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91. Do not hurry your enunciation of words, precipitating syllable over syllable, and word over word; nor melt them together into a mass of confusion, in pronouncing then; do not abridge or prolong them too much, nor swallow nor force them; but deliver them from your vocal and articulating organs, as golden coins from the mint, accurately impressed, perfectly finished, neatly and elegantly struck, distinct, in due succession, and of full weight.

Proverbs. 1. None of you know where the shoe pinches. 2. One may line and learn. 3. Remember the reckoning. 4. Such as the tree is, such is the fruit. 5. The biggest horses are not the best travelers. 6. What cannot be cured, must be endured. 7. You cannot catch old birds with chaff. 8. Argument—seldom convinces any one, contrary to his inclinations. 9. A horse-is

neither better, nor worse, for his trappings. 10. Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold. 11. Never sport, with the

92. The second sound of D, is that opinions of others. 12. Be prompt in every thing.

of T; when at the end of words,
after c, f, ss, p, q, o, x, ch, and
sh, with silent e, under the ac-
cert; FAC'D: he curs'd his'
stuff'd shoe, and dipp'd it in [D. in FAC'D.]
poach'd eggs, that escap'd from the vex'd
cook, who watch'd the spic'd food with
arch'd brow, tripp'd his crisp'd feet, and
dash'd them on the mash'd hearth; she pip'd
and wisp'd a tune for the watch'd thief who
jump'd into the sack'd pan, and scratch'd
his blanch'd face, which eclips'd the chaf'd
horse, that was attach'd and wrapp'd for a
tax'd scape-grace.

-Anecdote. President Harrison, in his last out-door exercise, was assisting the gardner in adjusting some grape-vines. The gardner remarked, that there would be but little use in trailing the vines, so far as any fruit was concerned; for the boys would come on Sunday, while the family was at church, and steal all the grapes; and suggested to the general, as a guard against such a loss, that he should purchase an active watch-dog. Said the general, "Better employ an active Sabbath-school teacher; a dog may take care teacher will take care of the grapes and the of the grapes, but a good Sabbath-school boys too,"

Home. Wherever we roam, in whatever climate or land we are cast, by the accidents of human life, beyond the mountains or beyond the ocean, in the legislative halls of the Capitol, or in the retreats and shades of private life, our hearts turn, with an irresistible instinct, to the cherished spot, which ushered us into existence. And we dwell, with delightful associations, on the recollection of the streams, in which, during our boyish days, we bathed, the fountains at which we drank, the piney fields, the hills and the valleys where we sported, and the friends, who shared these enjoyments with us.

93. To read and speak with ease, accuracy, and effect, are great accomplishments; as elegant and dignified as they are useful, and important. Many covet the art, but few are willing to make the necessary application: and this makes good readers and speakers, so very rare. Success depends, principally, on the student's own exertions, uniting correct theory with faithful practice. 94. Irregulars. T-generally has this sound; the lit-tie tat-ler tit-tered at the taste-ful tea-pot, and caught a tempt-ing tar-tar by his sa-ti-e-ty; the stout Ti-tan took a tell-tale ter-ma-gant and thrust her against the tot-ter-ing tow-ers, for twist-ing the frit-ters; Ti-tus takes the pet-u-lent out-casts, and tos-ses them into na-ture's pas-tures with the tur-tles; the guests of the hosts at-tract a great deal of at-ten-tion, Varieties. 1. If we do well, shall we not and sub-sti-tute their pre-texts for tem- be accepted? 2. A guilty conscience-parapests; the cov-et-ous part-ner, des-ti-tute of lyzes the energies of the boldest mind, and fort-une, states that when the steed is stol-enfeebles the stoutest heart. 3. Persons in en, he shuts the sta-ble door, lest the gravi-ty of his ro-tun-di-ty tip his tac-tics into non-en-ti-ty.

When a twister, a twisting, will twist him a twist,
For twisting his twist, he three twines doth intwist;
But if one of the twines of the twist do untwist,
The twine that untwisteth untwisteth the twist.

