Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-25
TIE .AUTHOR'S PPEFlcz


n ToTWfTHS LANDING the VAR nYnber cf ms.
~ tory books Tor CHI Idren in the Nuricry, vLht
been written within thefc few vars BY resior4 81 e
tiDguihcd abilities and fsr6ioned With The osa * j.
musr sill, BE AZ wed. that here h2s net s,esrei ere
introduction 70 Readlg, for the general vi u fsca,
that rtes abov5 the level Of the vulgar thauh pc,s'
compatiors CT pyche, Dil@oreL and Fleming Yfs
fperGruaure has becn attended to with !etul:ls s,
and writers Of the fit .emfence have tqntrl,u,d
rear the fabric OF learning whils the ioundli Il bA a.
noA invariably been frfSred to be laid, INC s,ol s
efs and Ignorant worhnler. TIE conlcggsrc. b,sfs~
qacntly been, as nigh be ezr.2ed from IL p tr3.e
acre the ,aGe has Seen tiaca at ire very cec.s C.
n,ent and HIS otcn proved ditcrt u Tuot:
error. than i wr.i have scA Ya.os c psg: qrslaaa,
rhe prineipI Of truth.
For the ncgltet VIC have al Tdded to, !: soJ' !; ~
possible to produce any consistent rtaogt PcrhgT,M
pride CT at;roweag:d literature o"p!i e1cp TO "a
occupation reputed mean lat Of comTicg Spe!
ing Book Yet TO lay the frs stone u uabc cdikt.
has cysr been task delegated TO the mos. hoHcT;:s
bands; and fow the Grsi seeds of ueuI iesrp;rg
,he naicent mind, il enploynent thar oznnc be d.
graceful to the most usrious talents. D:h1p I0Sta
wrote excellent Ens!ih grammar, and ievcr sles
Of rank in literature have bcueErteI th2 pGtc ny saas
productions; yet it is in vain that graunTs wTt.f-
If one has learned to read; il in vain thai a. 5R@
est eiicovcriea made ill any art ittrce !: tie
generality Of the world precuied from pr f.irs 81
them, for of previous INSTRUCT in the ard pre-
l,iples with which they are connected. ;,
The Editor Of the following sheets is fully tonve'a
of the fpdty OF he differences and the usce 81 as e
marks. in whatever ight his preen undertaking NJ!
be regarded E.n,bie degrading i: NAV sfpca u
thafe who, perhaps. have no higher preterdons M
.ielf, he Cannot tli TX that labor dh marble sfe.
70 n,anifrstly beneficial the rilng generation is
ha. be any rcaton 20 lear bat that tie candid and Id'
cious Iii appreciate his motives and his productions
they delcrve, Our tcnments aud our conduct are n .
influenced by early iulpr .ssi3ns than many gem wilg
to allow. The stream will always how tncu7eG WIN
the nature of its lource Just maxim, hu.nlne pro-
ciplc, germ Of knowledge early mbi5ed will he f'
mrpen1 to the lac. The first books raj can ~
be forgotten, the principles they iaculcate G
dicated. Hence in The profecution CT this work. eS
tas been taken to make every lea5oh or essay, as
fhe nature and intc .cn Of tie plan would alloy" tepo
e,aeatetui purpoe ofniormation or instruction EFen
the easy progressive lessons where tense was 0
ed Jingle syllabe,it hoped iomethiug will be ce
TO peac and to !nprove nor viii this DC thouEft a'"-
cult To tSesd in the Steps Of Barbaur j1uife' ~
Edgeworth, Trimmer, Berquin, and to aeeon"nr
date their a5ors to the benevolent design III bard, oe
acquired little taste and Judgment. whith any peyH
long converian; with ceuoation asd hooks oueA 20 pa
feis.
Ia for1, the Editor feels incned to believe, that us
manual for early youth will be found rsch bc,,eF 'dI
ed FIR the pu-pcie than any thar has precedsd aro
c9niequsncs he anticipates the kind patronage Of e
ers in general 1t probably viii tend 20 tei'ra's na
labour, by urnfhing iubjecs more agreeable 70 ts
pill chan the d-y inanity of mot books Of the k9' -.
it cannot fail redarnd their credit aho, ny
youth opportunity Of iaDg as much gtneral en-
ledge as could be crowded thin che limits preerlSes
Indeed it was remark of the pabliaer, 20 wnS-
Hrhi youth under angular obligations Tor ~.
Jag them wirh many valuable opportunities OF VI
ment) when he carnealy preE:d this WORK on ,,nh.
tors attention That aspelling Book Seuen ,haL
tutcs the whole library of apoor Child unei'
n puts bible nto his hands, Il it consequently
contain as great a variety Of afe mater as ds
vii permit. The compilation has bcsa i0'nlsa ''''
on this priaciple.
Uooasteek, Oct. ooh, 1902.