Proverbs. 1. Discord-reduces strength-m weakness. 2. No sweet, without some sweat: ne pains, without some gains. 3. Whatever you do, do it to some purpose; whether conquering, or conquered. 4. We are inclined to believe those we do not know, because they have never deceived us. the stubborn. 6. Stake even life, if necessary, in 5. Gentleness-often disarms the fierce, and me its the support of truth. 7. Listen-to the voice of 858. The Parenthesis (-) shows, that the words included within it, must be read, or spoken, on a lower pitch, and with a quicker movement, than the other parts of the sentence; as though anxious to get through with the explanation, or illustrative matter-contained in it; and the parenthetical clause, generally, has the same slide, or inflexion of voice, as the last word of the sentence, imme-experimental truth, and confide-in her opinion. diately preceding it. 1. An honest man, (says Mr. Pope,) is the noblest work of God. 2. Fride, (as the Scripture saith,) was not made for man. 3. The Tyrians were the first, (if we are to believe what is told us by writers of the highest authority,) who learned the art of navigation. 4. Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law--hath dominion over a man-as long as he liveth? 8. A good appetite-gives relish to the most hum ble fare. 9. There is no secret in the heart, that our actions do not disclose. 10. Where there is a will, there is a way. 11. True valor-is fire; boasting—is smoke. The Telescope. A spectacle-maker's boy, amusing himself in his father's shop, by holding two glasses between his finger and thumb, and varying the distance, the weathercock of the church spire, (opposite them,) seemed to be much longer than ordinary, and apparently much nearer, and turned upside down. This excited the wonder of the father, and led him to additional experiments; and thence escope, as invented by Gal-i-le-o, and perfected by Herschell. This is only one instance, among thousands, that show great effects may result from small causes. 259. That strong, hyperbolical manner, which we have long been accustomed to call the Oriental style of poetry, (because some of the earliest poetical productions--came to us from the East,) is, in truth, no more Ori-resulted that astonishing instrument, the telental, than Oc-ci-den-tal; it is characteristic of an age, rather than of a country, and belongs, in some manner, to all nations, at that period, which gave rise to music and song. 260. MINERALOGY-treats of minerals; Varieties. 1. Is not prejudice--invetetheir properties, composition, classification, rate, in proportion to its irrationality? 2. and uses. A mineral-is an organic natural The most delicate, and the most sensible, of substance, either gaseous, as air; liquid, as all pleasures-consists in promoting the hapwater; or solid, as earth and stones: it is in-piness of others. 3. Wit-sparkles as a meseparably connected with GEOLOGY, which teor, and like it, is transient; but geniustreats of the structure of the earth, and the shines like a splendid luminary, marking masses that compose it; also, of the changes its course in traces that are immortal. it has undergone, and to which it is still ex-4. Men can have no principles, unless they posed; while its practical importance is recognized in Agriculture, Mining, and Engineering, it ranks with Botany and Chemistry in its recondite developments, and with Astronomy-in the sublimity of its themes and results, as one of the most profound and interesting of the sciences. Anecdote. Fashion's Sake. Lord Mansfield, being willing to save a man, who had stolen a watch, directed the jury-to bring it 'n value-ten pence. "Ten pence, my Lord!" aid the prosecutor; "why, the very fashion of it cost fifty shillings." His lordship replied, "Perhaps so; but we cannot har Dan for fashion's sake." I venerate-the pilgrim's cause, Yet, for the red man-dare to plead: We seek our God in prayer; | are revealed to them by Deity. 5. Is there Besides,school-friendships are not always to be found And he, that seem'd our counterpart at first, 261. The Rhetorical Pause-is dictated | Proverbs. 1. Pridis the offspring of folly by the thought and feeling, and is usually and the plague of fools. 2. A bad man's dislike, addressed only to the ear; it is here indicated is an honor. 3 The censure of some personsgenerally, by a dash (—,) and its lengthis praise; and their praise, condemnation-in must be determined by the subject, and occa- the eyes of the world. 