TO

THE ENGLISH READER:

OR,

ELEGANT SELECTIONS

IN PROSE AND POETRY.

DESIGNED TO IMPROVE

THE HIGHEST CLASS OF LEARNERS IN READING,

TO ESTABLISH

A TASTE FOR JUST AND ACCURATE COMPOSITION;

AND TO PROMOTE

THE INTERESTS OF PIETY AND VIRTUE.

BY LINDLEY MURRAY,
AUTHOR OF AN - ENGLISH GRAMMAR ADAPTED TO THE DIFFERENT

CLASSES OF LEARNERS," &c.

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No. 189 PEARL-STREET,