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Anecdote. Plato-defines man- "An animal, having two legs, and no feathers." This very imperfect description attracted the ridicule of Di-og-e-nes; who, wittily, and in derision, introduced to his school-a fowl, stripped of its feathers, and contemptuously asked,-"Is this Plato's man ?”

1. THIS SYSTEM unfolds the true Philoso-, in, where-on, where-with, &c. : also, in the conphy of MIND and VOICE, in accordance with traction of ever and never,-as where-e'er I go, the nature of Man, and the structure of Lan-where-e'er I am, I ne'er shall see thee more. guage. The Elements are first presented;"How blest is he, who ne'er consents, By ill adthen, the common combinations, followed by vice to walk." the more difficult ones; all of which are to be practiced in concert, and individually, after the Teacher. These exercises essentially aid in cultivating the Voice and Ear, for all the objects of Speech and Song: while the Principles and Practice tend to develop and perfect both mind and body, agreeably to the Laws, that should govern them. The Vowels must first be mastered, then the Consonants; and the exercises interspersed with reading, and rigid criticism on the Articulation and Pronunciation.

N. B. The words printed in italics and CAPITALS, are more or less emphatic; though other words may be made so, according to the desired effect: the dash (-) indicates a pause for inhalation: connecting words are sometimes excepted.

Notes. 1. Don't caricature this sound of a and c before r, by giving it undue stress and quantity, in such words as-air, (ay-ur,) pa-rent, (pae-rent,) dare, (day-ur,) chair, there, where, &c., nor give it a flat sound, as some do to e in bleat, pronouncing it blaat. To give this sound properly, separate the teeth an inch, project the lips, and bring forward the corners of the mouth, like a funnel. 2. It would be just as proper in prose, to say, whereeever I go, where-eever I am, I neever shall see thee more; as to say in poetry, where-car I am, I near shall see thee more. 3. E in weight, whey, (i, y, gh are silent,) and a in age, whale, &c., are just alike in sound; and as this sound of e does not occur among First, its natural, or regular sounds, as classed by our orthoepists, it is called "irregular;" i. e. it borrows this name sound of a; or is sounded like it. 4. Some try to make a distinction between a in fate, and a in fair, calling it a medial sound: which error is ow ing tot being an abrupt element, and r, a prolonged one: but no one can make a good sound of it, either in speech or song, when thus situated, by giving it a sound unlike the name sound of a; beware of unjust prejudices and prepossessions. I say na-shun-al, ra-shun-al, &c., for the same reason that I say no-tional and de-votional; because of analogy and effect.

2. A has four regular sounds: Name sound, or long: ALE; ate, a-zure; rare a-pri-cots; scarce pa-tri-ots; fair bracelets for la-tent mus-ta-ches; hai-ry ma-gi and sa-pi-ent liter-a-ti for pa-trons; na-tion-al ca-ter-er for ra-di-a-ted sta- [A in ALE.] mens, and sa-li-ent pas-try with the ha-lo gra-tis; the ra-tion-al plain-tiff tears the cambric, and dares the stairs for the su-vor of rai-sins; they drain the cane-brakes and take the bears by the nape of the neck; the may-or's pray-er to Mayn-ton Sayre is-to be-ware of the snares pre-par'd for the matron's shares: a-men has both syllables accented; but it should never be pronounced ah-men (2d a,)

nor aw-men.

3. Position. Sit, or stand erect, with the shoulders thrown back, so as to expand the chest, prevent the body from bending, and facilitate full and deep breathing. Open the mouth wide enough to admit two fingers, side-wise, between the teeth, and keep the lips free and limber, that the sounds may flow with clearness and precision; nor let there be too much, nor too little moisture in the mouth. A piece of hard wood, or ivory, an inch, or an inch and a half long, of the size of a pipe-stem, with a notch in each end, if placed between the teeth, perpendicularly, while practicing, will be found very useful in acquiring the habit of opening wide the mouth.

4. E has this sound in certain words; among which are the following: ere, ere-long; feint

heirs; the hei-nous Bey pur-veys a bo-quet; (bo-ka;) they rein their prey in its ey-ry, and pay their freight by weight; hey-dey! o-bey the eyre, and do o-bei-sance to the Dey; they sit tete-a-tate (ta-tah-tate,) at trey: also, there and where, in all their compounds,-there-at, there-by, there-fore, there-in, there-on, therewith; where-at, where-by, where-fore, where

Proverbs. 1. Accusing-is proving, when malice and power sit as judges. 2. Adversitymay make one wise, but not rich. 3. Idle folks of his own fortune. 5. Fine feathers make fine -take the most pains. 4. Every one is architect birds. 6. Go into the country to hear the news of the town. 7. He is a good orator-who convinces himself. 8. If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. 9. Lawyers' houses-are built on the heads of fools. 10. Little, and often, fill the purse. 11. Much, would have more, and lost all. 12. Practice-makes perfect.

