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KEY
TO THE
EXAMPLES IN ANALYSIS
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OP FALSE CONSTRUCTION
CONTAINED IN THE
OF
THE E^TO-LISKC L^lNTO-TJ^Ca-B},
UNDER
THE RULES AND THE NOTES OF SYNTAX,
• TOOKTHRR WITH
By B. C. S.
WEBECi
fcLZKAU VINCE>rT, PIUNTEII AND BOOKSELr.Ell.
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EX
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1.—" Crii
pred., deser
2.—" Vi&
bnng$ ; obj
3.—" Cat
.^iolenee ; pr
4.—" Con
itood) ; prei
5.— •' Perf
perseverance
6.—" Doe
John ; pred
7.—" Lib<
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ilppeiident ^
8.—" Wh(
t(t)^ trust ; o
9.—" Gtmt
pred., makei
10.— «' Car
1*1 ccl , can !'•
TO THE
EXAMPLES IN ANALYSIS
AND
FALSE CONSTRUCTION,
TNDER
THE RULES OF SYNTAX AND THE NOTES,
TOGKTHER WITH
A se'Iries oe dictations.
ANALYSIS.
CLASSES AND PARTS OF SENTENCES.
1.-—" Crimes deserve puiii&hnieut."—Sp.decl. eeut.~Sub., •rtwje*;
pred., deserve ; obj., punishment.
2.—" Vice brings niisci.y."— Sp. decl. sent.— Sub , vice; pred.,
brings ; obj., misery
3.—" Can indolence be.-tow wealth ?"~Sp. inter, sent. --Sub., in-
^iolenee ; pred., can bestoto ; obj.. tcealth.
4.—*' Control yoursi If.'"— Sp. im per. sent—Sub. Ihou or you (under-
stood) ; pred., control ; ol-j., yourself.
5.—*' Perseverance ovei comes (»b8tao>8."— Sp. decl. sent —Sub.,
perseverance ; pred., overcomes ; obj., obstacles.
6.— *• Doe.x John 8tudy Itn k keei>iiig;»"— Sp. inter, sent.— Sub.,
John ; pred., does study : obj.. bonk keefiivo.
7.— •• Liberty, it bus i!(-a !"— Sp. eaccl. sent, (used by enii ba^is as
an exclamatory sentence).— Sub., it ; pred., has fled. Liberty is un in-
ilopeiident word. (See Obs 2.. Gniiu p. 8t).)
8— "Who can trust liurs f'—Sp. inter, sent.— Sub,, Who; pred.,
tun trust ; obj., liars.
9.—" Generosity nnikes friei ds."— Sp. decl. sent— Sub., flrcneroifiVy ;
pred., makes ; obj., friends.
10.—" Can liar» reppcct thetuselvcs?'— Sp. inter, sent.— Sub., liars i
I'vcd , can rcp.ct ; il j , iIk nisei vo.',.
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11.—" Could beliave avoided disgrace ?— Sp. iutnr. sent.— Sub., he;
pred., could have avoided ; obj., disgrace.
ly.—" Diligence sbould be rewarded "—Sp. deol.sent.— Sub., dfj7i.
gence ; pred., should be retoarded.
13.—" Has Paul returned ?"— Sp. inter. seat.-Sub., Paul / pred.
has returned. '
14.—" Vanity excites disgust."— Sp. dec!, sent.— Sub., YanUy ;
pred., excites ; obj., disgust,
l.*), -"Do tbey understand French?"— Sp. inter, sent.— Sub., ^Aey;
pred., do understand ; obj., French.
16.—" Cbamplain founded Quebec."- Sp. decl., sent.— Sub., Cham-
plain ; pred., founded ; obj., Quebec.
17.—" What did you say? '— Sp. inter, sent.- Sub., yau ; pred., did
say ; obj., what.
18.— '• Wiil you give assistance T'—Sp. inter, sent.- Sub., you;
pred., will give ; obj., assistance.
19.—" Mortal, prepare."— Sp. imper. sent— Sub., thou or you (un.
deitpood) ; pred., prepare. Mortal is an independent word,
20.— " Frank studies G«<'grai by."— Sp. decl. sent.— Sub., Frank;
pred., studies ; obj.. Geography.
ATTKIBLTH,8 AND ADJUNCT.S.
1.—" Filial ingratitude is a sbamefal crime."— Sp. decl. sent.— Sub.,
ingratitude; pred., i« ; all r., crime.— Sub. mod. by adj. adt. ^/ta/ ;
pred. unmod. ; attr. lim by adj. adt. a, and mod. by adj. adt, shame-
ful.
2.—" Washington could have been thrice elected president."- Sp.
decl. sent. — ISub., Wai<hingto7t ; j>red., cotdd have been elected ; attr,,
presidenl.—^nh. unmod. ; [»red. mod. by ailvl. adt. thri^.
'i. — " The good scholar 6itudie^^ his 1» ssons attentively."— Sp. decl.
sent. — bub. , scholar ; pr« d., studies ; obj., lessons. — Sub. lim. by adj.
adt. the. and un d. by adj. a<lt good ; pred. mod. by advl. adt. atten-
tively ; obj. mod. by adj. adt. hii.
4 — *' Pfcter the Great was a n-markable m«n." — Sp. decl. sent.—
Sub., Ptter ; pred.. was ; attr., man.—Siih. lim. by adj. adt. the, and
mod. by a«1j. Jtdt. Great ; fired iiiiii oi\. ; obj. lim. by adj. adt. a,
and mod. by adj. adt. rcinarhah e
.">.— " K very person hijiiily [iraised lleurv's nobis conduct."— Sp.
decl. s«nt. — riub., person ; \t\ti i.. praised; olij., conduct, — Sub. mod.
by adj. adt. every ; pred, mod. by adv. ndt. highly ; obj. mod. by adj.
jdts. Tfciry's I'd nnh'v.
KEY TO ANALYSIS. 5
6.—*' Religious instruction a very n-.cesaary in cliildhood."— Sp.
deol. sent.— Sub., inslrtiction ; pred., is; attr., necessmy.—Snh. mod.
by adj. adt. religious ; pred. unraod.; attr. mod. by advl. adt. eery,
and tbe advl. plirase in children.
7.—" Tbe Atbenians carefully observed Solon's wise laws."— Sp.
decl. sent- Sub., Athenians , pred., observed ; ohj., /aii'«.— Sub. lim.
by adj. adt. the ; pred. mod. by advl. adt. carefully ; obj. mod. by adj.
adts. Solon's and wise.
8.—" He suddenly lost all his property. "-Sp. decl. sent.-Sub..
he ; pred., lost; obj., property.— Tied . mod. by advl. adt. suddenly,
obj. mod. by adj. adts. all and his.
9.—" The Que* n has w 8e"y proclaimed a general peace."— Sp.
decl. sent— Sub., ^M^en / pred., has proclaimed; obj., peace.— Snb.
lim. by adj. adt. the ; pred. mod. by Hdvl. adt. tcisely ; obj. lira, by
adj adt. a, and mod. by adj. adt. general. •
10.—" The seciet acts ol men are known only to the Almighty."—
Sp. decl. sent.— Sub., secret ; pred.. are known; no attr. -Sub. lira.
by adj. adt. the, and mod. by adj. adts. secret and of men ; pred. mod.
by advl. adt. only, and by tbe advl. phr. to the Almighty.
11.—" That ferocious dog bws badly bitten Alphonso's right arm."
-Sp. decl. sent.— Sub., dog; ])red., has bitten ; obj., arm.— Sub. mod.
by adj. adts. that and ferociovs ; pred. mod. by advl. adt. bad/y';
obj. mod. by ad^j. adt.«. Alphonso's and right.
12.—" Moutteal and Toionto are the two mo.st commercial cities
in the Dominion olCana(.la."-Sp. d.cl. sent with a cou.pound sub.-
Sub., Ilontreal and Toronto, joiuvd by coj.j. and; pred., are ; uttr.,
cities ;—i>uh. and pred unmed.: attr. lim. by adj. adt. the, and mod.'
by adj. adtP, two. most, commercial, and the ex. adj. phr. in the Bo-
mnion of Canada ; the prin. j-art of thi. ex. phr. is Dominion, which
Lb lim. by adj. adt. the, and mod. by sp. adj. phrase of Canada.
CLAUSES AND PHRASES.
1.—" The young man who embezzled his employer's money was
;^vre8tedye^teld^.y."-Thi8i8acx. d*cl sent.— Prin. cl., The young
won was arrested yesterday ; dyp. cl., %cho embezzled his employer's
iHonfy.— Sub. prin. oi , man ; pied., rcas arreste<i.—The adt. of tlm
sub. is the dep. cl., and the adj. adts. the and young ,• pred. mod by
a'h'l. .adt. yesterd fy.—Snh. dep. cl , ivho ; vv^-il., embezzled : ohj.,
womy—Sah. and pred. h;i\e no udtf<.; obj nu.d. by adj. adt. /«,/>
2.—" He who couqueis bia pjis.sions, overcomes his urcate^t eiie-
iiiie8."^Thi8 is a cx- decl. seut.-Piin. cl., Ue overcomes his grcaie^
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enemies ; dep. ol., who conquers his passions. -Sub. prin. ol., he ■{
pred.. overcomes ; object, eiiemies.—T\\e adt. of the sub. is the dep, cl.
— Pred. has no adjunct.— Obj. mod bj adj. adta. his and greatcst.-\
Sub. dep. cl., who -, pred., conquers: obji-ct, passions. — '&\xh. aud pred.
have no adts.; obj. mod. by adjective adt. his.
3.— 'I immediately perceived th*- object which he pointed out."—!
Cx. decl. sent.— Priu. cl., / immediately perceived the object , dep. ol.J
which hepoi-^Hed o«<.— Sub. prin. <1., /; \)VQi\., perceived ; oh^., object, '
Sub. uiin)od.; pred. mod. by advl adt. immediately ; obj , Mm. byj
a.ij. Hdt. the aud the dep. cl.— Sub dep. cl., he ; pred., pointed; obj.J
which.— ^wh. and obj. have no adts.; pred. mod. by advl adt. oiitX
4 — " Every teacher must love a pupil who evinces a love of!
study."— Cx. decl. sent.— Prin. cl., Erery teacher must love a pupilA
dep. el., wAo evinces a love rf sivdy. -Sub prin. cl., teacher ; i>ved.\
must love ; ohj., pupil.— i^uh. mod. by adj. adt. every -, pred. unmcd.;
obj. lira, by adj. adt. a.— Sub. dep. cl., who ,- pred., evinces ; obj.,
/o»e.~Sub. and pred. uumod.; obj. lim. by adj. udt. a, and mod. by|
adj. adt. of study.
5.—" He imprudently reported what his friend told hira.''— Cx.
d»'oI. sent.— Prin. ol., He imprndnifly reported ; dep. cl., what his\
//•-tend <o/d /lim.— Sub. t.rin. cl., Ac; pred., reported; obj., ^/i/h^ (nn.
(lerstood).— Sub. unmod.; pie«!. mod. by advl. adt. imprudently.— \
Snb. dep. cl ..frimd ; pred., told ; obj., which (liom what,—\hf. thing]
whicft). —Suh. mod. by tidj adi. his ; obj. mi d. by adj. adt. to him (to\
unltirt^tood).
6.—*' When spring returns, the trees resume their vei dure."— Cx.
decl. sent.— Prill, cl., the trees resume their verdure ; dep. cl., Whenl
spring rettirns.—Suh priu. cl.. /rccs ; pied., resume,; oh]., verdure.\
Sub. lira, by adj. adt, the; pred. uniuod.; obj mod. by adj. adt. their.
—Sub. dep. cl., sp7'ing ; pred., relnrtis. The connective of the two ol.j
is when, which is also an advl. adt. of returns.
7.— ' Prosi)erity siiin-^ many f ienda, but adversity trie.s them."— I
Cd. decl. sent, consisting of two indep. cl., Prosperity gains friendtl
—Adwrsity tries them. The connective i.s 6«<.— Sub. of fl' at cl., pros-l
perity ; pred., gains ; obj., friends. Sub. and pred. unraod.; objl
mod. by adj. adt. many. Sub. second cl., adversity ; pred., tries ; obj.J
them — all uumod.
8,—" We, who never were his favorite.^, did not expect these attea-]
tioua."- Cx. decl. sent.— Prin. cl., We did not expect these attentions .
dep. cl., who never were his favorites.— Sub. priu. cl,, we ; pred., dui
expect; obj , attentions.- -^uh. mod, by dep. ci.; prod. mod. by advlj
KEY TO ANALYSIS. 7
ait. no<; obi, mod. by adj. adt. these.-Snh. dep. ol., who, pred.,
were; atti-.,/auor/7«».— Sub. uninod.; pred. mod. hj advl. adt. nevcrl
attr. mod. by adj. adt. hia.
9.—" Can tliat e tbc man who deceived me V'—Cx. inter, sent.—
Prill, cl.. Can th'H be the man ; dep. cl„ who deceived »,«.-Snb. priu.
cl., Ma< ; pred.. ca7i 6c ; attr.. »ia».— Sub. and pied, nnniod.; attr!
lim, by adj. adt. the, and mod. by adj. oI. who deceived »»<>.-Sub!
dep. c\.,who', pred., deceived ; obi., wie— all three unmodified.
10.—'- Kxevy thing that we do often, we do easi]y."-fx. decl.
Bent.-Prin. ol., we do every thing easily -, dep. cl.. that we do often.
Ihf conn. i« lhat.~<uh. prin. cl.. we; pred. do ■ obj., thing.-^uh, un-
mod.; p ♦ d. .. od. by advl. adt. easily ; obi., by adj. adt. every and the
adj. cl. that we do o/<«r.-Sub. dep. ol., ive ; pred., do ; obj., that.-Sxth.
and ol.j. nniiiod.; pi ed, mod. by advl. adt. ojt n.
11.—" H.- mioht ha^e been guilty, but n.. Huffi.ientproof could be
found."-Cs. decl. ne-t.-Th.. fi.> t cl. is. he might have been guilty •
thepecomi, no sufficient proof could he found. The conn. isAu^-
Sub. first cl., he ; pied., might have been ; attr., guilty-aU unmod -
Sub. second ol..^oo/; pred., could f>e found.~&nb. mod. by adj.
adtH. 710 Hud sufficient; pred. unmod.; it has neither obj. nor attr,
la.— " If you .liligently cultivate your mind in youth, you will be
happy when you grow old."-Cx. decl. sent, consisting of a prin cl
and two dep. cl.-Prin. cl., you will be harry i l^t dep. cl., you rf,7i'
gently cultivate your mind in y uth ; the conn, is if; 2nd do-., cl., i/ott
grow old ; the conn, is Wim.-Sub. prin. ol., you -, pred., willbe ; altr.,
harry.— 8^\h. unmod.; pred. mod. by conj. adv. tvhen ; attr. mod. by
theadvl. cl.«'Acrtyo(/flrrojooZ(i.— Sub. Istdep. cl., you; pred., cnl-
tivate ; obj.. »HiHY/.-Sub. unmod.; pred. mod, by advl. adt. diligently;
obj. mod. by adj. adt. your, and by adj. phr. in youth.— Sub. 2ud dep.
cl., you ; pred., grow ; attr., old.—Snh. unmod.; pred, mod, by advl.
adt. when. ( A conjunctive adveib mod. the verb in each cl. that it
connects.)
