England. I think it is written with perspicuity, chasteness,
and impartiality. Well written history is the best political
instructor, and under a government in which it is the blessing
of the country that the people govern, its pages should be
constantly in the hands of our youth, and lie open to the
humblest citizen in our wide-spread territories. Your book is
eminently calculated thus to diffuse this important knowledge,
and therefore entitled to extensive circulation; which I most
cordially wish. With much respect,
"Your obedient servant,
"LANGDON CHEVES.
"WILLIAM GRIMSHAW, ESQ."
GRIMSHAW'S IMPROVED EDITION OF GOLDSMITH'S GREECE.--Among the numerous
recommendations to this valuable School Book, are the following:--
Although there are many worthless School Books, there are but
few which are equally impure and inaccurate with the original
editions of Goldsmith's Histories, for the use of Schools. I
congratulate both teachers and pupils upon the appearance of
Mr. Grimshaw's edition of the "History of Greece," which has
been so completely expurgated, and otherwise corrected, as to
give it the character of a new work, admirably adapted to the
purpose for which it is intended.
THOS. P. JONES,
_Professor of Mechanics in the Franklin Institute
of the State of Pennsylvania, and late Principal of
the North Carolina Female Academy._
_Philadelphia, Sept. 5, 1826._
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MR. JOHN GRIGG.
DEAR SIR--Agreeably to your request I have examined, with
attention, "Goldsmith's Greece, revised and corrected, and a
vocabulary of proper names appended, with prosodial marks, to
assist in their pronunciation, by William Grimshaw;" and I feel
a perfect freedom to say, that the correction of numerous
grammatical and other errors, by Mr. Grimshaw, together with
the rejection of many obscene and indelicate passages improper
for the perusal of youth, gives this edition, in my opinion, a
decided preference over the editions of that work heretofore in
use.
The Questions and Key, likewise supplied by Mr. Grimshaw to
accompany this edition, afford a facility for communicating
instruction, which will be duly appreciated by every judicious
teacher.
I am, Sir,
Yours truly,
THOS. T. SMILEY.
_Philadelphia, Sept. 8, 1826._
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The Editor of the United States Gazette, in speaking of this
work, says--"Goldsmith's Greece, without a revision, is not
calculated for schools; it abounds in errors, in indelicate
description, improper phrases, and is, indeed, a proof how very
badly a good author can write, if indeed there is not much room
to doubt Goldsmith ever composed the histories to which his
name is attached. Mr. Grimshaw has adopted the easy descriptive
style of that writer, retained his facts, connected his dates,
and entirely and handsomely adapted his work to the school
desk. The book of questions and the accompanying key, are
valuable additions to the work, and will be found most
serviceable to teacher and pupil.
"From a knowledge of the book, and some acquaintance with the
wants of those for whom it was especially prepared, we
unhesitatingly recommend Grimshaw's Greece as one of the best
(in our opinion, the very best of) works of the kind that has
been offered to the public."
THE UNITED STATES SPEAKER, compiled by T. T. Smiley--preferred generally
to the Columbian Orator and Scott's Lessons, and works of that kind, by
teachers who have examined it.
GOLDSMITH'S HISTORY OF GREECE, improved by Grimshaw, with a Vocabulary
of the Proper Names contained in the work, and the Prosodial Accents, in
conformity with the Pronunciation of Lempriere--with Questions and a
Key, as above.
GRIMSHAW'S ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY AND EXPOSITOR OF THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE.
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Transcriber's note:
Spelling variations where there is no obviously preferred choice have
been preserved, except as noted below. Irregularities include: "bason"
and "basin;" derivatives of "enquire" and "inquire;" "learned" and
"learnt;" "sidereal" and "siderial;" "sun-rise" and "sunrise;" "sun-set"
and "sunset."
The original use of commas was preserved, except where explicitly
noted below.
The original spelling of "pourtray" was preserved.
Both Roman and Arabic numerals are used to number the plates; the text
was left as is.
Preserved the non-standard order in the index, where U comes after V.
Removed extra comma after "which" on page v: "about which the parts."
Changed "Sideral" to "Siderial" on page vi: "Solar, Siderial, and
Equal."
Added comma after "Mrs. B." on page 9: "your assistance, my Dear Mrs.
B., in a charge."
Changed "errroneous" to "erroneous" on page 10: "an erroneous
conception."
Added comma after "Mrs. B." twice on page 23: "Yet surely, Mrs. B.,
there;" and "But, Mrs. B., if attraction."
Added commas before and after "Mrs. B." on page 25: "Pray, Mrs. B., do."
Changed "pullies" to "pulleys" on page 64: "a system of pulleys."
Changed "plate 6. fig. 5" to "plate 5. fig. 5" on page 65 in the body of
the text and in the associated question, to designate the correct
figure.
Changed "twelves" to "twelve" on page 65: "twelve times less."
Changed "stream" to "steam" on page 66: "expansive force of steam."
Changed "Pray Mrs. B," to "Pray, Mrs. B.," on page 68.
Changed "nonelastic" to "non-elastic" on page 70: "non-elastic like
water."
Removed extra comma after "one" on page 73: "one would ultimately have
prevailed."
Changed "eliptical" to "elliptical" on page 73: "elliptical or oval
orbit."
Changed "eclipse" to "ellipsis" on page 73: "motion in an ellipsis."
Changed "elipsis" to "ellipsis" on page 75: "but an ellipsis."
Changed "fig. 4 plate 3" in the question on page 75 to "fig. 4. plate 6"
to designate the correct figure.
Changed "day-light" to "daylight" on page 77: "see them by daylight."
Changed the second question numbered 40 to "41" from page 79.
Changed "eliptical" to "elliptical" on page 83: "they were elliptical."
Capitalised "Mercury" on page 83: "made upon Mercury."
Added question mark on page 84 after "those beautiful lines of Milton."
Removed repeated word, "it", on page 88: "provided it were steady."
Changed "aeriform" to "aeriform" on page 136 (in versions supporting full
Latin-1 character set).
Changed "atmospherical" to "atmospheric" on page 139: "the atmospheric
air."
Changed "rarifies" to "rarefies" on page 140: "heat rarefies air."
Changed "to day" to "to-day" on page 157: "our lesson to-day."
Changed "re-appearance" to "reappearance" on page 159: "reappearance of
the sun."
Changed question 20 to "29" on page 174 to maintain proper sequence.
Changed "proportionably" to "proportionally" on page 198:
"proportionally distinct."
Inserted comma after "Circle" on page 206 in the glossary entry for
"Circle, Lesser."
Inserted period on page 207 at the end of the glossary entry for
"Cylinder."
Changed "musisical" to "musical" on page 208 in the glossary entry for
"Harmony."
Changed "perpendidicular" to "perpendicular" on page 211: "perpendicular
to each other."
Changed "oppoite" to "opposite" on page 212: "the opposite direction."
Capitalised "Aries" on page 215: "the first degree of Aries."
Change "jr." to "Jr." in the advertisement for "A Pleasing Companion
...": "By Jesse Torrey, Jr."