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139. Written language consists of letters, | and, consequently, is more durable than spoken language, which is composed of articulate sounds. Our written alphabet contains twenty-six letters, which make syllables and words; words make sentences; sentences paragraphs, which make sections and chapters; these constitute an essay, discourse, address, oration, poem, dissertation, tract or book: but our vocal alphabet has forty-four letters, or sounds, which make up the whole of spoken language.

Proverbs. 1. He that is ill to himself, will be good to nobody. 2. The remedy-is worse than the disease. 3. Who is so deaf, as he that will not hear? 4. All vice infatuates and corrupts the judgment. 5. A fool, may, by chance, put something into a wise man's head. 6. After praying to God, not to lead you into temptation, do not throw yourself into it. 7. Evil gotten, evil spent. 8. He, that knows useful things, and not he that knows many things, is the wise man. 9. Hepreaches well, that lives well. 10. It is always term time in the court of conscience. 11. We may be ashamed of our pride, but not proud of our

140. R has two sounds; first, its name shame. 12. Historical faith-precedes saving

faith. 13. Stolen waters are sweet.

Sound; ARM; the bar-bers were, in former years, the ar-bi-ters of The True Christian Character. The the mur-der-ers of their fore-fathree essentials of a christian-are-a good thers: the Tar-tars are gar-blers will-flowing through a true understanding, into a uniform life of justice and judgment. of hard-ware and per-ver-ters of It is not enough, that we mean well, or the errors of North-ern-ers and [R in ARM.] know our duty, or try to do right; for good South-ern-ers; the far-mers are dire search-intention is powerless, without truth to ers after burnt ar-bors, and store the cor-guide it aright; and truth-in the intellect ners of their lar-ders with di-vers sorts of alone, is mere winter-light, without the quar-ter dollars; Charles Bur-ser goes to the summer-heat of love to God-and love to fur-ther barn, and gets lar-ger ears of hard man; and blundering efforts to do our corn, for the car-ter's hor-ses. duty are poor apologies for virtuous ener141. Dr. Franklin says, (of the justly cel-gies, well directed and efficiently applied : ebrated Whitfield,) that it would have been the three alone-can constitute us true christians; i. e. our will, understanding and life, fortunate for his reputation, if he had left no must be brought into harmonious and ethwritten works behind him; his talents would cient unity, in order that we may be entitled shen have been estimated by their effects: in to this high and holy appellation. Things deed, his elocution was almost faultless. must not only be thought of, and desired, But whence did he derive his effective man-purposed, and intended; but they must be ner! We are informed, that he took lessons done, from love to the Lord; that He, as a of Garrick, an eminent tragedian of England, who was a great master in Nature's school of teaching and practicing this useful

art.

Notes. L. To make this smooth vocal sound, pronounce the word arm, and dwell on the r sound; and you will perceive the same time drawn back a little. 2. Avoid omitting this letter, as tever is silent, except it is doubled in the same syllable; not

that the torque is turned gently to the roof of the mouth, and at

staw-my, but star-my; not hl-ah-ty, but lib-er-ty; not but, but

principle of goodness, and a principle of truth-may be flowing, constantly, from the centre-to the circumference of actions: we must practice what we know of the truth; we must live the life of our heavenly Fa ther's commandments; so as to have his goodness and truth implanted in us, that we may strive to walk before Him, and become perfect.

more influence than knowledge? 3. A pretty shepherd, indeed, a wolf would make! 4. At some taverns-madness-is sold by the glass; at others, by the bottle. 5. Sobriety, without sullenness, and mirth with modesty, are commendable. 6. Even an or dinary composition, well delivered, is better received, and of course does more good, than a superior one, badly delivered. 7. Where order-cannot enter, it cannot exist.

Varieties. 1. A certain apothecary-has best; not waw-om, but warm; not ab-gu-ment, but ar-gu-nent; over his door, this sign-" All kinds of dysot homes, but horses; not had stawm, but hard storm; etc. 3. Re-ing stuff sold here." 2. Does wealth-exert Berber that short e and i before r, in the same syllable, when ac ente, sund like short u, unless followed by another r, as mercy, (wer-it,) ser-geant, (ser-rate,) ter-ma-gant, (ter-ror,) mirth-ful, (ur mit, ver-608, (ver-y) (here the r is re-echoed ;) and spirits, &c.: the exceptions are in parentheses: see p. 221. 4. Some words, (where 6, 1, and r, are peculiarly situated, as above,) have, in their pernunciation, a reverberation, or repetition of the r, although there may be but one in the word; as-ver-y; being followed by a Anecdote. Who Rules? A schoolmas. ter, in ancient Rome, declared, that he ruled the world. He was asked to explain: which he did in the following manner. "Romerules the world; the women rule those who govern Rome; the children control their mothers, and I rule the children."

