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 KEY 
 
 TO THE 
 
 EXAMPLES IN ANALYSIS 
 
 AMD 
 
 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. 
 
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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< 
 ail exclamat 
 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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KEY TO ANALYSIS. 
 
 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. 
 
m 
 
 KEY TO ANALYSIS. 
 
 9 
 
 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. 
 
 
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 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. 
 
 (' ! 
 
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 ■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! 
 
46 
 
 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