QUESTIONS.- What is the form and hight of Niagara Falls? Is there more than one Fall? What divides it? From what place may the Falls be seen in all their grandeur? Where is Table Rock, and why is it so named? Is there much water? How does it appear below the Fall? What effect is produced upon the mind by the union of all these sights and sounds? PRONUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. - Ir-reg-u-lar (pro. ir-reg-yu-lar), not ir-reg-gy-lar, nor ir-reg-ew-lar: sem-i-cir-cle, not sim-i-circle: per-pen-dic-u-lar, not per-pen-dic-ky-lar, nor per-pen-dic'lar: which, not wich: cat-a-racts, not cat-rac's: ex-act, not ex-ac: be-yond, not be-yend: appáll-ing, not ap-pål-ing: dis-cov-er-a-ble, not dis-cov-er' ble. SPELL AND DEFINE.-1. Semicircle: 2. contemplated, precipice: 3. appalling: 4. undiscoverable: 5. majestically: 6. magnificent: 7. experiment: 10. fragments: 11. profusion: 12. cavities: 15. surpassing, grandeur: 16. fathomless, interminable: 18. volcanic: 19. precipitation. LESSON XLIV. REMARK. — In reading poetry that does not rhyme, where there is an intimate connection, both in sense and construction, between the end of one line and the beginning of the next, there should be no pause. Words to be Spelled and Defined. 3. Wide-in-volv'-ing, a. extending to a great distance. 24. Verge, n. the brink, the edge. 29 Bar'-ri-er.n.an obstruction.a boundary. 30. In-sa'-tia-ble, a. (pro. in-sa'-sha-ble) that cannot be satisfied. 35. Pyr'-a-mid, n. a solid body with an an- 59. Girt, v. surrounded, encircled. 1. NIAGARA FALLS. TREMENDOUS torrent! for an instant, hush 5. I am not all unworthy of thy sight; 10. At the near bursting of the thunderbolt, I have been touched with joy; and, when the sea, 15. But never yet the madness of the sea Hath moved me, as thy grandeur moves me now. Thou flowest on in quiet, till thy waves The hoarse and rapid whirlpools there! My brain They reach, they leap the barrier: the abyss 30. Swallows, insatiable, the sinking waves. A thousand rainbows arch them, and the woods God of all truth! in other lands I've seen And therefore doth my spirit seek thy face 45. In this immensity of loneliness I feel thy hand upon me. To my ear The eternal thunder of the cataract brings Thy voice, and I am humbled as I hear. Dread torrent! that with wonder and with fear 50. Dost overwhelm the soul of him that looks Upon thee, and dost bear it from itself. Whence hast thou thy beginning? Who supplies, What power hath ordered, that, when all thy weight The Lord hath opened his omnipotent hand, And I bethink me how the tide of time Sweeps to eternity. So pass, of man, Pass, like a noonday dream,-the blossoming days, 65. And he awakes to sorrow. * * Hear, dread Niagara! my latest voice. Might raise my radiant forehead in the clouds U. S. REVIEW. QUESTIONS.- What is the difference between this lesson and the last? What is the difference between prose and poetry? Do the lines in poetry always rhyme? What is that poetry called which does not? What kind of poetry is this lesson ? What is meant by feet in poetic composition? Answer the questions proposed in lines 52, 53, 54, 55, and 56. How are Niagara Falls like time? Parse days," in the 64th line. (It is nominative to "pass.") Parse "to listen," in the last line. In what mode and tense is "might raise," in the 72d line? N. B.-The notation of inflections, it is believed, has been sufficiently extensive to be useful to the pupil. It is desirable that he should be led along, until he can safely trust to his own judgment. Having become acquainted with the general principles, and having received such assistance as may be necessary in the early stage of this study, he will thenceforth learn more by practicing in simple reliance upon his own judgment and taste, with such assistance and correction as his teacher may, from time to time, deem appropriate, than he would from any number of lessons already marked with proper emphasis and inflections. Persevering attention to this subject, however, both on the part of the pupil and the teacher, is necessary, in order to secure the desired result. ARTICULATION. - In-stant, not in-stan: cast, not cass: el-e-ments, not el-e-mence: mist, not miss: for-est, not for-ess: dost (pro. dust), not duss past, not pass : la-test, not la-tes. SPELL AND DEFINE.