Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-01
JUST PUBLISHED,
BY COTTON. md S7EHART
ALEXANDRIA,
M A V Q RS

UNIVERSAL SPELLINc-Bcoy,
Accompanied by progressive series Ct Eay
and Familiar Lessons.
Intended as an Introduction to the first EIs
ments Of the EhglisA language.
TIE .zU7,ECk'S .PRER.ACE.
RTOTWiIHSrAhDlM The val number d hi,
IN tory books for children in the Nur.crye With hive
teen written within theic few years by perlons Of
tiuguifhed abilities and fanGior ed With their nsn.:
nausr still be Allowed that there has rot appeared s
introduction to Reading, for the general uic Of fao
that rifles above the level of the vulgar I'll ugh popa
compilations Of Dyche pilworth and Fenniug Tx
fuperaruture has been artegded to with leduius tt
and writer's of the frE en,ipence have contnhue! to
rear the fabric OF caring, while the !oundt1l has Il.
mott invariably bee. afered to be laid by,h moAeai
le(s aud ignorant xork,nen. The coricdufnce hHf.
quenty been, as n,;Gst BE expected ron lu,h . poa
lure the tafe has baen iatcd at he very conusrr.
ncnt aud 1t has often proved more difficult remove
error, thanit wAud have ceit pains to pan, QfSl1
che principles af truth
For The Beglect We have alluded To, il would 30 ~
possible to produce any consistent leatsD. PclGn!H
pride Of ACKNOWLEDGED literature casid net ao9P@ -
occupation rspnted so neau as tht Of compiling Sfs'
ling Book. Yet to lay the first stone cf nosie tft'
has ever bcen task deegited &c the mos h'n'Iys
hands; and TO Tow the first seeds OF uielul aFms u
The nalcent miEd, is employment thar tannCt s'ps
graceful TO the most ilustrious taicpts. BhHp LOWE
wrote an excellent Engih gramniar and ieycF'i Ml
orank in literature have benefited the pubic y anI
productions yet ii is IN vain tnat tanima's arc "s
i no has learned to rea5 il Ii Val h4t INC lO
est ditcoveries arc made in any art or eienee / -.
generality 81 the wsrd are prccuded from pfehNs
then, FIR want of previous instructi IN The hItF~
oiples with which they are c2nneeted. 49,
The Editor OF the f~owiag >lects Is .s.y eqafN'
If the fodty of his terenccs aad h: asce o. h'is
marks, i'll whatever light his psefeot undertaking D'.
Sc regarded. Humble or degrading as pay aP1g =,
thnfe who, perhaps, have no higher trs'eP''0@ ".
himie'f, he Cannot think tt9t labor disan2'o' S'r.
IS 70 manif.stIy beneficial 10 TIC riing sefeT4u'n'
nas he any rea!op 80 tear, bat that the fahoa
ous viii appreciate KS n1ntives and ms produ''m 1
hey delerve, Our ientimeets and orr c'ncuc @' H.,
ulaeuced by early impressions thar many seem s,1
allow. hs stream will always 3ow tlat!u'' ';n
she natsre of its .ource. a Just maxim, humans p"
eple, germ, Of knowledge carly nlpiled, "i'i DC
nrnent to the last. j he frsi hooks we read .'H "a,
yer be forgotten, TIE principles they aelt. ts
,-icated Hence, il the prosecution oil TINS ""~'
las been taken make every lesson or essay ..,do
he nature and intcsfisl ofthe plan would a'"i rs.u
>nlereful ofialornaiiln or instructor .
lie elsypregfcssive lessons where tense EuI
q to lngle syablc,it is aoped fomethlns wl M
p,eaIe and to improve nor will TINS be 'n I4,s, 20
cult. TO tread 10 the sceps Of Barbault, ,o1a
kdgeworth,,a Trimmer, Berqun. and 20 .' 4 Only
date their Lahore the benevolent design u H
acquired little taste and Judgment, when a., wi
ong eonver1Ant with eGucaiioa and books ou5"
lcfs. ,bu,t
IN iort, the Editor feels inclined TO behvs, ,d.p,
uaasa for early youth will be found nueh DS'- adm
ed FIR the purpoie than anythat has 'Tsah
consequence anticipates the kind patroAsss this
cts in general. Irprobaby viii tnA TO ,o,hsp
aboar, by furniling fbees more agreeao q. lind a
pill than The dry indnity Of mott books OF q" hv afg
il cannot fa,o rebound to .h-r credit ano, - kO~
youth opportunity Of gaining as niusn <. arais&
ledge as coald be crowded aithn the l'''''' vsa
Indeed it was remark of the PueihDS.' &r lurait
Britih youth are under Gngulr obga'' ns # upo:
ing them with many valuable oPo;tuin.s N ts ~
ent) whea he carnealy prGcd this w" 'ner,y csftt
tors attention. That Spelling 5ooN I vhepthib
tutes the whole library of poor eh'o ua cuhp
ty putsa hiblc into his hands, j: eoplequ." as M
contain great variety Of uliu has a, formed a'
viii permit" The compilation has D0Sp 49,
on this principle.
Iyoodstsck, Oct. soth, 1902. ~
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