The Art of reading : containing a number of useful rules exemplified by a variety of selected and original pieces, narrative, didactic, argumentative, poetical, descriptive, pathetic, humorous, and entertaining. Together with dialogues, speeches, orations, addresses, and harangues; calculated to improve the scholar in reading and speaking with propriety and elegance; and to impress the minds of yough with sentiments of virtue and religion. Designed for the use of schools and families. By Daniel Staniford, A.M. author of "A short, but comprehensive grammar." [Two lines of quotation] Published according to act of Congress.