Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-09
New Publications.


AN EXPLANATORY AND PRoNOUNCING DIcTIoN'
AIRY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. - with
synonyms. Abridged from the American Die
tionary of Noah Webs er, Ii. D. By William
G Webster, assisted by Chauncey A Good
rich, d. d. New York; Mason Brothers
The publishers of websters Dictionary have
added another to their series of dictionaries, in
the shape of counting house edition" adapt
ed also to the use of families and the higher class
es in academies and schools, which embraces some
new and excellent features. 1t is a square octave
volume of about five hundred pages, containing
all the words in common use, defined not by sy-
nonymOus words but in general by explanatory
sentences. To large number of the words sy-
nonyms have been added, and the appendix con-
tains copious tables showing the pronunciation of
Greek, Latin, Scripture, and Geographical names;
proverbs and phrases from the Latin, French,
Italian, and Spanish notices of the several
States ofthe Union authorizations in writing and
printing concise account of the heather del.
ties heroes, &C.. an alphabetical table of the
principal proper names in the Bible; several ta-
bles of money, weight, and measure Of the prin-
cpal commercial countries in the world rates of
foreign money or currency fixed by law table
giving the currency, rate of interest, penalty for
usury, aud laws, in regard to the collection of
debts in the United States.
One of ithe best features in the book, and one
which especially adapts it for the use of schools,
academies. and for the family, is the synonyms to
which allusion has already been made, These
synonyms are not mere collections of words hav.
ing similar meaning, and which from their con.
Al.
changeably, but improperly. But the distinctions
of meaning are given, after the manner of Crabbe,
Whately, and other writer's on synonyms. In
adopting this feature into their new work, the
compilers of Webster have evidently spared no
pains to make the synonyms clear and concise,
and to discriminate with nicely between the diff
ferent words 1t is an excellent feature, and one
which, with other accessories, gives to this die
tionary special value for the family and count
lug house For sale at all the bookstores.
THE HEAVENLY Token A Gift Book for Christ
mas. BY d A. Harsha. l vol. II mo pp.
49l. New York: Dayton & Burdiek. 1857.
This book is from the pen lone whose fame is
widely spread, especially among those whose
views are congenial to his own. He says of it,
"This work is not designed as a systematic
treatise, but as an humble essay on the great the
inexhaustble subject of the love of Christ, as
manifested to a lost world.
In the present essay the author has endeavored
to notice few ways in which Christ has mani
Tested his great love TO sinners.
his object in writing this work is 20 do good !;
and should this volume be the means Of leading
any sinner to the blessed Jesus or of kindling a
single spark of divine love in his BOSOM or even
OF refreshing the soul of any saint-of animal.
ing him on his way to glory-he will feel amply
rewarded for the toll of writing it, when in a
state Ct much physical inability and most crate.
fully would he ascrbe all the praise and glory to
God, He can bless the feeblesl ms rument and
without his blessing, all labors for good must
be futile"
The above, which we received from A Williams
Co, Boston, is for sale in this city by O. Baker
& Co.