SPELLING-BOOK; OR, A New-and EasÝ GUIDE T) TUE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. CONTIVING, and yet so full of Sense, that such an useful Iuftructor for the School, both on moral and divine Subje&s, and inform the more grown-up order to improve the Mind and the betical Copies and Writing-pieces, both in Profe and Verse, &c. Question and Answer, for the Use of and many of the most memorable by which any one may very soon be phane History; with some short to the Mind and Morals, but may dantive, Adjeđives & Verbs (placed own unbridled Pallions. BY DANIEL: FENNING, of the Globes, Practical Arithnetic, Guide to Alg bra, Royal A NEW EDITION, CARI FULLY CORRECTED. LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE BOOKSELLERS, M,DCC, XCVIII. SLINGSBY BETHELL, Esq. Representatives in Parliament. MY LORD, I Do not pretend to follow the common, and ton customary Form of Dedications, by bestowing upon you unnecessary Encomiums; because I am sensib.e it is riot agreeable to your Lordship to be flattered. It is a Pleasure indeed, that I have met with such Encouragenient by your kind Patronage; and I am highly honoured in having buen permitted to uffix your Lordship's Name to this Work; for which I returi, you my sisicere Thanks, and acknowledge the Obligation of bav.ng the Liberty of send ing it into ihe World uidur sach Proteciion. Your Lordship will permit me to say, that though I have., laid down Rules suitable to such an Under takisig, yet my Den sign is to teach Children som.othing more than barely to spell and read; and therefore I have endeavoued, at the same Tioie, io inculcate into the Minds of Youth early Notices of Re.igion and virtue, and point out to them their several Dutics in the various Stages at 1. fe: and I shal: be very thankfu., should I piove an Instrun.eng in the hand of Providence, in pioventing but one of the rising Generation from falling a Sacrifice to the pei nicious Doctrines, secret Wnispers, and pe: peiuai Insiuutious of Popish Emissäries: I inake no doubt, theretoie, that whatever Defects your 1.orussip may find in the former Part ct may Plan, your Càndour will excuse ism on account of the latitr; since it is ev.dint that you are a. Walys wonding to encourage every Thing that tends to ihe Practice of Pieiy, and the Guw of Mankind. Thut the saine kind Provid-ic:, wh.c Tecoininended me to your favour, nay continue to your Lulu...p the Blessings of Heaith, and thai of Prosper iy io ite City of London, aiid to the Kingdom in general, is doubtless tné bicarty Desie of inanıy, bui vi ndili nuse chin ut, MY LORD, Your Lordship’s obliged, cbedient And most hainble Servant, D. FENNING. A3 |