St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-10-25

The success of WorCcStCr's QuartO DiCtiOna-
ry is altogether unparalleled in the annals Of
publication. The demand for the work in
~crcascs daily and up to the present time we
have been unable to supply our orders. We
subjoin ii few short extracts from recommenda-
tons of the book
FROM PRESIDENTS OF COLLEGES.
LEONARD WOODS, d. D., of Bowdoin College,
says: "lour work appears to me to be alto
gctlcr unsurpassed"
JAMES +. CnAMrLIN, d. D.. of Watervillc
College, says ''Your Dictionary is truly Il
Ihrsaurus OF the English language
n. LORD, D. D.. of Dartmouth College,
says: 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, says The mature scholarship which
the work cVinCcS is, to me, its most pleasing
feature, where We have learning without ped
antry, ana the fruits of the most accurate and
liberal research without OstcntatiOn."
BENJAMIN LARAREE, u. D., of Middlchury
College, says 1.-The Dictionary will prove an
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, d. D., of Harvard College.
SAYS: THE correctness of its photography,
and the ncatncSSo its definitions and method
OF notation, together with its greater general
completeness and thn%rOughneSS. AS the latest
Of the great Dictionaries, will make it an au-
thority among scholars everywhere"
c. c. FELTox, IL. d.. of Harvard College.
says In photography. 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 IL doubt,
produced a work which will be of standard
authority in the United States and i'll Eng
land"
lark HopKINs. d. D., of Williams College.
says 1t is Il proud monument of accurate
scholarship and vast rc"carch, and cannot fail
Of great influence in pcrfecting and fixing, So
far as is possible, the modest language now
spoken on the globe"
A. +. CRAIxrI. of the Holy Cross, says
The work is great, and destined, not mike
ly, to supcrscdc other English Dictionaries now
in use
HOSEA BALLou. 2d, D. D, Of Tufts College,
says Your Octave Dictionary has been.
from its first appearance, my usual guide in
matters of orthography, pronunciation, and
definition. Though | have not had leisure to
,Xamine the Quarto Dictionary with any de-
gree of thoroughncss, yet ! cannot but pre-
sumo, by anticipation, that the same cNccllrn-
Cos Will nc ltllll 10 mn IL II tillt tlStiIIulSllt'
your former editions and all that have fd-
len upon i'll Cursury inspection ot the work
confirms this prcsumption.'
DANIEL Il. GOODWIN, d. D., of Trinity Col
icgc. says - 1t is but a short time since that
| was led 10 commend another Dictionary. as,
IN the whole, and with some exceptions. the
best and most complete thing Of the kind
within my knowledge. The commentator
was honestly given at the time Int hor Il
must BE- ~tL6rHrH IN .fJrDr u yohHS. ! consider
Your Dictionary. in almost every respect in
photography. pronunciation, and definitions
Is superior To- any OF its predecessors. In
trutL, | never expected to see an English Die
tionary 50 thorough, complete and satislaCto-
ry.'
NJ. +. ANDERSON, IL. D., of University of
Rochester, says q" 1t seems 10 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 lahorS of It life in the pro-
luCtion Of a treatise which will Identify You
with the history OF English lcXicography in
nh coming timc.'
joins MAcI.rlv, u. u. Of the College of
New Jersey, says AS far Us | have examined
your Quarto Dictionary. | have found it to be
accurate and reliable in its exposition Of the
language
CHARLES COLLINS, D. D., of Dickinson Col
lcgc, says - have examined the Dictionary
with care, and am free to say, that though
public expectation respecting it was nigh,
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 orthog-
raphy and olthocpv faithfully represent the
elegant use which the critics tell us gives law
to language and the ctymologics and dciini-
tiuns present a treasury Of learning in the lit
crature of the language which is above price.
[ cannot speak too highly Of the pictorial H.
Illustrations and diagrams which you have in
troduccd, happily on a scale not 50 large as to
cucumber the page, and yet not too small for
the purpose of clucidatiun. These, introduced
in their natural place, are not so prominent as
to affect the general appearance Of the work
rs a dictionary, and yet they give it many of
the advantages. without the cost, of an cncy-
clopcdia.
SAMUEL X. TALMAGE, ID. 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 Il lawlcsS
| El'Ai u isiAA' a. NN'i'4-A ~ 81 N''t -
of our noble mOtlI"l tongue. You have, in
my honest iulgmaur. lit 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 i'll Great Bgitain.'
J. b. LINDSEY. d. D., Of University of
Nashville, says " know Of no Dictionary in
IL IN-.f- L1,,a -. ii .-.-1t 90. -.
plctc as the new edition OF DR.. WorCeSter'S.
1t is Il faithful and reliable guide to correct
spelling and pronunciation. ample in its vo-
cabulary and most excellent in its definitions.
Its accuracy and tullness, us regards the many
new scientific terms recently introduced. rem
der it valuable to the professional as well as
for the general student
THOMAS C. ANDERSON, d. D., ofCumberland
University. says: Z" After careful examination,
| unhesitatingly pronounce it the most com
plete work of the kind cXtant.
lhc English Language has been enriched by
several ether valuable Dictionaries. which are
highly creditable to their anthors but all
must yield in completeness and elegance to
your noble quarto.
Rev. Jons EARLY. of Georgetown College.
says 1.-The examination we have thus fan
been able to make Of DR.. Worcester Diction-
airy has been sufficient 10 convince us of its SUI
periority. We prefer it to Walker ; because il
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 peculiarities, or the eccentricitics of
the LeXicographcr.
Dictionaries are to be found, in which the
definitions of certain words evince more politi-
cal or religious rancor than political skill
where the writers preferred, to the praise of