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An American selection of lessons in reading and speaking : Calculated to improve the minds and refine the taste of youth. : 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. / By Noah Webster, Jun. author of "Dissertations on the English language, Collections of essays and fugitive writings," "The prompter," &c.

Author/creator Webster, Noah, 1758-1843
Other author/creatorT. H. B., engraver.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew-York : Printed by G. and R. Waite, no. 64, Maiden-Lane, for C. Davis, 167, Water-Street, 1801.
Description261 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm
Supplemental Content Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Uniform titleGrammatical institute of the English language. Part 3
Series Early American imprints. Second series no. 1631. ^A575643
General noteFirst published under title: A grammatical institute of the English language ... part III.
General noteRunning title: Webster's American selection.
General noteError in paging: p. 102 misnumbered 201.
General noteTailpiece vignettes, p. 188 and 261; that on p. 261 signed: THB.
General note"Table of contents."--p. [262-264].
References Shaw & Shoemaker 1631
References Skeel, E.E.F. Webster, 495
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 1631).
Genre/formReaders.
Genre/formDialogues.
Genre/formPoems 1801.
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1801.
Other titleWebster's American selection.

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