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doctrine false, in its own view. 2. Bad books
are fountains of vice. 3. Comply cheerfully, when
necessity enjoins it. 4. Despair-blunts the edge
of industry. 5. Double-deaning-is the index of a
base spirit. 6. Every vice wars against nature. 7.
8.
Friendship-is often stronger than kindred
In order to learn, we must pay undivided atten-
Good intentions--will not justify evil actions. 9.
tion. 10. Mental gifts--often hide bodily infirmi-
ties. 11. Lawing-is very costly. 12. The world
is his, who enjoys it. 13. Poverty-is often an
evil counsellor.

355. These Inflections may pass through Proverbs. 1. An evil heart-can make any 2, 3, 5, or 8 notes, according to the intensity of the feeling. Ex. 1. "Do you say, that [11'3] can learn to sing! 2. Do you say that [1 I'5] can learn to sing? 3. What! do you say that [1 I'8] can learn to sing?" Reverse the inflection; begin at the top, and go down. 4. He said [81] can learn to sing, not you." Thus, you see that the voice may step up or down, by discrete degrees, or glide up and down, by continuous degrees. 5. "To whom the goblin, full of wrath, replied: (1) Art thou that (3) traitor (4) angel? (3) art thou he who first broke peace in heaven, and (6) faith, till then (S) UNBROKEN? (9) BACK to thy punishment-false fugitive, and to thy speed add wings; lest with a whip of scorpions, I pursue thy ling'ring; or with one stroke of this dart, strange horror seize thee, and pangs unfelt before." In speaking this sentence, use all the eight notes.

356. In reading the first example, the voice glides from the first to the third note; because there is no feeling in reading the second, the voice glides from the first to the fifth note; because there is some feeling, and

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consequent earnestness; and in the third

example, the voice glides from the tonic, to the octave; because there is a great deal of feeling in the fourth example, the voice begins at the top, or eighth note, and glides down to the first; because there is a consequent change of thought and action. In the fifth example, the voice commences at 1, in a harsh tone, and goes on gradually ascending to angel, then it recedes, and then goes on rising still higher on faith, and highest on unbroken; when it begins to descend, in an unyielding and gradual way, to the close, in

a manner that no words can describe.

357. Do not the bees, (says Quintillian) extract honey from very different flowers and juices? Is it any wonder that Eloquence, (which is one of the greatest gifts heaven has given to man,) requires many arts to perfect it and tho' they do not appear in an oration, nor seem to be of any use, they nevertheless afford an inward supply of strength, and are silently felt in the mind: without all these a man may be eloquent, but I wish to form an orator; and none can be said to have all the requisites, while the smallest thing is wanting.

Despotism. All despotism, whether usurped or hereditary, is our abhorrence. We regard it as the most grievous wrong and insult to the human race. But, towards the hereditary despot-we have more of compassion than indignation. Nursed and bro't up in delusion, worshiped from his cradle, never spoken to in the tone of fearless truth, taught to look on the great mass of his fellowbeings as an inferior race, and to regard des potism as a law of nature, and a necessary element of social life; such a prince, whose education and condition almost deny him the possibility of acquiring healthy moral feeling and manly virtue, must not be judged severely. Still, in absolving the despot-from much of the guilt, which seems at first, to attach to his unlawful and abused power, we do not the less account despotism a wrong and a curse. The time for its fall, we trust, is com. ing. It cannot fall too soon. It has long enough wrung from the laborer his hard earnings; long enough squandered a nation's wealth on its parasites and minions; long enough warred against the freedom of the mind, and arrested the progress of truth. It has filled dungeons enough—with the brave and good, and shed enough of the blood of patriots. Let its end come. It cannot come too soon.

