Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-30
JUST PUBLISHED,
By co710M md STEHaRT
ALEXANDRIA,
M a Y O RS

IA a V y KS
UNIVERSAL SpELLINc-BooK.
Accompanied by a progressive series of Eas,
and Familiar Lessons
Intended as an Introduction to the srs, r,o,
meats of the English Language.
THE AUTHORS FREF,fCp.
NJOTWfTHS LANDING the vaa nsn,ber ,1r ;;,;;,,
IN tory books for children in e Nurlery, which h,v.
been written within theie few ysa.s by rcrIcn Of DIE
tinguifhcd abilities and ianttoned with their names,
usr still be allowed, kat tere has rot appeared a
introduction to Reading, for the general us Of hoc
that RIFFS above the level Of the vulgar though popular
compilations of pyehc, Diyc.th anl Eenainp II.
fapellruaure nas been attended to WIKI ietqlcSs care
and WRITER'S Of the frR eminence have contributed 10
rcsr the fabric Of learning, while the ioct,iea las a.
mott invariably been fufered to Be iaid by II. ro tSi
lefs aad ignorant workHen The ccpiequsacs has r..
quentiy been, might be expected from uch proce
dure Rc rafte has been tiased the g;ry eulssc
nent and It has often proved Hiere dlieu Ieneve
er.or, than il would have cor pails to p.ah. original;
the principles Of truth.
For the neglect we aave alIndcdtc, it woud &c IL.
possible TO produce any consistent Ielion pclh.ys lac
pride of acknowledged literature could not tocP TO "a
occupation rcputed mean, that of compiling Sp'
ling Book Yet to lay the first stone OF nehlc edht
has ever been task delegated to the most hcloFts
hands; and to iow the first seeds of uciul .casng
the nsicent mind is an employment that cannot td'
graceful to the most illuStriou talents ssaop LoV'
wrote an excellent EngIiG grammar, and eVerSi Ee'
of rank in literature have benetted the public by ShH
PRODUCTIONS We. it is il ssn that grammar' are WrSe
If ore has learned to sea it is in vain that the suo
est difcoveries are made in any art CT lsFnee' ~
generality Of the world precluded iEom proltns
them, for Of previous instruction. :" the nsa pa"
oiples with which they &c connected.
The Editor Of the following sheets tai!y e0nTn.'
of the foldity o. his Inference, and The ,nstIee o. 10.
marks. in whatever light his precn undertaking MAJ
be regarded Humble or degrading as; may
thefe who, perhaps. have no higher predecessors
himfelf, he cannot think thar labor citaonofa0e, sn
is 70 inaniFessy beneficial 20 the ring geheia@,
has he aa r-alcn tear Vat tina! ssS caholo as
eons will appreciate his i.;otiyes and his Proaa WI,
they deierve, Our fentnenss and our eohoa' :Es,
Influenced by early Impressions than many Seem
20 sllow. The stream Will always flow n'eIs. ,rn
the natare Of It's fource. a Just narir1 ls ,r
eipe, germ Of knowledge early inbsped VIII ., n.
fsraent to the laet The hrst books we fel, 80 ,rs
yer be forgotten, aer the principles tey ineua ,,n
d;eatcd Hence, ia the prsieeution OF tin S0.n
has been taken to make every lesson o! essi ,sud
.he nature and intention Of the plan World aoS srr
esacalefu purpose Of inioraiaton or 80, M
ts xorc easy progressive lessons where is"s he fond
Ell to angle syllabr,it hoped loneshhs orsS GG
70 pkafs and 70 improve nor Will this DC I,n
eula. Totr.sd in the si:rs Of Barsaa''' s.suras
Edgcwor,h,a Triraner, Rerqril,' ano ~ hard, org
DATE their ls5ors 10 ts benevolent desga 10 nv, pta
acquired little taste and Judgment wh'a mi iopd
soag couverfaut with etueatioa and book'
f isfs ~. ,sa.b,
In or,, the Editor feels iaeGncd TO believe, ,dap
manual for early youth will be found hps.a apd
ed for the purpoic than any that has Tsa
eoaea.ence he anticipates Tie kind pa'roness hs,
ers IN general II probably will tend 70 to tbsr
5abour, by urnihing ubjses more aglsIfs =, kind; I
oil than rhe d-y nlnity Of mott books o. e. h, gsdt
i cannot fail to redonnd 10 their credit a. ,,r. Ias
youth an opportunity Of gaining as nlp:n or &
ledge az could be crowded thin the 's' ytss'
Indeed !, wa, remark ofthe pubitAsr' s latsih-
.rtii youth are 1sder angular obllgssi1e d inpre
inc thens with many valuable sPor'unnr.bb on tbs p
ment) when he earueay prasd tn. T frequently ten'
tors attention Tha, Spelling bo zoe ,al1s ~hsntm
tutcs the whole library Of poor ehi0 naenty cush
~ puts bible into his hands. 1'n ,.frer as The
eopt.in a, great variety of uleul formed ara'
viii pernn.." The compilation has Os'u -
% this principle ,eoo
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