Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-15
ALEXAKDRIA,
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UNIVERSAL SPELEIse-Boox, /
Accompanied by a progressive series Of Essr
and Familiar Lessons.
Intended as an. Introduction to the first Ele.
7 meats of the English Language.
THE AUTHOR's PREFAcE.
kJOTWiTHST LANDING the van member OF irit:l.
IN tory books for children in the Nurfery which k.yc
been written within thefe few years by reflons Of d.
tinguiisd abilities and faneioned with their names
nuH still be allowed that there las appeared ene
introduetion to Reading, for the gencrs uit of rcs
that rites above the level of the vulgar though popular
compilations of Dyehe, DwortA and FeuniDe. TIE {
iuperlrueure has been attended to with fcaulo.s care
and writers of TIE drh ehlih.nec hav: contributed
rear the fabric OF learning while the Foundation has al
mott invariably been fuered to b.: laid by the mot tax
lefs and ignorant workMen The conlequence has FREE
cuentIy been, as might be evpcaed from irch proee
lure tao raAe has been ated at the very commence
nent and il has often proved mere ecu; to rea,oy:
error, than il would have eo9 pains to pans Originally
the principles OF truth.
For the Eegser VIC have aIudedso, It would % rv'
possible to :oauce any consistent -tatgn' FeFh2fs "
pride of acknowledged literature Could not o'p % q
occupation repu,sd mean, that OF eomplhaga oIc
ling Bock. Veto Iay the first stone Of noble etihte
has ever been task delegated TO the most honorable
hands; and to tow the first secos CT teui Earning VI
the naiccnt mind an employment that eagnct DC OBS
graceful TO the most ustrious talents Bshop Iowa
wrote an excellent Englih grammar, and ieVe!'i n.
of rank in literature have benefited the pubic by s
J productions vet il Is in van that gramnars '- Wp
e nc one has learned to reaa is r vain til2t nc Ses
| est difcoreries made in any art or ieehce u
generality OF the world are precluded from prdnhs y
them for wang of previous instruction IN Inc n's'
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The Editor Of the following sheets is fully eongnsa
Of the fod;ty OF his differences and The Jusuee m -
marks, IL whatever light his precn unisrtaAls :,
be regarded. Humble degrading IS n'ay h,r
shafe who, perhaps nave no higher f'etensi,o' ,-
himfef he cannot think thae labor diiaonoraD' WIN,
Is 10 snanissr beneficial 10 the rdng generators
has he any reaion TO fear But tha: TIE eanoio S4u
eous will appreciate his motives and ms ,ore
they dcferve, Our fentinens and or eohou o. rop
Influenced by early Impressions ar many zen with
! TO allow. The stream Will always 70" pn
c:pe, germ OF knowledge carly rnbihea WIN ssu ne.
rarnenr to the last The FIRST books We reia
ver be forgot,en nor the principles they care
dicatcd Hsaec in che p-0csutign Oh ti.s far a,
aas been taken to make every Lesson o ,end ia
The nature and intention OF the plan wcua Tvr ia
eomcufeful purpce CT Information or 1.
The orc esay progressive lessons where leh'e .nd
ca b Jingle syllabe,it hoped iome,hs ,houoht DC.
to psae ard TO improve ner will thus Dc a.
cali. Eatrsad in the siers Of Barbaaif, sr,ou,r,
Edgeworth. Trimmer; Berqrin, and 70 h,ud oaJ
date tcir labors to rhs benevolent dc!sa N poa
ACQUIRED little taste and Judgment wl'a 70 sos
( song conyrfant with education and so0A' '''
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In faosthe Editor feels inclined to oc'ts adap
for early youth will be found n'uen y, audjn
ad far IA: purpce than any that has preeeus Is Teas
eonccuence he anticipates the kind ,ate d'
ers IN general 1t probably will ssnd % to the
abour, by furnhing fubjefs more =. kind ard
pn, than the dry inanity Of oA boots q a, hy gyig
e cannot fa;lto redound TO their credit anu,
youth an opportunity Of gaining az mucn
edee IS could be crowded within tas fto whom
indeed it was q remark of the Pao',, or furniN.
gri,;A youth are under angular Of irnprars
mo them with many valuable epotl'nS on the ~
reptl when he carncy prs1;d TINS e.eovsnty se'i
t,r'. asteaion That Spelling BoeA I'm xhs enat
.utes the whole library of poor child, aa.ary ought q
s,ss bbIe into his hands, & it eonitfas4s t pr;
con. a as prear variety of uieul faruea ips
will permit IKE compilation mas p''-
on iaisprineiP'e. ;ooa
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