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From the 34 li< London Edition, Btvimd and Improved, MONTUEAL : LE:i G. DAGG. 1863. I ■■»t 4 r Deligh{fiil Task! to rear the tender thaught» ,To teach the young Idea how to shoots To pour the fresh instruction o*er the mindf To Sreathe th* enlivening spirit^ and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast, TlIOMSOM I ^'vi^st IJlj'^:A: \--)'i^- 1^1 i:| -' « ■I*" PREFACE. -. ■? thought ofix breast, IIOMSOM "w. NoTWiTHtTAiiDiiro the rut number of initiatorj boolui for young children, which have been written within these few jears by persons of distinguished abilities, and sanc- tioned with tbeir namee, it must still be allowed that there has not appeared a single introduction to Reading, for the general VM of Schools, Uiat rites above the level of the ▼ulgar, though popular, compilations of Dyche, Dtlworth, and Penning. For the neglect whicn wa have idluded to, it would be impossible to produce any consistent reason. Perhaps the pride of acknowledged literature could not stoop to an oc- cupation reputed so mean as that of compiling a Spbllimo Book. Yet to lay the ^"'t stone of a noble edifice hab ever been a task delegated to honourable hands ; and to sow the first seeds of useful learning in the nascent mind, is an em- ployment that can reflect no diMrfidit on the most illustri- ous talents. Our sentiments and our conduct arofttudi more influenced by early impressions than many seem wilUng to allow. The stream will always flow tinctured with the natmre of iti source : ajusimaxim, a humane principle, agerm of know- ledge early imbibed, will be permanent and fixed. The first books we read can never be forgotten, nor the morals they inculcate be eradicated. Hence, in the compilation of this little Volume, care bas been taken to make every lesson or essayt as far aa the ni^ ture and intention of the plan would allow, tend to some useful purpose of informatidn or instrjAction. Even in the more easy progressive lMS(Mii» it is hoped something will be found either to. please or improve. i%e ApftanMat may be learned by heart, in part or wholly, at^e disicretion of the master. The short Prayers and Catechism of the Chureh ought early to be taught ; for that education must always be defective, and ieven dangerous, which has not reUgion for its foundation 1 ■ ' ■■-^ I 6 Tk^ English Alphabet. Aa Bb Cc '1^ Hell Cock Dd Ee Ff Dog £a-firle Fox Gg Hh isai li Goose Horse Ink-stand / o ?ox tand Jj 7^ English Alphabet. Kk . LI U us: liite Mm N n lil-OfI HoiiKc ]%ut Owl ! l|it«iH-i& l^ab-bit Yew-tree Ze-bra it' orn X The Alphabet. \ The Letters promisouously arranged. DBCFOEHAXUYMVRWNKPJ OZQiSLT -ii ^ ilrzoclybdfpsmqnvhkrtg e j a u i »< The Italic Letters. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQMS V T VV WX YZ ^^^ ah c d efg hijklmnopqretuvw^yz The Vowels are, a e i o uy • r The Consonants are, b c dfg hjkHmnpqn tvwxz X A£ Double and Triple Letters, fl fi if iii ffl fl fi ff ffi ffl Diphthongs, &c. CE OE se ae oe oe and ef cetera. Old English Capitals. D mel Be it so. Do so. He is »jp, t I am to go. It is I. i 1 Ye do go • So it is. He b to go. yr ■;^'""^^o"\ >'•' t' . J Lesson 12. Ye go by us Ah me, it is so. 1 It IS my ox. If we do go in. || X ^. .})6 as we do. Less So do we go on. on 13. • If he is to go. Is it , so or no ? .. I am to dc > so. If I do go in. » It is to be on. Am I to go on ? 1 > Easy Words q/*tiireb Letters. Lesson 1. bal lad pad bed led red da I mad sad fed ned wed Lesson 2. bii hid Ud god hod nod bud dil kid rid rod mud Lesson^. b?»g gag hag lag rag wag leg fag nag tag beg P«g Lesson 4. big wig dog bug hug P«« dig bog fog J»g rug % log hog Less dug mug tug ion 5. cam gem hem dim rim hum sum ham him gum mum rum 1 Lesson 6. can pan zan hen din kiA fan ran den men fin pin man van fen pen gm nn bud mud sum rum ttn i - — ■ ; Easy words of THREU Lesson 7. Letters. 13 tin don bun fun pun sun bon yon dun gun run tun ■i . " . ::^...: Lesson 8. ' '*•' '-■ cap lap pap tap lip rip gap 1 hap map nap rap sap • dip hip nip pip sip tip Lesson 9. •■ bob rob bob hop mop sop lob fob fop lop pop top Lesson 10. • tar far mar car fir cur bar jar p&r war sir pur • Lesson 11. bat f cat mat bet let wet kit pat fet met bit sit 1 fat rat get jet net fit dot I I»at sat pet hit wit 1 Lesson 12. hot jot lot not rot but nut pot sot hut put Lesson 13. shy i!v ply sly cry hy try thy bry dry pry wry Lesson 14. \ for was dog the you and may art hff see eat fox ink off boy has I 14 Lessonn o/'thrbb Letters. Lessons, in words not exceeding thrbb Lbttbrs. Lesson L Lesson 2. , His pen is bad. Let me get a nap^ .> I met a man. My hat was on. He has a net. His hat is off. We had an egg. We are all up. 1'" V, . . ' v.' Lesson 3. , , •• .; ■ ■ V 1 , His pen has Bid him get no ink in it • *'" , my hat. r ■ ' r-" - - I met a man and a pig. f^r : ■ . f:; Let me go for my top. >..' ;■--. -%.^'V - • Lesson 4. Let the cat be put injL bag. I can eat an egg. The dog bit my toe. The cat and dog are at war. Lesson 5. You are a bad boy, if you pull off the leg of fly- A fox got the old hen, and ate her. Our dog got the pig Do as you are bid, or it may be bad for you* Lesson 6. The cat bit the rat, and the dog bit the cat Do not let the eat lie on the bed. Pat her, and let her lie by you. See how glad she is now I pat her. Why does she cry mew? Len her run out. ■*B!! mmm *R a 'BTTIRf. api eg of a rou« at i Words o/ovE Syllable. \5 By attend -r* j the Leading Sound of the Vowel, the fol- lowing classiti^^tion will he found to combine the advantages both of a Spbluno and a Pbomoumcimo Vocabolabt. cart dart liart mart part tart band hand land aand pall" hall mail pall tall wall fang hung pang rung bard card bard lard nard pard vurd bark dark hark lark mark park barm farm harm cash hash lash mash rash Bash cast last last past vast bath lath path balk" talk walk folk^ halt mult Bait calf half balm calm palm bilk milk silk bulk hulk bell cell fell hell Bell tell well yell bill fill gill kill mill pill till will doU loll dsr g:ull £ull {lull bull full pull poir roll toll pelf helm help yelp lielt felt melt pelt uelt tilt hilt tilt bolt colt camp damp lamp hemp limp fiump dump hump jump rump pump bend fend mend rend Bend tend vend bind find hind kind mind rind wind bi»nd pond fond font fund ling ring sing wing long Bong bung dung ■hung SSmI 16 rung •ung bank rank sank link pink sink wink sunk monk pant rant bent dent lent rent Bent tent vent went dint bint lint imint tint I bunt ! runt barb garb berb verb curb i berd .bird cars tars marl burl purl ford fort port pork word work worm wort disb fish wish with gush jrush ibask imask task busk dusk husk musk rusk itusk barn yam fern born com horn lorn morn bum turn torn worn gasp hasp rasp lisp carp harp hart lass mass pass less mess hiss kiss miss boss moss loss toss Words o/vovn and fitb Letters, third cord -lord cork fork lurk murk turk jest lest nest pest rest test ▼est west zest fist hist list mist host mdst post dust gust just must rust cost lost cow bow vow now high sigh high best ward warm warp wart Iwasp smith pith both sloth broth cloth froth moth wroth welch filch milch haunch m Words o/nvE and six Letters. IT gnat knack knock kneel knob know fight knight liglit might night right sight tight blight fiight plight bright breeie sneeze whelm whelp smelt spelt spilt stiit thumb dumb bomb cramp stamp champ clamp plump jstump trump brand grand stand strand blend spend blind grind bring clihg fling sling Bting swing thing wring spring string twang wrong strong throng prong clung strung flung stung swung wrung crank drank frank Iprank Ishank jthank blank flank plank Iplant 'brink chink clink drink blink slink think slunk drunk trunk rhyme thyme scene scjrthe scheme school grant slant scent spent flint blunt grunt front board hoard sword scarf scurf ■park snarl twirl whirl churl churn spucn stern scorn thorn shorn sworn sport smart chart start shirt tikirt spirt short snort clash crash flash plash smpsh trash wash shark flesh fresh 'brush cfiiih Iflilsh m- 1.^ 18 Words not exceeding six Letter m. plush brisk whisk whisp clasp brass glass bless dress stress bliss dross gloss crest twist ghast ghost thrust crust tnist crost frost blast blest chest dog man boy girl hen cock l)ee couch cart pie tart milk jack torn sam will book fire smoke sun moon stars rod stick house Icow 'gate east west north south dark li^^ht night day rain snow hail wind jteeth eyes , nose lips tongut throat cheeks legs arms feet hand head comb face neck hath bust doth dost Common Words to he known at sight. And an the of for from to on l.y this that but no not with up If V all as he she it him her we us our they them their who whom whole which you your w'liat these those there some when {be ,am art ;is are was jwere |been .have |has [had will I would shall should mav might can could must ! JVords to be known at sight, with Capitals. The An Of And For On To This By Up Or But If He Him Our No As Her You All She We Be Not It Us Migat Shi Ma Ca II Sh< Hords to be knoum at Mighty with CajjitaU. 19 Would Could Whole Whom Those Which Wm ShaU Will Has Are With Your Were May Had Am Who They What Been Can From Art I'heir When These Have Should That Is Them Some There Most Lessons OH the ^JSnaL als. Al ale fan fane mop mope sam bab babe fat fate mor more sid bal bale fin fine mut mute sir bin bane fir fire nam name sit lar bare for fore nod node sol bas base gal gaJe nor nore sur bid bide gam game not note tal til bile gat gate od ode tam bit bite gor gore pan pane tap can cane har hare par pare tar cam came hat hate pil pile tid car care her here pin pine tim cap cape hid hide p.1 pole ton con cone hop hope por pore top cop cope hoi hole rat rate tub dal dale kit kite rid ride tun dam dame lad lade rip ripe van dar dare mad made rob robe val dat date man mane rod rode ▼il din dine mar mare rop rope vin dol dole mat mate rot rote vot dom dome mil mile rud rude wid dot dote mod mode rul rule win fam fame mol mole sal sale wir same side sire site sole sure tale tame tape tare tide time tone tope tube tune vane Tale rile ▼ine Tote wide wine wire ae J^^J^ fa Lesson f of ova Syllable. Lntfmtf comiiling ofetuy words of ONB S^ ttm h h» LeRson 1. A vatA ox A wild colt A livt calf An old man A tame cut > A gold ring A new fan A lean cow A warm muff A fat duck He can call Yoti can tell I am tall Lesson 2. A lame pig You will fall He must sell I shall dig She ii well You can walk Do not slip Fill that hox LeiMon 3. He did laugh Ride your nag Ring the bell Spin the top A good dog He may beg I will run Tom was hot ^ He 18 cold Fly your kite Give it me Take your bat Take this book A good boy A bad man A dear girl A fine lad Lesson 4. Toss that ball A sad dog A soft bed A nice cake A long itick Buy it for u| A new whip Get your book Go to the door Come to the fire Speak out Do not cry I love you Look at it Lesson 5« Do you love m» Come and Nftd Be a good girl Hear what 1 say I like good boys Do ai you are All will love you Mind yoor book 8l m I V r',*! ^Mk. df Of hot I L€$toiuqfosK SyllabU. ^ 91 Lesson 6. CoiMi James, make baste. Now resH yoar book. Here is a pin to point with. Do not tear the boolb 8peSI that word. That is a good boy* Now go and pUy till I call you in i Lesson 7. A cat has soft fur and a long tail. She locks meek, but she is sly ; and if she finds a rat or a mouse, she will fly at him, and kill him soon. She will catch birds and kill them. Lesson 8. When you nave read your book, you shall go to play. Will you have a top, or a ball, or a kite to play with ? If you hav«9 a top, you should spin it ; if you have a ball, you must toss it : if )ou have a kite, you ought to fly U^ Lesson 9. The sun shines. Open your eyes, good girl. Get up. Maid, come and dress Jane. Boil some milk for a poor girl. Do not spill the milk. Hofd the spoon in your right hand. Do not throw the bread on the ground. Bread is nuide to eat, and you must not waste jt Lesson 9. What are eyes for ? — To iee with. M^at are ears for?— To hear with. What is a tongue for ? — To talk with* What are teeth for? — To eat with. ' What is a nose for ?-— To smell willk What are legs for ?— To walk with. What are books for ?— To learn with. ■I 1 :l! I ', I i : I 92 Lestons qf ovit Syllable. Lesson 11. ' Try to letm fast. Thank those who teacb foo. StriTe to speak plain. Speak as if tlie words were your own. Do not bawl ; nor yet speak in too low a voice. Speak so that all in the room may hear you. Head m you talk. Lesson 12. Look 1 there is our dog Tray. He takes good care of the house. He will bark, but he will not bite, if you do not hurt him. Here is a fine sleek cat. She purrs and frisks, and wags her tail. Do not tease K^r, or she will scratch you, and make you bleed. See what a sweet bird this is. . Look at his bright eyes, his fine wings, and nice long tail. L^son 1,3. Miss May makes all her friends laugh at her; if a poor mouse runs by her, she screams for an hour^ and a bee jon her frock will put her in a fit ; if a small fly should get on her kilr, and buz in her ear, she would call all in the house to help her, as if she was hurt. lesson 14. You must not hurt live things. You should net kill poor flies, nor pull oif their l(>g8 nor wings. You must not hurt bees, for they do good, and will nut •ting you if you do not touch them. All things that have life can feel at well as you can, and sliould not be bait. J t«M* yon. ^9Te vour »w a voice. Head M good care ►ite, if ^ou "sks, and II Bcnitch 'is bright i her; if >n houri St; if 1 in her ^r, as if uld net Vuu iil nut gH that lid not Leuons o/ovm SpUabk. KB LetBon 15. Please to give me a plum. Here is one. I want more, I want ten if you please. Here are ten* Count them. I will. One ( I ), two (2), three (3), four (4), Hve (5)« six (6), seven (7), eight (8), nine (9)) ten (10> Lesson 16. Tom fell in the pond: t|^ey got him out, hut he was wet and cold; and his eyes were shut; and then he was sick, and they put him to bed ; and he was long ill and weak, and could not stand. Why did he go near the pond ? He had been told not to go, for fear he should fall in ; but he would go, and he did fall in; it was his own fault, and he waa a bad boy. Mind and do not do the same. Lesson 17* Jack Hal) was a good boy. He went to school, and took pains to learn as he ought. When he was in school, he kept to his books, till all hb tasks were done ; and then when he came out, he coald play with a good heart, for he knew that he had time; and ht was so kind that all the boys were glad to play with him. When he was one of the least boys in the school, he made all the great boys his friends; and when he grew a great boy, he was a friend to all that were less than he was. He was not once known to fight, or to use one of the boys ill, as long as he staid al school. Be like Jack Hall, and yon too will gain the love of who know you. Il- 'i i I i'i 1 1 m 14 rordb qfotiM SyUM: BMmtun im word$ ofofot stixablb, e amt t d nimg Ihi ^^^, DIPBTRONOt. AID l»id maid paid WMd bnid •taid gun main pain rain blain chain brain 4rain grwii train slain atain swain twain sprain strain faint paint saint plaint plait h>itb Ai, eiy 01, ea» on, ie, oe, ni, an, ou. speak screak squeak deal meal seal teaK steal sweal beam ream seam team bream cream dream fleam gleam steam scream stream bean dean meac lear« clean glean neaD leap reap cheap ear dear fear hear near Stiar year blear clear smear spear Ci pease tease please seas fleas peace grease eust l*^.''Wt l«dail pieaft ^ti 9Vor^ wiih Diphthongs* fraud daunt iaunt bfunl vaunt caught taught fraught aunt olood plough Itough bound found bound jpound round aound wound ground lour Bour bout g(Ut doubt lout pouf rout bongfit thought ought though four pour tough rough your Words of arbitrary sound* drachm \iymn nymph quoif qamt 0W« ..I ^U: p?ii! Vr 96 Lessons o/ojxe Syllable. LESSONS IN WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE. LESSON 1. .j^-^v. -}tivn ; I knew a nice girl, but she was not good ; she was cross, and told fibs. One day she went out to take a walk in the fields, and tore her frock in a bush ; and when she came home, she said she had not done it, but that the dog had done it with liis paw. Was that good ? No. ,. . - \ : ..> ': .. ..w - */■•- V Her aunt gave her a cake; and she thought if John saw it, he would want to have a bit ; and she did not choose he should : so she put it in a box and hid it, that he might not see it. The next day she went to eat some pf her cake, but it was gone ; there was a hole in the box, and a mouse had crept in and eat it all. She then did cry so much that the nurse thought she was hurt ; but when she told her what the mouse liad done, she said she was glad of it ; and that it wa^ a bad thing to wish to eat it all, and not give a bit to John. LESSON 2. Miss Jane Bond had a new doll ; and her good Aunt, who bought it, gave her some cloth to make a shift for it. She gave her a coat too, and a pair of stays, and a yard of twist with a tag to it, for a lace ; a pair cf red shoes, and a piece of blue silk to make doll a slip, some gauze for a frock, and a broad white sash. Now these were fine things, you know: but Miss J&ne had no thread, so she could not make doll's cothes when sht had cut them out ; but her kind Aunt gave her some .bread too, and then she went hard to work, and made doll quite smart in a short time. k>t- <^..z- •i';iv<^ fLLABLE. >od ; she wai t out to tak« a bush ; and done it, but ts that |[ood ? i thought if a bit ; and put it in a se it. The cake, but it >nd a mouse cry so much t when she lid she was to wish to good Aunt, 'i a shift for f stays, and lace ; a pair make doll a lite sash. : but Miflf make doH'i i her kind fi she went in m short Lessons oj one Syllable 27 LESSON 3. Miss Rose was a g-ood child ; she did at all times rhat ^he was bid. She got all her tasks by heart, ^nd did her work quite well. One day she had jarnt a long- task in her book, and done some lice work ; so her Aunt said, you are a good gir)» ly dear, and 1 will take you with me to see Miss /OX. So Miss Rose went with her aunt, and Miss Cox |was quite glad to see her, and took her to her )lay-room, where they saw a Doll's house, with rooms in it ; there were eight rooms ; and there rere in these rooms chairs, and stools, and beds, and )lates, and cups, and spoons, and knives, and forks, md mugs, and a screen, and I do not know what. [So Miss Rose was glad she had done her work, and [said her task so well ; lor if she had not, she would lave staid at home, and lost the sight of the Doll's house. LESSON 4. Charles went out to walk in the fields; he saw a I bird, and ran to catch it ; and when they said, Do not take the poor bird ; what will you do with it ? sHe said I will put it in a cage and keej) it. But they 'told him he must not ; for thev were sure he would not like to be shut up in a cage, and run no more in the fields — why then should the poor bird-iike it? So Charles let the poor thing fly. LESSON 5. Frank Pitt was a gre^it boy ; he had such a pair of fat cheeks that he could scarce see out of his eyes, for von must know that Frank would sit and eat all day ong. First he would have a great mess ill !i Hi: ! 28 Lessons qfovK Syllable. of rice milk, ih an hour** time he would ask for bread and cheese, then he vvonld eat loads of fruit and cakes: and as for meat and pies, if you had seen him eat them, it would have made you stare. '' Then he would drink as much as he ate. But Frank could not long go on so, no one can feed in this way but it must make him ill ; and this was the case with Frank Pitt ; nay, he was like to die : but he did get well at last, though it was a long while first. LESSON 6. Frank Pitt went out to walk in the fields ; he found a nest, and took out the young birds ; he brought them home, but they did not know how to eat, and he did not know how to feed them : so the poor things were soon dead; and then he went to see if he could get more, but he found the poor old bird close by the nest; — her young ones were gone, and she was sad, and did cry; Frank was sad too, but he could not bring them back ; they were all dead and gone. Poor Frank ! I know he did not mean to let them die ; but why did he take thtm from their nest, from the old bird who would have fed them, and could take care of them? How would he like to be stole from his home ? LESSON 7. Look at Jane ; her hand is bound up in a cloth ; you do not know whiit ails it, but I will tell you. She had a mind to try if she could poke the fire, though she had been told she must not do it; and it would have been well for hea* if she had not tried ; for she had not strength lor such worlv as that, and she fell with her hand on the bar of the grate; which mum Lessons q/* one Syllable. 29 her much, and gave her great pain., and she iniftot work or play, or do the least thing with her md. It was a sad tliin;^ not to mind what was said hsr. LESSON 8. In the lane I met some boys ; they l)ad a dog- with lem, »nd they would make him set8 ban-ish an-nals asth-ma bank-er an-8wer au-dit bank-rupt an-tic ao-thoi* ban-ner an-vil aw-ful ban-quet a-ny ax-is ban-ter ap-ple a-zure bant- ling a-pril Bab-ble bap-^ism a pron bab-bler barb-ed apt-ness ba-by bar-ber ar-bour back-bite bare-fo6k ar-cher back-ward bare-ness arc-ti^ aT'dent ba-con bar«gain bad-gei* bark-ing ir-ley ir-on ir-ren iV' row iir-ter ish-ful ■sin IS ket [as-tard iat-ten lartle lawl-ing" ea-con ja-(tle ?a-mv jard-Iess jar-er ?east-Iy jat-er ?au-ty Jed-ding" liiee-hive )eg--gar )e-ing )ed-lam >ed-time )el-fry ^e'.-man )el low ' bel-iy ber-ry be-Rom bet-ter be"-vy bi -as bib- her Words of Ibi-ble bid-der big-nes9 big-ot bil-let bind-er bind-inj^ birrh-en bird-lime birth-day bish-op bitter bit tern black-en black -n ess blad-der blame-less blan-dish blan-ket bleak-ness bleat ing" bleed-ing^ blem-ish bless- ing blind-fold blind-ness blis-ter bloat-ed blood-shed bloo"-d^ bloom-mg blo8-8om blow-ing blub-ber blue-nes8 blun-der blunt-less TWO Syllables blus-ter board-er boast-er boast-ing bob-bin bod kin bo"-dy bogvgle boil-er bold-ness bol-ster bon-dage bon-fire bon-net bon-ny bo-nv boo- by book-ish boor-ish boo-ty bor-dei* bor-row bot-tle bot-tom bound -less boun-ty bow-els bow-er box-er boy-ish brace- let brack-et brack-ish brag-ger bram-ble bran-dish brave- ly ' 91 brawl-ing braw-ny bra-zen break fast breast-plat* breath -lesi breed -ing brew-er bri-er brick-bat brick-kiln bri-dal bride- maid bri-dle brief- ly bri-ar bright -nesft brim-mer brim-stoft€ bring-er bri-ny bris-tle brit-tle bro-ken bro-ker bru-tal bru-tish bub-ble buck-et buc kle buck-ler buck-ram bud-get buf-fet bug- bear bu-gle bul-ky Sf^fiiH^L^Sfi^^liitu:^ m^ N r vi 11 -'f if'li P^i hi \ 32 IPonk if I «> Syllables. 1 1 bul-let can-vas chang ing ci-pher 1 Loi-ii bill -rush ca-per chan-nel cir-cle 1 Icol-l bul-wiirk ca-pon chap-el cis-tem 1 Rcol-l huin-per cap -tain chap-lain cit-ron HLoi-1 bump -kin captive chap-let ci"-ty Ko-i( bundle cap-ture chap- man clam-l)flr Koi-< bun-g'le car-case chap-ter clam-my ■com bun-gleif card-er char-coal clam-oar . ■ com bur-den care-ful char-ger clap-p68r ■ com bur-pfess care-less charm-er clar-et j| ■ con burn-er car-nage charm-ing clas-sic • i ■ con burn-ing car-rot char-ter clat-ter Hcon bur-nisb car-pet chas-ten clean-ly Scon bush -el car-ter chat-t^s clear-nan |Hcon bus tie carv-er chat-ter clei*-gy IB con butch-er case-ment cheap-en clev-er Mcon but-ler cas-ket cheap nesB cli-ent 1 coil but-ter cast-or cheat-er cli-mat* ^1 coi but-tock cas-tle cheer-ful cling-ej H cor bux-om cau-dle chem-ist clog-gy ; mm coi buz-zar(! cav-il cher-ish clois-ter 9 COI Cab-bage cause-way cher-ry closer »' ^^^ cab-in caus-tic ches-nut clo-set ^i. CO ca-ble ce-dar chiefly clou-dy ' iK' CO cad-dy ceil-ing^ child-hood clp-ver » CO ca-denc« cel-lar child ish clo-vea wR ^^ call-ing cen-sure chil-dren clown-itii wt ^^ cal-lou8 cen-tre chini-ney clus-tet hr ^^ cam-bric ce-rate chis-el clum-sy Ipi a cam -let cer-tain cho-ler clot-ty w 1 c can-eel chal-dron chop-ping cob-bl« 1 1 ^ can-cer chal-ice chris-ten cob-nut lie can-did chal-lenge chuc-kle cob- web m 1 ^ can-die cham-ber churl-ish cock-pH m 1 ' ciin-ker chan-cel churn -ing cod-lin m \ can-noEi chand-ler ci-der cof-fee m 1 cant-er chan-ger cin-der cold-neflt 1 1 - _. fVords of TWO Syllables, 33 Icol-Iar con-vict Cttl-prit das-tard Bcol-Iect cool-er ciirn-ber daz-sl^ Bcol-lege cool-ness cun-ning' dear4y Bcol-lop coop-er sup -board dear-nets Ro-lon cop-per cu-rate dead-ly Hcol-our co"-py cur-dle death-lew Kcum-bat cord -age cur-few debt-or come-ly cor-ner curl-ing de-cent com-er cos-tive cur-rant de-iRt com-et cost-Iy curt-sey del-nge com-fort cot-ton cur-rent dib-ble conai-ma cov-er cur-ry dic-tate coni^ment coun-cil curs-ed di-et com-raerce coun-sel cur-tain dif-fer com-mon coun-ter cur-ved dim-nsM corn-^act coun-ty cuK-tard dim-pie corn-pass coup -let Bus-tom din-ner com-pound court-ly cut ler dis-oord com-rade cow-ard cyn-ic dis-mnJ con-cave cou-sin cy-press dis-tance con-cert crack- er Dab-ble dis-tant con-cord crac-klc dan-ger do-er 1 con-course craf-ty dag-ger dog-ger _ ;: con -duct crea-ture dai-ly dol-Iar t con-duit cred-it dain-ty dol-phin con-flict crib-bage dai-ry do-nor 1 con-gress crook-ed dal-ly dor-mai^t ■ conquer cross-ness dam-age doub-let con-quest crotch-et dam-ask doubt-ful con-stant crude-ly dam-sel doubt-lesa con-sul cru-el dan-cer dough-ty con-test cru-et dan-die dow-^ con-text crum-ple dan-driff dow-Iat con-tract crup-per dan-gle dow-iw drag-gl« con-vent crus-ty dap-per con-vert cry-stal dark-ness drag-oi| con-vex cud-gel darl-ing dra-per f' i':t f ■ 34 1 Words of TWO Syllables. , draw-er en-voy fawn ing fond-ler draw- i Off en-vy fear-ful fool -ish dread-ful eph-od feuih-er foot-step dreatn-er ep-ic fee-hie fore-cast dri-ver e-qiial feel-ing fore- most drop-sy er ror feign-ed fore sig-ht drub-bin^ es-say fellow fore-head drum-mer es-st'nce fel-on for-est drunk-ard eth ic fe male for mal du-el e-ven fen-cer for-mer duke-dom ev-er fen-«ler fort-night dul-ness e-vil fer-tile for-tune du-rance ex -it fervent foiind-er du-ty eye-sig-ht fes-ter foun-tain dwell-ing eye -so re f^t ter fe-ver fowler dwin-dle Fa- ble fra- grant Eager fa -brie fiddle free-ly ea-gle fa-cing fig-ure fren-zy east-er fac-tor fill-er friend-ly eat-er fag got fil-thy frig-ate early fairit-nesa fi-nal fros-ty earth -en faith.ful fin-ger fro-ward ech-o fal-con fin-ibh frow-zy ed-dy faMow firrn-ness fruit-ful edict false- hood fix-ed full-er ef-fort fam-ine flub-by fu-my e-gress fatn ish flag-- on fun-nel either fa-mous fla -grant fun-ny el -bow fan-cy flan nel fur-nace el-der farm-er fla-vour fur-nish em-blem far-row flesh -ly fur-row em- met far-ther flo-rist fur-ther em-pire fas-ten flow-er fu-ry emp-ty fa-tal flus-ter fus-ty ^ end -less fath-er flut-ter fu-tile en-ter faul-ty follow fu-ture en- try 'fa-voih foi-ly iGab-ble 1 . = lin-ful j^al-lant fal-loy ral-Ion il-lop im-b)e l-ame-ster tain-mon in-der par-t ^ rar -den ir-gle ir-lund ii-ment ir-ner ir-nish ir-ret ir-ter ith-er m-dy ra-zpr ^eld-ing- fen-der fen-tile ren-tle ren-try ps-ture fet-ting few-gaw fhast-ly ri-ant fib-bet l^id-dy pig-gle ril-der IVords o/iwn Syllables igini-lc't [gHM't-ini^ pin-ger [gir-dlo rirl-ish Z6 rild- ing ^ iv-ar Iglad -den igliid- ness iglean-er Igiih-ly glim-mer gliy-ten g-Ioo-my jglo-ry 'glos-sy jglut-ton [gnush-ing gob-let god-ly go-er gol-den g(»si-Iiiig gos-pel gos-sip gou-ty grace-ful gram -mar gran-deur gras-sy gra-tis gra-ver gra-vy graz-ing grea-sy great-ly great-ness gree-dy green-ish ;riev-Hnce griev-ous grinrl-er gris-kin gris-ly grist-ly groan-ing gro-cer . grot-to ground -less grurt-ness gnilt-IesB guil-ty gun-ner gu8-set gus-ty gut-ter guz-zle Hab-it hack-ney had-dock hag-gard hag-gle hail -stone hai-ry hal-ter ham-let ham- per band-ful han^-maid hand-som^ han-dy hang-er hang-ings han-ker hap-pen hap-py hur-ass har-bour hard-en har-dy harm-ful harm-less har-ness har-row har-vest has-ten hat-ter hate-ml lia-tr«?d haugh-ty haunt-ed haz-ard ha-zel ha-zy hea''-dy heal-ing hear-ing hear-ken heart-en heait-less hea-then heaven hea"- vy he-brew ^ec-tor 'heed-ful hel-met help-er !help-f«l telp-less em*iock ^\\ \\ wm ; ■ } m "'■1' 1" !