"The principle upon which all the publications of Mr. Murray, for the instruction of the rising generation, are founded, is such as gives him an unquestionable claim to public protection. The man who blends religion and morals with the elements of scientific knowledge, renders an eminent service to society: and where ability of execution is added to excellence of design, as in the present case, the elaim becomes irresistible."

Anti-Jacobin Review, January, 1804.

"Mr. Murray's Grammar, as well as his other publications, has received the uniform approbation of literary characters and journalists. We do not hesitate warmly to recommend them to the instructers of youth in every part of the United States, as eminently conducive to pure morality and religion, and to the acquisition of a correct and elegant style. They deserve to take place of all other works of the same kind which are now used in our schools."

The American Review and Literary Journal, for

July, August, and September, 1801. "Our sentiments, with regard to the omission or insertion of the relative pronoun, are exactly stated by Mr. Lindley Murray, the ingenious author of the best English Grammar, beyond all comparison, that has yet appeared."

Imperial Review, September, 1805.

"We have to close our avowal of the pleasure, with which we have read this excellent work, (the Grammar,) by expressing our entire approbation of the author's appendix; which will enable the student to make a proper use, in composition, of the instructions dispersed through the Grammar. It concludes with a serious and affectionate exhortation to youth; which manifests the purity and dignity of the author's principles, as the general execution of his work demonstrates his talent and research. We rejoice that it has attained to so extensive a circulation: and we earnestly recommend it to all, who are desirous of acquiring a clear and comprehensive knowledge of the English language; but more especially to those who are engaged in the grammatical instruction of youth; as we have no doubt that they will derive from it the most valuable assistance to their labours." Eclectic Review, September, 1895.

6. INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH READ] ER.

"Our pages bear ample testimony, both to the ability and the diligence of Mr. Murray. His different publications evince much sound judgment and good sense; and his selections are very well calculated to answer the intended purpose. What Mr. Murray observes in his system of rules for assisting children to read with propriety, is worth attention: the precept with which he concludes, is particularly so 'Find out, and imitate a good example.'

British Critic, November, 1801.

7. THE ENGLISH READER.

"This selection reflects much credit on the taste of the Compiler; and the arrangement of the various pieces is judicious. The preliminary rules for enunciation are useful and clearly delivered. We therefore recomend this small volume to those who wish to attain, without the help of instructers, the important advantages of thinking and speaking with propriety.

Monthly Review, August, 1799.

8. THE POWER OF RELIGION ON THE MIND.

This work, which has been long and justly admired, has, in the last edition, received many alterations and improvements; and, in its present enlarged state, forms, in our opinion, one of the best books that can be put into the hands of young people. The subject is grave and important; but Mr. Murray has rendered it highly interesting and engaging, by a judicious selection of anecdotes and examples; which, by the intermixture of pious reflections, he teaches the reader to apply to his own benefit."

Guardian of Education, Aug. 1803.

"That examples draw where precepts fail,' is a truth which has been acknowledged in all ages and nations: and on the strength of this principle, Mr. Murray has had recourse to experience, in evincing the power and import

ance of religion. He has thus furnished an interesting collection of testimonies; and we wonder not, that a works of instructive and amusing, as well as impressive, should have been generally patronised. It is a book which may be read with profit, by persons in all situations and with the rising generation, it may answer the double purpose, of improving them in biography and in virtue.'

Monthly Review, August, 1801.

9. INTRODUCTION AU LECTEUR FRANCOIS.

"This little Volume, which is designed for the use of persons who have just begun to learn the French language, is composed of extracts from French writers of reputation, who are distinguished by the propriety and usefulness of their sentiments. Mr. Murray has exercised his usual caution and judgment in these selections; and his explanations, in the Appendix, of the idiomatical expressions and difficult phrases, which occur in the extracts, are well caculated to simplify, and consequently to facilitate the study of the language." Anti-Jacobin Review, April, 1807

"The larger work (to which this is an introduction) was composed of extracts from a great variety of the first classical writers of the Augustan age of French literature; and we with pleasure observe, that in every part of the present performance, as well as of the Lecteur François, the Author has paid great attention to the morals of the student. Not a sentiment has been admitted which can hurt the most delicate mind; and in many of the pieces, piety and virtue are placed in the most amiable and attractive points of view. Gentleman's Magazine, April, 1807.