-1. Tremendous: 5. unworthy: 9. hurricane: 13. yawning: 16. grandeur: 25. innumerable: 40. questioners, mysteries: 43. majestic: 45. immensity: 53. unexhausted: 56. overwhelm: 57. omnipotent: 63. eternity: 70. immortal: 73. echoes. LESSON XLV. RULE.Where several consonants come together, give the full sound to each of them. Pronounce the following words, sounding fully the consonants that are italicized. Or-b'd, pro-b'dst, trou-bl-d-st, trou-bles, trou-bl'st, ri-bs, ro-b-b'st, han-dl'd, fon-dl 'st, brea-dths, lau-gh'st. Words to be Spelled and Defined. 1. Tem'-per-ed, a. softened. 3. E-the-re-al, a. heavenly, formed of ether. Se-ren'-i-ty, n. calmness, quietness. 4. Pa-vil-ion, n. a tent, here a kind of Buoy'-an-cy, n. (pro.bwoy'-an-cy) light- 5. Cast'-a-net, n. an instrument of music ness. En-chant'-ment, n. the use of spells or charms. Col'-on-nades, n. rows of columns. Ra'-di-ance, n. brightness. made of hollowed ivory shells. Cav-a-lier', n. a gay military man, a knight. 6. Rev'-er-ie, n. a loose, irregular train of thought. THE ALHAMBRA BY MOONLIGHT. [The palace or castle called the Alhambra consists of the remains of a very extensive and ancient pile of buildings in Spain, erected by the Moors when they were rulers of the country.] 1. I HAVE given a picture of my apartment on my first taking possession of it: a few evenings have produced a thorough change in the scene and in my feelings. The moon, which then was invisible, has gradually gained upon the nights, and now rolls in full splendor above the towers, pouring a flood of tempered light into every court and hall. The len beneath my window, is gently lighted up; the orange and citron trees are tipped with silver; the fountain sparkles in the moonbeams; and even the blush of the rose is faintly visible. gar 2. I have sat for hours at my window, inhaling the sweetness of the garden, and musing on the checkered features of those whose history is dimly shadowed out in the elegant memorials around. Sometimes I have issued forth at midnight, when every thing was quiet, and have wandered over the whole building. Who can do justice to a moonlight night in such a climate, and in such a place! 3. The temperature of an Andalusian midnight in summer, is perfectly ethereal. We seem lifted up into a purer atmosphere; there is a serenity of soul, a buoyancy of spirits, an elasticity of frame, that render mere existence enjoyment. The effect of moonlight, too, on the Alhambra, has something like enchantment. Every rent and chasm of time, every moldering tint and weather stain, disappears; the marble resumes its original whiteness; the long colonnades brighten in the moonbeams; the halls are illuminated with a softened radiance, until the whole edifice reminds one of the enchanted palace of an Arabian tale. 4. At such a time, I have ascended to the little pavilion, called the queen's toilet, to enjoy its varied and extensive prospect. To the right, the snowy summits of the Sierra Nivada, would gleam, like silver clouds, against the darker firmament, and al the outlines of the mountain would be softened, yet delicately defined. My delight, however, would be to lean over the parapet of the Tecador, and gaze down upon Granada, spread out like a map below me: all buried in deep repose, and its white palaces and convents sleeping, as it were, in the moonshine. 5. Sometimes, I would hear the faint sounds of castanets from some party of dancers lingering in the Alameda ; at other times, I have heard the dubious tones of a guitar, and the notes of a single voice rising from some solitary street, and have pictured to myself some youthful cavalier, serenading his lady's window; a gallant custom of former days, but now sadly on the decline, except in the remote towns and villages of Spain. 6. Such are the scenes that have detained me for many an hour loitering about the courts and balconies of the castle, enjoying that mixture of reverie and sensation which steal away existence in a southern climate, and it has been almost morning before I have retired to my bed, and been lulled to sleep by the falling waters of the fountain of Lin laraxa. W. IRVING. QUESTIONS. What and where is the Alhambra? Describe the effect of moonlight upon its appearance. How did the writer of this lesson employ himself at such times? Where are the mountains which are called Sierra Nivada? Where is Andalusia? What is the national instrument of the Spaniards? |