Seldom does a man talk of himself with success.

If he con

demns himself, more is believed than he expressed. If he praises himself, much less.

Seldom do men talk of themselves with success.

If they condemn themselves, more is believed than they expressed. If they praise themselves, much less.

EXERCISES.

1. No man ever did a designed injury to another, without doing a greater to himself.

2. A man who gives his children a habit of industry, provides for them better than by giving them a stock of money.

3. Solicitude in hiding failings makes them appear the greater. It is a safer and easier course frankly to acknowledge them. A man owns that he is ignorant; we admire his modesty. He says he is old; we scarcely think him so. He declares himself poor;

we do not believe it.

4. The desires of man increase with his acquisitions. Every step which he advances brings something within his view which he did not see before, and which, so soon as he sees it, he begins to want. When necessity ends, curiosity begins; and no sooner are we supplied with every thing that nature can demand, than we sit down to contrive artificial appetites.

5. Does a man reproach thee for being proud or ill-natured, envious or conceited, ignorant or detracting? Consider with thy

self whether his reproaches are true. If they are not, consider that thou art not the person whom he reproaches; but that he reviles an imaginary being, and perhaps loves what thou really art, though he hates what thou appearest to be. If his reproaches are true; if thou art the envious ill-natured man he takes thee for, give thyself another turn; become mild, affable, and obliging, and his reproaches of thee naturally cease. His reproaches may indeed continue, but thou art no longer the person whom he reproaches.*

SECTION III.

WORDS TO FORM SENTENCES.

Take the following words, and connect and arrange them so as to make sense:

* The Teacher may multiply these exercises from any text-book.

EXAMPLE.

Prompts, others, relieve, compassion, to, wants, the, of, us. Compassion prompts us to relieve the wants of others.

EXERCISES.

1. Heart, has, in, true, its, politeness, the, seat.

2. Unwilling, pain, a, give, to, good, is, mind.

3. Evils, great, is, by, a, human, ourselves, proportion, of, created.

4. Vanity, if, greatness, our, flatters, our, multiplies, it, dangers. 5. For, preparing, another, in, world, this, must, life, we, duties, the, neglect, of, not.

6. Amiable, there, and, is, more, nothing, respectable, life, in, than, human, humble, benevolent, character, man, the, of, a, truly, and.

7. In, multitudes, obscure, the, stations, most, broils, are, petty, in, not, less, their, eager, by, nor, passions, tormented, their, less, contend, than, if, they, princely, for, which, prize, were, the, honours.

8. Parent, anxious, with, does, what, the, care, here, together, call, her, and, offspring, them, wings, her, with, cover! Suggest, mother, does, to, your, this, you, of, not, the, sight, and, tenderness, affection? Helpless, watchful, infancy, protected, her, care, you, in, period, the, of, nourished, when, milk, she, with, you, her, and, move, to, your, taught, limbs, and, accents, its, tongue, unformed, to, your, lisp. Childhood, in, your, griefs, she, your, little, over, mourned, delights, in, your, rejoiced, innocent, healing, to, sickness, administered, the, balm, in, you, and, mind, of, instilled, the, wisdom, into, love, your, truth, and, of, virtue.

9. Ancient, in, times, attire, woman, a, strange, in, Rome, her, at, appearance, made, and, to, came, king, the, books, to, nine, sell, offering, her, which, composing, she, of, own, were, said. Seller, not, the, abilities, the, knowing, or, sibyls, she, of, celebrated, the, was, that, in, one, fact, found, fail, whose, never, to, were, prophecies, to, them, at, he, buy, refused, first. Upon, departed, she, this, and, books, of, burning, three, her, again, returned, remaining, price, the, demanding, same, the, for, six. Impostor, dismissed, being, as, once, an, more, departed, she, again, more, burning, three, remaining, she, those, again, with, returned, as, still, asking, the, before, same. King, behaviour, inconsistency, the, surprised, at, the, woman's, of, the, augurs,

consulted, the, do, that, to, they, what, advise, might, him. Nine, much, the, him, buying, blamed, not, they, for, and, purchase, commanded, to, him, at, price, remaining, whatever, the, three, had, they, were, to, be. Historians, the, woman, say, after, three, thus, volumes, selling, and, the, delivering, prophetic, king, contained, the, having, they, admonished, what, pay, to, attention, to, special, him, vanished, from, before, and, after, never, was, seen.

