GOOD SELECTIONS, IN PROSE AND POETRY, FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES, HOME AND CHURCH ARY Societies, Etc. By W. M. JELLIFFE, Teacher of Elocution. NEW YORK: 1885. PUBLIC LIBRARY 31411B ASTOR, LINOX AND 1939 L ENTERED according to Avi oi congres, in the year 1872, by J. W. SCHERMERHORN & vis.. Ja che Office of the Librarian of Congress, ai Wası.mgion. This work is intended to present, in one handy little book, SELECTIONS of a character heretofore obtained only by long and tedious search among many expensive rolumes. To these are added many new and good pieces, which t is believed, will be found acceptable. In the hope that it may help to answer satisfactorily the question, “What shall I read ?” so often and anxiously put by all who have occasion to read in public, the following is respectfully submitted by WOP 19 FEB 26 The compiler. Non York, June 1st, 1871. Nutk.To Messrs. J. R Osgood & Co., the compiler is indebted for several of the best pieces in this volume. |