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THE

WHEAT-SHEAF;

OR,

GLEANINGS FOR THE WAYSIDE

AND FIRESIDE.

"I found no narrowness respecting sects and opinions: but believed that sincere,
upright-hearted people, in every society, who truly love God, were accepted of Him.”
JOHN WOOLMAN,

Philadelphia:

WILLIS P. HAZARD, 178 CHESTNUT STREET.

Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1852, by

WILLIS P. HAZARD,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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STEREOTYPED BY S. DOUGLAS WYETH AGT., NO 7 PEAR STREET.

PRINTED BY C. SHERMAN & Co.

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PREFACE.

THE thought of this volume grew from the belief that it was needed; and its execution lies in the maxim, "Do the duty that is nearest thee." It was originally intended only as a Reading Book for schools; but in ranging through extensive fields of Literature, so many golden grains were harvested, that the plan was varied; and "The Wheat-Sheaf" was the result of abundant resources, which it has been a pleasant labour to arrange in accordance with the dictates of .her own taste, and the experience of a more matured judgment.

The selections have been made with particular reference to the inculcation of sound and truthful principles, and the spirit and aim of the book is to encourage a love for the good, the pure and the beautiful.

E. N.

PHILADELPHIA, 10th Month, 1852.

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