Varieties. 1. What is education, and what are the best means for obtaining it? 2. Why are diamonds valuable? because of their scarcity? 3. Why are professional men indifferent poets? is it because, as the boundaries of science enlarge, the empire of imagination is diminished? 4. In what does true honor consist? 5. Tamerlane boasted, that he governed men by four great arts: viz: bribery, amusement, diversion, and suspense: are there no Tamalanes now, think Anecdote. Good Works. The Russian you? 6. Is there any alliance between geembassador at Paris, made the Abbe L'Epeenius and poverty? 7. If we leave the path a visit, and offered him a large sum of money through the munificence of the empress. The Abbe declined, saying, "I receive gold of no one; but if the empress will send me a deaf and dumb person to educate, I shall consider it a more flattering mark of distinction."

of duty, shall we not be liable to run into the path of danger? 8. Are there not some, who would make void the word of God, by their own traditions? 9. Is it not a most important part of a teacher's duty, to imbue the minds of his pupils, with the love of all. goodness and truth?

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358. The Inflections have great influence Proverbs. 1. The best way to see Divine in expressing, or perverting the sense, ac- light-is to put out our own. 2. The proudcording as they are correctly or incorrectly shall be abased; but the humble-shall be exalted. made. 1. In the retirement of a COLLEGE 3. As long as you and truth agree, you will do -I am unable to suppress evil thoughts; how well. 4. No one is born for himself alone, but difficult then, to do it, amidst the world's for the world. 5. Rely not too much on the temptations! 2. The man who is in the torches of others; light one of your own. daily use of ardent (6) spirits, (4) if he Divest yourself of envy, and lay aside all unkind should not become a (3) drunkard, (6) is feelings. 7. If youth knew what age would crave, it would both crave and save. 8. A in danger of losing his (5) health, and (6) speaker, without energy, is like a lifeless statue. character. The rising inflection on drunkard, 9. Deep-and intense feeling-lie at the root of would imply that he must become one, to eloquence. 10. Condemn no one, without a canpreserve his health and character. did hearing. 11. Think more, and speak less. 12. Follow the dictates of reason.

359. Apply the principles to the following, according to the feelings and thoughts, and their objects. 1. But (5) mercy-is (6) above-this sceptred sway; (4) it is enthroned-in the (5) hearts of kings; it is an (6) attribute--(1) of God himself.

Love, hope, and joy, fair Pleasure's smiling train;
Hate, fear, and grief, the family of Pain;
These, mixed with art, and to due bounds confined,
Make and maintain the balance of the mind.
He knew-

How to make madness-beautiful, and cast,
(O'er erring deeds, and thoughts,) a heavenly hue
Of words, like sunbeams, dazzling (as they passed,)
The eyes, which o'er them shed tears, feelingly, and fast.
Thy words--had such a melting flow,

Half-Murder. That father, says the learned Baudier, who takes care to feed and clothe his son, but neglects to give him such accomplishments as befit his capacity and rank in life, is more than half his murderer; since he destroys the better part, and but con tinues the other to endure a life of shame. Of all the men we meet with, nine out of ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or noi, by their education; it is that, which makes the great difference in mankind: the little, or almost insensible, impressions on our tender infancy, have very important and lasting consequences.

And spoke of truth--so sweetly well, They dropped-(like heaven's serenest snow,) Varieties. 1. Send your son into the And all was (6) brightness,-where they fell. world with good principles, good habits, and 360. INDUCING DISEASE. There is no a good education, and he will work his way. doubt, that the seed of a large number of dis- 2. How absurd to be passionate yourself, and eases are sown in childhood and youth; and expect others to be placid. 3. Why is swearespecially in our progress in obtaining what ing--like a ragged coat? because it is a is called, an EDUCATION. The bad habits of very bad habit. 4. Can there be any virtue, position in and out of school, and our un- without true piety? 5. Why is rebellionhealthy mode of living, contribute very es- like dram-drinking? because it is inimical sentially to the promotion of various diseases; to the constitution. 6. Why do white sheep particularly, dyspepsia, liver and lung com--furnish more wool than black ones? beplaints, and headaches. Hence, we cannot cause there are more of them. 7. Why is one be too watchful against sitting in a crooked position, nor too prudent in eating, drinking, and sleeping, as well as in our clothing, and our lodging apartments. Let us put forth every effort in the performance of our tuties, be they physical, intellectual, or moral. Anecdote. A Swiss Retort. A French officer, quarrelling with a Swiss, reproached nim with his country's vice of fighting on either side for money; "while we Frenchmen," said he, "fight for honor." "Yes, sir," replied the Swiss, "every one fights for that he most wants."