4. It is a base thing-to lie; sion; it is usually, however, about the length truth-alone, becomes the ingenuous mind. 5. of a Semicolon, or Colon: and one thing | Riches—either serve or rule, every one who posses must be distinctly observed, that the reader ses them; and thus, they are either blessings, or curses. 6. In cases where doubt exists, always and speaker-is always to inhale breath at lean to the side of mercy. 7. Poets-are born such; every Rhetorical Pause, and generally, at orators-are made such. 8. Malice-is a mean, each Grammatical Pause; if the system be re- and deceitful engine of mischief. 9. Nature--is laxed, inhalation will be almost sure to take superior to Art: have faith in her, and success is place. Indeed, one of the great secrets of yours. 10. All rules and principles, to be of use, reading, speaking and singing-for hours in must be understood, and practiced. 11. The offensuccession, with effect, and without injurious der-rarely pardons. 12. Might too often makes exhaustion, consists in the proper manage- right. 13. Truth has a good basis. ment of the breath: not that there should be Anecdote. When the painter, Leo-naranything stiff and mechanical in the act; fordi da Vinci, lay upon his death-bed, the king all must be the result of the perfect freedom of nature. came to see n; and out of respect, he raised himself from the pillow; but the effort being too great, he fell back; when the king caught him, and he expired in his arms. The king was much affected with the event, and left the chamber in tears; when his nobles-endeavored to soothe him, saying,— "Consider, he was only a painter." "Yes, yes," replied the monarch,“I do; and though I could make a thousand--such as you, yet God alone can make such a painter, as Leo nardi." 262. The Rhetorical Pause always occurs either before or after the important word, or words, of a sentence: if the significant word or phrase, is at the beginning, this pause is made immediately after it; but if such word or phrase, is at the end of the sentence, the pause occurs before it. The design of the pause is, in the first instance, to produce a retrospection of mind; and in the second, to excite attention and expectation. Ex. 1. Industry-is the guardian of Justice. How many tedious and ruinous innocence. 2. Imagery—is the garb of poe-law-suits--might have been avoided, had the try. 3. To err-is human; to forgive-DiVINE. 4. Prosperity-gains friends; adversity-tries them. 5. Feelings-generate thoughts; and thoughts-reciprocate feelings. 6. Vanity-is pleased with admiration; Pride-with self-esteem. 7. Dancing -is the poetry of motion. 8. Some-place the bliss in action; some-in ease; Those call it pleasure; and contentment, these. 9. To hope for perfect happiness-is vain. 10. And now-abideth Faith, Hope, Charity; these three; but the greatest of these is for nature, like truth, is immutable. 3. Charity. parties concerned--patiently examined the facts, with coolness and deliberation; instead of giving way to the blindness of interest and to passion, by which mutual hatreds have been generated, or blood spilled,--when a generous search after truth, and a love of justice--would have prevented all the evil. Varieties. 1. What is requisite--for the right formation of character? 2. The true disciples of nature--are regardless who accompanies them, provided she be the leader: There is no pride--equal to theirs, who rise 263. Individuals of both sexes, often comfrom poverty--to riches; for some--have plain of a very unpleasant sensation at the even forgotten their oum relations. 4. That pit of the stomach; some call it a "death-like form of government is best, which is best feeling;" others speak of it as if "the bottom adapted to the state of the people, and best had fallen out:" one of the principal causes is administered. 5. Cyrus, when young, bea want of the proper action of the breathing ing asked--what was the first thing to be paratus: the abdominal and dorsal mus- learned; replied,-To speak the truth. 