bestowed on the meritorious and on the undeserving. Or-Not only the gross part of mankind, who take their notion of characters from the learned, are affected by this prostitution of praise; the better sort must also, by this means, &c.

All the precautions of prudence, moderation, and condescension, which Eumenes employed, were incapable of mollifying the hearts of those barbarians, and extinguishing their jealousy. He must have renounced his merit and virtue which occasioned that jealousy, to have been capable of appeasing them.

He who performs every employment in its due place and season, suffers no part of time to escape without profit. He multiplies his days; for he lives much in little space.

Desires of pleasure usher in temptation, and forward the growth of disorderly passions.

4. Those members of a sentence which express a comparison or contrast between two things, require a corresponding resemblance in the language and construction;—

The wise man is happy when he gains his own approbation; the fool when he gains that of others. The laughers will be for those who have most wit; the serious, for those who have most reason on their side.-There may remain a suspicion that we overrate the greatness of his genius, in the same manner as we overrate the greatness of bodies, that are disproportioned and misshapen.-Our British gardeners, instead of following nature, love to deviate from it as much as possible;-Or, instead of humouring, &c., love to thwart it, &c.

The old may inform the young; and the young may animate the old. The account is generally balanced; for what we lose on the one hand, we gain on the other.-If men of eminence are exposed to censure on the one hand, they are as much exposed to flattery on the other. If they receive reproaches which are not due, they likewise receive praises that are not due.-He embraced the cause of liberty faintly, and pursued it irresolutely; he grew tired of it, when he had much to hope; and gave it up, when he had nothing to fear.

5. Parentheses should, in general, be avoided.

Disappointments will often happen to the best and wisest men; sometimes to the wisest and best concerted plans. They may hap· pen too, not through any imprudence of those who have devised the plan, nor even through the malice or ill design of others; but merely in consequence of some of those cross incidents of life, which could not be foreseen.

Never delay till to-morrow, what reason and conscience tell you ought to be performed to-day. To-morrow is not yours; and though you should live to enjoy it, you must not overload it with a burden not its own.

We must not imagine that there is, in true religion, any thing which overcasts the mind with sudden gloom and melancholy austerity; or which derogates from that esteem, which men are generally disposed to yield to exemplary virtues. False ideas may be entertained of religion, as false and imperfect conceptions of virtue have often prevailed in the world.

Promiscuous Examples under Unity.

By eagerness of temper, and precipitancy of indulgence, men forfeit all the advantages which patience would have procured; and incur the opposite evils to their full extent.

I single Strada out among the moderns, because he had the foolish presumption to censure Tacitus, and to write history himself. My friend will forgive this short digression in honour of a favourite writer.

Without some degree of patience exercised under injuries, human life would be rendered a state of perpetual hostility; offences and retaliations would succeed to one another in endless succession.

And here it was often found absolutely necessary to inflame or cool the passions of the audience, especially at Rome, where Tully spoke. With the writings of this man, young divines are more conversant than with those of Demosthenes, though the latter, by many degrees, excelled the former.

He can bribe, but he cannot seduce. He can buy, but he cannot gain. He can lie, but he cannot deceive.

ENERGY OR VIVACITY OF STYLE.

Exercises, p. 100 to 105. Grammar, p. 165 to 174.

Questions. What does Energy or Vivacity of Style comprehend? (Gram. 2. 165.)

Upon what does Energy depend? (Gram. p. 165.)

What kind of terms should be employed, and why? (Particular rather than general. Gram. p. 165.) What terms are most appropriate in philosophical language? (Ans. General terms. Gr. p. 165.)--in language addressed to the imagination? (Ans. Terms as particular as possible. Gr. p. 166.) Give an illustration of this. (Gr. p. 166.)

Show the peculiar force of the following;-"White as the snow in Sal mon." (Ans. Here the object is individuated. Gr. p. 166. c.)

"Ye yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my necessities." (Ans. Here the thing spoken of is subjected to the notice of the senses. p. 166. d.)

"For proof look up-And read thy fate in yon celestial sign." reason as the last.)

Gr.

