expressions, and I cannot but think that the mere fact of the
brevity of the words must be a great attraction to beginners of
all ages.  By this method the labor of dividing and accentuating
words is avoided: a difficulty which pupils who have only
attained to the knowledge of monosyllables cannot conquer by
independent effort. 

I take this opportunity of acknowledging the great favor with
which my previous books of the same character have been received,
and I am glad to hear that they have been found useful as Prizes
in Schools. 

I have thought it necessary to retain all the names of Persons
and Places in their original form, but this is the only exception
to my general rule. 

Pilgrim's Progress 

As I went through the wild waste of this world, I came to a place
where there was a den, and I lay down in it to sleep.  While I