^ »'("'' 1;".:; «.,'•■ . ! 36 • Words of TWO Syllables. • henls-man bunt-er Je-sus La-bel hcr-init liur-ry jeu'-el la-t)our ■ l ln'r-ring Imrt-ful jevv-ish lack-in^ ■ l licw-er bus-ky jin-,i;l« lad-der liic-cup bys-sop join-er la-«ling < bii:-'<»'ler lldler join-ture la-dle hiLvli-nortii i-dol jol-jy la-dy liil-!ock im-aj^o jour-nul lamh-kui i hil-ly in-cense jour-ney Ian -cot |] hin-dor in-come joy-ful land- lord 'W hi re- ling in-dex joy-less land-mark ■l hol»-l)l« :n-fant joy-ous land-sr.apc K h()t'r.jure por-ry Iper-son pt's-ter pes-tle pet-ty pew-ter phi-al ihren-gy 'hy-sic i)ic-kle ick-loclc pic-ture [>ie-ce8 ')ig'-niy Ai-i'er •ill- box i-lot im-ple in-case in-cers inch-iqg i-per ip-pin -rate tch-er t-tance " A. IVords of TWO Syllables. 39 piv-ot !pot-tlH prof-it (ju;i-k«T pln-(;P8 poultry projf-ress qualm-ish pla"-ri(l pounti- hot pro"-jert quar-rel '^1 plain-tiff p(iufi(l-nge ipro-lojrue quar-ry ~^^H plar.-et pouii-der prom-ise quar-tan plant -er pow-er proph-et quar-ter phifi-tor povv-der pro8-per qua-ver plat ted prac-tice pros-trate queer- ly plat-ter prais-er proud- ly que''-ry t^^Bu play-».'r pran-cer prow-e88 quib-ble ' '™'' pluy-ingp prat-tle prowl-er quick- en l'^ pleas -ant pnit-tier pry-ing^ quick ly plea-sure pray-er pru-dence quick- sand plot-ter preacli-er pru dent qui-et plu-mag^e preb-end psalm-ist quin-sy plum-met pre-cept psal-ter quint-al plump-ness pre-dal pub-lie quit-rent plun-der pre f- ace publish quiv-er plu-ral pre! -ate puck-er quo- rum ply-ing prel-ude pud diiig quo-ta poach -er pres-age pud-die Rab-bit '■^^K pock-et pres-ence puff-er rabble po-et pres-ent puMet ra-cer poi-son press-er pul-pit rack-et [ po-ker pric-kle pump-er radish 'm po-lar prick-ly puncture raf-fle * -^H pol-ish priest-hood pun-gent raf-ter pomp-oug pri-mate pun-ish rag-ged '\m^ pon-der prim-er pup-py rail-er po-pish prin-cess pur- blind rai-ment pop-py pri-vate pure-ness rain-bow port-al pri"-vy pur- pose rai-ny pos-seT^. pro-blem pu-trid rais-er post-a^e proc tor puz-zle rai-sin pos ture prod-uce Quad- rant ra-kish po-tent prod-uct quag- mire ral-ly 'IH pot-ter prof-fer quaint -ness ram-ble i iri ii 1 1 ■ - !■ 'i 1 40 Words of two Syllables, '^B r1 ram-mer ri-der rup-ture scam-per '-MK b. c ram -pant ri-lle rus-tic scan-dal B ram-part right-ful rus-tv scar-let ' 1 i I ran-cour rig-our ruth-less scat-ter *m1 o ran-dom , «i-ot Sab -bath schol-ar SM ran-iKer rip -pie sa-ble sci-ence o c ran-kle ri-val sa-bre scoff- er c ran-sack riv-er sack-cloth scol-lop ran-sora riv-et sad-dea scorn -fill m 1. 1 rant-er roar-ing sad-die scrib-ble 1 m 1 rap-id rob-ber safe- ly Bcrip-ture 1 rap-ine rock-et safo-ty scru-ple Si'i ' ! rap-ture roU-er saf-fron scuf-lle "^H • ! rash-ness ro-man sail -or scull-er '!^^^| ratb-er ro-mish sal-ad sculp-ture 1 1 rat-tie roo-my sal-ly^ scur-w • 1 rav-age ro-sy sal -mou seam-less ra- ven rot -ten salt-ish sea-son 1 raw-ness round-ish sal- vage se-cret razor ro-ver sal-ver seed-less ^'v« 1 read-er roy-al sam-ple see-ing 1 ready rub -her san-dal seem-ly re-al nib-bish . san-dy sell-er i reap-er ru by san-guine sen-ate 11 rea-son rud-der sap-ling sense-less Ml reb-el rudeness sappy sen-tence re-cent rue-ful satch-el se-quel ' reck -on ruf-fle sat-in ser-mon i rec-tor rug-ged sat-ire ser-pent 1 ref-use ruin sav-age ser-vant II rent-al ru-ler Bau-cer ser-vice |l rest-less rum-ble sa-ver set-ter 1 rev- el rum-mage sau-sage set -tie : rib-and ru-mour saw-yer shab-by rich-es rum-pie say-ing shaokle shad-ow rid-dance ruii-let scab-bard rid -die run-ning Bcaf-fold 8hag-gy j !■ '-j^B i ' Words of TWO Syllables* 41 i -pep 'fl^B shal-low sing-ing sor-did stat-ute '■ sham-ble sing-er Bor-row 1 stead-fast Udl let M 1 shame-ful sin-gle sor-ry stee-ple A , shame-less sin-ner sot-tish stoer-age -ar fli ; shape-less si-ren sound -ness stic-kle |B ! sha-pen gis-ter span-i^le stiff- en Pf* «i sharp-en sit-ting spar kle sti-He V sharp-er skil-fui spar-row still -ness op -fill 1 1 shat-ter skil-let spatter st in -gy 1 9 shearing skim-mer speak -er stir-rup i n shel-ter slack-en speecli-less stoin-ach )]e If: shep-herd slan-der spee-dy sto-ny JIXJ .Ml sher-iff slat-tern spin-die stor-my 31* wl 1 sher-ry sla-vish spin-ner sto ry tnrp H shil-ling" sleep 9r spir-it stout-ness rv w shi-ning" slee-py spit-tie strag-gle ess -S ship-wreck slipper spite- ful stran-gle V 1 shock-ing sli-ver splint-er strick-en 1 M 1 short-er slop-py spo-ken strict-ly D H short-en sloth-ful sport-ing stri-king JSS M i shov-el slub-ber s]jot-lei5s strip-ling -> W9 1 1 should-er. sliig-gard sprin-kle struc-ture y 1 show-er shim-ber spun-gy stub-born B shuf-fle smell-ing squan-der stu-dent A J ; shut-ter smug-gle squeamish stum-ble less '"'-■"r'l- i shut-tie smut-ty sta-ble stur-dy ice 1 1 sick-en snaf-fle stag-ger sub-ject I sick-ness snag-gy stag-nate suc-cour n if -S'l ■ ■ sight-less snap-per stall-fed Sttck-ling It J| 1 signal sneak-ing stam-mer sud-den lb e fl 1 si-lence smif-fle stand-ish Kuf-fer W : si- lent sock-et sta-ple suMen m si m- per sod-den star-tie sul-ly m sim-ple soft-en state-ly sul-tan T A m sim-ply sol -ace sta-ting sul-try e B 1 sin-ew sol-emn sta"-tue sum-mer 7 i 1 1 sin-ful sol-id stat-ure sum-mit hlh I I m ' 42 sum mons tan-kara sun- day tansy sun-der ta-per sun- dry tap-ster sup-per tar-dv sup- pie tar-g-et sure-ty tarry sur- feit tar tar sur-ly taste- less sur name tas-ter sur pi ice tat-tle swab by taw-dry svvad die tawny swag'-j^er tai-lor svvai low tell-er swan-skin tem per swar-thy tern }j€st swear ing tem-ple swea''-tv tempt-er sweep-ing" ten -ant sweet en ten der ' sweet -ness ter race swel-ling terror swift -ness tes-ty swim-raing tetter gys-tem thank- ful Tab- by thatch-er ta-ble thaw-ing tac-kle there -fore ta ker thick-et talent thievish tal-low thim-ble tal-ly think-ing tame-ly thirs ty tammy thor ny tamper thorn back tan-gle thought- fu] Words of TWO Syllables, jthou-sand thrash er threat-en throb-bing thump ing thun-der thurs-day tick-et tic kle ti-dy tight en fill 6ge till er tim-ber time-ly tincture tin-der tin-gle tin-ker tin-sel tip-pet tip-pie tire some ti.tle tit -ter tittle toilet to-ken ton nage tor-ment tor-rent tor-ture to-tal tot-ter tow-el tow er to 3 3 I 44 Lessons of two Syllables, Entertaining and instructive Lessons, in word* not exceeding two Syllables, liESSON 1. The dog barks. The hog grunts. The pig squeaks. The horse neighs. The cock crows. The ass brays. The cat purrs. The kit-ten mews. The bull bel-lows. The cow lows. The calf bleats. Sheep al-so bleat. The li-on roars. The wolf howls. The ti-ger gjowls. The fox barks. Mice squeak. The frog croaks. The spjir-row chirps. The swal-low twit-ters. The rook caws. The bit-tern booms. The tur-key gob-bles. The pea-cock screams. The bee-tie hums, fhe duck quacks. The goose cackles. Mon-keys chat-ter. The owl hoots. The screech-owl shrieks. The snake hiss-es. Lit-tle boys and girl$ talk and read. LESSON 2. 1 want my din-ner ; 1 want pud-ding. It is not rea-dy yet : it will be rea-dy soon, then Thom-as shall have his din-ner. Lay the cloth. Where are the knives, and forks, and plates? The clock strikes one ; take up the din-ner. May I have some meat ? No ; you shall have some- thing ni-cer. Here is some ap-ple dump-ling for you ; and here are some pease, and some beans, and car-rots, and tur-nips, and rice pud-ding, and bread. . lir Lessons of two Syllables. 46 LESSON 3. There was a lit-tle boy, who was not high-er than the ta-ble, and his pa-pa and mam-ma sent him tc school. It was a ve-ry plea-sant morn- ing; the sun shone, and the birds sung on the trees. Now this iit~tle boy did not love his book much, for he was but a sil-ly lit-tle boy, as I said before. If he had been a big boy, I sup-pose he would have been wi-ser : but he had a great mind to pliiy in-stead of go-ing to school. And he saw a bee iiy-ing a-hout, first up-on one flow-er, and then up-on aii-otb-er; so he said, Pretty bee, will you come and play \\\t\\ me? But the bee said. No, I must not be i-d!e, I must go and gath-er hon-ey. LESSON 4. Tlien the i-(lle boy met a dog: and he said, Dog, will you play with me ? But the dog said. No, I must not be i-dle, 1 am go-ing to watch my mas-ter's house. I must make haste for fear bad men may get in. Then the lit-tle boy went to a hay-rick, and he saw a bird pull-ing some hay out of the hay-rick, and he said, Bird, will you come and play with me? But the bird said, No, I must not be i-dle, I must get some hay to build my nest with, and some moss, and some wool. So the bird flew away. LESSON 5. Then the i-dle boy saw a horse, and he said. Horse, wiii you play with me ? But the horse said, No, I must not be i-dle: I must go and plough, or else there will be no corn to make bread of. Then the lit-tle boy thought to him- 46 Lessons of two Syllables, • self, What, is no-bo-dy i-dle? then lit-tle boys must not be i-dle either. So he made haste, and went to school, and learn-ed his les-son ve-ry well, and the mas-ter said he was a ve-ry good boy. LESSON 6. Thom-as, what a clev-er thing it is to read . A lit-tle while ago, you know, you could on-iy read lit-tle words ; and you were for-ced to spell them, c-a-t, cat ; d-o-g, dog. Now you can read pret-ty sto-ries, and I am go-ing to tell you some. I will tell you a sto-ry a-bout a lamb. There was a kind shep-herd, wlio had a great many sheep and lambs. He took a great deal of care of them ; and gave them«4^eet fresh grass to eat, and clear wa-ter to drink ; and if they were sick, he was ve-ry good to them ; and when they climb-ed up a steep hill, and the lambs were ti-red, he used to car-ry them in his arms ; and when they were all eat-ing their sup-pe^'s in the field, he u-sed to sit up-on a stile, and play then) a tune, and sing to them ; and so they were hap- py sheep and lambs. And every night this shep- herd u-sed to pen them up in a fold, to keep them in safe-ty from the gree-dy wolf. LESSON 7. Now they were all ve-ry hap-py, as I told you, and lov-ed the shep-herd dear-ly, that was so good to them, all ex-eept one fool-ish lit-tle laml). And this fool-ish lamb did not like to be shut up at night in the fold ; and she came to her moth er, who was a wise old sheep, and said to her, I won- der why we are shut up so all night ! the dogs are not shut up, and why should we be shut up? Lessons X)f two Syllables. 47 think it is ve-ry hard, and I will get a-way if I Sjan, that I will, for I like . 3 run a-hout where I Mease, and I think it is ve-ry plea-sant in the mods by moon-light. Then the old sheep said her, You are ve-ry sil-ly, you lit-tle lamb, you lad bet-ter stay in the fold. The shep-herd is so j^ood to us, that we should al-ways do as he bids is; and if you wan-der a-bout by your-self, I llare say you will come to some harm. I dare say lot, said the lit-tle lamb. LESSON 8. And so when the night came, and the shep- herd call-ed them all to come in-to the fold, she ^ould not come, but hid her-self ; and when the fest of the lambs were all in the fold and fast i-sleep, S[ie came out, and jump-ed, and frisk-ed, md daii-ced a-bout ; and she get out of the field, b(l got in-to a for est full of trees, and a ve-ry ierce wolf came rush-ing out of a cave, and liowl-ed ve-ry loud. 1'hen the sil-ly lamb wish- ed she had been shut up in the fold ; but the fold ^as a great way off: and the wolf saw her, and fseiz-ed her, and car-ried her a-way to a dis-mal |dark den, spread all o-ver with bones and blood ; md there the wolf had two cubs, and the wolf fsaid to them, " Here I have brought you a young fat lamb ;" and so the cubs took her, and growl- ed o-ver her a lit-tle while and then tore ner to jpie-ces, and ate her up. LESSON 9- There was onoe a lit tie boy, who was a sad coward. He was a-fraid of al-most a-ny thing^. He was a-fraid of the two lit-tle kids, Kan-ny and I * 48 Lessons of two Syllables. Bil-ly, when they came and put their no-ses through the pules of the court; and he would not pull Bil-ly by the beard. What a siUv lit-tle boy he was I Pray what was his name ? Nay, in-deed, I shall not tell you his name, for you would make game of him. Well, he was ve-ry much a-fraid of dogs too : he al-ways cri-ed if a dog bark-ed, and ran a-way, and took hold of his mam-ma's arpron like a ba-by. What a fool-ish fel-low he was I LESSON 10. Well ; this sim-ple boy was walk-ing by him-self one day, and a pret-ty bWck dog came out of a house, and said. Bow wow, bow wow; and came to the lit-tle boy, and jump-ed up-on him, and want-ed to play with him; but the lit-tle boy ran a-^way. The dog ran af-ter him, and cri-ed louder, Bow, wow, wow ; but he on-ly meant to say. Good morn-ing, how do you do ? but this lit-tle boy was sad-ly a-fraid, and ran a-way as fast as he could, with-out look-ing be-fore him ; and he tum-bled in-to a ve-ry dir-ty ditch, and there he lay, cry-ing at the bot-tom ojf the ditch, for he could not get out: and I be-lieve he would have lain there all day, but the dog was so good, that he 'went to the house where the little boy liv-ed, on ,pur-pose to tell them where he was. So, when he came to the house, he scratch-ed at the door, and said, Bow wow ; for he could not speak any plain- er. So they came to the door, and said, what do : you want, you black dog ? we do not know you. Then the dog went to Ralph the ser-vant, and pull- ed him by the coat, and pull-ed him till he brought 4iim to the ditcih, and the dog and Ralph be-tween Lessons of two Syllables, 49 ^hem got tjie lit-tle boy out of the ditch ; but he ^as all o-ver mud, and quite wet, and all the folks lugh-ed at hiri be-cause he was a cow-ard. Ll.ooON 11. One day, in tlie month of June, Th<^ma8 had got ill his things roady to set out on a little jaunt of pleasure with a few of his friends, but the sky be- came black with thick clouds, and on that account le was forced to wait some time in suspense. Be- \g at last stopped by a heavy shower of rain, he ^as so vexed, that he could not refrain from tears; jnd sitting down in a sulky humour, would not sut- »r any one to comfort him. Towards night the clouds began to vanish ; the [un shone with great brightness, and the whole ice of nature seemed to be changed. Robert len took Thomas with him into thv; fields, and the reshness of the air, the music of the birds, and the greenness of the grass, filled him with pleasure. Do you see," said Robert, " what a change has laken place ? Last night the ground was parch- ed : the flowers, and all the things seemed to droop, 'o what "cause most we impute this happy Change ?" Struck with the folly of his own con- duct in the morning, l^homas was forced to admit, lat the useful rain which fell that morning, had lone all this good- [fVords of TWO Syllables, accented on the second ac^|uire ac-quit ad-duce ad*here lA.-base a-bove ao-cept a-bate a-bout ac-count ab-hor ab-solve ac-cuse ab-jure ab-surd ac-quaint m I :i4 IffO Words of TWO Syllables. ad-jure Et-muse a-vert ^ be- troth ad -just an-noy a-void be-tween ad-mit ap-peal avow bewail a- dorn ap-pear aus-tere be-ware ad-vice ap-pease a wait be- witch ad-vise ap-plaud a- wake be- y Olid a-tar ap-ply a- ware blas-pheme af-fair ap-point a wry block-ade af-fix ap-proach Bap-tize bom-bard af-flict ap-prove be- cause bu-reau af-front a-rise be-come Ca-bal a-fraid ar-raign be-daub ca jole a-gain ar rest be-fore cal-cine a gainst as-cend be-head ca-nal ag-gress as-cent be-hold ca price ag- grieve a-shore be-lieve car-bine a-go a-side be-neath ca-ress a larm as-sault be-nigh ear-mine a-las as-sent be-iiumb ca-rouse a-lert as sert be-quest cas-cade a-like as-sist be-seech ce-ment a-live assume be-seem cock-ade \ al-lege as-sure be set co-here al-lot a-strav be- sides col-lect al-lude a-stride be -siege com-bine al-lure a-tone be- smear com-mand i al-ly at- tend be-smoke com-mend a-loft at- test be-speak com-ment a-lone at' tire be- stir com-mit a-long at- tract be-stow com-mode a-vail be-stride com-n une i a-maze a-vast be- tide com-mute Brinend a-venge be- time* com-pact a-mong a-verse be- tray com-pare >m-pile im-plain i-plete i.ply j-port i-po8e fm-pound ►m -press i-prise i-pute i-ceal l-cede i-ceit i-ceive -cein i-cise i-clude i-coct i-cur i-demn i^ense i-di^n i-dole i-duce i-duct In-fiBr [n>-fe8s |n-iide i-fine h-firm m-fonn >n«mure de-note de-nounce de-ny de-part de-pend de-pict de-plore de-pone de-port de-pose de-prave de- press deprive de-pute de-ride de^robe d&«cant de-«cend de-scribe de-^ert de-Serve de-sign I t ;■ |H la 52 desire de-sist de-spair * de-spise de-8pite de-spoil de-spond de-stroy de-tach de-tain de-tect de-ter de-test de-vise de-volve de-vote de-vour de-vout dif-fuse di-gest di-^ress di-!ate di-lute di-rect dis-arm dis-burse dis-cem dis-charjje dis-clauB dis-cki«t: dis-coone dis-creet dis-cus^ dis-dain Words of dls-ease dis-gorge dis-grace dis-guise dis-giist dis'join dis-junct dis'like dis-masC dis-may dis-miss dis-mount dis-own dis-^and dis-part dis-pel dis-pend dis-pense dis-perse dis-place dis-plant dis-play dis-please dis-port dis-pose dis-praise dis-seet dis-solve dis-til dis-tinct dis-tort dis-tract uis-tress dis-trust JM TWO Syllables. dis-turb dis-use di-verge di-vert di-vest di-vide di-vine di-vorce di-vulge dra-goon E-cUpse ef-face ef-fect lef-fuse e-ject e-lapse e-late e-lect e-lude el-lips.e em-balm em-bark em-boss em-brace em-pale em-plead em-ploy en-act en-chant en-close en-dear en-dite en-dorse; en-due en-dure en-force en-gage en-g^ail en-grave en-gross en-nance en-join en-joy en large en-rage en-ricn en-robe en-rol en-slave en-sue en-sure en-tail en-throne I en-tice en-tire en-tomb en-trap en-treat en-twine e-quip e-rase e-rect e-scape es-cort e-spouse e-spy e-ftate - Words of TWO Syllables, 63 ade ex-pose forswear in-dced ent ex- pound ^ Porth-with in-dent ert ex-press fulfil in-duco ■ct ex-punge Gal loon in diil;;e ■nee ex-tend ga-zette in feet ■>ke ex-tent gen teel in-fer net ex- tinct grim -ace in fest ■oeed ex-tol . oro-tesque Im-bibe in-firm LtI ex-tort in-flame pept ex -tract im-bue in flate ieess ex-treme iin rnense in-floet ■change ex-ude irn-merse in fliet Lise err-ult immure in-^brm Kite Fatigue im pair in- fuse Klalm fer-ment impart in-gnite Kclurle fit-teen im-peach ifi-liere Kcuse fo-ment im-pede inject ■empt for-bade im-pel in- lay Krt for- bear im-pend in- list Kale for-bid im- plant in-quire ■haust Ifore-bode im-plore in-sane Kliort !fore-clwe imply in-scribe list forev-dooin im-port in-sert Bpand Kpect ^^re-know iim-pose |im press in-sist in-snare ftpend fore-run im-»>:int * in-spect Ppense fore-shew im-prove in-spire f-pert tore-see im-pure lin-stall 1 :-pire fore-stal im-pute in -still -plain fore-tel in-cite in- struct :-plode fore -warn in cline in-sult :-ploit for-give !in- elude intend c-plore ifor-lorn in-erease in-tense X-port ifor-sake in-cur in-ter ft i &4 Words (if TWO Syllables, V in thral mis-judge out-bid per-vade H) 1 in-trench mis-lay out-brave per-verse wi ' jn-trigue mis- lead out- dare per-yert H in-trude mis-name out- do pe-ruse H in-trust mis-spend out-face pla-card H in-vade mis-place out-grow pos-sess H in-veigh mis-print out-leap post-pone 1 in vent mis- quote out- live pre- cede H in -vert mis-rulgp. out-right pre-clude 1 in-vest mis-take out-run pre- diet I in-vite mis-teach out-sail pre-fer B in-voke mis-trust out- shine pre-fix I in-volve mis-use out-shoot pre-judge 1 in-ure mo-lest out-sit pre-mise 1 Ja-pan mo-rose out-stare pre-pare 1 je-june Neglect out-strip pre-pense 1 jo -cose 0-bey out- walk pre-^age | La-men t ob-JGct out-weigh pre-scribe | lam-poon ob-late out-wit pre-sent i \ Ma-raud o-blige Pa-rade pre-serve | ma-cliine ob-lique pa- role pre- side main- tain ob-scure par- take pre-sume ma-lign ob-serve patrol pre-tence ma-nure ob-strucl" per-cuss pre-tend ma-rine ob-tain per-form pre-text ma-ture ob-tend per-fume pre-vail mis-cal ob-trude per-fuse pre-vent ; mis- cast ob-tuse per- haps pro-ceed mis chance OC-CUlt per-mit pro- claim 1 mis- count oc-cur per-plex pro-cure mis-deed of- fend persist pro-duce mis-deem op-pose per-spire pro fane mis-give op-press or-dain per-suade pro-fesij mis-hap per- tain pro-founa \ -fuse )-ject -late -lix )-long )-mole D-mulge )-nounce -pel |a-pense -pose [o-pound lo-rogue ro-scribe lo-tert lo-tend -test -tract -trude Fo-vide ro-voke ir-ioin ir-sue lur-suit ir-vey t-e-bate [•e-bel re boun I re-b lif re-build fre-buke re-eall re-caut re-cede ■ I I'WiiiwitiiiiiwiiiMiiWiiMm fj IVorda of re-ceipt receive re-cess re-charge re- cite re claim re-cline recluse re- coil re-coin re-cord re-count re-com*se re-cruit re-cur re-daub re-deem re-doubt re-dound re-dress re-duce re-fect re-fer re- fine re-fit re-flect re-float re-flow re-form re- tract refrain re-fresh re -fund Ire-fuse TWO Syllables, refute re gain re-gale re-gard re-grate re-gret re-hear re ject re-joice re-join re-l'j,pse re -late re-lax re-lay re-lease re-lent re-lief re-lieve re-light re-lume re-ly ^ re-main re-mand re-mark re-mind rt miss re- morse re-mote re-move re-mount re-new re-nounce re-nown re-pair 5J re-past re-pay re-peal re-peat •e-pel re-pent re- pine re-place re-plete re-ply re-port re-pose re-press re-prieve re-print re-proach re- proof re-prove re-pulse re-pute re-quest re-quire re-quite re-seat re-scind re- serve re-sign re-sist re-solve re spect re-store re-tain re-tard re-tire J— wm% I HIMW H W Pi I 56 re treat re- turn re venge re vere re-vile re- volt re-volve re ward I ro-manc6 Sa lute se elude secure \ se-dan se date se-duee se-lect se-rene severe sin- cere I sub-due sub- duct sub- join sub-lime sub-mit suborn sub-scribe sub-side sub-sist sub- tract sub vert suc-ceed succinct suf-fice Words of TWO Syllables, su^-gest supply sup-port sup- pose sup-press sur- round sur-vey sus-pend suspense There- on there-of there- with tor-ment tra-duce trans- act trans-cend trans-cribe trans-fer trans-form trans- gress trans-late transmit trans-pire trans- plant trans- pose tre-pan trus-tee Un-apt un-bar un-bend un-bind un-blest un-bolt un-bom un-bought un- bound un-brace uncase un-caught unAjhain un-chaste UR- clasp un-close un-cough un-do un-dortfe un-dress un fair un-fed un-fit an-fdd un-gird un-girt un-glue /'m- hinge un-hook un- horse un-hurt u-nite un-just un-knit un-known un-lace uti-lade un-like un-load un-lock un-loose un-man un-mask un-moor un-paid un-ripe un-sate un-say un-seen un-shod un-sound un-spent un-stop un-taught un-tie un-true un-twist un-wise un-yoke up -braid up- hold u-surp |Where-as with-al with-draw with -hold with-in with- out with-stana Your-self your-selves Lessons qf three Syllables. 