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with her early note', and the nightingale lulled his evening slumbers. By day, he attended his flock', which speckled the hill and the vale', and at night' he gathered them into their fold'.

2. As he was one day looking for a lamb that had strayed from his care', he saw', lying at the root of a tree', deep in the thick and bushy wood', a hunter', pale with hunger', and labour', and ready to faint`.

3. As Menalcus drew near', the hunter raised his head'. Alas! shepherd', said he', three days since', I entered this wood in pursuit of game', and have lost my way. I have not been able to find the vestige of human foot steps', nor the least portion of food to answer the demands of nature`; and I lay down by this tree to die alone in this frightful solitude'. I am faint with hunger', and my lips are parched with thirst': give me relief', or I die.

4. Menalcus raised the hunter in his arms', and fed him with bread from his scrip', and milk from his pewter canteen'. He afterwards led him through the intricate mazes of the forest', and placed his feet in safety on the high road that led to the city'.

5. The hunter's name was Justus'; as he saw Menalcus about to take his leave', he stopped him. Shepherd', says he', you have saved my life, and I will make yours happy.' Go with me to the city. You shall no longer dwell in a cottage', but inhabit a palace'. The coarse bread in your scrip', shall be exchanged for the most costly viands on plates of silver, and the milk in the pewter canteen', for the richest wines in goblets of gold'.

ARITHMETIC. -LESSON 31.

Exercises in Subtraction of Compound Terms.

1. A, bought b.368 3 5 of wheat for £125 13 6 2, and sold b.188 2 6 for £91 1 11 3, what has he left and what has it cost him? Ans. b.180 0 7, and £34 11 6 3. 2. B, had lb.34 9 10 of gold, and gave to his sons, lb.19 0 15 10, what had he left for his daughters?

3. D, had y.134 3qr. of cloth, much had he left?

Ans. lb. 15 8 14 14

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4., had a.500 1 rood of land, and a.150 r.3 po.25, what had he left?

5. F, went an apprentice for 7 years, m.5, how long has he to stay?

sold y.95 3 2, how Ans. y.38 3 2. gave his oldest son, Ans. a.349 1 15. and has served y.3 Ans. y.3 m.7.

GRAMMAR.-LESSON 32.

Of Adverbs.

RULE 8. Adverbs refer to verbs, participles adjectives and other adverbs, in modification, as: Sophia writes daily.

1. Sophia is a noun proper, third person, singular number, feminine gender, and the subject of the verb writes; writes is an intransitive verb, third person, singular number, and agrees with its subject, rule 1. daily is an adverb of time, and refers to the verb writes in modification, rule 8.

2. Mary writes handsomely. James reads fluently. The river runs crookedly. The trees grow well. The house stood there. I heard the bell then. You listen now. Joseph makes a very handsome bow. Ralph saw the boys rowing the boat briskly.

NOTE. Adverbs are of various kinds. They refer to the time the place and the manner of actions. They modify qualities and properties. They affirm, deny, question, and answer; and some of them may be compared the same as adjectives. SPELLING.-LESSON 33.

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6. "Why should I go to the city?" says Menalcus'. "My little house shelters me from the rain' and the wind'. It has no marble pillars about it; but it has a plenty of fruit trees'; and from these', I gather my repast. Nothing can be more pure than the brook of clear, cold water that runs by my door`. 7. "From my garden', I cull roses', and from the valley', I gather Jillies to deck my table'; and these are more beautiful, and smell sweeter than plates of silver and goblets of gold'. I

eat my brown bread and drink my new milk`; my flock supply me with clothes', and my life is not sustained by the sacrifice of the blood of any creature`.”

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8. "O shepherd'," said Justus', "come with me to the city. I will lead you through gardens decked with sweet flowers', and embellished with fountains' and statues. shall behold women whose dazzling beauty the rays of the sun have never tarnished', dressed in silks of the richest hues', and sparkling in diamonds'; and you shall hear music whose sweet notes shall enchant you."

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9 "Our sun burnt girls'," says Menalcus', are very handsome. How gay they look on holidays when they put on garlands of fresh flowers', and we dance to the pipe under the shade of our spreading oaks', or retire to the woods to hear the song of the birds'! Is your music better than the notes of the thrush', the linnet', the robin' or the nightingal? No: I will never go to the city'."

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10. "Then take this bag of gold'," says Justus', "and supply all your wants. "Your gold is of no use to me'” says Menalcus'; "my fruit trecs', my garden', my brook' and my flocks', supply all my wants'. What use have I for gold?”

