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113. These principles of oratory-are well calculated to accustom the mind to the closest investigation and reasoning; thus, affording a better discipline for the scientific, rational, and affectuous faculties of the mind, than even the study of the mathematics: for the whole man is here addressed, and all his mental powers, and all his acquirements, are called into requisition. This system is a fery ordeal; and those who pass through it, understandingly, and practically, will come out purified as by fire: it solves difficulties, and eads the mind to correct conclusions, respecting what one is to do, and what one is not to do.

114. The third sound of G is that of Zh; which, tho' common to s and z, is derived to this letter from the French; or, perhaps we should say, the words in which G has this sound, are French words not Anglicised

Proverbs. 1. Impudence, and wit, are vastly different. 2. Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. 3. Listeners-hear no good of themselves. 4. Make hay while the sun shines. 5. AL ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. 6. Purposing, without performing, is mere fooling. 7. Quiet persons-are welcome every where. 8. Some have been thought brave, because they were afraid to run away. 9. A liar-is a bravi

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towards God, and a coward towards men. 10
Without a friend, the world is a wilderness
A young man idle,—an old man-needy. 12. Re-
solution, without action, is a slothful folly.

Reading Rooms. Incalculable good might be done to the present and the rising generation, by the establishment, in every town and village in our country, of Public Reading Rooms, to be supported by voluntary subscription: indeed, it would be wise in town authorities to sustain such institutions of knowledge by direct taxation. Oh! when shall we wake up to a consideration of things above the mere love of money-ma

or made into English. The G in ROUGE.] pro-te-ge (pro-ta-zha, a person protected, or patronized,) during his bad-e-nage, (bad-e-king. nazh, light or playful discourse,) in the menag-e-ry, (a place for the collection of wild animals, or their collection,) on the mi-rage, (me-razh, an optical illusion, presenting an image of water in sandy deserts,) put rouge, (roozh, red paint for the face,) on the charge-d'af-fair, (shar-zha-dif-fare, an ambassa-member you, after you have thought proper dor, or minister of secondary rank.)

Varieties. 1. Did Napoleon-do more evil than good-to mankind? 2. A necessary part of good manners-is a punctual observation of time; whether on matters of civility, business, or pleasure. 3. It is ab. surd-to expect that your friends will re

to forget them. 4. How much pain has bor rowed trouble cost us. 5. Adversity-has the effect of eliciting talents, which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dor

115. This work informs the pupil, as the master workman does the apprentice: it teaches the principles, or rules, and the way to apply them; and when they are thus ap-mant. plied to practice, he has no more use for them: indeed, its rules and directions serve him the same purpose as the guide-post does the traveler; who, after visiting the place, towards which it directs, has no further need of it.

116. Irregulars. Soften has this sound, and Z, generally. The az-ure ad-he-sion to the am-bro-sial en-clo-sures is a ro-se-ate treas-ure of vis-ions of pleas-ures; the seizure of the viz-ier's en-thu-si-asm is an inva-sion of the gla-zier's di-vi-sions of the scis-sors; the ho-sier takes the bra-zier's cro-sier with a-bra-sions and cor-ro-sions by ex-po-sure, and treas-ures it up without elis-ions.

Notes. 1. This vocal triphthongal consonant sound may be made, by placing the organs, as if to pronounce sh in show, and adng a voice sound, from the larynx; or, by drawing out the sound of the imaginary word zhure, zh-ure. 2. Analyze these sounds thus; give the first sound of c, keep the teeth still compressed, add the aspirate of h, and then prefix the vocality; or reverse the proees. G is suent in-the ma-lign phlegm of the poig-nant gnat, impregns the en-sign's di-a-phragm, and gnaws into Char-le-magne's De-ragl-io.

Anecdote. A considerate Minister. A very dull clergyman, vhose delivery was monotonous and uninteresting to his hearers, putting many of the old folks asleep said to the boys, who were playing in the gallery; "Don't make so much noise there; you will awake your parents below."

For me, my lot-was what I sought; to be,
In life, or death, the fearless,-and he free

6. When the infidel would persuade you to abandon the Bible, tell him you will, when he will bring you a better book. 7. When the mind becomes persuaded of the truth of a thing, it receives that thing, and it becomes a part of the person's life: what men seek, they find.