57 Entertaining and instfucttve Lessons^ in words not exceeding three Syllables. LES80N 1. G OLD is of a deep yellow colour. It is very pretty and bright. It is a great deal heav-i-er than any thing else. Men dig it out of the ground. Shall I take my spade and get some ? No, there is none in this country. It comes from a great way off; and it lies deeper a great deal than you could dig with your spade. Guineas are made of gold ; and so are half- guineas, and watches sometimes. The looking- glass frame, and the picture frames, are gilt with gold. What is leaf gold ? It is gold beaten very tbi: ] inner than leaves of paper. I.ES80N 2. Silver is white and. shining. Spoons are made of silver, and waiters, and crowns, and half-crowns, and shillings, and sLx-pen-ces. Silver comes from a great way-off; from Peru. Copper is red. The kettles and pots are made of copper ; and brass is made of copper. Brass is bright and yellow, almost like gold. The sauce- pans are made of brass ; and the locks upon the door, and the can-die-sticks. What is that green I upon the sauce-pan ? It is rusty ; the green is called ver-di-gris ; it would kill you if you were to eat it. LESSON 3. * Iron is very hard. It is not pretty ; but I do not i know what we should do without it, for it makes us a great many things. The tongs, and the poker, 58 Lessons 0/ three Syllables, aiid shovel, are made of iron. Go and ask Dobbin if he can plough without the plough- share. Well, what does he say ? He says, No, he cannot. But the plough-share is made of iron. Will iron melt in the fire ? Put the poker in, and try. W'ell, is it melted ? No, but it is red hot, and soft ; it will bend. But I will tell you, Charles; iron will mt V in a very, very hot fire, when it has been in a great while ; then it will melt. Come, let us go to th^ smith's shop. What is he doing ? He has a forge : he blows the fire with a great pair of bellows to make the iron hot. Now it is hot. Now he takes it out with the tongs, and puts it upon the anviL Now he beats it with a hammer. How hard he works I The sparks fly about : pretty bright sparks ! What is the black- smith making? He is making nails and horse- shoes, and a great many things. LESSON 4. ^^' Steel is made of iron. Steel is very bright and hard. Knives and scissors are made of steel. Lead is soft and very heavy. Here is a piece : lift it. There is lead in the casement ; and the spout is lead, and the cistern is lead ; and bullets are made of lead. Will lead melt in the fire? Try : throw a piece in. Now it is all melted, and runs down among the ashes below the grate. What a pretty bright colour it is of now I I'in is white and soft. It is bright too. The drip- ping-pan and the re-flect-or are all cov-er-ed with tin. . Quick-sil-ver is very bright, like silver: and it is very heavy. See how it runs about! You mmmmn Lessons of three Syllables, 59 cannot catch it. You cannot pick it up. There is quick-sil-ver in the weath-er- glass. Gold, sik^er, copper, iron, lead, tin, quicksilver; one, two J three, four, five, six, seven, metals. They are all dug out of the gro^ind. liESSON 5. There was a little boy whose name was Harry, and his papa and mamma sent him to school. Now Harry was a clever fellow, and loved his book ; and he got to be first in his class. So his mamma got up one morning very early, and called Betty the maid, and said, Betty, I think we must make a cake for Harry, for he has learned his book very well. And Betty said. Yes, with all my heart. So they made him a nice cake. It was very large, and stuffed full of plums and sweatmeats, orange and citron : and it was iced all over with sugar : it was white and smooth on the top like snow. So this cake was sent to the school. When little Harry saw it, he was very glad, and jumped about for joy : and he hardly staid for a knife to cut a piece, but gnawed it with his teeth. So he ate till the bell rang for school, an4 after school he ate again, and ate till he went to bed ; nay, he laid his I cake under his pillow and sat up in the night to eat some. He ate till it was all gone. — But soon after, the little boy was very sick, and ev-e-ry body said, I wonder what is the matter with Harry ; he used to be brisk, and play about more nimbly than any of the boys; and now he looks pale and is very ill. And some-l;|o-dy said, Harry has had a rich cake, and eaten it all up very soon, and that has 60 Lessons o/'threb Syllables, made him ill. So they sent for Doctor Rhubarb, and he gave him I do not know how much bitter physic. Poor Harry did not like it at^U, but he was forced to take it, or else he would have died, you know. So at last he got well again, but his : mamma said she would send him no more cakes, j LESSON 6. I Now there was an-oth-ef boy, who was one of Harry's school-fel-lows ; his name was Peter : the boys used to call him Peter Careful. And Peter had written his mamma a very clean pretty letter ; there was not one blot in it all. So his mamma sent him a cake. Now Peter thought with him- self, I will not make myself sick with this good cake, as silly Harry did ; I will keep it a great while. So he took the cake and tugged it up stairs. It was very heavy : he could hardly carry it. And he locked it up in his box, and once a daiy he crept slily up stairs and ate a very little piece, and then locked his box again. So he kept it sev-er-al weeks and it was not gone, tor it was very large ; but behold I the mice got into the box and nibbled some. And the cake grew dry and mouldy, and at last was good for nothing at all. So he was o-bli-ged to throw it away, and it grieved him to the very heart. LESSON 7. Well; there was an-oth-er little boy at the same school, whose name was Richard. And one day his mamma sent him a cake, because she loved him dearly, and he loved her dearly. So when the cake came, Richard sjfid to his school- fel-lows, I have got a cake, come let us go and nrt^KV^k'^lT.* Lessons o/* three Syllables, 61 eat it. So they came about him like a parcel of bees ; and Richard took a slice of cake himself, and then gave a piece to one and a piece to an- oth-er, atid a piece to an-oth-er, till it was almost gone. Then Richard put the rest by, an J said, I will eat it to-mor-roW. He then Went to plhy, and the boys all pWyed to-geth-er mer-ri-ly. But soon after an old blind Fiddler came into the court : he had a long white beard ; and because he was blind, he had a littlt dog in a string to lead him. So he came into tht court, and sat down upon a stone, and said, M) pretty lads, if you will, I will play you a tune. And they all left off their sport, and came ano stood round hiin. > ^t ^ ^,. ,ty^ -r.^ And liichard saw tn^t wliile ne played, the tears ran down his cheeks^ And Kjchard said, Old man, why do you cry? And the old man said, iiecause I am very hungry: I have no-bo- dy ^o. give me any dinner or supper : 1 have nothing in the world but this little dog ; and I cannot work. If I could work, I would- I'hen Richard went, without saying a word, and fetch- ed thd rest of his cake, which he had in-teiid-ed to have eaten an j er day, and he said. Here, old man, here is somo cake for you. The old man said, Where is it ? for 1 ai» blind, I cannot see it. So Richard piit it into his hat. And the Fiddler thanked him, and Richard was more glad than if he had eaten ten cdtkes. Pray which do you love best ? Do you love Harry best, or Peter best, or Richard best ? I i I Tf ■»HI pta I 02 Lessons qf THREE Syllables. LESSON 8. The noblest em-ploy-ment of the mind of man is to study the works of his Cre-a-tor. To him whom the science of nature de-light-eth, ev-ery object bringeth a proof of his God. His mind is lifted up to heaven every moment, and his life shews wnat i-de-a he en-ter-tains of e-ter-nal wis- dom. If he cast his eyes towards the clouds, will he not find the heavenaPfuU of its wonders ? If he look down on the earth, doth not the worm proclaim to him, ^* Less than in-fi-nite power could not have formed me?" While the planets pursue their courses; while the sun re-main-eth in his place ; while the comet wan-der-eth through space, and re-tum-eth to its des-tin-ed spot again; who but God could have formed them ? Behold how awful their splendour ! yet they do not di-min-ish; lo, how rapid their motion I yet one runneth not in the way of an- oth-er. Look down upon the earth, and see its produce ; exu-ist cat-a-logue cat-e-chise cat-e-chism cel-e-brate I: cen-tu-ry cer-ti-fy cham-ber-maid cham-pi-on char-ac-ter char-i-ty chas-tise-ment chiv-al-ry chem-i-cal chem-is-try cin-na-mon cir-cu-late cir-cum-ilex cir>cum-spect cir-cum-stance clam-or-ous clar-i-fy clas-si-cal clean 41- ness co-gen-cy cog-ni-zance col-o-ny com-e-dy com-fort-less com-i-cal com-pa-ny com-pe-tent com-ple-ment com pli-ment com- pro-mise con-fer-ence con H-dence con-flu-ence con-gru-ous tii 64 con-ju-g^al con-que-ror coii^se-crate con se-quence con-so-nant con-sta-ble con-stan-cy con-sti-tute con-ti-nence con-tra-ry con-ver-sant co-pi-ous cordial cor-mo-rant cor-o-ner cor-po-ral cor-pu-lent cos- tive-ness cost-li-ness cov-e-nant cov-er-ing cov-et-ous coun-sel-lor coiin-te- nance i coun-ter-feit counter-pane ; cour-te-ous j cotirt-Ii-ness i coW-ar-dice I craft-'i^ness I cred-i-ble I cred-i-tor crim-i-nal crit-l-cal Words of thube Syllables, Icroc-o-dile crook-ed-ness cru-ci-fy cru-di-ty cra-el-ty crus-ti-ness cu-bi-KJal cu-dum-ber cul-pa-ble cul-ti-vate /» cu-ri-ous cus-to-dy cus-tom-er Dan-ger-ous de-cen-cy ded-i-cate de-li-cate de-pu-ty der-o-gate des-o-Tate des-pe-rate des-ti-ny des-ti-tute det-ri-ment de-vi-ate di-a-dem di-a-logue di-a-per dil-i-gen«e dis-ci-pline dis-ld-Kjate doc-u-ment dol-o-rous dow-a^er dra-pe-ry dul-ci-mer du-ra-ble Eb-o^hy ed-i-tor ed-u-cate el e-gatit el-e-ment el-e-phant el-e-vate sl-o-quence em-i-nent em-pe»ror em-pha-sis em-u-late en-e-my en-er-gy en-ter-prise es-ti-mate ev-e-ry ev-i-dent ex-cel-lenee ex-cel-lent ex-cre-ment ex-e-etate ex-e-cttte ex-fer-cise ex-pi-ate ex-qui-sito Fab-u-lou8 fac-ul-ty faith-fiil-ly fal-la^.y fal-li-ble Words o/* THREE Syllables. 65 fath-er-lcss faul-ti-ly fer-ven-cy fes-ti-val fe-ver-ish filth-i-ly fir-Tiui-ment fisli-e-ry flat-te-ry flat-n-Jent fool-ish-ness fop pe-ry for-ti-fy for ward -ness frunk-in-cense frauil-u-lent free-hold- er friv-o-lous fro-ward-ly fu-ne-ral fur-br«-low fu-ri-oiis fur-Tii-ture fur-tlier-more Gain-say-er gal-lant-ry gal-le-ry gar-den-er gar-ni-ture gar-ri-son gau-di-ly gen-e-ral gen-e-Hite gen-er-ons gen-tle-man gen-u-ine gid-di-ness gin-ger-bread glim-mer-ing glo-ri-fyr glut-ton-ou8 god-li-ness gor-man-dize gov-em-ment gov-er-nor grace-ful-ness grad-u-ate grate-ful-ly grat-i-fy grav-i-tate gree-di-ness griev-ou8-ly gun-pow-der Hand-i-ly hand-ker-chief har-bin-ger harm-less-ly har-mo-ny haugh-ti-ness heav-i-ness hep-tar-chy lie"-rald-ry he"-re-sy he"-re-tic he"-ti-tage. her-mit-age hid-e-otis hind-er-most b3 bis-to-ry boa-ri-iiess ho-li-ues8 hon-es-ty hope-ful-ness hor-rid-ly hos-pi-tal hus-band-man hyp-o crite I-dle-ness « ig-no-rant im-i-tate im-ple-ment im-pli-cate impotence im-pre-cate im-pu dent in -ci- dent in-di-cate in di-gent in-do-lent !in-dus try ill-fa -my in«fan-cy in-fi nite in-flu-ence in-ju-ry in-ner-most in-no-cence in-no-vate in-so-lent in-stant-Iy in-sti-tute in-stru-ment s t, GG fVorda (>/'thkee Syllables* t in-ter-course ii\-ter-(lict in-ter-est in-ter-val in-ter-view iii-ti-mate in tri-cate Joc-u-lar jol-li-iiess jo-vi-al ju-iru-lar jus-d-ty Kid-nap-per kil-Her-kin kins-wo man kna-vishly knot ti-ly La-l)our-er lar-ce-ny lat-o-ral le/j^-a-cy l(Mi-i-ty lep ro-sy leth ar-gy lev-er-et lil)-er-al lib-er-tine li^-\ ment like li- hood li-on-ess lit-er al lof-tU.iess low li ness \ lu-iui-cy lu-na-tic lux-u-ry May:-ni-fv ma-jes-ty maiii-te-nance mal-a-j)ert man-a^e-ment man-ful-ly man-i-fest man-li-ness man u-al man^-script mar-i-gold mar-i-ner mar-row-bone mas-cu- line mel-low-ness mel-o-dy melt-ing-ly mem-o-ry men-di cant mer- can- tile mer-cKan-dize mer-ci-ful mer-ri-ment min-e-ral min-is-ter mir-a-cle mis-chiev-ous mod-e-rate imon-u-ment moun-te-bank mourn-ful-ly mul-ti-tude inu-si-cal muta ble niu-tu-di rhys-te-ry Na-ked-ne89 nar-ra-tive nat-u-ral nrg-a-tive net h-er- most night- in gale nom-i-nate not- a-ble no-ta-ry rio-ti-fy nov-el-ist nov-el-ty nour-ish-ment nu-me-rous nun-ne-ry nur-se-ry nu-tri-ment Ob-du-rate ob-li-gate ob-lo-quy ob-so-lete ob-sta-cle ob-sti-nate ob-vi ous oc-cu-py oc-ca-list o-di-ous o-do-rou9 of-fer-ing om-i.nous . fc- miirwf i r- . Words <2/'tiiubk Syllables, 67 I op-e-nite op-po-site op-u-ient or-a-ele or-a-tor or-(ler-ly or-di-nance or-^an-ist or-i-gin or-na-ment ortho-dox o-ver-flow o ver-sight out-ward-ly Pa-ci fy pal-pa -We pa-pa-cy pav-a-dise par-a-dox par-a-graph par-a-pet par-a-phrase par-a-site par-o-dy pa^tri-arch pa"-tron-age peace-a-ble pec-to-ral pec-u-late ped-a-gogue ped-ant-ry pen-al-ty pen-e-trate pen-i-tent ,pi*n-8ive-ly pen-u-ry ipor-foct-ness |K'r-ju-ry por-ina-iience per-po-trate p(T-se-cute per-son-age pcr-ti-nence pcs-ti-lence pet-ri-fy pot-u-lant phys-i-cal pi-e-ty pil-fer-er pin-na-cle plen-ti-ful plun-der-er po-et-ry pol-i-cy pol-i-tic pop-u-Iar pop-u-lou8 pos-si-ble po-ta-ble po-ten-tate pov-er-ty prac'ti-cal pre-am-ble pre-ce-dent pres-i-dent prev-a-lent prin-ci-pal pris-o-ner priv-i-le^e prob-a-ble pio(l-i-gy prof li-gate prop-er-ly prop-er-ty pros-e-cute pros o-dy pros per- ous protest-ant ()rov-en-der prov-i dence punc-tu-al puii-ish ment pu-ru-leiit pyr-a-inid QuaUi-fy quan-ti-ty quar-rel-sorae quer-u-ious qui-et-nes9 Rad-i-cai ra-kish-nes8 rav-en-ou8 re- cent- ly r-^^-com-pence it'fa e-dy ren-o-vate rep-ro-bate Te>qui>6ite re''-tro-gyade rev-e-rend rhet-o-rio rib-ald-ry 68 Words of THREE Syllables. ri^ht-e-ou9 rit-u-al ri-vulet rob-be-ry rot-ten-ness rov-al-tv ru-mi-nate rus-ti'Cate Sac-ra-ment sac-ri-fice sal-a-ry sanc-ti-fy sat-ir-ist sat-is-fy sau-ci-ness sa-vou*ry scrip- tu-ral scru-pu-lous se-cre-cy sec-u-lar sen-su-al sep-a-rate ser-vi-tor sev-er-al sin-is- ter sit-u-ate slip-pe-ry soph-is-try sor-ce ry spec-ta-cle stig'-ma-tize strat-a-gem straw- ber-ry stren-u-ous sub-sequent sue-cu-lent suf-fo-cate sum^ma-ry sup-ple-mefit sus-te-nance syc-a-more syc-o-phant syl-lo-gism S3nn-pa-thize syn-a-gogue Tem-po-rise ten-den- cy ten-der-ness tes-ta-ment tit-u-Iar tol-e-rate trac-ta-ble treach-er-ous tur-bu-lent tur-pen-tine tyr-an-nize U-su-al u-su-rer u-su-ry ut-ter-ly Va-can-cy vae-u-um vag-a-bond ve-he-ment ven-e-rate ven-om-ous ver-i-ly vet-e-ran vic-to-ry vil-lai-iiy vi-o-late Way-far-ing wick-ed-ness wU-der-ness won.der-ful wor-thi^nes8 wrong-ful-ly Yel-low-ness yes-ter-day youth-ful-ly Zeal-ous-ness Words q/* THREE Syllables^ accented on the SECOND Syllable. A-ban-doD a-base-ment a-bi-ding a-bol-ish a-bor-tive ab-surd-ly a-bun-dance a-bu-sive ac-cept-ance ac-com-plish ae-cord-anoe ac-cus-tom Words of THREE Syllables, 69 ac-know- ledge ac-quaint-ance ad-mon-ish a-do-rer a-dorn-ing ad-van-tage ad-vert-ence ad-vi-ser ad-um-brate axl-vow-son at-firm-ance a-giee-ment al-low-ance Al-migh-ty a-maze-ment a-mend-ment an-gel-ic an-noy-ance an-oth-er a-part>ment ap-pel-lant ap-pend-age ap-point-ment ap-pren-tice a-quat-ic ar-ri-val as-sas-sin as-sem-ble as-sess-ment as-su-ming as-8u-rance a-ston-ish a-sy-lum ath-let-ic a-tone-ment at-tem-per at-tend-ance at-ten-tive at-tor-ney at-trac-tive at-trib-ute au-then-tic Bal-co-ny bap-tis-mal be-com-ing be-gin-ning be-nold-en be-liev-er be-long-ing be-stow-er be-tray-er be-wil-der blas-phe-mer bom- bard-ment bra-va-do Ca-bal-ler ca-rous-er ca-the-dral clan- des- tine co-e-qual co-he-rent col-lect-or com-mand-ment com-pact-ly com-pen-sate com-plete-ly con-fis-cate con-found-er con-gres-sive conjec-ture con-joint-ly con-jure-ment con-ni-vance con-si-der con-sist-ent con-su-mer con-sump- tive con-tem-plate con-tent-ment con-tin-gent con-tri-vance con-trol-ler con-vict-ed cor-rect-or cor-ro-sive cor-rupt-ness cos-met-ic cre-a-tor De-ben-ture de-can-ter de-ceit-ful de-ceiv-er de-ci-pher de-ci-sive de-claim-er de-co-rum de-crep-id de-fence-les8 de-fen-sive de-file-meiit de-form-ed de-light-fiil 70 Words <>/* THREE Syllables, I Ig de-lin-quent dis-junc-ture en-am-el I 1 ^ de-liv-er dis-or-der en-camp- iiient H I ^ de-lu-sive dis-par-age en-chant-er 1 1 ^ de-mer-it dis-rel-ish en-count-er B i b de-mol-ish dis-sem-ble en-cour-age H 1 \^ de-mon-strate dis-ser-vice en-croacb-ment 1 1 ^ de-mure-ness dis-taste-ful en-cum-ber 1 1 ^ de-ni-al dis-tinct-ly eii-deav-our 1 1 ^ ; de part-ure dis-tin-guish en-dorse-ment 1 1 ^ de-pend ant dis-tract-ed X* e-ner-vate ^^B. 1 \ de-po-iient dis-trib-ute en-fet-ter ■ V; ] de-pos-it dis-trust-ful en-large-ment ^^H 1 1 de-scend-ant dis-turb-ance en-light en H li de-spond-ent di-vorce-ment en-su-rance i de-stroy-er di-ur-nal en -tice-ment i de-struc-tive di-vul-ger en-vel-ope S 1 i de-ter-gent do-mes-tic en-vi-rons i i^H 1 1 de-vour-er dra-mat-ic e-pis-tle * dic-ta-toT Ec-lec-tic er-rat-ic ^B dif-fu-sive ef-fec-tive e-spou-sals ^^^^H di-min-ish ef-fulgent e-stab-lish H di-rect-or e-lec-tive e-ter-nal 1 dis-a-ble e-lev-en ex-alt-ed 1 i dis-as-ter e r-cit ex-hib-it H dis- bur-den e- Ion-gate ex-ter-nal H dis-ci-ple e-lu-sive ex-tin-guish n dis-cov-er em-bar- go ex-tir-pate Ik dis-cour-age em-bel-lish Fa-nat-ic ^B dis-dain-ful eni-bez-zle fan-tas-tic ^B dis-fig-ure em-broi-der to-ment-er 9 dis-grace-ful e-mer-gent for-bear-ance 1 dis- heart- en em-pan-nel for- bid-den H dis-hoii-est em-ploy-ment for-get-ful H 1 dis-hon-our en-1-ble for- sa- ken I 1 1 ^^B '^0fm--''if' V Wordi r q/* THREE Syllables, 71 i Gi-gan-tic in-hab-it Ob-ject-or ; gri-mal-kin in-he-rent o-bli-ginff ob-lique-ly 1 Har-mon-ic in-he"-rit •■1 hence-for-ward in-hi-bit ob-serv-ance 'con-ade faz-et-teer lere-up-on Im-ma-ture im-por-tune lin-com-mode in-com-plete in-cor-reet in-dis-creet in-ter-cede in-ter-cept in-ter-change . b iMIliMtitflimiBitfiiiKiiiftliit' ' ■• (fui \y ii Words q/* THREE Syllables, 73 in-ter-fere in-ter-iard in-ter-lop in-ter-mit in-t(!r-mix in-ter-vene Matr-a-zine mis-ap-ply O-ver-charge o-ver-flow o-ver-look o-ver-spread o-ver-take o-ver-throw o-ver-whelm Per-se-vere Re"-col-lect re"-com-mend re-con- vene re-in-force ref-u-gee rep-ar-tee re''-pre-hend re^-pre-sent |re"-pri-mand Ser-e-nade su-per- scribe su-per-sede There-upon Un-a-ware un-be-lief un-der-go un-der-stand un-der-take Vi-o-lin vol-un-teer Words o/*TKREE Syllables, pronounced as two, and accented on the first Syllable, RULES. CioUf storiy tiouy sound like shoUf either in the middle or at the end of words. Ccf cif scif sif and ^t, like sh, Cialf tied, commonly seund like shal. Cian, tian, like shan, Cienty tienty like shent, Ciousy scious, and tiousy like shus. Science, tience, like shence. Ac-ti-on an-ci-ent auc-ti-on Cap-ti-ous cau-ti-on cau ti-ous con-sci-ence con-sci-oiis Dic-ti-on Fac-ti-on frac-ti-on Gra-ci-ou3 Junc-ti-on Lo-ti-on lus-ci-ous Man-si-on marti-al men-ti-on mer-sion rao-ti-on Na-ti-on no-ti-on nup-ti-al O-ce-an li. op-ti-on Pac-ti-on put-tial pas-si-on pa-ti-ence pen-si-on por-ti-on po-ti-oG pre"-ci-ou8 Quo-ti-ent Sanc-ti 4. THE BE r R. DEER shed their horns an-nu-al-ly in the spring ; if the old ones do not fall off, th 3 animal rubs them gently against the branch of a tree. The new horns are tender ; and the deer walk with their heads low, lest they should hit them against the branches : when they are full-grown and hard, the deer rub them against the trees, to clear them of a skin with whicli they are covered. The skins of deer are of use for leather, and the horns make good handles for common kuives. Spirit of hartshorn is extracted, and hartshorn shavings are made from tiiem. Rein-deer, in Lapland and Greenland, draw the nr'ives in sledges over the snow with pro-dl-gi-ous swiftness. ii i tmmtmaimn^vtm titm rwy.,* G. T 2 £ ft ]» i: ^. SHEEP supply us with food: their flesh is cjilled mutton. Iliey supply us with clothes ; for tlunr wool is made iuto cloth, flannel, and stock- iiijyjs. Their skin is leather, which forms parch- ment, and is used to cover books. Their entrails are made into strings for fiddles; and their dung aliords rich manure for the earth. The female is called an Ewe. A sheep is a timid animal, and runs from a dog^ ; y«t an ewe will face a dog when a lamb is by her side : she thiidvS not then of her own danger, hut will stamp with her foot, and pusn with her head, seeming to have no fear : such is the love of mo- thers. Sheep derive their safety from the care of man, and they well repay him for his at-ten-tlon. In many countries they require the attendance of shepherds, and are penned up at night to protect them from the wolves ; but in our happy land, they graze in se-cu-ri-ty. 80 Lessons in Natural History^ 7. THE GOAT. A GOAT is somewhat like a sheep ; hnt has hair instead of wool. The white hair is va lua- ble for wigs ; cloth may also be made of tlio goat's hair. The skin of th« goat is more useful than that of the sheep. Goats seem to have more sense than sheep. They like to rove upon hills, are fond of browsing upon vines, and delight in the bark ot trees. Among mountains they climb the steepest rooks, and spring from brow to brow. Their young is called a Kid : the flesh of the kids is esteemed ; gloves are made of their skins. Persons of wtak con-sti-tu-ti-ons drink the milk of goats. Goats are very playful; but they sometimes butt against little boys, and knock tliem down^ when tliey are teazed and pulled by the beard or horns. I ^ Le$$on$ in Natural HUtary 81 8. THB DOQ. ,/ ■I '"«f ■ — » — »- THE Do^ is dfted with that sa-ga-city, vi- gilance, and fi-del-i-ty, which qualify him to be the guard, the com-pan-i-on, and the friend of man ; and happy is he who finds a friend as true and faithful as this animal, who will rather die by the side of his master, than take a bribe of a stranger to betray him. No other animal is so much the com-pan-i-on of man as the dog. The dog understands his master by the tone of his voice; nay, even by his looks, he is ready to obey him. Dogs are very ser-vice-a-ble to man. A dog will conduct a flock of sheep, and will use no roughness but to those which straggle, and then merely to bring them back. The dog is said to be the only animal who always knows his mas- ter, and the friends of his family; who dis-tin- guish-es a stranger as soon as he arrives; who understands his own name, and the voice of the C 1 m 82 Lessons in Natural History, domestics ; and who, when he has lost his master, calls for him by cries and lii-men-ta-ti-ons. A ' dog is the most sa-ga-ci-oiis animal we have, and ; the most capable of ed-U-cati-on In most dog-s ! the sense of smelling is keen : a dog will hunt his fame by the scent ; and in following his master, | e will stop where the roads cross, try which way the scent is strongest, and t!^n pursue that. 9. THE ASS. THE Ass is humble, patient, and quiet. — Why should a creature so patient, so innocent, and so V leful, be treated with contempt and cruelty? The ass is strong, hardy, and temperate, and less delicate than the horse ; but he is not so sprightly and swift as that noble and generous animal. He is often rendered stupid and dull by unkind treat- ment, and blamed tor what rather deserves our pity. ■i 1 W-ttlVtLV •" li'M' • SI* ■ f !P* wnM faster, A and dogi nt his [aster, way Lesions in Natural History, 10 THE LION. 83 '^^ ^-^5» f THIS noble animal has a large head, short, rovind ears, shagtry mane, strong limbs, and a long tail, tutted at the ex-trem-i-ty. His general colour is tawny, which on the belly inclines to white. From the nose to the tail, a full-grown lion will measure eii^ht feet. The lioness is somewhat smaller, and destitute of a mane. Like other animals, the lion is affected by the influence of climate in a very sensible degree. Under the scorch' ng sun of iVirica, where his courage is excited by the heat, he is the most terrible and undaunted of all quadrupeds. A single lion of the desert will often rush upon a whole caravan, and face his enemies, in-sen-si-ble of fear, to the last gasp. To his keeper he appears to possess no* small degree of attachment; and though his passions are strong, and his appetites vehement, he has been tried, and found to be noble in his resentment, mag-nan-i-mous in his courage, and grateful in his dis-po-si-ti-on. His roaring is so loud, that it pierces the ear like thunder. \ n ii lit 8 84 Lessonft in Natural History^ 11. THE S:.EPIJANT W^^S^^^^^^^^^l THE Elephant is not only the lar^t, but the strongest of all quadrupeds ; in a state of nature it is neither fierce nor mischievous. Pacific, mild, and brave, it only exerts its powers in its own defence, or in that of the com-mu ni-ty to which it belongs. It is social and friendly with its kind ; the oldest of the troop always appears as the lead- er, and the next in se-ni^or-i-ty brings up the rear. As they march, the forest seems to tremble beneath them ; in their passage they bear down the branch- es of trees, on which they feed ; and if they enter cul-ti-va-ted fields, the labours of ag-ri-cul-ture soon disappear. When the elephant is once tamed, it is the most gentle and o he-di-ent of all animals. Its attach- ment to itskeepor is re-mark-a-ble, and it seems to live but to serve and obey him. It is quickly taught to kneel, in order to receive its rider: and it care»?ses those with whom it is acquainted. i jj, yt the nature . mild, j i own I which kind ; iead- rear. ( leath mch- ?nter ,, ■ture I Lessons in Natural History, 12. TEIS BE AH. 85 THERE are several kinds of Bears ; such as the Black Bear, the Brown Bear, and the White Bear. The Black ]?car is a stronio^, powt^rFui animal^ covered with dark olossy luiir, and is very com- mon in North A-mer-i-ca. It is said to subsist wholly on ve-go-ta-blo food ; l>nt somo of them, which have been brou^lit into Iv.ioland, have shewn a preference for flesh. 'V\\ey strike wdth their fore feet like a cat, seldom use t':- ir tusks, but hug their assailants so closely, (^bat they almost squeeze them to death. After becoming pretty fat in autumn, these animals retire to their dens, and continue six or seven weeks in total in-ac-tiv- i-ty and abstinence from food. The White, or Greenland Bear, has a pe-cu-li-ar- ly long head and neck, and its limbs are of pro-di'- gi-ous size and strength; its body frequently mea- sures thirteen feet in length. The white bear lives on flesh, seai^j and the dead bodies of whales. i. •if 1, ■ ■ i' i ■ l^. iV iv « 11 { 86 Words q/^FOUR Syllables. Words o/'four Syllables^ pronounced as threb, and accented on the second Syllable, A'ie coii-gTiit-u-late coii-sid-cr-ate con-sist-o-ry con sol-i date C01I-8piC-U-0US C'on-spi~ra-ey con-su-ma-bie jcon-sist»en -cy |eon-tam4-nate C011-tl4J-U-0US con-tin-u-al con-tril)"U-tor con-ve-iii-eiit con-vers-a-ble co-op -e-rate cor-po-re-al cor-rel-a-tive cor-rob-o rate cor-ro-sive-ly cu- ta-iie-ous De-bil-i tate de-crep-i-tude de-fen-si-ble de fin i- five de-fonn-i-ty de-i^en e-rate ide-ject ed-ly ide-lib-e-rate !de light-fol-ly ide-lin-c-ate !de liv-er-aiice jde-moc-ra-cy |de-inGn~stra-ble -de-nom~i~Tiate de-plora-ble ;de-pf;p ii-late |do-pre-ci ate (le-si-ra-ble r u Hi ''Con-tempt- 1 ble jde-spite ful ly »w«tiMGWO>Mn> n ■flniwi3r»r« *HPi<«ii.iiM»-BMa*ia«rt>rJkJ»KaWMii^f f^^:m U'lk M: i: 90 Words q/* FOUR Syllables, de-spond-en-cy de-terminate de-test-a-ble dex-te''-ri-ty di-min-u-tive dis-cern-i-ble dis cov-e-ry dis-crim-i-nate dis-dain-ful-ly dis-grace ful-ly dis-roy-al-ty dis-or-aer-ly dis-pen-sa-ry dis-sat-is fy dis sim-i-lar dis-u-ni-on di-vin-i-ty dog-mat-i-cal dox ol-o-gy du-pli''-ci-ty E- bri-e ty ef-fec-tu-al • ef-fem-i-nate el^iron-te-ry e-gre-gi-ous • e-jac-u-late e-lab-o-rate e-lu-ci-date e-mas-cu-late em-pir-i-cal em-pov-er-ish en-am-el-ler en-thu-si-ast e-nu-ine-rate e-pis-co-pal e-pit-o-me e-quiv-o-cate er-ro-ne-ous e-the-re-al e-van-uel-ist e-vap-0-rate e-va-sive-ly e-ven-tu-al ex-am-in^r ex-ceed-ing-ly ex-ces-sive-ly ex-cu-sa-ble ex-ec-u-tor ex-em-pla ry ex-foli-ate ex-hil-a-rate ex-on-e-rate !ex-or-bi-tant ex-pe"-ri-ment ex ter-mi-iuite ex-trav a-gant ex-trem-i-ry Fa-nat-i-cism fas-tid-i-ous fa-tal-i-ty |fe-Ii"-ci-ty Ifra-gil-i-ty ifru-gal-i-ty ifu-tu-ri-ty |Ge og-ra-pKy life-om-e-trv gram-ma- n -an jgram-mat-i-cal Ha-biUi-ment ha-bit-u-ate har-mon-i-cai her- met i-cal llii-Ia''-ri-ty |hii man-i-ty |hu-mil-i-ty ihy-potli e-sis |l-dol-a-ter il-lit-er-ate il-lus-tri-ous im-men-si ty im-mor-tal-ize im-mu-ta-ble im-ped-i-ment im-pen i-tence im-pe-ri ous im-pcrti nent im-pet u-ous im pi-e-ty im-i)lac-a Me irii-pol-i-tic lim-por-tu-nate im-pos-si-ble im-prob a-ble im-pov-er-ish im-preg-n a-ble im prov-a-ble im-prov-i-dent in-an-1-mate in-au-gu-rate in-ca-pa-b!e in-clem en-cy in-cli-na-ble mum n-con-fitan-cy n-cii-ra-ble n de-cen-cy n-ei-e-gant n-fat-u-ate n-hab-i-tant n-grat-i-tude n-sin-u-ate n-teg-ri-ty n-ter-pre-ter n-tract-a-ble n-trep-id-ly n-val-i-date n-vet-e-rate n-vid-i-ous r-rad-i-ate ,-tin-e-rant Ju-rid-i-cal La-bo-ri-oiis le-git-i-mate le-gu-mi-nou9 lux-u-ri-ous Mag-ni-fi-cent ma-te-ri-al me-trop-o-lis mi-rac-u-lous Na-tiv-i-ty non-sen-si-cal no-to-ri-oua Words o/four Syllables. 