11. "But you have saved my life'," said Justus', “and I desire to reward your kindness', happy shepherd. What will you accept from me?" "Give me the horn that hangs at your belt," said Menalcus'; "it will be more useful to me than my earthen pitcher', and not so easily broken."

12. Justus took the horn from his belt with a smile', and gave it to Menalcus', with the wish that he might ever be happy. Menalcus took the horn', cast a kind look into the face of Justus', made a low bow', and returned to his cottage', the abode of simple content`.

ARITHMETIC.-LESSON 35.

Exercises in Subtraction of Compound Terms.

6. G, had grain, b.283, cost £50 1 9, he sold b.152 for £32 3 11, how much grain has he left and what has it cost him? Ans. b.131, and £17 17 10. 7. H, Bought wine, gal.154 2 of A, 161 1 1 of B, and sold g.39 2 1 to C, and g. 100 3 0 to D; what had he left? Ans. gal.175 2.

K, walked 2 days on the road from Utica to Albany, m.37 1 15 the first day, and m.38 3 31 the next; the whole distance is m.96 6, how far has he to walk?

Ans. m.21 0 34.

GRAMMAR.-LESSON 36.

Exercises in Parsing.

Joseph's horse, drawing the chaise, passed with Sarah's friends and a child. Justus rode Pa's new horse and best saddle. Mary gave half her dinner to the poor child. The hunter's hounds chased the fox to the wood. Many very poor folks live in the city. The sun's rays are sensibly felt. The day is very warm.

OBS. 1. The article THE may be put before adverbs to mark the degree with force; as: the more Mary writes, the greater the improvement. The swifter he runs, the greater his speed. Some times a whole phrase seems to do the office of an adverb, and is called an adverbial phrase, as: Mary acted in a very discreet way.

OBS. 2. The same word is often made an adverb, an adjective, a conjunction, and even a noun. Hence, to know a part of speech, observe the office it performs in the sentence to which it is applied.

Questions on the 18th Chapter.

READING EXERCISES.

Les. 2. To what did the father call the attention of his son? What was the hen doing? How does she cover them from danger? How do you spell hawk? What does it mean? How do the birds of prey get at fowls? How are they met by the hen? Spell defend, and define it. Whom does the hen call to mind? What did the mother do? What in the day of sickness? Spell shaft and define it?

Les. 6. What has the mother taught her child? For what purpose? What of the mother's love? What would she brave? What of the debt due the mother? Who can pay it? In what way?

Les. 10. Can you repeat the verses about a mother's kindness? Spell sickness and define it. Anguish, and define it. Which is the prettiest verse? Why?

Les. 14. What does the son promise? What to his Ma? What prayer does he make? Is his resolution right or wrong? Why?

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Les. 18. Tell the story of the summer insect. of the heedless boy. What becomes of both? Describe the summer insect. What of the light in the gloom? ice? Now the verse.

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Les. 22. Who talked of the rays of light? How many, and what coloured pieces of cloth did Joseph take? Where did he put them? What was the weather, &c.? When did they examine the pieces? What was the effect? How is heat produced? What its effect on black? What on white? What is taught by the experiment? To what are knowledge and virtue compared? How should they act upon the heart? What the result?

Les. 26. Of what did Moses and Ralph talk? What was said? How did Joseph decide? What experiment did they try? What was to be learned from the experiment?

Les. 30. Tell the story of Menalcus. For what was he looking? What did he find? How did the hunter explain? What did the shepherd do? What did Justus request? What excuse did Menalcus make? What did Justus promise? What was the shepherd's reply? What did Justus offer him? What did the shepherd take? What did he do? Which did best, the shepherd or Justus? Why?

ARITHMETICAL EXERCISES.

Les. 15. What is the 1st step in placing compound terms for subtraction? What the 2d? What the 3d? What the 4th? What the proof? Which is the easiest, subtraction of whole numbers or of compound terms? Why?

GRAMMATICAL EXERCISES.

Les. 4. How may all verbs be classed? Describe the transitive verb, and explain by example. The intransitive and example? The Neuter verb, and example? What does Mr. Murray say of verbs? Can verbs be used both transitively and intransitively? Give examples?

Les. 8. Relate the 3d rule? Illustrate by example. What of the observation? What of the note?

Les. 12. What of the 4th rule? Example? Illustrate by parsing.

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Les. 16. What of the 5th rule? Give the examples. lustrate, &c. How many kinds of participles are there? How distinguished?

Les. 20. Define the article. How many and what are they? What is the article a or an called, and why? What is the called and why? How are the articles used with respect to number? What is the 6th rule? Example? How parsed? What of the first observation? What of the second?

Les. 24. What of the adjective? What degrees? What of the positive state? What of the comparative degree? What

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