St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-08-30

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LEONARD WOODS, d. D., of Bowdon College,
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enduring monument Of the learning, industry,
patience, and scholarly wisdom of its author,
and will place him high among the great lcxi-
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JAMES WALKER. D. d, of Harvard College,
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and the ncatncss Of its definitions and method
OF notation, together with its greater general
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OF the great Dictionaries, will make it an au-
thority among scholars everywhere"
{. c. FELTON,, IL. D.. of Harvard College,
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Definition, the learned author has taken I'M
wcalicd pains to ascertain the best usage, and
in all these respects, he has. beyond doubt,
produced "A work which will be of standard
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! land
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! ", to suprrscdc other English Dictionaries now
| in use. -
HOSEA BALLOr, 81, u. d, of Tufts College,
! says Your Octave Dictionary has been,
! from lis first appearance, my usual guide in
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| definition. Though have not had leisure to
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Ccs will be found to mark il that distinguished
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DANIEL Il. GOODWIN. d. D., of Trinity Col
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! | was led to commend another Dictionary, as
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| lis superior to any of its predecessors In
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| Rochester. says : - 1t seems to me that Won
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| Dictionary of our language in existence. You
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| New Jersey. says "As far as ! have examine,
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language"
CHARLES COLLINS, u. d.. of Dickinson Col
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public expectation respecting it was high,
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thor for lcXical ability, yet in my opinion this
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bier monument of profound learning. patient
toll, and critical discrimination in the use and
power Of words. has not appeared. lis orthog-
raphY and OlthOcpV faithfully represent the