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FROM DANIEL WEBSTER.
possess many Dictionaries, and of most ofths
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DAN. WEBSTER.
FROM RUFUS CHoATE.
IEssrs. q. IL {. MERRIAM. Gentlemen |,
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70 "bid the language live" ] a,ceptit with the
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of Daniel Webster
RUFUS CHoATE. ~
FROM JOHN C. SPENCER.
unquestionably the very best Dictionary in
our Language eXtant. Its great accuracy in tho
the definition and derivation of words, gives i.
an authority that RO other work on the subject
possesses. ltis constantly cited and relied on in
our courts Of justice, in our legislative bodies
and in public discussions, as entirely conclusive.
JOHN c. SPENCER.
FROM ELIHU BURRlTT.
Webster's great Dictionary may be regarded az
bearing the same relation TO the English language
which Newton's Prncipia does to the sublime
EEIHU BURRITT.
FROM REV. DR.. HUNTINGTON, OF HARVARD
UNIVERSITY,
We are moro than ever impressed with its
great compass and value. No student, as It ap-
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for understanding or using our native tongue,
who docs not keep this vast and rich repository
Of pathological labor and learning at his side.-
It's sdetnitions-now almost universally acknowl-
edged TO be unrivaled for completeness and aecu-
racy, and the avoidance Of mere synonyms--to-
gether with some Of its other features, render it
indispensable in every library and at every wri-
ting dcsk. +. D. HUNTINGTON.
FROM PROF. PHELPS, THEO. SEM, AEDoyER,
His work fills place in our literature which ia
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afford to dispense with it, If he aims at sound
scholarship in his knowledge of the English
tongue. AUSTIN PHELPS.
FROM HON. A. sMYTH, STATE sUPERINTENp.
ENT ELECT OF SCHOOLS OF OHIO.
COLUMBUS, o., Feb. %, 1856.
Being from conviction Webster man.
A. SMYTH.
FROM PRESIDENT HOPKINS, WILLIAMS COL
LEGE.
There is no American scholar who docs not
feel proud of the labors of DR.. Webster, as the
pioneer OF LeXcography on this continent. and
who will not readily admit the great and distinct
ivo merits of his Dictionary.
MARK HOPKINS.
FROM JOHN C. WHITTIER.
The best and safest glide of the students Of
our language. JOHN G. WHITTIER.
FROM FITZ GREENE BALLEcK.
Of the book itself hear but one opinion from
all around ne, aud do but echo the universal
voice in expressing my approval of It's great
worth, and my belief that it has rendered any
further research, or even improvement. in our
time, unnecessary in its department of inssruc-
ton. FlTZ GREENE HALLECK.
FROM JOHN C. sAXE.
BURLINGTON, VT, March 90, 1856.
am one of those who have always been proud
of Mr.. Webster as learned Philologist. By his.
labors as photographer, he has done more than
all our writers TO give character and nationality
to American literature. In no respect can his
dictionary be regarded as deficient, while in the
department of Etymology-the only part of
lexicon requiring great labor and profound cru
dition-he is, by common confession of scholars,
without rival either in this country or in Eu-
rope. JOHN q. SAKE.
Also, Webster's School Dictionaries. publish
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