The Bible-requires, in its proper deliv ery, the most extensive practical knowledge of the principles of elocution, and of all the compositions in the world; a better impression may be made, from its correct reading, than from the most luminous commentary.

Varieties. 1. Love what you ought to do, and you can easily do it ;-oiled wheels run freely. 2. Cicero says, that Roscius, a Roman orator, could express a sentence in as many different ways by his gestures, as he himself could by his words. 3. Why is the letter A, like a honey-suckle? Because a B follows it. 4. Never speak unless you have have done. 5. The most essential rule in desomething to say, and always stop when you education should be adapted to the full delivery is Be natural and in earnest. 6. Our velopment of body and mind. 7. Truth can never contradict itself; but is eternal and immutable-the same in all ages: the states of men's reception of it-are as various as the principles and subjects of natural creation.

As good have no time, as make bad use of it.

holds good as it respects the human mind; tho' vegetables are matter, and mind-is spirit; the former is of course much more confined than the latter. The powers of the mind-must be developed by a power from within, and above itself; and that is the best education, which will accomplish this most rapidly, and effectually, in accordance with the laws of God,-which always have reference to the greatest good and the most truth.

5. Elocution-is an Art, that teaches me how | within-out; not from without-in. The to manifest my feelings and thoughts to beautiful rose-does not grow by accretion, others, in such a way as to give them a true like the rocks; its life flows into it through idea, and expression of how, and what, I feel the nutriment, imbibed from the earth, the and think; and, in so doing, to make them air, and the water, which are incorporated feel and think, as I do. Its object is, to enable with the very life-blood of the plant as a meme to communicate to the hearers, the whole dium: it is a manifestation of the LIFE that truth, just as it is; in other words, to give me fills all things, and flows into all things, acthe ability, to do perfect justice to the subject,cording to their various forms. The analogy to them, and to myself: thus, involving the philosophy of end, cause, and effect,-the correspondence of affection, thoughts and words. 6. The second sound of A is grave, or Italian. An; alms, far; papa calms ma-ma, and commands Charles to craunch the al-monds in the haun-ted paths; his ma-ster de-man-ded haunch of par-tridge of father; aunt taun-ted the laundress for salve from the bana-na tree; Jar-vis farms sar-sa-pa-ril-la in A-mer-i-ca; ma-nil-la balm is a charm to halve the qualms in Ra-ven-na; he a-bides in Chi-na, and vaunts to have saun-tered on the a-re-na, to guard the vil-la hearths from harm-ful ef-flu-vi-a; they flaun-ted on the sofa, ar-gu-ing for Quarles' psalms, and for-muProverbs. 1. A burden that one chooses, is la for jaun-dice in Mec-ca or Me-di-na; a not felt. 2. A guilty conscience needs no accucalf got the chol-e-ra in Cu-ba, and a-rose to ser. 3. After-wit is every body's wit. 4. Enough run the gaunt-let for the ayes and noes in A--is as good as a feast. 5. All is but lip wisdom, cel-da-ma.

a

[A in FAR.]

Anecdote. A clergyman, whose turn it was to preach in a certain church, happening to get wet, was standing before the sessionroom fire, to dry his clothes; and when his colleague came in, he asked him to preach for him; as he was very wet. "No Sir, I thank you;" was the prompt reply: "preach yourself; you will be dry enough in the pulpit."

that wants experience. 6. Better bend, than break.

Out of debt, out of danger. 9. Wade not in unknown waters. 10. Do what you ought, and let come what will. 11. Empty vessels make the greatest sound. 12. Pause, before you follow an

7. In making the vowel sounds, by expel-7. Children and fools often speak the truth. 8. ling them, great care must be taken, to convert all the breath that is emitted, into pure sound, so as not to chafe the internal surface of the throat, and produce a tickling, or hoarseness. The happier and freer from re-example. straint, the better: in laughing, the lower muscles are used involuntarily; hence the adage, laugh, and be fat.' In breathing, reading, speaking, and singing, there should be no rising of the shoulders, or heaving of the bosom, both tend to error and ill health. Beware of using the lungs, as it is said; let them act, as they are acted upon by the lower muscles.