6. cles become relaxed, by wrong positions and The orator's field--is the universe of mind want of appropriate exercise and food; when--and matter: and his subjects--all that is their contents fall by their own weight, and the diaphragm does not, consequently, act in a healthy manner. The remedy is a return to the laws of life and being, as here exhivited. Conscience-distasteful truths may tell, -and can be known--of God--and man. 7. Every aspiration, desire, and thought-is heard and accepted--in heaven, when we sur render our whole life to the Lord's govern ment and providence. Gather the rose-buds-while ye may, spoil many a one. 264. MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES OF ALL Proverbs. 1. By deferring our repentanceTHE PAUSES. The pupil must not rely too we accumulate our sorrows. 2. Complaisancemuch on these external indications of silence; renders a superior-amiable, an equal-igreea. for they are only general rules: hence the ble, and an inferior-acceptable. 3. A wound givnecessity of being governed by the prompt- en by a word, is often harder to be cured, than one ings and guidance of his own feelings and made by the sword. 4. The human form is the thoughts, after bringing them in subjection noblest, and most perfect, of which we can conto goodness and truth; of which reason- ceive. 5. Intentions, as well as actions, must be always approves. 1. The ostestatious, fee- good, to be acceptable. 6. Every scene in life, is a ble, harsh, or obscure style, is always faulty; picture; of which some part is worthy of atten and perspicuity, strength, neatness, and sim- tion. 7. Receive instruction with gratitude. 8. Tɔ plicity are beauties-ever to be aimed at. such as are opposed to truth, it seems harsh and 2. Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer; severe. 9. Never reproach another for doing wrong; next day-the fatal precedent will plead. unless you are sure he has done it. 10. Knowledge, Thus on, till wisdom-is pushed out of life. to be a good thing, must be rightly applied. 11. Re3. How noble 'tis, to own a fault; how ge- plies-are not always answers. 12. A chaste eye nerous, and divine-to forgive it! 4. Whobanishes evil desires. 13. Respect and contempt, can forbear to smile with nature? Can the stormy passions-in the bosom roll, while eveRefinement. It is a doubt, whether the ry gale is peace, and ev'ry grove-is melody? refinements of modern times have, or have 265. 1. The evidence--that TRUTH carries with it, is superior to all argument, and mira- not, been a drawback upon our happiness: for plainness and simplicity of manners have cles and it wants neither the support, nor dreads the opposition, of the greatest abil-given way to etiquette, formality, and deities. 2. True modesty is ashamed to do almost deserted our land; and what we ap ceit; whilst the ancient hospitality has now what is repugnant to reason, and common sense; false modesty-to do what is oppos- pear to have gained in head, we seem to ed to the humor of the company; true modesty avoids whatever is criminal; false modesty-whatever is unfashionable. 3. Some live within their means; some live up to their means and some-live beyond their means. 4. "To what party do you be-life and soul, of all sound philosophy; conlong?" said a noisy politician, to one whose soul-grasped the interests of his whole counTo what party do I belong?" replied the patriot; "I belong to no party, but my country's party." try. Punctuate the following, by reading it correctly. have lost in heart. tween the internal and external man? beVarieties. ] What is the difference be 2. Love to God and love to man,-is the tween an internal and external state of mind? sequently, no one can become a philosopher, who is not a good man. 3. Riches, and would get rid of one, must become divested cares, are generally inseparable; and whoever of the other. 4. The acquirement of useful knowledge, is often difficult and trouble some; but perseverance will reward us fo our toil. 5. If we regard our present views -as an infallible test of truth, whatever does not conform to them, we set down as false, and reject it. 6. Ignorance of a fact 266. BOTANY treats of plants-their-may excuse; but not ignorance of the law structure, growth, classification, description, localities and uses. They are organized bodies, and endowed with life; but they differ from animals, in wanting sensation and voluntary motion: they differ from minerals, in possessing life; and they contain organs, by which they assimilate new matter to increase their substance, and promote their growth. The study of botany is highly interesting and useful; not only on account of the beauty and variety of plants, but of the important purposes to which they may be applied in sustaining life and curing disease: it is necessary to aid in the development of body and mind. Anecdote. One day, when the moon was under an eclipse, she complained thus to the sun for the discontinuance of his favor; "My dearest friend," said she, "why do you not shine upon me as you used to do ?" "Do I not shine upon thee?" said the sun; "I am very sure I intend it." 66 O no," replied the moon: "but now I see the reason; that dirty planet, the earth, has got between persua which every one is supposed to be ac. Let us use, not abuse-the good things of life. 9. A good reputation-is preferable to a girdle of gold. 10. Lofty towers-tumble with a tremendous crash. 