13.—" Whatever we do often, soon becomes easy."— Cx. decl. sent.
-Prin. ol., THAT soon becomes easy {that, comprehcn fed in the com-
pound rel. whatever, equivalent to that lohich) ; Sub., that (understood)
pred,. becomes ; attr.. e«sy.-Sub. mod. by adj. cl. WHWIIxoc do often
rto/uV;iO(»mprehended in whatever); i)red. mod. by advl. adt. soon ; uXXv.
unra d.— Sub. dep .cl., we ; pred., do ; obj,. u'hich (compndi n<'ed in
whatever). ~%nh, unmod,; yned. mod. by advl. adt, often ; (dv;. unmod.
14.— " It may have esc iped his notice; but such was the fact."—
Cd. de.'l. sent, consisting of two indep. cl. The flrat ol. is, It may
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hare escaped his notice , (he Seconal, such vxt^ the fact. The oonn is
iH^-Sub. first cl.,i/; pred., may ham ecaped; obj., no/ice,-Sub
andpred.havenoa«lt.s.;obj, mod. by mlj adt. /u:*.-Sub 2nd ol '
fact (The natural order of this cl. is, the fact was such) ; pred was'-
attr »«cJ.~Sub. lim. by adj. adt. tJu, pred. and attr. have no adte
*5.- • If we do not carefully exercise our facultie.s. they will soon
become impaired."-Cx. decl. seut.-Prin. ol., They (our taculties)
mil soon become impaired; d.p. cl., we do not carefully exercise our
faculties. lheconn.is,/.-Sub.prin. d.. thry ; ,.red., rvil! become
attr., im;,aer€rf._Sub. unmod.; prod. mod. by advl. adt. soon • attr
«nmod.-Sub. dep. cl.. we; pred., do exercise ; obj., facnWes.^^nh
unmod.; pred. mod. by advl. adte. no^and carefully; obj, mod. byadi'
phr. our faculties. ' "^ •*'
16.-" Science may rnise the., to eminence ; but religion alone can
guide thee to felicity."--Cd. decl. eent.-The first cl. is. Science may
rarsethee to eminciice; the secona, religion alone can guide the" to
felicity The conn, is but.-Snh. Ist cl., science ; pred , may raise •
obj., <Aee.-Sub. and pred. unmod.; obj. mod. by adj. phr. to cmi'
ncnce. -Sub. 2nd cl., religion; pred., can guide ; obj., //lee.-Sub. mod
by adj. adt. ahme ; pred. un.no.l.; ol)j. mod. by advl. phr. to felicity
17.-" In the fifth century, the Franks, a people of Germany iu!
vaded France."-Sp., decl. sent.-Sub., Franks-, prod., invaded ; obi..
^ance.-Sub. lim. by adj. adt. the ; pred., mod. by thosp. advl phr
tn the fifth century. The prin. part of thi^ phr. is century, which ia
hm. by adj. adt. the, and mod. by adj. adt. fifth ; obj. unmod.-^
people of Germany in Q, Gx. expl. phr. (exi.laining who the Franks
were). The prin. part h people, which is lim. by adj. adt. a, and mod.
bysp. adj. v^"^- of germany ; the prin, part of thia latter is Ger-
many — unmod.
18.-" Sitting is the best posture for deliberation ; standing, for
perswaeion; a judge, therefore, should speak sitting; a pleader,
standing."— Cd. decl. sent, consisting of four indep. cl.— The 1st cl
is. Sitting is the best posture for deliheration ; 2ud, standing, (is the
best posture) /or ^ersimston; 3rd., a judge, therefore, should speak
sitting ; 4th, a pleader, /should speak) standing.— Sah. 1st ol., sit-
ting; pred., is ; attr., posi«re.— Sub. and pred. uumod.; attr. lim. oy
adj. adt. the, mod. by adj. adt. best, and by adj. phv. for deliberatiou;
prin. part of phr., deUberation—nimiod.—Suh. 2nd cl., standing)-
pr>d.,js (understood); attr., /jo.s^o-e (understood).— Sub. and pred.'
unmod.; attr. mod. by adj. phr. for persuasion. The prin. word of
the phr. is persuasiun-, ii h.i^ lio adts.— Sib, lird ol, Judge; pred.
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KEY TO ANALYSIS.
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tkotild speak ; attr., 8tatiding—r\o a'its.— Sub. 4th c)., pleader ; jiroil.,
should speak, {ande'Vitood ) ; attr., *<</?*rft;(5r— all unniod.
19.—" He, stooping down and looking in, saw the Hdcu clothes
lying, yet went he not in."— Cd. deol. sent, cousisting of two indep.
t'l. — ^The let ol. is, lie saw the linen clothes lying ; the 2iid, went he m t
in. The conn, is yc^— Sub. lat el. he; pied, saw; obj. clothes.—
Sub. mod. by cd. adj. ])hr. Stooping down and looking in -, o')j.. lim.
by adj. adt. the, and mod. by adj. adts., linen ajid lying. The conn, is
and; stooping is the prin, part ot the Ist.and it is mod. by advl. adt,
down: looking is the prin. part of the 2nd. and its modification is the
advl. adt. in.— Sub. 2nd cl ?ie ; pred., went; it has neither attr. nor
obj.— Sub. unmod.; pred., mod, by adv. adts. not and in.
20.—" Cheerfulness keepa up a kind of daylight in the mind, and
fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity."— Cd. decl. sent., con-
sisting of two indep. cl.— Ist. cl. is, Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-
light in the mind; the 2nd. (Cheerfulness) fills it with a steady and
perpetual serenity. Tho conn, is anrf.— Sub. 1st cl., cheerfulness;
Vred., keeps ;ohj., kind.— Siih. uiiuiod. ; pred. mod. by advl. adt. t(;t>
and by the advl. phr. in the mind, the prin. part of which is mind,
lim. by the adj. adt. the; obj. lira, by adj. adt. a, and mod. by
adj. phr. o/ d(/^/j(;/t<, the prin. word of which is dayliyht, and thia
has no adts.— Sub. 2ud cl., Cheerfulness (understood); pred., ^//s;
obj., i7.— Sub. unmod.; pred. mod. by advl. phr. ivith a steady and
perpcttial serenity, the prin. part of which is serenity, mod. by adj.
adts. steady and perpelaal. couueoted by and, and lim. by adj. aut.
a ; pred. unmod.
21.— "Get ji.Ktly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and live con-
tentedly."— Cd, iiuper. sent., containing four indep. cl.conn. by
(aid.— The sub. of each cl. is {Ihoii or y^u) understood. The pred.
are respi cti/ely get, use, distribute, and live,— Each verb is mod. by
the advl. adt, immediately following it.
22.— ''The pleasures of sense resemble a foaming torrent, which,
after a disorderly course, 8i>eedily runs out, and leaves but an empty
and offensive channel."— Cx. decl. sert.— Prin. cl., The pleasures of
sense resemble a foaming torrent ; there are two dep. cl. ; Ist, Which
after a disorderly course, speedily runs out ; 2nd, (which) leaves but an
empty and offensive channel. The conn. i.s and. The conn, between the
dep. and indep. cl. is which.— ^wh. prin. cl., pleasures; pred., re-
semble; obj., torrent.— Sub. lim. by adj. adt. the, and mod. by the
adj. phr. of sense, the prin. part of which is sense, unmod. ; pred,
umuod.; obj. lim. by adj. adt. a, and mod, by adj. adt. foaming audby
11
''•■'■• ' ^1
m
'fllli
1. r
!'>
iiii
%\\
10
KEY TO ANALYSIS.
the two dep. ol.— Sub. Ist d«p. ol., tehich; pre^l., rttns ; it has npif!,er
attr. nor obj.— Sub. iinraod , pred. mod by advrl. adfs. .<f|»,v!,/t7y and
out, and sp. ad\ ! nhr. after a dhorderhf course, th« piiii. part of
which is courge whirh is liin. by the adj. adt. a. and mod. by tho adj.
adt, disorderly. —'^wVi. 2iid dep. cl., which (un.lei8t(»o i) ; pred.,
leaves; obj., cArmnc/ —Sub. unmod.; pred. mod. by thn advl.adt. bat
(meaning o»/.v) : obj. lim. by adj. adt. an, and .mod. by adj. adis.
empty fnwA offensive, comiecfed by and.
2.J.— " When Alfred thu G-eat asoendoil tho fh o h^ of Kni^land, lie
y/m Rreatly haransed by tho Danes, a piratical people from Scau.li-
liavia."-Cx. decl. sent.— P»-in. ol., he I \]f ed th« Groat) was great I >,
harassed by the Danes ; (U^y. ol. when Alfred the Great ascended the
throne of England.— %nh. Prin. ol , he ; pred. wash trussed; no attr.-
8ub. unmod ^ pred. mod. by th(^ ii.lvl. adt. greatli/, the sp. ndvl. plir.
by th' Dane», »na the avl.*el., when Alfred /Ac.....,— Sub. dep.
ch. Alfred the Great ; pred, ascended; oi.j., /Awwc— Sub., iiuuiod.;
pred. mod. by the coi.j. adv. tchen, which also mod. loas harassed
{ When is also the conn.) ; obj. lim. by adj. adt the, and mod. by sp.
adj. phr. of England, the pi in part being England, which is unmod.
—A piratical people from Scandinavia is a ox. expl. phi-.; its pvin.
part is pfo/j7e. Mm. by the adj. adj. piratical, and tlw sp. adj. phr.
from Scandinavia, the prin. word of winch is Scandinavia, unmod.
24.—" The son, bred in slotn, becomes a spendthrift and a profli-
gate, and goes out of tho wor'd a bwgsa •."— Cd. decl. sent., consiwt-
injr of two in dep. cl— The Istcl.is. The son, bred in sloth, becomes
a spendittri ft and a profligate ; the 2nd, (he) goes out of the world a
beggar. The conn, is a?irf.— Sub. of th« l.st cl., son ; pred., becomes,
Hixr, spendthrift Mn\pr(flU)ate.-%\h. lim. by the adj adt. /Ae, and
mod. by the ex. adj phr. bred in sloth, the in in. part of which in bred
mod. by the sp. ad \ I. phr. in sloth, the prin. pait of which is *(/r;//t,
unmod.; pred. unmod.; each word of attr. lim. by adj. adt. o.— Sub.,
he, or son (understood) ; pred. .7'>c« — Sub. unnH»d.; pred. mod. by
advl. adt. out, and the advi. phr. of the world a beggar ; the word in
apposition to the nom. is lin«. by adj. adt. a. Of the world is a «n.
advl. phr., and mod. the adr. ont ; the prin. part "of the [»hr, lit world
which is lim. by the adj adt. the.
25.--" Most, of tlie troubles wh'ch we meet with in the world,
arise from an irritable temtter. or fiwu improner conduct."— t'x.
deol. sent.— Prin. cl.. Most of the troubles arise from an irritnble tem-
per, or from improper eomtncl ; dep, «!., which t«e meet with in iht
world. The conn, is u-AicA— Sub, \mn, el., most (luoul. adj. represent-
KEY TO ANALYSIS.
11
Ing troubles, that is, most " troubles » o/' the troubles)... . pred
anse ; no attr.-Sub. mod. by sp. adj. phr. of the Iroub'es, the prin. part
of which is troubles, lira, by the adj. adt. the, and mod. by the d.-p cl
(whioh 18 adj.) ; pred. mo 1. by the cd. advl. cl. fro,n anirrituble tern-
per orfi-om improper condact-ih^ prin. word in the Ut part of this
ol. 18 temper, lim. by the adj. adt. an, and mod. by tlie adj. adt irri-
table; the prin. word in the 2ud part i8 condnct, mod. by the adi
adt im,jropcr.-^xxh. d«,.. cl.. we ; pred., meet ; oUj., tnhich -Sub nu-
mod.; pred. mod. by the advl adt. roilh and by the sp. a.ivl. ph •. in
the world, the prin. part of which ie world, liin. by the adj. adt the
2b.-- Whoever yields to temptation, d».has,.,s himself with a de-
basement from wliieh he can never arise. "-Cx. decl. sent., consist-
ing of one prin. cl. and two dep. cl.-Pri„. cl., he (comprised in the
od. re . whoever) debases himself; :st dep. cl., who, (compn«ed in
cd rel. whoever) yields to t„np,atioa ,- 2nd dep. ol., with a debase-
mentfrom which he ean never arise ; c-nn. is from which -Sub prin
01., Ac; rel. debases; obj . him«elf.-Suh. m.d. by sp. adj. d. who
ytehfs to temptation ; pved. mod. hy the ex. advl. cl. with a debase-
tneyit from which he can never aHse~9sxyh. Ux dep. cl.. vho • r.red
y.e/rf*,-noattr.orobj.-8ob. nnmod.; pred. mod. by advl. 'phr to
temptation, p,in. part of which is tnuptafion, n.nmod.-S.ih. 2n.l deo.
ol,he;pved.,canrise; no attr., uor obj._S«b. unmod ; preo. mod.;
by advl. ndt. never.
27.-" The tP.Uh is, that the most elaborate and manif.Id appa-
ratus of msyructlou can impart n,.thi„. of importance to the pass ve
ar,d inert miud.-Cx. docl. sent , consisting of a prin. cl. and adeo. cl
--8nb.pnn.ol.,<rn<A;p,.ed.,,*; attr.. dep. cl.. The most elaborate
andmamfo/d.-Conn.. that-m.. lim. by adj. adt the; pred. u.nnod
-Sub aep cl apparatus n>re.d, can impart, ohj., nothing -Sxxi,'
l.m. bv ad . adt. the. and mod by .dj. adts. elaborate. manifM, and
oftnstructton , most, a<lvl. adt. oUlaborate and manifold; pml. ,nod
by advl. phr. to the passim and inert mind; the ,.Vin. part of thin
phr ,8 mmd, lim by a.^j. .df. the, nm\ mod. by adj. adts. passive a-d
inert; obj. „,od. by sp. a.lj. phr. of importance, prin. part, of whi.h
18 importance, unmod.
28. ••Can a youth who refuses to yield ob.si .noe to hi- parent.,
exp,.ct to becom. a pood or a wi.eman r'-Cx. inter. sent.-Prin ol ,
Can a youth expert to become a good or a wise man f D^p. cl who re
fusts to yield obedience to his parcnts.-Th^ oonn. U who.-Snh. prin*
.::.. yuu; pro.-... van ea^pevi ; obj, substantive nhr. /infinit.v.. «.. r.;.,.„/
to become a yood or a wise ma
•The subj. id lim. by the m^j. adt.
