C. G. 67. SOUTHEY, ROBERT
24. EDGEWORTH, MARIA 68. SPRAGUE, CHARLES
25. FINCH, F. M. 69. STODDARD. R. H.
26. FOLLEN, MRS. E. L. 70. TAYLOR, B. F.
27. GOLDSMITH. 71. TAYLOR, JANE
28. GOODRICH, S. G. 72. TENNYSON
29. GRIMKE', THOMAS S. 73. THACKERAY
30. HALE, Mrs. S. J, 74. THACKER, CELIA
31. HARTE. FRANCIS BRET 75. THOMPSON, D. P.
32. HAWES, W. P. 76. THOMSON, JAMES
33. HAWTHORNE 77. THOREAU, H. D.
34. HELPS, ARTHUR 78. TOOD, JOHN
35. HEMANS, FELICIA D. 79. WARNER, CHARLES DUDLEY
36. HOOD, THOMAS 80. "CAPITAL" (WASHINGTON)
37. HUNT, LEIGH 81. WEBSTER
38. INGELOW, JEAN 82. WEEMS, MASON L.
39. IRVING 83. WHITTIER
40. JERROLD, DOUGLAS 84. WILSON, JOHN
41. JOHNSON, SAMUEL 85. WIRT, WILLIAM
42. KEBLE, JOHN 86. WOLFE, CHARLES
43. KINGSLEY, CHARLES 87. WOTTON, SIR HENRY
44. KNOWLES, SHERIDAN

McGuffey's Fifth Reader

1. THE GOOD READER.

1. It is told of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, that, as he was
seated one day in his private room, a written petition was brought to him
with the request that it should be immediately read. The King had just
returned from hunting, and the glare of the sun, or some other cause, had
so dazzled his eyes that he found it difficult to make out a single word
of the writing.

2. His private secretary happened to be absent; and the soldier who
brought the petition could not read. There was a page, or favorite boy
servant, waiting in the hall, and upon him the King called. The page was a
son of one of the noblemen of the court, but proved to be a very poor
reader.

3. In the first place, he did not articulate distinctly. He huddled his
words together in the utterance, as if they were syllables of one long
word, which he must get through with as speedily as possible. His
pronunciation was bad, and he did not modulate his voice so as to bring
out the meaning of what he read. Every sentence was uttered with a dismal
monotony of voice, as if it did not differ in any respect from that which
preceded it.

4. "Stop!" said the King, impatiently. "Is it an auctioneer's list of
goods to be sold that you are hurrying over? Send your companion to me."
Another page who stood at the door now entered, and to him the King gave
the petition. The second page began by hemming and cle