The spacious firmament-on high,
With all the blue etherial sky,
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great original proclaim.
Th' unwearied sun--from day to day,
Does his Creator's power display;
And publishes-to ev'ry land,
The work of an Almighty hand.
Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wond'rous tale
And, nightly, to the list'ning earth,
Repeats the story of her birth;
Whilst all the stars, that round her bura,
And all the planets in their turn,

Confirm the tidings as they roll,
And spread the truth, from pole to pole.
What, though, in solemn silence, all
Move round the dark terrestrial ball?
What, though no real voice nor sound
Amid these radiant orbs be found?
In reason's ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious voice,
Forever singing, as they shine,
"The hand that made us-is divine "

17. Be very particular in pronouncing the jaw, or voice-breakers, and cease not, till you can give every sound fully, correctly and distinctly. If your vocal powers are well exercised, by faithful practice on the more difficult combinations, they will acquire a facility of movement, a precision of action, a flexibility, grace, and force truly surprising. 118. H has but one sound, which is an aspirate, or forcible breathing, made in the glottis: HALE: his high-ness holds high his haugh-ty head, and ex-hib-its! his shrunk shanks to the ho-ly horde in the hu-mid hall; the [H in HALE.] hard-heart-ed hedge-hog, heed-less of his hav-oc of the house-wife's ham, hies himself home, hap-py to have his head, his hands, and his heart whole; the harm-ful hum-ble-bee hurtles through the hot-house, and ex-horts his ex-haust-ed hive-lings to hold their house-hold-stuff for a hob-by-horse

till har-vest-home.

Proverbs. 1. When the cat is away, the mice will play. 2 One may be a wise man, and yet not know how to make a watch. 3. A wicked companion invites us to hell. 4. All happiness and misery—is in the mind. 5. A good conscience is excellent divinity. 6. Bear and forbear-is good philosophy. 7. Drunkenness—is a voluntary madness. 8. Envy shoots at others, and wounds herself. 9. Fools lade out the water, and wiss men catch the fish. 10. Good preachers give fruits, rather than flowers. 11. Actions are the raiment of the man. 12. Faith is the eye of love.

Anecdote. Frederick the Great, of Prus sia, an ardent lover of literature and the fine arts, as well as of his people, used to rise at three or four o'clock in the morning to get more time for his studies; and when one of his intimate friends noticed how hard he worked, he replied,—“It is true, I do work hard,but it is in order to live; for nothing has more resemblance to death, than idleness: of what use is it, to live, if one only vegetates?"

Wrong Choice. How miserable some people make themselves, by a wrong choice, when they have all the good things of earth before them, out of which to choose! If good judgment be wanting, neither the greatest monarch, nor the repeated smiles of fortune, can render such persons happy; hence, a

119. It is said, that no description can adequately represent Lord Chatham : to comprehend the force of his eloquence, it was necessary to see and to hear him: his whole delivery was such, as to make the orator a part of his own eloquence: his mind was view'd in his countenance, and so embodied was it in his every look, and gesture, that his words were rather felt than follow-prince-may become a poor wretch, and the peasant-completely blessed. To know ed; they invested his hearers; the weapons of his opponents fell from their hands; he one's self-is the first degree of sound judg spoke with the air and vehemence of inspi- ment; for, by failing rightly to estimate our ration, and the very atmosphere flamed what will make us unhappy, but ridiculous. own capacity, we may undertake-not only This may be illustrated by an unequal mar120. H is silent at the beginning and riage with a person, whose genius, life and end of many words. The hon-est shep- temper-will blast the peace of one, or both, herd's ca-tarrh, hum-bles the heir-ess in her forever. The understanding, and not the dish-a-billes, and hu-mors the thy-my rhet-will-should be our guide. o-ric of his rhymes to rhap-so-dy; the humor-some Thom-as ex-plained diph-thongs and triph-thongs to A-bi-jah, Be-ri-ah-Calah, Di-nah, E-li-jah, Ge-rah, Hul-dah, Isa-iah, Jo-nah, Han-nah, Nin-e-vah, O-badi-ah, Pis-gah, Ru-mah. Sa-rah, Te-rah, Uri-ah, Va-ni-ah, and Ze-lah.

around him.