Called a blessing to inherit,

Bless, and richer blessings merit:
Give, and more shall yet be given:
Love, and serve, and look for Heaven.

Would being end-with our expiring breath,
How soon misfortune would be puffed away!
A trifling shock-shrives us to the dust;
But the existence-of the immortal soul,
Faturity's dark road--perplexes still.

who is led astray, like one who is governed
by a girl? Do you give it up? because he
is misled, (Miss-led.) 8. Ought there not to
be duties on imported goods, to encourage
domestic manufactures? 9. Are not physics
and metaphysics inseparably joined? if so,
what is the connecting link? 10. Is it right,
under any circumstance, to marry for money?
11. Is it right to imprison for debt?
I can find comfort-in the words and looks

Of simple hearts and gentle souls; and I
Can find companionship-in ancient books,

When, lonely, on the grassy hills I lie,
Under the shadow-of the tranquil sky;
I can find music--in the rushing brooks,
Or in the songs, which dwell among the trees,
And come in snatches-on the summer breeze..
I can find treasure-in the leafy showers,
Which, in the merry autumn-time, will fall;
And I can find strong love-in buds and flowers,
And beauty in the moonlight's silent hours.

There's nothing, nature gives, can fail to please
For there's a common joy- pervading all

361. A speaker-may calculate, beforeLand, (so far as human agency is concerned, and other things being equal) the effect of a certain effort, by adapting the manner to the matter, as well as a former can in raising a crop, by using the proper means. As a stringed instrument, when touched at given points, infallibly produces certain tunes; so, the human mind, when touched by certain modulations, and corresponding sentiments, as infallibly receives certain impressions. But a speaker, singer, or writer, who thinks much of himself, is in danger of being forgotten by others. If he takes no sincere and hearfelt delight in what he is doing, but as it is admired and applauded by his audience, disappointment will be his portion; for he cannot long succeed. He who would be great in the eyes of others, must first learn to be made nothing in his own.

362. Exs. of the' and '. 1. Did you say
yés, or no?
Shall we crown the author of
the public calamities? or shall we destroy
him? 2. Beware of ignorance and sloth,
and be guided by wisdom. 3. (2) Are they
Hebrews? Are they all Hebrews? (4)
Are they Hebrews from Palestine ? 4.
What does the word person mean? That
which consists in one's own self, and not
any part or quality in another. 5. Is not
water the best and safest of all kinds of
drink? 6. NATURE-and (4) REASON-
answer yes. 7. The mind-is its own
place; and, in itself, can make a heaven-
f hell; or hell of heaven.

Good name-in man, or woman,
Is the immediate jewel of their souls:

Who steals my purse, steals trash, 'tis something, nothing:
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he, who filches from me my good name,
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me-poor indeed.

Where is the true man's father-land?
Is it where he, by chance, is born?
Doth not the yearning spirit-scorn-
In such scant borders to be spann'd?
O, yes! his father-land must be-
As the blue heaven--wide-and free.
Anecdote. A Quaker, who had a great
Tror of soldiers, on seeing one jump into
tie Thames, and save a person who was
ar owning, said on the occasion, "I shall al-
weys be a Quaker; but soldiers are good
cratures."

What is it, Man, prevents thy God,
From making thee his blest abode ?
He says he loves thee, wills thee heaven,
And for thy good-has blessings given.
I'll tell thee-'Tis thy love of self,
Thy love of rule-thy love of pelf,
Bind thee to earth-and all her toys,
And robs thee-of substantial joys.
Heaven's gates-are not so highly arched-
As prince's palaces; they who enter there,
Must go-upon their knees.

