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181. Orthography, being to the Elocution- | Proverbs. 1. Estimate persons more by st, especially, a subject of incalcual le im- their hearts, than by their heads. 2. A people portance, it is presumed a few observations, who have no amusements, have no manners. illustrated by examples, will not be out of All are not saints, who go to church; all is not place. The author introduces an entirely gold that glitters. 4. Advice—is soldom welcome; new mode of learning the letters, by the use those who need it most, generally like it least. of sounds, before the characters are exhib-5. Do not spend your words to no purpose; but ited; also, a new way of spelling, in which the words are spelt by giving the different Bonds of the letters, instead of their names: and finally, a new method of teaching children to read, by dictation; instead of by the book: i. e. to read without a book, the same as we all learn to speak our mother tongue; and afterwards, with a book: thus making the book talk just as we should, when speak ing on the same subject.

come to the facts. 6. Great things-cannot be accomplished without proper means. 7. We reap hereafter. 8. God gives to all, the power of bethe consequences of our actions-both here, and coming what they ought to be. 9. Infringe on no one's rights. 10. If we are determined to succeed, we shall succeed. 11. Better do well, than say well. 12. Better be happy than rich.

Anecdote. If men would confine their conversation to such subjects as they under

stand, how much better it would be for both

182. Aspirates. There are, according to speaker and hearer. Hally, the great matheir representatives, 21 aspirate, or breath thematician, dabbled not a little in infidelity; sounds: omitting the duplicates, (or letters he was rather too fod of introducing this having the same sound,) there are only elev- subject in his social intercourse; and once, en; viz: c, as in cent, clock, ocean; d, as in when he had descanted somewhat freely on fac'; f, as in fife; h, as in hoe; p, as in pipe; it, in the presence of his friend, Sir Isaac z, as in miz; ch, as in church; th, as in thin; Newton, the latter cut him short with this and wh, as in where whence it appears, by Hally, with the greatest deference, when observation. I always attend to you, Dr. actual analysis, that we have sixteen vowel you do us the honor to converse on astrosounds, and twenty-eight consonant sounds;nomy, or the mathematics; because. these making in all FORTY-FOUR; Some authors, however, give only thirty-eight.

are subjects that you have industriously investigated, and which you well understand: 183. The common mode of teaching all but religion-is a subject on which I hear three, is no better policy, (setting every thing you with great pain; for this is a subject else aside.) than to go from America to Chi-which you have not seriously examined, and ng to get to England: in other words, perfectly riliculous: and were we not so much dcustomed to this unnatural and dementing process, we should consider it one of the most self-evident humbugs, not of the age

do not understand; you despise it, because you have not studied it; and you will not study it, because you despise it.

Laconics. In the scale of pleasure, the lowest are sensual delights, which are succecded by the more enlarged views and gay these give way to the sublimer pleasures of portraitures of a lively imagination; and reason, which discover the causes and designs, the form, connection, and symmetry of things, and fill the mind with the contemplation of intellectual beauty, order, and

only, but of the world. Examples of the old
mode: p, (pc,) h, (aytch,) i, (eye,) 8, (ess,)
TIS, i, (eye,) c, (see,) k, (kay,) ICK, TISICK;
fifteen sounds: of the new; f,i,z, lis, i, k, ik,
tis-ik; giving nothing but the fire sounds:
the old: g, (je,) e, (e,) w, (doubleyou,) Gu,
g. (j,) a, (a,) w, (doubleyou,) GAW, GEW-truth.
GAW; eighteen sounds, and not one sound in
melling is found in the word after it is spell:
the new mode; g, u,g, aw, GEW-DAW, giv-
ing only the four sounds of the letters, in-

stead of their nomes.

Notes. 1. We never can succeed in accomplishing one half of the glorious purposes of language, so long as we apply our

welys to what is rortin, and regiect what is spelen. 2. A new $41 presents is If; and when we shall have entered it, in the nytt phe ant manner, a ne v era will dawn upon us, leating us me to the culisation of the living language and the lising voice: the compass and harmony of the best instrument can never be perceived, by tourbie the keys at random, or playing a few simple

es upon it, mel by the ear.

