. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. own, andto dry the ink some blacksand is poured upon it outof pin holes in the sandbox. The older childrenwho have need to writehave long desks in frontof them, while the youngerare seated on benches withno backs. Perhaps thewriting lesson comes first,in which case the masterproduces some slips of paperneatly written with suchsentences as, Commandthe mind and then the pen; and these the scholars copies the teacher would take with him i
. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. own, andto dry the ink some blacksand is poured upon it outof pin holes in the sandbox. The older childrenwho have need to writehave long desks in frontof them, while the youngerare seated on benches withno backs. Perhaps thewriting lesson comes first,in which case the masterproduces some slips of paperneatly written with suchsentences as, Commandthe mind and then the pen; and these the scholars copies the teacher would take with him if he went toanother school. The reading lesson maybe from the English Reader, or fromWebsters Spelling Book, or, perhaps,from the New England Primer, in whichlast the younger scholars learned to re-member the alphabet by such verses andpictures as those on this page. Notice that I and J were con-sidered as equivalent in old printing. As runs the Glass,Mans life doth pass. My book and HeartShall never part. Job feels the Rod,Yet blesses God. Proud Korahs troopWas swallowd up. The Lion boldThe lamb doth hold, TheMoon gives lightIn time of G H IJ K L M
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