Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ...College, but declined the appointment. The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on him by Brown University in 1835. His literary labors were various and uniformly successful. In 1814, he prepared a Greek grammar, which was generally used and was printed in several editions. In 1827, he superintended the abridgement of Webster's quarto American Dictionary, which was so widely circulated throughout the country. In 1829, he established the quarterly "Christian Spectator," which he edited for nearly ten years with great labor, zeal, and enterprise, under circumstances occasioning much anxiety to himself and his friends. This review exerted great influence upon the religious discussions of the day, and in its support Prof. Goodrich had the help of the ablest pens at Yale. In 1832, he prepared a series of Latin lessons, and soon after, a like series of Greek lessons for beginners, both of which works have passed through several editions. In 1846-7, he revised both editions of the unabridged and abridged dictionaries of Webster, and, in 1856, the University edition of the same work. In 1859, he prepared an appendix for the pictorial edition of ten thousand new words and definitions, with a full and complete dictionary of synonyms. In 1852, he published his admirable work on "British Eloquence," which is superior to anything else of the kind. It received the warm commendation of Hon. Rufus Choate and Lord Campbell of England, excited elaborate notices in the English quarterlies, has been extensively circulated, and always highly commended. Besides performing the literary labor involved in preparing and editing these various works, Prof. Goodrich was prominently connected with many of the most important benevolent...