HI
m
I ; ., u. ua
'lirf ill
Cl
12
KEY TO ANALYSIS.
and mod. by the dep. cl.; the pred. has no adto—Priu. part of obi
phr. to become. Man, which refers to youth, is the obj. of become- it
IS hm.ted bv the adj. adts a, and mod. by adj. adts. good, tvi,e,
connected by or.-Sub. dep. cl., «,/to,. pred., re/uses ; ohj.cL, to yield
obedience to his parents (substaiitive in office and infinitive in form)
prm. part of cl., to yield, the obj. of wliich is obedience, mod. by the sn
ad.,, adt. to his parents, principal part of which is parents, mod by
ad), adt. his. Sub. and pred. uumod ;
- 29. " We live in rhe past by a knowledge of its history, and in the
future, by hone and anticipation."-Cd. decl. sent., consisting of two
indep. cl., V,e live in the past by a knowledge of its history, and ( We
live) in the fiiuire by hope and antmpation. The conn, is and —Sub.
of each cl. is we ; pnd.. live.-Hixh. unmod. ; pred mod. by sp. advl"
phr. in the past, and the ex. adj. phr. by a knoivledge of its hislc '-y *
prin. parroff.iTOerphr i^ past, lim, by adj. adt. the: priu. pa-t'of
latter is knowledge, liiu. by adj. adt. a, and mod. by thesp. adj. phr.o/
its history, prm. part of which is history, mod. by the adj. adt. ite.—'ln
52ud cl.. pred. mod. by sp advl. phr. in the future, and 6^ hope audanti.
opation-, pri.i. part of former i.s/«/«re, lim by adj. adt. <Ae ; prin.
part of latter, hope and anticipation, unmod.
30.—" Leaning my head upon my hand. I began to figure to ray-
selfthe miseries ol confinement."— Sp. deol. sent.— Sub , /»• pred.,
began, obj , ex. inf phr. to figure to myself the miseries o/ condi^
mcnt.-^xih. mod. by cx. adj. phr. (participial in fimx,) leaning my
head upon my hand ; tht^ ]nm. piirt. of this phr. is leaning haviiur
for object head. mod. by the adj. adt. my; the participle i.s mo>\. l.y
the adj. , adt. tipon my hand, the prin. nart of whii-h is h tnd ; mod by
adj. adt. my. The pied, is uumod ; prin. part ot obj. is to figure,
moil, by the sp. advl. phr. to myself. Obj. of <o figureis miseries, liui.'
by the, and mod. by the sp. adj. phr. of confinement, piin. part of
which is confinement, unmou.
31.— '"J he predominant pa,s8iou of I hat man seems to have been
the love of the us.ful."- Sp. decl. sent.-S.ib,, passion: pred., seems ;
attr., inf. phr, to have been the love of the ««<-/»/. —Sub. lim. by lulj'.
adt. the, and mod by adi. adt. predominant, and by sp. ail^j. phr. of
that man ;prin. part of phr. is man, mod. by adj. adt. that; pred.,
unmod.; prin. part of attr. phr., to hare been, having for nttr. love
which nfew to the sr.b. passion; attr, lim. by adj. adt. the, and mod.
by sp. adj. phr. o/.7(c«sf/(t/, prin. partof whicli is useful lim. by
adj. adt the.
\i'2 — " Oii(« (III V
. _ a-'"j «-i tin liuiivu, xTim;u, iu say iue ivosit
KEY TO ANALYSIS.
Id
art of obj .
become; it
good, wise,
o\., to yield
i in form),
by the sp,
, mod. by
and in the
iug of two
, and ( We
ind—Hab.
sp. advl.
« hisU '•}) ;
u. part of
dj. phr.o/
t. its.— In.
B&udanU-
'he ; priu.
ro to ray-
/>" pwd.,
f cniifiiie-
aning my
q having
moil. liy
r mod by
fi<J^>re,
'ries, liui.
part of
ave been
.., teema ;
. by lulj.
j. phr. of
l; pred.,
ittr. love
ind mod.
lim. by
U6 iCuiSti
was m very bad tH.te."-Cx. decl. sent.-Prin. cl., One day I^nas gui,.
ty Of an action; dep. cl, xohich, to say the leant, teas in x -y had taste:
conu., i«Au/..-..S„b. prin. ol.. /; pred., toas : attr.. ginlty,-^nh, nn-
niod; pred nio<l. ny sp. advl. phr. (on, und-r^tood) one day, prin.
partof wh,ch,«rf.y. lim. by adj. adt. one; attr. mod. by sp advl.
phr. of an action, prin. part of which is action, lim. by adj. adt. an.,
nndmod.bythedep.cl.-Snb.dop. o\„ v,hich ; pred.. ,m. ; attr. sp!
adi. phr., tn very bad ta.te, prin. part of which is taste, mod. by f dj.
adt.5«rf^and6arfmod byaclvI.adt.t,.ry.-Sub. and pred. have no
adts.-To say the lea^t, indop. phr., prin. part, to say ; its obj. is
least, hm. by adj. adt. the.
33. -" Lot the child learn what is appropriate for his years." -Cx.
in.per scnt.-Snb., /Aou (nnderstoo.l); prerl.. M; obj. iuf. cl. the
child learn, &c.; no adts.-S„b. dep. cl.. child (that is. the loqcal sub-
ject but, t is the gnunmatical obj. of let; a verb in the "infinitive
mode doesnotadmit of a sramm.itical subjec ) ; pred.. learn ; obj.. thai
(comi.rehended in the double relative «7m/).-Sub., chUd., lim. by
adj. a«lt. the; prid, unmod.; obj. mod. by sp. adj. cl. which (eompre-
henued m the double reh.live what) is appropriate for thcii- years ;
sub. of said cl., which ; pred., is; attr., appropriate, mod. by the sp.
advl. phr. for his years, the prin. part of which is years, mod. by adj.
adt. his.
34.-" Children should know that it is their duty to h nor their
parents, to ask advice of them, and to observe their wishes "—Cx
decl. sent- Sub. prin. ol, children -, prod., should know; obj., dop!
.cl that it is their du'y, dc; conn., that -^nh. and pred. have no adts.
--hub. dep. cl., it; pred., is; attr., rf»/y— Sub. mod, bv expl.
V\ivi\^i'^, to honor their parents, to ask advice of them, and to" observe
thetrnnshes; prin. part of Isr phr. is /o Aonor, having for its obj
parents, mod. by adj. adt. their; prin. part of ^nd phr. h to ask
hav.ug for its obj. advice ; of them is an ndvl. adt. of ask; prin part
of .Jrd phr. ,s to observe, bavin- tor its obj. wishes, mod. by adj. adtl
their. The pred. of dep. ol is unmod. ;attr, mod. by adj. adt. their
35.- " The virtuours man, it hm been beautifully sai.l, pr<.cee<l8
without constraint in the path of his duty, " — Cd. decl. sent , con-
sisting of the cl,. The virtuous man proceeds without c nstraint in
the path of his duty, and the parent, el., it has hrni f>ranti fully said —
Sub. prin. cl., man ; pred., pr(>6,eeds ; no ( bj., nor attr. -Sub. lim by
adj. adt. the, and mod. by adj. »dt. virtiio,>s ; pre.l. mod, by ex advl
nhr. without constraint in the path ofhisdHti, urin. pur* of ^U'..u i^
conslrainf, n.ed. by li.e ex <vlj, ,>1„. /;, ,j,r pa), nfhisditt,, ; ih, prin.
%
liii
'"I'Tiir 1
t mU.I
liii
, iJI!] Ii :»[
iili ''i'l
14
KEY TO ANALYSIS.
part of b,« latter is path, ]im. bj adj. adt, the, and mod. by sn ^M
Sub. of second or parent, el., i/ ; pred., has been said ; no atte --^1
unmod. ; pred. mod. by advl. adt. heautifuUy. "tt^-Sub.
wfL " T^""* '' '' ?' "^"^'^ *^ "^"^ '^^ ^^^« «f «^« country in wh5eb
we hve does not admit of question, " - Cx. decl. sent. -Sub. din
c) . That U rs our duty to obey the latvs of the country in which we uT>
pred., .0.. ad,nit ,- no obj, ; conn., that- Pred. mod. by ad" Z
o^ and by the sp advl. phr. of.uestion, prin, part of which i* '"I*
tron, un..od.- Sub dep. cl.. it ; pred., is ;attr., duty.- Sub. mod by
cx^expl. phr. to oleyjhe la.s of the country in .hL we livT^rH
unmod. ; attr. mod by adj. adt., o«r._ Prin mrt «xnl «i,/ .
bavin, for its ob,,.«.,Um. by.,, adt. ;r;,rd S ^.^ '.rS'
by 84,. adt <Ae and mod. by adj. cl. in which we live.-Suh. last
cl. u.e ; pred , t^ve, mod. by sp. adj. phr. in which ; prin. part'of h s
ph , which, unmod. ' ^ ^ °^ ^'^^
tarl'iHh f? ^' ^«"t>^"-'vl'.v subject to the breath of slander will
tarnish the purest reputation." _ Sp. decl. sent.- Sub., cx. substan
tive Phr mf xu torm) to be continually subject to the breath 0/21.
pred . writ tarnish ; obj., reputation.- Prin. part of phr to tm^*
by c.,«„.«Z/, and bavin, subject as an indef. att'r ^^ -1'
by ox. adj phr. to the breath of. lander ; prin. part of this phr., b^ath
hm^by adj. adt^..«. and mod. by. sp. adj. phr. o/./«„ J, pri'n ToM
of which :s«W«.,unmod.^ Pred. of sent, un.uod. ; obj. lim bv
ad,, adt. </.e, and mod. I ^dy aAt. purest. J»Hn. by
tolw" ^^""'"'T' ^.^'^° ^' ^"'ks u on a noble mind, draws out
to view many latent virtues and perfections, which, without its aid
I-iretcl., £'j/.m/,o«, when U works upon a noble mind, draws out to
v^eunnauy latent rirtues and perfections; 2nd el., whch, with^^ ^
SZ .'"" ' "? '' "'"'^ ''^'^ «y^/>earance.-Con'n., J-lt
Ihe first cl. .8 ox. ; sub., 'Education ; pred.. draws; obj., virtues and
perfections Snl.. u.n.od. ; pred. mod. by advl. ol. whlnitlZl
by adj. adts. many and latent.-Hnh, dep. cl., .</ pred.. K^orfc, -Sub
unmod.;pred.mod.byadv..adt..A«n,andthe^^^
aWe -Sub. unmod. ; pred, mod. by sp. advl. phr. without its aid, and
^v^^adt. n...r;attr.mod. bysp.advl.phr.,toma*e./^.V«,^e«ra^^
to make is pnn. part ol fhh i.lu-.. having n.- it. oly. .;,p.a,Co,.., mud
KEY TO ANALTOT8.
35
ob!erTl''if7h?'^*K'"' ^"\"'^«"*^^°««« the falling snow, we shall
observe, if the air be very calm, that each flake con.«tsof a number
of exceeding delicate rarticlea of ice, which are tmited together
1/ f /Tz.^^;'^'"'^'-^"°-°^"«'* *Mo6,ert,e, and dep. cl.
tat each flake, &c.-Sah., «,.; pred., shall observe ; oh j., dep c
Itlt;; '""' """/ ^^ "**•'*• ^'^"«^«' ^/v^ee^^aminemth minute.
\ ness thefalhng snow aud if the air be very calm.-Snh. let dep. cl .
^Pred ecrami^e; obj., ,no«,.-Sub. unmod, pred.mod.bjBp. advL
hm. by ad . adt. the, aud mod. by adj. adt. falling.-Snh. 2nd d*;. cl
unmod; attr. mod. by advl. adt. .«v. - Sub. 3r<i dep. cl., i
!!;* J "i, y " "'""^''* o^«:c6.dinflr;y deZioate particles of ice ; prin.
partofth,sphr..n«m6.r,Iim.byadj. adt. a, and mod, by c:^. adj,
phr ,;,ar«ide*. mod. by adj. adt. small, and ,ma« mod. by advl. adt.
e.ceerf»n^/y ; particles aleo mod. by sp. adj. phr. of ice, prin. part of
which 18 »re, unmod.~Sub, 4th dep. cl, which ; pred., areuniL; no
attr.-Sub. unmod. ; pred. mod. by advl. adt. togeth^, and by sp. advl.
phr. wvm wonderful alacrity, prin. part of which is alacrityZoA, by
adj. adt wonderful. ^ "^
nn*°*~!i ^^nlf Vf ob««°»^y of'^n resomble each other, though
ont ,8 the child of wiadom, the other of eiror ; a decided man thinL
deeply, an obstinate one seldom thinka at all."-Cd. decl sent con-
B.8ting of throe indep. clauses and two dep. clauses.-Sub. Ist imlep.
Y'^ decxH,on and obstinacy ^^v^^.,resembU;ohU o<Aer.-Sub. unmod.:
pred, mod. by advl, adt. often; oh}, mod. by adj. adt. eocA.-Conn.
'/'««firA.-8nb. Irst dep. cl., one; pred., t, ; attr,, Mt/d.-Sub. and
pred. unmod ; attr. lim. by adj. adt. the, and mod. by sp. a^j. phr.,
Wmsdom, prm. part of which is wisdom, un.nod.-SH^> ^jddep cl
I ""? ''/'^IV ^i"** ' °° '*"^' "^^^ obJ'-S"b. lim, by acy. :.dt. «; and
mod. by adj. adt. decided ; pred. mod. by advi. adt. deeply. -%^xh 3rd
indep cl., OH6 ,• pr.d., thinks ; no attr. nor obj.^Sub. lim. by adj. adt
a. and mod. by ad.j. adt. obstinate ; pred. mod. by advl. adt. s^om,
indbysp. advL phr. at all, prin. part^)f which is all, unmod.
41. •• ,^t. hi.„ th.it hm.mn to bo rich tako iie«d JMt be snddenly
i ' i.
I
16
KEY TO EXERCISES RUtE I.
becou,e poor.-Cd ,mper. sent, consisting of two indep. dances-
lr«t. Let hunthat hastens to be rich, take W ; 2nd, he LdeXl;,
come poor.- Co..., lest.^ u.t ol., ex. iraper.^ SnK thou Zl
stood); pred let ; obj.. him that hastens to be rich, take W.-Snb Id
^jnp.^.ol that hastens to be rich.- ^nl>. of this cl., ^«* ; pred
part ofwh.ch 18 to 6., having for its attr.. rich.-Snh. 2nd ol J"
:::^:::'z.:t^'''-''^--' ^"^- -"=«^--^- -i b.
42. '. Is it because foreigners are in a condition to set onr malice
.hpr Tx'interlT ^'!'-«/'> -"tract enga.en.ents ot friend^
arei7.t' ^ ^^^^t-^'^^" ^''^- '^^" ^^ '> Pred.. is; attr., foreignen
nrpV ^ K ' -^T'"""' '■P''"^' ""'^ '"'^ attr.-Sub.uLod,.
pr d. .nod. by .p adj. phr. in a condition, prin. part of which is cor
drtu>n, hm. by adj. adt. a, and mod. by ex. adj. phr. to set our maliceat
rfey?«nce;pnn. part of this phr., to «e., having for obj. malice, mo^.
by ad, adt. our, and by sp. adj. phr. at defiance, prin. word of which
18 defiance, unrrod.- Sub. 2ud. dep. ol., we ; pred.. ar ; attr.. mllina
tocontraci engagements of fiiendsNp.-Covn., that.-Snh. and pred
unmod-Prin. part of attr.. to contract, having for obj. engagements
mod. by sp. adj. phr. off midship,- prin. part of this v^^. friendship,
unmod. ■^'
Rule I.— Exercises.
,1. Life is short, but eternity is lonff.-2. Lions are con-
RKlored the strongest of animal8.-3. Bayard, the model
ot Knights, was mortally wounded at Romagnano, in 1524.
