The English Reader Or Select Pieces In Prose Designed For The Entertainment Of Youth

Author : Lindley Murray
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259185611
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (856 download)

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Download or read book The English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected From the Best Writers written by Lindley Murray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The English Reader, 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 The Author has endeavoured to relieve the grave and serious parts of his collection, by the occasional admission of pieces which amuse as well as instruct. If, however, any Of his readers should think it contains too great a proportion of. The former, it may be some apology, to Observe that, in the existing publications de signed for the perusal of young persons, the preponderance is greatly on the Side of gay and amusing productions. Too much attention may be paid to this medium of improvement. When the imagination, 0 youth especially, ls much entertained, the so her dictates Of the understanding are regarded with indifference and the influence of good affections is either feeble, or transient. A temperate use of such entertainment seems therefore requisite, to afford propcr scope for the Operations of the understanding and the heart. The reader will perceive, that the Compiler has been solicitous to recommend to young persons, the perusal of the sacred Scrip tures, by interspersing through his work some Of the most beauti ful and interesting passages of those invaluable writings, To excite an early taste and veneration' for this great rule of life, is a point of so high importance, as to warrant' the attempt to pro mote it on every preper occasion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.