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So-we grew together,
Like to a double cherry, seeing-parted;
But yet a union-in partition,

The lowly berries,-moulded on one stem:
So, with two seeming bodier, but one heart:
Two(the first, like conts, in heraldry,
Des but to one, and crowund-with one crest.

What is beauty? Not the show
Of shapely limbs, and features. No:
These are but flowers,

That have their dated hours,

To breathe their momentary sweets, then go;
"Tis the stainless soul-within-
That outshines-the fairest skin.

Appearances-deceive ;

And this one maxim-is a standing rule,-
Men are not-what they seem.

136. In ancient Rome, an orator's education began in infancy; so should it be now; the seeds of eloquence may be sown, when the child is on the maternal bosum; the voice should be developed with the mind. If the child has good examples set him, in reading and speaking, and the youth is attentive to his every day language, and is careful to improve his mind and voice together, he will become a good elocutionist, without scarcely knowing it. Connection and association—cations corrupt good manners. have as much to do with our manner of speaking, as with our cast of thinking.

Proverbs. 1. He, who thinks he knows the most, knows the least. 2. Take every thing as if comes, and make the best of it. 3. Three removes are as bad as a fire. 4. Tread on a worm, and he will turn. 5. Two things we should never be angry at,-what we can, and what we cannot help. 6. When the bow is too much bent, it breaks. 7. A wise man-is a great wonder. S.

137. P has but one sound: PAP; pale, par, pall, pap; peep, pet; pipe, pip; pope, pool, pop;

wrap

pule, pup, puss; point, pound;
peo-ple put pep-per in pep-per-
box-es, ap-ple-pies in cup- [P in PAP.]
boards, and whap-ping pap-poo-ses in
pers; the hap-py pi-per placed his peer-less
pup-py in Pom-pey's slop-shop, to be pur-
chased for a peck of pap-py pip-pins, or a
pound of pul-ver-iz-ed pop-pies; a pad-dy
picked a peck of pick-led pep-pers, and put
them on a broad brimed pew-ter plat-ter.

138. MUSCLE BREAKERS. Peter Prickle Prandle picked three pecks of prickly pears, from three prickly prangly pear trees: if then, Peter Prickle Prandle, picked three pecks of prickly pears from three prickly prangly pear trees; where are the three pecks of prickly pears, that Peter Prickle Prandle picked, from the three prickly prangly pear trees? Success to the successful prickly prangly pear picker.

Notes. 1. To give this aspirate labia), whisper the word pugh, (u short,) or pop out the candle; see the engraving: it is all of the word up, except the u: but the sound is not finished till the lips are separated, or the remaining breath exhaled: remember

the remarks in reference to other abrupt elements. 2 The principal difference between band p is, that b is a vocal, and p, only a breath sound. P, H, T, are called, by some, sharp mutes; and B, G, D, flat mutes. 3. Germans find it difficult to pronounce certain vocal consonants at the ends of words, tho' correctly at the beginning: hence, instead of saying dog, mad, pod, &c. they say, at first, dok, mat, pot, &c. 4. In pronouncing m, and t together, p is very apt to intervene ; as in Pam-ton &c. 5. P is silent in psal-ter, pshaw, pneu-mat-ics, Ptol-e-my, Psy-che, rasp-ber-ry, (31 a,) corps (o long,) re-ceipt, etc. 6. Not debths, but depths; not clab-board,

tat clap-board; not Ja-cop, but Ja-cob; not bab-tism, but bap

ism, etc.

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wicked man-is his own hell; and his evil lusts Blushing-is virtue's color. 10. Evil communiand passions the fiends that torment hini.

11. Gain-is un

certain, but the pain is sure. 12. Never court, unless you intend to marry.