-4 Mourt Vesu^^.lfi is in Italy._5. The sun is the source
of heat and ight foi' our earth.-6. I despise not the doer,
Dut the deed— 7. Hardness is a property of some bodies.
— «. 1 he negroes who live on the coasts of Guinea are more
civilized than those of the interior of Africa— 9. Mr B. was
a deputy ; now he is an ambassador.—lO. This is too large
a house lor a single mnn.-H. T will take great care that
he may not be admitted— 12. There were at least a thou-
sand people at the concert.— 13. The carriages which were
formerly in use. were very ol urn sy.— 14. He is entitled to the
npppllation of gen ;lemnn.— 1.5. In tho keeniuL' of hi« com-
liianaiueuts, there is gre it le ward. -1(1. rhertMs a sir-cic*
KEY TO EXERCISES RULfc I,
17
of anminl called seal.— 17. Thelicrht and worthless l<rnu'l.s
will float -18 Does Peru join the Atlantic, or the Pacific
onHn ^^ ^^'^^ ^" ^^^^^ mathematician than liuonjst.
o. i*;'" ?^''^''^*^ a reward was given for so slight a sci vice,
—-J. Liclit travels at the rate of about one hundred and'
ninety thousand miles a second. -22. The old nii^cr of a
landlord is always asking money of us.— 23. A red white
and bine flig is the American emblem.— 24. Cincinnaius
aid aside the powers granted to him as Dictator, and re-
turned to his farm.- 25. The hardness ol iron is not so
great as that of the diiiniond.
2«. The Russians and the Italians dilTor from each othc-
in tJieir habits and customs.— 27. The Avord is a noun or .i
verb according to its use.-26. The stndv of laip-iiMoe.s
18 very useful and even necessary now-a-days.— 29 Tlio
""in'^'^rwy®^ tWsyoiithisprepossessing (speaks in his favor).
— ••«. Ihe negro is a colmed man with curlv hair and
thiclc lips.— 81. Nightingales like to sing in retired places.
— d2. Nouns have three cases ; the nominative, the possess-
ive, and the objective.— 33. The great Antilles are Cuba,
bt. Domingo, Jamaica, and Porto-Rico.— 34. Mount Bhmc is
much visited by travelers and tourists.— 35. The Medi-
terranean sea bathes the three ancient Continents-
Lnrope, Asia, and Africa.— 3<). A great many people
were present at the rt-ceplion of the new Governov-Gen-
eral. — 37. He pursued his scheme with wonderful con-
stancy.— 38. London, the capital of England, is the most
populous city in the world.— 3f). The stars, with which God
has studded the firmament, appear like gems. — 40. The best,
sailors in France come from Brittanv.— 41. You will ttnd
a ewer in my dressing-ioom.— 42. What a rogue of ji ser-
vant you have! Why don't you dismiss him !— 43. How
twnid a creature the s<iuiirel is !— 44. I am thinking of en-
tering the army. I have a mind to turn soldier ; who
knows but I may become a general ? —45. On htviring tln^
news of his arrival, a thousand people rushed out to lueet
the hero.
Hill iii
11
I
111
18
KKY TO EXERCISKS.--RULE II.
DICTATIOX.
fT^e teadior will require of tho pupils, luforo spp.Iino- fn r.,,,., J
reS^f '' ''^ ''"''' '^"' ""^^^ ^^'^- ^'^^ %-- Po;;roJrtrf
The hyena is a specios of a 1 dog.-An oranije is more wholesonij
than 2 pine-aple.-Few have the happiness of living with such an one 3
— ^\hatl8 the difference between tlie old and » new method ?— There
will be a hundred 5 and fifty pilijnms.-What « deal of trouble he
makes about such^ trifle ?-Tiie contemplative mind delights in Iha
silence s.-TIie highest title in this state is that of the Goveruor » - 1
i he stars"-' «.-« suns rolling at a wonderful distance from the earth
-Rome, fc. merly capital 1 1 of the heathen world, is now the camta'l I
ofChristendom.-The hay i-J is grass cut «nd dried for fodder-
Means are always necessary to accomplishing i.{ of ends — WordsH
which are signs ofcomplex ideas, are liable to be misunderstood -
I should rather have an orange than apple i5._His father is houored
with thetitleofan Earl .(3._And he persecuted this way unto thn
death n.—l rejoice that there is an other and a better 18 world —The
books were read by the old and young 19. -A void rude sports- an
eye is soon lost, or uone2o broken.-The matte deserves an impar-
tial, a careful 21 , and a thorough 2-^ iuvestig;.tion.-.The sick and
wounded 23 were left at this place—The whites of America are the
descendants 24 of the Europeans ; but the blacks are the descen-
dants 20 of the Africans.-The original signification of knave was a
boy-!o._of these twins, I never can tell the one 27 from the other —
By adding 8 to dove we make it a plural 28._you may measure the
time by a watch, clock, or dial 29.
Rule II.— Exekcises.
^- TJ^«y tliat 8eok wisdom, will find it.— 2. The moon
alt ed Its pal e beams over tlie landscape.— 3. Disapi.oint-
' ' '"' - ■ — ... -
-i Vl,!iM^nfT~iT''*'l""/'"V""l'J''*'-— '^' S'<'l"'one.^4. An.i/A.mnv,
ml y u.e(l,.-,. \\ har a .leal.-7 muI, a r.i,L-.-8. lu 8ileno.^-^. Ot !
Governor -10. hrMrs,ire-II. The <-a|.JtHl.-l«J. Hav m.-lA, To thel
yeco,npl,HlMug._l-J. T/,r Words (..r those \v..rd8).-i,A Than auai.ple.-
j 1 ^ ''"'■ ;~1'- ^."t«''r<"tb.- IS. An.i iK-tter.-li). An,i the voung'-^'O. I
A Oone— ->J. An nnpatiiiil. viintu..~-2± Ai.il il.,>r,..i,.j, _•>•{ »j:,j ,i/..l
^y.muiiJ,a-■24. A.j .teM'endi.nls -•.';,. Aie d.,M..endHnt.s:-'JH. Was bo y^
— -/. It'll oiic.-,b. .U.,kc Ji i,iituui.--y. A ciocli. ui' a dial.
KEY TO EXKRCISE8.— RULE 11.
19
move uT /^^'*'«°«' ^«^'«^er disagreeable, often im-
JoiifeDoat and the vessel begau to till imiiudiatelv — 8
ci^nvnte better than I, bnt I eau draw as well as he -10
Wo rft^' '" T'^ *'*^ ^''^''' ^'' 1"'^ teacher ? Me'.- 1
tie; td uT ^ 'l''Vr^«^Y'^f ^'-12. Let there be none but
T^iite and me.— 13. The whole need not a nlivsician bnt
ley that are s>ck.-J4. -Point out the nfan^" 3 the
er^sa ,^n"r^;.^""'""V'f'^^ the robbery. "_15. Our teach!
AlHv.ml, '«. , f • "^ ^ "^^^'f '^'*^'^'" disobedient.-l(K
ki own t ; IH w ^; )'' ^'"•'•'> ^'^^^ ««»q^^«red nearly all the
coZL n r^' ^*r?;"'*^ l^*^'^ ^^^'^ °« «ther worms to
•ind M. 1 ^""^ '''"I V^«J»e^ ««■ from the shore, and he
soll.1 ^ '^""F '''^'? ^''^^^ ''^«»*^ i^ the forest. -19. To live
^0 Thk I'^hT'^^"' ^'l^.^l^^^^y^ i« required of all n^n !!
wlio exne^tt t'o T ^^'%tJ»^^'k deserved the reward. -21. He
Hnn.^v 1 "'''?^ I" ^'*''' ™"«^ ^« industriou8.-22.
thr v^n 1 J i- '\^"*' '-^'^ ^^*'^^*'"^^ ^"^^ »^'«» «^« pleasnres of
I chns «. m! ^''' f "fy»i^^»t— 2'^. We are asgood arithnie-
we la ./ •^' ^''^ they are better gramnn.ri.ns than
ion7 o,. r-~^\' ^'\^ "•'"' was disliked by his con.pan-
ions,--20. 1 cannot endure us much as thoii.— 27 Whom
dost, thou reganl mote bla.nable, he ov h ^ ro^L I.o^'
tH? wilT r^ ,^'^^'"^"^^7 "'">' l^'-^i^^'- *'>!• a time, ye jus-'
hono nnr^ '^;^H'ri*--^^- '^^^'"^y that honor mi, Twill
t V. In ^'^ T*''* '^'^'1*'"^ ^"^^' ^'^'•'' ^« li«'»tly esteem-
ed —.i(j. All, save I, weie at rest, and enjoyment.— 81 Him
M?Lu"h-,.r •^r7''^-^'*"''"''^''^' thouik Nobody s s
solju hun.-.y. Jusuceis represented as b.ing biind.-
J4 Many words darken speech.-,'J5. He who in that in-
stance was deceived, is a man of soun.l judgement.-a(>. To
mc^rT?, d f '"""^^ ^^'^ V*^^^"^*"- ^'' »«« exercisein the
ZZ ; t U ^;"''''^^ 'l'^ '"'"^ *'^"'" tumultuous emo-
tions, aie tiie best preservatives of health.
I'l" '1
il'.
W
i >' i 111
20
KEY TO EXERCISES.— RULE lU.
DICTATION.
"Whom do you think did the iniscliict ? Him i , certainly.— Doath
it 2 must come to the rich and to the poor— Man tliat is born ot a
wonmn, he 3 is of fmv days, and full of trouble.— Wliicli rule ■» if it
imd been observed, a neighborinj^' prince would have wanted a j,a-oat
deal of that incense which has been otfered up to him.— Wo are
alone ; here's none but thee and I 5._Them « that seek wisdom, will
be wise.— I cannot tell whom ^ will bo sent.— Who, instead of goiiiir
about doin,!,' good, they « are perpetually intent upon doing mischief.
—Him 9 v\iio was once so cheerful is now quite depressed.— Them,
and them 10 only v\iio are virtuous, can deserve respect I love
them that love me, and them U, tliat s(M'k me early shall find me.
—I mourned a^f them ^ that have no lu.pe.— There was no oump Jm
room except she '3 —It is not fit f(u- such as us u to sit with the
rulers of the land.— Man, though 16 he has great variety of thoughts,
and such from which others as well as himself might receive profit
and delight, yet they are all within his own breast.— That warm
climates should accelerate the growth of the human b^^dy, and
shorteu its duration, are i« very reasonable to believe.
Hlle III.— EXKUCISIS.
1. happy we, if this bo so ! 2. '' And tiiose too, Hiii-
tus ! " cried Ciosar.— 3, He lja\ ing emleil <lis (litscoursc, the
assembly di.-^persed.— 4. She, being tiie only diinghier, no
expense had been 8[)ared in lier education.— 5. He, whom
all respected, having committed the act, great sui prise
was felt— 6. Oil ! tliou, who by thy friendship hast con-
tributed to my happiness, art thou to be lost to me ?-7.
And they, are not all of them to be rewarded for their
loiig-sntlering.— 8. Believing ihe man to be a doctor, or
him who had cured the others, we applied to him for
assistance.— 9. We will go at once,— he and I.— lO.j
Having the key, the door could not be opened.— 11. 01
wretched they! what can be do.ie for them?— 12. Oh!!
1. He.— y. Death must.— 3. Woman, is of.— 4. If this rule had I
bten— 5. And me, -(>. They ihctt.— 7. Who —8. Doiujjf i?ood, are.— 9. ,
lie who.— 10. They, au<l they only.— 11. They that. -Iti. As they.— I
Jo.— Except her.— 14. As We.— lo. Though mau has uroat
Iti. Duration, ia very.
fiety.
Key to EXEUC1SK8 — IIULE IV.
21
tily.— Doath
s born of a
li rule i a it
it«jd a yrnut
n.— Wo are
t'isdom, will
3ad ofgoiiiir
ig mist'liit'f.
>t'd. — Tlieuj,
ect.— I lovo
ill find me.
lOOlU iP JiH
it with tlio
of tliouglits,
!eive profit
L'liat wunu
body, and
too, Brii-
oursc, the
i<^liU'r, no
le, whom
suipri.so
hast Con-
ine ?- 7.
for tlieii-
lt>ctor, or
him for
il I.— lO.i
1.— IJ. 01
-12. Oh!!
I rule Ladj
>d, are. — 9.
As they. — 1
variety. —
linppy we, surrounded by so many blessinffs !-j:3. The
childislost; and I, whither shall I go ?— 14. He hnviuff
overthrown the enemies of his country, peace was restored.
— 14. And do you thus speak to me, me wlio have so often
betrieuded you?-I5. I drend tliis man, because he is the
one who lias so often injured me.— 10. To John and Joseph,
who had misspent tlieir time at school, their ftither left
nothing.— 17. Lettlie i)U])ils be divided into several classes ;
especially those who read, those wiio studv grammar, and
those who study aritlimetic.
DICTATION.
Him r losing the way, we were obliged to remain in the woods
till morning.— Tlu'ir a rdtising to comply, I withdrew.— Oh happy
«8 ! 3 surrounded thus with blessings !— There was no one to surround
him with good influences, her 4 being dead.— Thee 5 alone remaininj?
of all that then met, the uncertainty of life is shown.— Them 6 alone
excepted, the Jews wejv the most learned of the ancients.— The
whole family believed in spiritual rappings, us "7 excepted.— The
bleating sheep with uiy complaints agree; them 8 parched with
heat, and me 9 i„Hamed by thee.— Him lO who had led tl.em to
battle being killed, they immediarely retreated.— Qur n yielding to
the difficulties, nothing was accomplished.— The man has just ar-
rived, him 12 whom we expected yesterday.— I would say so, were
it him l^or any other person whomsoever H.
Rule IV.— Exki^cisk
s.
1. Moses's rod was turned into a serpent.— 2. Gate^s
and Burgoyne's troops fourjht at Suratoga.-3. Asa's
Iieartwas perfect with the Lord. -4. Tlie thief restored
neither Jiiekson's nor Andrews's goods —5. Willium
H. Prescotos " Conquest of Peru " is a very inlerestincr
work.— 6. The volume was printed at Lowell's, the nub^
hsher and bookseller.-7. The mistake was the
gen-
5. Vh^s ir,;"«-^,\?;r„,r^!'^^': ^:-^j^%^ M^
'I
nil-
I! .
;p
i
hi
Hi
ijji«iiiimH«i.i«p.wiu
i^
KEY TO EXEnCISLS.— RULE IV.
eiars not tlie soldi(M's'.-8. The edict of the Kfi.ff of Fn-
Aland was revoked.- 9. The masts of the a.l.n.val's vessel
r/ote^'l^'-ir ^;^\P^^^^.y«.e Goths in prononnom',;
the Gieek -Jl. We all have talents oommitied to our
charge -12. We met at the house of ,ny brotiie.'s parrm"
-Li. Were ^ain and AheRs oceupatioiis the same ?-14.