0-be-di-ent ob-serv-a-ble om~nip-o-tent o-rac-u-lar o-ri''-gi-nal Par-tic-u-lar pe-nu-ri-ous per-pet-u-al per-spic-u-ou8 phi-los-o-pher pos-te-ri-or pre-ca-ri-ous pre-cip-i4ate pre-des-ti-nate pre»dom-ii««<«MM«H*^AIilal«lltfMasMr «♦*•» ■i^l W MN H -.) ■ ■iMi— iIWi II ^mmm wr*i Selicf Faltlcs, 1. THE X' < ' :k a s^ r^ t ij j . t^ ip. " r i: r . mm mm nil <««l««a^*r«M**raT«MI A Fox, parched with thirst, perceived some i o^rapes hanging- from a lofty vine. As they looked ' ripe and temprJjj^r, Reynard was very desirous to refresh him^^< If with their de-li-ci-ous juice ; but after tryinjr auain and again to reach them, and leaping till he vas tired, he found it im-prac-ti-ca- i hie to jump so high, and in consequence gave up the attempt. Pshaw 1 said he, eyeing them as he retired, with affected in-dif-fer-ence, I might easily ! have ac com-plish-ed this business if I had been so , disposed ; but I cannot help thinking that the grapes are sour, and therefore not worth the trouble of plucking. | The Vain, contending for the prize 'Gainst Merit, see their labour lost; But still self-love will say — •• Despise *« What others gain at any cost! '* I cannot reach reward, 'tis true, " Then let me sneer at those who do.** -si f«' H »»»IWI wrwtmfmnHimmmmmi Seltct l'\hL t.\\ 9:^ IX. THB DO& AND ^HK SlXAt>OW. A Dosr crossing a iiYcr on a plank, with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw its re-flec-tl-on in the stream, and fancied he had dis-cov-er-ed another and a richer booty. Ac-cord-ing-lvi droj»})iiig the meat into the water, which was instantly hurried away by the current, he snatched at the shadow ; hut how ^reat was his vex-a-ti on, to fiiid that it had dis-ap-pear-ed ! Uidiappy creature that I am ! cried he : in grasping- at a shadow, I have lost the substance. With moderate blcsMnjifs be nonteut. Nor idly ^hmsj) at every sliadc; Peace, nimpetcrifo. a life well -pcTit, Are treasures tlint cati nevin fade; And he who wenkiy sij^iis for iiioro, Aiignieiiis \\h uu.-A>rv, not liis .store. 9«MMJfeU.^*J *,J^'^'^MMMHtMM1l»m ^, -. ^ ^^▼^o. ^iL^. ^ \T ^, IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I ■i£12.8 US lU u IM ■ 22 ■ 2.0 ^M ilM 111^ < 6" > Sciences Corporation ^^ <*\. WrS 33 WIST MAIN STRUT WitSTER,N.Y. 14SM (716)«72-4S03 M ^ '■i 04 Select Fables. Ill THS SBEPHSRD BOT ANJI TBE WOLP. A Shepherd B0T9 for want of better employment, used to amuse mmself by ndsinff a ^se alarm, and crying, " The wolf I the woltl" and when his neighbours, believing he was in earnest, ran to his assistance, instead of thankinj^ them for their kindness, he laughed at them. This trick he repeated a great number of times ; hut at length the wolf came in re-a-li-ty, and be- gan tearing and mangling his sheep. The boy now cried aiid bellowed with all his might for help; but the neighbours, taught by ex-pe-ri-ence, and supposing him still in jest, paid no regard to him. Thus the wolf had time and op-por-tu-ni-ty to worry the whole flock. . To eacred truth devote your heart* Nor cv'n in jest a lie repeat ; Who acts a ba»e, fictitious part Will infamy and ruin meet. The liar ne'er will be believed By those whom he has once deceived. mmmmmm Select FaBTes. /fBS BOe IN TSS'MANOBR. 9$ I A surly Dog having made his bed on some hay in a manger, an Ox, pressed by hunfrer. caipe up, and '^'ifihe*^ to satisfy his appetite with a little of the provender ; bat *the Dog, snarling, and put- ting himself in a threateniajir posture, prevented histouching it, or even approaching the spot where he lay. , , /-x i . j. Envious animal, exclaimed the Ox, how n-dic-u- lods is your be-ha-vi-our ! You cannot eat the hay yourself; and yet you wiU not allow me, to whom it is so de-si-ra-ble, to taste it. The Mwer who hoards up his gold, Un willing to use or to lend, Himself in the dog way behol^ The ox in his indigent iriend. To hoard up what we can't enjoy, Is IIeftven*s good purpose to deitroy. 1^' k 5tTv I '■S. t0SS B5? 96 Sekct Fables, ▼. T«a KID AMU TBS WOLfV ■if. f I I t A She-Goat lim im her Kid in safety at home, while she went to feea in th^ fields, and advised her to keep close. A Wolf watching their mo- tions, as soon as the Dam was gone, nastened to the house, and knocked at the door. Child, said he, counterfeiting the voice of the Goat, I forgot j to embrace you ; open the door, I besee*^^ you, that I may give you this token of my t :tJon. No ! no I replied the Kid (who had taken a sur- vey of the deceiver through the whdow), I can- not possibly give you admission ; tor though you feign very well the voice of my Dam, I perceive ui every other respect that you are a Wolf. Let every youth with cautious breast ATlureineut's fatal dangers shun : Who turns sage counsel to a jest. Takes the sure road to be undone. A, Parent's counsels e'er revere, And mingle confidence with fear. ^^w^^nmnTTTi" ^ ^ Select FableM. VI. THE WOLF AND TBB LAMB. 97 A Wolf and » Lamb, by ditnoe qMOf u» the amne stcoun to quench tbeir tliirst. T]^ wnter flowed from tbe former to- wards the latter, who stood at an humble distance ; but to sooner did ^he Wolf perceive the Lamb, than, seeking a pre- text for his destruction, be ran. down to him, and accused him of digturUing th^ water whieb he w^ drjjikinj^. How can I disturb it ? said the Lamb, iu a great fright : the stream fldWs from you to me ; and I assure you, that f did not mean to give you any offianc^. That may be, replied the Wolf; but it was only yesterday that I saw your Sire encouraging the Hounds that were pursuing me. Fardon me ! answered the Lamb,. — my poor Sire fell a victim to the Butcher's knife upwards of a mouth since. It was your Dam, then, replied the sav^fa beast f/ly Dam, said the innocent, died on the day I was born. i)ead or not, vociferated the Wolf, as he gnashed his teeth in rage, I know very well that all the breed of you hate ire, and theretbre I am determined to have my revenge. So iaying, he sprung upon the defenceless Lfimb» and worded and at« hinu Iniustice, leagu*d with Strength and Pov'f Npr Truth nor Innocence can stay; In vain they plead nrhen Tyrants lour. And seek to make the weak their prey* No equal rijghts obtain regard, When passions five, and spoils rewaid. 2 t i-r k; i^n 98 Words of SIX Syllables. Words o/six Syllables^ and upwards, ptopetly accented* A-bo'm-i-na-ble-ness au-thor-i-ta'-tive-ly Con-cil-i-a-to-ry con-^'t-u-la-to-iy con-si'd-e-ra-ble-ness De-cla'r-a-to-ri-ly E-Ja'c-u-la-to-ry ex-po'8-tu4a-to-ry In-tol-er-a-ble-ness in-vo'1-un-ta-ri-ly Un-pa'r-don-a-Ke-ness un-pro'f-it-a-ble-ness un-rea'-son-a-ble-ness A-pos-to'1-i- cal-ly Be-a-ti'f-i-cal-ly Cer-e-mo'-ni-ous-ly cir-cum-a'm-bi-ent-ly con-sen-ta'-ne-ous-ly con- tu-me'-li-ous-ly Di-a-bo'1-i-cal-ly di-a-me't-ri-cal-ly .dis-o-be'-di-ent-ly Em-blem-a't-i-cal-ly In-con-si'd-e-rate-ly in-con-ve'-ni-ent-ly in^ter-ro'g-a-to-ry Ma-ffis-te'-ri-al-ly me-n-to'-ri-ous-ly Re-com-me'nd-a-to-ry Su-per-a'n-nu-a-ted su-per-nu'-me-ra-ry An-te-di-lu'-vi-an an-ti-mo-na'rch-i-cal arch-i-e-pi's-co-pal a-ris-to-cra't- i-cid Dis-sat-is-fa'c- to-ry E"-ty-ino-lo"-gi-cal ex-tra-pa^ro'-cni-al Fa-mi-li-a'r-i-ty Ge-ne-a-lo"-gi-cal ^e-ne>Tal4^s-si-mo Ile-ter- o-^^-ne-ous his-to«ri-o'g-ra-pher Im.ma*ta-bn-i-ty in-fal-i-bia-i-ty Pe-cu-li-a'r-i-ty pre-des-ti-na'-pi-an Su-per-in-te'nd-en-cy U-ni-ver-sa'l-i-ty up-phi-lo-so'pb-i-cal A n-ti-trin-i-ta'-ri-an Com-men-su-ra-bil-i-ty Dis-sat-is-fa'c-ti-on Ex-tra-o'r-di-na-ri-ly Im-ma-te-ri-a'li-ty im-pen-e-tra-bil-i-ty in-com-pat-i-bi'l-i-ty in-con-si^d-e-ra-ble-neM in-cor-rupt-i-bil-i- fcy in-di-vis-i-bi'i-i-ty Lat-i-tu-di-na'-ri-an Va-le-tu-di-na'*ri-aii William andTkoiHas^ ^m INDUSTRY And indolence contrasted, A Tale by tr. ?Em^yxL. "■' " '' , ' IN a Tillage, at a si^oall di8ta^ce from the metropp- ^B, lived a wealthy husbandman, who had t\yo jsonst William and Thomas; the former of whom was ex- actly a year older than the other. Qn the day wjben the aeoond pon was borQ, the husbandniaE planted in his , orchard two, young apple- trees of an equal ^ize, on which he bestowed the same care in cultivating ; and they throye so much alil^e that it was a difficult matter to ^y whif these trees, now filled' with hlossoms, their father tqld them, . that ho mad^ .them a present of the trees in good con- ditio!, yii^dck wo^ild continue to thrive or decay, in pro- portion to the labour or neglect they i-eceived.^ .„,^, ^ ; Thoma8> though the youngest son, turned all his at- tention tjo tl!S improvement of his tree, by clearing it of msects aa .oon as ha discovered tl^em,, ap4 propping up the «t^m that it might grow, perfectly upright. Ife 4ug about it,, to Joosen the earth, that jbhe root migl^t receive, nourishment from the warmth oft tlte.sun, SMiid .the nioisture of the dews. No mqther coui^d nurse her child ipoiie tenderly in its i?»i&|ncy, t^ ite'WW? ^ hig;«ree.: ,/., :,; ,, : „.. . , , , , • , ,,,-;-;,,>, vJ-:->:vv. i^ciuA :' Hia brii^heil.WilUaui, hpi^ey^, pj^rsueci %.yery dif- ferent conduct ; for he4oitere4 a^fiyal) hi^.time in the most idle and n^ischievous mann^, on^ of;^i^ principal an^unements beingfto, throw stc^ies,,!^ people as tih^y passed.; He kep^ company with aUjthe ^^le^hoys iii ^^ neighbourhood, with whom he was. continually fighting, and was seMPiu without either a bl^ck eye or a broken Ft' '■i ■ ' mm I 5, 100 William emd Thomoi. ddn. Hit poor tree wm ^erlected, and never tbooff^ of, till ope day in antunin, wnen, by chance, seeing his brother's tree loaded with the finest apples, and almost ready to break down with the weight, he ran to his own' tree, ntit doubting that he should find it in the same pleasing condition. Great, indeed, were his disappointment and surprise, when, instead of finding the tree loaded with excellent fruit, he beheld nothing but a few withered leaves, and hranches covered with moss. Ke instantly went to Ins father, and complained of his partiality in giving him a tree l^at was worthless and barren, while his brother's produced the most luxuriant fruit; and he thought that his brother should, at least, ffive h|0i half of his apples. His fathe? told him that it was by no means reason- able that the industrious should give up part of their labour to fised the idle. *< If your tree, ' said he, ** has produced you nothing, it is mit a ju^ reward of your mdolence, since jrou see what the industry of your bro- ther has gained him. Your tree was equalty friU of blossoms, and grew in the same soil ; but you paid no attention to the culture of it Your brother suffered no visible insects to renuia on his tree ; but you ne- glected that caution, and suffered them to eat up the very buds. As I cannot bear to see even plants petinh through negliect, I must now take this tree from you, and give it to your brother, whose care and attention may possibly restore it to its formei* vigour.' The fruit it produces shall be his property, and yfMi must no longer consider yourself as having any right in it. How- ever, you may go to my'nursery, and there choose any other you may Hke better, itnd try what you can do with it $*but if you neglect to take (tt'oper care of it, I shidl take that alsoifn^ you, and give !l to your brotheir as a reward for his superior industry and eittetttion.'' This had the desired effect on William ; who clearly perceived the justice and propriety of his father's recson- jing-hig almost to his , in Ifae •OTJrise, excellent ea, and toUg >gr ^im a I uDther'g i k^t that apples, reason- of their e, « has o^ yoop fonr hit). ^ foil of paid tio suffered J'on ne- vp the 8 perish m yott, Mention ^efrnit ust no 1/ K Moral Observations. "*^ lai hg, and instantly went into the nursery to choose the no^ thriving apple-tree he ccM meet with. His bro- ther Thomas, assisting him in the culture of his tree, advised him in what mtiiner to pNMfeed | Mid William made the best use of his time, and the imttrnctions he received from hit brother. He left off all bis mischie- vous tricks, forffook the company of idle boys, applied himself cheerfully to work, and in autumn received the reward of his hd)our, his tree being loaded with fruit. Moral and iPsAoTiicAL OBsssTATioif s, which aught tip ImcQmmft^ to memfu at on early age, I^rosperity gains friends, and advenN|;y trtes them. It is wiser %o prevent a qnarrel, than to revenge it. Custom is the plugue of wise men ; but is the idol df foJla. ■ •'■ ■' '■■•■;-:. To err is human } to ftNrgive,' divine. ^' He is always riehi wtu» eonsidcts hiroiatf as having enough. •; » The golden rule of happiness is to be moderate m your eklMBietations. .r-'i imt on ?'i mu{'V- It is better to reprove, than to be angry seerettly. Diligence, indutttyy^ and submiesion to advice,! ak'e material duties of the young. w Us.h 'Anger may gtonee in|xi^ the breast ilityr5'?tyn- m4 'K:.«*^:,>/.^,-t«»t •:;rfr .: TViith mA en^, vhrtue and yic^ a^e things «if an immtitable nature. - ^ -' ' vmrnv, ' ■.•■vjffo oK When our vices leaw us, we flatter otirselves Uiat Wt hiave tfaeib» -'- ■" :V» tM^iKm^^^i. mm T^hmTi ■>/'. t J II > i' J.nlM> »»t»* ' I r MUJ ii^ i I ■ t'; I K ■ ■^■''*«»nxJettt^esmt^^^,|ym^^a^^■•mlar:\yl^mt•■^lmux,^, oa %'-m,\\*mm ■I ■PFflB wm ^im 102 Moral Observations. Do unto olher^ m yoa would they should do unto ydo. A mwti nMiy have a tbouiand intimate ac^uaintancet» and Bol a friend among them all* • Induftry is the parent of every excellence. The finest talents would be lost in obscurity, if they were not called forth by sti^dy and cultivation. Idleness is the root of all evil The acquisition of knowledge is the most honourable occupation of youth. Never expect lawyers to settle disputes; nor justice from the decisions of lawyers. ^^\ Beware of false xeasoning, when ^ou are about to in* flict an injury which you cannot^epair. He can never have a true friend, who is bffcen^ang- ing his friendships. Virtnoot youth gradually produoes Nourishing man- hood. None more impatiently suffer injuries, than those that dre most forward in doing, them, ir; ,1 rf , good till it is spread. There is no real use in riches, except in the distrib^- tioH' of thenk ' ' •) ,•• ;vn\\ ..^rorq-n ■-' ; ■ , hi U Deference to others is the golden rule of poUteoess and of morals. ; / ; u , ; Complaisance renders a supfhrior amiable, an equal agreeable, and an inferior acceptable. Excess of ceremony shews want of breeding. That politeness is best which exclndeA i^jivi^i^Qitous 'formality. ■■'" . ■.•■ -mi- -\, .. vv •'»^^rArt'^^'"^"' By taking revenge of an injury, a maffi is only;eiien witii his ei^my ; by passing it over, be is superior* No object is more pleasing to the eye, than the sigibt of araan whom.yon have.4>bligedi( ii^it No music is so agreeable fo the ear, aS; the voice 4>f I one that. owns yon for his bensfoctoirf ,ri —4— '*««Wf*W'«lMlMM*VT*« Moral Qlfaeryations. 103 ,Tl)e only bi^n^fit to be derived from flattery is, that by hearings what we are not, w« may be instructed in what we ougbt to be. , t '»! A wise man will defiire no more^ than that he may get justly, n^ spberly* di#tribute cheerfully, and live upon contentedly. ' , , , A, contented mind, and a'gobd conscience, will make a man happy in all conditions. Ing^titucie, is a crime so shameful, that no man was ever found, who would acknowledge himself guilty of it. Truth is born with us; and we do violence to our nature, when we shake off our veracity. The character of the person who commends you is to b^ considered^ b?fore you set much value on his praise. A wise man applauds him whom he thinks most vir- tuous j the rest of the wofldi b|ia who it most powerful, or ippst w««4ihy. , j . .u a_^. There is more trouble in accumuila:tin|f tne first hun- dwi^t^anjn,^ next.fiye thousaj^.. He who Would becpme :nch withm ^ yeari lagene- raUy a bf«gw wtl^ s^ montha. ' ^ As to be perfeptly W w an attribute of the divine nf^l^tp h^^^MmJ^ "^^ abilitiee, is the glory of man. .i j, . • . . , , jJo v^ was eyer cast down with the injuries of fortune ; unless he W before suffered bims^^ c^Vfedbyfeerf^vpifra, ,, . , , ' . , Soib^ engages i|[^orf tbe affections of men, than a polite i^dresd, and gracefW i^onversation. A more ^rioi>^ .vi^(;ory cannot be gained over an- other man, than to re^liriiinjWw^th kindness. ;PhilQ8ophy fe only valuable, when it serves as th^ law qfWe, am»^ot ^ Pf^W**^ °^ *^**^^ There cannot be a greater tr^hery, than frst tp vm^ confidence, and then deceive it. . It is as great a point of wis^j(i_ tojjide jgnoranc^, ^ to discover knowledge, . * «aiM|!"«f«*n«f^«fa;s/^ . .„*#«',*'-.,*.-*%,',■..•>.■. ^**-«rb."%M .«4jm>Jirl!»*l¥...i: tfp*^^.»t. .-.'i.^.-vv.. I ! 104 Moral Observatiotu. No man hath a thorough taste of proaperityt to whom adversity never happened. Truth is always consistent with itself, and needf no invention to help it out. There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood leads on to fortune. In the career of humun life, it is as dangerous to play too forward, as too backward a game. Beware of making a false estimate of your own powers, charai^ter, and pretensions. A lie is always troublesome, sets a man's invention upon the rack, and requires the aid of many more to support it. *^ r ix on that course of life which is the most excellent} and habit will render it the most delightful. A temperate man's pleasures are durable, because they are regultir ; and his whole life is calm and serene, because it is innocent. We should take prudent care for the ftiture ; but not so as to spoil the enjoyment of the present. It forms no part of wisdom to be miserable to-day, because we may happen to become so to-morrow. Blame not before you have examined the truth ; on- 4erstand first, and then rebuke. An angry man who iiippr^ses his opinions, thinks worse than he speaks. •*•-*'-' It is the infirmity of little minds, to be captivated by every appearance, and dazzled with every thing that sparkles. , . The mail Wlio tells nothing, or who tells everything, will equally have nothing told him. The lips of talkers will be telling snch things as ap- pertain not unto them ; but the words of tuch as have understanding, are weighed in the balance. The heart of fools is in their mouth, but the tongut of the wise is in his heart »V» to [needf no takeo at topla^ rour own fnvention more to excellent, becauge 'd serene, but not J to-day, w, ith; on. > thinki ated by ig that ything, asap- s have ongue Moral Obiervatiotts, 106 He that It truly poIitCf knows how to contradict with reipect, and to please without adulation. The manners of a well-bred man are equally remote from insipid complaisance, and low familiarity. A good word is an easy obligation, but not to sY>eiUc ill, requiree only onr silence, and costs us nothing. Wisdom is the grey hairs to a man, and unspotted life is the most venerable old age. Let reason go before every enterprise, and counsel before every action. Most men are friends for their own purposes, and will not abide in the day of tronble. A friend cannot be known in proeperity; and an enemy cannot be hidden in adversity. He who diseovereCh aecrets, loaeth hia credit, and will never secure valuable friendahips* Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the kindness of thy mother ; how canst thou recom- pense them the things they have done for thee ? The latter part of a wise man's life is taken up in curing the prejudices and false opinions he had con- tracted in the former part. He who tells a lie, is not sensible hdV gfreat a task he undertakes ; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain it. The prodigal robs his heir, the miser robs himself. True wisdom consists in the regulation and go'vem- ment of the passions ; and not in a technical knoiVledge of arts and sciences. Some men miss the prize of prosperity by procrastina- tion, and others lose it by impatience and precipitancy. Economy is no disgrace : it is better to live on a little, than to ouUive a great deal. Almost all difficulties are to be overcome by industry and perseverance. A small injury done to another, is a great injary done to yourself. ssBsaessasa 106 Advice to Young Persons. He that sows thistles will not* reap wheat. The weapon of the wise is reason ; the weapon of fools is steel. Never defer that till to-morrow, which can be as well performed to-day. In your intercourse with the world, a spoonful of oil goes farther than a quart of vinegar. Fools go to law, and knaves prefer the arbitratiion of lawyers. You must convince men before you can reform them.. A man's fortunes may always be retrieved, if he has retained habits of sobriety and industi^ No man is ruined who has preserved an unblemished character. Habits of tenderness towards the meanest animals, bej^et habits of charitv and benevolence towards our fellow-creatures. ADVICE TO TOUNO PERSONS INTENDED PCS TRADE. By Dr. Benjamin Franklin, > REMEMBER that time is money.— He that can earn ten shillings a-day at his labour, and goes abroad, or sits idle one half of that day, though he spends but sixpence during his di- version oriilleness, ought not to reckon that the only expense; he has spent, or rather thrcnvn away, five shillings besides. Remember that credit i$ money. — If a man lets his money lie in niy hands after it is due, hecause be has a good opinion of my credit, he gives me the interest, or so much as I can mnke of the money ounng that time. This amounts to a considerable sum where a man has large credit, and makes good use of it. Remember that money is of a proline or a muUiplyiiig nature, — Money can produce money, and its offspring can produce more, and so on. Five shillings turned is six ; turned again, it is seven and threepence: and so on, till it becomes a hun- dred pounds. The more there is of it, the more it produces every turning, so that the profits rise quicker and quicker. He that throws away a crown, destroys all that it might have produced, even scores of pounds. ;U mmm. mmmm ^m. Advice to Younff PersonSbi m JRemember that six pounds a-y^orMs but a groat a*day.— For this little sum (whicn may be daily wasted, either in time or ejrpertse, unperceived) a man of credit may, on bis own secu- )rJity», bave the constant possession and use of a bunrlTed p6uncf ,:/ ;oi u .9«wQr,t of thinking ^lyoifiti'mtn*^ihiiiiywvpossee»;md of living accordingly This is », mistake that many peo|^,e. who hftye credit ftdl into. To pr^itent Uiis# keep an exact account, j |br some time* both ;of you* e^tnses and your : ineome. If you i take the pains first to enumefate particulajBS^ it will have this ^ good effect: you will diaeover how wonderfully small tricing eicpenses mount up to large sumsj and ««^1 discern what might heife, been, and may for ^ future be eaved, without occasion- ing any great inconvenience. . {n short, the way to w«iAltk, if you diesire it, is as plain as tlw way to market. It depends chiefly on two things,, industry and frugality; that is, waste neither ^I'menor mtmey, but make the beet uee of botb^ mu^ M^-t-'mmi- r, \h OOLDBX RUUBS FOB TOUNG SHOPKBBl^fiHS. By Sir IHehard Phillips, 1. — Chooee a gbod iimd commanding situation, even at a higher rate or premium y for no money is so well laid out »* f6r sitnatioh, pi'dviding good tise be made of it. 2.— .Ttike your ^hop door off the hinges nt seven o'clock mmm m'm' mm rai KTM 108 Jdviee ib Young Shopkee^rs. erery nMN^ning, thtt no obstruction ma^r be opposed to your cusComers. 3. — dean and set out your windows before seven o*eloek; and do tbie witb yoor o^wn hands, tbat you may ex)>ose for sale.Uie articles wbiob are most aalejable. and which you Moit want to sell. 4. — Sweep beforo your houid;^ and, if rehired, open a ft>ot- way from the opposnte side of -fho street^ tliat pasgeng^rs may think of you wbile crossinf, and that all your neic^hbours may be sensible of your diligence. 5 Wear an apron, if sucb be the custom of yoin' business, and consider it as a badge of distinction, which will procure you respect and credit. # 6 Apply yoiir fait retnmitfrei^jr money to pay debtft before they are dBO« and give audi transactions suitaUe em^ phasis ^ claiming ^Kecount. "^ ^^ ^ 7. — Always be> found ait iMnie, and in some way employed : and remember tbnt your meddHiig neighboun have their eyes upon you, md are oonittti^ gnuging yo« by your ap- pearances.' •':''*' 8l — Re^ weigh and vo-Meaabro aB your stodt, rather thah let it be supposed you have nothing to do^ 9.-^Keep some uliielM i^Mp,> thail fsm vukf draw ettflCom- ers and enlarge your in t eic oM l i Oi lO.^Keep up tlM «Met <{aalii^ 4r iiivour of all artidiis which yon ^nd are UpproVtid ;ef Hf your cusUnbmfb ; ami ^ this means you wittisnjoy their (Hreiference. 