St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-06-21
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FROM PRESIDENTS OF COLLEGES.
LEONARD WOODS. n D, of Bowdoin College
SAYS Your work appears to me to DC alto
grthcr unsurpassed.
JAMES r. CuAMr1lx, D. D., of Watcrville
College. saws Your Dictionary is truly
The,aurus OF the English language
n JoRp. D. D., of Dartmouth College,
saws No scholar whatever other helps he
NAV sec fit TO use can afford to be without
your Dictionary
CALVIN PEAsE. p. 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
antrv. and the fruits of the most accurate and
liberal research without ostentatlon.
BENJAMIN LApAREE, ID. D., of Middlebury
College, says The Dictionary will prove an
enduring monument OF the learning, industry |
patierfcc and scholarly wisdom OF Its author, |
and will place him high among the great lcNl-
co%raphcrs of the English language.
JAMES WALKER, d. D., of Harvard College,
savs. ..Tb, correctness of its orthognphy, |
and the neatncsS of its definitions ana mcthoG
of notation together with its greater genera
completeness and th0roughncss, as the latest
of I !e great Dictionaries, will make it an au-
thority among scholars everywhere.
&C. FELTON,, LII. D., of Harvard College,
SAYS "In Orthography, Pronunciation ana
definition, the learned author has taken uh
wcaried pains to ascertain the best usage, ana
in all these respects he has, beyond doubt.
produced n work which will be of standard
authority in the United States and Ill Eng
land.
MARK HOPKINS d. d., of Williams College,
SAYS lit is Il proud monument OF accurate
scholarship and vast research, and cannot 1ali
of great influence in pcrfecting and fixing, so
far as is possible, the nobiest language ho"
spoken on the globe
AT. CRAINpI, Of the Holy Cross, says ;
"Thc work is great, and destined, not unlike
". to supersede other English Dictionaries now
in use"
HOSEA BALIou. ID, D. D., of Tufts College,
saws: Your Octave Dictionary has been,
from its first appearance, my usual guide IN
matters of photography, pronunciation, ana
definition. Though have not had leisure TO
examine the Quarto Dictionary with any de-
gree of thoroughness, yet cannot but pre-
,ume by anticipation, that the same cXcelich,
VIII DC iDunu 10 lllti II tht
your former editions and all that have fai
len upon in cursory inspection OF the work
confirms this presumption.
DANIEL r. GOODWIN, D. d., of Trinity Col
lrgc saws - 1t is but a 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 nv knowledge. The commentator
was honestly given at the time; out nor II
D., IN Yy.r #
your Dictionary, in almost every rcspcct-in
photography, pronunciation, and definitions
as superior to any of its predecessors III
truth. | never expected to see an English Die
tionary SO thorough, complete and satislacto
ry."
NJ +. ANDERSON, Ii. D., of University o
Rochester, says: 1T seems to me that yot
have given to the world work, which, 1"'
completeness and accuracy, is superior to any
Dictionary of our language in existence. lo'
have crowned the labors of n life in the pro
.luction of II treatise which will identify yo'
with the history of English lcXicography il
all coming time
JOHN MACLEAY, d. D., of the College {
New jersey says "As far as have examine
your ouarlo Dictionary, have found it to b
accurate and reliable in its exposition OF tn
language
CHARLES COLLINS. d. d.. Of Dickinson Col
lrIp, - 1 nave tNaliulcti bNii'H'ti.
with care and am 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 TIN
expectation has been more than met no
bier monument of profound learning, patien
toll and critical discrimination in the use AM
power of words has not appeared. Its orthog
a,phv and orthoepy faithfully represent tn
elegant use which the critics tell us gives la
to language; and the etymologes and dciln
tions present treasury of learning IN the IL
rrature OF the language which is above prize
Icannot speak too highly of the pictorial
Rystrations and diagrams which you have il
troduccd, happily ON scale not so large as
cucumber the page. and yet not too small tC
the purpose of ciuci,lation. These, introduce
in their natural place, are not so prominent a
to affect the general appearance OF the VOL
It's dictionary, and yet they give it many G
the advantages, without the COST of an cncy
clopcdia.
SAMUEL X TALMAGE, ID. D., of Oglethorp
University SAYS: - have examined the Dlt
tonary with care, and am not disappointed !
INV expectations. i consider IL decidedly u
most complete and Perfect Dictionary OF IL
English Language 1t cannot fail to take pr
,cdence over all others. The great curse
American Lexicogaphy has been a lawlc
spirit of innovation, tending to the corruptio
Of our noble mother tongue. You have,
INV honest Judgment, hit the golden medium
and combined, most happily, the conserrdi'
and the progressive. Your work is an homo
to American literature, and proudly hop
will assert its rightful claims to become til
standard OF authority not only in the Unite
States but also in Great Britain
j. b. LINDSEY, ID. d., of University
Nashville SAYS IL know of no Dictionary
the English language in all respects so con
plete as the new edition Of DR.. Worcester
1t isa faithful and reliable guide to corre'
spelling and pronunciation, ample III It's We
.abulary and most excellent in its definitions
It's accuracy and fullncss. rs regards the man
new scientific terms recently introduced. rem
der it valuable to the professional as well a
for the general student
TuomAs c. ANDERSON, d. D.. of Cumberland
University says AFTER careful examination
| unhesitatngly pronounce it the most com
plete work of the kind extant.
Th. English Language has been enriched b.
several other valuable Dictionaries, which ar
highly credtablc to their authors; but al
must yield in completeness and elegance t
your noble quarto.
REy. Jouy EARLY, of Georgetown College
SAYS The examination we have thus ia
been able to make of DIR. Worccstcrs Diction
AIRY has been sufficient to convince us of its stl
pcriority. We prefer it to Walkers because
represents the present, not a past state of tn
language, ana To other works with which 1t
usually compared, because its decisions ar
founded upon recognized authorities, not OF
provincial peculiarities, or the cccentricities c
the photographer.
Dictionaries are to be found, in which tn
definitions of certain words evincc more polit
cal on religious rancor than political skill
where the writers preferred, to the praise
correctness. the qualification of partzan fee
ing. In further commentator of the cdtit
submitted to our Judgment it should be ~
ted that it is remarkably free from any su,
offensive partially.
Hon. WILLIAM II. ALLEN. of Girard Collcg
saws: - A work of such vast erudition al
rare merit cannot fail TO commend itself to I
lovers of pure, conservative English, where
CT our mother tongue is cultivated. ="
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