Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-20
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WORCESTER NEW DICTIONARY.
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Octave. 565 Pages. Price 81 so.
This Dictionary designed for the use Of Colleges Ac,d
emie7, High Schools and Private Libraries bears on ey
cry page ndubiable marks of having been carefully and
skifuly prepared BY Dr. Worcester whose previous con-
trbutions educational literature have been models
of condensations, of lucid arrangement and OF concise
and conspicuous language, in their mode presenting
the results of extensive and accurate research
The great and GROWING feature of the work, however,
its synonymes arranged in connection with the dehn
tions. Very few of best writers SO thoroughly
masters of their native language as never to experience
embarrassment in searching after fit expires sion, and it
is to help in overcoming this difficulty, that Dr. Worces-
ter has introduced short exhibition ofsynonous terms
Take for example, the following words;
ABANDON, " a. To give up to quit to forsake to
desert; to leave to relnqush to resign to re-
nounce to abdicate to surrender t. forego.
syN--Bad parents ABANDON their children men
ABANDON the unfortunate objects c. their guilty pas
slons men are ABANDONED by their friends they
ABANDON themselves to unlawful pleasures. A mar
liner ABANDoNs his vessel and cargo in a storm; we
ABANDON our houses and properly an invading ar
my we D SsERT post station; we LEAVE the coup-
try; FoRsAKE companions; RELINouIsH claims; QUIT
business RESIGN an Office; RENoUNCE profession, or
the world; ABDICATE throne; SURRENDER a town;
SURRENDER what we have in trust; we ABANDON a
measure or an enterprise; FoREGo claim pleas
This instance will suffice to show the very great benefit
may receive by having this Dictionary at hand when
engaged in letter wrtngi for with it every viii be
able to educate himself in the just and proper expression
Of his thoughts. No library is complete without it.
the gross and unprncpled attacks upon the character
OF Dr. worcester and his Dictionary, made by Messrs.
Merriam of Springfield, have only attracted the attention
of the public the merits of the books and tile sale of
them rapidly increasing. The following extracts rcm
letters most of them recently received will show In what
estimation the books held by the most distinguished
SCHOLARSHIP every section of the country;
II find this Dictionary be marked with the char
acterstics of Mr. Worcesters former the same
class viz accuracy as to matters Of undisputed fact,
and sound Judgment as to debatabe points, His or
biography and pronunciation represent far as am
aware, the most approved usage of our language His
rVth tn desire Mo
ymes form valuable feature the present work. and
novel one for manual dictionary The matter contained
IN the appendix is of great value, and will materially
promote the convenience of the aader."-EdWard En-
eren
"A work compiled sound and philosophical prin-
cples and yet so well accommodated to popular can
not fail to commend itself to all who would have
knowledge of their vernacular. "-Vn. III. Prescott.
sit gives great satisfaction, and appears to to
be well calculated to fulfill the purpose for which pro-
fesses to be intendedto supply the of common
schools, and to be sufficient manual for schools Of
higher order.-WGshiRgton HUlng.
"0n questions of orthoepy 1 shall make it my stand
ard allowing myself rare deviatione or perhaps no de-
Walton whatever. "-George Bancroft.
81 shall keep my table for constant reference and
know very well viii be extremely useful to me- 1t
gives me great pleasure t. the neral and hearty
recognition of the value Of your labors in this important
department of literature. The influence of your works
is rapidly extending, in spite of opposition; aud
very sure that your great Dictionary will become the
| standard everywhere."-C C. Felton,.
"Having been in the habit Of using the Universal and
Critical Dictionary almost exclusively for several years,
shall welcome the new one with its improvements and
additions So far as have examined it, it me
admirably adapted to the sphere intended
py. trust the public will appreciate value and thus
reward you in some measure for your indeatigabe and
long continued abors in this department of learning -
| EdIOGrd Hitchcock.
" 1t happy thought to interweave the synony-
nous explanations they much and readily aid hard
working men, who have so little time for research those
who have many executive duties In semnaries and COL
| leges."- Thlodore Fretinehuysen
Your larger Dictionary has been my principal
ever since it was pubshed."- AiOnzO Potter.
| For many years. in all my writings, speaking and
teaching have endeavored conform to the for or
biography and pronunciaonas contained in Worcesers
Dictionary l suppose Them with but very few excep-
tons, to represent the highest standard recognized y the
best writer's and SPEAKERS in England and in this country
.....I shall not fail recommend every person tc
Puochase copy of this Dictionary who is able to do So.
Horace Mann.
MY acquaintance with DR.. Worceser's Universal and
Critical Dictionary is thorough and consider it the best
of all American dictionaries OF the English language
| Francis Lie6er.
The Universal Dictionary have used constantly and
almost daily, since its publication. have hesitation
in calling the best practical dictionary of the English
language."-ChdrleS Sumner.
"Since received it, have regularly consulted it, and
| Always with increasing satisfaction. For convenience
accuracy and copiousness have found it decidedly
perior to any work of the kind which have used"-Ed-
iUard Beecher
1.-THE vocabulary is full enough and the character Of
the predecessors of the book sufficient voucher for its
accuracy The synonymes are valuable addition to the
plan Of the work. so far have examined them they
appear to be concisey and clearly expressed have no
doubt that will have the ample success which has at
tended all your previous publications on excography.
Francis BOUen.
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