McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic ReaderSince 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Sixth Eclectic Reader includes selections from Patrick Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and William Shakespeare. |
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... orator with the child ; not merely by teaching him to declaim , but what is of more consequence , by observing and ... orators of the land . It is better that a girl should return from school 58 ECLECTIC SERIES .
... orator with the child ; not merely by teaching him to declaim , but what is of more consequence , by observing and ... orators of the land . It is better that a girl should return from school 58 ECLECTIC SERIES .
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... orator with the child ; not merely by teaching him to declaim , but what is of more consequence , by observing and ... orators of the land . It is better that a girl should return from school 58 ECLECTIC SERIES .
... orator with the child ; not merely by teaching him to declaim , but what is of more consequence , by observing and ... orators of the land . It is better that a girl should return from school 58 ECLECTIC SERIES .
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... orator and statesman , was born at Dublin , and graduated from Trinity College , in his native city . By his admiration of Mr. Pitt , the first Earl of Chatham , he was led to turn his attention to oratory . In personal appearance , he ...
... orator and statesman , was born at Dublin , and graduated from Trinity College , in his native city . By his admiration of Mr. Pitt , the first Earl of Chatham , he was led to turn his attention to oratory . In personal appearance , he ...
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