NARRATIVE, DESCRIPTIVE, ARGUMENTATIVE, DIDACTIC,
PATHETIC, AND HUMOROUS PIECES;

TOGETHER WITH

DIALOGUES, ADDRESSES, ORATIONS, SPEECHES, &

CALCULATED

TO IMPROVE THE SCHOLAR IN READING AND SPEAKING; AND
TO IMPRESS THE MINDS OF YOUTH WITH SENTIMENTS
OF PIETY AND VIRTUE.

DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES,

SIXTH EDITION.

BY J. OLNEY, A. M.

AUTHOR OF "A PRACTICAL SYSTEM OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY AND ATLAS."

Hartford:

PUBLISHED BY GOODWIN & CO. AND ROBINSON & PRATT.

STEREOTYPED BY JAMES CONNER, NEW-YORK,