When sailing-on this troubled sea
Of pain, and tears, and agony;
Though wildly roar the waves around,
With restless and repeated sound,
'Tis sure to think, that on our eyes,
A lovelier clime-shall yet arise;
That we shall wake-from sorrow's dream,
Beside a pure-and living stream.
BRONSON. J

Varieties. 1. The greatest learning-is to be seen in the greatest simplicity. 2. Prefer the happiness and independence of a private station, to the trouble and vexation of a public one. 3. It is very foolish-for any one, to suppose, that he excels all othera -in understanding. 4. Never take the humble, nor the proud, at their own valu. ation; the estimate of the former-is too little, and that of the latter-100 much. 5. Every order of good-is found by an order of truth, agreeing with it. 6. As there is much to enjoy in the world, so is there much to endure; and wise are they, who enjoy gratefully, and endure patiently. 7. What is the meaning of the expression in the first chapter of Genesis. Let us make man, in our image, and after our likeness ?" All farewells-should be sudden, when forever: Else, they make an eternity-of moments,-And clog the last-sad sands of life-with tears.

predominating; and then there will be case, grace, and powe

combined.

184. In teaching spelling to children, ex- | then their shapes, and names, together with their uses; the sam course should be pursued in teaching music, the car, always ercise them on the forty-four sounds of the Letters; then in speaking in concert, after the preceptor, and also individually, interspersing the exercises with analyzing words, by giving the various sounds of which they are composed. At first, let them give each sound in a syllable by itself, (after you;) then let them give all the sounds in a syllable before pronouncing it; and finally, let them give all the sounds in a word, and then pronounce it: thus, there are three modes of spelling by car; easy, difficult, and more difcult. Those, however, taught in the old way, must expect that their younger pupils, especially, will soon get ahead of them; unless they apply themselves very closely to their

work..

Proverbs. 1. Virtue-grows under every weight imposed on it. 2. He, who envies the lot of another, must be discontented with his own. 3. When fortune fails us, the supposed friends of our prosperous days-vanish. 4. The love of ruling-is the most powerful affection of the human mind. 5. A quarrelsome man-must expect many wounds. 6. Many condemn, what they do not understand. 7. Property, dishonestly acquired, seldom descends to the third generahis task. 9. The difference between hypocrisy tion. 3. He, who has well begun, has half done and sincerity is infinite. 10. When our attention is directed to two objects, we rarely succeed in either. 11. Recompence every one for his lobor. 12. Zealously pursue the right path.

Anecdote. Patience. The priest of a certain village, observing a man, (who had just lost his wife.) very much oppressed with grief, told him, he must have Pa tience;" whereupon, the mourner replied, I have been trying her sir, but she will not consent to have me."

185. The second division of the Consonants is into SIMPLE, and COMPOUND; or single and double: of the former, there are twenty, including the duplicates: viz: e, in city; e, cab; d, do; d, pip'd; f, fifty; g, gull; h, hope; k, make; l, bill; m, mile; n, no; p, pop: q, quote; r, corn; s, sce; t. tune; ch, chyle; gh, tough; gh, ghastly; into three classes, corresponding to the scienThe range of knowledge-is divided and ph, epha: omitting the duplicate repre- tific, rational and affectuous faculties of man. rentatives, there are but eleven; viz: c, (ey- The first, is knowledge of the outward press;) c, (ac-me;) d, (day ;) d, (tripp'd;) creation,-involving every thing material, f, (foe;) g, (give;), (lay;) m, (mote;)-all that is addressed to our five senses; n, (nine;) p, (passed;) r, (more :) compare, and see.

186. Origin of Language. Plato says, that language-is of Divine institution; that human reason, from a defect in the knowl

the second, is knowledge of human exist ences, as it respects man's spiritual, or imthe Divine Being, including his nature, and mortal nature: and the third, knowledge of laws, and their modes of operation. There is a certain point where matter-ends, and edge of natures and qualities, which are in- spirit-begins: i. e. a boundary, where they dicated by names, could not determine the come in contact, where spirit-operates on cog-nom-i-na of things. He also maintains matter: there is a state, where finite spiritthat names are the vehicles of substances:ual existences-receive life and light-fron that a fixed analogy, or correspondence, ex- the Infinite, who is the Lord of all; that ists between the name and thing; that lan- Spirit, gunge, therefore, is not arbitrary in its origin, but fixed by the laws of analogy; and

that God alone, who knows the nature of things, originally imposed names, strictly expressive of their qualities. Zeno, Cle-anthes, Chry-sip-pus, and others, were of the same opinion.