Varieties. 1. What can the virtues of our ancestors profit us, unless we imitate them? 2. Why is it, that we are so unwilling to practice a little self-denial for the sake of a future good? 3. The toilet of woman-is too often an altar, erected by self-love-to vanity 4. Half the labor, required to make a first-rate musician, would make an accomplished rea

Notes. 1. This sound is the material of which all sounds are made, whether vowel or consonant, either by condensation, or modification. To demonstrate this position, commence anyder and speaker. 5. Learn to unlearn what Bound in a whisper, and proceed to a vocality; shaping the organs to form the one required, if a vowel or voca. consonant, and in a proper way to produce any of the aspirates. 2 Those who are a the habit of omitting the h, when it ought to be pronounced, can practice on the preceding and similar examples: and also correct such sentences as this; Hi took may 'orse hand went hout to 'unt my 'ogs, hand got hoff my 'orse, hand 'iched im to a hoak tree, hand gave 'im some hoats. 3. It requires more breath to make this sound, than any other in our language; as in producing it, even mildly, the lungs are nearly exhausted of air. It may be made by whispering the word huh: the higher up, the more scattering, the lower in the throat, the more condensed, till it becomes vocal.

I am well aware, that what is base,

Vo polish-can make sterling-and that vice,
Though well perfumed, and elegantly dressed,
Like an unburied carcass,-trick'd with flowers,
Is but a garnished nuisance,-fitter far
For cleanly riddance.-than for fair attire.

you have learned amiss. 6. A conceit of
knowledge-is a great enemy to knowledge,
and a great argument for ignorance. 7. Of
pure love, and pure conception of truth, we
are only receivers: God only is the giver;
and they are all His from first to last.
It is a beautiful belief, that ever-round our head,
Are hovering, on noialess wing, the spirits of the dead.
It is a beautiful belief, when ended our career,
That it will be our ministry to watch o'er others here;
To lend a moral to the flower; breathe wisdom on the wind;
To hold commune, at night's pure noon, with the imprison'd mind
To bid the mourner-cease to mourn, the trembing de forgiven
To bear away, from ills of clay, the infant-to its heaven.
I cannot tell how terrible-the mystery of death.
Ah! when delight-was found in life, and joy-in every breath,

But now, the past is bright to me, and all the future-clear
For 'tis my faith, that after death, I stili shall linger bara.

121. Important Remarks. Every pupil Proverbs. 1. Almost, and very nigh, save should be required to notice, distinctly, not many a lie. 2. A man may buy even gold too ly all the specific sounds of our language, dear. 3. He, that waits for dead men's shoes, Maple and compound, but also the different may long go barefoot. 4. It is an ill cause, that and exact positions of the vocal organs, ne- none dare speak in. 5. If pride were an art, cessary to produce them. The teacher there would be many teachers. 6. Out of sight, should, unyieldingly, insist upon having out of mind. 7. The whole ocean is made of these two things faithfully attended to: for single drops. 8. There would be no great ones, sucress in elocution, and music, absolutely if there were no little ones. 9. Things unreasondemands it: no one, therefore, should wish able-are never durable. 10. Time and tide walt to be excused from a full and hearty comfor no man. 11. An author's writings are a mirpliance. Master these elementary princi-ror of his mind. 12. Every one is architect of ples, and you will have command of all the his own character. mediums for communicating your thoughts and feelings.

In the Truth. How may a person be said to be in the truth? This may be un122. L has only one sound, which is derstood, rationally, by a comparison: we its name sound. LAY; the say-such a man is in the mercantile busilaird's little fool loudly lauds the ness; by which we mean, that his life-is lil-y white lamb the live-long that of merchandizing, and is regulated by day; Lem-u-el Ly-ell loves the the laws of his peculiar calling. In like lass-lorn lul-la-by of the 17dmanner, we say of a christian, that he is in lord's love-ly la-dy, and, with. [L in LAY.] the truth, and in the Lord, when he is in the bliss-ful dal-li-ance, genteel-ly lis-tens to true order of his creation; which is to love the low-ly lol-lard's li-'y song; the law-the Lord, with all his heart, and his neighbor n-v tells his luck-less as himself; and to do unto others—as he -ly re-pels the il-log- would they should do unto him: such a one al-ly-fy-ing leg-is-la-is, emphatically, in the truth, and the truth ban-guor, lies, and re- makes him free; and this is the only freedom the el-der blow tea: (not on earth, or in heaven; and any other state is abject slavery.

yer le-gal-ly, and plo
cli-ent, that he lit-o
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gales him-self or
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123. Pron ce my, you, your, and that, when emphatic with the vowels full and open. My ap is as good as yours. He told you, but would not tell me." I said he was my friend, not yours. That man related that story. When these words are not emphatic, the sounds of y and u are shortened, the o silent, and u having its second sound, while the a is entirely suppressed. My pen is as bad as my paper. How do you Very well; and you do? Have you got your book? This is not your book; it is my book. I said that you said, that you told him so.

