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40. King Edward and his Bible, L.H. Sigourney 144 41. What does it Mean to be Tempted? Rose-bud 147 42. Same subject, continued, Rose-bud 151 43. Same subject, continued, Rose-bud 154 44. Same subject, concluded, Rose-bud 157 45. Mary Dow, H.F. Gould 163 46. It Snows, H.F. Gould 165 47. The Dissatisfied Angler Boy, H.F. Gould 166 48. The Violet: a Fable, Children's Magazine 168 49. Captain John Smith, Juvenile Miscellany 170 50. Same subject, continued, Juvenile Miscellany 173 51 Same subject, continued, Juvenile Miscellany 176 52. Same subject, concluded, Juvenile Miscellany 179 53. John Ledyard, Juvenile Miscellany 180 54. Same subject, concluded, Juvenile Miscellany 183 55. Learning to Work, Original 185 56. Same subject, continued, Abbott 187 57. Same subject, concluded, Abbott 189 58. The Comma, Parker's Rhetorical Reader 193 59. The Semicolon, Parker's Rhetorical Reader 199 60. The Colon, Parker's Rhetorical Reader 202

PARKER'S SECOND READER.

LESSON I.

The Author's Address to the Pupil.

1. I present to you, my little friend, a new book, to assist you in learning to read. I do not intend that it shall be a book full of hard words, which you do not understand.

2. I do not think it proper to require children to read what they cannot understand. I shall, therefore, show you how you may understand what is in this book, and how you may be able, with very little assistance from your teacher, to read all the hard words, not only in this book, but also in any book which you may hereafter take up.

3. But first let me repeat to you a saying, which, when I was a little boy, and went to school, my teacher used to repeat to me. He said that any one might lead a horse to the water, but no one could make him drink. The horse must do that himself.