St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-06-28


The Best English Dictionary Extant.
The success of Worccstcrs Quarto Dictiona-
nv i aItogrtbrr UNPARALLELED in the annals of
publication The demand for the work in
creases daily; and up to the present time we
have been unable to supply our orders. We
suhion few short extracts from recommended
tions of the book
FROM PRESIDENTS OF COLLEGES.
LEONARD WooDs, d. D., of Bowdoin College,
says "Your work appears to nc to be alto
gcther unsurpassed
JAMES 7. CHAMrLIN, D. D., OF Waterville
College, saws " Your Dictionary is truly a
Thesaurus Of the English language"
n IORD. ID. D.. of Dartmouth College,
saws No scholar. whatever other helps he
may see fit to use, can afford to be without
your Dictionary
CALVIN PEAsE. d. D., of University of Yer
mont, saws 1.-The mature scholarship which
the work evnCes 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 ostcntaton.
BENJAMrN LApAREE, d. d., of Middlcbury
College. SAYS "1he Dictionary will prove an
enduring monument of the learning, industry,
patience and scholarly wisdom of its author,
cographers of the English language
JAMES WALKER, D. D., of Harvard College
says. ..The correctness of its orthOgraphy,
and the neatncss of its definitions and method
of notation, together with its greater general
compIctcncSs and thoroughncss, as the latest
OF the great Dictionaries, will make !: g. au-
thority among scholars everywhere.
&C. FELTON,, IL. D., of Harvard College,
says: In Orthography, Pronunciation and
Definition, the learned author has taken un.
wcaricd pains to ascertain the best usage, and
in all these respects. he has, beyond 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,
saws at is proud monument of accurate
scholarship and vast research, and cannot fail
of great influence in perlecting and fixing, 50
far as is possible, the noblest language now
spoken on the globe.
AT. CRAIypI, of the Holy Cross, says !:
"The work is great, and destined, not unlike
", to supcrscdc other English Dictionaries now
in USE
HOSEA BALIor, Cd, 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 thoroughncSs, vet | cannot but pre-
sumo, by anticipation, that the same excellen-
ces will be found to mark it that distinguished
your former editions and all that have fall
len upon in cursory inspection OF the work
confirms this presumption.
DANIEL Il. GOODWIN, ID. D., of Trinity Col
lege, SAYS: " 1t is but short time since that
was led to commend another Dictionary, as,
on the whole, and with some exceptions, the
1,rst cpp,platn tbipr Of the l. ind
within my knowledge. The commentator
was honestly given at the time bat nor Il
mus be UcjthdFGHH IN tduOr Of yours. ] consider
your Dictionary, in almost every respect-in
photography, pronunciation, and definitions
us superior to any of its predecessors. In
truth, / never expected to an English Die
tonary SO thorough, complete and satisfacto-
~"
NJ. +. ANDERSON. IL D., of University of
Rochester, says :" 1t seems to Inc that you
have given to the world a work. which, for
completeness and accuracy, is superior to any
Dictionary of our language in existence. You
have crowned the labors of n life in the pro-
duction of a treatise which will identity yo,
with the history of English photography il
all coming time
JOHN MAGICIAN, D. D., of the College o
New Jersey, says As far as have examine,
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 81 / 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 for lcNiCal 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 olthoepy faithfully represent the
elegant use which the critics tell us gives law
to language; and the etymologics and deiini
tons present a treasury of learning in the lit
eraturc of the language which is above price
! cannot speak too highly of the pictorial il
luStrations and diagrams which you have in.
PRODUCED, happily Oh Il scale not so large as t.
cncumbcr the page, and yet not too small fol
the purpose of calculation. These, introduced
in their natural place, are not so prominent us
to affect the general appearance of the work
as a dictionary, and yet they give it many of
the advantages, without the cost, of an ency-
Clopedia.
SAMUEL X. TALMAGE, d. D., of Oglethorpe
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-
cedence over all others. The great curse OF
American Lcxicography has been lawess
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 conservative
and the progressive. Your work is an honor
to American literature. and proudly hope
will assert its rightful claims to become the
standard Of authority not only in the United
States, but also in Great Britain
J. y. LSDsLEY, d. d., of University of
Nashville, says - know of no Dictionary in
the English language in all respects SO COM
plete the new edition of DIR. Worccstcr's.
1t is Il faithful aud reliable guide to correct
spelling and pronunciation, ample in its vo-
cabulary and most excellent in its definitions
Its accuracy and fullncss, as regards the many
new scientific terms recently introduced, rem
der it valuable to the professional as well as
for the general student"
Thomas G. ANDERSON, ID. D., of Cumberland
University, says: After careful examination,
l 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 creditable To their authors; but all
must yield in completeness and elegance to
your noble quarto.
Rev. JoHN EARLY, of Georgetown College.
says: 1.-The examination we have thus far
been able to make of DR.. Worccster's Diction-
AIRY has been sufficient 10 convince us of its SUI
periority. We prefer il to Walkers because it
represents the present, not Il 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 pccuiarities, the eccentricities of
the photographer.
Dictionaries are to he found, in which the
definitions OF certain words cyncc more politi-
ci or religious rtneor than political skill
where the writers preferred, to the praise of
correctness. the qualification of partizan feel
ing. In further commeulatun of the edition
submitted to our Judgment, it should he adj
died that il is remarkably free from any such
offensive Partially"
Hon. WILLIAM II. ALLEN, of Girard College,
says: "a work of such vast crudition and
rare merit cannot fail 10 commend itself to the
lovers of pure, conservative English, WHEREBY