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Amusements. Ever since the fall, mankind have been prone to extremes; not only the religious, but the irreligious por tion of the world. It is greatly to be regretted, that we are all so much at the mercy of passion and prejudice, and so little-under the guiding influence of reason and intelligence. In our creation, the Divine Being-has manifested infinite love and infinite wisdom: for we are made in " HIS IMAGE and LIKENESS; the former, we still retain, but the latter, sad to relate, we have lost. The will, or voluntary principle of the mind, constitutes our impelling power, and the understanding, or reasoning faculties, under the light of truth, is our governing power: if, therefore, we find ourselves loving what is not good and true, our ra our guide. Hence, our rule is this; whattionality, enlightened by wisdom, must be ever amusements-tend to fit us for our various duties, and give us zest in faithfully performing them, are perfectly proper; but, amusements, whose tendency is the reverse of this, are entirely improper; and we should not hesitate a moment in abstaining from them, however they may be approved by others, or sanctioned by long usage: we eternity for those transitory enjoyments of must never compromise the interests of time and sense, which are at variance with the principles of truth and goodness. Both worlds are best taken care of, when they are cared for together, and each has its attention, according to its importance.

to eat and drink; and there are others, Varieties. 1. There are some, who live who eat and drink, to live. 2. The perfec tion of art is-to conceal the art: i. e. to be the thing, instead of its representative. 3. Let every one sweep the snow from his own

Anecdote. A Check. Soon after the Jattle of Leipsic, a wit observed, Bonapart must now be in funds; for he has re-door, and not trouble himself about the frost ceived a check on the bank of the Elbe."

Hidden, and deep, and never dry,

Or flowing, or at rest,

A living spring of love-doth lie

In every human breast.

All else may fail, th't soothes the heart,
All, save that fount alone;

With that, and life, we never part ;
For life, and love—are one.

He seemed

For dignity composed,-and high exploit ;
But all was false-and hollow.

on his neighbor's tiles. 4. Galileo, the great astronomer, was imprisoned for life, because he declared that Venus-shone with a borrowed light, and from the sun, as the centre of our system. 5. There are abuses in all human governments. 6. He, whose virtues, exceed his talents, is the good man; but he, whose talents exceed his virtues, is the bad man. 7 All we perceive, understand, will, love, and practice, is our own; but nothing

else.

Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind;
The thief-still fears each bush-an officer.

139. Written language consists of letters, | and, consequently, is more durable than spoken language, which is composed of articulate sounds. Our written alphabet contains twenty-six letters, which make syllables and words; words make sentences; sentences paragraphs, which make sections and chap-to God, not to lead you into temptation, do not ters; these constitute an essay, discourse, address, oration, poem, dissertation, tract or book: but our vocal alphabet has forty-four letters, or sounds, which make up the whole of spoken language.

[R in ARM.]

Proverbs. 1. He that is ill to himself, will be good to nobody. 2. The remedy-is worse than the disease. 3. Who is so deaf, as he that will not hear? 4. All vice infatuates and corrupts the judgment. 5. A fool, may, by chance, put something into a wise man's head. 6. After praying throw yourself into it. 7. Evil gotten, evil spent. 8. He, that knows useful things, and not he that knows many things, is the wise man. 9. Hepreaches well, that lives well. 10. It is always term time in the court of conscience. 11. We may be ashamed of our pride, but not proud of our shame. 12. Historical faith-precedes saving faith. 13. Stolen waters are sweet.

140. R has two sounds; first, its name sound; ARM; the bar-bers were, The True Christian Character. The in former years, the ar-bi-ters of three essentials of a christian-are-a good the mur-der-ers of their fore-fawill-flowing through a true understanding, thers: the Tur-tars are gar-blers, into a uniform life of justice and judgment. of hard-ware and per-ver-ters of It is not enough, that we mean well, or the errors of North-ern-ers and know our duty, or try to do right; for good South-ern-ers; the far-mers are dire search-intention is powerless, without truth to ers after burnt ar-bors, and store the cor-guide it aright; and truth-in the intellect ners of their lar-ders with di-vers sorts of alone, is mere winter-light, without the quar-ter dol-lars; Charles Bur-ser goes to the summer-heat of love to God-and love to fur-ther barn, and gets lar-ger ears of hard man; and blundering efforts to do our corn, for the car-ter's hor-ses. duty are poor apologies for virtuous ener141. Dr. Franklin says, (of the justly cel-gies, well directed and efficiently applied: ebrated Whitfield,) that it would have been tians; i.e. our will, understanding and life, fortunate for his reputation, if he had left no must be brought into harmonious and effiwritten works behind him; his talents would cient unity, in order that we may be entitled shen have been estimated by their effects: in to this high and holy appellation. Things deed, his elocution was almost faultless. must not only be thought of, and desired, But whence did he derive his effective man- purposed, and intended; but they must be ner? We are informed, that he took lessons done, from love to the Lord; that He, as a of Garrick, an eminent tragedian of Eng-principle of goodness, and a principle of land, who was a great master in Nature's school of teaching and practicing this useful

art.