Notes. 1. This vocal lingual de tal sound (from the larynx, tongue and teeth,) is made by pressing the tongue against the

upper gums and the roof of the mouth: pronounce the word lo,

by prolonging the sound of 1; 1—d. 2. Do not let the eye mis

lead the car in the comparison cf sounds; gay and ghay are alike to the ear, tho' unlike to the eye: so are ph in philosophy and f in folly: the same may be observed of th in thine and thou

3. Never forget the difference between the names of letters, and their respective sounds; weigh their natures, powers and qualities. 4. Notice the dissimilarity between the letters o-n-e, and the word one (wun ;) also e-i-g-h-t, and eight (ate ;) e-n-o-u-g-h, and enuff. Is there not a better way? and is not this that way? 5. L is silent in balm, salve, could, psalm, would, chalk, should, talk, hal-ser (haw-ser,) fal-con (faw-k'n,) salm-on, folks, malm-sey (da) almonds, &c.

Anecdote. One Tongue. Milton, the author of Paradise Lost and Regained, was one day asked, by a friend of female education, if he did not intend to instruct his daughter in the different languages: "No Sir;" replied Milton," one tongue is sufficient for a

woman.

Ye despots, too long-did your tyranny hold us
In a vassalage vile-ere its weakness we knew ;

But we learn'd, that the links of the chain, that enthral'd us,
Were forg'd by the fears of the captive alone.

Varieties. 1. Why is the L, in the word military, like a man's nose? Because, it is between two i i. 2. No one is wise at all times; because every one is finite, and of course, imperfect. 3. Money-is the servant of those, who know how to use it; but the master of those, who do not. 4. Romewas built, 753 years before the christian era; and the Roman empire-terminated 476 years after it; what was its duration? 5. The tales of other times-are like the calm dew of the morning, when the sun is faint on its side, and the lake is settled and blue in the vale. 6. As is the state of mind, such is the reception, operation, production, and manifestation-of all that is received. 7. Ends of actions show the quality of life; natural men ever regard natural ends; but spiritual men-spiritual ones.

Changing, forever changing!-So depart
The glories of the old majestic wood:
So-pass the pride, and garniture of fields;
The growth of ages, and the bloom of days,
Into the dust of centuries; and so-
Are both-renewed. The scattered tribes of men,
The generations of the populous earth,

All have their seasons too. And jocund Youth
Is the green spring-time-Manhood's lusty strength
Is the maturing summer- hoary Age
Types well the autumn of the year-and Death
Is the real winter, which forecioses all.
And shall the forests-have another spring,
And shall the fields-another garland wear,
And shall the worm-come forth, renew'd in life,
And clothed with highest beauty, and not MAN?
No!-in the Book before me now, I read
Another language; and my faith is sure.
That though the chains of death may hold it ong,
Thus mortal-will o'ermaster them, and brak
Aroay, and put on immortality.

128. By the aid of the principles here inculcated, children can be taken, before they have learned the names of the letters, and, in a few months, become better readers than

124. Read, and speak, in such a just and impressive manner, as will instruct, interest and affect your hearers, and reproduce in them all those ideas and emotions, which you wish to convey. Remember, that theory-one in fifty of those taught in the usual is one thing, and practice-another; and that there is a great difference, between knowing how a sentence should be read or spoken, and the ability to read or speak it: theoryis the result of thought; practice-of actual experience.

125, M has only one sound; MAIM:

meek men made mum-mies out of gam-mon, and moon-beams of gum-my am-mo-ni-a, for a premi-um on dum-my som-nambu-lism: mind, man-ners and [M in MAIM.] mag-na-nim-i-ty, make a migh-ty man, to a-mal-ga-mate em-blems and wam-pum for an om-ni-um gath-er-um: the malt-man circum-am-bu-lates the cim-me-ri-an ham-mock, and tum-bles the mur-mur-ing mid-shipman into a min-i-mum and max-i-mum of a mam-mi-form di-lem-ma.

