St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-09-27

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publication. The demand for the work in.
rieaSeS daily and up to the present time We
nave been unable to supply our orders. We
s.u'yoh rev short extracts from recommenda-
tons of the book
FROM PRESIDENTS OF COLLEGES
LEONARD WooDs, d. D.. of Bowdoin College,
says our work appears to me to be alto
gcthcr unsurpassed.
JAMES I. CnAMpLIN, y. D.. of Watervillc
~, TIDlletc' says - Your Dictionary is truly a
lheSaurus of the English language"
n. LORD, ID. D., of Dartmouth College
says 20 scholar, whatever other helps he
may see tit to use, can afford to be without
your Dictionary
CALVIN Tease. d. d. Of University of Yer
mont, says The mature scholarship which
thc work cvinces is, to me- its most pleasing
'."lui'' "hcre we have learning without ped
a.. I'fy; ana the fruits of the most accurate and
''oe'ai research without ostcntation.'
BENJAMIN L,BARrE, u. d., of Miicilcbury
| College, says: 1.-THE Dictionary will prove ali
| enduring monument of the learning. industry,
patience, and scholarly wisdom Of its author,
and will place him high among the great lcxi-
cographcrs Of the English language"
JAMES WALKER, ID. D, of Harvard College,
says: 1.-The correctness of its urthography.
and the ncatncSS of its definitions and method
Of notation, together with its greater general
completeness and thoroughncsS as the latest
of the great Dictionaries, will make it an au-
thority among scholars everywhere"
c. C.. FELrox, Ii D.. Of Harvard College.
says: " In Orthography, Pronunciation and
Definition, the learned author has taken UNI
wCaried pains to ascertain the best usage, and
in all these respects, he has. beyond IA doubt,
produced a work which will be OF standard
authority in the United States and in Eng
land. -
MARK HOPKINS y. D, of Williams College
says " 1t is proud monument Of accurate
scholarship and vast rcrcarch, and cannot fail
Of great influence in pcrccting and fixing, 50
far ITS is possible, the noblcst language now
spoken on the glohc."
A. f. CRAiNrI, of the Holy Cross, says
THE work is great. and destined. not unlike
", to supcrscdc other English Dictionaries now
in use"
HOSEA BALLor ID, D. n. Of Tufts College,
says: Your Octave dictionary has been.
from its first appearance, my usual guide in
matters of photography, pr0nUnCittion, and
definition. Though | have not had leisure to
examine the Quarto Dictionary with any de
gree OF thoroUghness, yet | cannot but pre-
sumo. |y anticipation, that the same CXCCll"n-
Ccs will he found to mark it that distinguished
your former editions; and all that have faI.
len upon in cUrSory inspection OF the work
confirms this presumption"
DANIEL Il. GoODwIy. y. D., of Trinity Col.
lcgc, says: - 1t is hut short time since that
| was led to commend another Dictionary, rs
on the whole and with some exceptions, the
best and most complete thing Of the kline
within my knowledge. The commentator
was honestly given at the time Tat no,c i
must be rlthdrG1~H N .tTrpr gi Eongs consider
your dictionary, in almost every respect III
photography, prOnUncttipn, and definitions
as superior To amy If its predecessors. II
truth, never expected t. see an English Die
tionary 50 thorough, complete and satistacto
ry."
NJ. L. ANDERSON. IL. D., Of University o
Rochester. says: - 1t seems to me that you
have given t. the world a work, which, tui
completeness and accuracy, is superior to any
Dictionary OF our language in existence You
have crowned the lahors Of a life in the pro
luction Of treatise which will identify you
with the history of English lcNicograpIy il
all coming time"
.IomN MAGICIAN, y. D. Of the College 0
New Jersey. says As far rs have examine,
your Quartz Dictionary. have found it 10 b,
accurate and reliable il its exposition Of til,
language
CHARLES Collins, .. d.. Of Dickinson Col
lcgr, says " | have examined the Birtiunar,
with care, and ain free to say, that though
public expectation respecting it was high.
based Justly on the high reputation Of its au-
thor for lcXical ability, yet in my opinion this
expectation has been more than met. \ no,
bier monument Of profound learning. patient
toll and critical discrimination in the use and
power of words has not appeared. Its urthog-
raphy and orthocpy faithfully represent the
elegant Use which the critics tell lis gives law
to language; and the etymolugicS and dctni-
tions present a treasury Of learning in the lit
eratmc of the language which is above price.
| cannot speak too llgiiy Of the pictorial H.
Illustrations and diagrams which you have in
troduccd, happily Oh II scale not SO large rs t.
cucumber the page, and yet not too small for
the purpose Of elucidation. These, introduced
in their natural place, are not 50 prominent ~
to affect the general appearance OF the work
AS dictionary, aud yet they give it many OF
the advantages, without the cost Of al eLcv-
clopeda.
SAMUEL X. TALMAGE, y. D., Of Oglethorpc
University, says: IL have examined the Die
tiouary with care and am not disappointed in
my expectations. | consider it decidedly the
most complete and Perfect Dictionary Of the
English Language. 1t cannot fail to take pre-
ccdcnCc over all others. The great curse of
American LcXicagraphy has been lawlcss
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 coAecrratirc
and the progressive. Your work is an honor
to American literature. and proudly hope
will assert its righttul claims to become the
standard of authority not only in the United
States, hut also i'll Great Britain"
J. J.. LINDsLEY. u. D., Of University of
Nashville, says - know of no Dictionary in
the English language in all respects so com
plcte as the new edition Of DR. Worccster's
1t is faithful and reliable guide to correct
spelling and pronunciation, ample in its vo-
cabulary and most excellent in its definitions
Its accuracy and fullncSs, rs regards the many
new scientific terms recently introduced, rem.
der it valuable to the professional us well as
for the general student
Thomas c. ANDERSON y. D. Of Cumberland
University, says: " After careful examination
| unhcSitatingly pronounce it the most com
pletc work of the kind cXtant
The English Language has been enriched by
several other valuable Dictionaries which are
highly creditablc to their Authors but all
must yield in completeness and elegance to
your noble quarto.
Kew JonN EARLY, Of Georgetown College
says " The examination We have thus far
been able to make of Dr. Worccstcl's Diction-
airy has been sufficient to convince us of its SUI
pcriOrity. We prefer it to Walkers because il
represents the present, not past state Of the
language, and To other works with which il is
usually compared, because its decisions are
founded upon recognized authorities. not on
provincial pcculiartics, or the ecccntrcities of
the photographer.
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