The American preceptor : being a new selection of lessons for reading and speaking, designed for the use of schools

Book, leather spine and wooden boards Preface signed: "Boston, May, 1794" Shaw & Shoemaker General directions, &c. / Blair -- Select sentences -- A hint to parents / Knox -- On the duty of school boys / Rollin -- The history of Joseph, abridged / Percival -- The short system of virtue and happiness / Knox -- The child trained up for the Gallows / Livingston -- Character of Fidelia / Addison -- History of Jerusalem (Encyclopedia) -- The faithful American dog / Hitchcock -- Filial duty and affection -- The bee -- On the starry heavens / Addison -- Of Queen Mary and the martyrs -- Story of Logan, a Mingo Chief / Jefferson -- The aged prisoner released from the Bastile / Mercier -- Account of Columbus -- Colombia of / Dwight -- Description of Babylon / Middleton -- The sailor and the monkeys -- The brave soldier's revenge -- Oration on female education -- Fernando Cortez and William Penn / Lyttleton -- The whistle / Franklin -- True patriotism, displayed at the Siege of Calais / Hume -- Sublimity of the Scriptures / Habakkuk, St. John -- Anecdote of Montesquieu -- The benevolent pair -- The unfortunate philanthropist / Sparman -- St. Paul's speech before eking Agrippa -- Cruelty to animals / Jenyns -- Speech of Nicolaus -- Integrity -- The little girl's address to the visitants / Mrs. Morton -- Advice to a young tradesman / Franklin -- Parental affection: Story of a bear -- The victim: an Indian story / Bossu -- The art of pleasing / Knox -- Example of Justice and magnanimity -- The Duellists: scene between Edward and Henry -- Speech of Mr. Pitt on the slave trade -- The slaves, an elegy / Merry -- The humane Indian -- The mammoth / Jefferson -- Dialogue upon female education / Lavinia -- Singular adventure of Gen. Putnam / Humphreys -- Extract from Dr. Warren's oration -- Self-interest / Berquin -- On profane swearing -- The triumph of virtue -- Female industry -- The lap-dog -- Extract from Mr. Dawes' oration -- General Washington's resignation -- Speech of a Scyt