46. By ANALYSIS-sounds, syllables, Proverbs. 1. Like the dog in the manger, words, and sentences are resolved into their he will neither do, nor let do. 2. Many a slip beconstituent parts; to each is given its own tween the cup and lip. 3. No great loss, but peculiar sound, force, quality, and meaning; there is some small gain. 4. Nothing venture, and thus, every shade of vocal coloring, of nothing have. 5. One half the world knows not thought and feeling, may be seen and felt. how the other half lives. 6. One story is good 7. Pride-goes before, and By SYNTHESIS, these parts are again re-uni- till another is told. ted, and presented in all their beautiful and shame-follows after. 8. Saying and doing, are harmonious combinations, exhibiting all the two things. 9. Some-are wise, and some-are otherwise. 10. That is but an empty purse, that varieties of perception, thought, and emotion, is full of other folk's money. 11. Common fame that can be produced by the human mind. is generally considered a liar. 12. No weapon, 47. The second sound of U is short: but truth; no law, but love. UP; an ultra numb-skull is a mur-ky scul-lion; she urged her cour-te-ous hus-band coup-le himself to a tre-mendous tur-tle; the coun-try urchin pur-chased a bunch of mush and tur-nips, with an ef-ful-gent ducat, and burst with the bulk of fun, because the um-pire de-murr-ed at the suc-co-tash.

to

[U in UP.]

48. Lord Mansfield, when quite young, used to recite the orations of Demosthenes, on his native mountains; he also practised before Mr. Pope, the poet, for the benefit of his criticisms; and the consequence was, his melodious voice and graceful diction, made as deep an impression, as the beauties of his style and the excellence of his matter; which obtained for him the appellation of "the silver-toned Murray."

Anecdote. Lawyer's Mistake. When the regulations of West Boston bridge were drawn up, by two famous lawyers,-one section, it is said, was written, accepted, and now stands thus: "And the said proprietors shall meet annually, on the first Tues-day of June; provided, the same does not fall on Sunday.”

Habits. If parents-only exercised the same forethought, and judgment, about the education of their children, as they do in reference to their shoemaker, carpenter, joiner, or even gardener, it would be much better for these precious ones. In all cases, what is learned, should be learned well: to do which, good teachers should be preferred to cheap ones. Bad habits, once learned, are not easily corrected: it is better to learn one thing well, and thoroughly, than many things wrong, or imperfectly.

Varieties. 1. Is pride-an indication of talent? 2. A handsome woman-pleases the eye; but a good woman the heart: the former-is a jewel; the latter—a living treasure. 3. An ass-is the gravest beast; an owl-the gravest bird. 4. What a pity it is, when we are speaking of one who is beautiful and gifted, that we cannot add, that he or she is good, happy, and innocent! 5. Don't rely too much on the torches of others; light one of your own. 6. Ignorance—is like a blank sheet of paper, on which we may write; but error-is like a scribbled one. 7. All that the natural sun is to the nuturai

49. Irregulars. A, E, I, O, and Y, occasionally have this sound: the wo-man's kus-band's clerk whirled his com-rade into a bloody flood for mirth and mon-ey; sir squirrel does nothing but shove on-ions up the col-lan-der; the sov-reign monk has just come to the col-ored mon-key, quoth my on-dering mother; this sur-geon bumbs the hor-ror-stricken bed-lam-ites, and covets the com-pa-ny of mar-tyrs and rob-bers, to plun-der some tons of cous-ins of their gloves, com-fort, and hon-ey; the bird end-ops some worms and pome-gran-ates in its stom-ach, a-bove the myr-tle, in front of the tar-ern, thus, tres-pass-ing on the cov-er-ed vi-ands; the wan-ton sex-ton encom-pass-es the earth with giant whirl winds, and plunges its sons into the bot-world, that is the Lord-to his spiritual tom-less o-cean with his shov-el.

Notes. 1. E and U, final, are silent in such words as, bor, varve, eclogue, synagogue, plague, catalogue, rogue, dema. prake. 2. Do justice to every letter and word, and as soon tha à ✅ stepping backward and forward in walking, as to reproBounce your words in realing: nor should you call the words inETITly, ABY SOoner than you would put on your shoes for your hal, or your bonnet for your sharol. 3. When e or i precedes one , in the same syllable, it generally has this sound: berth, mirth, bami, virgin, ko, see N. p. 22. 4. Sometimes is double in sound, ugh written single.