Notes. 1. This, strictly speaking, is the only natural sound in all languages, and is the easiest made: it merely requires the under jaw to be dropped, and a vocal sound to be produced: all other vowels are derived from it; or, rather, are modifications of it. 2. When a is an article, i. e. when used by itself, it always has this sound, but must not be accented; as, "a man saw a horse and a sheep in a meadow:" except as contrasted with the; as, "I said the man, not a man." 3. When a forms an unaccented syl

Natural and Spiritual. Since we are possessed of both body and soul, it is of the first importance that we make use of natural and spiritual means for obtaining good; i.e. natural and spiritual truths. Our present and eternal destinies-should ever be kept in mind; and that, which is of the greatest moment, receive the principal attention: and, since death-is only a continuation of life, our education should be continuous: both states of being will be best attended to, when seen and attended to in connection.

Varieties. 1. Horses will often do more for a whistle, than a whip: as some youth are best governed by a rod of love. 2. Why is a bankrupt like a clock? Because he must lable, it has this sound: as, a-wake, a-bide, a-like, a-ware, a-tone, a-void, a-way, &c. 4. It has a similar sound at the end of words, either stop, or go on tick. 3. True reading either with, or without an h: as, No-ah, Han-nah, Sa-rah, Af-ri-is true exposition. 4. Conceive the intenca, A-mer-i-ca, i-o-ta, dog-ma, &c. Beware of saying, No-er, Sa- tions of the author, and enter into the characry, &c. 5. It generally has this sound, when followed by a single in the same syllable: as, ar-son, ar-tist, &c.; also in star-ry, (fullter. 5. The sciences and mechanical arts are of stars,) and tar-ry, (besmeared with tar.)

the ministers of wisdom, not the end. 6. Do Education. The derivation of this word we love our friends more when present, or -will assist us in understanding its mean- absent? 7. All natural truths, which respect ing; it being composed of the Latin word the works of God in creation, are not only real e-du-co, to lead or draw out. All develop-natural truths, but the glasses and containing ments, both of matter and spirit, are from principles of spiritual ones.

8. The means to be used, thus to make | to describe them to others with as much acknown my feelings and thoughts, are tones,curacy as we do any external objects, which words, looks, actions, expression, and silence: we have seen with our material eyes. whence it appears, that the body is the grand medium of communication between myself and others; for by and through the body, are tones, words, looks, and gestures produced. Thus I perceive, that the mind, is the active agent, and the body, the passive agent; that this is the instrument, and that the performer: here I see the elements of mental and-has its privilege; and the gentleman himvocal philosophy.

9. The third sound of A is broad: ALL, wall, auc-tion, aus-pice; his vaul-ting daugh-ter haul'd the dau-phin in the sauce-pan; the pal-try sauce-box waltz'd in the tea-sau-cer; al-be-it, the mawk-ish au-thor, dined on

Anecdote. Wild Oats. After the first speech, made by the younger Pitt, in the House of Commons, an old member sarcastically remarked,-"I apprehend that the young gentleman has not yet sown all his wild oats." To which Mr. Pitt politely replied, in the course of an elaborate and eloquent rejoinder, “Age

self-affords an ample illustration, that I retain food enough for GEESE to pick.”

Proverbs. 1. A calumny, tho' known to be such, generally leaves a stain on the reputation. 2. A blow from a frying pan, tho' it does not hurt, sullies. 3. Fair and softly, go sure and far. 4. Keep your business and conscience well, and they will be sure to keep you well. 5. A man knows no more, to any purpose, than he practices. 6. Bells call others to church, but enter not themselves. 7. Revenge a wrong by forgiving it. 8. Venture not all you have at once. 9. Examine your accounts and your conduct every night. 10. Call me cousin, but don't cozen me. 11. Eagles

nau-se-ous sau-sa-ges; the au- [A in ALL.] burn pal-frey drew lau-rel plau-dits; his naugh-ty dwarf got the groat through the fau-cit; he thwar-ted the fal-chion and salted the shawl in false wa-ter; the law-less gaw-ky got in-stall'd in the au-tumn, and de-frau-ded the green sward of its bal-driefly alone, but sheep flock together. 12. It is good awn-ing. to begin well, but better to end well.

