RULE 2.

He ascended the hill of fame in the triumphant car of victory.

The cat is an elegant and graceful animal, and useful to man, as being the natural enemy of rats and mice. War is an abundant source of natural and moral evils.

The props being cut away, the ship glided slowly, and majestically, into the waves.

His eyes were dim with age.

The consciousness of sin is a heavy burden that weighs down the soul, and inflicts unutterable pain. The dog is a faithful creature, the friend and companion of man.

RULE 3.

The galleries were quite filled with ladies.

Thou weariest thyself in vain by seeking for happiness in perishable objects.

She is justly wearied by such a life of visiting and gaiety.

He is wearying himself with idle vanities.
A worthier man is scarcely to be found.
He is worthiest who does most good.

Until the flood came, they were marrying and giving in marriage.

By tarrying too long, he lost his opportunity.

Be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands, make His praise glorious.

Thou annoyest the whole company by thy loud talking.

He paid his debts honourably.

RULE 4.

He voluntarily submitted himself to the will of the Supreme Disposer of events, who cannot err, and who causeth all things to work together for good. That boy is full of innocent playfulness.

RULE 5.

Such an event has seldom occurred.

He incurred great blame by his indiscreet conduct. He permitted not himself to be drawn aside by temptation.

For his licentious behaviour, he was expelled from the college with ignominy.

He worshipped the God of his fathers with sincerity and truth.

He made an acceptable offering unto his Creator, namely, cheerful submission and ready obedience.

RULE 6.

He thoughtlessly ran into the very danger which he was striving to avoid.

Thoughtlessness is a mischievous disposition.

He prosecuted his business successfully, because he acted with vigour and prudence.

He who walketh carelessly along the path of life, walketh foolishly.

Wilful sinning bringeth ruin and destruction.

Sir Francis Drake was a brave and a skilful mariner. God, out of his abundant fulness provideth for all creatures, He openeth his hand, and satisfieth the wants of every living thing.

RULL 7.

Tameness of spirit is not true humility.

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He is a virtuous and religious, and, therefore, a peaceful and useful man.

A death so sudden, was truly awful, and should duly impress the mind.

RULE 8.

The allurements of pleasure are dangerous to the

young.

With every affliction, the Father of Mercies granteth some blessing in abatement of the pain it giveth.

Though the chastisements of the Lord may be, for the present, grievous, yet if well improved, they afterwards yield the peaceful fruits of righteousness.

It is the duty of Christians carefully to avoid all excitements to vice.

The judgments of Jehovah are just, and altogether right.

Regularity is a saving of time, and an abridgment of labour.

The acknowledgment of faults is the first step towards reformation.

The accompaniments to that song of Mozart's are beautiful as well as scientific.

The merriment of the company grew too loud and riotous.

RULE 9.

To neglect the duties of our respective situations, is blameable folly and sometimes produceth incurable disorder.

The wind has been very changeable for some weeks past.

Though strong and brave, yet is he peaceable.

RULE 10. p. 29.

Trudging along the fields, he whistled as he went for want of thought.

Knavish tricks never finally succeed.

Prudish behaviour is very different from true modesty.

RULE 11. p. 11.

The present times are threatening and fateful.
From want of consideration he is always doing

wrong.

By considering previous circumstances, it is sometimes easy to foretel the event.

Chilblains are unpleasant consequences of exposure to extreme cold.

CHAP. II.

Promiscuous Exercises exemplifying the preceding Rules, and upon Orthography in general.

1. More precious is wisdom than pearls; the most desirable things, besides, are not comparable to her. By some persons the most valuable things are slighted merely on account of their antiquity.

Prudence warneth us not to trust heedlessly those whose characters we have had no opportunity of knowing, nor to follow carelessly the impulse of the moment.

Bread is the staff of life; virtue is the staff of peace; religion is the staff of old age, the staff which only can support our feeble steps in the valley of the shadow of death.

The art of staining glass was known, and successfully practised in very early times.

Wars have always been productive of innumerable evils, both to the victors and the vanquished.

The quality of mercy is not strained.

It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven, upon the place beneath.

There cannot be a greater absurdity than for a man to run the hazard of losing his own life, or of taking away the life of another, in revenge for a supposed insult, for the sake of wiping away an imaginary disgrace.

2. Vicious habits are so great a degradation to human nature, and so odious in themselves, that all persons actuated by right reason would avoid them, though certain of their being concealed from God and man, and of their not producing future punishment.

The judgments of God are abroad in the earth, let the nations learn wisdom.

He who watches for an opportunity of gratifying revenge, watches to inflict an injury on himself.

Let not our manners be either gross or excessively refined.

Successful efforts encourage the mind, and cheer the spirit of man.

Unsuccessfully he pursued the journey of life.

It is better not to speak at all than not to speak to the purpose; but to speak to the purpose, it is necessary to consider, both what is fit to be spoken, and when it is fit to speak it.

Skilfulness in business is better than strength of body.