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Proverbs. 1. Many, who possess much, enjoy but little. 2. Never sound the trumpet of your own fame. 3. Faction-is the bane of society. 4. Religious contention-is Satan's harvest. 5. Sell not virtue to purchase wealth. 6. The discourse of flatterers, is like a rope of honey. 7. Truth may languish, but it never dies. 8. Under

294. EMPHASIS-is sometimes exhibited | by changing the seat of accent. 1. What is done, cannot be undone. 2. If he did not do it directly, he did it indirectly. 3. There are probably as many invisible as visible things. 4. Did he act honestly, or dishonestly? 5. There is a difference between giving, and forgiving. 6. Does he speak distinctly, or in-take-no more than you can perform. 9. Value a distinctly? 7. Better be untaught than ill-bound to be honest, but not to be rich. 11. He is good conscience more than praise. 10. We are taught; and better be alone, than in bad idle, that might be better employed. 12. The more company. 8. He that ascended, is the same laws-the more offenders. as he that descended. 9. Pure religion raises men above themselves; irreligion—sinks them to the brute. 10. Similitude-joins; dissimilitude-separates.

295. EMPHASIS―by changing the seat of accent, in words of the same structure, and of different structure, to convey the full meaning. 1. To do, and to un-do-is the common business of the world. 2. Reason, truth, and virtue-are the proper measures of praise, and dis-praise. 3. Mind, and voice -act, and re-act upon one another. 4. We may have sen-sibility, without manifesting irritability. 5. Some things are con-venient; while others are in-convenient. 6. It is necessary to observe the division, and the subdivision. 7. In the suitableness or un-suitableness, in the proportion or dis-proportion, which the desire bears to the cause, and the object, consists the propriety, or im-propriety, the de-cency, or in-decency-of the consequent action.

296. DYSPEPSIA. Many persons of the present day do not chew their food like a man, but bolt it whole, like a boa-constrictor: they neither take the trouble to dissect, nor the time to masticate it. It is no wonder they lose their teeth, for they rarely use them; and their power of digestion, for they exhaust it by overeating. They load their stomachs, as a drayman does his cart, as full as it will hold, and as fast as they can pitch it in ; and then complain that their load is too heavy.

267. ZO-OL-O-GY. Almost every child-is a naturalist: hence, among the earliest plays of childhood, the observation of the habits of different animals, holds a prominent place. How delighted are they with dogs, cats, calves, lambs, sheep, oxen, and horses! What a pity, that so much pains should be taken in an imperfect education, to sever their young minds from these interesting objects; so well calculated to induce close observatim, and open new fountains in the youthful mind! But how greatly are these studies increased in value, by adding the treasures of Botany, and Mineralogy, beautiful flowers, and precious stones! What a glorious world, and how admirably designed-to aid in the development of body and mind.

Eye nature's walks, shoot folley, as it flies,
And catch the manners-living, as they rise.

stage-was once stopped by a highwayman, Anecdote. Sailor and Highwayman. A who, being informed by the driver, that there were no inside passengers, and only one on the outside, and he a sailor,—the robber proceeded to exercise his functions upon the bold and honest tar; when, waking him up, Jack demanded to know what he wanted: to which the son of plunder replied,—“Your money;" "You shan't have it," says Jack. "No?" rejoined the robber, "then I'll blow your brains out." "Blow away, then; I may as well be without brains, as without money. Drive on, coachee !"

Independence. Always form your own opinion of a person, and never allow another, even your most intimate friend, to judge for you; as he may not have half the power of discriminating character, that you yourself possess. Never allow yourself to be talked out of any thing-against your better judgment; nor talked into any thing; unless you see clearly, that the reasons advanced-are

more powerful than your own.

