(Lesson 20.) GRAMMAR.

Exercises in Parsing.

RULE 4. Prepositions govern the objective case. As, Mary Hives on the hill. In this sentence, on, is a preposition, and expresses the relative position or situation between Mary and the place of her abode; it therefore requires the noun, hill, to be in the objective case, hence, the preposition is the governing word. Hill, is a noun common, third person, singular number, of no gender, and is governed by the preposition, on, in the objective case.

John rides on Peter's horse along the bank of the river. Thomas plants Joseph's corn in the field by the fence. James struck Peter's horse on the leg with a horse whip. Mary wound Ann's silk from a skein into a ball. Joseph knocked Ralph's ball into the river with a club. James said Ralph might say the truth of him, do justly by him, and live peaceably with him. William shot a bird on a tree by the road with a gun on Monday.

at noon.

Questions on the 19th Chapter.

Arithmetical Exercises.

Grammaticalligxercises.
LESSON 4.

1. What of the two genders?
2. What of the sun, time, &c.?
3. Of city, ship, virtue, &c.?
4. How distinguished by words?
5. How by different terminations?
6. What of the other mode, &c.?
7. Of another class of words?
8. The note and reference?
LESSON 8.

1. The 2d rule of Syntax?
2. How is it illustrated?
3. What are the examples, &c.?
LESSON 12.

1. How are verbs classed?

2. Describe the transitive verb?
3. Describe the intransitive verb ?
4. Describe the neuter verb?
5. The 1st observation? The 2d ob-
servation?

LESSON 16.
1. The 3d rule of Syntax?
2. The example of illustration, &c. ?
3. The observation and examples?
LESSON 20.

1. The 4th rule of Syntax?
2. How is it illustrated?

3. What the subsequent exam,
ples?

PART II.-CHAPTER XX.

(Lesson 1.) SPELLING.

Words of two Syllables in double columns; the first exhibits the spelling, and the second the pronunciation. Accent on the first syllable, and vowels short, in alphabetical order.

ad junct adjunkt

af tür ag'at

an ger an gle

ab sess

ab'ses

al ley

ang ler
an gry

an guish

ang glür ang'gre anguish

ac tion

ak'shin

al um

allum

an ise

ac tive

aktiv

am ber

am'bŭr

an cle

an❜nis
ank'kl

RULE 1. That sentence, or member of a sentence, which, in prose, requires the rising or falling inflection, adopts the same

When all nature's hush'd to sleep',

Nor love, nor guilt, their vigils keep',
Softly leave your cavern'd den',

And wander o'er the works of men.

RULE 2. A pause, proportioned in duration to the intimate or remote connexion that subsists between the closing and commencing words in the lines of poetry, should be carefully observed. Thus:

Can you discern another's mind' ?
Why is 't you envy? Envy's blind、.
Tell envy', when she would annoy',
That thousands want what you enjoy.

OBS. 1. When the lines break so as to part the article and its noun, the adjective and its noun, or the preposition and its noun, the pause is omitted. Thus:

O'er their heads', a crystal fountain',
Whereon a sapphire throne, inlaid with pare
Amber', and colours of the show'ry bow.
When', on a sudden', open fly',

With impetuous recoil, and jarring sound',
The infernal doors', and' on their hinges', grate
Harsh thunder.

OBS. 2. No pause can be made after the adjective pure, and the verb grate.

RULE 3. Most kinds of verse, admit a short pause in or near the middle of the line. The falling inflection may be applied to the middle pause of the penultimate line with great effect. Thus:

NOTE. By this weight, the precious metals and liquors are weighed.

Addition of Troy Weight.

NOTE. The rules for stating and working this and the other compound terms, are the same as those applied to Federal and English money. They need not be repeated.

1. Add lbs. 216-418-20; lbs. 117-10-16-30; lb. 12-119, and lbs. 77 - 7 - 11 - 7.

10 6-180 proof.

3. Subtract 1b14 6-11 from 1b22-12 6. 4. Subtract ib12-11-10-11, from lb 16, and add the several differences into one sum.