Notes. L. To make this smooth vocal sound, pronounce the word arm, and dwell on the r sound; and you will perceive

tha! the tongue is turned gently to the roof of the mouth, and at

the same time drawn back a little. 2. Avoid omitting this letter, as it never is silent, except it is doubled in the same syllable; not staw-my, but stor-my; not lib-ah-ty, but lib-er-ty; not bust, but

the three alone can constitute us true chris

truth-may be flowing, constantly, from the centre-to the circumference of actions: we must practice what we know of the truth; we must live the life of our heavenly Father's commandments; so as to have his goodness and truth implanted in us, that we may strive to walk before Him, and become perfect.

Varieties. 1. A certain apothecary-has burt; not waw-um, but warm; not ab-gu-ment, but ar-gu-nent; over his door, this sign-" All kinds of dysot homes, but horses; not had stawm, but hard storm; etc. 3. Re-ing stuff sold here." 2. Does wealth-exert member that short e and i before r, in the same sylable, when ac cented, sound like short u, unless followed by another r, as mercy, (mer-it,) ser-grant, (ser-rate,) ter-ma-gant, (ter-ror,) mirth-ful, (mir-ror,) verses, (ver-y) (here the r is re-echoed ;) and spirits, &c.: the exceptions are in parentheses: see p. 221. 4. Some words, (where e, i, and r, are peculiarly situated, as above,) have, in their pronunciation, a reverberation, or repetition of the r, although there may be but one in the word; as-ver-y; being followed by

Towel.

a

Anecdote. Who Rules? A schoolmas: ter, in ancient Rome, declared, that he ruled the world. He was asked to explain which he did in the following manner. "Romerules the world; the women rule those who govern Rome; the children control their mothers, and I rule the children."

So we grew together,
Like to a double cherry, seeming-parted;
But yet a union—in partition,
Too lowly berries,-moulded on one stem:
So, with too seeming bodies, but one heart:
Teo-of the first, like coats, in heraldry,
Dus but to one, and crowned-with one crest.

more influence than knowledge? 3. A
pretty shepherd, indeed, a wolf would make!
4. At some taverns-madness-is sold by
the glass; at others, by the bottle. 5. So-
briety, without sullenness, and mirth with
modesty, are commendable. 6. Even an or
dinary composition, well delivered, is better
received, and of course does more good,
than a superior one, badly delivered.
Where order-cannot enter, it cannot erist.

What is beauty? Not the show
Of shapely limbs, and features. No:
These are but flowers,

That have their dated hours,

To breathe their momentary sweets, then go;
'Tis the stainless soul-within-
That outshines-the fairest skin.

Appearances deceive;

And this one marim—is a standing rule,—
Meu are not-what they stem.

7.

Proverbs. 1. He, who resolves to amend, has God on his side. 2. Honest men are soon bound; but you can never bind a knave. 3. If the best man's faults were written on bis forehead, it would make him pull his hat over his

142. Many persons take great pains in their dress, to appear well and receive attention; and so far as personal appearance can exert an influence, they attain their end: but if they would cultivate their language, and the proper way of using it, so as not to de-eyes. 4. Life is half spent, before we know what form themselves in reading and conversation, they might accomplish the object at which they aim.

143. The second sound of R, is rough,

trilled, or burred; when it comes before vowel sounds in the same syllable: RAIL ROAD; the roa-ring rep-ro-bate re-ver

it is. 5. Of the two evils, choose the least. 6. One bad example spoils many good precepts. 7. Patience is a plaster for all sores. 8. He who serves well-need not be afraid to ask his wages.

9. If you will not hear reason, she will rap you over your knuckles. 10. Prayer-should be the key of the day, and the lock of the night. 11. Foul water will quench fire. 12. From nothing -nothing can come.

Anecdote.

a maxim, that a young woman should never Spinster. Formerly, it was be married, till she had spun, herself, a full set of linen. Hence, all unmarried women have been called spinsters: an appellation they still retain in certain deeds, and law proceedings; though many are not entitled to it.