Proverbs. 1. New times, demand new meas. ures, and new men. 2. Pride-either finds a de sert, or mukes one. 3. Want of feeling, is one of the worst faults of elocution. 4. He, that catches at more than belongs to him, deserves to lose what he has. 5. Books-associate us with the thinking, and give us the material of thought. 6. Either be silent, or speak.what is better than silence. 7. He, who resolves to amend, has God, and all good beings, on his side. 8. If you would have a thing kept secret, never tell it; and if you would not have any thing told of you, never de it. 9. The shortest answer-is doing a thing. 10. Friends-got without desert, will be lost without a cause. 11. Never speak what is not true. 12. If it is not decent, never do it.

Selfishness. The selfish-look upon themselves, as if they were all the world, and no man beside concerned therein; that the good state of things is to be measured by their condition; that all is well, they do prosper and thrive; all is ill, if they be disappointed in their desires and projects. The good of no man, not of their brethren, not of their friends, not of their country, doth come under their consideration.

Varieties. 1. If we feel well, shall we not try to make others feel so? 2. May not the constitution be injured by over-nursing, and the mind unnerved, by being prevented from relying upon its own resources? 3. Is it expedient to wear mourning apparel? 4. Does curiosity, or love of truth and goodness, induce you to study history? 5. Has the study of the classics, an immoral tendency? 6. Who would be an old maid, or an old bachelor? 7. What is Botany? The science of Plants. 8. Can friendship-exist without sympathy? 9. Is a free or despotic government, more conducive to human happiness? 10. Ought not human nature-to be a chief study of mankind? 11. Are gold and silver mines, on the whole, beneficial to a nation? 12. Is it right, to oblige a jury to give a unanimous verdict?

THE BIBLE-WORTHY OF ALL ACCEPTATION.
This little book-I'd rather own,
Than all the gold and gems,
That e'er in monarch's coffers shone,
Than all their diadems.
Nay, were the seas-one chrysolite,
The earth-a golden ball,
And diamonds all the stars of night,

This book-were worth them all.
Here, He who died on Calvary's tree,
Hath made that promise-blest;
"Ye heavy-laden, come to me,
And I will give you rest.

A bruised reed-I will not break,
A contrite heart--despise ;
My burden's light, and all, who take
My yoke, shall win the skies !"
The humble man, when he receives a wreng,
Refers revenge-to whom it doth belong.

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speech, be free; no good governmer as anything to fear from paper snot, or airy words. 3. Three things are necessary to make an an.e man,—nature, study, and practice. 4. Cultivate a spirit of love toward all. 5. Always distinguish between apparent truths, and real truths; between effez when his word and works are best understood an 6. God-is best known and honore, appreciated. 7. Industry-is essential to usefu! ness, and happiness. 8. Every one ought to d something. 9. Nothing is stationary; and the hu

and causes.

363. INFLECTIONS. Although there are! Proveros. given rules, for making these inflections, or i innocent, than the guilty. 2 etc press and slides of the voice, either up or down, yet .it should be borne in mind, that every sentence, which has been read with the upward slide, can, under other circumstances, be read | correctly with the downward slide: the sense governs everything here, as in emphasis. Ex. 1. Are you going to tow'n? 2. Are you going to town? 3. Why did you speak to her? 4. Why did you speak to her? 5. Do you ear me? 6. Do you hear me? In the first example, we have a simple, direct ques-man family-the least of all. 10. Mankind are tion; in the second, the same form of words, but so spoken, as if one said, I wish to know, positively, whether you go to town; so of the rest. Thus you see, the sense, the object, the intention determines the manner.

364. 1. Some poets may be compared to others; but Milton and Shakspeare are incomparable. 2. He, who considers himself wise, while his wisdom does not teach him to acknowledge the Lord, is in the profoundest ignorance. 3. We see the effects of many things, the causes of but few; experience, therefore, is a surer guide than imagination, and inquiry than conjecture. 4. It is the indispensable duty, and the inalienable right, of every rational being, to prove all things, and hold fast that which is good.