Varieties. 1. If your principles are false,
no apology can make them right; if founded
in truth, no censure can make them wrong.
2. Do your best to do your best, and what
you lack in power, supply with will. 3. Ev-
ery plant that is produced, every child that is
born, is a new idea; a fresh expression of the
wisdom and goodness of our Creator. 4.
When I see a tight laced girl, or woman,
think,--well, there goes another fool. 5. Can
one passion, though it predominate, act with-
out assistance of the other passions? 6. The
state of the three kingdoms in nature, speak
the same at all times; as also the state of ev-
ery nation, and what is passing in it; all
these things are a language, as are also
many smaller particulars, tho' attended by
none.
There will come,

Alike, the day of trial-unto all,
And the rude world-will buffet us alike:
Temptation-hath a music-for all ears;
And mad ambition-trumpeteth to all;
And ungovernable thought, within,
Will be in every bosom-eloquent:
But, when the silence-and the calm come on,
And the high seal-of character-is set,
We shall not all-be similar.

298. EMPHASIS, by changing the seat of Proverbs. 1. One may have a thousand acAccent, and, of course, the Emphasis too. quaintances, and not one real friend among them 1. Does he pronounce correctly, or incorrect-all. 2. The richer a country is in talent, and good ly? 2. In some kinds of composition, plaus- sense, the happier will it be. 3. Always to speak ibility is deemed as essential as probability.what we think, is a sure way-to acquire the 3. Does that man speak rationally, or irra- habit of thinking and acting with propriety. 4. tionally? 4. We are not now to inquire All finery—is a sign of littleness. 5. In proportion as we know ourselves, we are enabled to know into the justice, or the injustice, the honor, others. 6. The government-and people should or the dishonor of the deed; nor whether it was lawful, or unlawful, wise, or unwise; Time and labor-change a mulberry-leaf into satin. never regard each other, as opposite parties. 7. but, whether it was actually committed. 5. 8. As virtue - is its own reward; so vice- is its He who is good before invisible witnesses, is own punishment. 9. It is torture, to enemies, to reeminently so before visible ones. 6. This turn their injuries with kindness. 10. Cast thy corruptible-must put on incorruption, and bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it, after this mortal-immortality. 7. What fellow- many days. 11. He, may find fault, who cannot ship hath righteousness, with unrighteous-mend. 12. A bird is known by its note, and a man ness? or what communion hath light-with-by his talk. darkness? 8. We naturally love what is agreeable, and hate what is disagreeable.

299. It is surprising, how few, even of our better readers, emphasize the right words, in a proper manner; this is more especially the case in reading, than in speaking; and yet children emphasize, correctly, everything that is the result of their own feelings and thoughts. Incorrect emphasis, always perverts the sense; and, to the hearer, it is like directing a traveler in the wrong road. Ex. 1. "Dr. Syntax told Jack, to saddle his horse; and Jack saddled him." Thus emphasized, there is no possibility of doubt, but that Jack -put the saddle on the Doctor. Place the emphasis on saddled, and you will get the true meaning. 2. Now, therefore, the said John, (says the said Thomas,) is a thief. 3. Now, therefore, the said John, says the said Thomas is a thief. Apply emphasis in a variety of ways, to other examples.

How

Anecdote. No rank in life-precludes the efficacy of a well-timed compliment. When Queen Elizabeth, who was highly accomplished, both in mind and person, asked an embassador, how he liked her ladies, who attended on her; he replied, "It is hard to judge of stars-in presence of the sun."

An Honest Means of getting a Living. There seems to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth; the first is by war, as the Romans did, in plundering their conquered neighbors,-this is robbery; the second, by commerce, which is generally cheating; the third, by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein a man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of God in his favor, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry.

Varieties. 1. Should not every one beware of the evils, attendant on his own con300. CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES. dition? 2. Children, as well as adults, are little attention is paid to the construction benefitted by their own conjectures and reasof our dwellings! They seem to be built, onings; even about things and principles, principally, for their looks; and without that they cannot as yet comprehend. 3. regard to health, and comfort. Our sleep- What does education mean, but the regeneing apartments-appear to be of second-ration of the mind? 4. The present families ary consideration: they are generally made small; are poorly ventilated, with low ceilings, while all ingress and egress of air is carefully prevented. It would be much better to reverse this arrangement, and have our dwelling apartments constructed like our sleeping apartments; for the former are often ventilated through the day. Beware of low stories, or low ceilings: houses with attic stories, or half stories, or garrets, used for sleeping or study rooms, are hot-beds of disease and death; excellent places, with the addition of highly seasoned food, and a plenty of coffee, to generate bilious and other fevers. Fine economy this! and then pay the physician a few hundred dollars a year, to cure, or kill you!

