RADIANCE, brightness. RAPTURE, great joy. REQUIRED, Commanded, obliged. RESTORETH, giveth back, preserveth. RETURNED, came back. REVERENCE, Veneration. RIGHTEOUSNESS, justice. RINGLETS, curls. SUCCESSFUL, prosperous. SURGEON, one whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or injuries of the body by manual operation. SURROUNDS, is around. TEMPTATIONS, trials. THIRSTY, wanting drink, dry. collected and preserved. TRIMMED, cut, adjusted. TRIUMPHANT, victorious. SHUTTLES, Corks stuck with feath- VENTUROUS, dangerous. ers, shuttlecocks. SOOTHES, calms. SORROWFUL, Sad. SPACIOUS, wide, roomy. SPARKLES, glitters. SPENDTHRIFT, one who wastes his property. STAGNATION, Stoppage.. VINEYARDS, grounds, planted with W. WHEELBARROW, a light carriage WHISTLING, making a shrill noise with the mouth. STREAMLET, a little stream, a WILDERNESS, desert. brook. SUBVERTED, Overturned. WINNING, gaining the victory. WITHER, fade. CONTENTS. PREFACE, REMARKS TO TEACHERS, Stops and Marks used in Writing, Lessons in Enunciation. Introductory Observations, Elementary Exercises, Table of Elementary Sounds of the English Language, Exercises embracing the Elements of Articulation and the Rules of Pronunciation, Errors in Articulation,. Sounds which are often imperfectly enunciated, Common Errors exemplified in Phrases, Faults of local usage exemplified, Pronunciation, PAGE. 5 7 10 10 13 Rules for avoiding Common Errors, &c., II. The More Love, the Better Play, 57 XII. Ellen and Judith, XXIII. What is that, Mother? The Old Oaken Bucket, 134 XXIV. "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life," XXV. Forest Trees, XXVI. Politeness and Friendship, XXVIII. The Travelling Musicians, German Stories, 155 concluded, XXVII. Persons of Different Opinions and Habits, XXIX. The Travelling Musicians The Sky Lark, XXXI. To a Sleeping Infant, Evergreens, XXXII. The Village Preacher, XXXIII. The Village Schoolmaster, The Grave of the Indian Chief, XXXIV. The Discontented Pendulum, . 158 163 XXXV. Moral of the Fable of the Pendulum, XXXVI. Power of Maternal Piety, XXXVII. The Pet Lamb, XXXVIII. The Little Wool Merchant, Mrs. Sigourney, 178 Wordsworth, 181 XXXIX. The Little Wool Merchant-concluded, Paraphrase of Psalm CXLVIII.,. Mrs. Hemans, 195 XLIII. The Blind Boy-continued, . 207 XLIV. The Blind Boy-concluded, 213 XLV. Love of Divine Providence, 220. XLVI. Love of Divine Providence-concluded, 224 Vocabulary of Words used in this Book, which are 283 Several of the articles in the above Table of Contents are by unknown |