Theology-includes all religions, both heathen and christian; and comprehends the study of the Divine Being, his laws and revelations, and our duty towards Him and our neighbor. It may be divided into four grand divisions; viz. Paganism, Mahomedanism, Judaism, and Christianity. The study of Theology is the highest and noblest in which we can be engaged: but a mere

10. CURRAN, a celebrated Irish orator, presents us with a signal instance, of what can be accomplished by assiduity and perseverance: his enunciation was so precipitate and confused, that he was called "stuttering Jack Curran." To overcome his numerous defects, he devoted a portion of every day to reading and reciting aloud, slowly, and distinctly, some of the most eloquent extracts in our language: and his success was so com-theoretical knowledge, like the sunbeam on plete, that among his excellencies as a speaker, was the clearness of his articulation, and an appropriate intonation, that melodized every sentence.

the mountain glacier, may only dazzle-to blind; for, unless the heart is warmed with love to God, and love to man, the coldness and barrenness of eternal death will reign in the soul: hence, the all of Religion relates to life; and the life of Religion is-to do good

Notes. 1. To make this sound, drop and project the jaw, and shape the mouth as in the engraving: and when you wish to above, swell the windpipe, (which will elongate and enlarge the-for the sake of good.

produce a very grave sound, in speech or song, in addition to the

vocal chords,) and form the voice as low as possible in the larynx; for the longer and larger these chords are, the graver will be the voice: also, practice making sounds, while exhaling aud inhaling,

to deepen the tones. This sound is broader than the German a. 2. O sometimes has this sound: I thought he caught the cough, when he bought the cloth; he wrought, fought, and sought, but talked naught. 3. Beware of adding any after wu, as lawr, jawr,

fawr, &c. 4. The italic a in the following, is broad. All were

Varieties. He, who studies books alone, will know how things ought to be; and he who studies men, will know how things are. 2. If you would relish your food, labor for it; if you would enjoy your raiment, pay for it before you wear it; if you wonld sleep sound

ap-palled at the thral-dom of Wal-ter Ra-leigh, who was al-mostly, take a clear conscience to bed with you.

scald-ed in the cal-dron of boiling water.

3. The more we follow nature, and obey her laws, the longer shall we live; and the farther we deviate from them, the sooner we shall die. 4. Always carry a few proverbs with you for constant use. 5. Let compulsion be used when necessary; but deception

Habits of thought. Thinking is to the mind what digestion is to the body. We may hear, read, and talk, till we are gray; but if we do not think, and analyze our subjects, and look at them in every aspect, and see the ends, causes, and effects, they will be-never. 6. In China, physicians are always of little use to us. In thinking, however, we must think clearly and without confusion, as we would examine objects of sight, in order to get a perfect idea of them. Thinking-is spiritually seeing; and we should always think of things so particularly, as to be able

under pay, except when their patrons are
sick; then, their salaries are stopped till health
is restored. 7. All things speak; note well
the language, and gather wisdom from it.

Nature-is but a name for an effect,
Whose cause-is God.

Proverbs. 1. All truths must not be told at

11. Words, I see, are among the principal | that one stove would save half the fuel. means used for these important purposes; Mr. Y― being present, replied, "Sir, I will and they are formed by the organs of voice: buy two of them, if you please, and then I these two things, then, demand my first and shall save the whole." particular attention, words and voice; words are composed of letters; and the voice, is the all times. 2. A good servant makes a good maseffect of the proper actions of certain parts of ter. 3. A man in distress, or despair, does as the body, called vocal organs, converting air much as ten. 4. Before you make a friend, eat into sound; which two mighty instruments, a peck of salt with him. 5. Passion-will master words and voice, must be examined analyti you, if you cally, and synthetically; without which pro--is good, but not formality. 7. Every tub must do not master your passion. 6. Form cess I cannot understand any thing.

[A in AT.]

12. The fourth sound of A is short: AT, aft, add; I had rath-er have a bar-rel of as-par-a-gus, than the en-am-el and ag-ate; the ca-bal for-bade the mal-efac-tor his ap-par-el-and javelin; Char-i-ty danc'd in the gran-a-ry with Cap-ri-corn; the mal-con-tents pass'd thro' Ath-ens in Feb-ru-ar-y; his cam-els quaff'd the Asphal-tic can-al with fa-cil-i-ty; plas-ter the fal-low-ground after Jan-u-ar-y; the adage an-swers on the com-rade's staff; the plaid tas-sel is man-u-fac-tur'd in France; he at-tack'd the tar-iff with rail-le-ry, after he had scath'd the block and tack-le with his ac-id pag-en-try.

stand on its own bottom. 8. First come, first serv'd. Friendship-cannot stand all on one side. 10. Idleness-is the hot-bed of vice and ignorance. 11. He that will steal a pin, will steal a better thing. 12. If you lie upon roses when young, you will lie upon thorns when old.