The best-sometimes, from virtue's path recede;
But if the intent be good, excuse the deed.

of mankind-seem but the wrecks and ruins of men; like the continents, that compose the earth. 5. How apt we are to make ourselves-the measure of the universe; and with the span of one life, or the world's history, to crowd the magnitude, and extent of the works of God; these are but parts-of one stupendous whole. 6. Our bodies are new-formed every seven years. 7. Only, that external worship is profitable, in which an internal feeling, and a sense of what is said and done, exists; for without such sense, it must needs be merely external.

Lo! like a glorious pile of diamonds bright

Built on the steadfast cliff, the waterfall Pours forth its gems of pearl and silver light;

They sink, they rise, and, sparkling, cover all With infinite refulgence: while its song, Sublime as thunder, rolls the woods along.

Proverbs. 1. He, who goes no further than bare justice, stops at the beginning of virtue. 2 The blameless-should not bear the effects of vice. 3. The faults, and misfortunes of others, should serve as beacons, to warn us against the causes, by which they have been overwhelmed. 4. Some

quarrel, even with a friend, for a matter devoid of

301. EMPHASIS-may be exhibited by stress, and higher pitch: that is, force and loudness of voice, and elevation to the upper notes of the scale. 1. Little minds are tamed-and subdued-by misfortunes; but great ones-rise ABOVE them. 2. VIRTUE -leads to happiness; vice-to misery. 3.-have such a love for contention, that they will TRUE liberty-can exist-only where JUS- all importance. 5. The human mind-can acTICE-is impartially administered. 4. TYR-complish almost any thing that it determines to efANNY-is detestable-in every shape; but in fect; for patience, and perseverance, surmount every none so formidable, as when assumed and surmountable difficulty. 6. Keep your appetiteexercised, by a NUMBER of tyrants. 5. Frown under the control of reason. 7. The indulgence INDIGNANTLY, upon the first DAWNING-Of of a satirical disposition-is always dangerous: an attempt, to alienate any portion of this it betrays a malicious spirit, a bad heart, and ofUnion from the rest: the UNION-it must ten creates enmities, and dislikes, that no lapse of be preserved. 6. DRUNKENNESS-destroys years can soften, and death-can hardly extinguish. more of the human race, and alienates more 8. While the tongue and expression of someproperty, than all the other crimes on earth. seem to be honied, their heart-abounds with vine7. A day, an HOUR-of virtuous liberty, is gar. 9. Superfluity-often leads to profusion. 10. worth a whole eternity in bondage. 8. I tell Characters-in every other respect virtuous and you, tho' (5) you; tho' all the (6) world; tho' amiable, if tinged with haughtiness and reserve, an angel from (8) HEAVEN-declare the become odious. 11. Solitude-dulls thought; too truth of it, I could not believe it. N. B. The much society-dissipates it. 12. The longest lifewords in small capitals have both stress and is but a parcel of moments. 13. Without prudence, fortitude is mad.

elevation.

Anecdote. A paver, who had often dunned a Doctor, was one day answered by him,

"Do you pretend to be paid for such work? You have spoiled my pavement, and covered it with earth-to hide its defects." "Mine is not the only bad work, that the earth hides; as your practice abundantly proves,”—rejoined the man.

