St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-12-27

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tions of the book
FROM PRESIDENTS OF COLLEGES.
LEONARD WOODS, d. D., of Bowdoin College,
) says: " Your work appears to me to be alto
gcther unsurpassed.
JAMES +. CHAMPLIN, ID. D., of Watervflfc
College, says Your Dictionary is truly .
Ihesaurus of the English language"
n. LoRD, ID. d., of Dartmouth College,
says: " No scholar, whatever other helps h0
may see tit to use, can afford to be without
I your Dictionary
CALVIN pEAsg. d. d., of University of YER
mont, says 1.-The mature scholarship which
the work evinces is to me, its most pleasing
feature, where we have learning without ped
, antry, and the fruits of the most accurate and
, liberal research without ostentatoa."
BENJAMIN LABAREE, ID. d., of Middlcbury
College, says 'Thc Dictionary will prove an
, enduring monument of the learning, industry,
patience, and scholarly wisdom of its author,
and will place him high among the great lexi-
cographors of the English language"
JAMES WALKER, d. D., OF Harvard College,
says: 1.-The correctness of its orthography,
and the neatncss of its definitions and method
of notation, together with its greater general
completeness and thoroughness as the latest
of the great Dictionaries, will make it an an.
thority among scholars everywhere"
Z. C. FELTON, III. D., of Harvard College,
says 50 In Orthography, PRONUNCIATION and
Definition, the learned author has taken un-
wcaricd pains to ascertain the best tsnee, and
in all these respects, he has, beyond doubt.
produced work which will be of standard
authority in the United States and in Eng
land,
MARK HOPKINS. ID. D., of Williams College,
says: 1T is proud monument of accur14s
scholarship and vast research, and cannot MI :
of great influence in perfecting and fixing, -
far as is possible, the noblest language now
spoken on the globe"
A. +. CRAINPI, of the Holy Cross, says.
The work is great, and destined not unlike
ly, to supersede other English Dictionaries nav
in USE
HOSEA BALkou, I'd, d. D., of Tufts College,
says: .'iour Octave Dictionary has been,
from its first appearance, my usual guide In
matters of orthography, pronunciatiOn,> and
definition. Though have not had leisure 10
examine the Quarto Dictionary with any d.
gree of thoroughness, yet / cannot but pre-
sumo, by anticipation, that the same cxcellen-
ccs will be found to mark it that distinmished
your former editions; and all that have III.
len upon in cursory inspection Of the work
confirms this presumption"
DANIEL r. GOODWIN, d. D., of Trinity Col
| lege, says " 1t is but short time since tha1
l was led to commend another Dictionary e.,
| on the whole, and with some exceptions, the
best and most complete thing Of the kind
within my knowledge. The commendation
was honestly given at the time but nsp =
mast be mithdrd~n in taror Of ycsss. cOnsider
your Dictionary, in almost every rcspect-in
orthography, pronunciation and definitions
as superior TO any Of its predecessors. In
truth, never expected to see an English Die
tionary so thorough, complete and satisfacto-
ry."
| NJ. B. ANDERSON, IL. D., of University Of
| Rochester says 50 1t seems to me that you
have given to the world work, which, for
completeness and accuracy. is superior to any
Dictionary of our language in existence. You
have crowned the labors of life in the pro-
duction of treatise which will identify you
with the history of English lexicography IN
| all coming time tsss
JouN MAGICIAN, ID. D., Of the College o.
| New Jersey, says 50 AS far as have examined
your Quarto Dictionary, have found it To b
accurate and reliable in its exposition Of the
| language"
CHARLES COLLINS, d. D., of Dickinson Col.
/ lege, says: :. have examined the Dictionary
with care, and am free to say, that though
public expectation respecting 1t was high,
based justly on the high reputation of its AM
thor for lcxical ability yet in my opinion this
expectation has been more than met. A no.
| bier monument Of profound learning, patient
toll. and critical discrimination in the use and
power of words, has not appeared. Its orthog-
raphy and orthoepy faithfully represent the
elegant use which the critics tell us gives law
| to language; and the etymologies and dehni-
tions present treasury OF learning In the lit
eratuIe of the language which is above price.
| cannot speak too highly of the pictorial IL
| Illustrations and diagrams which you have iu~r
troduced, happily on scale not so large as to
cucumber the page, and yet not too small for
| the purpose Of calculation. These, introduced
in their natural place, are not so prominent -
y attsst tbs, general appearance of the work
as dicli5nafy. and yet they give 1t many ef.
the advantages, without the cost, OF an eIlcJ
| clopedia. H
SAMUEL K. TALMAGE, ID. D., of OglethorpO
University. says: s" ] have examined th6 Die
tionary with care, and am not disappointed In
my expectations. l consider it decidedly the
most complete and Perfect Dictionary Of the
English Language. 1t cannot fail to take pss-
tSueilCc over OtHefS. me pTeatt CuIu9 OF
American Lexicography has been lawleuD
spirit Of innovation, tending to the corruption
OF our noble mother tongue. You have, in
my honest Judgment, hit the golden medium,
and combined, most happily, the corsrva1iss
and the progressive. Your work is an honor
to American literature, and prouilye hope
will assert its rightful claims to become the
standard of authority not only in the United
States, but also in Great Britain
+ r n 81 vy.~s.. -
Nashville, says . l know of no Dictionary In
the English language in al respects SO com.
plete as the new edition Of Dr. Worccstes's.
1t isa faithful and reliable guide to cOrract
spelling and pronunciation ample in its vo-
cabuary and most excellent in its definitions
Its accuracy and fullness, MS regards the maay
pew scientific terms recently introduced, -teGr
derit valuable to the professional us well .
for the general student"
Thomas C. ANDERSON, D. d., ofCumhesland
University. says: ''After careful examinattou.
unhesitatingly pronounce it the most com>
plete work Of the kind extant.
The English Language has been enriched by
several other valuable Dictionaries, which are
highly credtable to their anthoB but Ill
must yield in Completeness and elegance q
your noble quarto.
Rev. JOHN EARLY. Of Georgetown College,
been able to make Of DR. o,ses motif biction.
AIRY has been sufficient TOD iarge az Of its SUI
periority. We prefer it { alls, stccauss y
represents the present, nota pass a 10 Of ths
language, and to other works with which il %
usually compared, because its decisions ave
founded upon recognized authorities, not on :
peculiarites, or the eccentricities Of
the Lexicographer 7
Dictionaries are to be found, in which Tho
definitions OF certain words eyince more politf-
cal or religious rancor than political skill
where the writers preferred, to the psains oS, 1
the qualification of partizan feel i
ing. In further commentator of the edition 1
to our Judgment, it should be ad- !,
ded that it is remarkably free from any such !.
partiality."
Hon. WILLIAM H. ALIEN, of GirarJl CollegsL 1
says: "A work of such vast erudition and
rare merit cannot fail to commend itselfto the
lovers of pure, conservative English, wherev- |
er our mother tongue is cultivated"
HENnY BARNARD, IL. d.. of Wisconsin Uni
versity, says: II was not prepared to welcome
a work SO monumental as this. II comes 4
lnIcll nearer Ia n standard of so,p1 rhtlolouf. q