126. CICERO and DEMOSTHENES, by their words, lives, maxims, and practice, show the high estimation, in which they held the subject of oratory; for they devoted years to the study and practice of its theory and art, under the most celebrated masters of antiquity. Most of the effects of ancient, as well as of modern eloquence, may be attributed to the manner of delivery: we read their words, but their spirit is gone; the body remains, beautiful indeed, but motionless-and dead; TRUE eloquence-revivifies it.

way; and they may have their voices so developed and trained, by the natural use of the proper organs and muscles, as to be able to read, speak, and sing, for hours in succession, without hoarseness, or injurious exhaustion. It is a melancholy reflection, that children learn more bad habits than good

ones, in most of our common schools.

Proverbs. 1. He, that does you an ill turn, will never forgive you. 2. It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. 3. The proof of the pudding-is in eating. 4. None so deaf, as they that will not hear. 5. Time-is a file, that wears, and makes no noise. 8. When every one takes care of himself, care is taken of all. 7. Without well expect to be at ease, without money, as to be pains, there can be no gains. 8. One may as happy, without virtue. 9. A man, like a watch, is valued according to his going. 10. The government of the will is better than an increase of knowledge. 11. Character-is every thing-to both old and young. 12. War brings scars.

Anecdote. Long Enough. A man, upon the verge of bankruptcy, having purchased an elegant coat, upon credit, and being told by one of his acquaintances, that the cloth was very beautiful, though the coat was too short; replied,-with a sigh-"It will be long enough before I get another.

Honor was the virtue of the pagan; but christianity-teaches a more enlarged and nobler code; calling into activity-all the best feelings of our nature,-illuminatNotes. To produce this labio-nasal sound, close the lips and make a sound through the nose, resembling the plaintive low-ing our path, through this world, with deeds ng of an ox, with its mouth closed; or, a wailing sound through of mercy and charity, mutually done and reYour nose. 2. This is called a nasal sound, because it is inadeceived, and sustaining us, amidst difficulthrough the nose; and not because it does not pass through it, as ties and temptations-by the hope of a many imagine: which may become evident, by producing the glorious immortality, in which peacesound when the nose is held between the thumb and forefinger. 3. shall be inviolable-and joy-eternal.

Avoid detaching letters from preceding words, and attaching them to succeeding ones; as-his cry moved me; for, his crime moved

me. 4. M is silent before n, in the same syllable; as, Muason,

and mne-mon-ics.

127. That is th' man, th't said that you saw him. I say th't that, th't that man said, is not that, th't that man told him. That th't I say is this: th't that, th't that gentleman advanced, is not that, th't he should have spoken; for he said, th❜t that THAT, th't that man pointed out, is not that that, th't that laáy insisted th❜t it was; but is another that.

THE PATHS OF LIFE.

Go forth-the world is very wide,

And many paths-before you lie, Devious, and dang'rous, and untried; Go forth with wary eye! Go! with the heart-by grief unbow'd! Go! ere a shadow, or a cloud

Hath dimm'd the laughing sky! But, lest your wand'ring footsteps stray, Choose ye the straight, the narrow” way. BRONSON 4

Varieties. 1. Why is a fashionably dressed lady, like a careful housewife? Because her waist (waste), is always as small as she can make it. 2. Literature and Science, to produce their full effect, must be generally diffused, like the healthful breeze. 3. The elements, so mixed in him, that Nature might stand up, and say to all the world, "This is a man!" 4. All minds are influenced every moment; and there is a providence in every feeling, thought and word. 5. The excesses of our youth, are drafts on our old age, payable with interest, though sometimes, they are payable at sight. 6. I will not only know the way, but walk in it. 7. As it is God's will to fill us with his life, let us exert every faculty we possess. to be filled with it; and that with all sin cerity and diligence.

The man, th't's resolute, and just,
Firm to his principles and trust,
Nor hopes, nor fears-can bind.

5. Alms

129. Distinctness of articulation demands Proverbs. 1. It is not the burthen, but the special attention, and requires that you should over-burthen, that kills the beast. 2. The death pronounce the vocal letters, as well as every of youth is a shipwreck. 3. There is no dis, utword, audibly and correctly, giving to each ing of tastes, appetites, and fancies. 4. When the its appropriate force and quantity. Unless fox preaches, let the geese beware. these principles are perfectly understood, giving-never made a man poor; nor robberyyour future acquirements will be more or rich; nor prosperity-wise. 6. A lie, begets a lie, less faulty: for, in proportion as one is ig-till they come to generations. 7. Anger—is often norant of what ought to be felt, thought, and done, will he be liable to err.

more hurtful than the injury that caused it. 8. Better late ripe, and bear, than blossom, and blast. 9. Experience-is the mother of science. 10. He

130. N has two sounds; first its name that will not be counselled, can not be helped.

sound: NINE; the land-man's nin-ny, neg-li-gent of the huntsman's en-chant-ments, con-tumi-nates the no-ble-man's nine

11. Expose one's evils, and he will either forsake them, or hate you for the exposure. 12. Do not hurry a free horse. 13. Every thing would live.

