THE

OR,

PIECES IN PROSE AND POETRY,

SELECTED

FROM THE BEST WRITERS.

DESIGNED TU ASSIST YOUNG PERSONS TO READ WITH PROPRIETY

AND EFFECT; TO IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE AND
SENTIMENTS; AND TO INCULCATE SOME OF
THE Most IMPORTANT PRINCIØLES

OF PIETY AND VIRTUE.

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

By LINDLEY MURRAY,
AUTHOR OF AN ENGLISH GRAMMAR, &c.

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.
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TO WHICH IS PREFIXED

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REPRESENTING THE DIFFERENT SOUNDS OF THE VOWELS REFERRED

TO BY THE FIGURES.

BY RENSSELAER BENTLEY,
AUTHOR OF THE ENGLISH SPELLING-BOOK, AMERICAN INSTRUCTER, &c.