Notes. 1. This dento-lingual sound may be made by hispering the imaginary word tuh, (short u) the tongue being ressed against the upper front teeth, and then suddenly removed, an indicated by the engraving. 2. 7' is silent when preceded by

love, generally resolve-first, and reason af

terward. 4. All contingencies have a Providence in them. 5. If these principles of Elocution be correct, practicing them as here taught, will not make one formal and artificial, but natural and effectuous. 6. Be above the opinion of the world, and act from your own sense of right and wrong. 7. All christians believe the soul of man to be im

departed out of the body from this world, are in the spiritual world, what millions of inhabitants must exist therein !

, and followed by the abbreviated terminations en, le. Apostle, listen, fasten, epistle, often, castle, pestle, soften, whistle, chasten,mortal: if, then, the souls of all, who have stle, christen; in eclat, bil-let-doux, debut, haut-boy, currants, e-pot, hostler, mortgage, Christmas, Tmolus, and the first t, in chest-nut and mis-tle-toe. 3. The adjectives, blessed, cursed, &c. are exceptions to the rule for pronouncing d. 4. Consonants are sometimes double in their pronunciation, although not found in the name spelling; pit-ied, (pit-ted,) river, (riv-var,) mon-ey non-ney,) etc. Beware of chewing your words, as vir-chu, Machure, etc.

Self-alone, in nature rooted fast,
A'tends us-first, and leaves us-last.

The man, who consecrates his powers,
By vigorous effort, and an honest aim,
At once, he draws the sting of life, and death;
He walks with Nature; and her paths-are

peace.

95. Let the position be erect, and the body Proverbs. 1. Hope-is a good breakfast, br balanced on the foot upon which you stand: a bad supper. 2. It is right to put every thing to banish all care and anxiety from the mind; its proper use. 3. Open confession-is good for let the forehead be perfectly smooth, the the soul. 4. Pride-must have a fall. 5. The lungs entirely quiescent, and make every ef- lower mill-stone-grinds as well as the upper fort from the abdominal region. To expand one. 6. Venture not all in one vessel. 7. What the thorax and become straight, strike the one ardently desires, he easily believes. 8. YieldPALMS of the hands together before, and the ing-is sometimes the best way of succeeding. backs of them behind, turning the thumbs 9. A man that breaks his word, bids others be upward: do all with a united action of the false to him. 10. Amendment—is repentance. 11. body and mind, the center of exertion being 12. The hand of the diligent-maketh rich. There is nothing useless to a person of sense. in the small of the back; be in earnest, but husband your breath and strength; breathe

often, and be perfectly free, easy, independent, and natural.

96. F has two sounds: first, name sound: FIFE; off with the scarf from the calf's head; the af-fable bur-foon, faith-ful to its gaf-! fer, lifts his wife's fa-ther from

the cof-fin, and puts in the fret- [F in FIFE.] ful cuf-fy; fear-ful of the effects, the frightful fel-low prof-fers his hand-ker-chief to fire off the dan-druff from the fit-ful fool's of-fensive fowl-ing-piece.

Let

Patience and Perseverance. Let any of a common engine to raise water. one consider, with attention, the structure him observe the intricacy of the machinery, and behold in what vast quantities one of the heaviest elements is forced out of its course; and then let him reflect how many experiments must have been tried in vain, how many obstacles overcome, before a frame of such wonderful variety in its parts, cola have been successfully put together afte which consideration let him pursue his euterprise with hope of success, supporting the spirit of industry, by thinking how much may be done by patience and perseverance.

97. If you read and speak slow, and arVarieties. Was the last war with Engticulate well, you will always be heard with land-justifiable? 2. In every thing you attention; although your delivery, in other undertake, have some definite object in mind. respects, may be very faulty: and remem-3. Persons of either sex-may captivate, by ber, that it is not necessary to speak very loud, in order to be understood, but very distinctly, and, of course, deliberately. The sweeter, and more musical your voice is, the better, and the farther you may be heard, the more accurate will be your pronunciation, and with the more pleasure and profit will you be listened to.

98. Irregulars, Gh and Ph frequently have this sound; Phil-ip Brough, laugh'd enough at the phantoms of the her-maph-rodite phi-los-o-phy, to make the nymph Saphi-ra have a phthis-i-cal hic-cough; the seraph's draught of the proph-e-cy was lith-ograph'd for an eph-a of phos-pho-res-ent naph-tha, and a spher-i-cal trough of tough phys ic.