Sunday is a so called the Lord's day.-J5 It was necessaiT
TU Vl\''^yj'' '^"^^^^"^'^ an*l thephysi-ian's advicH.-KT
J he bill had the signature of the cnshier, but not that of
the pres,dent.-17 A mother's tenderness and a fathei^l
care are nature's g,ft3 for man's advantage.-18. Man's chief
fjo(,< ,s an npr.ght n.ind.-19. The fii'e destroyed Lee'^
iaylors, and Lepage's siore.-2(). Najioleon and Wellin-I
tons armies deserved such C(mimanders.-2L No meaSa
n'mamed to prevent his escaping. —22. Whose conduct w.a
inost praiseworthy fCharles\^23. The ilTeSrot the
II ^Thi'' P^^' ^'"^ '• '''" ^^^"^'^^ '^'^ P^^'i''^'^' approbation
FV^fni.v ^^'P^^f^'t'^tives assembh^d on the sec<md of
rh«, PP ^ o7 R ^^'"^ g^'v-ernment of the world is not left to
""'oi^iT"-^ '^^ 'T *^?ending others, we expose ourselves.
; 4 fPl^^us cheerfully submit to their lots.-12. He
was heir to tlie son of Louis the Fifteenth.-28. Six montlis
^ages wi 1 then be due. -29. The horse got away in coi^se!
quence of my neglecting to fasten the gate.-3b. The si-
tof Zp?ff ^V"'" f^ e'»ra something, without his losing
too much time from his studies. *
DICTATION.
That book is one of my brother i.-0«r neighbor 2 stable has jusf
hevn pulled down.-Men and women's '^ shoes are made here.-Tb.
bonds were boujrl.t at Kelly, the broker and banker's 4, on W"i'
!;^"r^: -\ T"''^''^ ^''" ''"^ ^■"'" ^'^^ ^*»'^>''"g ' «« diligently.^
tools think It not worth tl.eir wlnles 6 to be wise.-The throne we
honor, IS the choice of the people T.-His misfortnnes avaken no-
body s p.ty, though no ones « ability ever went farther for others 9
»nod -He 18 Cl,.y tl.. .,.•. .t orator's youngest son lo.-Tbese works
are Cicero s n, the .... .Joqn.at of men's .2._Neil's and Cooper's
hu-msi3arethene^' f v pa the road.-Neit'ier the lawy er i4^nor
4 k^l'''''''i;7j w'"''',::"'^--^-.^''''' '^ ^"- '"«^" «''1 wo,„en a-e-
*. iveiiy^ l),iiik.-r.— .'i Fop siodvuiir.— 6 Whie— 7 The npnrl«'«
and Cooper's are.- J 4. L,
avvyer.s.
re oi Cicero.— 12. Men,— 13. Neiia laiia
KKY TO KXKRCISES.— Kt'i ". V ">
the doctor's aid was pvor needed in this bu^:\}y valley.-He was
ny»r«e to the iiatiim iuvoivins itself i in war.— The time for us be-
ginning to plough ■^, is at liand.— Such will ever be the consequences
ofyouth associating 3 with vicious companions.—What is the rea-
son of you not having gone * to school ?
!! •
Rule V.— Exkrcises.
1- The ln«rliest prize was presented to John as a reward
for his proficiency in Freiu-li.— 2. Pupils expelled from
other colle,ires, are not admitted here.— 3. Whom sliall vve
fiend on thiseiTMud ? —4. The ambitious are always seek-
ing to nogrjuidize themselves.— 5. We endeavored to re-
concile the parties.— G. The boy's parents resolved not to
permit ^iich conducr.— 7. If it had been slie, she would
Jiave told us.— 8. Let that remain a secret between you
and me.— 9. It is oiiv duty to feel for those in want and to
assist them.— 10. Of iiim to whom naich is given, much will
be required.— 1]. Praise accusation cannot diminish real
iiieiit.— 12. 1 feai thou wilt sufler much if thou pursuest thv
j.resent C()urs<.— i;i This societv does not allow persimal
rcllections.— 14. N.ipoU on wns an emperor, who, if his am-
bition had not governed him, would have adorned the ago
in which he lived. -15. He undertook his task, as every
one should, wqth a determination to succeed.— 16. Him
that IS idle and niisducvous reprove sharp 3'.-- 17. Esteem-
[ ing thf^mselves wise they became fools.— 1 8. The control of
the entire school was ollered to him.— ]<). Whom did you
ccompar^y in your Journey across the prairies ?— 20. The
udianshave been deprived of tlieir former hunting grounds
and drivcM from ihcm.-21. Thou, whom I am proud
to include, among my fiiends, I wiii always respect.— 22.
ihe gentlenmn, whom I w.is wl !,, is a book-keeper -
inllamel s, the jeweler and w'aiclniiaiu'r.~23. From whom
did you dt-sirc to purchase the books '/ hira or rae f— 24. I
regret that it is not in my power to accept your kind and
generous ofter.-2r>. The privihge to debate the question
the second time, was not allowed to him.— 26. The benefit
of their recant atio n was refused them.— 27. It is not me,
1. Involvirg in war,-~'J The time for u.^ 10 b.'ffi 1 to plongb —3
When yuUMg j.cisuiis ;. ...>. iuie ^\,lh.— 9. Kea.o.i thir von ha ve not
gone J 4* o iiui,
S4
TIEY TO EXKRCI3ES.— nULIi VI.
S>'
that lie is niigry witli.-28. Tl.ey vrere refused entrnnce
into, jiiHl forcibly diiven from the liouse.
DICTATION.
The traveller being weary sat himself down l by the road-side to
rest.— Who 2, were I righteous, yet would I not answer.—Tliey 3
who beeome great through their own merits, the world will coin-
mend.— Every (Hie an ma.ster a giief but he 4 that hath it — lljni 6
having nothing to disturb his thoughts, read a poem of Tennyson,'
wlio 6 ujl regard as a poet of the firsf order.— Tlie merchant, after a
Jifeof industry, cannot retire himself 7 at once to a life devoid of
emj)l«»yment.— Let thou and I 8 the battle iry.— It will be very dif-
ficult to agree his conduct » with the principles lie professes -I
shall premise with 10 two or three general observati.ms.— He ingra-
tiates 11 with some by traducing others.— Flafiery can liurt none
but those who it is agreeable to i2._IIo laid the blame np«n mme
))ody, I know not who i^, in the company.— It is not I thou 14 art
engaged witli.— He is quite unacquainted with I6, and consequently
cannot speak upon, that subject.— I would act the same part, if I
were him I8,
Rule VI.— Exkwcises.
1. Tlio l)ook is from my brother HeiirT, he wlio Ivccna
tl»e bo()kstore.-2. Tim purcliascd articles were h^tt at
rv<'ilH, the jeweler.— 3. 'J lie ^rardener, he avIio bvonoht
(lM»se roHcs, Ims a b(>aiitifnl eollcctifm of Howers.— 4. Rich-
ard the J.ion-licarted foni)d the ^n)vermnent of Euifland
in the lunuU of John, hin brother.— 5. Tlie dress-maker, she
wliOMi you recommended, has disappohited me.— (j. The
rhief is here, he who wa« at the fort yesterday.— 7.
I'iiiiip, the ;;ardt'ner, lie that «ave me th'e tulips, has
promised m e a pjony.- 3. Milton the ])oet lived during
1. Silt down.-2. Whom.-:?. T\uhu wh.. -.j. lj„t hi,n.-5. Jte,
|,nv,„jr._„f, \\i,o„, „ll.— 7. Kriire nt oner.— 8. Let Hie<^ and nu'.--l>.
l^mcuit to reconcile his conduct witli.— 10. Tromise two.— 1 1 Ifo
n.giatnitoR himsHf wUh-|-i. Tho8« lo wl.oin it is ft!.reoablr.-i:J.
" >■" <• 5ji tli ■ couiiiHiiV : I know liot Uiiuo wImmm. — 14, i
■\un]y
<:i>Uiji;ui_V
whom thou.— 16. With ihi't
lie.—
(lUII WhtMM.
8ubji5ct, uuU conseqaontiy.—lt). Wcr
witli
9
Croniwe
your mo
My friei
nian, him
crown her
Help the I
— I went 1
I am going
feny,— Hi
teachers, t
1. The
lieved it
lad.— 4. :
their infl
cult to <
power ol
prove th
that issu<
<li.sbeliev
b. Wiio <
they de8(
Jolin's w
i« angry
No one d
h:id m> dou
8ame part,
itor was n<
done it, if I
do yon im
company ci
Buch great
i. H«^ wli
who.— H. 1
L Him.-
"NVboin.— 9.
\ri>
KKY TO fiXERClSKS.— UULE Vll.
25
Cromwell's the Protector's administration.—/ . Be kind to
your mother, she who loves you so dearly.
DICTaTIOX.
My friend, him wlio 1 you hoard Icctiirp, lias left the city.— The
nian, him who '-i the ofliwr punished, threatened revenge.— Let us
crown her again, she who 3 has so often been our queen of May. '
Help the poor, disabled soldiers, tht\v who 4 so much need assistance.
— I went to see my coushi Charles, he who 5 has been sick so lonp.
I am going to see my friends in the eomitry, they 6 that we met at the
feny,— IJis aunt, her who i was lu're, di<'d suddenly.— Respect your
teachers, tli 'y who s do so much for you.
El'LE VII.— EXKIICISES.
]. They did not know that it was he.— 2. They be-
lieved it to be me.— :j. It was 1 that did it, sir, said tlie
hid. — 4. It matters little who your associates may be,
their influence has its eifect npon you.—.'). It appears diffi-
eult to detenniue wlio it was, that first discovered the
power of stiam.— 4^1. If 1 were bins or she, I would ini-
piove the ojjportuuities present<Ml to me.— 7. It was he
that issued the order, althoutrli the people for a lonf? time
<lisbelieved it to be him.— 8. We all tliou/^ht it to be her.—
!'. Wiio did he think you were ?—!(). Thou art he whom
they described.— 11. VVe can no longer doubt its being
John's who nmdo the discovery.- 1:^. It is not I, that ho
is angry with.
DICTATION.
No one doubted it to be he l that deserved tlio prize.— -The conrt
had no doubt of its being them '^ who were guilty.— I would act the
same part, if I wer<5 him 3 . — They believed it to be I * .—The vis-
itor was not the nuiu whom "i ]w seenu'd to bo.— I would iiavo
done it, if I bad been him « . Whom i do ycui think it was ? — Who 8
do you imagine it to be?— Impossible ! it cannot be me f» .—The
company ccuild not believe it was him 'o , who had bo lately been in
RiU'h great danger.
i. lltt win)m —V,'. Hi\ wIm
un. — J. Her who. — 4. llumi who, — &. 11
im
wlio,--«5. Tliem— 7 !Slm who —8 TIhmh who
1. Him.-iJ. riiey.-M. H.^ -4. Mc.-5. Wbo.-C. He— 7. Who.— S,
Wbom.-<). He 1,-JO. Waa he.
(' !
ii
U! !!i
■1
i,
''.BHPHMM
36
KEY TO EXERCISKS!. -RULE VIH.
Rule VIII.— Exehcises.
nablethan any other wHrino- <; ti -r- ^'^''
iH-eil ft oV . ;. P '*' 'Hlvantagea are nowhere of-
Kied.— w. U( all the figures of speech ironv Rhnnl.l v.« ►!
n,o,,t carefully e,M,.l«?ed.-i). N„tl, „g' sriovo „'^ "'«
-2. l„.,c V,,-,. -hall ,„«.t a fat„l a,„l i.Tm"'c ,bufd«™ ,
-IJ. Haw mn,l, better are ye than the Cs'-T
0« all of lial.us. Idleness is the iiu.st ineorr " b "' n"
'"".'"'"g >■"""« "'en af-e often le,l astray beCa^.n'
—II). I ho floor was formed of six-hich innl I7 -i ■
jva, the plain,.st and n,„s, ,o,nnneinI' a i t^t LiV'T
have lust bought a handsome sornd h„"7. and n »,n.,ll
swearing is, of „1| viees, ihe'IlL 1 exe. s7lde -''o 'h"
"'^M wl, """ '"""'i'"^'' ""^' • ""ilerstood '„uh;best
•e f .; ;vir "1"' ^ ^'^''^'-^'-r^- The i„t is ttiT;
than all his • hire I Wl loved Joseph more
a. _" Th, ,' ";',■""*". '"•"""" ""■"'" "f I'ixold
■i^.'ou; .;. „ n,s '..r'" . '"; "'T' •""" "f""' ""■<-' «-i'l'
"ion of Ihe Kis. „■,•'',■ ] r ""' "'"■■" "oiMktm divi-
OM m ii„ l..tsieiii loiiiiueu! 1 Asia or Kur > ?_3|| It
1. s olten be..n >a,d that gr,.at bodi,.s niov s wlv -t
1 he proaeher spoke eatne-tly. 1 his w, s lee W nipTe 1
H, .ed .he s,„(,, y g „,„„._..f^ ,,,,„,^ opioi , 'is-, "'; :,
^'"-- '-- '-' •^ "'Hi' ■ pt'pii's'ii', ,:,;.'"„•'■;' i^rnr-
liornnHlile.-
14. Aniud
KEY TO EXERCISES.— RULE IX.
DICTATION.
27
He chose the latter i of these three.— Virtue confers the sn-
premest '^ dignity upon man. — The deepeet streams run tlie most si-
lent 3 . — This was more Lee's case than any 4 man's that ever wrote.
—His language was so plain, that I understood him the best of all
others 6 that spoke on the subject.— Our bodies should be kept more
perpendicular 6 than is customary with us. — England had not seen
such "7 an other king. — This is an honorable and ancient 8 fraternity.
- He has a new elegant 9 house. — A farmer's life is most generally
considered as more ind«'pendent than any lO . — Some of the most
moderate and wisest n of the senators. -Thou knowest what a good -2
horse )nine is.— He acted much wiser 13 than the others.— He is a
young industrious 14 man.— This is not such a large i? cargo as the last.
Rule IX. — Exercises.
1. That molasses was brought from the West Indies,
— 2. Each of the ten yonng men was considered quali-
fied. — 3. Two nt'ixatives, in Englisli, destroy eacli other
— 4. Hope is as t-troiig an incentive to wortliy action, as
fear: that is the anticipation of good, tliis of evil. — 5. Is
eitlier of these men known ? No : neither of them has
any connexion liore. — (>. Here are seven : but iMmc of
them will answer. — 7. He bade farewell to his friends and
foes; wiih these lie left his peace, and with tho.se, hia
love. — 8. Eitlier of the two subjects would have been
very interesting. — 9. Teadiers like to see their pupils po-
lite to one another. — 10. Those different speciesof repiih's
are not found in the same latitude. — 11. On each side, thn
soldiers disfdayed the greatest courage. — 12. He has left his
house thes-6 last three m(mths. — 13. Each pebble and eacli
blade of grass testify to the greatness of their Cieator. —
14. David and J(mathan loved each other tenderly. — !.'».
1 boughtihose books at a very low ]U'ice.— 10. Either stairs
lead to the same room. — 17. Things of this sort are
1. Last.— 2. Orfatest or highest. — 3. Silently —4. Any other.—.').
All th.it — <>. PcnuMiilicnlariy — 7 An othor Bi'idi — 8. Ancient ainl
liononilile. — 1». An ch'uiiiit n»\v. — 10. Any ofher. — II. The wisest ami
»- * — — 1. .-.-,♦-. !»» ri -— -1 - 1 lo »«-- 1- _ — _»_
riutrst «;tn;fi 3Tf . — i». ii;-W j;ti>!«i .1 ;ittisr,— i.j. .TStirii itiUi'C WiRCiy. ="»
14. An indUftrioiiM yonng— ir». So latge a cft'go.
W'K'f^^^^^^^^^^K
28
KEY TO KXKUCISES.— UULE X.