302. STRONG POINTS. There are, in all kinds of sentences, paragraphs, speeches, &c., what may be called strong points, which are to be shown, principally, by the voice: hence, the importance of throwing all weak parts into the back-ground, and bringing out the strong ones-into the fore-ground. Now if the little words, that are insignificant, are, in their pronunciation and delivery, made Legendary Tales. In countries, where significant, the proper effect will be destroy-education and learning abound, legendary ed. Therefore, we should never make prom- and miraculous tales lose ground; exciting inent such words as are not emphatic; and but little interest, and less belief, and at last especially, such words as at, by, of, for, from, almost becoming a dead letter. Mankind, in in, on, up, with, &c., unless they are contras- a state of ignorance, with little education, ted with their opposites: as-of, or for; by, are credulous, and fond of the marvellous; or through; from or to; in or out; on, or and there have not been wanting, in all ages, under; up, or down, &c. men of craft and invention, to gratify that passion in others, and turn it to their own advantage.

303. RECITATIONS. Frequent recitations, from memory, are very useful, as they oblige the speaker to dwell on the ideas, which he wishes to express, discern their particular meanings, and force, and give him a knowledge of emphasis, tones, &c., which the pieces require: and they will especially relieve him from the influence of school-boy habits-of reading differently from conversation, on similar subjects, and afford far greater scope for expression and gestures.

304. ETHICS. Moral Philosophy,-treats of our duties to our Maker, to our fellowmen, and to ourselves; and the reasons by which those duties are enforced. Its great object seems to be-to promote the cause of virtue, by showing its reasonableness, excellence and beauty, and the melancholy effects of neglecting or forsaking it.

Honor-is an isle,-whose rocky coast
When once abandoned, is forever lost.

Varieties. 1. The Bible-has truth for its subject, the mind for its object, and the Father of mind for its Author. 2. Such is the arrangement of Divine Order, in the government of the universe, that no evil can be prac ticed, or intended, without eventually falling on the contriver. 3. A knowledge of man's physical organization, as well as mental, is essentially requisite for all, who would successfully cultivate the field of education. 4. Experience—is the knowledge of every thing in the natural world, that is capable of being received through the medium of the senses. | 5. Where liberty dwells, there--is my country. 6. Intemperance-drives wit out of the head, money out of the pocket, elbows out of the coat, and health out of the body. 7. In the choice of a wife, take the obedient daugh ter of a good mother.

liable to interruption. 5. If our passions are not kept under control, they will soon master us. 6. Those things that are unbecoming, are unsafe. 7. Ardent spirits-have drowned more people, than all the waters in the world. 8. He, is never tired of listening, who wishes to gain wisdom. 9. All true religion relates to life; and the life of that religion is-to do good from a love of it. 10. A wise man is a great wonder. 11. Be courteous to all, and intimate with few. 12. Defile not your mouth with swearing.

305. EMPHASIS is made, secondly, by Proverbs. 1. A desire to resist oppressionquantity and force; i. e. prolongation of is implanted in the nature of man. 2. The faults sound, and stress of voice, on either high, low, and errors of others, are lessons of caution-to ouror medium pitches. 1. Roll on,-thou dark selves. 3. No shield is so impenetrable, no security -and deep blue ocean-ROLL; Ten THOUSso effectual, as a mind-conscious of its innocence. AND fleets SWEEP-over thee in vain. 2.4. Our most delightful enjoyments-are always Let our object be-our country; our WHOLE country; and nothing BUT—our country. 3. I warn you do not DARE-to lay your hand on the constitution. 4. Hail! Universal LORD! Be bounteous still-to give us ONLY GOOD; and if the night—have gathered -aught of evil--or concealed-disperse it now, as light-dispels the dark. 5. A Deity -believed-is joy begun; a Deity-adored -is joy ADVANCED,-a Deity--BELOVED is joy matured. 6. Prayer-ardent-opens heaven; lets down a stream of glory-on the consecrated hours of MAN,-in audience —with the DEITY. N. B. The first Ex. is an instance of the lowest division of subjects -the Natural; the second and third, of the middle division—the Human; and the fourth and fifth, of the upper-the Divine: see previous article on this subject.

