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We have been rewarded. The book is his; it was

She had been admired.
Virtue will be rewarded.
The person will have
been executed, when
the pardon arrives.
Let him be animated.
Be you entreated.
Let them be prepared.
It can be enlarged.
You may be discovered.
He might be convinced.
It would be caressed.
I may have been deceived.
They might have been

honoured.

mine.

These are yours, those are

ours.

Our hearts are deceitful. Your conduct met their

approbation.

None met who could avoid it.

His esteem is my honour. Her work does her credit. Each must answer the

question.

Every heart knows its

own sorrows.

Which was his choice?

To be trusted, we must It was neither.

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I have searched, I have All have a talent to im

led him.

found it.

They searched those

rooms; he was gone.

prove.

Can any dispute it?

Such is our condition.

SECTION 6.

Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, and Interjection.

I have seen him once, When will they arrive? perhaps twice. Where shall we stop?

Thirdly, and lastly, I Mentally and bodily, we shall conclude.

This plant is found here,

and elsewhere.

Only to-day is properly

ours.

are curiously and wonderfully formed.

They travelled through

France, in haste, towards Italy.

The task is already per- From virtue to vice, the

formed.

We could not serve him

then, but we will here

after.

progress is gradual.

By diligence and fru

gality, we arrive at competency.

We often resolve, but We are often below our

seldom perform.

He is much more pro

mising now than for

merly.

wishes, and above our desert.

Some things make for him,

others against him.

We are wisely and hap- By this imprudence, he

pily directed.

He has certainly been
diligent, and he will pro-
bably succeed.
How sweetly the birds
sing!

Why art thou so heed

less?

He is little attentive, nay,

absolutely stupid.

was plunged into new difficulties.

Without the aid of charity, he supported himself with credit. Of his talents much might be said; concerning his integrity, nothing. On all occasions, she be

haved with propriety.

We in vain look for a Neither prosperity, nor

path between virtue

and vice.

adversity, has improved

him.

He lives within his in- He can acquire no virtue,

come.

The house was sold at a

great price, and above its value.

She came down stairs slowly, but went briskly up again.

His father, and mother, and uncle, reside at Rome.

We must be temperate, if

we would be healthy. He is as old as his class

mate, but not so learned. Charles is esteemed, because he is both discreet and benevolent. We will stay till he arrives.

He retires to rest soon, that he may rise early. We ought to be thankful, for we have received much. Though he is often advised, yet he does not reform. Reproof either softens, or hardens, its object.

unless he make some

sacrifices.

Let him that standeth,

take heed lest he fall. If thou wert his superior, thou shouldst not have boasted.

He will be detected, though he deny the fact. If he has promised, he should act accordingly. She will transgress, unless she be admonished.

If he were encouraged, he would amend. Though he condemn me, I will respect him. Their talents are more

brilliant than useful. Notwithstanding his poverty, he is a wise and worthy person.

If our desires are moderate, our wants will be few.

Hope often amuses, but

seldom satisfies us.

Though he is lively, yet Hark! how sweetly the

he is not volatile. O peace! how desirable thou art!

I have been often occupied, alas! with trifles. Strange! that we should be so infatuated.

O! the humiliations to 'which vice reduces us.

woodlark sings!

Ah! the delusions of hope. Hail, simplicity! source of genuine joy. Behold! how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Welcome again! my long lost friend.

SECTION 7.

A few instances of the same word's constituting several of the parts of speech.

Calm was the day, and

the scene delightful. We may expect a calm

after a storm. To prevent passion, is easier than to calm it. Better is a little with content, than a great deal with anxiety. The gay and dissolute think little of the miseries, which are stealing softly after them..

A little attention will

rectify some errors. Though he is out of dan. ger, he is still afraid.

He laboured to still the tumult.

Still waters are commonly deepest.

Damp air is unwhole

some.

Guilt often casts a damp over our sprightliest hours.

Soft bodies damp the sound much more than

hard ones. Tho' she is rich and fair,

yet she is not amiable. They are yet young, and must suspend their judgment yet a while.

Many persons are better Behave yourselves like

than we suppose them

to be.

The few and the many

have their preposses

sions.

men.

We are too apt to like

pernicious company.

He may go or stay as he likes.

Few days pass without They strive to learn.

some clouds.

Much money is corrupt

ing.

He goes to and fro.

To his wisdom we owe

our privilege.

Think much, and speak The proportion is ten to

little.

He has seen much of the world, and been much caressed.

His years are more than

hers; but he has not more knowledge. The more we are blessed,

the more grateful we
should be.
The desire of getting
more is rarely satis-
fied.

He has equal knowledge,
but inferior judgment.
She is his inferior in
sense, but his equal in
prudence.
Every being loves its like.
We must make a like
space between the
lines.

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