Obadiah Penniman
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An American selection of lessons in reading and speaking . Calculated to improve the minds and refine the taste of youth. And also to instruct them in the geography, history, and politics of the United States. To which are prefixed, rules in elocution, and directions for expressing the principal passions of the mind. Being the third part of A grammatical institute of the English language. To which is added, an appendix, containing several new dialogues. By Noah Webster, Jun. Esquire, author of "Dissertations on the English language," "Collection of essays and fugitive writings," &c.
Webster, Noah 1758-1843.Date: 1797- E-journals
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The Italian, or, The confessional of the black penitents A romance. By Ann Radcliffe, author of The mysteries of Udolpho, Romance of the forest, Cicilian [sic] romance, &c. In two volumes. ..
Ann RadcliffeDate: 1797- E-books
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Geography made easy being an abridgment of the American universal geography. ... To which is added, an improved chronological table of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time. Illustrated with a map of the world, and a map of North America. Calculated particularly for the use and improvement of schools and academies in the United States of America. By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. Minister of the congregation in Charlestown, Massachusetts-- Author of the American universal geography, and the American gazetteer. Published according to act of Congress. [Four lines of quotations].
Morse, Jedidiah 1761-1826.Date: 1798- E-books
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A grammar of the Greek language originally composed for the College-School, at Gloucester: in which it has been the editor's design to reject what, in the most improved editions of Cambden [i.e., Camden], is redundant: to supply what is deficient: to reduce to order wha is intricate and confused: and to consign to an appendix what is not requisite to be got by heart.
Camden, William 1551-1623.Date: 1800- E-books
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The New pleasing instructor: or, Young lady's guide to virtue and happiness . Consisting of essays, relations, descriptions, epistles, dialogues, and poetry. Carefully extracted from the best modern authors. Designed principally for the use of female schools; but calculated for general instruction and amusement. By a lady.
Date: 1799