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Anecdote. Law Practice. A lawyer told his client, that his opponent · had removed his suit to a higher court: "Let him remove it where he pleases, (quoth the client;) my attorney will follow it-for money."

Common Sense. It is in the portico of the Greek sage, that that phrase has received its legitimate explanation; it is there we are taught, that "common sense" signifies "the 306. SHERIDAN, of whose oratorical pow- sense of the common interest." Yes! it is the ers, every elocutionist has heard, after having most beautiful truth in morals, that we have excited a great interest among his friends, no such thing as a distinct or divided interest who were filled with hope at his prospects, from our race. In their welfare is ours, and made a signal failure, on his first appearance by choosing the broadest paths to effect their in Parliament; insomuch, that he was en-happinesss, we choose the surest and the treated never to make another attempt. He nobly replied "I will; for by Heaven, it is in me, and it shall come out." He did try, and his efforts were crowned with success. In like manner, almost every orator failed at first; but perseverance made them more than conquerors. It is not unfrequent that the most abashed, and ill-omened, succeed the best. Take courage; let your motto be "onward and UPWARD, and true to the line."

My crown is in my heart,-not on my head;
Nor decked with diamonds, and Indian stones:
Nor to be SEEN; my crown—is called-CONTENT;
A crown it is-that seldom KINGS enjoy.
If there is a Power above us,

(And that there is-all Nature-cries aloud,
Thro' all her works,) He-must delight in virtue;
And that which He delights in-must be happy.
He hath a heart-as sound as a BELL,
And his tongue-is the CLAPPER;
For what his heart-THINKS, his tongue-SPEAKS.
Where'er thou journeyest-or whate'er thy care,
My heart shall follow, and my spirit-share.
5. American Literature-will find, that the
intellectual spirit-is her TREE of LIFE; and
the union of the STATES,-her garden of
Paradise. 6. God-is our FATHER; and al-
though we, as children, may be EVER So
guilty, his compassion towards us-fails not;
and he will pity, forgive, and counsel, advise,
teach, and lead us out of evil, whenever we
sincerely wish it.

shortest to our own.

Varieties. 1. The universe-is an empire; and God-its sovereign. 2. The smoothness of flattery-cannot now avail,-cannot save us, in this rugged and awful crisis. 3. I had much rather see all-industrious and enlightened, than to see one half of mankind-slaves to the other, and these-slaves to their passions. 4. The condition of scoffers, is of all-the most dangerous; as well from the particular state of mind, that constitutes their character, as because they are incapable of conviction-by argument; whoever knew such a one converted to the truth? 5. Watch against, and suppress-the first motions of spiritual pride; such as-proneness to think too highly of yourselves, or a desire to have others think highly of you, on account of your spiritual attainments. 6. How many villains-walk the earth with credit, from the mere fulfilment of negative decencies. 7. Study history, not so much for its political events, as for a knowledge of human nature.

Away! away to the mountain's brow,
Where the trees are gently waving;
Away! away to the mountain's brow,
Where the stream is gently laving.
Away! away to the rocky glen,

Where the deer are wildly bounding;
And the hills shall echo in gladness again
To the hunter's bugle sounding.

397. QUANTITY AND RHETORICAL] Proverbs. 1. You cannot appease envy, PAUSE. 1. Dwell on such words as are expres-even by sacrificing virtue. 2. The envious man sive of the kindlier affections, with a slow grows base, by contemplating the success of anand adhesive movement of voice, as if you other. 3. A government, that undervalues the af parted with the ideas reluctantly. 2. Very fections of the people, and expects to find a firm deliberate subjects require more or less of basis in terrors, will be mistaken, and short-lived. quantity in their emphasis: so also do the 4. He, who passes over a crime, unreproved, or sublime, the grand, and the solemn; partic-unpunished, encourages its repetition. 5. He, who controls his passions, subdues his greatest ularly, the reverential, the grave; so also do earnest entreaty, prayer, deep pathos, &c. self to all the contingencies of life; but the foolenemy. 6. He, alone is wise, that can adapt himEx. “Join—all ye creatures-to extol--Him vainly contends, and struggles against the stream. -FIRST; Him-last; Him-midst, and-7. The ways of the lazy-are as a hedge of without end." "O Mary! dear-departed thorns. 8. To a lazy man-every exertion is painshade, Where is thy place of blissful rest?ful, and every movement a labor. 9. InnocenceSeest thou thy lover--lowly laid? Hear'st and mysteriousness-seldom dwell together. 10. It thou the groans, that rend his breast?"