Qualifications of Teachers. Inasmuch as the nature of no one thing can be understood, without a knowledge of its origin, and the history of its formation, the qualifi cations of teachers are seen and felt to be so great, as to induce the truly conscientious to exclaim, in view of his duties, "Who is sufficient for these things?" How can we educate the child in a way appropriate to his state and relations, without a knowledge of his 13. The more perfect the medium, the mental and physical structure? Is not a better will it subserve the uses of communi-knowledge of psychology and physiology as cation. Now, by analyzing the constituents necessary to the educator, as the knowledge of words and voice, I can ascertain whether of mechanics is to the maker or repairer of they are in a condition, to answer the varied a watch? Who would permit a man even purposes for which they were given; and to repair a watch, (much less hire a man to fortunately for me, while I am thus analyz- make one,) who had only seen its externals? ing the sounds, of which words are com- Alas! how poorly qualified are nine-tenths posed, I shall, at the same time, become acquainted with the organs of voice and of our teachers for the stations they occupy! hearing, and gradually accustom them to the almost totally ignorant of the nature and oriperformance of their appropriate duties. gin of the human mind, and the science of physiology, which teaches us the structure and uses of the body. But how little they understand their calling, when they suppose it to be merely a teaching of book-knowledge; without any regard to the development of mind and body. A teacher should possess a good moral character, and entire self-control; a fund of knowledge, and ability to commu

Notes. 1. To give the exact sounds of any of the vowels, take words, in which they are found at the beginning, and proceed as if you were going to pronounce the whole word, but stop the instant you have produced the vowel sound; and that is the

true one. 2. Beware of clipping this, or any other sound, or changing it: not, I'ku go, you'kn see, they'kn come; but, I can go; you can see; they can come. 3. A, in ate, in verbs, is generally long; but in other parts of speech of more than one syllable, it is usually short; unless under some accent: as-intimate that to my intimate friend; educate that delicate and obstinate child; he calculates to aggravate the case of his affectionate and unfortunate wife;nicate it; a uniform temper, united with dethe compassionate son meditates how he may alleviate the condition of his disconsolate mother; vindicate your consulate's honor; depre

cate an unregenerate heart, by importunate prayer; the pre-ate and primate calculate to regulate the ultimates immediately. 4. Observe-that often the sounds of vowels are sometimes modified, or changed, by letters immediately preceding or succeeding; which

may be seen, as it respects a, for instance, in ren-e-gade, membrane, rep-ro-bate, can-did-ate, po-ten-tate, night-in-gale, &c.: some having a slight accent on the last syllable; and others having the a preceded, or followed by a vocal consonant: see previous Note 3. 5. A letter is called short, when it cannot be prolonged in Speech, (though it can in Song,) without altering its form; and long, when it can be prolonged without such change: therefore, we call a sound long, or short, because it is seen and felt to be so: as, cold, hot; pale, mat: in making a long sound the glottis is kept open indefinitely; and in making a short one, it is closed suddenly, producing an abrupt sound, like some of the consonants.

cision and firmness; a mind to discriminate character, and tact to illustrate simply the studies of his pupils; he should be patient and forbearing; pleasant and affectionate, and be capable of overcoming all difficulties, and showing the uses of knowledge.

Varieties. 1. If one were as eloquent as an angel, he would please some folks, much more by listening, than by speaking. 2. An upright politician asks-what recommends a man; a corrupt one--who recommends him. 3. Is any law independent of its maker? 4. Kind words-cost no more than unkind ones. Anecdote. Saving Fuel. Some time ago, 5. Is it not better to be wise than rich? 6. when modern stoves were first introduced, The power of emphasis-depends on concenand offered for sale in a certain city, the ven-tration. 7. Manifested wisdom-infers deder remarked, by way of recommending them, | sign.

the

14. There are then, it appears, two kinds | 18. That the body may be free, to act in of language; an artificial, or conventional accordance with the dictates of the mind, all language, consisting of words; and a natu- unnatural compressions and contractions must ral language, consisting of tones, looks, ac- be avoided; particularly, cravats and stocks tions, expression, and silence; the former is so tight around the neck, as to interfere with addressed to the eye, by the book, and to the the free circulation of the blood; also, tight proper action of the vocal organs, and ear, by speech, and must thus be learned; the waistcoats; double suspenders, made tightlatter-addresses itself to both eye and ear, at er with straps; elevating the feet to a point the same moment, and must be thus acquired, horizontal with, or above, the seat; and so far as they can be acquired. To become lacing, of any description, around the waist, an Elocutionist, I must learn both these lan- impeding the freedom of breathing naturalguages; that of art and science, and that of ly and healthfully. the passions, to be used according to my subject and object.

