St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-06-07

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tiUls Of the book
FROM PRESIDENTS OF COLLEGES.
LEONARD WOODS, D. D., of Bowdoin College,
gays; Your work appears to mo to be alto
crth.r unsurpassed.
JAMES r. CuAMrLTN, D. D., Of Watervilie
College, says: " Your Dictionary is truly Il
Ihcsiurus Of the English language"
y. IoRD, d. D., of Dartmouth College,
SAYS :. No scholar, whatever other helps he
NAV sc fit to use, can afford to be without
Jour Dictionary"
CALVIN TEASE. D. D., Of University of Yer
mont, saws 1.-The mature scholarship which
the work cvinces is, to me, its most pleasing
L..trlc, where we have learning without ped
u,Iv. and the fruits of the most accurate and
liberal research without ostentation."
EGNJAMlN LApAREE, u. D., of Middlcbury
Chlc-e, 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-
tpIal hers Of the English language
JAMES WALKER, d. D., of Harvard College
says THE correctness of its orthography,
ami the ncltncSs of its definitions and method
Of notation, together with its greater general
completeness and thoroughnesS, as the latest
of the great Dictionaries, will make it an au-
thuiitJ among scholars everywhere.
G.. {. FELTON,. LII. D., of Harvard College,
says: - In photography, Pronunciation and
pauitiun, the learned author has taken I'M
Nc.rci pains Ia ascertain the best usage, and
IN al these respects, he has, beyond u doubt.
produced work which will be of standard
authority in the United States and in Eng
land"
MARK IOrKrXs. d. D., of Williams College,
slys at is a proud monument of accurate
scholarship and vast research, and cannot fail
Of great influence i'll pcrleCting and liking, SO
far is is possible, the noblest language now
spoken on the globe
\. +. CRAINrr, of the Holy Cross, says
The work is great, and destined, not unlike
ly, 10 supcrsedc other English Dictionaries now
il use"
HOSEA BALLou, I'd, 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 l have not had leisure to
examine the Quarto Dictionary with any de-
gree OF thoroughness, yet | cannot but pre-
sumo, by anticipation, that the same exccllcn-
Ccs 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, D. d., of Trinity Col
Iecse, says " 1t is but a short time since that
! was led to commend another Dictionary, as,
IN the whole, and with some exceptions, the
lest and most complete thing of the kind
within my knowledge. The commentator
was honestly given at the time but nop il
l4 g.JtlI of I
your Dictionary, in almost every rcspect-in
photography, pronunciation, and definitions
rs superior To any of its predecessors. In
truth, never expected to see an English Die
tionary so thorough, complete and satisfacto-
~"
II. r. ANDERSON, IL. D., Of University of
Rochester, says /" 1t seems to me that you
have given to the world work, which, for
completeness and accuracy. is superior to any
Dictionary of our language in existence. You
have crowned the labors of life in the pro-
duction of a treatise which will identify you
with the history of English lexicography in
all coming time"
Jonw oL>cLEAN, D. D., of the College oil
New Jersey, says AS far rs have examined
your Quarto Dictionary, have found it to BE-
accurate and reliable in its exposition Of the
language"
"
iegc, says: ~ have examined the Dictionary
with care, and am free to say, that though
public expectation respecting it was high,
i9ScI Justly on the high reputation of its au-
thor for leXical ability, yet in my opinion this
expectation has been more than met. 4 no.
bier monument of profound learning, patient
toll, and critical discrimination in the use and
power of words, has not appeared. Its Orthog-
ralhy and orthoepy faithfully represent the
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~ language; and the ctymologics and de6ni-
lions present treasury of learning in the lit
,}aturc Of the language which is above price.
[ cannot speak too highly of the pictorial H.
lustrations and diagrams which you have in
troduced, happily on Il scale not SD large as to
cucumber the page, and yet not too small for
the purpose of calculation. These, introduced
in their natural place, are not SO prominent as
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-
clopcdia.
SAMUEL X. TALMAGE, d. d., of Oglcthorpe
University, says: ~ have examined the Die
tipuary with care, and am not disappointed in
ny expectations. consider it decidedly the
most complete and Perfect Dictionary Of the
English Language. 1t cannot fail to take pre-
C,dencc over all others. The great curse of
american LeXicography has been lawless
spirit Of innovation, tending to the corruption
Of our noble mother tongue. You have, in
my honest judgment, hit the golden medium,
aIl combined, most happily, the conservative
uIl 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. b. LINpsLEY, d. d., of University of
aght I pf ;.t;,, -;
the English language in all respects so com
plcte Us the new edition of DIR. Worcester's.
II iSa faithful and reliable guide to correct
spelling and pronunciation, ample i'm its yo-
clbulary and most excellent in its definitions
lis accuracy and fullncss, as regards the many
ncw scientific terms recently introduced, rem
der it valuable to the professional as well as
ior the general student
THOMAS c. ANDERSON, d. D., of Cumberland
University, says :" After careful examination,
] unhesitatingly pronounce it the most COM
l,lcte 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: The examination we have thus far
been able TO make of DIR. Worcesters Diction-
airy has been sufficient to convince us of its SUI
i,criority. We prefer it to Walker because it
the present, not past state of the
language, and to other works with which it is |
usually compared, because its decisions are |
founded upon recognized authorities, not on |
provincial peculiarities, or the eocentricites of
the photographer.
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 |
the qualification of partizan feel !
ing. In further commentator of the edition |
submitted to our Judgment, it should be nd. |
ded that it is remarkably free from any such |
offensive partiality."
Hon WILLIAM II. ALLEN, of Girard College,
says: "A work of such vast cruciition and
rare merit cannot fail to commend itself to the
lovers Of pure, conservative English, WHEREBY
CT our mother tongue is cultivated"
Henry BARNARD, LII. d. of Wisconsin Uni.
versity, says: 81 was not prepared to welcome
a work 80 monumental as this. It comes
much nearer to standard Of sound philologi-