Notes. 1. To make this dento-labial aspirate, press the under lip against the upper fore teeth, as seen in the engraving, and blow out the first sound of the word fire! 2. Gh, are alent in drought, burrough, figh, high, brought, dough, flight, etc.; and Ph and h in phthis-i-cal. 3. The difficulty of applying rules, to the pronunciation of our language, may be illustrated by the two following lines, where ough is pronounced in different ways; as o, uff, off, ow, oo, and ock. Though the tough cough and hiccough plough me through, O'er life's dark lough my course I will pursue.

Anecdote. Natural Death. An old man, who had been a close observer all his life, when dangerously sick, was urged by his friends, to take advice of a quack; but objected, saying, "I wish to die a natural death."

The patient mind, by yielding-overcomes.

assuming a feigned character; but when the deception is found out, disgrace and unhap piness will be the consequences of the fraud. 4. All truths-are the forms of heavenly loves; and all falsities-are the forms of infernal loves. 5. While we co-operate with Nature, we cannot labor too much for the development and perfection of body and mind; but when we force or contradict her, human form divine," we actually degrade so far from mending and improving "the

it below the brute. 6. How ridiculous some people make themselves appear, by giving their opinions for or against a thing, with which they are unacquainted! 7. The law of God is divine and eternal, and no person

has a right to alter, add, or diminish, one
word: it must speak for itself, and stand by
itself.

Who needs a teacher-to admonish him, [mist?
That flesh-is grass? That earthly things-are
What are our joys-but dreams? and what our
But goodly shadows in the summer cloud? [hopes,
There's not a wind that blows, but bears with it
Some rainbow promise. Not a moment flies,
But puts its sickle-in the fields of life,
And mows its thousands, with their joys and

icares.

Our early days!-How often-back
We turn-on Life's bewildering track,
To where, o'er hill, and valley, plays
The sunlight of our early days!

A monkey, to reform the times,
Resolved to visit foreign climes

99. He who attempts to make an inroad on the existing state of things, though evidently for the better, will find a few to encourage and assist him, in effecting a useful reform; and many who will treat his honest exertions with resentment and contempt, and cling to their old errors with a fonder pertinacity, the more vigorous is the effort to tear them from their arms. There is more hope of a fool, than of one wise in his own conceit.

Proverbs. 1. A good cause makes a cut heart, and a strong arm. 2. Better ten guilty persons escape, than one innocently suffer. 3 Criminals are punished, that crime may be prevented. 4. Drunkenness-turns a man out of himself, and leaves a beast in his room. 5. Ile that goes to church, with an evil intention, goes on the devil's errand. 6. Most things have handles; and a wise man takes hold of the best. 7. Our flatterers-are our most dangerous enemies, yet they are often in our own bosom. 8. Pover

100. The second sound of F, is that ty-makes a man acquainted with strange bes. of V: OF; (never off, nor uv;) there-of here-of, where-of; the only words in our language, in which F, has this sound: & piece of cake, not a piece-u cake, nor a piece-ur-cake.

[F in OF.]

fellows. 9. Make yourself all honey, and the flies will be sure to devour you. 10. Many talk like philosophers, and live like fools. 11. A stitch in time-saves nine. 12. The idle man's head, is the devil's workshop.

Anecdote. School master and pupil. A 101. Muscle Breakers. Thou waft'd'st school master-asked a boy, one very cold the rickety skiff over the mountain height winter morning, what was the Latin-for cliffs, and clearly saw'st the full orb'd moon, the word cold: at which the boy hesitated, in whose silvery and effulgent light, thou-saying, I have it at my finger's ends. reef'd'st the haggled sails of the ship-wrecked vessel, on the rock-bound coast of Kam- Ourselves and Others. That manscat-ka. He was an unamiable, disrespect- deserves the thanks of his country, who conful, incommunicative, disingenuous, formi- nects with his own-the good of others. dable, unmanageable, intolerable and pusi- The philosopher-enlightens the WORLD; lanimous old bachelor. Get the latest the manufacturer-employs the needy; and amended edition of Charles Smith's Thu- the merchant-gratifies the rich, by procu cyd-i-des, and study the colonist's best in-ring the varieties of every clime. The mialtho' he may be no burden on society, 102. Irregulars. V has this vocal aspi- yet, thinking only of himself, affords no one rate; also Phin a few words; my vain neph-else-either profit, or pleasure. As it is not ew, Ste-phen Van-de-ver, be-lieves Ve-nus of any one-to have a very large share of a ves-tal vir-gin, who viv-i-fies his shiv-ered liv-er, and im-proves his vel-vet voice, happiness, that man will, of course, have the so as to speak with viv-id viv-ac-i-ty; the largest portion, who makes himself—a partbrave chev-a-lier be-haves like a vol-a-tile ner in the happiness of others. The BENEV con-ser-va-tive, and says, he loves white OLENT-are sharers in every one's joys, wine vin-e-gar with veal vict-uals every warm day in the vo-cal vales of Vu-co-var.

terests.

