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COPYRIGHT, 1879, by VAN ANTWERP, BRAGG & Co.
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M'G 4TH REV.
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INTRODUCTORY MATTER.
SUBJECT. PAGE

PUNCTUATION MARKS 7
ARTICULATION 9
ACCENT AND INFLECTION 23

SELECTIONS IN PROSE AND POETRY.

TITLE. AUTHOR. PAGE
1. Perseverance Charlotte Elizabeth 25
2. Try, Try Again T. H. Palmer 28
3. Why the Sea Is Salt Mary Howitt 29
4. Why the Sea Is Salt Mary Howitt 32
5. Popping Corn 34
6. Smiles 35