Notes. 1. This work is not designed to exhibit the whole subject of Oratory; which is as boundless and profound as are the thenights and feelings of the human mind; but to present in a plain

and familiar form, the essentials of this Gol-like art; in the hopes

of being useful in this day and generation. In the course of another twelve years, there may be a nearer approach to truth and no fure. 2. Observe the difference between the sounds, heard in spel

fing the following words, by the names of the letters, and those

souls, bear! in the words after being spelt: 4-5,-e; if the sounds heard in calling the letters by name, are pronounced, the word is ay-le-ce; is, in ke manner, spell eye-ess; c,-o,r,-n, speil, see o-ar-en; 00,-2,-4, spell daub le-0-ze-ee ; a,-1,-m-,s, spell,

@,-el-em-ess; 0,-n, spell-ow-en; &c. 3. The common arrange. ment of words in columns, without meaning, seems at variance with comraor sense; but thir mode is perfely mathematical, as well as philosophical; and of course, in accordance with nature,

"That warms-in the sun; refreshes-in the breeze;
Gloros-in the stars; and blossoms-in the trecs."

The omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent
Being, that

"Lives-through all life, extends thro' all extent;
Spreads-undivided-operates-unspent:

Whose body nature is,and God-the soul."

Varieties. 1. Are monopolies consist often makes the most clever persons act ent with republican institutions? 2. Love like fools, and the most foolish, act like was ones. 3. Patience is the surest remed against calumny: time, sooner or later, will disclose the truth. 4. The fickleness of fortune-is felt all over the world. 5. It is it is difficult to make them. 6. Do not deeasy to criticise the productions of art, tho' fer till to-morrow. what ought to be do to-day. 7. The precepts and truths of the word of God.-are the very laws of divine order; and so far as our minds are receptive of then, we are so far in the divine order,

science, and the structure of mind. 4. The proper formation of and the divine order in us, if in a life agree words, out of letters, or sounds, is word-inaking. 5. Abelari-ansing with them.

should first be taught the scunde of letters, and then their uses, and Guard well thy thoughts-our thoughts are bear' in heaven.

that a, in far, is the original element of all the vowel and vocal consonant sounds, and the aspirate h, is the original element, out which all the aspirate consonant sounds are made, as well as the vocal sounds; thus, that which the letter h represents, seems to involve something of infinity in variety, so far as sounds, and their corresponding affec

187. The method, here recommended, of giving the sounds, of spelling, and of teaching children to read without a book, and then with a book, will save three-fourths of the labor of both teacher and pupil; and, in addition to these important considerations, there will be an immense amount of time and expense saved, and the young prevented from contracting the common bad habits of read-tions are concerned; for breath-is air: and ing unnaturally; which not only obstructs the proper development of body and mind, but sows the seeds of sickness and premature death. Cur motto should be, "cease to do evil, and learn to do well."

without air, there can be no sound. Why was the letter h, added to the names of Abra and Sarai?

Proverbs. I. He, who reckons without his host, must reckon again. 2. When we despise danger, it often overtakes us the sooner. They, who cross the ocean, may change climate,

3.

but their minds are still the same. 4. The cor-
duces the worst. 5. We must not judge of persons
ruption, or perversion of the best things-pro-

pearance. 6. If we indulge our passions, they
will daily become more violent. 7. Light grief-
may find utterance; but deeper sorrow can find
none. 8. The difference is great-between words
and deeds.
9. Poverty wants many things;
avarice-every thing. 10. Let us avoid having
too many irons in the fire. 11. Faithfully per-
form every duty, small and great 12. Govern
your thoughts, when alone, and your tongue,
when in company. 13. Ill got,-ill spent.

