Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-26

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Accompanied by 2 progressive series Of E.a
and FalnIs4s Lessons.
Intended as an Introduction TO- The first P,.
ments of the English language
THE AUTHORS PHER.ECE
AIOTWIfHSr LANDING lie va number Of mi.
tory basks FOR ehi ,lrea liz the Nu(erY. WEI h,,
seen written within tk..e few years By pertor, 70
tinguifhed abilities and fanetoned wiSh het name,
nlusr still ke allowed, that there has net appes-sa
introduction to Reading, for the general vic II to.
that rites above the level Of the vulgar, thu,h n,rr
compilations of pytke, Diwo-rh and tehrSs The
fnperhrctlure has bees attended to with iedvLw az.
and writer's OF The fsa emireuce have cortfibaea
rear The fasrie OF learning, while he osnd.ticn h..
mott invariably bcsafp.red 70 be laid, by as aoi nA
iefs and ignorant wor'sr,en. The conEauence hsh.
guentiy been, as might ~ exSsteed from iuch pr
dHre 1.-The taae has bcenyy tiaod 9t the very eomsr
nlent and 1t has often proved more difficult to remove
error, than Il would have cait pains &c plant o.IY
the principles Of truth.
For the neglect we have alluded to, L woudaas
possible to produce any consistent rcalcn PeraYtts
pride cf acknowledged literature could not soCp,oa
oscup7.9n rspu.ed 50 mean, as th2t Of eomPangiSg
ling Boek. .Yet to lay tn. FIRST stone Of nose edf
hands,; and to iow The FIRST seeds Of altul Earring
The na(cent mind is an empi,gnsent. shat cannot Hd
graceful to the post illnsrious talents. Bishop Lott
wrote an excellent Ereiiih grammar, and Gveal sa
ra2s in literature have beaeht,ed the public BY aaff
productions ", it is vain that granlars ere snS
If 40 h1slcarned rcae il IS "a vain that the .us%
es, difesyeries are made il any art or lciens h u
generality OF the weird are prccl:ded from Yrchos
them, for wspt of prcviou, nsrucisa in the mt F@
orles with which they ars eon;t:3ec.
The Editor OF he following sheets IS fully eoDrN"
ss the tcdAy ofss irfcrences and The b,ries Of ai
marks, il whatever light his preleix unlsrtaarsn
be regarded. Humble or degrading as it my sff2,u
thcle w!o, perhaps, Save higher preienJ9n' u. q.
himicf, &C cannot think that labor dihonorsbe, WI"
isio manifcsey beneficial TO the riGng generation; %
has he any realcn to fear, ha: that the candid aaa
cous VIII appreciate his motives and his produe'Nr~
they deErVc, Our ieifimerts and our corduc e.. w.,
iu!iucncsd By early impressions than many sem snl
to allow. Iss stream will always dow tincta'sa ~
the natsre Of its faTee. a just maxim, huma5sf.
eiple, germ of knowledge early inbihed, will y r.
nrnent TO the last. The first books we read cav ~
yer be forgotiep, nes The principles they !afulea az
dicatcd. Hence, in the prU(ecu.on OF this w0l'',
has been taken to make every lesson or essay
the nature and intention Of the plan would allow .
canacaefnl purpofc of inlormatioa Instruction tTn
the more easy progressive lessons where lts:
cd to Jingle syia,e,it is hoped omethiDg Will
to plcas aud to improve, viii this be thyuf d.. n
cult 70 tread in the Steps Of Barbault, 'ppsr
Edgewpr,h, Trimmer, Berquin and 10 ~ "a our
date their iaors the benevolent design N manu-
acquired little taste and Judgment, WHICH aa ns s
ong converfant with education and books ouoD' -
leis. .,.,ths
In fhort the Rditar feels inclined to bctVe ,d,s
manual for early youth will be found rpeh Ds'e ,oda
ed for the purpoe than any thar has pre'Sdsaa'Ts
eonfeauence he anticipates the kind patronage De,
ers in general }, probably will tendto .i'
abour, by fusnfng Gbjsels more agfesaps. q. i;ad III
pill than the dy inansy of mott books o. W. '' hy oi,as
it cannot fail to redoEud 20 their credit ahs, tcos
youth an opportunity of gaining as muGh a,.lab.'
ledge as ceuid be crowded thin The iipl" .hoe
Indeed It was remark Of the pus'ihsr' 80 a r
Rritia youth are under angular 0biiga:;l Of inF
ing then with many valuable opportunities ea b n
msat when he caricAy prtfcd TIL, s s.naeot cor
tors attention I" hat Spelling Soek .is whsnd%
tutr the whole library of Po.r eslio' "nenrly owl
~ pu,sa bible iuso his hands. < it eoniequ.' or
contain as grea. variety Of uleiai n. FORMED Ghs
vii permit" The compilation has ps''
On this principle.
Wooasteck, Oct. ae!t, 1907. .-..rss-ss
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