Excerpt from The New Expositor: Containing Tables of Words From One to Seven Syllables, Inclusive; Accented and Divided According to the Most Approved Method of Pronunciation, to Which Are Added, Tables of Synonymous Words, Vulgar Anglicisms, Corrected, Remarkable Events, Discoveries<br/>But the more weighty objection we had againstusing the english' expositor in our schools, was, the great number of inelegant and indecent expressions it contained - These words, and the definitions affixed to them, have been justly looked upon as enormities, which ought by no means to have any place in a book designed for children. This kind of language, (to use the words of dr. Percival) hath a tendency to wound the native modesty of untainted youth, whose minds are susceptible of such ideas. To young readers it admits of no explanation. There is a delicacy and sense of decency in the mind of an ingenuous youth, which shields him more powerfully from seduction, than the best lessons of morality, or the brightest ex amples of self-government. This tender shoot Of vernal life is often injured by improper culture; it shrinks at the suggestion of every loose idea; and is blasted by their frequent and unreasonable repe tition.<br/>About the Publisher<br/>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br/>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.