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title: 'Hints on Reading: An Address Delivered in the Ipswich Female Seminary, January 15, 1834'
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authors:
- 'Daniel Dana'
date: 1834-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 4'
- 'Ecclesiastes 12'
- 'Psalms 19'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/dana-1834-hints-on-reading-an-address-delivered-in-the-ipswich-female-seminary-january-15-1834
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# Hints on Reading: An Address Delivered in the Ipswich Female Seminary, January 15, 1834

1834 address urging selective reading: prefer serious, classic, and useful authors over indiscriminate, amusing books to cultivate wisdom and practical knowledge.

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