvard University.
JOHN MCLEAN, LII. d.
Justice U. s. Supreme Court Ohio.
MOSES STUART. d. d.
Professor of Sacred Literature,
Seminary, Andover, Mass.
EDWARDS A. PARK, ID. ID.
Abbot Professor of Christian rneoiogy ,Thco
logical Seminary, Andover, Mass.
LEONARD WOODS, Jr., D. D.
President of Bowdoin College Me.
N. LORD, ID. d.
President of Dartmouth College, N. II.
EDWARD HITCHCOCK, d D., LII d.
President of Amherst College, Mass.
MARK HOPKINS, D. D:
President of Williams College, Mass.
EDWARD T. CLAIMING, LII. ID.
Boylston Professor Of Rhetoric and Oratory
Harvard University.
HENRY w. LONGFELLOW, A. M.
Professor of Bellies Lettres, Harvard Uni
ALoNzoi MO POTTER, D. p,,LL.D
Bishop Of Pennsylvania
SIDNEY WILLARD, A. M,
Late Professor of Hebrew * C. Harvard Uni
BENZ. HALE, ID. ID.
President of G eneva College N. Y
ROBLEY DUNGLISON, M. ID.
Professorin Jefferson Med Col. Philadelphia.
FRANCIS BOWEN, A. M.
Editor of the North American Review.
CHARLES FOLSOM, A. NJ.
Librarian Of the Boston Athcnrum
HECTOR HUMPHREY, ID. d.
President OF ST. Johns College Maryland
DAVID l.. SWAIN, LII. ID.
President of University o NortbCarolina
PHILIP LINDSLEY, ID. ID.
Pres't of the University of Nashville Tenn
n LAWRENCE LlNDSLEf, A. Nj.
Protector Of Ancient Languages and Litora-
ture Cumberland Uhis6rsi'y, Tenn.
Published by WILKINS, CARTER, co,
is, Waterstreef, BoIton.
And for sale by the B ook sellersgenerally.
Boston, June 2q--tf