TABLE OF CONTENTS. LESSONS IN PROSE. CG PAGE. * 2. Modification of the Voice.. 9." A Persecuting Spirit Reproved... 13. Extract from the Declaration of Independence.. ..Jefferson.. 49 17. Letter from the Poet l'owper to Mrs. King. 18. Winter Evening in an Icelandic Family 22. Thě Blind Man Restored to sight. 25. Education and Induction of Knights. 29. Dedication of the Temple.. 30. Prayer of Solomon on the same occasion. ..New Monthly Magazine, ... 107 45. The Deer Hunter of the West......... 47. Moses's Bargain of green Spectacles...... * 49. Lamentation of Job in remembrance of former prosperity... 50. Extract from a Speech in the United States' Senate...... Webster. 123 Working Man's Companion... 131 56. Virtue and Piety Man's Highest Interest. 57. Disrespect to Parents in no case allowable.. 59. Conflagration of an Amphitheatre at Rome. 62. The Children of the very Poor. 63. Death of Saul and Jonathan. 65. Exordium of a Speech on a Trial for Murder. 66. The Indian, as he was and as he is... 67. The Discontented Pendulum.. 68. Shocking Effects of Ințemperance......... Humphrey.. a Extract from a Discourse of the French Orator........ Massillon...: 170 .. 193 LESSON. PAOR. Burbauld.... 173 ...Penny Magazine.... 175 ..Buluer.... INI 80. Altamont.. Young.... 192 .Randolph.... 196 202 Park.... 207 Audubon.... 214 .Thornton.... 216 .Hartley.... 221 .Addison.. 223 Ilirt.. 229 . Scott.... 230 232 ..Paley.... 237 23 .Knox.... 211 213 Bible.... 248 LESSONS IN POETRY. 70 66 12. The Ass and the Nightingale... 16. The Stranger and his friend.. 34. Pairing and Incubation of Birds. 40. The Old Cumberland Beggar. 44. The Cotter's Saturday Night. 54. Parting of Douglas and Marinion. 58. The Fat Actor and the Rustic.. 64. On receiving his Mother's Picture.. 69. Adam's Account of himself to the Angel. 78. Elegy in a Country Church-yard. 86. From a Scene in Julius Cæsar. 100. Visit of Raphael to our First Parents in Eden. 103. The Rich Man and the Poor Man... .Krilov... 48 114. Relief of the Soldiers of the Revolution Sprague 116. Pernicious Effects of Gaming FAULTY PRONUNCIATION. printice boil [The words contained in the subjoined list are frequently mispronounced. The correction is purposely omitted, in order that it may be made by the pupil himself on consulting a dictionary. It is thought that a little pains in looking out the word, will be more likely to make him remember the correction. A portion of the list may be given with each of the reading lessons, until the whole is thoroughly impressed on the memory.] Words. Mispronounced. Words. Mispronounced. Again Agane buoy boy allies alleys burst bust aisle alley been ben are air bleat blaat apprentice bile arbitrary arbitary bonnet bunnet architect ch as in church beard baird archives do. do. buoyant boyant arctic artic Camphor Camfire altercation awltercation caterpillar catapiller ague agur children childern abutinent butment cloyed clyde arrearage rearage causeway crossway anatomy notamy chimney chimbly artificer artifisser coiled quirled asylum as-ylum committee commit-teé attacked attackted compensate cóm-pensate axletree exeltree conceit consate andiron handiron conference confrence another a-nother construe conster appraise apprize considerable considable arithmetic rethmetic corps corpse asparagus sparrow-grass cover kiver alternately awlternately curtsey curchy Baptist Babtist covetous covechus baptise babtize curiosity curosity believe blieve cupola cupelo beneficent benificent crevice crivice blindfold blinefold curse boisterous boistrous J.cellar sullor euss }darsent Words. copperplate Discipline does doth dandruff dare not, or durst not daunt drain drought drowned decorous demonstrate English European extempore edge ere elm Father February fanatic fellow fearful foliage far fiend first Girth goal gum grudge generous genuine geography governor gum-arabic general Mispronounced. Words, Mispronounced. Siss histe homely humbly hash hoss haunt hawnt hideous heejus hether holler huff deckerous humor humor démonstrate hundred hunderd Eng-lish hatchel hetchel Európean half haf hum helum heaven heav-un Instead Instid jinte Ljoist jest Kitile nub loom lid gool lilach laylock goom Martingal Martingale begrutch massacring massacreing ginerous matress matrass ginuine mellow meller jography mercury marcury methiglin mischievous mischeevious gineral maintenance maintainance. jice led * An affected and very flat pronunciation of this venerable word, never heard until lately. |