11. — Buy for ready-^money as oBiewar«f of tbe odds and endis of a stodK ol remnants, of spoiled goods, and of waste} fioir it is In smdi tAihigs tlMtt your profits^ liew - '••^..»;^ ■ •'<• ,v .'.*,• :,.vi^\ .hu. 14 In serving your customers be firM titi^ <)%ttgt%^ ttid never lose yo^ir temper, — for nothing is got by it. 15. — Alwaj^s, be seen ^1; church or chapel on. Skuulay ; never at a gaming-£abte : and seldom at theatres or at places of amusement. > 16 — Prefer a prudent and discreet .^ is ri(^ and showy wife. , \ ":,ii's:Z r /." \"'~'c •; 17 — Spend your evenings by your own fire-side^ and shuvi a public house or a sottish club as you would a bad debt. :!l never [I ces of II ifaowy i&mi ! [to your |)b8e for opeir a isifiesm, '■ I procure 1 ^pbyed: thefir FOwrap. o er t^ ciiflleii)« irtlfcltfg mid hy «i»7 to itiitlotts nnonts, g«tlMt frcipi^r Hamea ^'thret oar more Syilabl€$, 109 18 — Subscribe with youv -teighbouni to a book-club^ ud improve your mind, thbt i vptVLV be qualified to use your future affluence with credit o yourself, and advantage to the public. 19.-^Ta1k:« stock every year, estimate your profits, and do not spend aibove one-fourth. 20. — Avoid the common folly of expending your precious capital upon a costly architectural front ; such things operate on the world l|ke paint on a woman's cheek, — repelling be- holders instead of attracting them. 21 Every poilAd wasted by a young tradesman is two pounds: lost at th^ end of three years, and two hundred and fifty-six pouiida at' the end of twenty-four years., - 22. — Ta avoid being robbed and ruined by apprentices and assistants, never allow them to go from home in th^ evening.; and the restriction will prove equally useful to master and servant. 29i>-^Reniember that prudent pwchasers anroid the shop of an extravagant and ostentatious, trader, for they justly consider, that«.ij^tl^ey deal with, hi(n^, they must contribute to his follies. 24. — Let these be your rul^s dfl you have realised your stock, and till' yoa can take disodunt for prompt payment on all purchases; and you may then indulgfc in any degree which your habits and amae of prudence suggest. PROPISR NAME>S, Which oecf4V in the 0i4> and Neiw Testu^ments. A-bad'^n A-bed-ne'g^ A-bi-tt'*thftr " A-birti'e-lftcK' ' A'bin'a'dAb Abirft-ham Ab'sa-lom' Ad"0*ttijji& A-grii>*pa A-hBS-u<«^kiX8 A-bim'e^lech A-hith'o-phrf A-mal'e-kitfe A-mih'a*d!aiy An'a-kims^ A-namWech A-na-ni'ttB * An'ti-chrifet Ar-che*-la'u» Ar-chip'pn8 Arc-tuwB A-re-op'a-gfiJs Ar-i-ma-the'a Ar-mai'ged'dott Ar-tax-erX^ea' Ash'ta-i^oth As'ke-lon '' As-syr'i-* Atb^-ii%k "'fi'm fA 110 Proper Names qf three or Ba'al Be nth Ba'al Ham'oQ Baby-Ion Bar-a-chi'ah,i ibof Bar-je'sus Bar'na-bas Bar-thol'o-mew Bar-ti-me^u8 B»r-zilla-i Bssh'e-majbh Be-el'ze-bub Be-er-she'ba Bel-shaz':^ar Ben'ha•^dad Be.th-es'da Beth'le-hem Beth-sa'i-da B^thynfi-a Bo-a-ner'ge8 Cai'a-phas Cal'va-ry Can-da'ce Ca-per'na-um Cen'cre-a Ce-sa're-a Cher'u-bim Cho-ra'zin Cle'o-phaa Co-ni'ah Dam-as'cu8 Dan'i-el jj.?/i Deb'o-rah Ded'a-ninft^^Hiu. DeH-lah V ^ De-me'tri-upi Di-ot're-phe8 Did'y-mns Di-o-nVs'i-us Dru-sil'la E-bed'me-lech Eb-en-e'zer Ek'ron El-beth'el E-le-a'zar E-li'a-kim E-li-e'zer E-liliu E-Iim'ie-lech El'i-phaz E-liz'a-beth El'karnah E).-na'than El'y-mas ' Km'ma-U8 EpVphn^ E-pliph-ro-di'tcn E-phe'si-ans > Eph'e-8U8 Ep-i-cu-re'an8 E'sar-had-don E-tbi-o^pi-a Eu-roc'ly-don Eu'ty-chus rFe'lix Fes'tuB For-tu-na'tus Ga^ri.e| Gad-a-renef' Gal-a'ti-a Gall-lee Ga-om'U-el ,,..,, Ged-ali'&h ^' .vj more Syllables, Ge-ha'«i Ger-ge-senes' Ger'i-zim Gib'e-on-ites : Gid e>on GolV-tba Go-mor'rah Had-ad-e'zer Ha-do'ram Hal-le^ln'jah Ha-nam'e-ri Han'a-ni Han-a-mah Haz'a-el /»«fiyTj- Her^mo'gt-nei - He-ro'di-as" «" -^ He-ze-kM:;!^;:';^;: Hi-e-rop'o-lis Hil-ki'ah Hor-o-na'im , Ho-san'na ' '' '. Hy-men-e'ue Ja-az-a-ni'ah Ich'a-bod Id-u-mse'a Jeb-n-site '^^^^^ Jed-e-di'ah Je-ho'a-haz Je-bciVkim Je-boi'a-chin Je-bo'ram , , • Je-boshV^phat Je-ho'vah Je-pbur^'iMih,^ /^ er-e-mi^ ; ^^.^ I hifles. 'i? [nes Ites I im ah Fraper Names of three or more SyllahUa. Ill Jer-o-bo'am IMe-ro'dach IShu'nam-inite 'Mes-o-po-ta'mi-a Je-ru'sa-lem Jez'e-bel Im*man'u>eA Jon'a-dab JonVthan Josh'u-a Jo-si'ah I-sa'iah Ish^o-sheth Ish'ma-el Is'sa-char IthVmar Keriah Ke-tu'itth Ki-ka'i-on La'chish La'mech La-o-di-ce'a Laz'a-ruB Leb'a-non Lem'u-el Lu'ci-fer Lyd'i-a Ma"ce-do'ni-a Mach-pe'lah Ma-ha-na'im Ma-nas'seh Ma-no' ah Maf-a-nath'a Mat'tbew '^^ *^' Maz'za-roth Mel'chiz'e-dek Mei'i-bah .)- f.-a. «!**•«. Me-thuse-lah Mi-chai'ah 'ws 7 Mi'cha-el «ii V Mir'i-arn Mna'son Mor'de-cai Mo-ri'ah Na'a-man Na'o-mi Naph'ta-li Na-than'a-el Naz'a-i'ene Naz'a-reth 'iNaz'a-rite > Sib'bo-leth m oil o-arr; Sil-va'nus Sim'e-on Sise-ra - Soro-mon Steph'a-nas Su-ean'nah Sy-ro-phe-ne'ci-tt Tab'e-ra Tab'i-tha Te-haphVtieB Ter'a-phitn TiTr-tul'liis The-oph'i-luB I'Neb-u-chad-nez^zsirl Thes-8a-^1(>n'i-Gft Ne-bu*zara-dmi Ne-he-mi'ah Rom-a-li'ah Reph'a-im Reu'ben Rim^mod Rti'hamah Sa-be'ans Sa-ma'ri*a San-bal'lat Sap-phi'ra Sa-repta Sen-na-che'rib Ser'a-jAim^H-w*' Shi-lo'ah Shim'e-i - > -^ Shulam-iW? • • I t i n Thy-a-ti'ra ^^"^A Ti-mo'the-us To-bi'al* Vashti ' U-phar'giti U-rijah Uz-zi'ah- Zac-che'us Zar'e-phatb ZebVdee Zech-a>ri'ah Ze-de-ki'ah Zeph-a-ni'ah Ze-nrii/ba-bel Ze-lo'phe-had Zer-n-i'al- l^p-pc/rali' ;~t/,i J n«ii ■idi rt «>v. ;> ;{ ^ i imw i tfwin i JiujL.. immf^tmm i i .-jJUi-MjmiiJXi i^ Ill Proper Names of three or more Syllables PROPER NAMES . Which occur in Anci£1«t and Modern Geoorapht. ] Aber-de9& By-zanti-um Di-o-ny-sip'O'lis Ab-er-istht'vi^ith Caf-fra'ri^a Di-os-cu'ri-aa Ac-a-pulca Cag-li-a'ri, Do-do'na Ac-ar-na'ni-ft Cal-a-ma'ta Do-min'go Ach-ao-me'ni'ft Cal-GUt'ta< Do-min'i-ca Ach-e-ron'ti-a Cal-i-for'ni-ft Diis'sel-dorf Ad-ri-a-nO'ple Ca-pra'ri-a Dyr-cachfi>um Al-es-san'dri-a Car-a-ma'ni-a Ed'in-bupglv,, ,.,. i A-mert-ca Car-tha-ge'na El-e-phao'ta • Am-phip'o-lis Cat-a-lo'm-a £-ieu^the*iB9e, An-darlii'si-a Ce-pha-Wni-tt £p-i-dam'niM ; An-nap'o-Iis Ce-pha48'iia £p-i-d£vr^ni8 1 An-ti-pa^roa Ce-raa'ni-a £p-i-pha']u>a 1 Ap^pea-mnea Ger-eypli^ai-l» £6-cu'ri-al I Arch-aft'gpli CliBi-ro-ne'a £s-qui-inaux' \ Au-9ea-ga-1>ad; Chal-ee-do^ni-a £8-trerinaHlu'n Ba-bel-man^dipJ Chan-der-naxgpra^ £-tbi-o'pi«« Baby-Ion ,, Qxris-tiraTna. £u-pa-Wri-j> Bag-nagnn Chns-ti-an-o^te £u-n-a-iias'8a Bar-ba'doQ« Con-nec'tirC«t Fal-lip'o-lis Barce-lofoa Con-Btaiinti-no'pU Fas-eel' li-na Ba-va'ri-a Co-pen-WgeB' Ferrman'agb Bel-ve*dfire' Cor-o-matt'del Fon-te-ra'bi-a Be-ne-veii'to. Cor-y-pba'ai-um For-te-¥en-ta'ra Bes-sahra'bi-a Cyc'la-des Fred'er-icks-burg Bis-na'g^ Da-ghes'tan Fri-u'li Bok'ba^fa Da-lb-car'li-a Fron^tignri-ae' Bo-na^vk^ Dal-nuv'tii-a Fursteiv-bing Bosfpho^riW' Dam-i-et'ta Gal-U*pafgot Bo-rys'tliei-niea Dar-da-nelles Ga|>k)rgi^'<;i-a Bra-gaiifsa Dar-da'jii-a : uuo. Gan-gar'i-daB. Branden-burg Dau'phi-ny Gar-a-man'tes 6u-thra'tes De-se-a'da Gas'co-ny Ge-ne'va Bus-sc/ra Di-ar-be'ker Pn Ger'r Gib-i Giovi Gol-( Gtt^a* Hal- Hei' Proper Names of three or more Syttdbles, 113 Ger'ma-ny Gib-ral'tar Giom'ciss-ter Gol-coii>'dft Gua-d«'louip6' GnelMor-land Gu's^-rot Hal-i^car-nae'ims Htti'del-burg Hel-yoet-sluys' Her-manrstadt' Hi««nrap'oh8 His-pan^Wla Uyr-ca'ni'a JVniai'ca Il-lyr'i-cum In-nis-kil'ling l8-pa*l)aii' Kamtsrehaftlia Kim-bc4'ton KQa*igs-burgh La-bi»-dor' Lamp'sa-cus Lmi''gu««4oc Lau'ter^buEg Leo-min'stof Li-thwnf^ni-fi. Lon-dQi«-d«r^y ! Lottw-bttrgniff i Lou-is-i-a'ofH i>sl Lux'em-hiifi*' i Lyc-aro'to-*^ ^ ! T Ma-cas'sar Ma"ce-do'ni-tf Mad-a-gas'car Man-ga-lore' Mar'a^thon Mar-ti-ni'eo Ma*8u*li*pa-tam' Med-i-ter'^ra'ne-an Mes-o-po-ta'mi-a McHno-e-mu'gi Mo-no^mo-ta'pa Narto^li-a Ne-ga-pa-ta»' Ne-rWkoi Nwkf-chB-tean' Nbca-nt-giia^ NiHXipVh>li» L V ; No-iro^gD^Md Nit'rem4mrg Ocza-kow OoBo-Wkft Os'M^lNUg > 0-ta-hei^to 0-ver-yif«el Pahlait'i-OBle Pap^langc/ni-a Pat-a-go'Bif«; P««n*flyl*TaBi-a^^ Plii.lip.vUl&' Pon-dk-chetp'ry Pyr-^^rneca' Qiiifbe»voo' , Qu»4»'ar QttSF'ioaa'liAi. >(I Ra6%«faon v /(I- Ra-ven'na Ra'venB-burg Ro-set'ta Vi-A^ Rot't«r-daai^;-j .\ SaUa-man'ca Sa-mar-eand' Sa-'mU'-e^da Sar-a^-goa'sa; u . Sw-diftl-a Schaiff-h&u'sen Se-iiii>ga-pii.ft«m Si-befri-a , '* j/ Spiti^biB'gsa Switz^er^land Ta'>c*-g!o'na Thi-on^riUe' ThvHiiit'giHft Tip-pe-ra'ry To^bola'koi ToB-ga*ta^boo^ Tran-8yl*^iH»a Tvr-co-ma'iu-a Val*«n<€ieai'niSt Vcr-o-nifca Ve-sn'vi-us Vir»ffin'i-& U^ron^berg West-maTiiW Westrpba'li-a Wol-f«ii-biit'tl« Xy-le-iic^'b4i8 Xy-hspVli« Zanrgue^iaif , Zan-ai-bar' ' 'i Zen-o-do'ti«ft Zo-r(Mu'det :.i IBil II t. -i Ei ■'<■* 114 Proper Names 0/ three or more.Stfll^^lff^n PROPER NAMSS '-m^?'lMr) Which occur in Roman and Grecian Histobt. iEs-chi'nds A-ges-i-la'as Al-ci-bi'a-des Al-ex-'an'der Al-ex-an-drop'o-lisl A-nac're-on An-ax-i'man-der An-do"ci-des An-tig'o-nuB An-timVchus An-tis'the-nes A-pel'ltis Ar-chi-me'des Ar-e-thn'sa Ar-ia-tar'chus ' Ar-is-ti'dea A-ris-to-de'mus Ar-i8*tophVne8 Ar-is-totle Ar-tem-i-do'ru8? Ath-en-o-do'nia Ba'ja-zet Bac-chi'a-d» Bel-ler'o»phon Ber-e-cyn^thi*a ' Bi-sal't8B Bo-a-di"ce-a Bo-ethi-us ' Bo-^U'car ' Bracb*ma'ne8 Bri-tan'ni-cu8 Bu-ceph'a-lus Ca-lig'a-la Cal4tc'ra*teB Cal-lic-rat'i-das Cal-lim^a-chus Cam-hy'ses "•• Camillus ' Car-ne'a-des Cas-sanMer Cas-si'o-pe Ca-8i-ve*lati'nuB Ge-the'gfU9 • '^^ Char-i-de'rn«8 Clei-oc'ri-tu8 Cle-o-pa'tra Cli*toin'a-chu8 Clyt^m-nes'tra CoUki>'ti^uB Com-a^g«^na Con'stan-tine Co-ri-o4a'niw ' Cor-ne'luti- Cor-'Wi-ci nus Cor-y-ban'tes Cra-tip'pus Cte8'i-phon"tr>v- Dam-a-sistra-tul Da-mioc'rs-tes Dar'da^nus Daph-ne pho'ri-a Da-ri'ti8 1 'i De*Geb'a-li»- ' '^ Dem-a-ra^tiw De-mon'i-deB De-moc'ri-fcu8 De-mOB'the-nes '• De-mo8^ro-tu8 - ^ • Deu-ca'li-on Di-ag'o-ra« '^ ■ Dih-dy-me'ne Di-nom'ache Di-os-cor'i-dfes Do-don'i-des Do-mi"ti-a'nu8 EMec'tri-on El-eu-fiin'i-a Em-pedjj7cle8 En-aym'i-on E-pam-i-non'das E-paph-ro-di'tu8 Eph-i-ahei Eph'o-ri Epi-char'mnl Ep-ic-te'tiis Ep-i-i6u'ro8' Ep4-men'i-deB Er-a-sis'tra-ttiB Er^a^tos'the^Des Er-a-t^s'trartUB Er-ich4ho'ni-tiB Eu'me-ties Eu'no-mtis Eu-rip'i-de8 £u-ry-bi'f^-di'tus Her-mi'o-ne Her-mo-do'ni8 He-rod'o-tu8 Hes-per'i-de8 Hi-e-ron'y-mu8 Gym-no8-o-phi8^t8e Lon-gimVnus Lu-per-ca'li-a Lyc'o-phron Lyj-o-me'dea Ly-cnr'gi-des Ly-cur'gus Ly-8imVchu8 Ly-sis'tra-tos Man-ti-ne'u8 Mar-cel-li'nus Mas-i-nis'sa Mas-sag'e-tse Meg'a-ra Me'gas'the-nes Me-la-nip'pi-des Mel-e'ag'ri'-des Me-naFci-das Me-nec'ra-tes Men-e-la'u8 Me-nce'ce-us - "Oltjf |Met-a-git*nia Mil-ti'ades Mith-ri-da'te8 Mne^mos'y-ne Mne-sim'a-cbus Nab-ar-za'nes Na-bo-nen'sis Nau'cra-tes Nec'tane-bus Ne'o-cleB Ne-op-tolVmuB Ni-cag'o-ras Ni-coch'rates Nic-o-la'us Ni-com'a.chuB Nu-me-ri-a'nus Nu'mi-tor Oc-ta-vi-anuB CEd'i-pu8 0-lyni-pi-o-do'ru8 Om-o-pha'gi-a On-e-sic'ri-tus On-o-mac'ri-tus Or-thag'o-ras Os-cho-pho'ri-a Pa-ca-ti-a'nu8 Pa-leepb'a-tus Pal-a-me'des Pal-i-nu'ru8 Pan-atb-e-n«e'a Pa-tro'clu8 Pau-sa'niias Pel*o-pon-ne'8U8 Pen-the-si-le'a Phi-lip'pi-des Phil'Oc-te'teB I m 116 Proper Names of three or Phi-loml)ni'tu8 Phil-o-meHa Phil-o-poe'men Phi -lo-Bteph-a'nus Phi-los'tra-tUB Phi-iOx'e-nuB Pin'da-ros Pis-is-trat'i-des Plei'a-des RhBd-a*inan'thii8 Rom'u-luB Ru-tu-pi'nus San>cho-ni 'a* thon Sar-dan-a-pa'lu8 Sat-urtiB The-od'a-mas Thu-cyd'i-de8 Tim-od-e'inuB Ti-moph'a-ne8 Tis-sa-pher'nea Trypb'i-o-do'rui Tyn'da-ru8 Val-en-tin-i-a'nttt Va-le-ri-a'aU8 Vel-i-ter'na Ven-u-le'i-u8 Ver-o-doc'ti-u8 Ve8-pa-8i-a'ntt8 Vi-teHi-us Xan-tip'pu8 Xe-na^o-ras Xe-noc'ra-t4M Xe-noph'a-nes Xen'o-phon Zen-o-do'ru8 Zeux-id-a^mns Zo-ro-as'ter General Rules for pronounctng Proper Barnes, C lias generally the sound of A es at tlie end of names it gene- rally a long syllable, like double e, AS Thales, Tha' tion By, near JBvy, to purchase Bye, indirectly Brews, breweth Bruise, to break But, except Butt, two hogsheads Calender, almanack Calender, to smooth Cannon, a great gun Canon, a law Canvas, coarse eloth Canvass, to examine Cart, a carriage Chart, a map Ce//, a oivt f, to dispose of Cillar, under ground Setter, one who sells Censer, for ineenss Censor, a eritic Censure, blame Cession, resigning Session^ assise Centaury, an herb Century, 100 years Sentry, a guard Choler, anger Collar, for the nedk Ceiling, of a room Sealing, of a letter Clause, a part of a sentence C£iiws, of a bird or beast Coarse, aoi fine Course, a race Cors«, a dead body ^ 1(1 § --!■■ 118 Words of nearly the same Sounds Complement^ number Compliment^ to >peak politely. Concert, of music Contort^ a companion Coutin, a relation Cozen^ to cheat Council^ an listembly Counaelf advice Cruiae, to nil up and down CrewMf shipi' compa nies Currantt a small fruit Current, a stream Creek, of the sea Creak, to make a noise Cygnet, a young swan Signet, a seal £4isf , a point of the compass y«aW, barm Eminent, noted Imminent, impending J^ii^e, a female sheep Yew, a tree » Kou, thou, or ye /TtTM;, to cut JYwf, colour Hugh, a man's name Your, a pronoun J?ti;0r, a kind of jug Ege, tu see with /, myself Fain, desiroui Fane, a temple Feign, to dissemble Faini, weary Feint, pretence Dear, of great value Fair, bandsoaae Deer, in a park Dao, moisture Due, owing Dieaent, to disagree Dependonct, -dine*, trust DependantM, those who are subject Dcrtcies, inventions Deviees, contrives Decease, ieath Disease, disorder Doe, a she-deer Dough, paste Done, performed JDua, a. colour Dun, a bailiff Draught, of drink Draft, a d^awiiig r/rn^ a vessel ifarn, to gain by la- bour Fair, merry-making Fmra, charge Fart, food Descent, going downFe«f, part of the body Feat, exploit File, a steel tool Foil, to overcome Fillip, « snap with the finger Philip, a man's name Fir, a tree Fur, of a skin Flee, to run away Hea, an insect Flew, did fly Flue, down F7u«« ofachimnsy Flout, for bread Flower^ of the field Forth, abroad FoiirM^ the number Fr^t^Mt quarrels ''-'/ire**, i;, entence Frances, a woman*t name Francis, a man's name Geuture, notion Jenter, a juker Gt7^ with gold Guilt, lin Grate, lor fire Gmat, large Grater, fur nutmegs Great9r% larger Groan, a sigh Grown, increased Guess, to think Guest, a visiter /^ar/, a deer Heart, the vital part in animals i4rf, skill /Tea/, to cure JVeel, part of a shoe £«/, a fish Helm, a rudder Elm, a tree J7ear, the sense Here, in this place Heard, did hear JViert/, cattle /, myself Hie, to haste High, lofty /Tire, wages 7rtf, great anger Him, from Ae Hymn, a song //ofe, a cavity Whole, not I. -t n Hoop, for a tub IFAop/^, to halloo /ybs/,.a great number Host, a landlord Idle, lazy /(io/, axi image :••, romtn't lan'f jon M lutniegt fer lb ;ased link iter italpart ■ shoe ier nie place ear I Ainh\ of n church : Iiitt, an iMlttixI JtitpoMtot\ u eat htpoMtttref deceit J", within /nw, It public houMt Incite, to siir up JnHif/ht, knowledge l/ultU; to dictate Indicia tu ac(;ute hiyenioHn^ skiJMil Intjenuo^ , ' tn . hUc! Li^ niirpooeii A'//, to murder Kiln, to dry nialt on Knave, k ro^nie 011^ qf different Signifieations. Lof behold Low, mean, humble Loom, ilack ZoNc, not win Lorg^ learning Lower, more low Lower, to look gloomy Madt, ^oished Maid, a virgin Main, chief ^aii«, of a horse Male, he il/aiV, armour Mail, post-coach Manner, custom Manor, a lordship Aat «, the middle of a if are, a she-horse wheel Mayor^ of a town Knead, to work dough MartthtU, a general Need, want Knew, did know iV!nv, not worn. Knight, a title honour Niyht, darkness Key, for a lock Quay, a wharf Aho^, to unite Knot, a mile at sea Not, denying Murtial, warlike Mean, low Meem, to intend oiJdean, middle Jfien, behaviour 3f«a<, flesh Mtet^tt . Mete, to measure Medlar^ a fruit Meddler, a busy-body Measaye, en errand Know, to understand -^efstMrj/e, a house Metal, substan ,e Mettle, vigour Miyht, power Mite, .an inseci Moan, lamentation Mown, cut down Moat, a ditch iVo, not Zea^, to run out Leek, a kind of onioNi Lean :, a demise Leet, dregs ,, Zeath, three Z«a(4 metal Z«i/e}irinan 2 Air — The air is a transparent, invisible, elastic fluid, sur- roundings the earth to the height of several miles. It contains the principles of life and vegetation ; and is found by experi- ment to be eight hundred times lighter than water. 3. Anatomy. — Anatomy is the art of dissecting the human body when dead, and of examining and arranging its parts, in order to discover the nature of diseases, and promote the know- ledge of medicine and surgery. 4. Architecture. — Architecture is the art of planning and erecting all sorts of buildings, according to the best models. It contains five orders, called the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Co* rinthian, and Composite. 5. Arithmetic. — Arithmetic is the art of computing by num- bers : and notwithstanding the great variety of its applications, it consists of only four separate operations. Addition, Subtrac- tion, Multiplication, and Division. 6. Astronomy. — Astronomy is that grand and sublime sci- ence which makes us acquainted with the figures, distances, and revolutions of the planetary bodies ; and with the nature and ext«nt of the universe. The Planets of our system are Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Herschel, and the small planets situated between Jupiter and Mars, lately discovered, ai>d named Juuo, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas. These revolve about the Sun ; and to Jupiter, Saturn, and Herschel, thirteen moons are attached, like that which attends the Earth. Besides these, there are Comets ; and millions of Fixed Stars, which are probably Suns to other systems. 7. Biography Biography records the lives of eminent men, and may be called the science of life and manners. It teaches from experience, and is therefore most useful tu youth. 8. Botany. — Botany is that part of natural history which treats of vegetables. It arranges them in their proper classes, and describes their structure and use. 9. Chemistry Chemistry is the science which explains the constituent principles of bo:cept at one narrow neck, by which it joins to the neighbouring coit- tinent ; as the Morea, in Greece ; the Crimea, in Tartary. An Isthmus is a neck of land which connects a peninsula with the main land, or two continents together; as Corinth, in Greece, and Suez, which connects the African and Asiatic continents. A Promontory is an elevated point of land, running out into the sea, the end of which is called a Cape ; as the Cape of Good Hope, in Africa, and Cape Horn, in South Amerioi. Mountains are elevated portions of land, towering above the neighbouring country, as the Appennines, in Italy ; the Pyrenees, between France and Spain; the Alps, in Switzer- land ; and the Andes, in South America. The parts into which the waters are distributed, are oceans, sfcwA, lakes, straits, gulfs, bays, creeks, and rivers. The land is divided into two great continents, beaides islands, the Easttrn and the IVesterti Continents. The Easteun Continent comprehends Europe, on the norlh-'vost; Asia, on the north-east; and Africa, jv)ined to Asia by the Isthmus of Suez, which is only sixty miles in breadth, on the South. The Western Continent consists of North and South America, united by the isthmus of Darien, which, in the nar- ^ tr^ . 126 Outlines of Geography, rowest part, b only twenty-five miles across fronc ooena tc ocean. Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, with some impropriety, are denominated the four quarters op the world. They differ greatly from each other in extent of country, in the na- ture of the climate, and the productions of the soil; in the manners, complexion, and character of their inhabitants; and in their forms of government, their national customs, and re- ligion. The POPULATION of these grand divisions of the globe is by no means equal and proportionate. Asia, which has always been considered as the quarter first occupied by the human race, is supposed to contain abotit 500 millions of inhabitants. The population of Africa may be T'^ millions; of America, 40 millions ; and 230 millions ak e assigned to Europe ; whilst Australia, and the other islands of the Pacific, probably con- tain about 20 millions. The immense spaces, which lie between these great conti- nents, are filled by the waters of the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Indian Oceans, and of the seas about the Poles. The Pacific Ocean occupies nearly half the surface of the globe, from the eastern shores of New Holland to the western coasts of America. Separately considetti^d, the Pacific receives but few rivers, the chief being the Amur from Tartary, and the Uoan-Ho, and Kian-Ku, from China; while the principal rivers of America run towards the east The Atlantic or Western Oceam, which is the next in importance, divides the old continent from the new. The Indian Ocean lies between the East Indies and Africa. The seas between the arctic and antarctic circles, and the poles, have been styled* the arctic and antarctic oceans ; the latter, indeed, being only a continuation of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans ; while the Arctic sea is partly embraced by continents, and receives many import«nt rivers. EUROPE. Europe is the jnost important division of the globe, though it is the smallest. The temperature of the climate, the fer- ; tility of the sjL, the progress of the arts and sciences, and the establishment of a mild and pure religion, render it eminently superior to the others. It is divided into several powerful kingdoms and states ; of w ' ooena tc > propriety, ^D. They I in the rm- )il; in the taiits; and it und re- felobe is by [has always ■the human Inhabitants. if America, fpe; whilst )bably con- Teat conti- ftlantic, and rface of the the western ific receives artary, and he principal ihe next in f ■ ^ .-1 and Africa. is, and the IC OCEANS ; he Pacific, a is partly nt rivers. )e, though (, the fer- 8, and the eminently states; of :■ ' Outlines of Geography, 127 i which Great Britain, France, Spain, Germany, and Russia are the principal. The names of the chief nations of Europe, and their capital cities, &c. are as follow : Countries. Capitals. Sweden «Sc Norway...Stoi;kholm Denmark Copenhagen Russia....* Petersburgh Prussia Berlin Austria Vienna Bavaria Munich Wurtemburg 8tutgard Saxony Dresden Kngl.vnd London Scotland Edinburgh Ireland Dublin Holland Amsterdam Belgium Brussels Countries, Capitals. France Paris Spain Madrid Portugal Lisbon Switzerland Berne Italy Milan Tuscany Florence Popedom Rome Naples Naples Hungary Buda Bohemia Prague Turkey Constantinople Greece. ,. Athens Ionian Isles Cefalonia. ASIA. Though, in the revolutions of times and events, Asia has lost much of its original distinction, still it is entitled to a very high rank for its aroaziog extent, for the richness and variety of its productions, the beauty of its turfiioe, and the benignity of its soil and climate. It was in Asia that the human race was first planted : it was here that the most memorable transactions in ScriptufQ history took place ; and here the sun ot science shot its morn- ing-rays, but only to beam with meridian lustre on Europe. The names of the principal Asiatic nations and their capital cities, are — Countnes. Capitals, China Pekin Persia Ispahan Avabia Mecca Cmtntries. Capitals, India Calcutta Thibet :...Las8a Japan Jeddo. In Asia are situated the immense islands of Borneo, Suma- tra, Java, Ceylon, New Holland, and the Philippines. AFRICA. This division of the globe lies to the south of Europe; and is surrounded on all sides by the sea, except a narrow neck oi land, called the isthmus of Suez, which unites it to Asia. It is about four thousand three hundred miles long, and three :>* 128 Outlines of Geography. thousand five hundred broad ; and is chiefly situated within the torrid zone. Except the countries occupied by the Egyptians (tbose ve> nerable fathers of learning, and the Carthaginians), who were once the rivals of the powerful empire of Home, this extensive tract has always been »unk in gross barbarism, and degrading superstition. The names of the principal African nations, and their capi- tal cities, are — Coimtries, Capitals. IMorocco Morocco, Fez Algiers Algiers Tunis TuniH Tripoli Tripoli Egypt Cuiro Biledulgerid DAra CoimUies, Capitals. Za»#a TegesHH Nepoland Mailinga Guinea Renin Nubia Dangola Abyssinia Gtmuar Abex Suaquam United States. States. Capitals, Maine Portland New-Hampshire. ..Concord Vermont Montpdier Mas^tachusetts Boston Khode Ibland Providence States. Capitah. Connecticut. IJartfurd New- York Albany New-Jersey Trenton Pennsylvania Harrisburgh Di'laware Wilmington Maryland Baltimore AMERICA. This division is frequently called the New World. It was unknown to the rest of the globe till discovereLd by Columbus, in the year 1492. Its richeti and its fertility allured adventu- rers ; and the principal naticnii of Europe planted colonies on its coasts. Spain, Portugal, England,, and France, occupied such tracts as were originally discovered by their respective subjects; and, with little regard to the rights of the original natives, drove them to the internal parts, or wholly extirpated them. The soil and climate of America are as various as nature can produce. Extending nearly nine thousand miles in length, and three thousand in breadth, it includes every degree of heat and cold, of plenty and sterility. . The great division of the continent of America, is into North and Souths commencing at the isthmus of Darien, which, in some places, is little more than thirty miles over. The numerous islands between these two divisions of this continent, are known by the name of the West Indies. NOR TH AMERICA is thus divided : [within the Kt hose ve- who were extensive degrading Outlines of Geography. 129 [their capi. ^pitnls. Itliiiga riin >aar d- It was Columbus, d adventu. [colonies on 8uch tracts '' subjects; '*! natives, ted them, i as nature in length, ee of heat »» is into ^ I>arien, »s of this s. nitah. fbrd tiy on sburgh liiigton nore #•••••••• State*, Virginia Nortli Carolina..... South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi liousiana.., Tennefisee , Kentucky ., Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri..., Florida Arkansas... Michigan . Capitah. .Richmond Newborn .Charleston .Savannah Mobile Natchez New Orleans Nashville Lexington Cincinnati Vincennes Kaskaskia 8t. "louis .ugustine •M«.«...