Get but the truth-once uttered, and 'tis like A star, new-born, that drops into its place, And which, once circling its placid round, Not all the tumult of the earth-can shake. 365. The nearer your delivery agrees with the freedom and ease of common discourse, (if you keep up the dignity and life of your subject, and preserve propriety of expression,) the more just, natural and agreeable it will be. Study nature; avoid affectation, and never use art, if you have not the art to conceal it: for, whatever does not appear natural, is neither agreeable nor persuasive.

Anecdote. A brutal teacher, whipped a a little boy, for pressing the hand of a little girl, who sat next to him at school. After which, he asked the child, "Why he squeezed the girl's hand?" "Because," said the little fellow," it looked so pretty, I could not help it." What punishment did the teacher deserve?

THE EPITAPH.

Here rests his head--upon the lap of earth,

A youth-to fortune, and to fame-unknown:
Fair Science-frown'd not on his humble birth,
And Melancholy-mark'd him for her own
Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere;
Heaven-did a recompense-as largely send
He gave to mis'ry all he had--a tear; [friend.
He gain'd from heav'n ('twas all he wish'd)--a

No further seek his merits to disclose,

Or draw his frailties from their dread abode. There, they, alike, in trembling hope repose) The bosom of his Father, and his God. BRONSON.

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tending to a better condition, or to actual extinction 11. Trade-knows neither friends nor kindred. 12. Physicians-rarely take medicine.

Wisdom of our Ancestors. If the "wisdom of our ancestors"-had not taught them to recognize newly discovered truths, and to discard those errors, to which ignorance had given birth, we should not have been indebted to them for the improvements, which, however well they may have served their purpose for a time, are destined to be superseded by still more important discoveries. In the year 1615, a Florentine had the presumption and audacity to assert, contrary to the prevailing opinions of the learned, "the great, the good, and the wise among men," and contrary to the conclusions of all preceding ages, "that the earth revolved round the sun;" and, although he was threatened with death for his heresy, Galileo was right.

Varieties. 1. What is the image of God. and what the likeness of God, into which man was created? 2. What grace is more valuable, than humility? 3. Is hereditary depravity an actual sin, or a calamity? 4. Was not the genius of Ar-chim-i-des the parent of the mechanical arts? 5. Did not the first single pair of mankind-possess the type of all the distinct races of men,-their innate tendency and genius, which has, or will, reappear in their offspring? 6. What is the meaning of the command to Moses," See that thou make all things after the pattern, which I have shown thee in the Mount ?" 7. If we are hardened under affliction, does it not indicate a very bad state of mind? 8. Are miracles--violations of the laws of Nature? 9. Does not the state and character of parents -affect their offspring? 10. What is the conclusion of the whole matter? Fear God and keep his commandments.

When Summer's heats-the verdure sear,
Through yonder shady grove I tread,
Or throw me listless-down to hear
The winds-make music over head;
A thousand flowers-are blooming roun
The "wilding bee" goes droning by,
And springs gush out-with lulling sound,
And painted warblers-linger nigh;
Yet one thing-wants the dreamer there-
A kindred soul-the scene to share.

3. Great cry and little wool; applies to those who promise much, but practice little. 4. Do what you think is right, whatever others may think. Learn to disregard alike, the praise and the cen

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365. WAVES, OR CIRCUMFLEXES OF THE Maxims. 1. The love of sensual pleasure, is VOICE of these, there are two; which are temporary madness. 2. Sacrifice-can be made called the rising circumflex [v] and the full-on bad principles; obedience-only on good ones. ing circumflex [^]: they are formed by the and the', and are generally connected with the accented vowels of the emphatic words. Doubt, pity, contrast, grief, supposition, comparison, irony, implication, sneering, railery, scorn, reproach, and contempt, are expressed by them. Be sure and get the right feeling and thought, and you will find no difficulty in expressing them properly, if you

have mastered the voice.