<'.8ilj imd(Mstoo(l.-18. The poor want some advantages
wlucli the iich enjoy ; but we should not therefore accowi*
those happy, aud these inisejable.
DICTATION.
That the heathens tolerated eudi other i,i8 lillowed.— I have geveral
copies : thou art welcome to them 2 two.— Let each of them be heard
in their 3 t„rn.-Did either * of the company stop to assist you ?-Nei-
therS of the soldiers of the rej?iment has cause to complain.— I have
been waiting this 6 two hours—Neither 7 „f tliose three seems to
know that their opinions are 8 u.ijiist.-Them 9 sentiments should
never be encouraged amonc youth.-Xeither lo aid e of a square is as
Jong as a diagonal joining its opposite angles.— Ask either H of the
twent'-' that survived, their feelings at that trying hour.— Those 12
bad news spread like wild fire.-Wmds are derived from each otheria
in various ways.-On the Lord's day, every' one of us Christians
keep 14 tl... sabbath.-Neither .6 of my three sisters can play on the
piano.-These 16 class of minerals is found only in the mountainous
regions m the western part of South America.-Few friendships
would exist if each one i? kn.-w what is said of him in hisabsence—
1 hose two authors cannot bear one another 18 ; they abuse ore an
other i^ and they will both make themselves hated by each body. l»
Rule X.— Exercises.
1. I giive him oats, but he would not eat them.— 2 The
Srii.ih, passed the bill before it adjourned.— 8, TJie rattle
.vhicli <;raze npou a tlumsand hills, are iniiie.— 4. There
IS no <hnibt but that tliey will snceeed.— 5. Every officer
andin-ery private endeavored to do hisdutv.— 6. Thou
nit iny brother's friend, else would I repVove the.-
7. .New; on is the greatest iihilosophcr that England
ever prodiad. -8. You and your friends cannot alwavs
have y.)nr wi.Iu s 8atisfied.-9. He who is vile cannot
associate wi;l. tiu' virtuous.-lQ. The se people are nil
G Tlu.I,P "7 v"lr''-~«' t',''""'-^^- "'-^ *"'•" -4. Any.-5. Noue.-
KEY TO EXERCISES.— KULL X.
29
to the place to which we were airected.— 15. The curios-
ities which he has brouiflit home, ami which we shill
have the p ensure of seeing, arc^ said to be very rare.— IfJ,
He wasthedrolh'.^t t< How which I ever saw.— 17 He allud-
ed to Fhiihiris,— which is a uanie for all that is cruel.— 18.
The court, which has or«at iuiliienc^' ii|)(ni the public
mamiers, ought to be very ex«Mn])lary.— 19. The horse,
which is a u<»ble animal, rauks next to man.— 20. Co-
lumbus, an well as his brother, felt <'ontide!)t that he
would succeed in his enterpiise.— 21, Neither wealth nor
talent, whch is so uiiicli euviid, can alone brin<T Imp^
piness.— 22. Thou, win* hast thus condemned the act. art
the man that committed it.— 2a Be accurate in all you
8ayordo; for accuracy is important in all the concerns
of life.— 24. There is in simplicity a certain majesty which
is far above the (luaintness of wit.
DICTATION,
The newB came last eveninjj, hut no paper lias yet piiblislied tlieinl.
— The king 2 issued an edict against the Catlioiies, wh(> was a Protes-
tant. — Rye and barley, when they 3 are setn-ched, may supply the
place of coffee.— Your levity and heedlessness, if it-* continue, will
prevent all sibstantial iniprovenient.— The convention then resolved
themselves •'» into a connnittee ot the wlioIe,~ln youth, the nuiltitude
e:ifi;erly pursue pleasure, as if it were its 6 cliit-f ftdnd.— Every law
pupposes the traiisiiressor to be wicked ; which ^ indt^'d ho is, if the
law IB just. — A person amy make themselves s happy without riches.
—This incident, though 9 it appears inifirohable, yet I canr.ot doul)t
the author's veracity.- Your weakness in excusable, but thy lu
wickedness is not— Despise no intii-mity of mind or body, nor any
condition of lihi, for they H may bo thy own lot.- Those which la
desire to be pafe, should be careful to do that which is ri<rht. — Ho
instructed and fed the crowds i» who surrounded him. — What was tint
crentin-e whom 14 Job called Leviathan ?— Judas (who >5 !« imw
another inune for treachery) betrayed his master with a kiss. — 'rii«j
babe who Ui w.ih in the cradle, appeared to be healthy.— lie is a, man
I. P"blislied it— -i. Till' kiiii:, who was a ProtewtiOit. isKne'l....
— H. When rye luid b -rlev ;tre scorched, tln-y. — I. 11" rliev coiit uue.
— .'i. Ue8(»'voil itrtf>lt'.— (). Their cliii'f — 7, And indee'l h ■^^ ^n. if. . .-=-8,
Mnko hiinsplf.— !). Tliou;ih tliis iiieiilenf jipiiencs.— 10. Itio yaui-.— II.'
For it.— la. Tbos." wlm.— i:{. CittvvdM tli;u. -M. Creature which— I.V.
VVbieh \n now.— H'.. 'I'li.o WiiH.
30
KEY TO EXER0r8Eg,*-RULB XI.
that knows wlmt belongs to good mnniK^rs, and who l will no* do a
d.slm.uMable aet—xMy companion remai, -d a week in th« «tate 2
ilelt him.-K«membei- tho condition wlioi.ce 3 thou ait rescued-
.mM-y duieivnco of opinion is not 4 that of pnnciple.-Th« boai-d
of hea th pnblisi, its 5 proccedings.-The crowd was so great that
thejndg.'s with ditticnlty niiade their way thi-mi^i thorn S.-Itis im-
possilde for snch men us thoHo 7 ever to determine this question, who
are hkely to get tlio appoiMtnient.-H« had no intitnation but what
8 the n.en were ho.iost.-IIe drew up a petition, wliere 9 he too
freely represented his own nierits.-There are lo millions of
people m the empire of China, whose support is deriv-«d almost
entirely from rice.
' KULE Xr.-EXEUCI8K8.
1. The smile that encourages severity of lud.rniPnt
t^." <"<,;i;r! ---f'^>''-2. To CO, J :i.^:!!^te
bu 1 fhu h '; '1 ^i^fi'''''Tr^' ^^^^« i* thoa that
ouuc n at ll(,u^e /— 4. The nobility were assured th-it
red't:"..";:^.:"-""^"'?-'; ^ ^l^^^clMuem'^f^twohun-
ciieu 1 leu was uiiinediately seiit.-G. Diljcreiit iiidus-
Lr%" H,s"r"' t> 7"^" ^^"^'"^'^ l^onor^ble compt
qiiies caie.— 8. Every house, and even every cotVme
tend to be pres.'nr.-I3. Either he has been iimmde
or h.s associates hayeb..en vindictive.- rV^K med
Jn-,, 01 even to eonntenance it, is irreat iniiistif,. ifi
U Kii 10 ■c,i(l.-.>(l. ilierrcamims were given to Philip and
1. That will. — i State in wlii.-h "^1 r< T^- 7. '
J^iliirwi,,.!/','-;',';.;;,'". ""■■•'■■"■"• '" '"■■"■"I'ire ufuuui .u,ir,;u7„f
KEY TO EXERCISES.— RULE XI,
81
me.— 2J. Virtue is generally praised, and it would be
generally practised also, if lurii M-ere wise.— 22. Sobriety
and humility load to lio))(.r.-28. Wisdom, and not
wealth, procures esteem.— 24. Dear sir, I have iust re-
ceived the kind note you favored me with ihis m'oruinir •
and 1 cannot forbear to express my giantiide to you. On
further intormation, I find I have not lost so much as I at
tirst supposed; and I believe I shall still be able to meet all
my enga,i,^ement8. I Should, however, be happy to see vou
Accept, dear sir, niy most coi dial thanks. N D.
DICTATION.
Every plant, every insect, every i animal have 2 an important part
in tlie economy of nature.— Honor and shame from no condition
rises ?.— The religion, as wel as the customs and manners, of these
nations, are 4 entirely dilfer«nc from all others.— He may pursue
what studies he please 5. —There were C a great nuuiber of specta-
tors.- A round of vain and foolish pursuits, delight 7 some folks.— To
hve soberly, righteously, and piously, are 8 required of all men —
Thinkest 9thou not it will rain to-day ?— The committee has lo at-
tended to their appointment.— The meeting haveH established sev
eral salutary v.ulations.-Not fear, but labor have 12 overcome
him.— All so-.g ters, save the hooting owl, was 13 mute.— Hach day
and each hour, bring their H portion of duty—Every thought, every
w..rd, and every action, will be brought hito jndge.nent, whether
they la be good or eviI.~The man. with his whole family, are I6 dead
— Kedundant grass or heath utford n abundance to their cattle — Ei '
ther the b-.ys or I were 18 i„ fault.-I and my father 19 were ridim'
out.-Neither20he,noram I, capable of it.— The day is approach-
ing, and hastens 21 „po„ us, in wliich we must give an account of
our stewardship. >- Did he m)t tell thee his fault, and entreated ^'^
thee to forgive him.— The report io predicated 23 on truth.— Whether
one person or more was 'i4 concerned in the business, does not yet
appear.— A small house in addition to 25 a trilling aniuiity, are still
granted him.-He, thou, or I, is 26 the one who are 2i to be reward-
ed.- Nothing, but frivohuis aniu!«« mients, [.lease 2.s tlu^ indolent.
J. Andevrryui.i,nal.-:>. llas.-U. Uise.— 1. U n„ii.viy.~0. PI.-hs-n
t
thou thmk?-10 IUve._ll. Has.-li.'.' IIm«;-I:} \\,nv.~]4 H j.ur^
,ts.-l5 ltne.-6. U d. ad.-17. AirMd^.-IH. wJ-\i). Mv liuK
•ii,-r !=5 .M^ IJOF uui i. ■,'!. in huottliiiiii. — \.'2 k" ' »
antl r — !>n \'.
— 'J:i Ih foiiiul.d— yi. vv
oue.— 27. Wiiu ia.— iiS. Ph
ere.— '4j. il.nuso unci a nitiiii;;.— '2(1, Aui ll
uses,
ae
KEY TO EXERCISES.— RULE XII.
Rule XII.— Exercises.
1. The tram was seen slowly to start from the depot.- 2
Allow (Uhers to discover your merit. ~3. I have never
truckled to deinngogu..8, and I nc^ver iuttnd to do so.-4 I
lettac.i ling sensation creep over n.e.-5. Officers ^^ ere
Fuh'hoL?''';" inmiediately to the comn.anderl-%!
L.Kh hoped to have received the reward to which l^e
ha;:1;^rL'r:f'fl''^^^ entitled.--7. Milton^e^ist:
nave i.id his first efforts as a writer poorly appre.-iated.-
not^^kcd vio" h '''^^"f '^ '1^^""^^^^^^^ '^'^ world, and is
pottsed of «n '« ^y-r^' ^r-'' ^PP^*>^^ ^^ ^'-^^^ been
rdedfnl^tri^'"^'^'^"' character.-lO. He never iu-
F. .iVLn, . ^^ ""^ opportunity pass nnimproved.-lJ.
t «ibuj8 durst not cojne to a general engageinent.-12. Some
aio apt to torget them soon. ^
">ICTATION.
The boy aeenis to bel aick lately, judging frc«n hr« present week-
ne88.-He was never heard speak 2 upon that subject—It was they
who tried to repeatedly 3 annoy us by their interniptions.-Napo-
leon expected to have gained 4 m„ch by his invasion of Russia.
-Lend rae your pencH for to sharpen 5 ,uy knife.-I liavo seen some
young persons to conduct C theiusclves veiy ijidiscieetly.-I Imve
hoard hnn to mention 7 the subject.-Forbid them enter 8 tlie gar-
den.-lliey did no more than it was their duty to have done 9.-He
ruvd not then consented to go, nor did he intend tt. lO.— If thou are U
bidden do 12 an act, why do yi,u let it to remain 1 3 undone ?-I
Wished to have gone U with my friends into the country, but I was
forbidden to i5._We ehould make our influence be ic felt by those
who n we expect to govern.-The prisoner felt himself be 18 desevv-
lag of the puuisliment inflicted upon him.
I. To have been.-y. To 8peak,-3. Repeatedly to annoy.-4. To
umn..-5. PencU to sharpen.-C. Persons conduct.-?. Him mention.
,■; V f"^®''-^- I>"»y to .lo.-JO. Togo.-lJ. Thouart-12. Tou.».
-13. Lot It ren)ain.-14. To j-o.-lS. To do bo.-lG. To be fclt.-17.
i lioHf- M'liMU! — !8, To be di ai rvinx
1. H
his ca
have f
urgent
should
need a
fortnig
with in
at scho
live la
ways p
now^tli
time^ t<
butary
the lett
as it w(
certain]
and ha)
Watch
there wai
ness be *''
He annou
that gent
me three
fore he is
Ye will n(
write, he
written 12
thou wert
the reason
in France,
i» iusensil
that he ha
1. Urter.
saw.— 6. H
see.— 10. Y
—15. SUou
quite.
flepofct- 2.
« ve never
[) so. — I. I
cers ^^e!e
uidor. — (j.
whidi Iw
seems to
:'«'iatc(l. —
(1, and is
ave been
never iu-
ved.— IJ.
-12. Some
but they
ent week-
was they
s. — Napo-
)f RuBsia.
seen sonio
. — I have
J tlk) gar-
ne 9.— He
liou are 11
done ? — I
»iifc I was
by tliose
'^(lesevv-
y.-i. To
mention.
12. To do.
fclt.-17.
KEY TO EXERCISES.— RULE XIII.
Rule XIII.— Exercises.
33
1. His style was formely admired.— 2, He will main tnfn
US cause, though he lone his estate.-S. I^xpmed to
have seen them before tlie news had reachec?? ?em bub
urgent duties prevented n.e.-4. If thou fUt a^ i So w^
fHtnif.ht 7 7 •^./'''^i ^'^^^ ^'^^ «*■ employment this
wiiu me. — o. At the end of this ouartpr T«Loii i,.,Tr^ i
..t school two yea,s.-9. We ex,?eS,.it t' vonld T
nve last niirht.— 10. T}i« i^.^n^.L „^..-. . i .V^. . "^^ '^F
^ . . ^^. ^„,uiiiuujs nau lonaiv JioDed. at on«
time, to render the natives civilized, industrious and trf
butary subjects of the crown.-]3. When he miif arrive
the letters aviU be delivered.-] 4. There fell from his eves
a« It were scales. _ 15. ;Though this event irstrin^T it
certainly did happen.-ld. You ar^ tLrnVLpSiv
and have been for the last half.hour. ^^^P^^Pt^ily,
DICTATION.
