English Reader; Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers: Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect ... With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading Improved by the Addition of a Concordant and Synonymising Vocabulary ...Loomis & Brayton, 1841 - 303 pages |
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