To lie down on the pillow, after a day spent in temperance, in beneficence, and in piety, how sweet it is! The bliss of man (could pride that blessing find) Is not to act or think beyond mankind. Left now to himself (malice could not wish him a worse adviser) he resolves on a desperate project. Questions-What is a parenthesis-an apostrophe-the acute accent-the grave accent-a diæresis-a breve-an asterisk-an obelisk-double daggerparallels? What do two or three asterisks denote? What is a brace-a caret -an ellipsis-crotchets or brackets-a hyphen-an index-a section—a paragraph-a quotation? Mention what words should begin with capital letters. The errors in the use of capital letters corrected;—Our Creator is omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient. He is the source of all being, life, intelligence, and happiness. Hear the words of Solomon, the wise king of Israel: "Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man." O! how I love thy law, O God! It is my meditation, day and night. The English and French nations have too frequently been at war with each other. Know then this truth, (enough for man to know) Promiscuous Examples of Defective Punctuation. From the vast and gloomy forests of Germany, Hengist and his brother Horsa, said to be descended from Woden, the Saxon God of War, were invited into Britain by Vortigern, one of the petty princes, to aid him in repelling the attacks of the Scots and Picts. These warlike chieftains performed the service for which they were paid, but, observing the indolence of the Britons, and pleased with the fertility of the soil, they invited more of their countrymen to endeavour to make settlements in the island. Successive hordes of Saxons poured in, and, for a century, waged war with the unhappy natives. They were finally successful in founding seven states, known by the name of the Saxon Heptarchy. But, for this fortunate conclusion of their wars, they were as much, if not more, indebted to the dissensions among the British Princes, as to their own prowess. Such Britons as were timid submitted to the law imposed by their conquerors; while those, who were of a more untractable and ferocious temper, retired to the inaccessible mountains of Wales; and there enjoyed and transmitted to their descendants, their language, manners, and independent spirit. At the beginning of the ninth century, a uniform system of government was established by Egbert, who reduced the Heptarchy, either by war, or by the submission of the different states, and formed the Kingdom of England. So far as we are able to discern the imperfect traces of Saxon customs and establishments, by the dim light of Roman and English History, we are struck with their mildness, equity, and wisdom. The descent of the crown was generally hereditary The subordinate magistrates were elected by the people. Capital punishments were rarely inflicted for the first offence, and their lands were bequeathed equally to all their sons, without any regard to primogeniture. In the Witena Gemote, or assembly of the wise men, consisting of the superior clergy and noblemen, all business for the service of the public was transacted, and all laws were passed. For the origin of this assembly, we must have recourse to remote antiquity; as similar meetings, constituted indeed in a rude and imperfect manner, were convened among the ancient Germans from the earliest times. Alfred, surnamed the Great, derived that title from the exercise of every virtue which can adorn a king. When he succeeded to the throne, surrounded by numerous bands of hostile Danes, whose sole delight was plunder, he had ample scope to display his extraordinary talents. Disguised in the garb of a minstrel, he entered the Danish camp, remarked the supineness and negligence which reigned there, assembled his followers in Selwood Forest, and routed the plunderers with great slaughter. He was present at no fewer than fifty-six battles, many of which, when on the point of being lost, were retrieved by his own personal valour and military skill. After expelling the Danes from his shores, and establishing a fleet to guard his coasts, he directed his attention to the internal regulation of his kingdom. He digested the discordant laws of the Heptarchy into one regular system, and adopted a uniform plan of government. For the division of the kingdom into counties and hundreds, we are likewise indebted to him. God is every where. Oh! shew me where is He, The high and Holy One, To whom thou bend'st the knee, And pray'st," Thy will be done!" I hear thy voice of praise, And lo! no form is near; Thine eyes I see thee raise, But where doth God appear? Oh! teach me who is God, and where his glories shine, That I may kneel and pray, and call thy Father mine. Gaze on that arch above The glittering vault admire! In strength and beauty rise? There view immensity !