Watch the door of thy lips, lest thou utterest i folly.-O that
there was 2 yet a day to redress thy wrongs !-If seasons of idle-
ness be 3 dangerous, what must a continued habit of it prove ?—
He announced to the world that air was 4 elastic.-I have seen 5
tlmt gentleman at Montreal last suramer.-They continue 6 with
me tluee days.-They arrived 7 before we reached the city -Be-
fore he is 8 there, I shall arrive.-We hoped to have seen 9 you
Ye will not come unto me that ye might lO have life.-If I was u to*
write, he would not regard it.-The last work I intended to have
written i2._Take heed that thou spoakest 13 not to Jacob.-I knew
thou wert 14 not slow to hear. -Because he should have known 16
the reason of Ws condemnation, he made the inquiry.-When I was
in France, I have .often observed 16, thai a great man has grown n
m insensibly heated by the court which was paid him on all sides
that he has been IB quite distracted.-I shall wait in Quebec until
see.-10. Ye u^.-n:TweVe.:::i^. To'w/t^Z.a^^^k^r^aS*
-15^ bUouid liiiow.-lO. I often ubeervea.-l?. Growf.~18 He ^
) f
I
34
KEY TO EXERCISES. — RULE XIV.
my friend come l. — Had I commanded you to have done 2 thin, you
would huve thought hard of it.— We expected that Ije would have
arrived 3 last night,— There are several sraalta, which I at .irab
intended t-) have enumerated **.
EuLE XIV*.— Exercises.
I. The teacher forbade them to play during the time
set apart for studyinnf tlieir lessons.- -2. They did not
give notice of the pupil's leavinf?.~;j. In loving our ene-
ifies, we shed no man's blood.— 4. It is dangerous to play
with edge tools.— 5. Cain's killing of his brother, ori-
ginated in envy.— 6. Csacar carried off the treasures,
which his opponent had neglected to take with him.— 7.
The sun's darting his beams through my window, awoke
me.— 8. Like the lustre of diamonds set in gold.— 9. A
nail well driven will support a great weight. — 10. Here
are rules, by observing which, you may avoid error.—
11. Their consent was necessary fir the raising of any sup-
plies.- 12. We intend to return in a few days.- 13. There
is no harm in my friend's knowing about these things.— 14.
Sailing up the river, you may see the whole town. — 15.
The reading of poetry properly requires a knowledge of the
author's meaning,
. DICTATION.
When we speak of ambition's 5 being restless, or a Asease's 6 being
deceitful, — She regrets not "^ having read it. — This was converting 8
the deposit to his own use.— I endeavored to prevent letting 9 him
escape. — By establishing good laws, our peace is secured 'O. — xhe
law is annulled, in the very act of its being made n.— England per-
ceives the folly of the denying of » such concessions. — By teaching
the young, they are prepared i^ for usefulness. — The maturity of the
sago tree is known by the leaves U being covered with a delicate
1. Comes.-— 2. Todothis,— 3. Hh would arrive —4. T • enumerate.
— 5. Ambition as being.-— 6. Disease as b. in^.— 7. Regrets that hhe
has not.— 8. A conxertiiig of— 9. Prevent his eFcape— 10. We scare
our peace.— 11 Very act «>f niaki <; it— 12. Of dcuviuK8uch.-^13. We
KEY TO EXERCISES.— RULE XV. 35
The.e 18 no expecting 3 the admiration of beholders -.Sn:
eimf.le a thin^f as a man's wounding 4 himself An ^-^
general, be distinguished by 5 itstZ.! I Tu . " '"''^' '"
its making sense of itself-L vi .. ^ f ' ^''^^'''^ ^'' "'* ^^ '
This 18, m a great measure, delivering »4 tlieir own / •!
bWh, i, e.e„«al to oJZtlZ ' '" "' " "' '"*
Rule XV.— Exercises.
te';.-2* S?™7;r'ln e'iSv^ be«eparatad from thecon-
is in fault or not I cannot fPlTsv^T'^- ^Vbetlier he
ed or discovered nnvth?L in ^« ^«<ly ever invent-
with this-a WherwetVor^ '^^^^ '^ ^^ compared
,0. Ournmhnity.-ll.Ai,,,ifi,rmlyrLrht_ a -7^^^^^
iobB rrtreiiohB.l o.-rM,«n„i..., '._•:.. f .'" ''? "baiidoned.— 13.
tiadliiir tho D'an Ik"ab'k " i"; 'IJ "**"^"»""il>K of. - lij. Fro'n
pover/ Of pPasT^ious'- ' ^"^ ^^"^'^^^"^ f-'^-l?. fl»o i^.tm£^":
96
KK.y JO EXKUCISES.— RULE XV.
anion, ns etc " 1 • T. "^ ^^^"^ '^''l"" ^'^^ ^^od made choice
iiio?e useful iTt..^'^ Ksiiotlnng n.oro. ml.niiable or
morals anninT it *'^^^'^' ^t^member tl.at in science, as in
widng; •*"^'^^""^^^ *^*"^«t make riobt, what iu itself is
DICTATION.
sol'VaThf %r""r"^ '' '^^ '^^ wo.-k._Sucl. expvesBiouB
CO 1 V ^ ^^■"'" ^'""'' ' ^^ '^'^P*^"'-^ *^'^* t'^^^ "t'^tement i. in-
noT ? u P"'^«»I>1««-A" 9 tlmt is favored by good use, i»
n • e. tobe retuiaed.-By hasty composition, w'e shall ic
o hVlL J' ' '"■' '"^ «tyle.- A clear conception, in the mind
of the learner, of regularly V2 and well-fonned letters.-To catch a
wet of that lovely land where 13 his steps are tending -!/rev
returned to the city from whence U th.y came out.-It is' strange
how a writer, so accurate as he, should have stumbled on so im-
rZ'of SvnT'"''"r "' ''" P--t-'— A solecism is i6 when the
rules of Syntax are transgressed.-Fusion is while n some solid sub-
stance is conve.-ted ir.to a fluid by heat.-Prudery cannot be a,i i.idi-
stri:Tt ■; :' """ ""■ '^ of ta.te.-He is like .Oto have no
Blnue n it. or to be ever the better for it.-They regulate our taste
even v • ere we are scarce 2i sensible of them. -If he does b:t ^
22 to display h.s abilities, he his unworthy of attention. -Ad verbs
eem originally t.> have been 23 contrived to express compendiou y
n one word, what must otherwise have required two or nC-But
he can discover no better fonndation for any of them, « an the
tr:i.t t r™' " ^'^^--^^the cause is put forth, effect, or
Z sL! f 7 !' '""'' ' "'' ''•"*'*"'*^'- ^'' "'« '^'^^S contained or
tlie sign fo r tlie thing signified. «-" . or
wh-noH.^I.'j. Stri.iiiro th'it^. ifi V^'"'':-— ''^- Whither.— 14. City
^yntay. or an ah 'n i^m v in ' ^^^^^^ Ij nn im„ropriefy in respect tl
Ik Either.-jy Or--''o Is mft lYil' i *" ]^ ^^^ converting of some.—
^e choice
liiable or
ce, as in
itself is
cpressions
eiit is in-
IIOW HOW,
itber ^ his
)d use, is
shull ao-
the mi ad
' catch a
?.— They
I strange
n so iin-
vlien the
lolid sub-
i ail iiidi-
have no
»ur taste
at speak
■Adverbs
Jidioualy
re,— But
than tlie
tliong is
Ice, ou in
effect, or
inod ; or
-4. Sne
.—10. [,
14. City
8!iect to
some. —
Searoe-
lie Diera
uy is 1^
It.
tEV TO EXEnciSES.-RULfi XVI.
RULK XVI.-EXEIICISES.
87
If I compare my no n n^h "."/^^ *^'^ ^"'^^» «*' ^if♦^- 4.
from thai.-6. Thei 'emn-ts s^^^li I'V""^ I' ^^'^ '''«'«renfc
it, which becsame so aen ' ^^^^^^ the spir-
short of iU excXnc V frT^ "^ '''^^'~-^' ^"«^ J «^
grave only t^ol^l^Cn l^".^^^^^^^^ ^ «J'all^>^
8patch of' great immS'ce f. ""'ll^^ "*"»• ~^' ^ ^^'
just been rx^ce veH^^ ^^i ^r .f^'" *^^^ of war, },a8
dian differs from te Canon «^^^^^^ '^'»e I»-
the second story a nm m s^Sa b^ fn^"'-^^', '^'^'^'^ >*« ^^
with a Hreplace.-12H is u ,,!''„ ^- ', \ ^'""^[^ gentleman
and cannot «peak upon t fs^ cTnff^^ with the subject
only; confide n,>thini to limwLVr^^ ^'^ real friends
- 14. Between a hr 7.^1 i ^ ^^ <> has once deceived you.
-15. Thouirhe w HHn !1 onr*r "^"'"^^ ^^i^'^
gro^n n.en an example w hvnJ- h"^- ^^-^^'f ^!'^' he showed
actions do not a<.n ii w7t ' i^^ ?• ""'t'^^tion—ie. Hia
cord our support to him! ^''''''^''"^' ^« *^^"°»t ac
BiCTATIOy.
i"? fo.- «tl.e«, «l,.„ld be p,rb ,: T ""'T-TM» lad, a, a war,.-
tain no pvejud ce to 1 4 a f .'1'"™'=^'"' ' "'«' 8eln,oi.-I enter-
ble.ome.-\Ve we e et ^vttT """"""'-l '' «■"' 8™" tvou-
walk.-B,.t to rise bey, da t, d ' ? .f '"'''»'"'^<' '" « "ar
fe«v.-Ari,tot:e too .0,^11 an e„.i ,„ 7 I "'" "'■"""• '' «"«" «»
tera for bi, brevit,— I ef ,, " / " ™"'' ™""« "Maetic wri-
terest in hi™ wbfbo d ■.Trr/o'^ 2'":" I" "'""'-' "" '"■
hand.-At .2 abont the same ime h.« k T " """'"" '" ''"
con,pl,ted.-I„ the mmTJT' '"''J'"''"'"" »f ">" Moor, wa.
— -L _^;»MnH^of_drngs and plant., the mistake in 13 »
1. House four. — 9 Wia,.iTr a "Ti — I^!^ ■ ___
Hold« m !,« haml.-l:2. Aooulthe.ila. OiZZ'va ''""'^^ ^'^^•^^^-
ill!,
'Illj
ml
wmmmmmm^
'ftSSI
38
KEY TO F.X».MJ0I«K8.— RULE XVII.
word may en^hinsfpr life.— Errors i are sometimes commit ed by 'lie
most (lHtiiig„isl.<-d writers, with respect to the use ui shu'l iiid
will ~Thf d<'cei tioii has |»ass.*d umoiijr 2 every one. — N.*wt..ii. in
order to «hv»w how litrie he Imd acco)iiplished, co iipured himsnlt with
»« a cliild pickimr pebules on the sen-shore.— Tliese parts luiMt be
BO closely bound tojrether, as to make 4 the impression upon the
min i, of one obi.'ct, m.t ot many.— Two or more sinjfular nouns,
coupled « wiih and, n quire a verb and 6 pronoun in the plural.— All
of T a sudden, yuu are transported into a lofty palace.— One - that
i^ kept from filling in 9 a ditch, is as truly saved, as he that is taken
©ut of one 10.— It disposes U in the most artificial manner, of the light
and shade 12 for viewing eve^y thing to the best advantage.
Rule XVII.— Exercises.
L The latest posterity will listen with as much pleasure
tlisin their co-iteniporaries or even ffivater.— 2. 1 doubt
wherhei- the world ever saw such a fic^et bofot e.— 3. I am
fearful tlia the storm may overtake tliem.- -4. Washington
iNid nothing else at heart tlian his country's ood.— 5.
Fiank is older than H«'nry, but not so large.— 6. You can-
not give or bequeath it to a more deserving person. —7.
Neither youth nor innocence availed as a protection.— 8.
lo pretend friendship and to act differently, is the worvst
kind of hypocrisy.— 9. He has beeu in no high position,
y( 1. 1) commands the respect of all.— 10. It is just as bad
toact alie astotell one.— 11. The first proposal was es-
sentuilly different from the second and inferior to i' —12.
We wereapprehen.sivetha some accident had hapr.ened ~
13. It was no other thnn his own tather.- 14. f/e would
neither do it himself nor let me do it.— 15. No errors
are so trivial as to deserve correction.— 1^. I must be
wo candid a s to o^u that I do not under^tiind it.
~4' m''«Z*.7'*^ T^"""- 'o-'-i. ^With every on«.-3. Himself"^
~4. Make umo,, the nm.d.-J. Coupled by and -6. Or proi.o. u.
—7. All on. -a He that. -9. Fallin- int., _10 Of it — U Di-l
posfn of the liyht luid h1ia<I« in —I'i "^\ \. '
vi«w .1 .^ V». '7'"' "'"/ ""«"« lu — l^f, iTiat «ivei V thiiiK ma J b«
viewcu to the best uuvautMi(a. * » j «•
»!ea8nre
KEY TO EXERCISES—RULE XTII.
DICTATION.
39
We pervert the noble faculty of speech, when we use it to the de^
faming 1 or to disquiet our neighbors—Are you afraid lest a he will
forget youJ-Send me such articles only, that 3 are adopted to thi.
market—Such literary filching is nothing else 4 but robbery -The
co,irt of chancery frequently mitigates and breaks the teeth « of the
common law— Her monuments and temples had long been shat-
tered, or 6 crumbled into dust— This pause is but 7 seldom or ever
Bufficiently dwelt upon-We find no more in its composition, but 8
he particulars now mentioned-Tho writer could not treat some
topics as 9 extensively as was desirable— Not only his estate, 10 his
reputation too, has suflFered by his misconduct-The pupils read
well but will not n study diligeut, nor listen attentively to 12 expla-
nations—He was much bettor acquainted with that section of the
country nor !3 any of his companions. -I always have" and al-
ways shall be of the opinion that the fault was his only.-Wisdora
and honesty is as valuable, and i5 even more so, as choice silver,
--rhe boldness of the ignorant is as great i« and greater, than that
of the wise— Who is so thoughtless n that dare attempt this act ;
-rake to heart one maxim which I always have i« observed, and
ever shall 19 ;_it i«, never to say more but what is necessary— So
arnu.ge your duties as 20 the little things of life may not be neglected.
-To get our clothing wet, and neglecting to 21 change them, is a
sounv or many diseases.-Few have been so 22 fortunate as our
friend— As ~3 fa,, ^s this system is founded in truth, language ap-
pears to be not altogether arbitrary in its origin. ' '^ ^ ^
i. To <ltliiiiie.— "2. Atiaidthnt. — 3 Am ai<>i ~T Vi^^ *h .'. Z r"j
ai<iK.M,tly „or-l2. To the— H Than at -f. "^f J!!^*'" r'"^*y
been «fW opinion, Hud I alwHysshairLMTiTh fail '^3 bS
-U Are as y-i ui.ble as choice silver. a„.l even mors so 16 iii
./ۥ
40 KEV 'JO MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISES.
Miscellaneous Exercises.
L— 1. I am as well as when you were here. 2. A maTi who lacks
ceremony, has need of great merit.— 3. All the virtues of mankind
are t(» be counted upon a few fingers, but their follies and vices are
innnmerable.— 4. My people do not consider.— 5. We choose
rather to lead than to follow.— 6. '' It is no more than justice," quoth
the farmer. -7. Let him be who he may, I shall not stop.~8. Were
there no difference, there would be no choice.— 9. A wise man avoids
showing any excellence in trifle8.--in, I Raw a persou that I
took to be her.— U. This is certainly a useful invention.— 12.
