even worth the attention of fuch as are pretty expert in the know, lege of orthography. HUMANITY, our methods of leading children into an acquaintance with words, are, even to this day; will appear to any-one that does but confider how little regard has been had to the afore-mention'd fuggeftions even by the latest and most generally-receiv'd writers on this fubject.- Mr Dyche (in his Guide to the english tongue) has given us, in his first lift of díflyllables (p. 17) 140 words, in the first page: of which 17 only are to be pro nounc'd according to the rules before laid-down for the found of fyllables, and therefore, a child (and even a mistress, fometimes) must be at a lofs a bout 123 of them; efpecially as, for the afcertaining the true pronunciation of them, regard must be had to (at least) 12 or 13 exceptions: fo that, abating the diftinction of fyllables, into which the words are divided; a child might as well begin the art of reading with his bible.Mr Newbery (in his Circle of the sciences) though he proposes to lead-on children by progreffive fteps, is fo far from having kept-up to his defign; that he feems to have had lefs regard to it than most of our fpelling-books; for he gives but an imperfect lift of fyllables; and even that is of little ufe to direct in the pronunciation of his tables of words. Thus, in his first lift of diffyllables (p. 83) confifting of 40 words, there are but two that can be read upon his own principles; and, in that of the polyfyllables (p. 91) hardly one.Mr Pardon (in his Spelling new-model'd) befide that he gives us no lifts of fyllables, to fettle any certain founds by way of preparation for the reading his tables of words; is ftill more embaraffing, and ufelefs: inasmuch as, in his rables, to the afore-mention'd fault of Mr Dyche he has added another moft unaccountable one, the neglect of the accent; having thrown-together, without any regard to any thing but the number of the fyllables, and the or der of the alphabet (which are of little, or no confequence) all forts of words, without any intimation of the difference of their accent. Thus, in the courfe of three words fucceffive (befide other difficulties) you have often two or three changes of accent [as ábfcefs, abfcónd, ábfence' (p. 34) factioufnefs, fallácious, falfifying' (p. 129]hed fference of which muft be inculcated with infinit repetitions, and (notwithstanding the most unwea ried pains-taking) to very little purpose. Note, In our next number (befide what may come-to-hand, before the publication of it) will be A specimen of two very confiderable improvements of the Cyclopædia, on the plan of Cosmopolita, by Britannicus. A foort biftory of a Diabetes. A query to the Rev. Mr Stackhouse, concerning a passage in his Apperatus to the New Teftament. The END of Number V. T CAVE, at St John's Gate. 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