St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-09-06


publication. The demand for the work in
creases daily: and up to the present time we
have been unable to supply our orders We
suhjoin few short extracts from recommended
tons of the book
FROM PRESIDENTS OF COLLEGES.
LEONARD WOODS. d. D., of Bowdoin College,
says: " Your work appears to me to be alto
gcthcr unsurpassed.
JAMES +. CnAMpLrN, d. d, Of Watervillc
| College, says Your Dictionary is truly II
lhtsaurus Of the English language
\. LORD, ID. d., of Dartmouth College,
says i" No scholar, whatever other helps he
may see fit to use, can afford to be without
your Dctionary.'
CALVIN PEASE, ID. D.. of University Of Yer
mont, says: The mature scholarship which |
the work cvinCcs is, to me- its most pleasing |
| feature, where we have leaning without ped |
antry and the fruits Of the most accurate and
liberal research without ostcntation."
BENJAMIN LARAnEE, u. D., of Middlebury
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 lcNi-
cugraphcrs of the English language.
JAMES WALKER. u. u, of Harvard t'Icgc,
SAYS: 1.-The correctness of its orth"%laphN,
and the ncatncSS OF its definitions and method
of notation, together with its greater general
completeness and thoroughncss, Us the latest
of the great Dictionaries, will make 1t an au-
thorty among scholars cvrIywhcrc.'
c. c. Frrrox. H. D., of Harvard College
says - In Orthunaphy, Pronunciation and
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
authority in the United States and in Eng
land"
MARX HOPKINS u. D.. of Williams College,
SAYS :" 1t is proud monument OF accurate
scholarship and vast research, and cannot itll
of great influence in pcricctng and liking so
far as is possible, the noblcst language now
: spoken on the globe
AT. CRArNrl, of the Holy Cross, says {:
THE work is great, and destined, not unlike
", to supcrscdc other English Dictionaries now
q in use
HOSEA BAIIoU, ID, d. d., of Tufts College,
+ saws: Your octave Dictionary has been,
/ from its first appearance, my uSual guide III
> matters OF orthography, pronunciation, ana
!, definition. Though | have not had leisure to
>. examine the Quarto Dictionary with any de-
d gree of thoroughncss, yet cannot but pre-
ii sumo 10y anticipation, that the same cNccilrn,
y ces will be found to mark it that distinguished
your former editions and all that have thl
l. len upon in curSory inspection OF the work
l.. confirms this presumption.
", DANIEL L. GooDwIN, ID. D., of Trinity Col
=, lcgc. SAYS " 1t is but a short time since tina
n | was led to commend another Dictionary, as
s On the whole, and with some exceptions th
y, best and most complete thing Of the KIM
H. within my knowledge. The conmcl'da'l"i
~ was honestly given ut the time tut "o'c /
j must Lt ,cithdr0~H in turor Of gouTS conSldc
., ynur dictionary. in almost every respect II
* photography. pronunciation, and definitions
as superior to any of its predecessors. il
truth. | never expected to see an English llc
tionary so thorough, complete and satlsacto
ry.
NJ. b. ANDERSON. IL. u, Of University {
C Horhrstcr. saws : :. 1t seems to me that yo
". have given to the world IA work, which, 10
7 completeness and accuracy, is superior to an
w Dictionary OF our language in existence. 70
ne have crowned the l,hors of u life i'll the pre-
Iuction Of a treatise which will identify yo
~ with the history of English photography
nst all coming time.
ms JnIIy MAGICIAN, d. D.. of the College
I'm New Jersey. saws "As far as have examine
he your QUalto Dictionary, have found 1t to |
Or accurate and reliable in its exposition Of IL
It's language
Itc CHARLES COLLINS, d. D., of Dickinson Go
nd lrrc. saws: II have examined the Dictiunal
ms with care and am free to say, that thong
my public expectation respecting 1t was Elgl
NY based Justly on the high reputation of its a
t ,En thor for lcXica ability, yet in my opinion tn
."I expectation has been more than met. n
b, bier monument of profound learning patleI
toll and critical discrimination in the use al
power of words has not appeared. Its ortho
rlpllv and UIthucpy faithfully represent Il
cIcgnut Use Which the critics tell us gives In
to language; and the etymouglcS and dchl
tions present II treasury Of learning III the Ii
,,,1 craturc Of the language which is above prlc
~ | cannot speak too highly of the pictorial
''h' Illustrations and diagrams which you have i
on, .II L,,,,;l,, ~, =, ,,,In MOT sn lnr,,, as
=" cucumber the page, and yet not to" small /
an the purpose Of calculation. These. introduce
-. in their natural place, are not SO prominent
to affect the general appearance OF the wo
-- us a dictionary, and yet they give it many
N | the advantages, without the cost, OF an enc
~ clopcdia.
SAMUEL X. TALMAGE, ID. D., of Oglcthor
University, says " have cNaInlnci the "
/, tionary with care and am not disappointed
co,. NV expectations consider it decidedly t
most complete and Perfect Dictionary of t
English Language. 1t cannot fail to take pl
1T is cctlcnce over all others. The great curse
ity. American LcXicography has been lawl'
J spirit Of innovation, tending to the corrupti
of our noble mother tongue. You have,
able INV honest Judgment. hit the golden mediur
able and combined, most happily, the conSeTtW
ndi- and the progressive. Your work is an hon
to American literature. and proudly no
will assert its rightful claims to become t
New standard of authority not only in the Unit
fac. States, bat also in Great Britain. "
the j. b. LINDSEY, u. D., of University
ncr- Nashville. SAYS -. know of no Dictionary
fore the English language in all respects so COZ
ong plctc AS the new edition of DIR. Worcester
It of it Isl faithful and reliable guide to CORE
spelling and pronunciation, ample in its '
cabulary and most excellent in its definition
AL Its accuracy and fullncss us regards the ma
new scientific terms recently introduced, r.
der it valuable to the professional as well
J., for the general student
and Thomas c. ANpEnsoS, D. D.. of Cumbcrla
war University, says " After careful cNmninati,
unhcsitatingly pronounce it the most co
yors plcte work Of the kind cXtant
The English Language has been enriched
several other valuable Dictionaries, which
highly crcdtablc to their authors but
must yield in completeness and elegance
your noble quarto.
REy JONI EARLY, of Georgetown COLES
ais says: THE examination we have thus
been able to make of Dr. Worcester Dictit
AIRY has been sufficient to convince us OF its
pcriority. We prefer ii To Walker 5 because
ract represents the present, not past state Of
u for language, aud to other works with which II
Co., usually compared, because its decisions ;
will founded upon recognized authorities, not
ac- provincial peculaliticS, or the cccentrictics
toll the photographer.
SHAY r;,,;,,,,.,ri,, ara 70 Lo r,rnd in which ,
anne 80: -. , ,,.;,,,,,, ,o,,,,, ,,,l
i,i'o cal or religious raneor than political ski
'''ii' where the writers preferred, to the praise
Wy correctness. the qualification of partiAn IL
~, ing. In further commentator of the edit
-, ~ submitted to our judgment, it should be
70 70 ded that it is remarkably free from any st
'''' offensive partiality.'
Hon WILLIAM II. ALLEN. of Girard Collie
/. saws "A work of such vast erudition q
rare merit cannot fail to commend itsclfto
lovers of pure, conservative English, wher
IN er our mother tongue is cultivated"
HENRY BARNARD Lii. d., of Wisconsin L
yersity says: " ! was not prepared to welco
la, ,ynrl, 81 monumental this IL COZ