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From Daniel Webster.

I possess many Dictionaries, and of most of the learned and cultivated languages, ancient and modern; but I never feel that I am entirely armed and equipped in this respect, without Dr. Webster at command.

Autograph of Daniel Webster.

From Rufus Choate.

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Autograph of Rufus Choate.

From John C. Spencer.

Unquestionably the very best Dictionary of our language extant. Its great accuracy in the definition and derivation of words, gives it an authority that no other work on the subject possesses. It is constantly cited and relied on in our Courts of Justice, in our legislative bodies, and in public discussions, as entirely conclusive.

Autograph of John C. Spencer.

From Elihu Burritt.

Webster's great Dictionary may be regarded as bearing the same relation to the English language which Newton's "Principia" does to the sublime science of Natural Philosophy.

Autograph of Elihu Burritt.

From President Hopkins, Williams College.

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Autograph of Mark Hopkins.

From John G. Whittier.

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Autograph of John Whittier.

From Fitz Greene Halleck.

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Autograph of Fitz Greene Halleck.

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