308. Read, or rather speak from memory, these lines with quantity, and on the lower pitches of voice.

Night, (sable goddess) from her ebon throne,
In rayless majesty, now stretches far
Her leaden sceptre-o'er a slumbering world.
Silence-how dead! and darkness-how profound:
Nor eye, nor listening ear, an object finds.
Creation-sleeps. "Tis-as if the general pulse
Of LIFE-stood still,-and Nature-made a pause,
An awful pause,-prophetic of her end.

is folly-to expect justice-at the hands of the unjust. 11. Great are the charms of novelty. 12. Custom-is no small matter. 13. Consider thy

ways, and be wise.

Humbugs. All new developments of truth--are called, by many, who do not appreciate them, or dare to think and act for themselves--" HUMBUGS :" and this dreadful name--has no doubt had the effect--to lead some--to condemn them, without further inquiry. But the worst of all humbugs, the most deplorable of all delusions--is that, which leads men to shut their eyes to the truth, lest they should be laughed at-for acknowledging it.

309. IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS. If the evils of tight lacing, and tight dressing could only stop with the guilty, one consolation would still be left us; but even this is Varieties. 1. Is not this world-a world denied us: no! there is not even one drop of dreams, and the spirit-world—a world of of joy to be cast into our cup of bitterness-realities? 2. Some are only in the love of the draught is one of unmingled gall: the knowing what is good, and true; others, of human form divine is sadly deformed; the understanding them; and others--of living fountain of innumerable evils and diseases is according to them; to which class do I be opened by this suicidal practice; and thous-long? 3. Xerxes-whipped the sea, because ands of human beings are yearly coming it would not obey him. 4. That, which some into life, cursed from head to foot, from mind to body, with the awful effects of this infernal fashion, which originated in the basest passions of the human heart. Oh, who can measure the accumulating woe, which this accursed custom has entailed, and is yet entailing on the human race!

Anecdote. To prevent Suicide. A Hibernian Senator, speaking on the subject of preventing suicide, said,-" The only way I can conceive, of stopping the business, is, to make it a capital offence, punishable with

death."

O how weak

Is mortal man! How trifling-how confin'd
His scope of vision !-Puff'd with confidence,
His phrase-grows big with immortality;
And he, poor insect of a summer's day,
Dreams of eternal honors to his name;
Of endless glory, and perennial bays.
He idly reasons of Eternity,

As of the train of ages,-when, alas!
Ten thousand thousand of his centuries
Are, in comparison, a little point,
Too trivial for account.

Unlearn the evils you have learned.

people pride themselves in, often becomes the cause of their undoing; and what they very much dislike, becomes the only thing that saves them. 5. Possession-is eleven points of the law: hence, never let a valuable thing go out of your possession, without an ample security. 6. The world belowis a glass, in which we may see the world above: remove the vail, and see where spirit,

and matter are connected. 7. The heart-felt prayer, only, is available; and to produce it, there must be deep-felt want; and the stronger it operates, the more perfect, and acceptable must be the prayer.

"Oh! tell me, step-dame Nature, tell,

Where shall thy wayward child abide?
On what fair strand his spirit dwell,
When life has spent its struggling tide?
Shall hope no more her taper burn,
Quench'd-in the tears that sorrow sends?
Nor from the feast, misfortune spurn

The wishful wretch, that o'er it bends?"
"Can storied urn, or animated bust,

Back to its mansion, call the fleeting breath? Can honor's voice-provoke the silent dust? Or flatt'ry soothe the dull, cold ear of death?

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