The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-12-08
Perry's New and improved
Spelling Books.

Had IN a fezg 1oeeks zVW be Published,
BY ISAIAH THOMAS, Jun.
No. 6, Marlborough Street, Boston,
EiIIE ONLY SURE GUIDE TO THE
u ENGLISH-TONUUE, or Perrys Ne.o Pro-
nOuncing Spelling Book. Rev lsed, corrected, and
conforDed TO has late synonymous, chronological Il
| Pronouncing English Dictionary, published in En-
| gland, under his own immediate inspection.
| 10 aohach IS aided, a collection Of
MORAL LESSONS AND FABLES.
For The instruction Of Youth.
WITH AN APPENDIX,
| Containing CoMPLETE LIST of th, Sc WORDS
in the Esglish Language, which though written
differently, have similarity of Sounds with many
| other valuable articles calculated 10 make Youth,
| early acquainted with the ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
TO Preceptors end Instructors Of Youth throughout
The Uniteg States.
! THE great and distinguished favour which
has been ong and uniformly SHOWN 10 Perry's Pro-
nouncing peliIng Book, since its first appearance
| ia ibis country, FULLY evinces its excellence, and
aas gwen il a idgh rank in the list of elementary
ciassck books.
tat De asked, Why is innovation attempted in
d work OF this character our answer is that how
ever great its value il obviously susceptible OF
lmPOi tant mpl ovements, more especially in lis pro-
nuuciation, which in some points unquestonably
differed from the established pracsice Of New En-
gland and OF the United States.
la th,s part the alterations are such and such
only, we're necessary 10 CONFORM il 10 Mr.. Per-
rvs own system, lately presented to the pub
lck ia bis Synonymous, chronological and Pronounc-
ing DICTIONARY d work exhibiting the re-
sult OF aborous and critical investigation of the
principles Of The English Language, and of the
careful attention % its pronuhctatioG acoor-
ding TO the present Practice of men OF letters, emil
nett orators, and polite speakers IN the metropolis
| Of Great Britain.
| Corrections on this PLAN instead Of being liable
| TO the charge of un ustilable innovation, CON
| sder be important and necessary. We owe
them 10 the author We owe them to the publick,
.ho have so literally PatroDiztd the numerous ed
ttors Of the work winch we have heretofore pub
! lished.
| PEhRY's mode OF pointing out the true and
uniform system vi pronunciation, by the Old char
acteristcal types, is unqueslionaby the best ever
Introduced, and hts now become 200 firmly estab-
iislled 10 be overthrown by the visionary plans
vi those would be authors Of modern dale. ihe
s. stem has stood the test OF more than hall cen
lury aud has triumphed over the combined oppo~
sition of1gnorance and pfedJGdiee. e therefore
entertain a confident persuasoB mat the best pro-
ounClation of The ED6lish language, as spoken IN
cur oMn country and Great Dntaln, wIli be found
TO he more correctly and truly exhibited in dis
book than a. ANY Other work u The kind, and ihat
ii cannot therefore fail 10 be extensively useful.
NJ NE uISh every one 10 eran.ite IL, and 10 declde
oa us meras for htnssey. Ell Ne feel persuaded
that, on a critical examination, the typography
will be fonud correct, and superior 10 any thing of
the kind il the United States. No pains or ex~
pense has been spared TO render it handsome, and
every way deserving Of Pubiick patronage.
ISAIAH THOMAS, JUN.
pFBooksellers Will be supplied by the Thou
sg,d or single Hundred on tie most liberal terms.
The right u publishing and vending the work in
the Southern States, viii be disposed OF on very
reasonable terms, and the1,ype aud Gus furnished
,mplete If wanted.
Bosros. Aug IS, 1918.