Ignorance is the mother of fear, as well as of admiration.
ii—l. The nation is torn by feuds which threaten its ruin.- %
The nnmber of sufferers has not been ascertained.- 3. This con-
struction sounds rather harsh.— 4. Give every syllable and every
letter its proper 8ound.-5. What I Lare heard is' undoubtedly
true.— 6. There is one or more of them yet in confinement— 7.
We mny, liowcver, add this observation.— 8. His conduct was
surprisingly strange.— 9. We have continually used every mean in
our power.— 10. What is the cause of the leaves' curling f— 11.
They scarcely know that tejnperance is a virtue.— 12. Let your
promises be such as you can perform.
III.— 1. I am afraid that I have labored in vain.— 2. Was it
thou, that made the noise ?-3. Mischief on itself doth back recil.
—4. Let thy flock clothe the nnked.— 5. This woman taught my
brother and me to rcad.-O. It must indeed be confessed that a
Imnpoon or a satire d(.es not carry in it robbery or nuirder.— 7.
The king and the queen were not at all deceived.— 8. I would rather
have been informed.-9. Godliness with contentment is great
giiiii.-lO. We shall sell them in the state in which they now are.—
11. This came into faKhic.n when I was young.— 12. Every leaf and
«v»'ry twig teems with life.
IV.— 1. Man is the nimblest .work of creatl(H).— 2. Lucy ran in
ftud told that John stood before the gate.-3. Cicero was more elo-
qiient than any other Roman.— 4. I rejoiced at this intelligence.— 5.
They that (or who) despi«e insti ncfion shall not be wise.— fi. At
this state of advancement, the pupil finds little diffKUiIty in under-
standing the uassive und Hu> ti<>. if.. •• Tr....K» -r \VI. ;*!...„ _._ I]
" -^ •• --.=•-; — /. » iiiiiit-r SLiv }'(><{ ait
running m fast 1—8. I intended to transcrib it.-9. My cousiq
fcEY to MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISES. 41
and I are requested to attond.-lu. This is different from tl.o con-
science' being made to feel.-ll. I was afraid that I should lose
the parcel.-12. Shall a-character made up of the very worst pas-
wons, pass under the name of gentleman ?
v.— 1. We have no more than Qve loaves and two fishes.— 2 This
rule 18 the best that can be given.-S. Tell mo whether you will
doitornot-4. Many people never learn to speak correctly -5
1 he audience were all very attentive.--6. Some people are rash and
others tiraid : these apprehend too much, those too little.--?. It' wag
not worth while to preserve any permanent enmity.— 8. The boy
that you thought so clever has been detected in stealing —9 He is
not so sick, but that he cau laugh.-lO. Which of all these patterns i«
the prettiest ?-.ll. I no sooner saw my face in it, than I was
startled at the shortness of it.~12. Both thou and thy advisers
have mistaken your interest.
VI.~1. The tribes that I visited, are partially civilized.— 2.
There is no situation in which he would be happy.— 3 These are
r^or am.n.d8 for the men and treasures that we have lo8t.-4 Wat
the master, or were many of the scholars in the room f-5' They
are men that scorn a mean action, and that will exert thf'mselve*
to serve you.-e;. His father and mother's consent was asked -7
1 his 18 a part of the estate of my uncle's father.-8. The stoics taught
that all crimes are equal. -9. It is only to the learner and him
that 18 m doubt, that this assistance is recommended.— 10 Every
one of these theories is now exploded.-ll. It wa« then my dui--
pose to visit Egypt.— 12. *^
Wert thou some star, which from the ruin'd roof
Of shak'd Olympus by miHchmice did fall I— Milton.
VII.-l. He is a venerable old man.-2. Opportunity to do good
Is the highest preferment that a noble mind desires.-a The year
inwhu.hhedied,isuotmentioned.-4, I know not who it was that
<iidit.-o. Ihe house is pleasantly situated.-C. Words int^-rwoven
with sighs found out their way.-7. Well for us, if ,ome other such
men should rise 1-8. As a father piiieth his children, so the Lord
pitieththem that fear him (/'«., c, iii.).-9. The subduing of our
passions is the noblest of conqu.sts.-10. A man that is young iu
years, may be old in hours, if he lose no time.-ll. The numln.r of
our day«i« with thee.-12. The chief captain, fearing that Paul
wUould be pulled into pieces by them, commanded the soldier, to
jj
42
KEY TO MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISES.
go down, and to take them by force from among them (Acts, xxiii )
V.II.-1. I have received a letter from ray cousin, her that was
here last week.-2. If I can contribute to your glory and that of
my couMtry.~.3. Doing demotes every manner of action; as to
play, to write, to read, etc.— 4. The order in which the last two
woids are placed should have been reversed.— 5. Are there then
more true religions than one 1-6. The Almighty cut off the 'family
of Hell the high priest for their transgressions.-?. The severity with
which persona of this denomination were treated, appeared rather to
mvite them to the colony than to deter them from flocking thither
— ^J. The lawsof Lycurgus but substituted insensibility for enjoyment.*
--9. My brother, I did not put the question to thee, for that I
doubted of the truth of thy belief.-lO. 1 here is no other passion
which all mankind so naturally indulge as pride.-U. Rain is seldom
or never seen at;Lima.-12. The rao..n is orderly in h9r changes, and
she could not be so by accident.
IX.— 1. The young bird raising its open mouth for food, exhibits
a natural indication of corporeal want.-2. And there were in the same
country shepherds abiding in the field.-3. His polite and obliging
behavior was clmnged.-4. Their vanity is awakened, and their pa^
aions are exalted, by the irritation which their self-love rpceives
from contradiction.-5. Struck with terror, aa if Pliilip were some-
thing m.)re than human.— 6. There is much truth in Ascham'i
observation.— 7. Such submission, together with the active principle
of obedience, makes up in us the temper or character which answers
to his sov<M-(MgMty.-8. Universal Grammar can not be taught ab-
Btraetedly,it must be explained with reference to some language already
knc.wn.— 9. In syntax, there is what grammarians call concord or
agreement, and there isgovernment.-lO. Prompt aid, and not prom-
lees, is what we ought to give.-ll. Adopting the d<»ctrine in which
he had been tat.gl,t.-12. Every auditory takes in good part those
nuirks of respect and awe with which a modest speaker conmienceg
a public diHCourse.
X.— 1. The Coptic alphabet was one of the latest that were formed.
—2. People find themselves able without much study to write and
■peak the English intelligibly, and thus are led to think that rulei
are of no utility.-3. The y«)uth was consuming by a slow malady.
-4. This m.ide is also improperly used in the following placet, ^
•~5, This lilo'ni'V nmifiitii.wl ir>..,.a 4-1..... A... i..._j_-j Ji_ . . H
jr _ .;....-.. ttiaxi live jiUuurcu iQouoana ?oi- fi
KEY TO MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISES.
43
tlTnea.— 6. Do a and an mean the same thing ?-7. If the student
reflects, that the principal and the auxiliary form but one verb, he
will have little or m. difficulty, in the proper application of the pres-
ent rule.— 8. There are many evidences of men's proneness to vice.
—9. It is strange he never commanded you to do it.— 10. History
painters would have found it difficult, to invent such a species of
beings.— 11. There is no neglecting of it without falling into a dan-
gerous error.— 12. To perceive nothing, and not to perceive, are the
same.
XL— 1. Propriety of pronunciation consists in giving to every
word that sound, which the most polite usage of the language appro-
priates to it.— 2. And we might imagine, that if verbs had been so
contrived, as simply to express these, no other tenses would have
been needful.— 3. By neglecting this circumstance, the author of the
f.llowing example has made it defective in neatness.— 4. The king of
France or of England was to be the umpire.— 5. Immoderate grief is
mute : complaint is a struggle for consolation.— 6. Payment was at
length made, but no reason was assigned fi.r its having been so long
a |.o8tpoiiement of it. -7. In consequence of the dry rot discovered in
it, the mansion has undergone a thorough repair.-8. Auxiliaries not
only can be inserted, but are really understood.— 9. He may be said
to have saved the life of a citizen ; and, consequently, he is entitled
to the reward.-lO. I much doubt of the propriety of the following
exnmples._Il. The principle of duty naturally takes precedence of
every other.-12. Poetry admits of greater latitude than prose, with
resfH'ct to the coming or at least, the new compounding of words.
XH.-l. The speculative relied no farther on their own judgment,
than to choose a leader, whom they implicitly followed.-2. And they
all turned their backs almost without drawing a sword.-:?. To
crowd into a single member of a period diflferent subjects, is still worse
than to crowd them into one period.-4. The men had made inquiry
for Simon's house, and were standing before tlie gate.-5. For we
can not bear his shifting of the scene at every line.-6. I could not
give him so early an answer as he had desired.— 7. He readily
comprehtiids the rules of Syntax, their use in the con.tructi.m of
■entences, and their applicability to the examples before him.-8
My opinion was given after a rather cursory perusal of the book.-9.*
Give no more trouble than you can not possibly help.~10. The chief
Of KiMaanu ntai rules of Hyiittt.x are common to the English and the
Latin tongue.-ll. That the art <d printing was then unknown, was a
44
KEY TO MISCEtLAXEOtJs EXERCISES.
Circumstance in some respects fovorable to freedom of the pen 19
.m.>v„re„,e„f,wl,e„iti.t„„l.te._4. Another.. - TiehJir''"''
-.1 age ,. apt to run i„W, i, a de,i,o to make c' . a™ . ?lr"
a sentence obliquely, and which may beomitted wii °, 'f
eve,, the proper m,xt,„-e of li„ht and shade in snch corapcit o^s
-n.ina at ^o Izz^z^t: »:!:,; 1^ ts^
::f ft-nir :r::r:Jner„Xiro;r™
arbitrary nor local —l '2 IM.a «, f * ^Neither of them is
. . "'t^ai. 1^. J ue farst tliine. savs hw fhof
n,l„es, and grandeur of expre„ion well suited to the " b ect -3
1 ha It ,s I, Bhould mal,. no difference in your determination \l r
th,nk.tthe best book thatl-have met with.-5. Nor wa,;;fi„'
wa„t,ng in l,i, endeavors to corrupt Demosthenes as l,„ ZZ f *■
ted most of the leading men in Greeee.-«. Thi.'rn o s n ' a Z;
observed even by good writers, so strictly a, it ongh to bet
7 And„dd„,g to that hissing in our l.ngnage, whieh'i, „ m u^
: : L^ITVsure-a -wdi,,.t„ .her o, . J^
j™. to Kphesns, ^^^^rzz^^zt:::::;^-:^:^:^
10. Is tins l.e that I am soekinp, or not f— 1 1 'Vh. n , I
to be su„ouuded, wheeled ab^. ariL,:^; w^ tl"'; :; tS
up^Ter leg:.""^' """ '" "'""'"' '"" '" » "'"' -"^^" ■"-.'"«'- .
to the poo, .-A W„, ,t 1 or he that you requested to to f_3 P„..
-.f .ura, our um,ght> too much upon the snpplyu.g of our want.'-
KEY JO MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISER. 45
and ric1,e«, upon tl« enjojingofo,,,. supe,lluities.-4. 1„ H,i. manner,
..to both pa™n,K and corvecHng, Bhould all tlie nil.s „f syntax
be ,™,ed, b,.,,,g ,„l„„ „p ,.,„„„,y „„,„.,j^ ,^ £'«
o( tlw anther, or rehsh the oomp„«tion.-6. A na.nins of the
nnmber. and ea.e, „. a „,,„„ i„ their order u called the dedin L t
you will have learned yo„r».-8. The chin has an important offiee
W perform ; or, by the degree of it, activity, we di,'o/e :^,;;fr »
r "'■ " "''"'"' '"■' "'•!""<"'—»• A man will be forgiven even
itrnZlr:™ """""i""'"" »«"•<■«" '-«"»««; but, in tin, „,o
he makes of h,s own, even the least slips are justly pointed out
and „d,c„ ed._,0. They differ from the saintsVeemded i tit e^
the Old or the New Testament.-U, This is another „,e, that, in my
opuuon, coutnbutes rather to make a man learned rathe tha, wise^
ZirTl" °' "'T:;*"'"" •>■» ™««"tanding, or their^:
«t,ou -12. More ran, falls „, the firet two summer mont:,,, than in
the first two months of winter : but what fall, makes a mueh greater
.hovv upon the earth, ■„ winter than in summer, because the,e1
a much slower evaporation. fuc.c i»
XVI.-l. I shall do all I can to persuade others to take for their
cure the sam. n.ea^urcH that I have taken for mine.-2. On many
occasions, it is the final paune that marks the difference between
pro.e and verse ; this will be evident from the following arrangement
of a few poetical l,nes.-3. Did ever man struggle more earnestly
a cause in which both his honor and his life were coLern^ i
He will generally please his hearers most, when to please them is'
wl I.T " ." ''''*^'''^""-^- I" those languages which admit but
two genders all nouns are either masculine or feminine, even though
hey designate beings that are neither male nor femal^-G. aS-
tivrs may always be distinguished by their relation to other words •
u'y express the quality, condition, or number, of whateve^
hings are mentioned.-7. Hence, to such a man, arise natal
ly a sacred satisfaction, a sense of security, and an mplicit Inpe" f
.omewhat further -8. The nominative case usually' deoTte
agent or doer ; and any noun or pronoun, which is til subi , !
fin.re verb, is always in this case.-l). There are, in 11 al «!
gorical personages, an originality, a richness, and a variety which
almost viH wiMi Hi« QrJ^.v.1....- ..r .1 . . . . » «tfc_jr wmcu
, ., ... ;"" '•• "^="'S--' '"^-aficiFiit Miyliioiogy.— iu. Tlie
latter „m,ie, .„ roye'. terrific maltreatment of it, i. t,ue ucitUer t!
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KEY ^O MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISE 8.
the nii/.d )ior to the eye.-U. The declining of a word is the giving
of Its ciifT.T.'nt endings.— 12. Thus we see, that to kill a man with a
8w.»rd, and to kill one with a hatchet, are looked upon as no distinct
species of action ; but, if the point of the sword first enter the body,
the action passes for a distinct species, called 8tabhing.~V3. Accent
ulgnifies the syllable on which it is laid, and makes it more audible
than the rest.— 14. Figures exhibit ideas with more vividness and
power, than could be given them by plain language.— 15. Several
sentences, constructed in the same manner, and having the same
number of members, should never be allowed to come in succession.
—16. The sense dues not admit of any other pause, than one after the
second syllable ' sit ;' this therefore must be the only pause .made iu
the reading.— 17. The stress is laid on long vowels or syllables,
and on short ones, indiscriminately. In order to distmguish the long
or open vowels A©m the close or short ones, some writers of dictio-
naries have placed the grave accent on the former, and the acute
on the latter.— 18. The note of interrogation should not be em-
ployed, where it is only said that a question has been asked, and
where the words are not used^as a question; as, " The Cyprians
aisked me why 1 wept."y
the fsriving
an with a
distinct
the body,
i. Accent
'e audible
dness and
>. Several
the same
iccession.
after the
5 .made iu
syllables,
1 the long
>f dictio-
he acute
; be em-
iked, and
Cypriam