people do not enjoy themselves. — Imperative; — Be diligent in your vocation. - Interrogative; - Who took the city of Babylon?-Affirmative; I shall accomplish my object.

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2. Sentences rendered Imperative; Let man be a social animal. Let him act discreetly. Let him not be selfish. Let him relieve the needy. Let him acquire a knowledge of the sciences. Let tranquillity rejoice the heart.

3. Sentences rendered Interrogative; - Have you employed your opportunity with discretion? Has John attended school? Was Columbus a native of Genoa? Can he command his temper? Does conversation make a ready man?

Lesson 43.- p. 19.

Subject and Predicate.

1. Sentences separated into Subject — Copula -- Predicate.

The Questions in this chapter can be answered vivâ voce.

1. The Almighty; Our Creator; The Great First Cause-sees all our actions.

2. The firmament; the starry vault above -proclaims his glory.

3. Earthly pleasures, sensual pleasures, irregular pleasures - are deceptive.

4. The Christian religion, Christianity brings con

solation.

5. The wise Solon, the distinguished legislator Solon effected a change.

6. The flowing stream, the winding river—fertilizes the land.

7. The mind of man, the thinking faculty requires relaxation.

2. The Predicates amplified ; —

1. John reads-the Bible, the Holy Scriptures, the Sacred Volume.

2. God knows - our inmost desires, our aims, our very meditations.

3. Parents support their children, their households.

4. Children should repay-their watchful tenderness, their constant anxiety.

5. Servants require their hire, that which is their due. 6. The gardener has cut down

tree.

the old tree, the decayed

7. The smith shod-- the spirited, beautiful, young horse.

8. Falsehood-appears in various disguises, frequently wears the garb of truth.

Simple Sentences formed into Compound.

1. The smooth stream, the serene atmosphere, and the mild zephyr, are proper emblems of a gentle temper and a peaceful life.

2. The air, the earth, and the water teem with delighted existence.

Lesson 47. p. 22.

Simple Sentences combined by means of And.

1. Fire, air, earth, and water were the four elements of the philosophers.

2. Plato and Socrates were Grecian philosophers.

3. Good boys and girls do not play on the Sabbath.

4. The ferryman had in his boat a gentleman, lady, and their child.

Lesson 48.p. 23.

Simple Sentences combined by means of the Relative. 1. The man, who gives to the poor, will be rewarded. 2. I have bought a book, which gives a description of the French Revolution.

3. He is wise, who will avoid quarrels; or, He, who will avoid quarrels, is wise.

4. The boy, who cannot command his temper, is not likely to secure respect.

5. Some berries, which are poison to children, are proper food for birds.

6. He, who rises hastily into fame, will be in danger of falling suddenly into oblivion.

7. The boy, who thinks he can learn without study, labours under a great mistake.

8. Memory is the power, which places those images before the mind, upon which the judgment is to be exercised.

Third Mode of Construction.

Propositions connected by That-So-that.

1. The wind blew so hard, that the trees fell.

2. The river has a cataract so near its mouth, that it is not navigable.

3. The climate is so intensely hot, that the country is rendered unhealthy.

4. The neighbourhood is so very picturesque, that it is very much frequented.

5. The narrative of events was so affecting, that he was softened into pity.

6. The particles of light move in all directions without the least disturbance, so that it is inferred they must be inconceivably small.

Fourth Mode of Construction.

The Participle or Relative substituted for And.

1. Damascus, which was known in the time of Abraham, being frequently mentioned in the Bible, is still a large and wealthy town, containing more than one hundred and forty thousand souls.

2. The magnificent ruins of the famed city of Palmyra, in the Syrian desert, consisting of fragments of temples, palaces, and porticoes, scattered over an extent of several miles, are now the abode of wild Arabs.

3. Returning to the camp, faint with the loss of blood, and parched with thirst, he called for drink.

4. The North Cape, an enormous rock, projecting far into

the ocean, being exposed to all the fury of the waves, is crumbling every year more and more into ruins.

The Relative or Participle being substituted for And.

1. Advancing towards the robber, and presenting to him the young prince, she called out to him, "Here, my friend, I commit to your care the safety of your king's son.

2. Contemplating the great names, and thinking of the noble ancestry of the illustrious youth, I experienced a new and hitherto unfelt emotion.

3. His very horse snuffing up the deadly effluvia with signs of terror, and erhaling a cold and clammy sweat, advances reluctantly over the hollow ground.

4. The meanest of the clan, knowing himself to be as well born as the head of it, revered in his chieftain his own honour; and loving in his clan his own blood, complained not of the difference of station into which fortune had thrown him.

5. When Columbus first discovered Jamaica, he approached it on the northern side, and, beholding that part of the country which constitutes the parish of St. Anne, he was filled with delight at the beauty of the prospect.

Lesson 52.-p. 25.

Fourth Mode of Construction.

The Relative or Participle instead of the Conjunction. 1. The elephant having taken the child up with his trunk, placed it upon his back; and would never afterwards obey any other master.

2. The beauties of nature being before us, invite us to eontemplate the power, wisdom, and benevolence of their Creator.

3. Egypt is a fertile country, being watered by the Nile, and annually inundated by that river; and thus receiving the