** Spanish Possessioks. Countries. Capitals, Mexico Mexico New-Mexico. St. Fe California St. Juan British Possessions. Countries. Capitals. Upper Canada ....Toronto Lower Canada ....Quebec Hudson's Bay..... Fort York Newfoundland ....St. John*s Nova Scotia Halifax New BrunswidcSt. John's SOUTH AMERICA is dinided into ths following parts i— Countries. Terra Firma....... Peru Amazonia Guiana. Brazil Par'ij^uay.... { Chil:. Patagonia Chi4(f Places. «^&nwuHa ••••••••••••••••• Lima. Surinam ............ Cayenne ............ Rio Janeiro....... Buenos Ayres.... St. Jago „.. Independent Ditto Native Tribes Dutch French Portuguese Independent Ditto Native Tribes GREAT BRITAIN is an island 700 miles long, and from 150 to 300 broad, bounded on the North by the Frosen Ocean, on the South by the English Channel, on the East by the German Ocean, on the West by St. George's Channel ; and contains England, Wales, and Scotland. ENGLAND is divided into the following Counties ;..» j Counties. Chief Towns. I Salop,orl^ropshire Shrewsbury Derby ...Derby Nottingham Nottingham Lincoln Lincoln Kutland Oakham Leicester Leicester Stafford Staftbrd Counties. Chief Towns. Northumberland ..Newcastle Durham Durham Cumberland Carlisle Westmoreland Appleby York York Lancaster Lancaster Chester Chester • H i I m 130 Outlines of Geography, Conntie». Chief Towns. Warwick Warwick ^Vorcpster Worcester Hereford Hereford Monmoutl; Monmouth Gloucester Gloucester Oxford....„ Oxford Uuckingliairi Aylesbury Northampton Northampton Bedford Bedford Huntin^'don Huntin^^don Cambridge Cambriuge Norfolk Norwich Suffolk Bury Canntici. Chief Towns. Kssex ('heliii-iford Hertford Hertford ^Middlesex London Kent CantcrbuTjF Surry Guildford Sussex Chichester Berkshire Abington Hampshire Wincnester W il tshire Salisbury Dorset Dorchester Somerset \Vell8 Devon Exeter Cornwall , Launceston SCOTLAND ia divided into the following Shirea:^ Shires. Chief Torvns, Edinburgh Edinburgh Haddington Dunbar Berwick Dunse Roxburgh Jedburgh Selkirk Selkirk Peebles Peebles Lanark Glasgow Dumfries Dumfries WMgton Wigton Kirkcudbright. ...Kirkcudbright Ayr Ayr Dumbarton Dumbarton Bute Rothsay Renfrew Renfrew Stirling Stirling liinlithgow Linlithgow Argyle Inverary Chief Towns. '\ef\ th Shires. Perth Pert! Kincardine Stonehaven Aberdeen «.... Aberdeen Inverness Inverness Nairn Nairn Caithness. Wick Cromarty Cromarty Fife ..^ Cupar Forfar>. Forfar Banff Banff Sutherland. Dcrnoch Clackmannan...... Cli. ^Lmannan. Kinross Kinross Ross Tain Elgin, or Moray.. Elgin kudf..^™}^'^"*" WALES is divided into the following Countiest — Counties. Chief Towns. Flint Flint Denbigh Denbigh IMontgomery Montgomery Anglesea Beaumaris (Caernarvon ..Caernarvon Merioneth.... Harlech Counties. Chief Towns, Radnor.... Radnor Brecknock Brecknock Glamorgan Cardiff Pembroke Pembroke Cardigan..^... ...... Cardigan Caermarthen Gaermarthen IRELAND, 300 miles long, and 150 broad, is divided into four Provinces ; Leinster, Ulster, Connaught, and Munster. These four provinces are subdivided into the following coun- ties : — Chronology, 13 f] Catmti§t. Chief Tonms. l>i\blin Dublin Ltiuth I )r()<;hc(ia W'itklnw Wir.klow Wexford H'extorU lionKford Longford East Aleath Trim West Mcatli MuUingar King's County.... Philipstown OuL-eirs (Jounty ..Mnry borough Kilkenny Kilkenny Kihlare Naus cSc Athy Ciirlow ( 'arlov Down Duwnpatrick Armagh.... ,. Arnitigh Monaghan Monughan Cavan .Cavan Counties. Chiejf' Tmpiu, Antrim (!arrickfergut I iOnilonderry Derry Tyrone Omagh FuriimnHgh EnniHkillan Donegal Lifford Leitrim Carrick-on-ShannoB HoHCommun Roscommon Afayo Ballinrobe Sligo 81igo (jalwuy Galway Clare Ennis Cork ., Cork Kerry Tralee Limerick Limerick Tipperary Clonmel Watcrtord Waterfbrd. I narty it raU ed into iinster. coun- EPOCHS IN HISTORY. From ihe Creation of the World, io the Yew 162(K B.C. 4004 Creation of the world. 3875 The murder of Abel. 224U The deluge. 2247 The tower of Babel built 2100 Seniiramis, queen of the Afwyrian empire, flourishedt 2000 llie birth oi Abraham 172B Joseph Hold into Egypt. 1571 The birtli of Moses. 1451 The Israelites under Josh. ua, pass the river Jordan. 1400 Sesodtris the Great, king of Egypt. 11R4 Troy teken. [Philistineik 111? Samson betrayed to the 1095 8aul anointed. [chona 1070 Athens governed by ar- 1048 Jerusalem taken by David. 1004 Solomon's dedication of the teniplc; 926 The birth of Lycurgus. 907 Homer supposed to have flourished. 753 The building of Rome. 5ti7 Jerusalem taken by Nebu. chadnezzar. B.C. 589 Pythagoras floutished. 536 Cyrus founded the Persian empiKeii 525 Canibyses conquered Egypt. 5'id ConfUoius flourished. 615 The temple of Jerusalem finitihed. 490 The battle of Marathon. 431 Beginning of the Pelopon- nesian war. 390 Plato and other eminent GMCtans flourifJied. 336 Philip of Alacedon killed. 323 Death of Alexander the Oreajt, aged 33« after found- ii^ the Macedonian empire. 322 Demosthenes out to death. 264 Beginning of the Punic wac 218 The second Punic war be- gan. Hannibal passed the Alps. 187 Antiochus the Great de- feated and killed. 149 The third Punic war besan. 146 Carthage destroyed by Pub« lius Sci^o. il Ill ir i i, •It' I I 13) m ^t Chronology, i.c. )07 ('icero born. AA {)Kmx\ fim expedition airuiniit Britain. 4B The battle of PharRalia, be- tween Poinpey and Cesar. 44 CaHar killed in the senate- houM, aged 561 R C ai The battlcof Actium. Mark Antony and (Cleopatra defeat- by AugUfltUH. R AuguHtun became emperor of Rome, and the Roman empirt was at its ^eatt«t extent. 4 Our Saviour's bir^. Ckriitian JEra, 14 Atlftmtus died at Nola. 27 •Fohn baptized our Saviour. 'iW Our 8aviour*8 crucitixion. 3B ^t. Paul converted. 43 Olaudius^s expedition into Britain. 53 Caractacus carried in chains to Rome. 61 Boadicea, the British queen, defeats the Romans. 70 Titus destroys Jerusalem. 280 The Roman empire attacked by the northern nations. 319 The £mperor Constantine ^^voured tne Christians. 325 The first general council of Nice. 400 The Goths ind Vandals. spread into France and Spain. 410 Rome taken and plundered bv Alaric. 426 The Romans leave Britain. 449 The Saxons arrite in Britain. 455 Rome takeii by Genseric. 507 St. Au^stin arrives in England. 536 Rome taken by Belisarius. 606 The power of the Popes be- gan. 622 The flight of Mahomet 637 Jerusalem taken by the Sa- racens. 774 Paviataken by Charlemagne. 828 The seven kingdoms of Eng- land united under Egbert. 886 The university of Oxford founded by Alfred the | ngraving Chronology. — Survey of the Universe- 133 Ai>plied to printing with blocks. 1483 The two tons of Edward the Fourth murdered in thu Tower, by order of their un. de Kidiard. 1486 The batde of Botwonh, between Richard III. aiul Henrv VII. 14!M) Battle of Damascus, be- tween Tamerlane and iiaja- zet. 1497 The Portuguese first sail to the East Inaiea. 1617 The Refurmation begun by Luther. 15:^4 The Heformation begun in England, under Henry VI II. 1688 Tlie destruction of the Spa- nish Armada. 1602 Queen Eliiabeth died, and James I. of Scotland ascen- ded the English throne. 1608 The invention i^ telesoopet. 1842 Charles 1. demanded tbe five members. 1648 The batUe of N»seby. KUtf King Charles beheaded. 16«(0 The reatoraUon of Charles II. 1668 The great fire of London. 1688 The Revolution in England, •Tames II. ex|)elled, ana Wil- liam and Mary crowned. 1704 Victory over tlie French, at Blenheim, gained by John, duke of Marlborough. 1714 Queen Anne dies, and George the Fir»t, of Hanover, us«i L>ii(U(he thronL'or Kiigiu'iiju- N«;wi(mdieU. 17(>0 Ueurgell. died. 1776 The American war com- menced. 1786 America acknowledged in- dependent. 178U I'he Revolution in France. 171)a Louis XVI. belicuded. 1798 The victory ot the Nile, by NtlHon. 1799 Bonanurte made First Con- sul ut France. 1803 War reconmienced between , France and England. 1805 The victory o? Trululgar, fained by Nelson ; who w4a illed. 1808 The empire of the French, under Napoleon Bonaparte, extended over France, Italy, Germany, Prussia, Poland, Hollanjd^, and Spain. 1812 The burning or Moscow. 1814 Napoleon abdicated the throne of France, and jthe Bourbons restored, i.i; (;> < 1815 Napoleon returned from Elba. 1815 Battle of Waterloo, and the Bourbons reinstated. 1820 George the Third died, and George the Fourtii pro- claimed, January 31. A BRIEF SURVEY OP THE UNIVERSE. Whxk the shades of night have spread their veil over the plains, the firmament manifests to our view its grandeur and its riches. The sparkling points with which it is studded, are ho many suns suspended by the Almighty in the immensity of space, for the worlds which roll round them. V The Heavens declare the glory of Gotl, and the firmament sheweth his handy-work.** The royal poet, who expressed himself with sucl) loftiness of sentiment, was not aware that the stars which he contemplated were in reality suns. He anticipated these times ; i\ I'l' Uv ; 184 Survey of the Universet lii ;'JOiU *«»s.^ and first sung that majestic hymn, which Aiture, and more enliffh« ened ages, should chant forth in praise, to the Founder of Worws. The assemblage of these vast bodies is divided into different Syf tems, the number of which probably surpasses the grains of sand which the sea casts on its shores. Each system has at its centre a star, or sun, which shines by itw 3wn native light ; and around which, several orders of opaque globesi revolve ; reflecting, with more or less brilliancy, the light they bor- row f^om it, and which renders them visible. What an august, what an amazing conception, does this give of the works of the Creator ! thousands of thousands of suns multi. plied without end, and ranged all around us at immense distances from each other; attended by ten thousand times ten thousand worlds, all in rapid motion, yet calm, regular, and harmcmious, in- variably keeping the paths prescribed them ; and these worlds, doubtless, peopled with millions of beings, formed for endless pro- gression in perfection and felicity ! From what we know of our own system, it may be reasonably concluded that all the rest are, with e^iual wisdom, contrived, situ- ated, and provided with accommodations for rational inhabitants. Let us therefore take a survey of the system to which we belongs— the only one accessible to us— and thence we shall be the better en- abled to judge of the nature ef the other i^stems of the universe. Those stars^ which appear to wander amonff the heavenly ht, are the planets. The primary or Mnelfttil ones nave the Sun for the common centre of their periodical revolutions ; while the others, or secondary ones, which are called satellites^ or m6ons, tnor^ roond their primaries, acoooipanying them m their annual orbits. Our Earth has one satellite, or moon, Jupiter four, Saturn seven, and Herschel six. Saturn has. besides, a luminous and beautiful ring, surrounding his body, ana detached firom it We know that our solar system consists of twenty-seven pUinetarjr bodies, hut we are not certain there are not more» The number known has been considerably augmented since the invention of tele- scopes ; and by more perfect instruments, and nnore accurate obsei* vers., may perfiaps be further increased. Alodem astronomy has not only thus shewn us new planets^ but has also to our senses enlarged the boundaries of the solar aystem. The Comets, which* from their fallacious appearance, their tail, their beard, the diversity of their directions, ana their sudden appearance and disappearance, were anciently considered as meteors, av^ found to be a species of planetary bodies ; their long tracks are now calcu- lated by astronomers ; who can foretel their periodica) return, deter. mine their place, and account for their irregularities. Man^ of these bodies at present *wolve round the Sun : though the orbits which they trace ro^nd him are so exterisive, that centuries arc necesearjF I for them to complete a single revolution. In short, from modern astronomy, we learn that the stars are in- ndmerable ; and that the constellations, in which the aneients reck- oned but a few. are now known to contain thousands. The hntvent, as known to the philo80]^ers Thales and Hipparchw^ were vnj Ire enligh* Terent Sy» Ins of soiuf (ineg by itit Mue globes It they bor- this give of im multi- le distances thousand ' lonious, in- pe worlds, ' ^ndless pro- reaaonably ■ived, situ- jhabifants. 'e belong... ! better en- Jniverse. ,'venly how, put) for (ho bothers, or noT« roond Ita. *urn sereii, d beautiful I pitoetary he number ion of tele- niteobseiu aneta, but w wstem. • tail, their | ppearance ai^ found low calcu. rtJi deter. ^ of these it» which rsareiu. nta reck* l^cuTens, »«BVtiy Survey of the Universe^ 135 poor, when compared to the state in which they aie shewn by later ; astronomers. j I The diameter of the oibit which our Earth describes, is more t|ian I a hundred and ninety millions of miles; yet this vast extent alfupst { vanisheis into nothing, and becomes a naere point, when the astrono- i mer uses it as a measure to ascertain the distance of the fixed stars. ! what, then, must be the real bulk of these luminaviea, which are perceptible by us at such an enormous distance ! The Sun is about a million times greater than the Earth,, and more than ^ye hundred times ^eater than all the planets taken together ; and if the stars are suns, as we have every reason to suppose, uiey undoubtedly equal or exceed it in size. While the planets perform their periodical revolutions round the Rim< by which the course of their year is regulated, they turn round their o«m centres, by which they obtain the alternate suct^ssiioii aH day and night. -ut ^ : . Our Earib or g^be, which seema so vast in the eyes of the frail beings who inhabit it, and whose diameter is above seven thousand nine hundred and seventy miles, is yet nearly a thousand time* smaller than Jupiter, which appears to the naked eye as little more than a shining atom. A* rare, transparent, and elastic substance surrounds the earth to a certain height This substance is the air or atmosphere, the re- gion of the winds : an immense reservoir of vapoius, whinih, when condensed into clouds, either embellish the sky by th« variety of their figures, and the richnesa of their colouring ; or astonish us by the rolling tnunder, or fiiashes of lightning, that escape irom them. Sometimes they melt away, and at other times aro condensed into rain or hail, supplying the deficiencies of the earth with the super- fluity of heaven. The moon, the nearest of all the planets to the £arth, k that of which we have the most knowledge. Its globe always pxesents to us the same face, because it turns round upon its axis in precisely the same space of (ime in which it xevolves round the earth* It has its phases^ or graduid and periodical incrsasei or d^rease of light, according to its position in respect to the Sun, which emi^htens it, and the earth, on which it refiects the light that it has reeeived. The face of the moon is divided into brignt and dark pi^. The former seem to be land, and the Utter to resemble our h^m In the luminous spots,, there have been observed some parts which are brighter than the rest; these project a shadow, the length of which has been measured, and its track ascertained. Such parts are mountains, higher than ours^ io proportion to the size of the moon : whose tops may be seen gUded by tne rays of the si|n, at the quad- ratures of the moon; the light gradually descending to their feet, till thev a))pear entirely brignt. Some of these mountains stand by themselves, while in otner ^aces there are long chains of them. Venus has, like the moon, her phases, 6pots, and mountains. The telescope discovers idso spots in Mars and Jupiter. Those in Ju. 'piter form belts : and considerable changes have bee^ se^ among .r1 i..!T I ift.- ■(•^■■k^ 186 Survey of the Universe. these ; as if of the ocean's overflowing the land, and again leafing it dry by its retreat. Mercunr, 8atum, and Herschel, are compatatively but little known : tiie first, because he is too near the sun ; the t^t tWp, be- cause they are so remote At>m it. Lastly, the Sun himself has spots, which seem to movfe with rt- gularity ; and the size of which equals, and very often exceeds, the surface of our ^lobe. Everything m the universe is systemati^l; all is cou;)l)inati6D» affinity, and 'connexion. .j;.- ■ .. .-. Fiinn the rdations which exist b^ween all |ikrts of the world, and by which they conspire to one general end, results the haroipny of the world. The relations which unite all the worlds to one another, constitt^ie (he harmony of the universe. The beauty of the world is founded in the harmonious diversity of the beings that compose it f in the number, the extent, and the quali^, of dieir effects ; and in the sum of happine^ that arises irom It. THE SOLAS SYSTEM AND ZOJDIAC* The Sun revolving on i|;a axis tuhis, And with creative tire intetisely bums ; First Meriourv completes bis transient ye^, Olowini^, refulgent, with reflected glare; Bright Venut occupies a wider way, The early harbingei^ of night and aay ; More distant stillour globe terraqueous turns, Nor chills tnt^nse^ hor fierclely hestlted bumsir Around her rolls the lunar otb of light, va-JTrailinjf her silver glories throuch the night: B<70haour globe the sanguine Jlfar« displays *'* A atrorig reflection of primeval rays { Next bdted Jvpiti^ far distant gleams, Scarcely enlighten*d with the solar beams ( With four unfix*d reteptadies of light, He towers miyestic through ^e spacious height* Bat farther yet the tardy Saturti lags. And rix attendant luminaries drags $ Investing with a double ring his pace. He circles thtough immensity of space. On the Earth's orbit see the various signs, M^rk #here the Sun, our year completing, shincti First the bright Ram his languid ray impraviett Next glaring wat'ry through the JSuU h^ xsvoitm % The amVouS Twins admit Jils genial ray ; Now burning, through the Ctat he taltes hit way. The />ton, flaming, bears th^ solar powei | The Virgin faints beneath the sultry shower. ■'lit '»". ;&fii 'T fK!! &Bil il i'.r I ' M. I .f' XBS leafing )ut little |t^ci, be. with It. beds, the >ination, je world, 'ajnipny lonstifi^te [Hivttifty 4nd the Mt arisct 'i>\i^^ KB^; /Stf/ec^ Poetry 137 Now the just Balance weighs his equal force. The slimy Setpent swelters in his course ; The sabled Archer clouds his languid face ; The Goat with tempests urges on nis race ; Now in the Water his faint beams appear, And the cold Fishes end the circling year. « Periods^ Distances^ Sizes, and Motions of the Globes composing the Solar System, Sun and Planets. Annual Period round the Sun. SUN... Mercury Venus . . Earth. . . Moon. .. Mars . , . Jupiter.. Saturn Herschel|848,466 d. 1 h. 87d. 23h. 224 d. 17 h. 365 d. 6h. 86Ad. 6h. 686 d. 23 h. 4,332 d. 12 h. io,7»aia. 7h. Diameter in miles. 820,000 3,100 9,360 7,W0 2,180 5,150 94,100 77,950 35,109 Dist. from Sun in Eng, miles. 37,000,000 69,000,000 95,000,000 95,000,000 145,000,000 495,000.000 908,000,000 1,800,000,000 Hourly Motion. 95,000 69,000 58,000 2,200 47,000 25,000 18,000 7,000 Besides seV^Al hundred Comets which revolve round the Sun in fixed, but unaacertaihed p«riods^ and four small planets between Mars and Jupiter, called Ast^roidsk ' ) <»u> , ^ SELECT PIECES OF POETRY, r ^ • ; ■■.■ad ?!i;U 1. DUTY TO GOD AND OUR NEIGHBppRS. liOVE OoD with all your soul and strength, ^ ;' H M'^ith all your heart and mind ; '' And love ytmr neighbour as yourself-- ^ «; Kv^u Be faithful, just, and kind' ^* '* "i^? ^* Deal wid) another as you'd have Another deal With you $ What you*.re unwilling to receive, , Be sure you never do. ^ a. THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM. "^ The Lord my pasture shall prepare, ^v.y.Ai Ml And feed me with a Shepherd's cares ' :Bi* presence shall my wants supply ;/ 4^»And guard me with a watchful eye; My noon-day walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defeiia. D 3 ni f as rSR 188 Sekct Poetry. When in the sultry glebe I faint, «„; .^^j, ,^ Or on the thirsty mountain pant, To fertile vales, and dewy meads. i he leads, soft and slow. ''^. jfl'i' » iriT III wo'/. a My weary wandVing steps MHiere peaceful rivers, sof Amidst the verdant landscape flow. Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrort overspread. My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord ! art with me still, Tliy friendly crook shall give me aid, ^ Ana guide me through the dreadful shadfr Though in a bare and rugged way Through devious lonely wilds I stray, - Thy bounty shall my pains beguile^ The barren wilderness shall smile, With sudden green and herbu^e crown'c^ And streams shall mnrmur an arouncl. 9. THE BEGGAR'S PETITIOK;tjr <\ ,£.l)0i'V3 r Pity the sorrows of a poar old man, Whose tremblmg steps likve borne him to j^wi^mh > t Whose days are dwindled to the shortest span ; , b ) xil Oh! give relief, and Heav*n will bless yourstpr^^ unB mM These tatterM clothes my poverty bespeak. These hoary locks proclaim my lengthen *d years, And many a furrow in my grief-Wiurn chf ek, ., \ s^ ^ Has been a channel to a nood of tears. YoD house erected on the rising ground, ,. With tempting aspect drew me from the roadr '" ' * For Plenty tnera a residence has found, r And Grandeur a magniHcent abode. Hard is like fete of the infirm and poor ! ^ ' I ^>" A Here, as I crav*d a morsel of their htttA^ nH A pamperM menisi drove me from th»do(% i&Xi To seek a shelter in an humbler shed^^fitofj^ Oh ! take me te your hospitable dome : . *' Keen blows the wind, and piercing is the odli; Short is my passage to Uie friendly tomb { For 1 am poor, and misefably old. Pity the sorrows of a poor
when destruction lurks unseen, Which men, like mice, may share, May some kind an^el clear thy path, And break the hidden snare! 5. MY MOTHEB. Who fed me from her gentle breast. And hush'd me in her arms to rest ; And on my cheek sweet kisses prest? My Mother. M^hen sleep forsook my open eye, Who was It sung sweet lullaby. And sooth'd me that I should not pry ? My Mother. Who sat and watch'd my infant head, When sleeping on my cradle bed ; And tears of sweet affection sited ? My Mother. When pain and sickness made me cry, M^ho gaz'd upon my heavy eye. And wept, for fear that I should die ? My Mother. Who lov'd to see me pleasM and gay. And taught me sweetly how to play. And minded all I had to say ? My Mother. Who ran to h^xi} me when I fe7I, And would some pretty story tell. Or kiss the place to make it well ? My Mother. Who taught my infant heart to pray. And love Ood*s holy book and day ; And taught me Wisdom's pleasant way ? My Mother. il I * ■ * «■■ mmm wmm ! 140 Select Poetry, And can I ever cease to be Affectionate and kind to thee, Who wast 80 very kind to me ? Ah, no I the thought I cannot bear; And if God please my life to spare, I hope I shall reward thy care, When thou art feeble, old, and grey* My healthy arm shall be thy stay ; And I will soothe thy pains away, And when 1 see thee hang thy head. *T will be my turn to watch thy bed. And tears of sweet affection shed. For God, who lives above the skies, Would look with vengeance in his eyes, If 1 should ever dare despise 6. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. ?ii ,% fk My Mother. My Mother. My Mother. My Mothei; My Mother I WOULD not enter on ray list of friends, (Though gracM with poiish'd manneie and fine sense, Vet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly set^oot upon a worm. An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path( But he that has humanity, forewarned, Will tread aside, and let the reptile live. For they are all, (he meanest things that are, As free to live and to enjoy that life, As God was free to form them at the first. Who in his sovereign wisdom made them alL 7. OMNIPOTENCE. TaH spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky. And spangled heavens, a shining framei Their great original proclaim : Th* unwearied sun, from day to day. Does his Creator^s power display, And publishes to every land The work of an Almighty hand. Soon as the evening shades prevefl, The moon tsdces up the wondrous tale. And, nightly, to the listening earth. Repeats the story of her birth t While all tl.e stars that round her bam. And eU the planets in their tuni. Confess the tidings as they roll, And spread the trudi from pole to pole. Select Poetry, *141 What though in solemn silence all Move round this dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice nor sound Amid the radiant orbs be found; In reason's ear they all rejoice^ And utter forth a glorious voice ; For ever singing, as they shine, " The Hand that made us is mvine." THE BIBLE, THE BEST OF BOOKS. What taught me that a Great First Cause, Existed ere creation was. And gave a universe its laws? The Bible. W hat guide can lead me to this Power, Whom conscience calls me to adore, And bids me seek him more and more? The Bible. When all my actions prosper well. And. higher nopes my wishes swell, What points where truer blessings dwell ? T: e Bible. When passions with temptations join, To conquer every power of mine, What leads me then to help divine ? The Bible; When pining cares, and wasting ]pain. My spirits and my life-blood dram, Wnat soothes and turns e*en these to gam ? The Bible. When crosses and vexation? teaze^ And various ills my bosom seize, What is it that in life can please t The Bible. When horror chills my soul with fear, And nou|;ht but gloom and dread appear, What is It then my heart can cheer ? The BibjB. When impious doubts my thoughts perplex. And m/sterics my reason vex, Where '.is tks guide which them directs ? The Bible. And when affliction's faintinf? breath Warns roe I*ve done with all beneath. What can compose my soul in death ? The Bible. 