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Excerpt from Biographical Catalogue of the Alumni of the College of Liberal Arts: Northwestern University One of the most pathetic passages in English literature is Dr. Samuel Johnson's preface to his dictionary. His long task ended, he realizes that those who may attempt to read his book through in 'course will find the plot rather disconnected, and that even those who are to enjoy the fruits of his laborious years will do so without a thought of the compiler; Even so with the author of this Catalogue, in whom the task at last accomplished has somehow awakened for the first dictionary-maker a fellow feeling. Wondrous kind. And yet, somewhere in the wide domain of letters, there is to be found a sentence in which an author, in an unguarded moment, breaks forth into thanks that God had put it into the hearts of some men to make dictionaries. May we not hope that some still more devout soul, in some later and better age, may yet bless the illusion that has led some men to compile Alumni Catalogues? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.