2. Divide the amount of the results by 20. and the quotient will be the answer. Thus: (1) What cost 246yds. of velvet, at 7s. 3d. a yard? 246X7=1722s. 3d.of 1s. and 246÷1=61s. Ans. £89.3.6. -1783÷20=£89.3.6. (2) What cost 2710bu. wheat, at 6s. Sd. a bushel? Ans. £903. 6. S. (3) What cost 378bu. oats at 1s. Sd. a bushel? Ans. £31. 10. (4) What cost 126bu. rye, at 3s. 4d. a bushel? (5) What cost 2103yds. at 15s. 7d. a yard? Ans. £21. Ans. £1642.19.4.2. (6) What cost 7150yds. at 17s. 6d. a yard? Ans. £6780.7.9. POETICAL EXERCISES IN PARSING.-LESSON 24. And which more blessed? Who chain'd his country, say, There is a time when toil must be prefer'd, For thee? Vile worm! O madness! pride! impiety! 1. Well', old gentleman', thou hast come again, 3. Thou wilt not hurt my little thatched cot', 4. But if thou caperest round my house', and storm', I'll burn thee', like a wood-chuck', from thy hole'. Should I attempt to make thy noddle sweat', PRACTICE. LESSON 27. CASE 5. When the price is l.'s or parts of a l. RULE. Multiply the given quantity by the l.'s, and take even parts for the shillings and pence. Thus: (1) What cost 124 tons of hay, at 13. 5. 6. 2. Ans. 1406.7.2. 124X3=372. price at 13 a ton. 3=1 & 124÷1-31. do. at 5s. a ton. 6d. & 313.2. 2qr.& 3.2+1=0.5.2 Ans. 1148. 16. 8. (2) What cost 47 tons, at 13 3 4 a ton? (3) What cost 20bbls. pork, at 14. 13. 4 a bbl.? Ans. 193. 6. 8. (4) What cost 71 cows, at l6. 13. 4 a head? Ans. 1473. 0.8. POETICAL EXERCISES IN PARSING.-LESSON 28, Echo, in his airy round, o'er the river, rock, and hill, By travail, and to travail, born, Our Sabbaths are but few. I sigh not for beauty, nor languish for wealth- That I may give for every day, na-der na'dur nai ad này ăd nai-ler na lur na-ked na'kid SPELLING. LESSON 29. BER name-less name les o-cher 6'kur name-ly name 'lē na-tion na shun na-tive na'tiy o-dour ō'dur old-ness old'ne's pha-sis fa'sis READING. LESSON 30. The young Traveller to his Mother. 1. What shall I bear thee', Mother', dear', And feel upon my cheek', the tear That flows when child' and parent meet'? 2. What shall I bear thee? wealth and fame', 3. Nor wealth, nor fame', nor gems', to thee, 4. But I will bring to thy kind breast', PRACTICE. LESSON 31. CASE 6. When the price and the quantity are both compound terms. RULE. 1. Multiply the price by the highest term in the quantity, and take parts for the other terms of the quantity. 2. The amount of the several results will be the answer. 1. What cost 7cwt 0qr 19lbs of tallow, at £3-16 a cwt.? £3-16X7=£26 - 12, price of 7 cwt. 0-10-10-1, do 16lbs 16lbs of a cwt, & £3-16÷4 2lbs of 16lbs, then, £0 - 10 2. What cost 21cwt 3qrs 25lbs at $5.41 a cwt? Ans. $118.875. 3. What cost 121 yards, at £0-1-2-2 a yard? Ans, £7-6-2-2. 4. What cost 120lbs, at 4d 2qrs a fb? 5. What cost 3906lbs, at 7d 2qrs a lb? Ans. £122 - 1-3. 6. What cost 7cwt 1qr 14lbs, at £3-15 - 9 - 1, a cwt? Ans. £27 18 - 9 - 2. GRAMMAR.-LESSON 28. Poetical Exercises in Parsing. What e'er the passion, knowledge, fame, or pelf, |