was voted. The kindness which is first experienced, is seldom forgotten.

me.

What is extant of his writings, justifies the encomiums passed upon him. Want of birth and fortune was the objection against great cause of the low state of industry, was the restraints put upon it. A man, whose inclinations led him to be exact, and who had great abilities to manage the business, was promoted to the situation. The sincere are always esteemed.

The bleating sheep with my complaints agree,
They parched with heat, and I inflamed by thee.

Whatever mortal men perfection name,
Thou, in an infinite degree, dost claim.

O Thou my voice inspire,

Who touch'dst Isaiah's hallow'd lips with fire!

O'er thy soil, Judea, walk'd those blessed feet
Which, eighteen hundred years ago, were nail'd,
For our advantage, to the bitter cross.

Whose own example strengthens all our laws,
And (who) is himself the great sublime he draws.

RULE II. Two or more Nominatives singular connected by and.

Exercises, p. 34, 35. Grammar, p. 68, 69.

Socrates and

Exercises on the Rule. One and one make two. Plato were eminent Grecian philosophers. Dew and hoar frost are more copious in valleys than they are in elevated situations. Lightning and electric matter are the same. Diligence and industry repair the defects of nature. Liberality and thankfulness are the bond of concord. Presumption and self-conceit over. shadow the brightest attainments. Poverty and shame attend those who refuse instruction. Quietness and peace flourish where justice and reason govern. Wisdom, virtue, happiness, dwell with the golden mediocrity.

Exercises on Note 1. Thou and William are attending to your studies. He and I are constantly employed in our domestic affairs.

Note 2. That superficial scholar and critic was mistaken in his opinions. Humility, and not presumption, adorns the noble mind. He, and not she, was present. Ignorance aud not negligence, has produced this mistake.-Every bone, every muscle, every part of man, is known to his Maker. Every man and every woman was rendered amenable to the law. every monastery was burnt.

Every church and

She, as well as he,

Note 3. He, as well as she, was present. was studious at her books. Burke, as well as Chatham, distinguished himself in the British senate.

Note 4. The duke, with his servants, has just departed. Christ, with his three chosen disciples, was transfigured on the mount. The following treatise, together with those that accompany it, was written, many years ago, for my own private satisfaction. The buildings of the institution have been enlarged; the expense of which, added to the increased price of provisions, renders it necessary to advance the terms of admission.

Prosperity and humility render their possessor truly amiable. One and nineteen make twenty. The side A and the sides B, C and D, form a square. She and her sisters are well.

Promiscuous Exercises on the whole Rule.-What generosity, what humanity, distinguish his character! He, and not I, is culpable. In every climate are found proper food for the support of the inhabitants, and proper medicine for the removal of their diseases. Humility, as well as knowledge, is truly estimable. Every hope, every wish, was disappointed. You, the tutor, and I, have diligently employed our time. Good order in our affairs, and not mean savings, produces great profits. In unity, consist the welfare and security of every society. Every virtue, every noble feeling, was extinct. I, as well as he, must perform my duty.

Religion, vital religion, the religion of the heart, is the most powerful auxiliary of reason, in waging war with the passions, and promoting that sweet composure which constitutes the peace of God. He and Mr. B. intend visiting you. Not only his estate, his reputation too, has suffered by his misconduct. Knowledge and wealth, if virtue is wanting, have only a limited influence, and are often despised.

B

RULE III. Two or more Nominatives singular separated.

Exercises, p. 35, 36. Grammar, p. 69, 70.

Exercises on the Rule.-Either his gratitude or compassion was roused. Hope or despair governs him. Which the ignorance or negligence of later writers has produced. Man is not such a a machine as a clock, or a watch, which moves merely as it is moved. When sickness, infirmity, or reverse of fortune, affects us, the sincerity of friendship is proved. Despise no infirmity of mind or body, nor any condition of life; for it is, perhaps, to be your own lot. The returns of kindness are sweet; and there is neither honour, nor virtue, nor utility in resisting them. Neither has he, nor has any other person, suspected so much dissimulation.

Note 1. Neither he nor I intend to write on that subject. Neither you nor I was pleased at our reception. Either you or your friend was present. Either you or I am greatly mistaken.

Note 2. Some parts of the ship and cargo were recovered; but neither the captain nor the sailors were saved. The deceitfulness of riches, or the cares of this life, have choked the seeds of virtue in many promising minds. Neither emolument nor honours were bestowed upon him. Neither were their exertions, nor was their skill successful.

Promiscuous Exercises on the whole Rule. torture was sufficient to subdue their minds.

