TO 



SUSANNA PHELPS GAGE 



WHO AS A STUDENT RECEIVED HELP AND INSPIRATION FROM THE EARLIEST 

 EDITIONS OF THIS WORK, AND WHO AIDED IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE BY 

 DRAWING, INDEX-MAKING AND LITERARY CRITICISM IN IMPROVING THE LATER 

 EDITIONS; AND WHO NOW HAS ENTERED INTO THE POSSIBILITIES OF ETERNITY 



THIS TWELFTH EDITION IS DEDICATED 



