Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-04
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UNIVERSAL SPELLINc-BooK,
Accompanied by a progressive series Of Eau
and Familiar Lessons.
Intended as an Introduction to the fret H.,
ments of the English Language
The AUTHORS PREF.1t'E
h1oTWITHS LANDING the watt uup,b,r 81 mr..
IN tory books for children in the Nurfuy. which sv
been written within thefe few years by periop Of III
t;sguihed abilities and fan&ioned with thei, NAME.
rnuE still be allowed, that there la, no. appeared ON
introduction Reading for the general ule Of booL
that rites above the level of the vulgar, h,uch pcup
eompila.iess Of Dyehe, Dilwcrth ard Fennns. Til
fupsrlru&ure has been attended to with Gdulos, can;
and writers Of the fri eminenee have contributed
rear the fabric OF learning, while the foundation h.,
mon invariably been faGered to be laid, bytk. oa.
les and ignsraR. wnrknen. The coaGeaenee has IT,
quentIy been, might b. expected from, fuch ros
dure the tate has been tiatcd a, The very comrss
menr ; and 1t has often proved more dicul, to remove
error, than it would have soa pains to plans originally
the principles OF truth.
For the neglect We have alluded 60, j, wopld BE IN,
possible to produce any consistent resfon perhapht
pride OF acknowledged literature could no. .ocp TO
occupation reput:d so mean, a, that of compiling aS
ling Book Yet to lay the arst stone Of noble .dfa
has ever been a task delegated to the most honorable
hznds; and to .ow.the first seeds of uf.ful learning
7hs nafecnt mind, IS an employment tha, eannc! beds
graceful to the most ius.riou, talents. Bishop losA
wrots an excellent Englih grammar, and levcra hs
OF rank in literature hay. beuesed the publeb similar
productions; YET j, is in vain tina, grammar. are w
if 70 one has learned to read: il is IN vain tia, The tbIf
est diesyeric, are made in any art or feisne: il ~
generality Of tae world are precluded from PesargT
them, TOR want Of previous instruction in the trd%
oiples with which they arc connected
The Editor of the following sheet. j. fully eonuna
Of the Eodity Of his inference. and the justice OF haze
marks, in whatever Light hi. prefant uidertaksSn]
be regarded. HUMBLE or degrading as it may aFp',u
thsie WHO, perhaps, aave no higher pretenaon' aI
hnielf he cannot laiHk that labor dhoacrable VINO
V 70 mssiferly Beneficial 20 the Ring generato'E
has he any rsaon 70 fc.r but that the candid aac
eioHs will appreciate hi, motives and his produs@.
they delcye, Our fcntiments and orr conduct arem.
mfdeneed by sarly Impressions than many seem .r
TO alIsw. The stream vail always &ov tiretsreo w.
the ,atsfe of ito fosre.. jux s1aIira humane Pn
epc, Z germ Of kRowcdgr Early imbibed, will ~
nfneat to the iss.. The firx books we read Can ~
yer be fosgottea, nsr tie principles they ineuea!'
Sicatsd. Hence, in The P1efsertisa Of this VOTE
has bsen taken 70 xsaks every lesson OF essay, ai
the asture aEdineeusioa ofthe plan wosld sh", a
csHaeseal Pu-psfs on,orration or instruction h'
the Aore easy progressive csons where lene w'ssa
ed "a aengle .yllable,it Is Aorsdfometh:ng will ney
to Plsafe and 20 improve nor will this be Trough
cult TO tread in the .,rpsof B2rbau, ,aons nre
Gdgewcsth, Trimmer, Berasin. and 10 &C., c.r
date their la5ors to the bencxole design IN nHnu
acqured Et.le taste and judgment, which 20,
Dng es.yerfant with es.scation and books eas"'''
Tcs .G,
In Mort, the Editor feel, inclined to believe
naanuaf for early youth will be foard mach Os':a
q for the purpoie than any that has prssd'o s1aS
consequence he anticpste, the kind patronage,
RS in general Il probably will tend to assa.aJI
abour, by furniling fubjeAs more ag'seashs
,i, than the d-y inaity Of moa books OF ~ iAs
cannot failto rebound TO their credit aho' cos'
fsath an opportunity Of gaining as n'ucn rr,(zI
edge as could be crowded thin the illlS vhep
Indeed /. wa. remark of the pasia'ef' 81 f,,nA
sritEh youth are Under Angular obligation. IS ;apue
og them with many valuable opportunities ~ hi ~
nent when he earnealy preGed this wo. an.ns eost
ors attention. That Spelling Bcek IL uheo Dan
sts. the whole library Of poor child un n.o,I,
y pptsa b,blointo his hands, Il e"ns st,sr a.
onta;n As grea, variety Of uiefnl so,opa Das
iii pertait. The compilation has cS'D
u thus friaeiple.
Woedsteck, Oct. 2eth, 1907. rxp-r"
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