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Published by G. d c. MERRIAM,
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
FROM DANIEL WEBS TER.
possess many Dictionaries, and of most Of the
learned and cultivated languages, ancient and
modern; but | never feel that am entirely arm
ed an equipped, in this respect, without Dr.
Webster ut command.
DAN. WEBSTER.
FROM RUFUS CHOATE.
IEssRs. G. & c. MERRIAM. Gentlemen
have just had the honor of receiving the noble
volume in which you and the great photographer
and the accomplished reviser unite your labors
to IBID the language live.n ! accept it with the
highest pride and pleasure, and beg to adopt, in
its utmost strength and extent, the testimonial
Of Daniel Webster
RUFUS CHOATE.
FROM JOHN C. SPENCER.
Unquestionably the very best Dictionary in
our Language extant. Its great accuracy in the
the definition and derivation of words, gives it
an authority that no other work on the subject
possesses. It's 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 BURRITT.
Webster's great Dictionary may be regarded as
bearing the same relation to the English language
which Newton's Principia does to the sublime
science of Natural Philosophy.
ELIHU BURRITT.
; FROM REV. DR.. HUNTINGTON, OF HARVARD
UNIVERSITY,
| We are more than ever impressed with its
great compass and value. No student, as it ap
pears to US, has access to the needful resources
for understanding or using our native tongue,
who does not keep this vast and rich repository
of pathological labor and learning at his side.-
Its defnitions-nOw almost universally acknowl-
edged to be unrivaled for completeness and accu
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 desk. +. D. HUNTINGTON.
FROM PROF. PHELPS, THEO. SEM, ANDOvER.
His work fills place in our literature which is
occupied by no other No professional man can
afford TO dispense with it, If he aims at sound
/ tongue. AUSTIN PHELPS.
| FROM HON. A. sMYTH, STATE sUPERINTEND-
ENT ELECT OF SCHOOLS OF OHIO.
| COLUMBUS, o., Feb 20, 1855.
Being from conviction Webster man.
A. SMYTH.
FROM PRESIDENT HOPKINS, WILLIAMS COL
There is no American scholar who does not
feel proud of the labors of DR.. Webster, as the
pioneer of Lcxicography on this continent, and
who will not readily admit the great and distinct
i've merits of his Dictionary.
MARK HOPKINS.
FROM JOHN C. WHITTIER,
|. The best and safest g1ide of the students o
our language. JOHN G. WHITTIER.
FROM FITZ GREENE HALLECK.
Of the book itself hear but one opinion from
all around me, and do but echo the universe
voice in expressing my approval Of its grea
worth, and my belief that it has rendered an,
{ further research, or even improvement, in ou
time, unnecessary in its department of instruc
ton. FITZ GREENE HALLECK.
FROM JOHN C. SAKE.
BURLINGTON, VT, March 90, 1856.
Iam one of those who have always been prout
of Mr.. Webster as a learned Philologist. By hi
labors as a photographer, he has done more thai
all our writers to give character and nationalit
to American literature. In no respect can hi
dictionary be regarded as deficient, while in tn
department of Etymology-the only part of
lexicon requiring great labor and profound cru
dition-he is, by common confession Of scholars
without a rival either in this country or in Eu
rope. JOHN G. SAXE.
U,k cohonl ;sb