THE

AMERICAN FIRST CLASS BOOK;

OR,

EXERCISES

IN

READING AND RECITATION:

SELECTED PRINCIPALLY FROM

MODERN AUTHORS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA;

AND DESIGNED

FOR THE USE OF THE HIGHEST CLASS,

IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

BY JOHN PIERPONT,

COMPILER OF THE NATIONAL READER, INTRODUCTION 1 TAA NATIONAL
READER, AND YOUNG READER.

BOSTON:

PUBLISHED BY CARTER, HENDEE & CO.

1835.