Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-03

ZEhDLEY Iz0RR4Ys y
q SPELLIN CT BOOK
Just received by Samuel Piesssnts, jr. add fo<
sale Il his printing Office and Book Store.
Rirhnond,
I'm English SbeHine Cook.
tfstt scadirx fessons. adzPfed 10 tie cafrsci;es
Cbiif'sn in t6rec farrS. Cafeufa,ed 4, odx<r,cs
roe learners. By natural and easy svadasi,rs ana
70 fsae5 0rfscsrapsy and {'ycnaaciafior fegsfber.
BrLfNlLEY MURRAY,
Ass6o' Of. ENgisb Crap,nar adopted 70 sse diff.
+ fsresf glasses Of LeUnas.''
"ANEngsh Spelling Book from the authov
OF the /" English Grammar will ,nooub;r IN,
excite considerable expectation iron, those who
have beer in the habit Of using the latter and
we doubt not th,t in process Of lime. the Smell
ling Book will have as many admirers IS tho
Grammar has slreatly obtained we are scl,dy
to see that Mr.. Murray has been careful In The
right division ofhis s,lisbIes in his spelling and
that hehas notfollowed the example of others, by
introducing into lis book mass cf irre,evanv
matter" Imperial Reriess. Der. 1904 ~
g We have before had occasion TO commend
the useful iabours of Mr.. Murray. and this 1T.
tie work (the Spelling Dools)is an additon 70
them, which from its ease, clsarncss and rrec;s;-
on, will prove greatly srrviceable 10 the ,tndrr
age Tor which is is designed ~ MorfbLy 5fi,yor.
October, 1904 -
= Mr. Murray's successful excrtions for the ser.
vice OF YOUTH have been 80 often before us with
appaose, that we rnk il sufficient, on the IRE.
sent occasion. to announce the above publication;
and to add. thar it viii not, in any manner, de-
tract from The well earned repuia alton of the au.
thor. in this departments Of liter allure. ~, Euror-
an MaSdsias, Nov 1904.
- Win the great merit of Mr. Lnd,ey Mrr.
ray, IN providing assistance for the insrusion of
youth. the public are well acquainted. He has
now descended TO the very elements OF instruct
on. and with the same skill and iudy.ncn, which
he has displayed in his other attempts We re-
commend 70 the public this most important li,,le
volume as the only work with which we are ac-
summed IN the English Language, for teaching
ehi!drento read. written by a philosoper an6 q
man OF taste ~ Lite,ary J,sonai. Nog 1904.
"Mr Murray's elementary works have the
sure meritof combining welt dire ncd efforts 10
| train the infant mind 10 virtue with the best
means Of inpsr,ing instruction to il. In the
Spelling Book Before MS, this is particularly the
case, and we can therefore safely reconmendit as
the best work of This kind which h as lately fallen
1904
We do not always think Il necessary 70 en-
ploy our time in examining literary productions
or so very humble a kind as Spelling Books.
ne name of Lindley Murray, however. whone
VIC have more than once h ad &C CASTOR 10 GO
arrested our attention. We find his present pub
iicafion divided into three parts In the latter
Class are several useful things, not commonly
found in such works for ms ance READING I. e.
sons in Italic, Old English and MANUSCRIPT Let.
tersi explanations of the sounds Of the letters.
distinguishing the long and short sounds of the
vowcs- and the anomalous sounds Of 'ail and.
pnaiiy, rules for spelling. very clearly and dis
unetly expressed "--B,hsb Critic, December.
lov+ June 81.