(Lesson 4.) GRAMMAR.

Exercises in Parsing.

of

RULE 5. Active participles govern the objective case. As, James saw his sister feeding the fowls,

In this sentence, the noun fowls, is in the objective case and is governed by the active participle, feeding; agreeably to

rule 5.

Joseph, digging the field, found a purse of money. Joseph saw the men ploughing the farm. Ann, in helping the needy, does her duty. The good man, feeding the poor, honours his

master.

NOTE. Participles are of three kinds; to wit, the present participle, the past participle, and the compound participle.

The present participle ends in ing; and when it governs the objective case, it generally comes from a verb that can be made transitive; and therefore it is styled an active participle.

The present participle does not always act upon, or govern the objective case; for it frequently does the office of an adjective; as, a loving child; a charming girl; the pelting storm; the roaring ocean, &c.

The past participle ends in d, or ed, t, or n; as, loved, learned, taught, blown, &c.

And the compound participle is a connexion of the present and past; as, having loved, being taught, &c.

Joseph's horse, drawing the chaise, passed with Sarah's friends and a child. Justus rode Pa's new horse and best saddle. Mary gave half her dinner to the poor child. The hunter's hounds chased the fox to the wood. Many very poor folks live in the city. The sun's rays are sensibly felt. The day is very warm.

OBS. The article the may be put before adverbs to mark the degree with greater force; as, the more Mary writes, the greater her improvement. The swifter he runs, the greater his speed. Sometimes a whole phrase seems to do the office of adverb, and is called an adverbial phrase; as, Mary acted in a very discreet way; or, Mary acted discreetly.

(Lesson 6.) READING.

The American Eagle.

There's a fine bald bird', with a bending beak',
With an angry eye', and a startling shriek',

That inhabits the cragy, where the cliff flow'rs blow',
On the precipice top, in perpetual snow、.

2. He sits where the air' is shrill and bleak',
On the splinter'd point of a shiver'd peak、;
Bold, bald, and strip'd', like a vulture torn',
In wind and strife', his feathers worn、.

3. All ruffl'd and stain'd', yet gleaming bright',
Round his serpent-neck, that's wrinkled and white',
Winds a red tuft of hair, which glitters afar',
Like the crest of a chieftain', thin❜d in war、.

4. This bird of the cliff', where the barren yew springs',
Where the sun beams play', and the wind-harp sings',
Sits erect', unapproachable, fearless, and proud',
And screams, soars aloft', and lights in the cloud、.

5. He's the bird of our banner、; the Eagle that braves',
When the battle is there', the wrath of the waves\,
He rides on the storm, in its hurricane march',
'Mid flashes of lightning', across the blue arch、,

6. He dips his bold wing' in the blushes of day、;
Drinks noon's fervid blaze', and eve's parting ray、;
He visits the stars, at their home in the sky',
And meets the sun's beam with an unalter'd eye、.

Multiplication of Troy Weight.

(1) lb. 27 -5 – 16x3=lb.82 – 5 – 8,

(2) lb.113-6-6-18×5 (3) oz.918-22×8=
(4) lb.414-6-8-2×12

(5) lb.16-10-19×11=

Division of Troy Weight.

-

(1) 82lb. 5oz. 8dwt÷3-27 5 16 - Ans. (2) 113lb. 6 -6 - 18÷5

(4) 414 6-8-2-12=

(3) 9oz. 18 - 22÷8=
(5) 16lb. - 10 - 19+11=

OBS. These examples may be extended at pleasure by the teacher; and the scholar will find it convenient to have all the tables of the compound parts, perfectly committed. Every recitation in Arithmetic should be in class, and upon a black board; there is no adequate substitute.

(Lesson 8.) GRAMMAR,
Of the Articles,

The article is placed before the noun to limit its application. There are two articles; a or an, and the. A is called the indefinite article, for it does not limit its noun to a specific object, but merely to one of a kind; as, a man, a bird; that is, one of the species of men or birds, but no particular one,