St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-03
WORCESTER'S
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The Best English Dictionary Extant.
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College says: THE Dictionary will prove an
enduring monument of the learning, industry,
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says: THE correctness of its orthogrnphy,
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"
G. e. FELroS, Ill. d., of Harvard College,
says SIN Orthography, Pronunciation and
Definition, the learned author has taken I'M
wcaricd pains to ascertain the best usage, and
in all these respects. he has, beyond a doubt.
produced a work which will be of standard
authority in the United States and in Eng
land
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ly, to supcIscdc other English Dictionaries now
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HOSEA BALLor. ID. d. d, of Tufts College,
says: "Iour Octave Dictionary has been,
from its first appearance, my usual guide in
matters OF orth"graphy, pronunciation, and
definition. Though 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 cxcelcn-
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 r.. GOODWIN, d. d., of Trinity Col
lege says: 1t is but short time since that
| was led to commend another Dictionary, ~,
on the whole, and with some exceptions, the
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must be ~dtdrdwn IN tdror ?t yours. l consider
your Dictionary, in almost every respect in
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us superior to any of its predecessors. In
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tionary SO thorough, complete and sltisf;.cto-
ry."
NJ. l.. ANDERSON, IL. d., of University Of
Rochester, says: 1t seems to me that you
have given to the world Il work, which, for
completeness and accuracy is superior to any
Dictionary ot our language in existence. You
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with the history Of English lexicography in
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JONI MACIEAx, ID. d.. of the College Of
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language
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; lege, says " | have examined the Dictionary
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thor for lcNical ability, yet in my opinion this
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toll, and critical discrimination in the use and
power OF words, has not appeared. Its orthog-
raphy and orthocpy faithfully represent the
elegant list which the critics tell us gives law
to language; and the ctymologics and defini-
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us q dictionary, and yet they give il many Of
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clopedia
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University. says: - ! have examined the Die
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j. i. LINDSEY, d. D., of University Of
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plete rs the new edition OF DIR. Worccster's
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Its accuracy and fullness, as regards the many
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der it valuable to the professional as well AZ
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Thomas C. ANDERSON, D. D., ofCumberland
University, says: After careful examination,
| unhesitatingly pronounce it the most COM
pletc work of the kind cxtant.
! The English Language has been enriched by
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highly credtable to their authors; but all
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| REV. JONI EARLY, of Georgetown College,
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pcriorty. We prefer it to Walker because it
represents the present, not a past state Of the
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usually compared, because its decisions are
founded upon recognized authorities, not on
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the Lexicogapher.
Dictionaries are to he found, in which the
definitions OF certain words evince more politS-
cal or religious rancor than political skiaks
where the writer's preferred, to the praise Of
correctness. the qualification Of nsrtizan fcel-
ing. In further commentator Of the edition
submitted to our judgment, it should be adj
died that it is remarkably free from any such
offensive partiality."
Hon. WILLIAM II. ALLEN. of Girard College.
says: "A work of such vast erudition and
rare merit cannot fail to commend itselfto the
lovers Of pure, conservative English, wherev>
er our mother tongue is cultivated"