[E in EEL.]

Anecdote. True Modesty. When Washington had closed his career, in the French 15. E has two regular sounds; first, and English war, and become a member of its name sound, or long: the House of Burgesses, in Virginia, the EEL; e-ra, e-vil; nei-ther Speaker was directed, by a vote of the house, de-ceive nor in-vei-gle the to return thanks to him, for the distinguished seam-stress; the sleek ne-gro services he had rendered the country. As bleats like a sheep; Ca-sar's soon as Washington took his seat, as a meme-dict pre-cedes the e-poch of tre-mors; the sheik's beard ber, Speaker Robinson proceeded to discharge stream'd like a me-te-or; the ea-gle shriek'd the duty assigned him; which he did in such his pe-an on the lea; the e-go-tist seemed a manner as to confound the young hero; pleas'd with his ple-na-ry leis-ure to see the who rose to express his acknowledgments; co-te-rie; -ne-as Leigh reads Mo-sheim but such was his confusion, that he was on the e-dile's heath; the peo-ple tre-pann'd speechless; he blushed, stammered, and tremthe fiend for jeer-ing his prem-ier; his liege, bled for a short time; when the Speaker reat the or-gies, gave -il-iads at my niece, lieved him by saying "Sit down, Mr. Washwho beat him with her be-som, like a cav-ington; your modesty is equal to your valor; and that-surpasses the power of any language that I possess "

a-lier in Greece.

16. Since the body is the grand medium, for communicating feelings and thoughts, (as above mentioned,) I must see to it, that each part performs its proper office, without infringement, or encroachment. By observation and experience, I perceive that the mind uses certain parts for specific purposes; that the larynx is the place where vocal sounds are made, and that the power to produce them, is derived from the combined action of the abdominal and dorsal muscles. Both body and mind are rendered healthy and strong, by a proper use of all their organs and faculties.

17. Irregular Sounds. I and Y often have this sound; as-an-tique, ton-tine; the po-lice of the bas-file seized the man-da-rin for his ca-price at the mag-a-zine; the unique fi-nan-cier, fa-tigued with his bom-bazine va-lise, in his re-treat from Mo-bile, lay by the ma-rines in the ra-vine, and ate verdi-gris to re-lieve him of the cri-tique. Sheridan, Walker and Perry say, yea yea, and nay, making the e long; but Johnson, Entick, Jamieson and Webster, and the author, pronounce yea as if spelled yay. Words derived immediately from the French, according to the genius of that language, are accented on the last syllables;—ca-price, fa-tigue, lice, &c.

nay

Proverbs. 1. A blythe heart makes a blooming visage. 2. A deed done has an end. 3. A great city, a great solitude. 4. Desperate cuts— must have desperate cures. 5. All men are not men. 6. A stumble-may prevent a fall. 7. A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 8. Beggars must not be choosers. 9. Better late, than never. 10. Birds of a feather flock together. 11. Nothing is lost in a good market. 12. All is well, that ends well. 13. Like priest, like people.

Varieties. 1. The triumphs of truth-are the most glorious, because they are bloodless; deriving their highest lustre-from the number of the saved, instead of the slain. 2. Wisdom-consists in employing the best means, to accomplish the most important ends. 3. He, who would take you to a place of vice, or immorality, is not your real friend. 4. If gratitude-is due from man—to man, how much more, from man-to his Maker! 5.

Arbitrary power-no man can either give, or hold; even conquest cannot confer it: hence, law, and arbitrary power—are at eternal enmity. 6. They who take no delight in virtue, cannot take any-either in the employpo-ware of violating the laws of Life, and you ments, or the inhabitants of heaven. 7. Bewill always be met in mercy, and not in judgment.

Sorrow-treads heavily, and leaves behind
A deep impression, e'en when she departs:
While Joy-trips by, with steps, as light as wind,
And scarcely leaves a trace upon our hearts
Of her faint foot-falls.

The calm of that old reverend brow, the glow
Of its thin silver locks, was like a flash
Of sunlight-in the pauses of a storm.

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