11. Dig not your grave with the teeth. 12. April showers, make May flowers. 267. DELIVERY AND PAINTING. There! Proverie. 1. The act-does not constitua is a striking analogy or correspondence, be-guilt in the eye of the law so much as the design. 2. tween painting and delivery. We have, what A certain degree of modesty and reserve, in young are called, seven primary colors, and seven persons, is a sure passport to the good will of their pitches of sound-though strictly speaking, superiors. 3. The diligent and industrious-gebut three of each. Letters are un-compound-nerally prosper; while the indolent-pine in want. ed paints; words like paints, prepared for use; 4. Keep your passions in subjection; for unless and, when these words are arranged into pro- they obey you, they will govern you. 5. In imper sentences, they form pictures on the parting to a friend-a knowledge of our misforcanvas of the imagination. Let the follow-tunes, we often feel them lightened. 6. The body ing beautiful landscape be sketched out in may be enslaved; but no human power can conthe mind: "On a MOUNTAIN, (stretched be-trol the mind, without its consent. 7. A flowerg neath a hoary willow) lay a shepherd swain, path-is not that which conducts us to glory. 8. and view'd the rolling billow." Now review it; and see every thing as it is-the mountain covered with trees; the shepherd, reclining under the willow tree, with his flock near by, some feeding, and some lying down; and what is he doing? Looking out upon the ocean, covered with pleasure boats, Enjoyment. When I walk the streets, 1 vessels, &c. In this way, you may behold, use the following natural maxim, viz. that he with the mind's eye, (for the mind has its is the true possessor of a thing who enjoys it eye, as well as the body,) the ideas of the au- and not he that owns it without the enjoy thor; and then picture out whatever you ment of it; to convince myself that I have a hear and read, and give to it life, habitation, property in the gay part of all the gilt chariand a name; thus you will see the thoughts, ots that I meet, which I regard as amusereceive the light, and catch, or draw out their ments, designed to delight my eyes, and the latent heat; and having enlightened and warm-imagination of those kind of people, who sit ed your own mind, you will read and speak in them, gaily attired, only to please me. from your own thoughts and feelings, and have a real, and they only an imaginary, pleatransfer the living, breathing landscapes of sure from their exterior embellishments. your mind to others, and leave a perfect Upon the same principle, I have discovered daguerreotype likeness on the retina of their that I am the natural proprietor of all the mind's eye you feel and think, and there-diamond necklaces, the crosses, stars, brofore speak; and thus you can memorize, so as not to forget: for you will have it by neart. cades, and embroidered clothes, which I see at a play or birth-night, as giving more natural delight to the spectator, than to those that wear them. And I look on the beaux and 268. La Fayfette. I see the marshals of Napoleon (gorged with the plunder of Eu- ladies, as so many paroquets in an aviary, or tulips in a garden, designed purely for my rope, and stained with its blood) borne on their diversion. A gallery of pictures, a cabinet, flashing chariot-wheels-through the streets or library, that I have free access to, I think of Paris. I see the ministers of Napoleon my own. In a word, all that I desire is the filling the highest posts of trust and honoruse of things, let who will have the keep under Louis the XVIII.; and I see the friending of them. By which maxim I am grown of Washington, (La Fayette,) glorious in his noble poverty, looking down from the calm and placid height of his consistency and his principles, -on their paltry ambition, and its more paltry rewards. one of the richest men in the world; with this difference, that I am not a prey to my own cares, or the envy of others. Varieties. 