103. FAULTS in articulation, early contracted, are suffered to gain strength by habit, and grow so inveterate by time, as to be almost incurable. Hence, parents should assist their children to pronounce correctly, in their first attempts to speak, instead of permitting them to pronounce in a faulty manner: but soine, so far from endeavoring to correct them, encourage them to go on in their baby talk; thus cultivating a vicious mode of articulation. Has wisdom fled from men; or was she driven away?

ser,

Varieties. 1. Ought not the study of our language be made part of our education? 2. He who is slowest in making a promise, is generally the most faithful in performing it. 3. They who are governed by reason, need no other motive than the goodness of a thing, to induce them to practice it. 4. A reading people-will become a thinking people; and then they are capable of becoming a rational and a great people. 5. The happiness of every one-depends more on the state of his own mind, than on any external circum stance; nay, more than all external things put together. 6. There is no one so despicawith the addition of a voice sound in the larynx : see engraving. 2ble, but may be able, in some way, and at A modification of this sound, with the upper lip over-lapping the un. der one, and blowing down on the chin, gives a very good imitation of the humble-bee. 3. Avoid saying gim me some, for give me some; I haint got any, for I have not got any; I don't luff to go; for, I don't love, (like rather,) to go; you'll haff to do it; for you will have to do it.

Notes. 1. This diphthongal sound, is made like that of f,

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some time, to revenge our impositions. 7
Desire-seeks an end: the nature of the de
sire, love and life, may be known by its end
When lowly Merit--feels misfortune's blow,
And seeks relief from penury and wo,
Hope fills with rapture-every generous heart,
As, rising o'er the sordid lust of gold,
To share its treasures, and its hopes impart ;

It shows the impress-of a heavenly mould !

Whose nature is-so far from doing harn,
That he susperts none

104. In all schools, one leading object | should be, to teach the science and art of reading and speaking with effect: they ought, indeed, to occupy seven-fold more time than at present. Teachers should strive to improve themselves, as well as their pupils, and feel, that to them are committed the future orators of our country. A first-rate reader is much more useful than a first-rate performer on a mano, or any other artificial instrument. Nor is the voice of song sweeter than the voice of eloquence: there may be eloquent readers, as well as eloquent speakers.

Proverbs. 1. He that seeks trouble, it were a pity he should miss it. 2. Honor and ease-are seldom bed-fellows. 3. It is a miserable sight to see a poor man proud, and a rich man avaricious. 4. One cannot fly without wings. 5. The fairest rose at last is withered. 6. The best evidence of a clegyman's usejuness, is the holy lives of his pariskoners. 7. We are rarely so unfortunate, or so happy, as we think we are. 8. A friend in need, is a friend indeed. 9. Bought wit is the leave truth in the middle, and the parties at both best, if not bought too dear. 10. Disputations-ends. 11. We must do and live. 12. A diligent pen supplies many thoughts.

Authority and Truth. Who has not observed how much more ready mankind are to bow to the authority of a name, than yield to the evidence of truth? However strong and incontestible-the force of reasoning, and the array of facts of an individ

105. G has three sounds: first, name sound, or that of J, before e, i, and y, generally: GEM; Gen-eral Ghent, of gi-ant ge-nius, suggests that the o-rig-i-nal mag-ic of the frag-ile gip-sey has gener-a-ted the gen-e-al-o-gy of Geor- [G in GEM.] gi-um Si-dus; the geor-gics of George Ger-will weigh and measure him by the obscuman are ex-ag-er-a-ted by the pan-e-gyr-ics rity of his name. Integrity, research, sciof the log-i-cal ser-geant; hy-dro-gen, og-y-ence, philosophy, fact, truth, and goodness-gen and ging-seng, ger-min-ate gen-teel ginger-bread for the o-rig-i-nal ab-o-rig-i-nes of