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How may a vivid image be presented to the mind in description? Illustrate this, (Gr. p. 166, 167. e.) When is general language appropriate?-when not? (Gr. p. 167.) State another mode of enlivening the style. (Gr. p. 167. Rule 2.) Explain the principle of the following expressions; "A Solomon ;"-"The Lord is my song;""The Mitre ;""The offspring of the brain." (Gr. p.

167. Rule 2.)

How does Energy depend on the number of words? (Gr. p. 168-3 a.) To what kind of style is Conciseness most appropriate? (Gr. p. 168-3 b.) Give an instance of this. Distinguish between the aphoristic and proverbial styles. What kinds of writing are least susceptible of conciseness? (Gr. p. 168-3 c.) Why is it more suitable to writing than to speaking? What is meant by Verbosity? (Gr. p. 168-4.) Enumerate the principal faults against Energy. (Gr. p. 168-4.) Explain the terms Tautology, Pleonasm, Verbosity. (Gr. p. 168-4.) How is a correction made in a pleonasm? (Gr. p. 169.) Point out the error in the following sentence.-"Neither is any condition of life more honourable in the sight of God than another, or otherwise he would be a respecter of persons, which he assures us he is not." (Gr. p. 169-4 a.)— What is said of asseverations? of epithets? (Gr. p. 169-5.) What is meant by the term epithet? When are epithets properly employed? (Gr. p. 170.) In narration, what circumstances are to be avoided? (Gr. p. 170-6 a.) When should a Sentence be recast? (Gr. p. 170-6 b.) What cautions are to be observed in aiming at a concise style? (Gr. p. 170-6 c.) How shall we proceed when we wish to make a permanent impression? Illus trate this. Does conciseness exclude copiousness of language? (Gr. p. 171.) What Arrangement of words is best adapted to the understanding? (Gr. p. 171-7 a.)-to the passions of men? Illustrate this. (Gr. p. 171-7 a.) How are the words placed in syntactical order?-in the rhetorical order? In the rhetorical arrangement of words how are the most important words placed? Illustrate this by examples. (Gr. p.171-7 b, c.) How are circumstances placed? (Gr. p. 172-7 d.) What caution is given with respect to relatives, &c.? (Gr. p. 172-8.) When are conjunctions omitted? (Gr. p. 172-8 b.) when multiplied? (Gr. p. 173-8 c.) Give an instance of each. When employed, which kind of conjunctions are preferable? How should a sentence be constructed as it approaches the end? (Gr. p. 173-9.) Give an instance of this. When the sentence consists of two members where should the longer be placed? (Gr. p. 173-9.) What words should not terminate a sentence? (Gr. 173-10.) Give examples of this. When are particles allowed to terminate a sentence? (Gr. p. 174-c.) What advantages result from the temperate employment of the figure Antithesis? (Gr. p. 174–11.) Give two examples of the Antithesis. When may a Climax be properly introduced? (Gr. p. 174-12.)

PLAIN LANGUAGE.

5. The river flows through no inhabited country, and no sounds are made near it except what are caused by the motion of its own waters.

6. The hand of the clock moves round without noise.

7. The wind causes the leaves to move.

8. He is asleep.

9. He who is pleased with natural scenery, can find instruction and entertainment in every object which he sees.

10. In a few days, we shall depart from the light of the sun, and be buried in the earth.

11. The sun cannot be seen through the clouds.

12. The air is so soft, that we are induced to take a walk.

13. The moon shines on the brow of the mountain.

14. The shadows caused by night pass away.

15. The lightning among the crags appears first on one peak and then on another.

THE NUMBER OF WORDS.

Exercises, p. 102. Grammar, p. 169.

4. a-b. Avoid inserting unnecessary clauses or asseverations.— The sluggard thrusts his hand into his bosom, and is unwilling to pull it out even to take bodily support.-Except your righteousness exceed that of the scribes and pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.-We go below the dignity of human nature, when we do anything contrary to its rules, or to the revealed will of God, because these are the limits which God has set, as the measure to human duty.-It is impossible for us to survey the divine works with indifference, or to behold so many beautics without a secret satisfaction.-The act of Parliament states, that for the first offence the offender shall be subject to a fine of two pounds; and for the second, to a penalty of six pounds. I shall suppose then, in order to account for the vision without a miracle, that as Saul and his company were journeying to Damascus, an extraordinary meteor really did happen.