Anecdote. Finishing our Studies. Sev

188. Modes of Spelling. In the old, or common mode of spelling, there are many more sounds introduced, than the words contain: this always perplexes new beginners, whose ear has had much more practice, in reference to language, than their eye. They their clothing, or by the sanctity of their apgreat difficulty seems to be-to dispose of the parts, which amount to more than the whole for, in philosophy, it is an acknowledged principle, that the parts-are only equal to the whole. Hence, spelling by sounds of letters, instead of by names is vastly preferable: the former being perfectly philosophical, involving orderly, analysis and synthesis, and it is also mathematical, because the partsare just equal to the whole: while the latter mode is the very reverse of all this; and in-eral young physicians were conversing, in stead of ailing, essentially, in the develop the hearing of Dr. Rush, and one of them observed, When I have finished my stument of body and mind, tends directly to dies.' "When you have finished your prevent both. studies!" said the doctor, abruptly; "why. 189. Of the compound, or diphthongal and you must be a happy man, to have finished triphthongal consonants, we have twenty-them so young: I do not expect to finish three; viz: e, (z.) discern; c, (sh,) social; f, mine while I lire." (v,) thereof; g, (dg,) gibe; g, (zh,) badinage; j, (d) judge; n, (ng) bank; r, (burr'd,) trill; 8, (2) was; s, (sh,) sure; 8, (zh) leisure; t, (sh,) rafional; v, vivacity; w, wist; x, (ks.) ox; x, (z.) Xenia; y, youth; z, zizzaz; ch, (tch,) such; ch, (sh.) chagrin; ph, (v,) nephew; th, thick; th, tho'; wh, why: deducting the duplicates, we have but twelve; c, (z,) c, (sh,) f, (v,) g, (zh,) n, (ng,) r, (trill'd,) x, (ks,) x, (gz,) ch, (tch,) th, (think,) th, (that) and wh, (when:) let them be exemplified.

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Laconics. The kindnesses, which most men receive from others, are like traces drawn in the sand. The breath of every passion sweeps them away, and they are reinscriptions on monuments of brass, or pil membered no more. But injuries are like lars of marble, which endure, unimpaired, the revolutions of time.

Varieties. 1. We rarely regret-having spoken too little; but often-of saying too much. 2. Which is the more extensively useful.-fire, or water? 3. A speaker, who expresses himself with fluency and discre. 190. It has previously been remarked, tion, will always have attentive lieners. that, strictly speaking, a, in far, is the only 4. The spirit of party, sometimes leads even natural vowel sound in our language; and the greatest men-to descend to the meanthat the other fifleen are modifications of it; ness of the vulgar. 5. Without virtue, hap. also, that on the same principle, the aspirate, piness-can never be real, or permanent. 6. When we are convinced that our opinions or breath sound, heard in pronouncing the sound of h, (huh, in a whisper,) is the male-ledge it, and exchange them for truths. 7. are erroneous, it is always right to acknow rial, out of which all sounds are made; for Every love-contains its own truth. it is by condensing the breath, in the larynx, Serve God before the world! let him not go. through the agency of the vocal chords, that Until thou hast a blessing; then, resign the voice sound, of grave a is made; and, by The whole unto him, and remember who the peculiar modification, at certain points Prevailed by wrestling-ere the sun did shine of interception, that any aspirate consonant Pour oil upon the stones, weep for thy sin, sound is produced; hence, it may be said, Then journey on, and have an eye to heaven.

191. Here a new field is open for the classification of our letters, involving the structure of all languages, and presenting us with an infinite variety, terminating in unity, all languages being merely dialects of the original one; but in this work, nothing more is attempted, than an abridgment of the subject. As every effect must have an adequate cause, and as in material things, such as we see, hear, taste, smell, and feel, there can be no primary, but only secondary causes, we must look to the mind for the feelings and thoughts, that have given rise to all the peculiarities and modifications of language; being assured, that in the original language, each state of the will and the understanding, had its external sign, as a medium of manifestation.

Proverbs. 1. Do as much good as you can and make but little noise about it. 2. The Bible. is a book of laws, to show us what is right, and what is wrong. 3. What maintains one vice, would bring up two children. 4. A little wrong done to another, is a great wrong done to ourselves. 5. Sermone-should be steeped in the heart-before they are delivered. 6. A life of attractive industry is always a happy one. 7.

Drive your business before you, and it will ge easily. 8. Good fences-make good neighbors. 9. Pride wishes not to owe; self-love-wishes not to pay. 10. The rotten apple injures its compan ion. 11. Make a virtue of necessity. 12. You can't make an auger hole with a gimblet.

Anecdote Mathematical Honor. A student-of a certain college, gave his fellow student the lie; and a challenge followed. The mathematical tutor-heard of the difi

honorable?"

