The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-05-25
LATE EDUCATIONAL TESTIMONY.


Worthy the proud place 1t occupies rs tho
great standard Dictionary OF our good English
language. | say standard, for while a icw
schUllrs and others, here and there, prefer
other Dictionaries, Webstcr's Ia beyond dispute
the book OF the people, tho common standard
uf appeal among the great masses, learned and
unlearned of our land.-GHon. J. N. GREGORY
Sup. Pub. lns. Mich, June, 1859.
at Is a noble work, and does you infinite
credit. t.'-lliun l.. c. DRArER, State Sup't
Michigan, August, 1859.
more than ever is the book necessary ar.
ticlo In the schOnlhouse, and in tho family
where learning and literature have IA place
10 We had the curiosity to examine with a
magniaer some II these cngri,vinss, and com
| pared them with steel engravings in bank
notes, aud found the illustrations often equal
Ily good. sometimes superior. None but i
Teacher, or an Intelligent parent, can estimate
how valuable those eighty pages OF illustra
tons are. The placing all the Illustrations III
u separate part of the volume has allowed the
printing Ct them to be executed III much better
style than u they had been Incorporated In
tie teXt.-tHiinois Tsuchsr, August, 1859.
: In Definitions Webster is unrivaloh. Web
sier's EfynlOiogy IS admirable. Nearly al
American newspapers and books spell accord
| ing tu Webster. 10 dcthrono Webster from
the affections Of the American people would
DC i greater revolution than has been witness
ed since tue CruSades.-tCor. lAch Jour. Elu
cHUoH, August lSOJ.
! Tho value Of the Dictionary is materially in
creased by the additions, and We do moi 80,
! lhuw it can be improved IN any respect, Tho
acknowledged standard IN GU. state; III,
thanks ut the public are due the enterprisinl
/ Publishers FOR their unremltting oxcrtiuns IN
Keeping the work iully up to tho progress oi
our language 1 Itis. Jour. Education August
/ loJg.
/ In our daily teaching We have had upon ou,
IA ,.t
Subjected II To constant test. Each iea
iuto is really important. Not u word Il
NECESSARY concerning the matter Of Wcbster's
Unabridged Dictionary, II is Wcbster-Ho Ne
S',tos. The Fable q! Synonyms is OF almost IN
lesllmaOe value. A case occurred the other
day IN our school. Tue Picfoyiul n
iustrd:ions are henceiUrth Il sine qua non Tor oy
lery large Dictionary. BY having then
lsoparate, Ike most Encyclopedias all iliustrt
tons ui Architecture, lcrdldry. UItdny, OF ui
Mechanics, can be brought together.
The best Lericoa Of The EHgiish Language ere,
issued from the prcSs.--(R L. SchoOinasicr, July
! lsJg.
| In all respects a book of unsurpassed worth
-lConn, Com. School Journal, AuS. Isl
! We consider that tho additions have NOR,
than doubled tho value OF the work for ul di
mar! usc.-L Ind. School JO,uHal. August, 1859.
That this win 10 the most valuable edition O
any Dictionary M the Ensilsn language, 10 Oh,
3
iJaly, lsj3.
The Illustrations arc lnely cut and printed
and form Il novel and yalua uJe ioature.--I i!u
I E.!aeD!:os.I! Journal, August, 1859.
/ We may safely say, that JPeJstey's Diction
Gry, Pictoi nj Edition, Unabridged, is the Inusl
complete Dictionary oi the English Lansuag,
that We have ever seen. IL The compile tciIcss
Ui It's rocdtul0Iy uf our language, and in the ac.
eurLcy and iullness OF its definitions, Webster
Dictionary sl"NdS pre'cWincnl; and III Orthog
\ TGphy II is followed by u majority of America ~
WRITERS, so Tar AS our observation extends.
Nv. Carolina Jour. Education, Aug. 1853.
| 1t has retained all the good Of lis prcdeces
! sors, and has added new and valuable improve
ilnrnts, Hon. uoKACL MASS has
s'id: 1t is the best defining Dictionary in the
Engli sh Language" and eminent scholars and
orators, ike DANIEL Webster, William II. Pres
cotl, and others, have declared themselves de-
lcidedis in i,vOr ut the accuracy and extent oi
its definitions. Ia this respect, (pyonuncid
tton) Webslor's works appear to us at least AZ
good and authoritative AS any we have seen.
These alterations (orihograDhD appear 10 Us
not only reasonable, but alsu popular, when
we are told that ten millions school books are
annually published IN the United States, com.
lpllod by Authors who recognise Webster AS
their standard ofUrthography. Too high
lpralse cannot be bestowed on the execution OF
tue uood cuts. To present these outs all BY
themselves Is an advantage, because they
could thus DO printed on better paper, and be
easier aud to greater advantage classified un.
der distinct heads. A Table vi Synonyms,
by Prof. Goodrlch occupying seventy qu;,rto
Ipages, and Containing over 1000 words, the
meaning aud use Of which are shown more
clearly and mnutey than IN any other work
| with which We arc acquainted. No
luhiinportant and arbitrary compounds have
o0en admitted IN tho appendix OF this edition.
IF That a volume lke
this, OF 1850 quarto pages, handsomely got up,
prOfusoly Illustrated, alike substantial and AT.
traclve, ana em0odying an amount ofliterary
labor found in few other works, can bo pur
chased as low as this, is one OF tho marvels of
modern skill and enterprise. Il MassachusffLs
ieaeafr. September, 1859.
sect the Best" Get the Handsomest.
Get the Cheapest. Get Webster.
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lures sent by mail on application,
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