9. THE BLIND BOY. SAT, what is that thing callM light, Which I must ne*er enjoy ? What are the blessings of the sight ? O tell your poor Blind Boy ! You talk of wondrous thii '^8 you see | You say the sun shines bright : 1 feel him warm, but how can he Or make it day or night ? I mB^ltmmmm (*■ ■>ti -h f ''. I 143 h General Rules for Spelling, My day and night myself I make, Whene'er I sleep or play ; And could I always keep awake, With me 'tjwerc always day. With heavy sighs I often hear You mourn my hapless woe; But sure with patience I can bear A loss I ne'er can know. Then let not what I cannot have, My cheer of mind destroy ; While thus I sing, I am a King, Although a poor Blind Boy. APPENDIX. Section 1. — Of Lettert and Syllables. The general division of letters is into vowels und conso- nants. ^ The vowels are a, «, i, o, u, and sometimes y ; and without one of these there can be no perfect sound : all the other letters, and sometimes ^, are called consonants. A diphthong is the uniting of two vowels into one syllable ; as, plairiy fair. A triphthong is the uniting of three vowels into one syllable; as in lieu, beauty. A syllable is the complete sound of one or more letters ; as a, am, art. Sect. II. — General Rules for Spelling. Rule I — All monosyllables ending in /, with a single vowel before it, have double // at the dose ; as, mill, sell. Rule II. — All monosyllables ending in I, with a double vowel before it, have one / only at the close ; as mail, sail. Rule III. — Monosyllables ending in Z, when compounded, retain but one / each, as, fulfilf skilful. Rule IV — All words of more than one syllable, ending in /, have one / only at the close; aa faithful^ delightful. Except befall, recall, unwell. Rule V — All derivatives from words ending in /, have one /only; as, equality ^ from equal i fulness, horn full. Except they end in er or ly ; as, mill, miller; full, fully. without letters, Of the Parts of Speech* 143 ROLS VI. — All participles in ing, from verbs ending in «, lose the e final ; as, have^ having ; nmuHe, amusing. Except they come from verbs ending in double e, and then they retain both ; 88, «tfc, seeing ; agree, agreeing. Rule VII. — All adverbs in ly, and noum in ment, retain the e final of their primitives ; as, brave, Ir ehj ; refine^ refine^ ment. Fj\hh action. Adjectives admit of comparisons ; as, bright, brighter, bright' eat : except those which cannot be either increased or duni- mKSlmf , 'f .;" r, 144 Of the Parts of Speech, nished In their ■ignification ; as, full, empty, rounds entire, perfect, complete, exact, immediate. 4. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun. Pro* nottns substantive are those which declare their own meaning i and pronouns ad.iective are those which have no meaning, unless they are joined to a substantive. The pronouns substantive are, /, thou, he, she^ it, we, ye, they, their. Pronouns adjective are, my, thy, hia, her, ite, our, your, who, this, that, those, these, which, what, and some others. 5. A V^Rd is a word that denotes the acting or being of any person, place, or thing; as, I love, he hates, men lawfh, horses run. In every sentence there must be a verb : in the above short example, love, hates, lauyh, run, are verbs. An s is always joined to a verb after a noun in the singular number, or after the pronouns ha, sJie, or it ; as, the man runs, he runs, or she runs. The verb be has peculiar variations : as, 1 am ; tbou art ; he, she, or it, is ; we are ; you are ; they are ; I was, thou wast i he, she, or it was ; we tvere t ye were. ; they were. 6. A Participlk is formed from a verb, and participates of the nature of an adjective also ; as< lovinfj, teaching, heard, seen. 7. An Adverb is a p^rt of speech joined to a verb, an ad- jective, a participle, anu sometimes to another adverb, to ex- press the quality or circumstance of it : as, yesterday 1 went to town ; you s{:eak triili/ ; here comes John. Some adverbs admit of comparison ; as, often, oftener, often- eat ; soon, sooner, sotmest. These may also be compared by the other adverbs, much, more, most, and very. Adverbs have relation to time; as, now, then, lately, &c. : to place ; as, here, there, &c. : and to number or quantity ; as, once, twice, much, itc. 8. A Conjunction is a part of speech which joins words or sentences together : as, John and James ; neither the one nor the ■other. Albeit, although, and, because, but, either, el»e, however, if, neither, nor, thouyh, therefore, thereupon, unleu, whereaa, wkereupony whether, notwithstanding, and yet, are coiijunctions. The foregoing are always conjunctions; but these six fol- lowing are sometimes adverbs : also, as, otherwise, since, Hhe- wise, then. Except and save are sometimes verbs ; /w is aome- tMMS a preposition , ^nd that is sometimes a proBOua. 9. A Preposition is a word set before nouns or proncuns, to express the relation of persons, places, or things, to smeh ^her; aa, I go with him; be went from me; dividt thii mmong you. Pro. leaning, .»*» y«, , [•/*, our, , otheri. [g of any \ liorses ^e ttbove J angular pan run«, oil art; I"*, thou eaofthe I p, seen. | >f an ad- '». to ex- / I went »•, qfien. tared by ('A «rc. • itr J as, ords or "or the iwever, hereaSf ctions. ix fol. f, like- I aoine- icuiia, ) Uieh > thia Of the Parts of Speech, 140 » The prepositions are as follow : about, abovct of^^* againttf amony, at^ before, behind, below, beneath^ between, beyond, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, upon, over, throuyh, to, unto, towards, undti , with, within, without. 10. An Interjection is u word not necessary to the senie, but thrown in to express any sudden emotion of the mind; as^ «A / O or oh f alas I hark I EXAMPLE OF THE DIFFEUENT PARTS OF SPEECH ; With figures over each word, corresponding to the number of the preceding definitions. 1S618 3 S 2 6 4 51,3 The bee is a poor little brown insect ; yet it it the wisest 983 751 a 9 4 3, of all insects. So is the nightingale with its musical 9 451 9 8 5 1991 notes, which fill the woods, and charm the ear in the 3 18 3377 3 «19 spring; a little brown bird not so handsome as a sparrow. 195139 9 8 2 8 The bee is a pattern of diligence and wisdom. Happy 51988619 47 5 is the man, and happy are the people, who wisely follow 3 18 i such a prudent exaiuple. 5 1 3 10 4 3 715 646 Praise the Lord, O my soul ! While I live, will I ting 2 943 8 7453 6. praises unto my God, and while I h«ive any being. Sect. IV. — Syntax, or short Bales for Writing and Speaking Grammatically. RuLR 1. A verb must ugree with its noun or pronoun; as, the man laughs, he laughji ; the man is laughing ; they are laughing^ It would be improper to say, the man laugh, he laugh ; or the men is laughing ; they lauglu. Rule 2. Pronouns must always agree with the nouns to which they refer ; as, the pen is bad, and it should be mended. It would be improper to say, the penis bad, and she should be mended, or he should be mended, or they should be mended. Rule 3. The pronouns me, us, him, her, are always puttfter ▼erbs which express action, or after prepositions ; aa, he beats me ; she teaches Am ; he runs from us. It would be improper to say I he beats /; she teaches he ; or he runs from toe. i i 146 Emphasis, — Directions /or Heading* Rule 4. When two nouns come together, one of which be* longs to the other, the ftrst noun reuuires to have mi • annei ed to it ; as, George^ book, the boy s coat. Rule 5. The pronoun which refers to things, and who to persons , as, the house which has been sold, or the man who bought it. It would be improper to say, the house who hai been sold, or the man which bought it. Sect. V. — Of Enfphasis. When we distinguiah any particular syllable in a word with a strong voice, it is railed accent: but where any particu- lar word in a sentences is thus di«itin^uished, it is called etnpha- tts, and the word on which the stress is laid, is called the em- phatica word. Some sentences contain more senses than one, and the sense which is intended can uiil} be known hr observing on what word the emphasis is laid. For example : Shalt you ride to London to-day f This question is capable of four different seuocs, according to iUt word on which the emphasis is laid. If it be laid on the word v"m, the answer may be, *• No, but I intend to send mp servant in my ^tead." If it be on the word r»rfe, the proper ant*wer may be, •* No, but I intend to walk.** If the emphasis be placed on ihe word London, it is a different question ; and the answer may be, ** No, for I design to ride into the country y If it be laid on the word to-day, the answer may be, ♦• No, but I shall to-morrow." Sect. VJ — Directions for Readintj uith Propriety, Be carefu' to attain a perfect knowledge of the nature and sound of vowels, consonants, diphthongs, &c., and give every syllable, and every single word, its just and full sound. If you meet with a word you do not understand, do not guess at it, but divide it in yom mind into its proper number of syllables. Avoid hen*» 0*s, and h(fr, betwc n your words. ' Attend to your subject, arid deliver it just in the same manner as you would do if jom were talking about, it. This is the gi'cat general, and mo*^ important rule of all ; which, if , ^carefully ol)served, Mrill correc alanost all the faults in reading. Let the tone and sound of your voice in reading be the same M in talking ; and So not affect to change that natural and Capital Letters, Stops, ^c, 147 easy found, with which you then spuak, for a itranga, new,' awkward tone. i Take particular notice of your stops and pauses, but make i no RtopH where the seiiHe ndmitH of none. ! PlHce the iicci'iit upon the proper syllable, and the emphasis' < upon the proper word in a sentence. Skct. VII Of Capital Lettert. A CAPITAL, or great letter, must never be used in the middle or end of a word; but is proper in the following cases : — 1. At the beginning of any writing, book, chapter, or paragniph. 2. After a period, or full stop, when a new sentence be- gins. 3. At the beginning of every line in poetry, and every verse in the Bible. 4. At the beginning of proper names of all kinds : whether of persons, as Tliomaa ; places, as London ; ships, as the Hop>t' well, &c. 5. All the names of God must begin with a great letter : ai God, Lord, the Eternal, the Almighty; and also the Son of God, the Holy Spirit or Ghost. 6. The pronoun 7, and the interjection O, must be written capitals : as, ♦♦ when / walk," •' thou, O Lord I" Sect. VIII Stops ami ^arks used in toriting, A COMMA, marked ihui^ , ) is a pause, or resting in speech, while you may coi^k; omc ; as in the first stop of the fol- lowing example : Get wiadtrm, get understanding ; forget it not : neither decline from the wvrds of my mouth. A semicolon ( ; ) i$ a note of breathing, or a pause while you may count two , and is used to divide the clausefs of a sen- tence, as in the stTond pause of the foregoing example. I A colon ( : ) is a pause while you may count three, atid is \ used when the sense is perfect, but not ended ; as in the third M atop of the foregoing exumple. A period or full stop ( . ^ denotes the longest pause, or while you may count four ; and is placed after a sentence when it is complete, and fully ended, as in the stop at the end of the fore- gting example. A dash ( — ) is trequently used to divide clauses of a wmmmm m f- t' t 148 Stops and Marks in Beading, pcoriod or paragraph ; sometimeg accorupanying th« Aail gtep, and adding to its length. When used by itself, it requires no variation of the voice, and is equal in length to the semicolon. An interrogation (?) is used when a question is asked, and requires as long a pause as a full stop. It is always placed after a question ; as. Who U that f A note of admiration or exclamation (!) is used when any thing is expressed with wonder, and in good pronunciation re< quires a pause somewhat longer than the period ; as. How great is thy mercy ^ O Lord of Hosts I A parenthesis ( ) is used to include words in a pentence, which may be left out without injury to the sense ; as. We all (including my brother) went to London. A caret ( a ) is used only in writing to denote that a corrupt letter or word is left out, as. Evil communications good manners. a The hyphen ( - ) is used to separate syllables, and the parts of compound words, as watch-ing well-taught. The apostrophe ( ' ) at the head of a letter, denotes that a letter or more is omitted ; as, /ou'd*, tho\ for loved^ though^ &c. It is also used to mark the possessive case ; as, the king's navy^ meaning, the king his navy. Quotation, or a single or double comma turned, ( ' ) ^i" ( *' ) is put at the befl^ming of speeches, or such lines as are ex- tracted out of otror authors. An asterisk, and obelisk or dagger ( * f ) are used to direct or refer to- some note or remark in the margin, or at the foot of the page. * A paragraph ( ^ ) is used chiefly in the Bible, and denotes the beginning of a new subject. A section T § ) is used in subdividing a ebapter into smaller parts. An index, or hand, ( ^^ > signifies the passage against whicli it is phuied to be very important 149 WRITING CAPITALS AND SMALL LETTERS. n ^'^^J-cT'/^J^^ . 4ln /ne ^iJa^^d Ojd: /Ay you/A, ^Do i€n/(p auT^yffhe^i ad ^041 'motiux /Aa/ /ney dAoee/a ew €€4t/o yo4i. Kjreat ^oa a^nc/ Ao'no4e4. /A!e Trb^a. &4Ae'ty fnan dA!ou/a ^naAe /A!e cetJe 0/ /A!e €^»y^iUe(/ A^'d C4itn, i^ 0€iaA/ /o Aay 4^edAec/ ^ %S>yfe, ^' ceuede 4tf^e eUe et/eoKde^o^id oA^kkHnj^ /o ^ oia. ^ntAto^e -^ /As etioid ojfo/AMdj ^ct/Ac't ^a^ jAmaAauAt ^v^An /Aefn* o^ '&A4^Moce/, A^ ntoeAd/,' An AAoti/A, AefnAeiaA! ,' An %^A&anA.coe/, Aud/ / amcA An (yAc/ %S^e, MueAn/. cAi>ed/iec/ yout KyeacAe^ aneA ^tec^^AoAd , • ancAccAeaayj A^aui'eAcAAy /A* ea^etAe^ce oA /Acde 4ejiAo ale oAcAit /Aian yo4t4de^. \ ■ I, rV ll ItfO French Words and Phrases. LrS T of FRENCH and other FOREIGN Words and Ph in common use, with their Pronunciation aud Explanation, Aid -de-camp (aid-di-con^.) As- sistant to a general. A-Ia-mod« (a/-a-modii'.) In the fa^ohion. Antique (an-te^,') Ancient, or Antiquity. Apropos (ap^pro-pnf,) To the pur- pose, Seasonably, or« By the bye. Auto da fe (auto-da-fa'.) Act of faith (burning of heretics.) Bagatelle (ba-ga-teV .) Trifle. Beau (bo.) A man dressed fashion- ably. Beau monde (ho^mond.) People of fashion. Belle (bell.) A woman of fashion or beauty. Belles Lettres (bell-letter.) Polite literature. Billet doux (bil-le-doo.) Love- letter. Bon mot ^6on-mo'.} A piece of wit. Bon ton (fcow-fonp'.) Fashion. Boudoir (boo-dwar.) A small pri- vate apartment. Carte blanche (eart-blansh.) Un- conditional terms. Chateau (shat-o.) Country-seat. Chef d'oeuvre ($he~deuvre.) Mas- ter-piece. . Ci-devant(««'e-ife-rrt»i<7.) Formerly. Com me il faut (com-e-fo.) As it should be. Con araore (con-a-maf-re.) Gladly. Contfe d'elire (congee^dc'leer' .) Permi!>sion to choose. Corps (core',) Body. Coup de grace (coo-de-grasif.) Finishing stroke. Coup de main (coo-de-muin.) Sud- den enterprise. Coup d'oeil (coo-cUsil.) View, or Glance. Debut (de-bu'.) Beginning. Denouoment (de^noo-a-mitng,) Fi- nishing, or Winding up* Dernie.' ressort (dem-yair-reS' sor'.) Last resort. Depot (dee-pof.) Store or Magazine. Dieu et mon droit (dew-amon- drwnu.) God and my right. Double entendre {doo-bltan'tait' der.) Double meaatog. Douceur (dno-seur.) Prtsent, or Bribe. Eclairci8sement(ec-ifai>-ci»-«i«mi;',) Explanation. Eclat (ec-lu'.) Splendour. Eleve {el-avtf.) Pupil. En bon |^iut (an-bon-pnint.) .Tolly. En flute lfti?t.J{Hfe.) Carrying guns on the upper deck only. ^ masse (un-m<2s.f'.) In a ma«9. En passant (an-paa-sang'.) By lie way. Ennui (an-we^.) Tiresomeness. Entree {an-tray'.) Entrance. Faux pas (fo-pa.) Fault, or Mis- conduct. Honi soit qui mal y pense {honee swan kee maF e panss.) May evil happen to him who evil thinks* Teh dien (ik-deett.) I serve. Incognito. Disguised, or Un> known. In petto. Hid, or in reserve. Je ne scais quoi (ge ne say kwa») I know nut what. Jeu de mots (zAeu-Je-nu/.) Play upon words. Jeu d'esprit (zheu-de-spritf,) Play of wit. L'argent (lar-zhang' .) Money, or Silver. Mal apropos (mal-ap^o-po.) Un-, seasonable, or Unseasonably. \atiom. Inning. ■numy.) K. [up. -yair-resm }T Magazine. {detP'omon- jmy right. 'bltan-tanm png. i3*r«»ent, or -cU-mong,) our. tint.) Jolljr. |arryinggun» nly. In a mass. ^9-) By the tsomeness. ntrance. «lt, or Mis- ense {honee '»«.) May evil think*, lerve. > or Un- !«erve. say kwa») <^.) Play VIoney, or po.) Un-, »nably. Latin Words and Phrases, 151 Mauvais honte (mo-ra/z hmt.) Unbecoming bashfulness. Nom cu-li'-num. Argmnent of blows. An'-di al'-te-ram par'-tem. Hear both sides. Bo'-na B'-de* In reality. Cac-o-e'-the* ■cri-ben'-di.PaMton Jitr writing, Cpm'>po8 men'-tis. /a one*s senses, Cre'-dat, or Cre'-dat Ju-dse'us. A Jew may believe it (but I will not") Cum mul'-tis a'-li-is. With many others. Cum pri-vi-le'-gi-o. With privi- lege. Da'-tum, orDa'-ta. Point or points settled or determined, De fac'-to. In fact. De'-i gra'-ti-a. By the grace or favour of God. De ju'-re. By right, De'-sunt caet'fe-ra. The rest is wanting. Dom'-in-e di'-ri-ge nos. O Lord direct us. Dram'-a-tis perW-nae. Charac' ters represented, Du-ran'-te be'-ne pW*i-to. Du- ring pleasure. * Du>ran'-te vi'-ta. Durtng life, £r'-go. Therefore. n i, 4 i' .',7; jr--' ^ iiii Z.a^?n Words and Phrases, 152 Er-ra'-ta. Errors. Est'-o per-pet'-u-a. itfizy i< last for ever. Ex. Late. Asy The ex-minister means the late minister. Ex of-fic"-i-o. Of ially. Ex par'-te. On ti ftart «/, or one side. Fac sim'-i-le. Exact cop^. Fe'-lo de se. Self-murderer, Fi'-at. Let it be done, or said, Fi'-nis. End, Gra'-tis. For nothing, Ib-i'-d*!m. /« the same place, I'-dem. The same. Id est. That is. Im-pri-ma'-tur. Let it be printed. Im-pri'-tnis. In the first place. In coe'-lo qui'-es. There is rest in heaven. In for'-ma pau'-per-w. As a pau- j)er, or poor person. In com-men'-dam. For a time. In pro'-pria per-ao'-na. In person. In sta'tu quo. In the former state. In ter-ro'-rem. A$ a warning, Ip'-se dix'-it. Mere ustertion, lu'-so fac^-to. Bg the mere fact, I -tem. AlsOf or Article, Ju'-r3 di-vi'-no. By divine right. Lo'-cum te'-nens. Deputy, Mag'-na char'-ta (kar'-ta.) The great charter of England. Me-men'-to mo'-ri. Remember that thou must die, Me'-um et tu'-um. Mine and thine, Mul'-tum in par'-vo. Much in a small space, Ne'-mo me im-pu'-n« la>ceB'-set Nobody shall provoke me with impunity. Ne plus ul'-tra. jSo farther, or Greatest extent, No'-len8 vo'-lens. Willing or not. Nun coin'pog, or Non compos men'- tia. (Jut of one^s senses, Om'^nes. All, O tem'-po-ra, O mo'-res. O fA« times, O the mannert, (y-nu8. Burden, Pas' -aim. Everywhere, Per se. Alone, or By itself. Pro bo'-no puf-li-co. For the pub' lie benefit. Pro et con. For and aj Jtn«<. Pro for'-ma. For form sake. Pro hac vi'-ce. For this time. Pro re na'-ta. For the occasion» Pro tem'-po-re. For the time^ or For a time. Quia sep-a-ra-bit. Who shall vt- parate us. Quo an'-i-mo. Intention, Quo-ad. As to. Quon'-dam. Former. Re-qui-es'-cat in pa'ee. May he rest \n peace, Re-8ur'>^am. / shall rise again. Rex. King, Scan'-da-lum mag-na-tum. Scan- dal against the nobility, Sem'-per #-a'-dem, or aem'-jier {'•dem. Always the same, Se-ri-a'tim. Jn regular order, Si'-ne di'-e. Without mentioning any particular day. Si'-ne qua non. Indispensible re- quisite, or condition, Spec'-tas et tu spec-tab'-e-re. You see and you will he seen, Su'-i gen'-e-ris. Singular, or un- paralleled, Sum'-mum bo'>num. Greatest good. Tri'-a juno'>ta in uno. Three joined in one, U'-na vo'-ce. Unanimously, U'-ti*le dul'-ci. UtiUty with plea- sure, Va'-de me'-eum. Conetant com' panion, Vel'-U'ti is ■peo'-tt'lttiiu A§ in a looking-glass, Ver'-sus. Again$t, Vi'-a. By the way of. i. OHt» \orthepubm Mnst Sake, Jii$ time, occasion, Hhe timef or iho shall «rt. Iron. e. May he rise agairu turn. Scan- ilitjf, or 8em'-j)er i same, far order, ' mentioning spensible re- I. ►'-e-re. You uen, a/ar, or wn- <'eatest good. Threejuined wmsly, ^withpleo' *siant eom» • A$ ina Abbreviations — Figures and Numbers. 153 Vi'-ee. In the room of, VF-co ver'-sa. The reverse, W-Ab. See* Vi-vant rex et re>gi'-nat Long live the king and queen, VuF-go. Commonly. Abbreviations commonly used in Writing and Printing, I A. B. or B. A. (^ai^'ti^um lao^a- lau'-n-us.) Bachelor o^ arts. A. D. (an'^no Dom'-i-ni.') In the year of our Lord • A. M. {anf-te me-rid'-i-em. ) Before noon. O'. (^an-no mun-di.) In the year of the world. A. U. C. (an'-no ur'-bin con^'di- tce. ) In he year of Rome. Bart. Bar net. B. D. (Imc-ca-lau'-re-us divin^i- ta'~tis,) Bachelor of divinity. B. M. (bac-ca-ldii'-re-HS mtd-i-ci' no!.) Bachelor of medicine. Co. Company. D. D. {div-in-i-ta'-tis dod'tor.) Doctor in Divinity. Do. (Ditto.) The like. F. A. S. (fra-ttr-ni-tu'-tis an-ft"- quo-ri-^J'Tum sof'ci-us.) Fellow of the antiqnarian society. F. Tj. S. (^fra-ter-fii'ta'tis Lin'tif u-nte so'-c^r-us.^ Fellow of the Linnean society. F. R. S. {^fra-ter-ni-ta'-tis re'^gitt so'-ci-us.) Fellow of the Roy id society. F. S. A. Fellow of the society of arts. O. R. ( Georgius rex.) George king. L e. (^id est.) That is. Inst. Instant, or Of this month. Ibid, (ib'i-dem.) In the same place. Knt. Knight. K. B. Knight of the Bath. K. G. Knight of the Garter. L. L. D. (W'gum IcUarum doc'-tor,) Doctor of laws. M. D. (med-i-ei' -nee doc'-tor.) Doc- tor of medicine. Mem. (Tne-7nen'-to.) Remember. M. B. (med'-i-ci-nce bac-ca-lau'- re-^s.) Bachelor of medicine. Messrs. or MM. Messieurs, or Misters, M« P. Member of Parliament. N. B. {no'ta b^'-nt.) Take notice. Nem. Con., or Nem. diss. (nem'»t- ne con-tra-di-cen'-te, or nem'-i-ne dis'xen'ti-en-ie.) Unanimously. No. (nu'-nie-ro.) Number. P. M. (jaost me-rid^'i-em.) After- noon. St. Saint, or Street. Ult. (lU'-ti-mo.) Last, or of last month. Viz. {9r-det -i-eet,) Namely* &c. (et cet'-tr-(t.) And so on. And such like, or, And the rest* Ouv* • • • • • A Two. S Three. ....S Four . . Five . . Six.... Seven. Eight., Nine. . Ten .. Eleven T«elvt ...4 ...5 ...6 ...7 ...8 ...9 ..10 ..11 ..12 Thirteen . 13 FIGURES AND Ar. Rom. Fourteen.... 14 XIV. Fifteen 15 XV. Sixteen 16 XVI. Seventeen... 17 XVII. Eighteen.... 18 XVIII. Nineteen.... 19 XIX. Twenty .... 20 XX. Twenty-one . 21 XXI. Twenty-five . S4 XXV. Thirty 30 XXX. Forty 40 XL. Fifty .50 L. Sixty $0 L,X. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. vi: VIII IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. NUMBERS. Seventy 70 LXX. Eighty 80 LXXX. Ninety 90 XC. One hundred . . 100 C. Two hundred . . 900 C& Three imndred 300 CCC Four hundred . 400 CCCC. Five hundred. . 500 D. Six hundred ... 600 DC. Seven hundred. 7i)0 DCC. Eight hundred. 800 DCCC. Nine hundred . . 900 DCCCC. One thousand 1000 M. One Thou^nd Eight Hundred and Forty-One. 1841. MDCCCXLL ^ Is o 1: ■;:'!i! 154 A complete Set of ARITHMETICAL TABLES. =Equal. — Minus, or luss. + Plus, or moro. CHARACTERS. X Multiplied l)y. -7- Divided by. : Is to : So is. : To. ^ Quarter. ^ One third. k Half. i 1 3 Quarters. 8. 12 pence is 1 20 30 40 fiO HO 70 m 90 100 no I'JO 130 140 144 IBO 200 240 Money Table. d. 8 6 1 2 3 4 S 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 2 10 8 6 4 2 10 10 11 8 12 15 16 one Pound 20 or 40 50 m 70 80 90 100 no 120 130 140 150 IfiO 170 180 190 200 £ hills. 1 ... 1 > • . • ^ » . . . £ ... V . . . U . * • . 4 ... 4 ... 5 ... 5 ... 6 10 10 10 10 10 6 10 7 7 8 If ..8 10 ..9 . . 9 10 ..10 «. d, 29 Half-a-Crown is . . . A Crown 5 Half-n-Guinea .... 10 6 .\ Guinea 21 iV Sovereign 20 A Half-sovereign . . 10 A Noiile 6 8 A Mark 13 4 Practice Tables. Aliquot parts of s. d, a 10 f{ 8 4 B ound IS 5 3 2 I 15 Aliquot parts of d. a Shilling 6 is 4 o ... 2 1^ ... I Troy Weighf. 94 C'T.V.: . m.ike 1 Pennyweight 20 Ponriyiveigljts 1 Ounce iJ O. iiCt's I pound Multiplication Table. Twice 2 are 4 5 times Marc 40 3 times 3 are 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 •X 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 83 36 4 times 4 are 16 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 5 times 5 are 25 6 7 30 35 8 9 (I ... .r . • . . . 10 . . • ••11 • • • • • I «rf • • times 6 are • • • # • • • • • *• • • o a • • tF • • ...10.. . . . i 1 . • 12 • • • ^mt • • times 7 are • • • o • • • • • if • • ...10.. • • • A 1 • • • • • 1^ • • times 8 are • • • t7 • • ...10.. • • • Xl • • • • • 1« • • times 9 are ...10.. • ••11 • • 12 45 50, 55, 60 36 42' 48 54! 60 i 66 72, 41) 66 63 1 70 ^l 84; 64; 72 i 80 881 m\ 8i| !)0| 99! 108 i lOtimeslOarelOO ...11.. 110 ...12.. 120 Iltime8llarel21 . . . 12 . . 132 12timesl2arel44 Square and Cube Numbers. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sqnm rti . 4 9 16 26 36 49 64 81 100 Otbei. 8 27 64 125 216 343 512 729 1000 iSM \BLES. U One third. \k Half. f 3 Quarters. 1 Table. iincsMurc 40 ...!).. 45 ...10.. 50 ...11.. 55 ...12.. fiO imesfjare 3f> ... 7.. 42 ...... 4H ...... 54 . . . 10 . . «0 i ...11.. m ...12.. 72, imes7are 41) ... 8 . . 5f> : ... *J , , 63 1 . . . 10 . . 70 ...11.. 77 . . . 12 . . M times 8 are 04: ...9.. 72 ...10.. 80 ...11.. 8»i . . . 12 . . m dmesOara 8i ! ...10.. m\ ...11.. HOI . . . 12 . . 108 ! meslOarelOO; ...11 .. no ...12.. 120 me8llarel21 \ . . . 12 . . 132 me8l2areI44 Numhert* Cubea, 8 27 64 12ft 216 ' 343 ftl2 739 1 lOOf 1 •ji^m Arithmetical Tables. 155 /Ivoirdupois Wciyht. IK Drams nuike 1 Ounce IH OnnccH 1 Pound 28 Pt)un(ls 1 Quarter 4 Quarters or 1 12 lb. I H und. wt. 20 11 und. wt 1 Ton liread. lb. oz. A Peck loaf weighs 17 A Half Peck 8 11 A Quartern 4 5^ Wine Measure. 2 Pints make 1 Quart 4 Quarts..... 