Ge-ne-va.

ual, who is unknown to fume, a slavish world

are no shield against ridicule, and misrepre sentation. Now this is exceedingly humiliating to the freed mind, and shows the great 106. It is of the first importance, that the necessity of looking at the truth itself for the reader, speaker and singer be free and unre- evidence of truth. Hence, we are not to bestrained in his manner; so as to avoid using lieve what one says, because he says it, but the chest as much as possible, and also of because we see that it is true: this course is being monotonous in the flow of his words: well calculated to make us independent reathus, there will be perfect correspondence—soners, speakers, and writers, and constitute of the feelings, thoughts and actions. Look us, as we were designed to be-FREEMEN, in out upon Nature; all is free, varied, and ex-feeling, thought and act. pressive; such should be our delivery. Naure-abhors monotony, as much as she does

a vacuum.

Varieties. 1. How long was it, frora the discovery of America, in 1492, by Columbus, to the commencement of the Revolutionary 107. Irregulars, J generally has this War, in 1775? 2. Most of our laws would sound. The je-june judge just-ly jeal-ous of Ju-lia's joy, joined her to ju-ba James in never have had an existence, if evil actions June or July; the ju-ry jus-ti-fy the joke, in had not made them necessary. 3. The grand secret-of never failing-in propriety of jerk-ing the jave-lin of Ju-pi-ter from the jol-ly Jes-u-it, and jam-ming it into the jou-ways doing what is right. 4. Only that, deportment, is to have an intention-of ali-al Jew, to the jeop-ar-dy of the jeer-ing jock-ey.

Notes. 1. This triphthongal sound, as are most of the other vocal consonants, is composed of a vocal and aspirate. To make

it, compress the teeth, and begin to pronounce the word judge, very loud; and when you have made a sound, e. i. got to the u, sto instantly, and you will perceive the proper sound; or be gin to pronounce the letter g, but put no e to it: see engraving.

2. The three sounds, of which this is composed, are that of the name sound of d, and those of e, and h, combined. 3. Breath as well as voice sounds, may be arrested, or allowed to escape, according to the nature of the sound to be produced.

Anecdote. A pedlar-overtook another of his tribe on the road, and thus accosted him: "Hallo, friend, what do you carry ?" "Rum and Whisky,"- -was the prompt reply. "Good," said the other; "you may go head; I carry gravestones."

The quiet sea, Th't, like a giant, resting from his toil, Sleeps in the morning sun.

which is sown here, will be reap'd hereafter.

5. Is there more than one God? 6. The human race is so connected, that the well intentioned efforts of each individual—are never lost; but are propagated to the mass; so that what one-may ardently desire, another

may resolutely endeavor, and a third, or tenth, may actually accomplish. 7. All thought is dependent on the will, or voluntary principle, and takes its quality therefrom: as is the will, such is the thought; for the thought-is the will, in form; and the state of the will-may be known by that form.

Go abroad, upon the paths of Nature, and whe
Its voices whisper, and its silent things [all
Are breathing the deep beauty of the world,
Kneel at its simple altar, and the Gcd,
Who hath the living waters--shal be there.

Beware

108. Elocution is not, as some errone112. Freedom of Thought. ously suppose, an art of something artificial of pinning your faith to another's steeve--of in tones, loks and gestures, that may be forming your own opinion entirely on that learned by imitation. The principles teach of another. Strive to attain to a modest indeus-to exhibit truth and nature dressed to pendence of mind, and keep clear of leading advantage: its objects are, to enable the rea- strings: follow no one, where you cannot der, and speaker, to manifest his thoughts, see the road, in which you are desired to and feelings, in the most pleasing, perspic-walk: otherwise, you will have no confidence uous, and forcible manner, so as to charm the in your own judgment, and will become a affections, enlighten the understanding, and changeling all your days. Remember the leave the deepest, and most permanent im-old adage-" let every tub stand on its own pression, on the mind of the attentive hearer. bottom! And, "never be the mere shadow 109. The second sound of G, is hard, of another." or gutteral, before a, o, u, l, r, and often before e, and i; also, at the end of monosyllables, and sometimes at the end of dissyllables, and their preceding sylla

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Proverbs. 1. He dies like a beast, who has done no good while he lived. 2, 'Tis a base thing to betray a man, because he trusted you. 3 Knaves-imagine that nothing can be done without knavery. 4. He is not a wise man, who pays more for a thing than it is worth. 5. Learningis a sceptre to some, and a bauble-to others. 6.

