POSTSCRIPT.

The Student is recommended to read over the whole of the preceding Vocabulary, that the principle of contraction may be thoroughly impressed upon his memory. He should then transcribe in Shorthand the Logograms of most frequent recurrence, that his eye may be accustomed to the aspect of the contractions. The leading abbreviations, however, will, in most cases, be remembered after a single reading.

The Vocabulary is not limited to words in common popular use; it contains also many scientific and other terms, which, though, perhaps rarely met with, must be provided for, in order to complete the system for the reporting of Philosophical Lectures, the proceedings of Learned Societies, &c. Moreover, the Vocabulary does not include all words of frequent occurrence in the language, for the obvious reason that the "curt" writing of many of these is so simple as not to admit of further contraction. Of this class are numerous words ending in the various Alphabetic Terminations, which require no more than a single consonant with a termination symbol, to express them in the ordinary curt writing; such as operate, utterance, elegant, ardent, imitate, innocent, enemy, &c. &c.

RECAPITULATORY TABLE OF PREFIXES.

collected in the following Table. columns for the insertion of the write in from the Vocabulary.

For convenience of learning the Prefixes, the chief of them are Spac is left opposite the different Symbols, which the Student should

KEY TO THE PLATES.

PLATE I.

Model Exercise on the Alphabet. Each letter written in three sizes, Full, Half, and Tick Size.

1. Diagram of the straight-line-consonants-to be written (in the following order) without lifting the pen.-[B, G, P, K, D, Z, T, S.]

2. Diagram of the curve-consonants to be written without lifting the pen.—[Ng, M, N, L, Th (thin) L (thin) Th, V, Wh, F, W, Sh, R, Zh-Y, H.]

3. Diagram of the whole alphabet.

PLATE II.

Exercise on the Writing of Words, illustrating the principle by which vowel sounds are implied, and the insertion of Vowel Symbols is rendered unnecessary.

1ape pay ebb bay eat tea aid day oak key egg go oaf foe eve vie ash show air ray oath thaw though yea why way 2ail lay ace say aim may own know clay call pray pair appear spy speak stay steal sky scope3slay sail snow sign spray spring sparing stray star astir sway glow gale fly fall draw dare tree tear cry care stork strike citric sturrock satiric esoteric part parrot apart upright operate 5propose purpose prompt promote permit sprite sport spirit support separate aspirate 6act cut acute gate agate turk turkey eagle ugly tempt attempt empty omit idle dull old play pale apple appeal 7harp harpy able bale blood bold elbow ask seek sickle sickly skill fence fancy finesse afloat float felt zeal easel sure assure marsh marshy moorish giraffe leisure measure like elk alike full awful 9self slave scarf serve survey void avoid bosom chasm asthma mend amend Monday 10head ahead heigh-ho round around hunger hungry health healthy there other through author while awhile wake awake earth wrath 11jar urge ajar gender gander certain curtain chief achieve judge size pebble tide keg curse curs 12sing single string stirring strength lengthen ink uncle monk monkey singer finger think thinking reading writing eating drinking watching judging chink jingle quick.

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PLATE III.

Exercise on the Repeater, Final Vowels, and Final Syllables ending in Vowels.

1paper people bible babbler tattle total titter tattler cackle cockscomb cockroach giggle giggling giggler dawdle deduct sister suspect assist 2poplar popular apoplexy hippopotamus appetite hubbub added dead agog gig magog cachectic state statistics potatoe titillate 3quaker quaker twitter twitter (2 modes) pupil tutor cucumber assistant assassinate dyspeptic pauses possess 4echo ago eighty eddy abbey happy essay easy ashy alley airy ahoy itchy ivy away annoy roomy busy 5area idea Isaiah trachea sepia Arabia cornucopia encyclopedia panacea paraphernalia dyspnoea ratafia miscellanea encomia Dorothea eolian ærial aonian Israel iota create naiad eneid Graham lullaby infancy efficacy intimacy episcopacy dropsy mercy inveteracy decency necromancy significancy Spresidency dependency agency potency fluency tragedy comedy rhapsody subsidy jeopardy tardy brandy 9army enemy chimney journey Germany harmony pacify horrify specify testify glorify personify gratify qualify sanctify sanctity 10energy liturgy prodigy etymology genealogy analogy effigy anarchy monarchy whisky milky murky frailty 11friendly leisurely anomaly precipitately successively academy economy anatomy litany progeny imagery imaginary heraldry 12sedentary symmetry treasury philosophy cupidity avidity eternity colloquy obloquy few view sue pew cue virtue imbue value.

PLATE IV.

Exercise on Vowel-Words, Arbitraries, and Prefixes and Terminations.

I write. The eye reads. I have an eye on you. The eye of a needle. For ever and aye. Ay, ay, sir! 2Ah, is it so? O no, it could not be! It fills me with awe. 0, indeed, I owe you one. O, ay! More and more near they come. The most that can

be said is this. Such being the case. No, not in all the world. Compare combine contest conduct attention motion notion session concession connection condescension expose expedition extraction extrication expected stated 5extremity exert exist exalted excommunicated examination solitude solicitude exactitude beatitude multitude inexpert unexpected inexpedient excitement 6testament armament consignment judgment escapement government parliament circle circular circuit circuitous circumstance circumspection circumcision reading writing circulating library enterprising interposition entertainment interview interrogation intersection intercession anxious cautious sagacious loquacious vicious capacious vexatious

extirpate extirpation extermination extravagant extricate Sextraordinary witness goodness sadness business happiness sleepiness harness harshness cleanness cleanliness lugubriousness voluptuousness loveliness kindness 9accompaniment accommodated accomplished unaccompanied decomposition disconnected disconsolate incommode uncompromising uncontrolled unconcerned inconstancy inconvenient 10recommend reconciled unrecompensed encircled uncircumcised co-existent co-executor co-extensive unenterprising uninterrupted unintermitted uninteresting 11unentertaining conventional intentional sanctioned portioned partitioned petitioned petitions petitioner exceptional possessions passions passionate compassionateness affectionate stationed stations stationer stationary 12cautioning mentioning distractedly undoubtedly devotedly multitudes multitudinous valetudinary lamenting lamented lamentation ornamental ornaments detrimental arguments argumentative tormentor 13missionary monumental ailments elements laments witnessing witnesses witnessed earnest earnestness harnessed harnessing anxiousness cautiousness graciousness viciousness maliciousness consciousness conscientiousness.

PLATE V.

Exercise on Derivative Words, Modes of Joining Letters, and Exact Vowel Marks.

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