1 Gallon 10 (Jalloi.rt 1 Anker ai^Oatlons 1 Barrel 42 Gallons 1 Tierce 6:t Gallons 1 Hogshead 84 (irallons 1 Puncheon 2 Hoi^shcads <....! Pipe 2 Pipes 1 Ton Hay. A Load contains wly and reverently to all my betters; to hurt nobody by word or deed; to be true and just in all my dealings; to bear no malice nor hatred in my heart; to keep my hands from picking and stealing, and my tongue from evil-speaking, lying, and slandering; to keep my body in temperance, soberness, and cnastity; not to co- vet or desire other men's goods ; but to Icam and labour truly to ^et mine own living, and to do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please Ood to call me. Catechist. My good child, know this, that thou art not able to do these things of thyself-, nor to walk in the commandments of God., and to serve without nis special grace-, which thou must learn at all times to call forth b\i diligent prayer. Let me hear, therefore, if thou canst say the Lord's prayer. mmmmmm mm m ''»'iwi ■•w- J 158 The Church Catechism. »i A. Our Father which artjn heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kincdom conie ; thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us tnis day day our daily bread; and t'or<;ive us our trcspasscH, as we forgive them that trespass a^airst us. And lead u» not unto tcm^'taiion, but uclivcr us trom evil. Amen. Q. What desirest thou qf God in this prayer ? A. I desire my Lord (»on our huavenly Father, who is the giver of all goodness, to send his frrace unto mc arul to all pecnle ; tnat we mfiy worship him, serve him, and obey him as we ought f* do, and pniy unto God, that he will send us all things that be needful, both fi)r our souls and bodies; and that he will be merciful unto us and forgive us our sins ; and that it will please him to save and defend us ii. all dnnirers. <:[hostly and bodily ; and that he will keep us Irom all sin iiiul wickedness, and frnni our ghostly enemy, and from evcrlast- inij; diatli. And this 1 trust he will do of his mercy aMd goodness, tlinnit,'!! our Lord .Jesus Christ ; and therefore I say Amen, so be it. Q. Ifouf many mcramcnfs hath Christ ordained in his Church 9 A. Two only, as t^cncrully necessary to salvation ; that is to say, r>.ii)tis!ii, and the Supper of the Lord. • <^. JVhai vimnfst thou by this word sacraments A. I mean an outwurdand visible sign of an inward and spiritual graLC. given unto us, ordained by Christ himself, as a means where by we rf ccive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof. i^. IIoiv many parts are there in a sacrament 9 A. Two ; the outward visible sign, and the inward spiritual grac6> Q. What is the outward visible sign or form in hiptismS A. ^V^'lte^, wherein the person is baptized in the name of the Fa- ther, aiul of the Son, and of the Holy GhosU Q. What it the invard and spiritual grace 9 A. A death unto sin^ and a new birth unto righteousness; for being liy nature bom m sin, and the children in wrath, we aie hereby made the children of grace. I Q. IVhat is] required of persons to he baptized 9 A. Repentance, whereby tlicy forsake sin; and faith, whereby they steadfastly believe the promises of Ood made to them in that I sacrament. j Q. Why then are infants baptized^ when by reason of their tender age they cannot perjorm them 9 A. Because they promise thorn both by their sureties ; which pro- mise, when they come to age, themselves are bound to perform. C. ^^hy was the sacrament of the Lord's Supper ordained 9 A.\ (ft the continual rememtrance of the sacrifice of the death of Christ, and of the benefits which we receive thereby. Q. What is the outward part, or sign^ of the Lord's Supper f A. Bread and wine, whicn the Lord hath commanded to be re- ceived. Q. What \s the inward part^ or thing signified 9 A. The body and blood of Christ, which are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper. Qi What are the benefits whereof we are partakers thereby f Dr, fVatts* Catechism, \59 A» The Htrengthcning and refreshing of our houIh by the body find binod of Christ, as our bodies are by the bread and wine. Q. W/uit it required of them who come to the Lord* a Supper f A. To examine themselves, whether thev repent them truly of their former sins : steadfastly purposing to lead a new life ( have a lively faith in God's mercy through Christ, with a thankful remem- brance of his death, and be *'^ charity with all men. A First Catechism, by Dr. Watts. Question. Can yon tell me, child^ whomode you 9 — Anhwer. The great (lod, who'made heaven and earth. Q. What doth God do far you 9 — A. He keeps mc from harm by night and by day, and is always doing me good. Q. And what must you do for this great Gody who it so good to you 9 — A. I must learn to know him first, and then I must do every thing to please him. Q. Where doth God teach us to know him and to please h\m 1 — A. In his holy word, which is contained in the Uible. Q. Have yon learned to know who God is9~—A. God isatq)irit; and though wc cunnot see him, yet he sees and knows all things, and he can do all things. Q. What must you do to please himf — A. I must do my duty both towards God, and towards man. Q. What is your duty to God 9 — A. My duty to Ood, is to fear and honour him, to love and serve him, to pray to him, and to praise him. Q. What is your duty to man 9^- A, Myduty to man istoobey my parents, to speak the truth always, and to be honest and kind to all. Q. What good do you hope for by seeking to please God9 — A. Then I shall be a child of Ood, and have God for my father and my friend for ever. Q. And what if you do not fear God, nor love him, nor seek to please him 'i — A. Then I shall be a wicked child, and the great God will be very angry with me. Q. Why are you afraid of God's anger 9 — A. Because he can kill my body, and he can make my soul miserable alter my body is dead. Q« But have you never done any thing to make God an^ry with you already 9-^ A. Ves, I tear I nave too often sinned against God, and deserved his anger. Q What do you mean bif sinning against God 9 — A. To sin afrainst Ood is to do any thing that Ctod forbids me, or not to do what God commands me. Q. And what must you do to be saved from the anger of God, which your sins have deserved 9 — A. I must be sorry for my sins; I must pray to God to forgive me what is past, and to serve him better for the time to come. Q. Will God forgive you if you pray fw it 9 — A. I hope he — ,..^,, . ■■ .,, ^^■.,.., ... ■ '^3 2-i ''} . 1 * i if 160 Catechism of Scripture Names, will fotf^ye me, If I tniit in hin mcrey, for the sake of what J«iai ChriMt has done, and what he han Huff'ere— A. He did for sinnerH who have broken the law of God, and who de- served to die themselves. Q. Where is Jesus Christ now 9— A. He is alive again, and gone to heaven ; to provide there for all that serve Govl, and love is Son Jesus. Q. Can you of yourself love and serve God and Christ $ — A. No ; I cnnnot do it of myself, but God will help me by his own spirit, if I ask him for it. Q. Wm Jes^is Christ ever come again 7— A. Christ will come again, and call me and all the world to account for what we have done. Q. For what purpose is this acooimt to be uiven 9— A. That the children of God, as well as the wicked, may all receive according to their works. O. What must become of you if you are wicked 9 — A. If I am wicked, T shall be sent down to everlasting fire in hell, among wick- ed and miserable creatures. Q. And whither will you go if you fire a child of God9 — A. If 1 am a child of God, I sHall be taken up to heaven, and dwell Uiere with God and Christ for ever. Amen. Scripture Name$ in the Old Testament^ by Dr. Watti. Question. Whowas^rf«»i? —Answer. The first man that God made, and the father of us all Q. Who was Eve?— A. The first woman, and she was the tno- ther of us alL Q. Who was Cain ?— A. Ad. am*s eldest son, and he killed his brother AbeL Q. Who was AbJ?—A. A better man than Cain, and there- fore Cain huted him. Q. Who was Enoeh?^A. The man who pleased God and he was taken up to heaven without dy- ing. Q. Who wMNoahJ-^, The good man who was saved when the world was drowned. Q. M^ho was Job?— A. The most patient man under pains and losses. Q. Who was Abraham? — A. The pattern of believers, and the friend of God. Q. Who was Isaac?— A. Ab- raham's son, according to God's promise. Q. Who was Sarah ?—A.. Ab- raham*s wife, and she was Isaac's mother. Q. Whowas Jaoo6?-^. Tsaac't younger son, and he craftily i«(>* tained his father's blessing. Q. What was Israd?^^UL A hat !*• cwn I Bint, and ,f~A. He pr it alsa Id who de- [gain, and and love iristf^A. y his own will come at we have . That the ccording to K* If I am pong wick. \d$.^A. If dwell there IVatti. ived when I. -A. The r paint and ra, and the I I —A. Ab. r to Ood*s •—A. Ab- ras Isaac's A. Tsaae*! raftiljmb. rr-^Ai Catechism of Scripture Names, 1 6 1 new name that God gave himself to Jacob. S>. Who was Jo^roAP-A. Is- *i beloved son, but hiu bre- thren hated him, and nold him. Q Who were the twjelve Pa- triarefu?^A. The twelve sons of Jacob, and the fathers of the peo- pie of Israel. Q. Who was Pharaoh?— .A, The king of Egypt, who des- troycd the children ; and he was drowned in the Hed Sea. David's wicked son, who rebelled a^ainHt his father, and he was killed aR he hung on a tree. Q M'ho was SolomoM?-~.A. David's beloved son, the Icing of iHniei, and the wi^*cst of men. Q. Mho was Josiah? — A. A very young king, whose heart was tender, and he reared Ood, Q. Who wan Isttiah ?— A. The proptiet who spoke more of J( each wrote t's life and nanias and in and his : lead for phen?-.A. vaa put to »?-^. A her of the -^. A •ersecutor, postle of '^-^. A A Social or Briton's Catechism. 16S ^ood woman, who made clothes tor the poor, and she was raised from the dead. O. Who was Eh/mas 7— A. A wicked man, who was strmck blind for speaking against the gospel. Q. Who was Eutychus? —A. A youth who slept at sermon; and, falling down, was taken up dead. Q. Who was Timothy^— A. A minister, who knew the scrip^ tures from his youth. Q. \\'\io\vdk& Agrippa^—A. A king, who was almost persuaded to be a Christian. A SOCIAL. OR BRITON'S CATECHISM. By Sir Jiichard PhUUps. (Amended.) Q. What are your social duties ? A. As a subject of the Queen of England, I am bound to obey the laws of my country. Q. Why were they made ? A. For the protection and security of all the people. Q. What mean you bj/ protection ? A. I mean protection against violence, oppression^ injustice, and ungovernable passions, which would often lead men to injure and destroy one another, if they were not restrained by wise laws. Q. What do you mean by security ? A. 1 mean the security of my property, which is the reward of my own industry, or that of my parents and ancestors, and is se- cured to ?Tie for my own benefit and enjoyment by the Constitution. Q. Hcvf are the laws of England inade ? A. By the three estates of the realm in parliament, consisting of Queen, Lords, and Commons ; each of which must agree to every new law. Q. What %i the Queen ? A. The supreme power entrusted with the execution of tlie laws, the fountain of honour and mercy, the head of the church, and the director of the naval and military forces of the empire. Q. What is Vie House of Lords? A. It consists of the Archbishoj)s and Bishops, of the Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts, and Barons of the realm, and is the court of final appeal in all law-suits. Q. What is the Hoztse of Commons ? A. It consists of «68 representatives of the people, freely and in- dependently elected, to assist in making laws, and to grant such taxes to the crown as they deem necessary ibr the use of the state. Q. What are the chief objects of the laws ? A. For the prevention of crimes, by punishment for the exainple of others, such as death, transportation, imprisonment, whipping, •nd pillory. Q. For wluit crimes is the punishnuut of death ir^flicted ? A. For treason, murder, house-burning, and other heinous crimes. Q. Ilovf are criminals put to deathf A. Traitors are beheaded ; other criminals are hanged by tlw neck. m u^ 164 A Social^ or Briton's Catechism, Q. For what offences are crtminals transported ? A. For housebreakinff, forgery, coining, breach of truit, buying stolen goods, theft, picking pockets, and many other cnmes. Q. Where are tnry transported ? A. Those who are sentenced to transportation for life, or ftor • long period, are sent to Botany Bay, a country thirteen thousand miles from England ; and those tor small periods, are usually kept to hard labour in prison ships. Q. For what crimes are offenders whipped, imprisoned, or put in the pillory ? A. Chiefly for various kinds of thefts and frauds, and for not getting their livelihood in an honest wa^. Perjury, or false swear- ing, alone is now punished by putting in the pillory. Q. How is the guilt of an offender ascertained ? A. By public trial in a court of law, in wliich twelve impartial men are a sworn jury to decide truly whether they all think him guilty or not guilty. Q. /* there no other investigation ? A. Yes, before a magistrate, when the accuser must swear that the accused committed the crime; and afterwards before a grand jury of twenty-three gentlemen, twelve of whom must agree in opinion that he ought to be put on hv tri.-U. Q. When and where do trials oforiminah take place ? A. At Sessions held quarterly in every county town ; or at Assizes held twice in every year, before one or two of the Queen's twelve judges. Q. What becomes of a culprit after his crime has been sworn against him before a jnstice of the peaee^ and before his trial ? A. He is allowed to pve bail for his appearance, if his crime is a bailable offence; but if it is a hi^h crime, as robbery, house>burning, forgery, or murder, he is committed to the county gaol, to await his trial at the next sessions or assizes. Q. jifler his trial what becomes of him ? A. If he is acquitted he is set free, as soon as the jmy have pro- nounced him NOT GUILTY. But if they find him guilty, he re. ceives the sentence of the law, which is carried into effect, unless some favourable circumstances should appear, and he should receive the royal pardon. Q. Does the law punish first and second cffences ttlikef A. Not wholly so ; and where it does, for second offences there is less chance of obtaining the royal pardon. Q. What are the means of avoiding qffence* ? A. Constantly to avoid temptation ; to shun bad companj { never to spend more than your income ; never to do what your conscience tells you is wrong ; and always to remember you are in the presence of God, who will punish you hereafter, if you escape the punish- ment of the laws in this world. Q. What are the other motives fw avoiding crimes? A. The experience of all wicked men, thata life of crime is a life of anxiety, trouble, torment, and misery; their irequent declarations that they would give the world itself to be restored to a state of in- HI It, bajing les. f « or for • thousand ally kept wedj or put bd for not Use swear- impartial [think him swear that fre a grand agree in at Assizes [en*8 twelve teen sworn f trial ? s crime is a se-burning, to await his 7 have pro- TY, he re. •ct, unless uld receive ef inces there My ; never conscience e presence >e punish- Qe is 8 life clarations tateof in. A Social, or Briton* s Catechism, 165 noceney and virtue ; and also the known fact, that content, health, cheerfulness, and happiness, attend a good conscience, and an honest and virtuous life. Q. What is a Constable ? A. An officer, who is sworn to keep the peace, and to seize all who break it in his presence ; he also takes into custody, under the authority of the warrant of a mafjistrate, all persons charged witfi offences. While in the executioner his duty his person is held sacred, and to assault him is severely punished by the laws. Q. What is a Magistrate^ or Justice of the Peace ? A. A gentleman who holds a commission from the sovereign, or in a corporation under some royal charter, to hear charges against offen. ders, and, in heinous cases, to commit them for trial; in others, to in- flict small punishments. He also hears and determines questions relative to tne poor, publicans, &t., and he forms part of the court of sessions before v/hich offenders are tried. Q. What is a Sheriff? A. The sovereign's civil deputy in the county, whose duty it is to keep in safe custody, without unnecessary severity, all persons com. mitted by justices for trial ; to keep and maintain the courts of law; to summon grand and petit juries honestly and impartially ; to pre- side at county elections ; to execute all writs civil and criminal, and to put in force all the sentenceff of the courts of law. Q. What is a Lord Lieutenant ? A. The sovereign's deputy in a county, whose duty it is to regu. late whatever regards the preservation or the peace in the county. 2. What is a Grand Juryman ? . A freeholder usually ot £100 per annum, and apwards, who is summoned by the sheriff to attend the sessions and assizes, there to heai^ the charges against offenders on oath, and determine, whether they are so satisfactorily made out, in regard both to fact and inten* tion, as to justify the putting of the accused on his trial, which de> cision must be afhrmed by at least twelve of tlie jury, Q. What is a Petit Juryman ? A. A freeholder of at least £10 per annum, who is summoned by the sheriff to attend the sessions and assizes, and who is sworn with eleven others, to hear and careluUy weigh the evidence on every trial ; and, according to that evidence, to declare, without fear or af. fection, whether he thinks the accused guiiti/ or not guilty^ as well in regard to the fact as the intention. Q. Is the duty of a Juryman important ? A. Yes — it is the m»>8t important and most .sacred duty which a British subject can be called upon to perform. The life, liberty, property, honour, and happiness of individuals and families, being in the disposal of every one of the persons compoaing a jury ; be- cause every one must a^ree separately to the verdict before it con be pronounced ; and because every juryman is sworn and bound to de- cide, according to his own privjiie view of tiie question, and not ao* cording to the views oi wishes of others. A jury may be eommom or apeeto/. Ira'" r'M (■•■l , r 166 A Social, or Briton's Catechism, Q. What is a Mernber of ParHament ? A. A gentleman cliosen freely and independently by the electft^fa of towns or counties, on acconnt rf their hij;h opinion of his tulenti and integrity, to represent them in the House of Commons, or great council of tlie nation ; where it is his duty to support the interests, libe-ties, and constitution of the realm. Q. Who are Electors ? ^ A. Persons wlio are authorized by law to elect members of par. liament. They must have qual'5ra,;ions in property, such as either possessions in freehold land or ' ou-* s of a certain value, or paying rents to a certain amount for iioisei^ or lands They are obliged to swear that they have not accepted or received the promise of any bribe; and, in truth, the honest performance of the duty of an elector, is as important to the country, as that of a jurymiin to an individual Q, Why are Taxes collected ? A. For the maintenance of the state ; for the support of its forces; for tlie protection of the nation against foreign invaders; and for all the purposes which are essential to the true ends of social union and the happiness of a nation. Of the nature and amount of all taxes, the glorious constitution of Eni,'land makes the represen- tatives of the people in parUament the sole arbiters and judges. Q. What is the duty of good subjects ? A. To honour the queen and her magistrates, and dbey the laws; openly to petition Jie queen or parliament against any real grievances, and not to harbour or encourage disaffection ; to earn by nonest and useful industry, in their several callings, the means of subsistence: to maintain tlie public peace ; to reverence and respect the duties of religion ; and to perform every relative or social oiiice, whether of father, husband, son, or brother; constable, overseer, churchwarden, jaryman, or magistrate, w ith honour, humanity, and honesty, on ail occasions doing towards others as they would be done unto. -ill- -s' fe electe n liii tulentf or ^Teat I interests, ts of par. J as either lor paying fbliged to |se of any i In elector, ,'( Idividual. Its forces; j i{^ and for } [cial union | luiount of represen- dges. the laws ; rievances, onestand | bhistencej ! ■ duties of i 'hether of i li warden, *ty, on aa 0. J Table of Kings, -^ Prayers. 167 ^^INGS and Q UEENS of ENOLAND^ Fkom the Conquest to 1388. Kings' Names. Began their Reign. The Normans. Coi.q.l 1066 Oct. 14' 1087 Sept. 9 1100 Aug. 2 113.5 Dec. 1 Riigiud Y. 20 12 35 18 The Normans and Saxons. W W Rul"»8 Hpnry 1 Stephen Henry 2 Richard 1 John Henry 3 Edward 1 Edward 2 Edward 3 Richard 2 11;H Oct. 25 ' 189 July 6 1199 Apr. 6 1216 Oct. 19 1272 Nov. 16 1307 July 7 1327 Jan. 25 1377 June 21 34 9 17 50 34 19 50 22 M. 10 10 3 10 8 9 6 7 6 4 3 The House of Lancaster. Hfiury Ht-nry 5 Henry C 1399 Sept. 29 1413 Mar. 20 1422 Au|?. 31 13 9 38 Edward 4 Edward 5 Richard 3 The House of York. 1461 Mar. 4 1483 Apr. 9 1480 June 22 22 o Kings* j Began their Names. | Reign. The Houses united. JU^flMB Henry 7 Henry 8 Edward 6 Q. Mavy Q. Eliz. 1485 Aug. 22 1609 Apr. 22 1647 Jan. 28 1.563 July 6 1558 Nov. 17 Y. 23 37 5 44 M. 8 5 4 4 Unionofthc Crowns of England and Scotland in 1603. James 1 Charles 1 Charles 2 James 2 1603 Mar. 24 1625 Mar. 27 1649 Jan. 30 1685 Feb. 6 The Revolution. W.&Ma. Q. Anne George 1 George 2 George 3 Georpe 4 William 4 Q. Victo. 1689 Feb. 13 1702 Mar. 8 1714 Aug. 1 1727 June 11 1760 Oct. 25 1820 Jan. 29 J 830 June 26 1838 22 23 36 4 13 12 12 33 59 10 10 4 10 4 3 5 Ireland tmited with Britmn kind good and holy. . , «. i j._j .« These jiraises and priayers we humbly otter up to thy dmne Ala- icsry, in the name, and as the disciples of thy son Jesus Christ our ' ,')rd ; in whose words we sum up all our desires i— -Our Father^ &c. A Morning Prayer to he used hy a Child at Home* (Ji.OHY to thee, O liord ! whc ^««t preserved me from the p^ils of the night past, who hast refreshed »ne witli sleep, and raised m« ap again to praise thy holy name. Incline my heart to all that is good: that 1 may be modest and humble, true and just, tenijjerate and diligent, respectful and obedi- ent to iny superiors ; that I may fear and love thee above all things; that I may love my neighbour as myself, and do to every one as 1 would they should do unto me. liless me, I pray thee, in my learning : and help me daily to in- crease in knowledge, .and wisdom, and all virtue. I humbly beg thy blessing upon all our spiritual pastors and mas- ters, all my relations and friends, [particularly my father and mo- ther ^ my brothers and sitiets^ and every one in this house.] Grant them whatsoever may be good for them in this lil'e, and guide them to life everlasting. 1 humbly commit myself to thee, O Lord ! in the name of Jesus Christ, my Saviour, and in the words which he himself hath taught me : — Our Fat her ^ Sec 11 An Evening Prayer to be used by a Child at Home, Glory to thee, O Lord ! who hast preserved me the day pasti who hast defended me from all the evils to which I am constantly exposed in tliis uncertain life, who hast continued my health, who hast bestowed upon me all things necessary for life and godliness. I humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father t to pardon whatsoever thou hast seen amiss in me this day, in my thougnts, words, or ac- tions. Bless to me, I pray thee, whatsoever gooa instructions have been given me this day: help me carefully to remember them and duly to improve them : that I may be ever growing in knowledge, and wisdom, and goodness. I humbly beg thy blessing also-imon all our spiritual pastors and masters, all my relations and friends, [particularly my father and mother^ my brothers and sisters j and every one in tnis house.] Let It please thee to guide us all in this life present, and to ccmduct nt to thy heavenly kingdom. I humbly commit my soul and body to thy care this night i b^- ging thy gracious protection and blessine, through Jesus Christ our only Lord and iiiaviour; in whose words I conclude my prayer i— \*ur 4f wtney , ^»x» :)■'■ MM ITO Prayers. — Gold Coins, A ihort Prayer onjint going into the teat at Church, liORD ! I am now no«r in thy houra ; assist, I pray thee, and accept of my services. Let thy Holy Spirit help mine infirmities : (lisposing my heart to seriousness, attention, anci devotion : to the honour of thy holy name, and the biuiefit of my soul, through Jesus Christ OUT Saviour. Amen. Befove weaving the Seat. Blessed be th^ ns.:ne, O liord ! for this opportunity of attend- ing ttiee in thy house and service. Make Tie, I pray thee, h doer of thy word, not a hearer only. Accept botli us and onr services, through our only Mediator, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, Grace before Meals, Sawctify, O Lord ! we beseech thee, thes? thy productions to onr use, and us to thy service, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Grace qfi^r Meals.^ Blessed and praised be thy holy name, O Lord, for this <»:>,I all thy other blessings bestowed upon us, through Jesus Chrisi our Lord. Amen, Weight and Value of Oold Cwu current in this Province^ in Currency, and Lieres^ and Sols. GOLD. EfifiiitA, Portuguese, and Anutrlcttn, A Guinea cw...m A half do M. A third do... ,., ^ A Johannes A nziii CIO ••••**••*••••>■••••••«••■••••••••••••••••••• • A Moidnre An Eagle m « A hairdo.. „ i Spaniah and Wrench, ' A l./OuDIOOn.i. ............... .....Mt*. •.•■••*•. ...••*•. I A half do MM.M A Lnnis d'Or coined before 179S.....M ,. t A Pistole do. do i 3J* ^^ francs coined since 1792 , The 20 francs «•» mm Weight Currency. dwta. gn. £. t. 4. 5 6 1 S 4 2 5 11 8 1 IS 7 9| 18 4 9 2 6 18 1 10 n 11 6 J 10 5 15 15 17 3 14 6 8 13 1 17 3 5 4 1 S 8 4 4 18 3 8 6 1 16 S 4 3 18 1 Old CuTrrn. Liv. xoli. 5J8 H ^ fi| 9F 48 Sfi CO 8 30 89 8 44 14 27 4 SI IS 45 8 21 14 N. B. Two pence farthing is allowed for every "rain under or over weight on English, Portui(uese, and American guul ; and two pence one-Hfth of a penny on Spanish and French, Payments in 8«)Id absve £20 may be made in bulk ; English, Portupacse, and Ame- rican at 89«. per oe. ; French and Spanish at 87.v. %^d, deducting half a grain for each piece. To turn Sterling into Currency, add one-ninth part of the Ster- ling sum US itself, and the amount will be Currency. vs*- C Utre^tjfped bjf Stettmam k' <^ JMi«»fttinrJb, ^ 1 Church, thee, and itinnities : m : to the mgh Jesus r of attctuU hee, a doer tir services, leiu eductions to iovd. Amen. for this «»:r- j s (Jhrisi our .. \ Province, cy.tOW CHTTpn. rf. Liv lolt. 4 iH r1 14 0. 9i 9 f.| 0^ 9P (1 4H 3fi 60 8 30 6 89 8 3 44 H 8 27 4 I 3 21 IS ( 9 43 8 4 1 21 H n under or over and two pen«:e ments in fiolu tcse, and Ame- S^rf. deducting art of the Ster- ^1^