SECTION IV.

WORDS TO FORM SENTENCES (continued).

Supply such words as are necessary to make sense of the following exercises :

EXAMPLE.

Old, age, joyless, dreary, season, arrive, unimproved, corrupted, mind.

Old age will prove a joyless and dreary season, if we arrive at it with an unimproved or a corrupted mind.

EXERCISES.

1. No, errors, trivial, deserve, minded. "

2. Work, dull, performance, capable, pleasing, neither, understanding, imagination.

3. When, Socrates, fell, victim, madness, truth, virtue, fell. 4. Gay, pleasing, sometimes, insidious, dangerous, companions. 5. Taste, useful, knowledge, provide, great, noble, entertainment, other, leave.

6. Anxious, votary, riches, negligent, pleasure.

7. Perseverance, laudable, pursuits, reward, toils, effects, calculation.

8. Changes, continually, place, men, manners, opinions, conduct, private, public.

9. Religious, unjustly, romantic, visionary, unacquainted, world, unfit, live.

10. Talent, useful, success, business, puts, reach, accidents, quality, possessed, cool, temper, common, language, discretion. 11. Celebrated, relates, countryman, pass, river, loitering banks, foolish, current, rapid, discharge. Stream, flowed, in

creased, torrents, mountains; must, for ever, because, sources, derived, inexhaustible. Idle, irresolute, youth, books, wastes, play, precious, deferring, improvement, first, easy, accomplished, but, difficult, longer, neglected.

12. Few situations, terribly affecting, Brutus, father, judge, life and death, children, justice, condemn, nature, spare. Young men, nothing, themselves, conscious guilt, sentence, silence, agony. Other judges, pangs, nature, repress, pity. Brutus, lost, softness, countenance, tone, firm resolution, demanded, sons, defence, charged. Three, times, no answer, executioner, "Now, part, the rest." Saying, resumed, air, determined, nor, sentiments, paternal, imploring, people, complaints, young, preparing, alter, tenor, resolution.

SECTION V.

DERIVATIVE WORDS.

Make out a list of derivatives from the following primitive words, and then write a sentence, either quoted or original, containing each of them :

EXAMPLE.

ACT, actor, actress, action, active, activity, actively, actual, actually, actuary, actuate, counteract, enact, exact, exactly, exactor, exactness, exaction, inaction, inactive, inactivity, overact, react, reaction, transact, transaction.

I scarcely know how to act in the matter. Like a dull actor now, I have forgot my part. Who is the most celebrated actress of the present day? Both the body and the mind should be kept in action. The steward is an active man of business. Do not

remit your activity. We are all actively employed. Every man is daily guilty of actual transgression. How often is old age actually arrived before we suspect it. The actuary of the court died very lately. Our passions too frequently actuate our conduct. Counteract the mischief by doing all the good you can. It is enacted in the laws of Venice. I now exact the penalty. John was here exactly at the hour. Eractions and exactors overspread the land. You have performed the task with great exactI lie in a refreshing kind of inaction. Inactive youth will

ness.

be followed by profitless old age.

Virtue concealed is inactivity

at best. You overact when you should underdo. The son reacts the father's crimes. The action and reaction are equal. My father transacted business in the office to-day. account of all your transactions.

Give me a minute

WORDS TO BE USED WITH OTHER WORDS.

Make out a list of adjectives and verbs which may be used with the following nouns, and then write a sentence, either quoted or original, containing each of them :

EXAMPLE.

MAN, brave, civil, contentious, deceitful, eminent, foolish, generous, humane, learned, natural, peculiar, notorious, virtuous; acquit, become, condemn, deny, involve, oppose, polish, quarrel, reason, sleep, vex, work.

A brave man fears no danger. The man at the gate was very civil. A contentious man is a disagreeable companion. We can place no confidence in a deceitful man. My agent is a very eminent man. Go from the presence of a foolish man. True charity makes men generous and humane. Our clergyman is a very learned man. The natural man receiveth not the things of the spirit. The man is notorious for his wickedness. There is something peculiar about the man. A virtuous man will shun even the appearance of evil. Acquit yourselves like men. I dare do all that may become a man. Condemn no man unheard. I deny that I am the man. Few men have been involved in greater diffi

* These exercises may be greatly increased in number, if the Pupil has any knowledge of Greek and Latin primitives.

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