Could we-with ink-the ocean fill,
Were earth of parchment made;
Were every single stick-a quill,
Each man-a scribe by trade;

creation and world, in which are our minds--
and hence, he enlightens every man, that
cometh into the world.

Our birth-is but a sleep, and a forgetting;
The soul, th't rises with us, our life's star,
Hath had elsewhere-its setting,
And cometh from afar;
Not in entire forgetfulness,
And not in utter nakedness,

But trailing clouds of glory-do we come
From God, who is our home.

And 'tis remarkable, that they

Talk most, that have the least to say.

To write the tricks-of half the sex,

Pity is the virtue of the law,

Would drink the ocean dry :

And none but tyrants-use it cruelly,

Gallants, beware, look sharp, take care,
The blind-eat many a fly.

'Tis the first sanction, nature gave to man,

Each other to assist, in what they can.

50. It is not the quantity read, but the manner of reading, and the acquisition of correct and efficient rules, with the ability to apply them, accurately, gracefully, and involuntarily, that indicate progress in these arts: therefore, take one principle, or combination of principles, at a time, and practice it till the object is accomplished: in this way, you may obtain a perfect mastery over your vocal powers, and all the elements of language.

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Proverbs. 1. Away goes the devil, when the door is shut against him. 2. A liar is not to be believed when he speaks the truth. 3. Never speak ill of your neighbors. 4. Constant occu pation, prevents temptation. 5. Courage-ought to have eyes, as well as ears. 6. Experiencekeeps a dear school; but fools will learn in no other. 7. Follow the wise few, rather than the foolish many. 8. Good actions are the best sacrifice. 9. Ile who avoids the temptation, avoids the sin. 10. Knowledge-directs practice, yet practice increases knowledge.

Duties. Never cease to avat yourself of information: you must observe closelyread attentively, and digest what you read,converse extensively with high and low, rich and poor, ,noble and ignoble, bond and free,meditate closely and intensely on all the knowledge you acquire, and have it at per

51. The third sound of U is Pull FULL; cru-el Bru-tus rued the crude fruit bruised for the pudding; the pru-dent ru-ler wounded this youth-ful cuck-oo, because he would, could, or should not im-brue his hands in Ruth's gru-el, pre-par'd for a faith-ful [U in FULL] dru-id; the butch-er's bul-let push-ed poor puss on the sin-ful cush-ion, and grace-fect command. Obtain just conceptions of ful-ly put this tru-ant Prus-sian into the pul-pit for cru-ci-fix-ion.

52. Avoid rapidity and indistinctness of utterance; also, a drawling, mincing, harsh, mouthing, artificial, rumbling, monotonous, whining, stately, pompous, unvaried, wavering, sleepy, boisterous, labored, formal, faltering, trembling, heavy, theatrical, affected, and self-complacent manner; and read, speak, sing, in such a clear, strong, melodious, flexible, winning, bold, sonorous, forcible, round, full, open, brilliant, natural, agreeable, or mellow tone, as the sentiment requires; which contains in itself so sweet a charm, that it almost atones for the absence of argument, sense, and fancy.

all you utter-and communicate every thing in its proper order, and clothe it in the most agreeable and effective language. Avoid all redundancy of expression; be neither too close, nor too diffuse,-and, especially, be as perfect as possible, in that branch of oratory, which Demosthenes declared to be the first, second, and third parts of the science,―ac tion,-god-like ACTION,-which relates to every thing.seen and heard in the orator. Elocution,-enables you, at all times, to command attention: its effect will be electric, and strike from heart to heart; and he must be a mere declaimer, who does not feel himself inspired-by the fostering meed of such approbation as mute attention,-and the re turn of his sentiments, fraught with the sym

53. Irregulars. Ew, 0, and Oo, occasionally have this sound: the shrewd wo-pathy of his audience. man es-chewed the wolf, which stood pulling Ruth's wol-sey, and shook Tru-man Wor-ces-ter's crook, while the brew-er and his bul-ly crew huz-za'd for all; you say it is truth, and I say it is my truth; you may take care of your-self, and I will take care of my-self.