—behold, my God is there- See, where the mountains rise; Where thundering torrents foam; He rear'd those giant cliffs-supplies that dashing streamProvides the daily food, which stills the wild bird's scream. Look on that world of waves, Where finny nations glide; The ocean-monsters hide! To raise to quell the storm; Tempests and calms obey the same almighty voice, Nor eye, nor thought can soar Where rules not he in might ; He swells the thunder's roar, Oh! praise the works divine! Bow down the soul in prayer; That God is every where. The viewless Spirit He-immortal, holy, bless'd— PART V. PROSODY. Questions. What is Prosody? Upon what does correct Pronunciation depend? Explain Accent. How is a correct knowledge of accentuation best acquired? What is Quantity? When is a syllable long? When short? How are long or short syllables marked? Explain Emphasis. What is the best general rule to be observed with regard to emphasis? What are Pauses? What is Intonation? What other things are necessary to read and speak with effect? What are emphatical pauses? What remark is made with respect to pauses that serve to distinguish the sense? Rhetorical pauses? What is meant by rising inflection? by falling? by elocution? How are the different passions of the mind to be expressed? State the directions given for exordiums-narrations—reasoning persuasions-anger-sorrow-fear-love -antithesis-climax-dialogues. What general rule is given with respect to Intonation?-with respect to the proper pitch of the voice? Define Prose. How does Poetry differ in construction from prose? What is meant by Versification?-poetical licence?-rhyme ?-blank verse? Explain the terms verse, foot, couplet or distich, stanza, scanning. Explain the different kinds of feet, and give an example of each. Explain the Casura and quote the example. Upon what syllable does the Cæsura fall when the verse is lively?—when gentle and flowing ?—solemn? Enumerate the different kinds of English verse. Explain the Iambic verse. Mention of how many iambuses each form consists and adduce the example given. What is meant by heroic measures? Alexandrine verse? form consists of eight syllables ?-of ten ?-of twelve ?-of fourteen ? The following lines scanned. "Find out the peace | fül her | mitage." (4 Iambuses.) Which "Converse with nature's charms and view her stores unrôll'd." (Alexandrine.) "Sată farměr rúd | dy fat, | and fair." (Iambic.) "Before the am | plě elements."-" What scenes | appear." "Creation's heir, the world, the world, is mine;" "From Green | lănd's i | cỹ mõun | taïns.' Explain the Trochaic verse. Mention of how many trochees each form consists and adduce the example given. Mention to what form each of the following belongs and scan it;— "Quit, oh quit this mortal | frame.' "Round us roars the tempest | louder.' "Lay ǎ shepherd | swain, and | view'd the rolling | billow." "All that dwell in | pälă | ces or garrěts.' Explain the Anapastic verse. Mention of how many anapasts each form consists, and adduce the example given. Mention to what form each of the following belongs, and scan the line ;— O ye woods, spread your branch | és apace | -three Anapasts May I gov ĕrn my passions with absolute sway.four Anapests. And to the dead my willing soul | shall go-one pyrrhic & four Iambuses. Forbear great mān, | in ārms | renown'd forbear-the second a Spondee the rest Iambuses. Explain what is meant by poetical licence. Enumerate the principal peculiarities, and adduce the example given to each. Point out the particular deviations contained in the following examples 1. He knew to sing and build the lofty rhyme,-An antiquated mode of construction. In prose, thus rendered, "He knew how to build and how, &c.“ 2. Come, nymph demure, with mantle blue. Here, the adjectives are transposed. 3. A transient calm the happy scenes bestow; that is, The happy scenes bestow a transient calm. 4. The ploughman homewards plods his weary way; here, the word homewards is transposed. 5. Upborne with indefatigable wings over the vast abrupt; here, abrupt is used as a Noun. 6. The tenants of the warbling shade; here, warbling is conjoined with shades instead of with tenants. 7. Simois nor Xanthus shall be wanting there; here, nor supplies the place of neither, nor. 8. My banks they are furnished with bees; here, both the noun and its pronoun are employed. 9. Turn we a moment fancy's rapid flight; here, the present indicative is used for the imperative. 10. Lives there who loves his pain; that is, Lives there a man who, &c. 11. To whom thus Adam; that is, spoke. Exercises. See Exercises, p. 80, 81, 82. The curfew tôlls | the knell | of part | ing day! Soldier, rest! thy warfare | o'ēr, Sleep the sleep that knows not | breaking; 3. Irregular Anapæstic. Not ǎ drum was heard, | nor å fún | ĕrǎl note, lied. Iambics to be versified, rhyming in couplets, and each line forming one verse, correctly rendered. 10 gracious God, | omnipotent | and wise, I seek not sordid wealth nor glitt'ring pow'r : 2 Oh man! degen'rate man; offend no more! Shall these through ev'ry scene his bounty own? Deaf when the tuneful voice of mercy cries, And blind when sov'reign Goodness charms the eyes? 3 While night, in solemn shade, invests the pole, |