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366. Exs. of the rising 1. I may go to town to-morrow, though I cannot go today. 2. The sun sets in the west, not in the east. 3. He lives in London, not in New York. 4. The desire of praise-produces excellent effects, in men of sense. 5. He is more a knave, than a fool. 6. I see thou hast learn'd to rail, if thou hast learned nothing else. 7. Better to do well late, than něver. 8. A pretty fellow you are, to be sure! 9. In some countries-poverty-is considered a misfortune; in others—a crime. 10. The young-are slaves to novelty; the old-to custom.

sure of bad men. 6. Covet that popularity that follows; not that which must be run after. 7. What sculpture is-to a block of marble, education is to the human mind. 8. He, who is unwilling to amend, has the devil on his side. 9. Extensive, various reading, without reflection, tends to the injury of the mind. 10. Proverbs bear age, and arc full of various instruction.

Anecdote. John Randolph's Mother. The late John Randolph, some years before his death, wrote to a friend as follows: "I used to be called a Frenchman, because I took the French side in politics; and though that was unjust, yet the truth is, I should have been a French atheist, if it had not been for one recollection, and that was-the memory of the time, when my departed mother· -used to take my little hands in hers, and cause me, on my knees, to say, 'Our Father who art in heaven."

School Teachers. It is important, that teachers of youth, should not only be respected, but respectable persons. They, who are in. trusted with the responsible office of develop.

the young, ought to be worthy of sharing in all the social enjoyments of the most refined society; and they ought never to be excluded from such participation. Yet it is scandal

367. PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES. 1. A just appreciation of our duties-is worth any sacrifice, that its attainments may cost. 2. Dearly do we sometimes pay for our wis-ing the mind, and directing the affections of dom, but never too dearly. 3. Is not the life of animals dissipated at death? 4. The ancients had the art of singing, before that of writing; and their laws and histories were sung, before they were written. 5. This heav-ously true, in some parts of our country, that enly Benefactor claims-not the homage of our lips, but of our hearts; and who can doubt that he is entitled to the homage of our hearts? 6. If we have no regard to our own character, we ought to have some regard to the character of others. 7. Tell your invaders this; and tell them, too, we seek no change; and least of all-such change as they would bring us.

368. We must avoid a mechanical variety, and adopt a natural one: this may be seen in children, when relating anything that comes from themselves; then, their intonations, melody, and variety, are perfectly natural, and true to the object in view: let us go and sit at their feet and learn, and not be offended. Let us turn our eye and ear, to TRUTH and NATURE; for they will guide their votaries right. Give us the soul of elocution and music, and that will aid in forming the body.

CONFIDENCE, NOT TO BE PLACED IN MAN.
O momentary grace of mortal men,
Which we more hunt for-than the grace of God!
Who builds his hope-in air of your fair looks,
Lives like a drunken sailor-on a mast;
Ready, with every nod, to tumble down--
to the fatal bowels of the deep.

teachers, however worthy, are excluded from the houses of the very parents, who send their children to their schools. This is not only contrary to all republican principles, but is in direct opposition to the dictates of common sense. Wherever such a state of things exists, the people are but half civilized, whatever pretensions wealth, and other circumstances afford them.

Varieties. 1. Enter on the performance of your duties, with willing hearts, and never seek to avoid them. 2. The heart-is woman's world; it is there-her ambition strives for the mastery. 3. The object of ree reation is-to soften and refine, not to render ferocious; as is the case with amusements that brutalize. 4. Is capital punishment right? 5. Who has done the more injuryMahomet, or Constantine? 6. Is tobacconecessary? 7. Why is the figure of a viper -used to express ingratitude? 8. Is it right to go to war on any occasion? 9. What is the usual quantity of blood-in a common sized body? About twenty-five or thirty pounds. 10. Is it not singular that Pope translations should be very profuse, and his original compositions very concise?

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