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A fund of wisdom, knowledge, and information |
September 18, 2009 |
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tepi
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This book is a facsimile of the 1828 two-volume dictionary in one volume. Noah Webster was a very learned and very devout man, and his ideas about language in his very long Introduction to this book make for interesting reading. The frontispiece gives us a marvelous portrait of Webster.
As for the actual entries, Christian readers will find it rewarding to compare his definitions of such words as "marriage", "education", "law", "prayer", etc., with those given in any modern dictionary. They will probably be surprised at the great differences, and may come away with a renewed respect for this great American.
It's a great pleasure to handle such a well-produced book, and to read its definitions and ponder the great changes that have occurred in the meanings of words over the last 130 years. This is a book that should be in everyone's library, as providing a fund of wisdom, knowledge, and information that few modern books can even begin to approach.
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