Mathematics-includes the study of numbers and magnitudes : hence, it is called the science of gravity; and is applicable to all quantities, that can be measured-by a standard unit, and thus expressed by num

be-rates his ran-cor-ous rib-ald- [R in RAIL.] ry and re-treats from his re-gal throne, to his ri-val rec-re-a-tion in the rook-e-ry: the oppro-bri-ous li-bra-ri-an, rec-re-ant-ly threw the great grid-i-ron among the crock-e-ry with ir-re-proach-a-ble ef-front-e-ry; the re-sults of which were, ro-man-tic dreams, bro-ken ribs, and a hun-dred prime cit-rons for the throng of cry-ing chil-dren: round and round the rug-ged rock the rag-ged ras-cal drags the strong rhi-noc-e-ros, while a rat in a ral-trap ran through the rain on a rail, with a raw lump of red liv-er in its mouth. 144. Written language-is used for com-bers and magnitude. Feeling and thought, municating information respecting persons distant from each other, and for transmitting, to succeeding ages, knowledge, that might otherwise be lost, or handed down by erring tradition. Spoken language—is used to convey the thoughts and feelings of those who are present, and are speaking, or conversing together: the former is, of course, addressed to our eyes, and the latter, to our ears; each kind having its own particular alphabet,

which must be mastered.

Notes. 1. This vocal trilled diphthongal sound, consists of the aspirate sound of h, modified between the end of the tongue and the roof of the mouth, combined with a vocal. 2. Or, make the name sound of 7, and mix it with the aspirate, by clapping the tongue against the roof of the mouth; practice prolonging her, or purr in a whisper, trilling the r, then add the voice sound; af

terwards prefix the i, and exercise as above. 3. Demosthenes, in the early part of his career, was reproached for not being able to pronounce, correctly, the first letter of his favorite art-Rhetoric: .e. he could not trill it for some time. 4. Give only one trill or

chp of the tongue, unless the sentiment be very animating; asRise-brothers, rise! etc. "Strike! till the last armed foe ex

though they vary immensely, cannot be measured: we cannot say, with strict propriety, that we love one-exactly twice as much as another; nor, that one-is three times as wise as another: because love and wisdom are not mathematical quantities : but we can measure time by seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, and centuries; space by inches, feet, yards, rods, and miles; and motion, by the space passed over in a given time.

Varieties. 1. Was the world created out of nothing? 2. Fools-draw false conclusions, from just principles: and madmen draw just conclusions, from false principles. 3. The discovery of what is true, and the practice of what is good, are the two most important objects of life. 4. Associations-between persons of opposite temperaments, can neither be durable, nor productive of real pleasure to either party. 5. Where grace cannot enter, sin increases and abounds. 6. The spontaneous gifts of 145. Another. The riven rocks are heaven, are of high value; but perseverance rudely rent asunder, and the rifted trees-gains the prize. 7. When the will-be. rush along the river, while hoa-ry bo-re-as comes duly resigned to God, in small things, rends the robes of spring, and rat-tling thun- as well as great ones, all the affections will der roars around the rock-y re-gions: Robert be reduced into their proper state, in their Rowley rolled a round roll round; a round proper season. roll, Robert Rowley rolled round; where rolled the round roll, Robert Rowley rolled round?

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The wretch, condemn'd with life to part,
Still, still on hope relies,
And every pang, that rends his heart,
Bids expectation rise.

Hope, like the glimmering taper's light,
Adorns and cheers his way,
And still, as darker grows the night.
Ewaits a brighter ray.

146. Keep a watchful and jealous eye

Proverbs. 1. It is easier to praise poverty, over common opinions, prejudices and bad than to bear it. 2. Prevention-is better than school instruction, until the influence of rea- cure. 3. Learn wisdom by the follies of others. son, nature and truth, is so far established 4. Knowledge, without practice, makes but half over the ear and taste, as to obviate the dan-an artist. 5. When you want any thing, always ask the price of it. 6. To cure idleness, count the ger of adopting or following, unquestionable errors, and vicious habits of reading and speaking: extended views, a narrow mind extend. To judge righteously of all things, preserve the mind in a state of perfect equilibrium, and let a love of truth and goodness govern all its decisions and actions.