192. Uses of Spelling. The object of spel-culty, and sent for the young man that gave ling, in the manner here recommended, is the challenge, who insisted, that he must Why," said two-fold; to spell by sound, in order to be fight-to shield his honor. the tutor? "Because he gave me the lie.' able to distinguish the sounds, of which Very well; let him prove it: if he prove words are composed, and to pronounce it,-you did lie; but if he does not prove it, them correctly: thus developing and train-then he lies. Why should you shoot one ing the voice and ear to the highest pitch another? Will that make a lie-any more of perfection. The use of spelling by the names of letters is, to make us acquainted with them, and the order in which they are placed in the words, so as to be able, not only to read, but to write the language: hence, we must become acquainted with both our spoken and written language, if we would avail ourselves of their wonderful capabilities, and the treasures of which they

are possessed.

CICERO says, the poet-is born such; the orator is made such. But reading books of rhetoric, and eloquent extracts-choice morsels of poetry and eloquence will never make one an orator: these are only the ef fects of oratory. The cause of eloquence human mind-the true philosophy of man, and is to be sought for, only in the depths of the the practice of unadulterated goodness and truth. You must feel rightly, think wisely, 193. In partially applying this doctrine, and act accordingly: then gracefulness of we may say, B, (bib) represents a gullera! style and eloquence will fit you; otherwise, Labial sound; 1st. c, (cent.) a dental aspi-you will be like the ass, clothed with the rute: 21. c, (clock) a gulleral aspirate: 34. lion's skin. Accomplishment should not be c, (sacrifice,) a dental wo! consonant: 4/h. an end, but a means. Seck, then, for the c, (occan,) a dental aspirate : 1st f. (f) a sub-philosophy of oratory, where it is to be found, Labial and super-dental aspirate: 21ƒ, (of) a sub-labial super-dental, vocal: 1st g, (gem,) a posterior lingual dental vocal, terminating in an aspirate; 24 g, (go,) a glottal vocal consonant: 34 g, (rouge,) a vocal dental aspirate: h, a pure aspirate, with open mouth and throat; /, a lingual dental; and so on to Varieties. 1. Is there any line of dethe end of our sounds, of analysis and syn-marcation between temperance and intemthesis, of which a volume might be written: perance? 2. We rarely repent-of eating and although the writer has practiced on too little; but often-of eating too much. them many thousands of times, he never has 3. Truth-is clothed in white; but a lie comes forth in all the colors of a rainbow. done it once, without learning something

new.

Notes. 1. Don't forget to understand and master every

thing that relates to the subject of study and practice: the only royal highway to truth is the straight way. 2. Become as familiar with the sounds of our language as you are with the alphabet. 3.

As you proceed, acquire more ease and grace in reading and

speaking.

An honest man-is still an unmoved rock,

in the study of geometry, language, physics, theology, and the human mind profound, if you would attain that suavity of graceful periods, engaging looks and gestures, which steal from men their hearts, and reason, and make them, for the time being, your willing captives.

4. St. Augustin says, "Love God; and then do what you wish." 5. We must not do evil, that good may come of it; the means must answer, and correspond to the end. 6. Assumed qualities-may catch the fancy of some, but we must possess those that are good, to fix the heart. 7. When a thing is doubtful, refer it to the Word in sincerity; if

Wash'd whiter, but not shaken-with the shock; it is not clear to you, let it alone, for the pro

Whose heart-conceives no sinister device;
Fearless--he plays with flames, and treads on ice.

sent, at least, till it is made so.

Mind, not money-makes the nan

194. Accent-means either stress, or quantity of voice, on a certain letter, or letters in a word: it is made by concentrating the voice, on that particular place in the word, heavy, at first, then gliding into silence. There are Two ways of making it; first, by STRESS, when it occurs on short vowels, as, ink-stand: secondly, by QUANTITY, when it occurs on long ones; as, o-ver: i. e. when the word is short, we pronounce it with FORCE; and when it is long, with QUANTITT, and a little force too: thus, what we lack in length of sound, we make up by stress, or force, according to circumstances. These engravings present to the eye an idea of accent by stress, or a concentration of voice, with more or less abruptness.

196. Some persons may wish for more specific directions, as to the method of bringing the lower muscles into use, for producing sounds, and breathing: the following will suffice. Take the proper position, as above recommended, and place the hands on the hips, with the thumbs on the small of the back, and the fingers on the abdominal mus‐ cles before; grasp them tightly; i. e. try to press in the abdomen, and, at the same time, to burst off the hands, by an internal effort, in the use of the muscles to produce the vowel sounds of the following words, at, et, it, ot, ut; then leave off the f, giving the vowels the same sound as before: or imagine that you have a belt tied around you, just above the hip bones, and make such an effort as would be required to burst it off; do the same in breathing, persevere, and you will succeed: but do not make too much effort.