No tyrant can take from you your knowledge. 7. Only that which is honestly got—is true gain. 8. Pride-is as loud a beggar as want; and a great deal more saucy. 9. That is a bad child, that goes like a top, no longer than it is whipped. 10. It is hard for an empty bag to stand up

bles. GAME; a giddy goose [G in GAME.] got a ci-gar, and gave it to a gan-grene beg gar: Scrog-gins, of Brob-dig-nag, growls over his green-glass gog-gles, which the big ne-gro gath-er-ed from the bog-gy quag-mire; a gid-dy gig-gling girl glides into the grogge-ry, and gloats over the gru-el in the great pig-gin of the rag-ged grand-mother, ex-right. 11. Learn to bear disappointment cheerclaim-ing, dig or beg, the game gone.

110. Foreigners and natives may derive essential aid from this system of mental and vocal philosophy; enabling them to read and speak the language correctly; which they most certainly ought to do, before they are employed in our schools: for whatever children learn, they should learn correctly. Good teachers are quite as necessary in the primary school, as in the Academy or College: at least, so thought Philip, king of Macedon, when he sent his son Alexander to Aristotle, the great philosopher, to learn his letters: and Alexander says, he owed more to his teacher, than to his father.

111. Irregulars. Gh, in a few words, has this sound: tho', strictly speaking, the h is silent. The ghast-ly bur-gher stood aghast to see the ghost of the ghyll, eat the ghas-tly gher-kins in the ghos-tly burgh. They are silent in-the neigh-bors taught their daugh-ters to plough with de-light, though they caught a fur-lough; &c.

Notes. 1. This vocal sound is made, by pressing the roots of the tongue against the uvula, so as to close the throat, and beginning to say go, without the o; the sound is intercepted lower down than that of first d, and the jaw dropped more; observe also the vocal and aspirate; the sound is finished, however, in this, as in all oth. er instances of making the vocal consonants, by the organs re. suming their natural position, either for another effort, or for silence. 2. If practice enables persons with half the usual number of fingers to accomplish whatever manual labor they undertake; think, how much may be done in this art, by those who possess their vocal organs complete, provided they pursue the course here indicated, there is nothing like these vocal gymnastics.

'Tis autumn. Many, and many a fleeting age
Hath faded, since the primal morn of Time;
And silently the slowly journeying years,
All redolent of countless seasons, pass.

fully. 12. Eradicate your prejudices.

Anecdote. A sharp Eye. A witness, during the assizes, at York, in England, after several ineffectual attempts to go on with his story, declared, "he could not proceed in his testimony, if Mr. Brougham did not take his eyes off from him."

Varieties. 1. Which does society the
most injury, the robber, the slanderer, or the
murderer? 2. In every period of life, our tal
ents may be improved, and our mind expan
ded by education. 3. The mind is powerful,
reduced to practice. 4. Give not the meats
in proportion as it possesses powerful truths,
and drinks of a man, to a child; for how
should they do it good? 5. A proverb, well
applied at the end of a phrase, often makes
a very happy conclusion: but beware of
using such sentences too often. 6. Extrav-
agant-and misplaced eulogiums-neither
honor the one, who bestows them, nor the
person, who receives them.
7. Apparent
truth-has its use, but genuine ith a
greater use and hence, it is the p
wisdom-to seek it.

"Tis midnight's holy hour-and silence now
Is brooding, like a gentle Spirit, o'er

The still and pulseless world. Hark! on the wing
The bell's deep tones are swelling,-'tis the knell
Of the departed year. No funeral train

Is sweeping past,—yet, on the stream, and wood,
With melancholy light, the moonbeams rest,
Like a pale, spotless shroud,—the air is stirred,
As by a mourner's sigh-and on yon cloud,
That floats on still and placidly through heaven,
The Spirits of the Seasons-seem to stand;
Young Spring, bright Summer, Autumn's solema Pyaa
And Winter, with his aged locks, and breathe,

In mournful cadences, that come abroad

Like the far wind-harp's wild and touching wai
A melancholy dirge-o'er the dead year--
Gone, from the Earth. forever.

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