your

Notes. 1. Beware of omifting vowels occurring between

-been

Varieties. 1. Have steamboats the occasion of more evil, than good? 2. Those that are idle, are generally troublesome to such as are industrious. 3. Plato saysGod is truth, and light-is his shadow. 4. Mal-information-is more hopeless than nominformation; for error-is always more dithcult to overcome than ignorance. 5. He, that will not reason, is a bigot, he, that can not reason, is a fool; and he, who dares not reason, is a slave. 6. There is a great differ. ence between a well-spoken man and an ora for. 7. The Word of God-is divine, and, in its principles, infinite: no part can really contradict another part, or have a meaning Anecdote. Stupidity. Said a testy law-opposite-to what it asserts as true; although yer,-"I believe the jury have been inocula-it may appear so in the letter: for the letter ted for stupility." "That may be," replied killeth; but the spirit—giveth life.

consonants in unaccented syllables: as histry, for his-to-ry; litral for lit-e-ral; vot'ry, for vo-ta-ry; past'ral, for pas-to-ral; numb'ring, för num-ber-ing; corp`ral, for cur-po-val; gen'ral, for gen-e-ral; mem'ry, for mum-o-ry, &c. Do not pronounce this sound of u like ou in boon, nor like u in mute; but like u in full: as, chew, not choo, &c. 2. The design of the practice on the forty-four sounds of our letters, each in its turn, is, besides developing and training the voice and ear for all their duties, to exhibit the general laws and amlogies of pronunciation, showing how a large number of won's should be pronounced, which are often spoken incorrectly.

is opponent; "but the bar, and the court, are of opinion, that you had it the natural way."

O there are hours, aye moments, that contain
Feelings, that years may pass, and never bring.
The soul's dark cottage, batter'd, and decay'd.
Still lets in light,thro' chinks, that time has made.

They are sleeping! Who are sleeping 1
Pause a moment, softly tread;
Anxious friends-are fondly keeping
Vigils-by the sleeper's bed!
Other hopes have all forsaken,-

One remains, that slumber deep;
Speak not, lest the slumberer waken
From that sweet, that saving sleep.

34. A Diphthong, or double sound, is the union of two vowel sounds in one syllable, pronounced by a single continuous effort of the voice. There are four diphthongal sounds, in our language; long i as in isle; oi, in oil; the pure, or long sound of u in lure, and ou in our; which include the same sounds under the forms of long y in rhyme; of oy in coy; of ew in pew; and ow in how. These diphthongs are called pure, because they are all heard; and in speaking and inging, only the radical, (or opening fullness of the sound,) should be prolonged, or

sung.

[OI in OIL.]

55. Diphthongs. Oi and Oy: broil the joint of loin in poi-son and oint-ment; spoil not the oysters for the hoy-den; the boy pitch-es quoits a-droit-ly on the Boil, and sub-joins the joists to the pur-loins. and em-ploys the de-stroy'd toilet to soil the reser-voir, lest he be cloy'd with his me-moirs. 56. The late Mr. Pitt. (Lord Chatham,) was taught to declaim, when a mere boy; and was, even then, much admired for his talent in recitation: the result of which was, that his case, grace, power, self-possession, and imposing dignity, on his first appearance in the British Parliament, "drew audience and attention, still as night;" and the irresistible force of his action, and the power of his eye, carrried conviction with his arguments.

Proverbs. 1. Home is home, if it be ever so homely. 2. It is too late to complain when a thing is done. 3. In a thousand pounds of law, there is not an ounce of love. 4. Many a true word is spoken in jest. 5. One man's meat is another man's poison. 6. Pride, perceiving humility. HONORABLE, often borrows her cloke. 7 Saywell-is good; but do-well-is better. 8. The eye, that sees all things, sees not itself. 9 The crow-thinks her own birds the whitest. 10. The tears of the congregation are the praises of the minister. 11. Evil to him that evil thinks. 1 Do good, if you expect to receive good.