Proverbs. 1. A man under the influence of anger is beside himself. 2. Poverty, with

The first-indicates that the accentel vowel is near the beginning of the word; as in ar-cent, em-pha-sis, in-dus-try, on-ward, upward: the second, that it is at, or near the end: as in ap-pre-hend, su-per-in-fend, in-di-honesty, is preferable to riches, acquired by disvis-i-il-i-ty. In music, the first represents the diminish; the second-the swell of the voice.

honest means. 3. The wolf casts his hair, but never changes his ferecious disposition. 4. To wicked persons- the virtue of others-is always a subject of envy. 5. Flies-cannot enter a mouth that is shut. 6. No plea of expediency-should reconcile us to the commission of a base act. 7. Power, unjustly obtained, is of short duration. 8. Every mad-man-believes all other men mad. 9. The avaricious man-is kind to none; but least

kind to himself. 10. The beginning of knowledge

is the fear of God. 11. Of all poverty, that of the mind-is the most deplorable. 12. He only is powerful, who governs himself.

195. The first use of accent-is to convert letters, or syllables-into words, expressive of our ideas; i. e. to fasten the letters together, so as to make a word-medium for manifesting our feelings and thoughts: and the second use is to aid us in acquiring a distinct articulation, and melody of speech, and song. Exs. 1. ACCENT BY STRESS OF VOICE. He am-pli-fies his ad-rer-tise-ment. di-min-ish-es its im-pe-tus, and op-e-rates on Varieties. 1. What was it that made the ul-ti-mates. 2. The ac-cu-ra-cy of the man miserable, and what-alone can make cer-e-mo-ny is fig-u-ra-tive of the com-pe-him happy? 2. Diffidence-is the mother of ten-cy of his up-right-ness: 3. The cal-e- safety; while self-confidence often involves pil-lar for-gets the no-bi-i-ty of or-a-to-ry us in serious difficulties. 3. He is not rich. un-just-ly; 4. The math-e-mat-ics are su- who has much, but he who has enough, and per-in-trnd-ed with af-fa-bil-i-ty, cor-res-is contented. 4. It is absurd-for parents to pond-ent to in-struc-tions. preach sobriety to their children, and yet in

Notes. 1. Observe, there are but FIVE SHORT vowels indulge in all kinds of excess. 5. Nature

our language; the examples above contain illustrations of all of them, in their alphabetical orfer; they are also found in these words--at, et, it, of, ut; and to give them with purity, make as though you were going to prono ince the whole word, but leave of at the t. 2. This is a very important point in our subject; if you fail in understanding accent, you cannot succeel in emphasis. Anecdote. Holding One's Own. A very fat man was one day met by a person whom

you

he owed, and accosted with- How do
do?" Mr. Adipose replied. " Pretty well;
I hold my own;"-" and mine too, to my
Borrow," rejoined the creditor.

Hail, to thee, filial love, source of delight,
Of everlasting joy ! Heaven's grace supreme
Shines in the duteous homage of a child!
Religion, manifested, stands aloft,
Superior to the storms of wayward fate.
When children-suffer in a parent's cause,
And glory--in the lovely sacrifice,
'Tis heavenly inspiration fills the breast-
And angels-waft their incense to the skies.

never says, what wisdom contradicts; for they are always in harmony. 6. Save something- against a day of trouble. 7. With such as repent, and turn from their evils, aud surrender their wills to the Lord's will, all things they ever saw, knew, or EXPEBIENCED, shall be made, in some way or other, to serve for good.

I do remember an apothecary,

And hereabouts he dwells,-whom late I noted
In tatter'd weeds, with overwhelming brows,
Culling of simples; meagre were his looks,
And in his needy shop-a tortoise hung.
Sharp misery-had worn him to the bones:
An alligator stuff'd, and other skins
Of ill shap'd fishes; and about his shelves
A beggarly account of empty boxes,
Green earthen pots, bladders, and musty seeds,
Remnants of packthread, and old cakes of roses,
Were thinly scatter'd, to make up a show.

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