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147. W, has but one sound, and one vowel sound; WOO; a wan-ton wag, with woful words, be-wail-ed the well wish-er of the wig-wam; the dwarf dwells in the wea-ry west, [Win WOO.] where wom-en weave well the warp of life, and win-ter winds wan-der in the wild swamps, that wail and weep: the wa-terwitch, al-ways war-worn in the wax-works, war-bles her watch-word to the weath-erwise, and re-wards the wick-ed with weep ing, wail-ing and worm-wood.

tickings of a clock. 7. It costs more to revenge injuries, than to endure them. 8. Conceited men think nothing can be done without them. 9. He, that kills a man, when he is drunk, must be hung when he is sober. 10. An idle man's head, is the devil's work-shop. 11. God makes, and apparel shapes. 12. Good watch prevents harm.

Two teachers apply The Difference. for a school; one-is ignorant, but offers to teach for twelve dollars a month; the other -is well qualified for the station, and asks twenty-five dollars a month. The fathersweigh the souls of their children against money, and the twelve dollar teacher is employed. A man in search of work asks a farmer, if he does not want to hire a hand? If I can find one to suit me," the farmer replies: and then he puts a variety of questions to him; such as,-"Can you mow? reap? chop? cradle? hoe? dress flax? &c." Soon after, another stranger calls, and asks 148. By separating these elements of lan- whether they wish to hire a teacher in their guage, and practicing on them, each by itself, district? But the principal question in this the exact position and effort of the vocal or- case, is-"How much do you ask a month?" gans, may be distinctly observed; and in this Now, just observe the difference in the way, the true means of increasing and im- catechising of the two applicants. Again, proving the force and quality of every one the father-will superintend the hired man, and have things so arranged-as not to lose ascertained. Be not discouraged at the a moment's time, and see that nothing parent mechanical, artificial and constrained goes to waste; but the same watchful parent modes of giving the sounds, and pronoun--will employ a teacher, and put him into cing the words: acquire accuracy, and ease the school, and never go near him. and gracefulness will inevitably follow.

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149. Irregulars. U has this sound in certain words: the an-guish of the an-ti-quary is as-sua-ged with lan-guid man-sue-tude, for the con-quest over his dis-tin-guish-ed per-sua-sion: the guide dis-gui-ses his assue-tude of per-sua-ding the dis-sua-der.

Notes. 1. To produce this sound, shape the mouth and lips as for whistling, and make a voice sound; or, pronounce the word de, and when the o is about to vanish, commence this vocal consoBant, thus, do—was. 2. When to is initial, i. e. begins a word or

vilalde, it is a consonant; but when it ends one, it is equivalent to Bio in cose; new, how, now, pow-er, etc. 3. In sword, two, anstoer, it is silent: to also before r, wrap, wrack, wreath, wrist, wrog, etc, blow, who, knowledge, whom, whose, whole, whoop, etr. 4. Practice changes on to and v, as found under 21 f. 5. He who a watch would wear, two things must do, pocket his watch, and watch his pocket too.

Anecdote. A Scold. Foote, a celebrated comic actor, being scolded by a woman, said. in reply, "I have heard of tartar-and brimstone; you are the CREAM of the one, and the FLOWER of the OTHER."

"Ask for what end-the heavenly bodies shine?
Earth-for whose use ?-Man answers, 'Tis for mine;
For me-kind nature wakes her genial power,
Suckles each herb, and spreads out every flower;
Annual for me-the grape, the rose renew
The juice nectareous, and the balmy dew:
For me-health-gushes from a thousand springs;
For me the mine-a thousand treasures brings,
Sear mill-to waft me, suns-to light me rise,
My footstool-earth, my canopy-the skies."

Varieties. 1. If a man begin a fool, he is not obliged to persevere. 2. Ought circumstantial evidence to be admitted in criminal cases? 3. Suspicion-is always worse than fact. 4. No duty, imposed by neces sity, should be considered a burthen. 5. To act from order, is to act from heaven. 6. Truth, however little, does the mind good. 7. True love always gives forth true light; false light agrees not with the truth, but lightly esteems it; and also, seems to itself, to be better than truth.

Great were the hearts, and strong the minds,
Of those, who framed, in high debate,
The immortal league of love, that binds
Our fair, broad Empire, State with State
And deep the gladness of the hour,

When, as the auspicious task was done,
In solemn trust, the sword of power,
Was giv'n to glory's unspoil'd son.
That noble race is gone; the suns

Of fifty years have risen, and set;
But the bright links, those chosen ones
So strongly forged, are brighter yet.
Wide-as our own free race increase-
Wide shall extend the elastic chain,
And bind, in everlasting peace,

State after State, a mighty train.

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