Our Food. The laws of man's constitu

OIL;tion and relation evidently show us, that the plainer, simpler and more natural our food is, the more pefectly these laws will be fulfilled, and the more healthy, vigorous, and long-lived our bodies will be, and consequently the more perfect our senses will be, and the more active and powerful may the intellectual and moral faculties be rendered by cultivation. By this, is not meant that we should eat grass, like the ox, or confine ourselves to any one article of food: by simple food, is meant that which is not compounded, and complicated, and dressed with pungent stimulants, seasoning, or condiments; such kind of food as the Creator designed for us, and in such condition as is best adapted to our anatomical and physiological powers. Some kinds of food are better than others, and adapted to sustain us in every condition; and such, whatever they may be, (and we should ascertain what they are,) should con

Notes. 1. The malical, or root of this diphthong, comres nearly with 31 a, as in all, and its vanish, or terminating pet, with the name sound of e, as in al; the first of which is indicated by the engraving above. 2. Avoid the vulgar pronuncia-stitute our sustenance: thus shall we the tica of sur, far end; pict, for past; pint, for point; bile, for boil; jent, for, wit; hit, for houst; spile, for spoil; quate, for quot; purer, for pusloin; pi-zen, for poison; trile, for broil; clyde, four ci whi, ke... this sound, especially, when given with the jaw

more perfectly fulfil the laws of our being, and secure our best interests.

Varieties. 1. Was Eve, literally, made mah deppel, and rounded lips, has in it a captivating nobleness; out of Adam's rib? 2. He is doubly a but beware of extremes. 3. The general rule for pronouncing the conqueror, who, when a conqueror, can conwowels is they are open, continuous, or long, when final in acquer himself. 3. People may be borne down ented words and syllables; as a-ble, fa-ther, aw-ful, me tre, bible,

mo-tie, moeited, fu-mult, brutal, pi-son, ou-ter-most; but they

are shat, discrete, or short, when followed in the same syllable by

• Crum want : 25, ap-ple, sen-er, lit-le, pot-ter, but-ton, sym-pa-thy. Examples of exceptions-ale, are, all, file, note, tune, &c. 4. An

sther general rule is-a vowel followed by two consonants, that

are repeated in the pronunciation, is short: as, mat-ter, ped-lar,

ter, but-ler, &c.

by oppression for a time; but, in the end, vengeance will surely overtake their oppres sors. 4. It is a great misfortune-not to be able to speak well; and a stil! greater one. not to know when to be silent. 5. In the hours of study, acquire knowledge that will be useful in after life. 6. Nature-reflects the light of revelation, as the moon does that of the sun. 7. Religion-is to be as much like God, as men can be like him: hence, there is nothing more contrary to

Anecdote. The king's evil. A student of medicine, while attending medical lectures in London, and the subject of this evil being on hand, observed that the king's evil had been but little known in the Unit-religion, than angry disputes and conten ed States, since the Revolution.

They are sleeping! Who are sleeping?
Misers, by their hoarded gold;
And, in fancy-now are heaping
Gems and pearls-of price untold.
Golden chains-their limbs encumber,
Diamonds-seem before them strown;
But they waken from their slumber,

And the splendid dream-is flown.
Compare each phrase, examine every line,
Weigh every word, and every thought refine.

tions about it.

The pilgrim fathers-where are they?
The wares, that brought them o'er,
Still roll in the bay, and throw their spray,
As they break along the shore:-
Still roll in the bay, as they roll'd that day,
When the May Flower moor'd below;
When the sea around, was black with storms,
And white the shore-with snow.

By reason, man-a Godhead can discern:
But how he should be worship'd, cannot learn.

$7. There are no insure diharbones ne Terbong, la with fee or taree viwes representa unite, a me sound: for a are Buent excRTS one; as in aur aunt ari pad. Men, end, carats, sour. god. Four.conga,

da singeon, beau-ty. a-dies. View•ZZ "sem & eat enters in concernon with the Boom, and seed dr-graons and tr graph; ata, downy and triply written: they wonnermes merely indicate the sound of the wompany.g vowel, and the deriva e word. Let me beware of cellesngerless i can see that it is true: e erience of trin, I will lock at the truth if. 5. Diphthongs; Or. and Or: OUR; Mr. Brows want an ounce of a cloud, and

drowned a mosse in a pound of 2015 Chow-Cer:

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Proverbs. 1. As you make your bed. so must you an 1 2 Be the character you would be od 1. Choose a calling, that is adapted to your cination, and natural abities. 4. Live-and let live; 1 e. de 13 you would be done by. 5. Character- the measure of the man. 6. Zealously keep down is expenses, and you will not be likely to incar large ones. 7. Every one knows how to find fault. 8. Fair words and foul play cheat both young and old. 9. Give a dog an name, and he will soon be shot I He knows best what is good, who has endured erti. II. Great pains and title guns, scon mase mat weary. 12 The fairest rose will wither a. st.