Neither death nor
Either that man or

you are concerned in the affair. Either imprudence or indiscretion gives rise to many evils. Neither were his honours, nor was his estate inherited by his descendants. Neither John nor I am ready. Want of judgment, or want of inquiry, was the occasion of his error. At least, one of the scholars, was present, if not both of them; or, One of the scholars, if not both of them, were present at the transaction. Whether one person or more than one were concerned in the business, does not yet appear. Either I am in fault or you are. Man's happiness or misery is, in a great measure, put into his own hands.

RULE IV. A noun of Multitude.

Exercises, p. 36. Grammar, p. 70.

The council is determined. The lowing herd winds slowly round the lea. The British parliament is composed of king, When the nation complains, the rulers

lords, and commons.

should listen to its voice.

The enlightened part of the Saracens were lovers of learning

and science. Mankind are more united by the bonds of friendship at present, than they were formerly. The generality of his auditors were favourable to his doctrines.

The populace are very much divided in opinion. The flock, and not the fleece, is, or ought to be, the object of the shepherd's care. The council were not unanimous. The Royal Society is numerous and flourishing. Part of the coin was preserved.

The audience was generally composed of the meaner sort of perThese people draw near to me with their mouth, and honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

sons.

Promiscuous Exercises on all the preceding Rules.

In the human species, the influence of instinct and habit is generally assisted by the suggestions of reason. Disappointment, and not success, is the consequence of idleness. He made as wise proverbs as any person, he only excepted. The reasons which he assigned were as follow. He reads and writes well. His having robbed several men, was the cause of his punishment. That numerous company were scattered as chaff before the stormy wind. Neither impudence nor cowardice stains his character. The noble army of martyrs praise thee, O God!

How much soever learning may be despised by some, yet men know it to be an acquirement of great value. He governs and controls all things: or, he doth govern and (doth) control all things. To love virtue and wisdom is highly honourable. These we have extracted from an historian of merit; and they are the same that were practised under the pontificate of Leo X. His wisdom, and not his money, produces esteem. To act well, and to suffer well, were the great characteristics of the Romans. An ostentatious, a feeble, a harsh, or an obscure style is always faulty. A great number does not argue strength. Every deed and every motive was good. The Cape of Good Hope, as well as many islands in the West Indies, is famous for hurricanes.

Either avarice, or the cares of life, have misled him. Stephen's party was entirely broken up by the captivity of the leader. Godliness, with contentment, is great gain. The flock forsakes the glade. The ship, (together with all her stores, the crew, and the passengers,) was totally lost. The ship struck upon the rocks soon after midnight, and neither the captain, nor any either of the crew or passengers were saved. The present generation possesses far greater advantages than the preceding generation of men; it is more enlightened, and it ought to be more wise and virtuous.

RULE V. The Article.

Exercises, p. 37, 38, 39. Grammar, p. 70 to 73.

His father was an attorney.

I will give their abilities

a trial. True charity is not a meteor, which occasionally glares; but a luminary, which, in its orderly and regular course, dispenses a benignant influence. The profligate man is seldom or never found to be a good husband, a good father, or a beneficent neighbour. He received an education according to his

circumstances.

Purity has its seat in the heart. All our practical knowledge of God is comprised in the bible. The bible then ought to be to us that which a chart and a compass are to the mariner on the stormy ocean; we have absolutely no other guide, no other directory to our course.

Natural objects have been in general arranged, for the purpose of classification, under the three grand divisions of minerals, vegetables, and animals. Minerals are natural bodies, destitute of organization and life; vegetables, or plants, are natural bodies endowed with organization and life, but destitute of voluntary motion and sense; and animals are natural bodies which possess organization, life, sensation, and voluntary motion.

Poetry, painting, and sculpture, are sister arts. He is an honour to the name of christian. Vanity has contributed to this impropriety of style. We had tea and coffee for breakfast, with a plentiful supply of toast and buttered rolls.

The camel is a useful animal. The ass is frequently illtreated.

Note 1. His conduct has been so disreputable that he has gained few friends. He manifested so kind a disposition, even towards his enemies, that he found little difficulty in reconciling them to the plan proposed.

So bold a breach of order, called for a little severity in punishing the offender.

measure.

2. The ecclesiastical and the secular power concurred in this The animal and the vegetable world can entertain us with ten thousand varieties. They did not ascertain the difference between the Saxon and the Norman mode.

The venerable and pious archbishop officiated at the coronation. He was the open and avowed advocate of this measure. The high and mighty states.

It is a proper and an excellent method. He is a nervous and an elegant writer. There is another and a better world. I do