The brief exposition of the constitution of the United States, will unfold to young persons the principles of republican government; and it is the sincere desire of the writer that our citizens should early understand that the genuine source of correct republican principles is the Bible, particularly the New Testament or the Christian religion.

The first part of his Grammatical Institute of the English Language, often revised, was his famous Elementary Spelling Book, or Blue-backed Speller, with which he helped to standardize American spelling.