Cause and Effect. The evils, which affict the country, are the joint productions of all parties and all classes. They have been produced by over-banking, over-tradng, over-spending, over-dashing, over-driring, over-reaching, over-horrowing, overeating, over-drinking, over-thinking, overplaying, over-riding, and over-acting of every kind and description, except overworking. Industry is the foundation of so

bove terrard a house and howid a pore-wow about the moun-'a. .*? the zon-ty eroveled in his tor-er, and the scowl-ing cow bowed down de-rout-ly in her bow-er; the gour tower, en-shroud-ed in por-er.ciety, and the corner-stone of civilization. en-dow-ed the count's prowess with a renown'd trom-el, and found him with a stout gown in the coun-ty town.

Recipients. We receive according to our states of mind and life: if we are in the love and practice of goodness and truth, we be59. Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, come the receivers of them in that propor paid many thousands to a teacher in Elocution; but if otherwise, we form receptacles tion; and Cicero, the Roman orator, after of their opposites-falsity and evil. When having completed his education, in other respects, spent two whole years in recitation, we are under heavenly influences, we know under one of the most celebrated tragedi that all things shall work together for our ans of antiquity. Brutus deciared, that he happiness; and when under infernal influwould prefer the honor, of being esteemed ences, they will work together for our misthe master of Roman eloquence, to the glo- ery. Let us then choose, this day, whom we ry of many triumphs. will serve; and then shall we know-where in consists the art of happiness, and the art of misery.

60. Notes. 1. Ou and our are the only representatives of trus dignut argal, wed; the former generally in the middle

of words, and the latter at the end: in tone, shore, and love, to istent. 2. There are 12 mon>/hongal vowels, or ring's voice vania, ami 4 diphit, mal vorea, or double voice sounds: these are beard in ble brune, sil and sed. 5. There is a very incorrect

and riff rane went given by winue to this d phone, partie hry

in the Nothern staten, in consequence of drawing the corners of

the month, ark, at keeping the teeth too clone, while pronouncing it, it may be ea ind a flat, naval wrend: in song it is worse than in speech. It may be represented as follows-heon, neca, tenis, pour, deun, kecunty, remont, &c. Good natured,

laughine people, long in crideformates, where they wish to keep the mouth rear y cineed, when talking, are often guilty of this vulty. It may be as did by opening the mouth wide projecting

flan under jaw and making the sound deep in the throat.

Anecdote. Woman as she should be. A young woman went into a public library, in

a certain town, and asked for "Man as he is.”

"That is out, Miss," said the librarian; "but we have 'Woman as she should be." She

took the book and the hint too.

Where are the heroes of the ages past:

Where the brave chieftains-where the mighty
[ones
Who flourish'd in the infancy of days?
All to the grare gone down!-On their fall'n fame,

Krultant, mocking at the pride of man,
Sits grim Forgetfulness. The warrior's arm
Lies nerveless on the pillow of its shame:
Hush'd is his stormy voice, and quenched the blaze
Of his red eye-ball.

Varieties. 1. Is not the single fact, that the human mind has thought of another world, good proof that there is one? 2. Toleration-is good for all, or it is good for none. 3. He who swallows up the substance of the poor, will, in the end, find that it contains a bone, which will choke him. 4. The greatest share of happiness is enjoyed by those, who possess affluence, without superfluity, and can command the comforts of not suppose that every thing is gold, which life, without plunging into its luxuries. 5. Do glitters; build not your hopes on a sandy into two great classes, agitators and the nonfoundation. 6. The world seems divided agitators: why should those, who are estab lished on the immutable rock of truth, fear of great price; for where there is no resistagitation? 7. True humiliation-is a pearl ance, or obstacle, there,—heaven, and its influences must enter, enlighten, teach, purify, create and support.

The only prison, th't enslaves the soul,
Is the dark habitation, where she dwells,
As in a noisome dungeon.