St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-07-05

The success Of Worccstcr'S Quarto Dctiona
~ is altogether unparalleled in the annals O
publication. The demand for the work in
crcascs daily; and up to the present time W
have been unable to supply our orders. w
suhioin few short extracts from recommends
tions Of the book
FROM PRESIDENTS OF COLLEGES.
LEONARD Woops, d. d., of Bowdoin Collcg,
says: " Your work appears to me to be alto
gcthcr unsurpassed
JAMES I. CHAMpMN, ID. D., of Watervill
College, says Your Dictionary is truly
Thcsaurus of the English language
n. LORD, u. d., of Dartmouth Colcg,
says " No scholar, whatever other helps h
may sec fit to use. can afford to he withOu
your Dictionary"
CALVIN PEAsE, u. u. of University of Yer
mont, says 1.-The mature scholarship which
the work cvinCcs is, to me, its most pleasing
feature, where we have learning without ped
autrv, and the fruits of the most accurate ant
liberal research without ostcutatiun.
BENJAMIN IAR>REE, u. D., of Middlcbur,
College, says: "Thc Dictionary will prove Ill
enduring monument Of the learning, industry
patience, and scholarly wisdom of its author
and will place him high among the great leNi
coTalhcrs Of the English language"
JAMES WALKER, u. d, of Harvard College
says: 1.-The correctness of its photography
and the ncatncss of its definitions and mrthU,
of notation, together with its greater genera
completeness and thorouchncss us the latest
Of the great Dictionaries. will make it an au
thority among scholars everywhere.
G. {. FrLroN. IL. H.. of Harvard College
SAYS " In Orthography Pronunciation and
Definition, the learned author has taken I'M
wearicd pains to ascertain the best usage, and
in all these respects, he has, beyond doubt
produced Il work which will bc of standard
'''thority in the United States and III Eng
land
MARK HOPKINS u. d. of Williams College,
saws :" Ii is proud monument Of accurate
scholarship and vast research, and cannot fail
Of great influence in periectng and fixing, So
flr us is possible. the noblest language now
spoken on the globe.
A. f. CRAlNrI, of the Holy Cross, says !:
'''rhc work is great, and destined, not unlike
ly, to supvIScde other English Dictionaries now
in use
HOSEA BALrou, ID, d. D.. of Tufts College,
SAYS: Your Octave Dictionary has been,
from its first appearance, my usual guide in
matters Of photography, pronunciation, and
definition. Though have not had leisure to
examine the Quarto Dictionary with any de.
gree Of thorCughneSs, vet | cannot but pre-
sumo. hy anticipation. that the same eXccllcn-
Ccs will be found to mark il that distinguished
your former editions and all that l have fall
len upon in curSory inspection of the work
confirms this presumption.
DANIEL Il. GOODWIN, D. D.. of Trinity Col
lcgc. says " 1t is but Il short time since that
| was led To commend another Dictionary, as,
ON the whole, and with some exceptions. the
best and most complete thing of the kind
within my knowledge. The communication
Was honestly given at the time bat notc Il
n,H't be wiit8rdrH IN faror Of yours. | consider
your Dictionary, in almost every respect in
photography, pronunciation, and definitions
us superior to any of its predecessors. In
truth, l never expected to see an English Die
'ionary SO thorough, complete aud satiSflcto
~"
NJ. II, ANDERSON. IL. -. of University %
Rochester, says &" 1t seems 10 me that YOU
have given 10 the world work, which for
completeness aud accuracy, is superior 10 any
Dictionary of our language in existence. You
have crowned the luhors of a life i'll the pro
duCtion Of II treatise which will identify YOU
with the history of English lcXicography in
all coming time"
JomN MAGICIAN, d. D., of the College OF
New Jersey says =" AS far as have examined
your Quarto Dictionary have found il to be
accurate and reliable in its exposition of the
language
CHARLES COLLINS n r.. of Dickinson Col
1cgc, says - | have examined the Dictionary
with care, and am free to say, that though
public expectation respecting il was high.
based Justly on the high reputation of its au-
thor tor lSNiCll ability, yet in my opinion this
expectation has been more than met 4 no.
bier monument of profound learning, patient
trE and critical discrimination in the use and
power OF words, has not appeared. Its orthug
aphy and oIthocpy faithfully represent the
elegant uSc which the critics tell uS gives law
to language; and the ctymologics and defni-
tuns present treasury of learning in the lit
craturc OF the language which is above price
cannot speak too highly of the pictorial IL
Illustrations and diagrams which YOU have in-
troduccd. happily on n scale not 50 large rs 10
cucumber the page. and vet not too small for
the purpose of calculation. These. introduced
IN their natural place, are not 50 prominent Us
10 affect the general appearance OF the work
us dictionary. and yet they give il many Of
the advantages, without the cost OF an cncy-
Clopctia.
SAMUEL X. TALMAGE. u. d, of Oglcthorpe |
University. says: " | have examined the Die |
tionary 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-
Crdencc over all others The great curse of
American LcNicoTraphy has been lawesS
spirit ot innovation. tending to the corruption
of our noble mother tongue. You have in
nay honest Judgment hit the golden medium. |
and combined, most happily, the covserrFIifrc |
and the progressive. Your work is an honor |
to American literature, and proudly hope
will assert its rightiul claims to become the
standard of authority not only in the United
States, hut also in Great Britain
J. Il. hNNLEy, d. 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 nr. Wurccster's
Ii is faithful and reliable guide TO correct
spelling and Pronunciation, ample in its vu-
nlbul,aiy and most excellent in its definitions
It's accuracy and iullnesS, as regards the many
luw scientific terms recently introduced. rem
Ter it valuable 10 the professional us well Us
or the general student
Thomas {. ANDERSON d. n. of Cumberland
university. says: " After careful examination |
unhcsitatingly pronounce il the most COM
'letc work of the kind eNttnt.
The Lnglsh Language has been enriched hy
ovcral other valuable Dictionaries, which arr,
highly cre,litahlc 10 their authors; hut all
must yield in completeness and elegance to
our noble quarto.
REv. JoitN EARLY, of Georgetown College.
tys THE examination we have thus far
cen able to make of Dr. Wurrcstcrs Diction.
ny has been sufficient Ia convince us of its SUI
'eriority. We prefer il to Walkers because it ;
2preseniS the present not u past state of the !,
language. and to other works with which il is :
Usually compared, because its decisions are :
ounded upon recognized authorities. not ON | =
'roNincial pecglmrities. or the cocentricitics of
he LeNiCograPhCr. =
Dictionaries are to be found, in which the
definitions ot certain words evincc more politi-
al or religions nanoor than political skin
where the writer's preferred. To the praise Of
orrcctncSS, the qualification of plrtiE,n feel
ag. In further COMMUNICATION Of the edition :
abmittet 10 our judgment, il should be al
cd that il is remarkably free from any such
densive partiality."
Hon WILLIAM II. ALLEN, OF Girlrd College.
Tvs: "A work of such vast crudtion and
're merit cannot fail To commend tselfto the
rcrs OF pure, conservative English, WHEREBY
our mother tongue is cultivated
HENRY BARNARD. IL, d., of Wisconsin Uni. c
,rSity, says - WAS not prepared to welcome &
work 50 monumental as this. IL comes n
uCh nearer 10 Il standard ot SQUAD philolagi. e
i principles, and the best usage OF the best L
hpttrS of England and America than ax &