THE

OR,

PIECES IN PROSE AND POETRY,

SELECTED

FROM THE BEST WRITERS.

DESIGNED TO ASSIST YOUNG PERSONS TO READ WITH PROPRIETY
AND EFFECT; TO IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE AND
SENTIMENTS; AND TO INCULCATE SOME OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES

OF PIETY AND VIRTUE.

WITH A FEW PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS
ON THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD READING,

BY LINDLEY MURRAY,
AFTHOR OF AN ENGLISH GhAMMAR, &e.

TO WHICH IS ADDED

A VOCABULARY

OF ALL THE WORDS THEREIN CONTAINED;
DIVIDED, ACCENTED, DEFINED, AND THE PART OF SPEECH
ANNEXED; ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER;
ADAPTED TO THE ORTHOGRAPHY AND
PRONUNCIATION OF WALKER.

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED

a Key,

REPRESENTING THE DIFFERENT SOUNDS OF THE VOWELS REFERRED
TO BY THE FIGURES.

BY RENSSELAER BENTLEY.

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