Gradations. The dawn, the deep light, the sun-rise, and the blaze of day! what softness and gentleness! all is graduated, and yet, all is decisive. Again, observe how winter-passes into spring,-each

pins with his an-ti-no-mi-an non- [ in NINE.] sense: Na-hant, and Flan-ni-gan, joint-tenants of nine-ty-nine Man-i-kins, u-nan-imous-ly en-chain with win-ning tones, the be-nig-nant du-en-na, while they are con-ven-weakened by the struggle; then, steals on ed to nom-i-nate con-di-ments for the so-cin1-an con-ven-tion of the non-res-i-dents; he knows his nose; I know he knows his nose: he said I knew he knows his nose: and if he says he knows I know he knows his nose, of course, he knows I know he knows his

nose.

the summer, which is followed by the maturity of autumn. Look also at the gradations and commingling of infancy, childhood, series! and all this may be seen-in the youth, manhood and age: how beautiful the successive developments of the human mind:

there is first sense, then fancy, imagination and reason,-each of which-is the 131. Some public speakers, in other re- ground, or continent, of all that succeed: spects inferior, from the ease, grace, dignity sense-is the rude germ, or crust of the and power of their delivery, are followed and fancy, which is the full-fledged bird, freed from its confinement and limited notices, applauded; while others, however sound in and soaring aloft, unrestrained, in the luxu matter, and finished in language, on accountries of its new being; then, succeeds imagi of their deficiency of manner, are passed by almost unnoticed. All experience teaches us the great importance of manner, as a means of inculcating truth, and persuading others to embrace it. Lord Bacon says, it is as necessary for a public speaker, as decorum for a gentleman.

Notes. 1. This vocal nasal sound is made, by pressing the tongue against the roof of the mouth, and thus preventing the sound from passing through the mouth, and emitting all of it through the

nose: see engraving. 2. In comparing sounds, be guided solely by the ear; beware of going by sight in the science of accoustics. 3.

Remember, when there is a change in the position of the organs,

there is a corresponding change in the sounds. 4. In words where

I and n precede ch, the sound of t intervenes in the pronunciation:

filch, blanch, wench, inch, bench, &c. 5. Beware of omissions and additions; Boston notion, not Boston ocean. Regain either, not regain neither.

Anecdote. The Rev. Mr. Whitfieldwas once accused, by one of his hearers, of wandering in his discourse; to which he replied: If you will ramble like a lost sheep, I must ramble after you."

Truth

Comes to us with a slow-and doubtful step;
Measuring the ground she treads on, and forever
Turning her curious eye, to see that all
Is right-behind; and, with keen survey,
Choosing her onward path.

Seize upon truth,-wherever found,
On christian,-or on heathen ground;
Among your friends,—among your foes;
The plant's derine,—where'er it grows.

nation, a well regulated fancy, that emulates the work of reason, while it borrows the hues of its immediate parent: and reason

is the full and perfect development of all that sense originally contain'd, fancy-decorated, and imagination-designed-in a thousand forms: thus reason-combines the whole, and from the whole, thro' the light of the Supreme Mind, deduces her conclusions: thus, shall the gradations, or series of developments, continue in the good, and the true-to all eternity!

Varieties. 1. How many years intervened-between the discovery of the mar iner's compass, in 1302, and the discovery of America? 2. The covetous man-is as much deprived of what he has, as of what he has not; for he enjoys neither. 3. Ah! who can tell, how hard it is to climb the steep, where Fame's proud temple shines afar, checked by the scoff of Pride, by En. vy's frown, and Poverty's unconquerable bar! 4. A man of cultivated mind, can converse with a picture, and find an agree able companion in a statue. 5. Little mentriumph over the errors of great ones, as an owl-rejoices at an eclipse of the sun. 6. The eternal and natural worlds are so united, as to make but one; like the soul and the body. 7. What is the difference between good sense, and wit?

A villain, when he most seems kind,
Is most to be suspected.

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