The Original McGuffey's The Eclectic Fourth Reader

Chapters

• 1 I-Remarkable Preservation
• 2 II-The Maniac
• 3 III-Scene at the Sandwich Islands
• 4 IV-Contrasted Soliloquies
• 5 V-One Letter Writing
• 6 VII-The Whale Ship
• 7 XI-Death at the Mirror
• 8 X-Death of Absalom
• 9 XII-The Intemperate Husband
• 10 XIII-The Intemperate Husband (Continued)
• 11 XV-On Elocution and Reading
• 12 XVI-Necessity of Education
• 13 XVII-Necessity of Education (Continued)
• 14 XVIII-The Scriptures and the Savior
• 15 XIX-Washington's Birthday
• 16 XXI-Niagara Falls
• 17 XXIII-Character of Willberforce
• 18 XXVI-Speech of Logan, Chief of Mingoes
• 19 XXVII-The Alhambra by Moonlight
• 20 XXVIII-Portait of a Patriarch
• 21 XXIX-An End of all Perfection
• 22 XXXI-Character of Mr. Brougham
• 23 XXXII-Elevated Character of Woman
• 24 XXXIV-Modes of Writing
• 25 XXXVII-Criminality of Dueling
• 26 XXXVIII-Character of Napoleon Bonaparte
• 27 XXXIX-The Field of Waterloo
• 28 XL-The Splendor of War
• 29 XLI-The Best of Classics
• 30 XLII-The New Song
• 31 XLIII-The Deluge
• 32 XLV-External Appearance of England
• 33 XLVII-Character of the Puritan Fathers of New England
• 34 XLVIII-Character of the Puritan Fathers of New England (Continued)
• 35 XLIX-Decisive Integrity
• 36 LI-The Steam Boat on Trial
• 37 LII-Paine's Age of Reason
• 38 LIV-The Righteous Never Forsaken
• 39 LV-Religion the only Basis of Society
• 40 LVI-Benevolence of Supreme Being
• 41 LVII-Love of Applause
• 42 LIX-Ludicrous Account of English Taxes
• 43 LX-Christ and the Blind Man
• 44 LXII-The Horrors of War
• 45 LXIII-The Bible
• 46 LXIV - Tit For Tat
• 47 LXV - Political Corruption
• 48 LXVI - The Blind Preacher
• 49 LXIX - America
• 50 LXXI - View From Mount Etna
• 51 LXXII - Sublime Virtues Inconsistent With Infidelity
• 52 LXXIV - Happy Consequences Of American Independence
• 53 LXXVII - Evils Of Dismemberment
• 54 LXXVIII - No Excellence Without Labor
• 55 LXXX - A Plea For Common School
• 56 LXXXII - Omnipresence Of God
• 57 LXXXIII - Henry Martyn And Lord Byron
• 58 LXXXV - Chesterfield And Paul
• 59 LXXXVII - Effects Of Gambling
• 60 LXXXVIII - Effects Of Gambling - Continued
• 61 XCI - The Wife
• 62 XCII - Duty Of The American Orator
• 63 XCIII - The Patriotism Of Western Literature
• 64 XCV - Rebellion In Massachusetts State Prison
• 65 XCIX - Charles De Moor's Remorse
• 66 C - Value Of Mathematics
• 67 CI - Value Of Mathematics - Continued
• 68 CIII - Capturing The Wild Horse
• 69 CVII - Egyptian Mummies, Tombs, And Manners
• 70 CIX - On The Value Of Studies
• 71 CX - Natural Ties Among The Western States
• 72 CXI - The venomous Worm
• 73 CXIII - Benefits Of Literature
• 74 CXVIII - The Vision Of Mirza
• 75 CXX - Ladies' Headdresses
• 76 CXXII - Reflections In Westminster Abbey
• 77 CXXIII - The Journey Of A Day: A Picture Of Human Life
• 78 CXXVIII - The Celestial City
• 79 POETRY - VI - Ginevra
• 80 VIII - The Winged Worshipers
• 81 XI - Absalom
• 82 XIV - God's First Temples
• 83 XX - Nature And Revelation
• 84 XXII - Niagara Falls
• 85 XXIV - Pleasure In Affliction
• 86 XXV - Make Way For Liberty
• 87 XXX - A Rest For The Weary
• 88 XXXIII - The Passions
• 89 XXXV - Joyous Devotion
• 90 XXXVI - A Night Scene In Turkey
• 91 XLIV - A Hebrew Tale
• 92 XLVI - Vision Of A Spirit
• 93 L - On The Being Of A God
• 94 LIII - Divine Providence
• 95 LVIII - Scripture Lesson
• 96 LXI - The Ocean
• 97 LXVII - Apostrophe To Light
• 98 LXVIII - Procrastination
• 99 LXX - Thirsting After Righteousness
• 100 LXXIII - The Alps
• 101 LXXVI - Satan And Death At The Gate Of Hell
• 102 LXXIX - Thoughts In A Place Of Public Worship
• 103 LXXXI - Midnight Musings
• 104 LXXXIV - Bryon
• 105 LXXXVI - Henry First After The Death Of His Son
• 106 LXXXIX - The Miser
• 107 XC - True Wisdom
• 108 XCIV - Rome
• 109 XCVI - Prince Arthur
• 110 XCVII - The Child's Inquiry
• 111 XCVIII - Christian Hymn Of Triumph; From "The Martyr Of Antioch."
• 112 CII - Washing Day
• 113 CIV - The Gods Of The Heathen
• 114 CV - The Fall Of Babylon
• 115 CVI - Antony's Oration Over Caesar's Dead Body
• 116 CVIII - Address To The Mummy In Belzoni's Exhibition, London
• 117 CXII - The Better Land
• 118 CXIV - Thalaba Among The Ruins Of Babylon
• 119 CXV - William Tell
• 120 CXVI - William Tell - Continued
• 121 CXVII - William Tell - Continued
• 122 CXIX - A Dirge
• 123 CXXI - Apostrophe To The Ocean
• 124 CXXIV - Morning
• 125 CXXV - Woe To Ariel
• 126 CXXVI - The Proverbs Of Solomon
• 127 CXXVII - Comfort Ye My People
• 128 CXXIX - America, - National Hymn