Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . )rove(l the doctrine, andimmediately practiced the contrary, just as if ithad been a common sermon. For the vendue openedand they began to buy extravagantly, notwith-standing all his cautions and their (nvn fear of found the good man had thoroughly studied myalmanacs and digested all I had drop2^ed on thosetopics during the course of twenty-five years. Thefrequent mention he made of me must have tiredany one else; but my vanity was wonderfullydelighted with it, though I
Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . )rove(l the doctrine, andimmediately practiced the contrary, just as if ithad been a common sermon. For the vendue openedand they began to buy extravagantly, notwith-standing all his cautions and their (nvn fear of found the good man had thoroughly studied myalmanacs and digested all I had drop2^ed on thosetopics during the course of twenty-five years. Thefrequent mention he made of me must have tiredany one else; but my vanity was wonderfullydelighted with it, though I was conscious that nota tenth part of the wisdom \\ as my own which heascribed to me, but rather the gleanings that I hadmade of the sense of all ages and nations. How^ever,I resolved to be the better for the echo of it, andthough I had at first determined to buy stuff for anew coat, I went away resolved to wear my old onea little longer. Reader, if thou wilt do the same,thy profit will be as great as mine. I am, as ever,thine to serve thee. Richard Saunders. July 7th, GEORGE ROGERS CLARK
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