1. Can we be responsible, without being endowed with freedom, and ra Anecdote. Means of Happiness. Socra- tionality? 2. Perfect freedom is the birthtes, when asked his opinion of the king of right of man, and heaven forbid that any huPersia, and whether he judged him happy-man authority should infringe upon it; but replied, "he could not tell what to think of him; because, he knew not how much he was furnished with virtue and learning." Magic, wonder-beaming eye; All our varied hopes-and fears, Shed through thee-their INFLUENCE. When lovers meet-in adverse hour, in the exercise of this right, let us be humble and discreet, and never do wrong. 3. If the roots be left, the grass will grow again. 4. Brutes-have a language peculiar to themselves; so have deaf and dumb persons. 5. There are merchants-with the sentiments, and abilities, of statesmen; and there are nersons in the ranks of statesmen, with the conceptions and characters of pedlars. 6. The natural world is a world of dreams; for no thing is as it appears; but the spiritual world-is a world of realities, where we shall see as we are seen, and know as we are "Tis like the sun-glimpse-through the shower, known. 7. The granary-of all heavenly A watery ray-an instant seen, The darkly charging clouds-between. seed, is the Word of God; the ground-is our will, in which that seed must be sours. 269. This Word - Painting, being a sub- Proverbs. 1. He, whose expenditure is mora ject of such great importance, and one that than his income, must be poor; but he that receives is inseparably connected with emphasis, we more than he spends, must be rich. 2. What 'will dwell upon it a little longer, and apply some speakers fail in, as to depth, they wake up practically; for--unless we get into the in- as to length. 3. Money, earned with little abor, is ternals of the subject, all our efforts will be generally spent with little consideruan. 2. We nearly unavailing. A very good way to often lose those things that are certain, while we 5. He, who perfect ourself in this style of painting, is-to pursue others that are doubtil. close the eyes, after having memorized the knows nothing, doubts nothing. 6. Many perwords, (or get some one to read them delibe- sons feel an irreconcilable enmity-towards those rately,) and infix the thoughts and feelings labor, no work is perfected. 8. Accumulated whom they have injured. 7. Without sweat and of the author in the mind, and let there be a wealth-brings care, and a thirst for increasing commingling of them with your own, in such riches. 9. Whether in prosperity, or adversity, a way, that there will be an entire re-produc- we should always endeavor to preserve equation, and re-formation of them,-a new crea-nimity. 10. Do not grieve for that which is irretion. The effect of this kind of exercise on the mind, will be like that of the warm sun, and refreshing rain, in developing and perfecting vegetation. THUNDER STORM ON THE ALPS. Nor heed the storms that howl across the sky. Tis greatly wise-to talk with our past hours, 270. CHEMISTRY-treats of the composi- Anecdote. Mad Man. A man, who was apparently more of a wit-than a mad-man, but who, notwithstanding, was confined in a mad-house, being asked how he came there, answered-" Merely a dispute of words; said that all men were mad; and all said I was ma; the majority-carried the point, and here i am." Walls of brass-resist not A noble undertaking,-nor can vice- Lovers say, the heart-hath treble wrong, coverably lost. 11. Use soft words, and hard arguments. 12. A full purse never lacks friends. Dissimulation. Dissimulation in youth, is the forerunner of perfidy in old age; its first appearance-is the fatal omen of growing depravity, and future shame. It degrades parts and learning, obscures the lustre o. every accomplishment, and sinks us into contempt. The path of falsehood is a perplexing maze. After the first departure from sincerity, it is not in our power to stop; one artifice unavoidably leads on to another; till, as the intricacy of the labyrinth increases, we are left entangled in our snare. VARIETIES. Pain-is perfect misery, the worst of evils; Are nameless graces, which no methods teach Thou sun, said I, fair light! |