there any thing in earthly splendor that can soothe the suffering heart? Explain the meaning of the 3d stanza. Who are meant by ". strangers in the 4th stanza? How should the fourth line of the 2d stanza be read ? (See page 23.) Why is the falling inflection used at the word "tourney," at the third line of the 3d stanza? (Rule II.) N. B. All the other inflections are explained by Rules I, III, and IV. Parse "stately" and "brave" in the 2d stanza. "Poured," in the last. For what does he, in the last line, stand? ARTICULATION. Large, dead, fish, floating, slew, man's, &c. We saw a large dead fish floating. And he slew him. Every man's house is his castle. This meteorous vapor is called "Will o' the wisp.” I thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of my thumb. Braid broad braids, my brave babes. We never swerved, but lost our swivel gun. Crazy Craycroft caught a crate of crinckled crabs. Where is the crate of crinckled crabs that crazy Craycroft caught? LESSON V. UTTER each sound distinctly. U-ni-ver-sal, not u-ni-ver-s'l: Be-nevo-lence, not be-nev'l'nce: man-kind, not man-kine: mis-er-ies, not mis’ries: lib-e-ra-ting, not lib'-ra-tin: van-i-ty, not van'-ty: hu-mil-i-ty, not hu-mil'-ty: phi-los-o-pher, not ph'los'-pher: ut-most, not ut-moce : pros-e-cute, not pros'-cute: friend, not fren: op-por-tu-ni-ties, not op'-tu-ni-ties: nat-u-ral, not nat'-ral. injures, Proj'-ect, n. a design, a plan, a scheme. | Griev'-an-ces, n. whatever oppresses or Phi-lan'-thro-py, n. the love of mankind. En-gross'-ed, p. entirely taken up. TRUE AND FALSE PHILANTHROPHY. Mr. Fantom. I DESPISE a narrow' field. O for the reign of *universal benevolence'! I want to make all mankind' good and happy. Mr. Goodman. Dear me'! Sure, that must be a wholesale sort of a job: had you not better try your hand at a town' or neighborhood' first? Mr. F. Sir, I have a plan in my head for relieving the miseries of the whole world. Every thing is bad as it now stands. I would alter all the laws, and put an end to all the wars in the world. I would put an end to all punishments; I would not leave a single prisoner on the face of the globe. This is what I call doing things on a grand scale. Mr. G. A scale with a vengeance! As to releasing the *prisoners, however, I do not much like that, as it would be liberating a few rogues at the expense of all honest men; but as to the rest of your plan, if all countries would be so good as to turn Chris tians, it might be helped on a good deal. There would be still misery enough left indeed'; because God intended this world should be earth, and not heaven'. But, sir', among all your changes, you must destroy human corruption', before you can make the world quite as perfect as you pretend'. Mr. F. Your project would rivet the chains which mine is lesigned to break. Mr. G. Sir, I have no projects. Projects are, in general, the offspring of restlessness, vanity, and idleness. I am too busy' for projects', too contented' for theories', and, I hope, have too much honesty and humility' for a philosopher'. The utmost extent of my ambition at present is, to redress the wrongs of a poor tapprentice, who has been cruelly used by his master: indeed, I have another little scheme, which is to prosecute a fellow, who has suffered a poor wretch in the poorhouse, of which he had the care, to perish through neglect, and you must assist me. Mr. F. Let the town do that. You must not apply to me for the redress of such petty grievances. I own that the wrongs of the Poles and South Americans so fill my mind, as to leave me no time to attend to the petty sorrows of poorhouses and apprentices. It is provinces', empires', continents', that the benevolence of the philosopher embraces; every one can do a líttle paltry good to his next neighbor. Mr. G. Every one can', but I do not see that every one does'. If they would, indeed, your business would be ready done to your hands, and your grand ocean of benevolence would be filled with the drops which private charity would throw into it. I am glad, however, you are such a friend to the prisoners', because I am just now getting a little subscription', to set free your poor old friend, Tom Saunders', a very honest brother mechanic, who first got into debt, and then into jail, through no fault of his own, but merely through the pressure of the times'. A number of us have given a trifle every week toward maintaining his young family since he has been in prison; but we think we shall do much more service to Saunders, and indeed, in the end, lighten our own expense, by paying down, at once, a little sum, to release him, and put him in the way of maintaining his family again. We have made up all the money except five dollars. I am already promised four, and you have nothing to do but to give me the fifth. And so, for a single dollar, without any of the trouble we have had in arranging the matter, you will, at once, have the pleasure of helping to save a worthy family from starving, of redeeming an old friend from jail, and of putting a little of your boasted benevolence into action. +Realize! Mr. Fantom: there is nothing like realizing. Mr. F. Why, hark', Mr. Goodman', do not think I value a dollar; no sir, I despise' money; it is trash', it is dirt', and beneath the regard of a wise man'. It is one of the unfeeling inventions of artificial society. Sir', I could talk to you half a day on the abuse of riches', and my own contempt of money'. Mr. G. O pray do not give yourself that trouble'. It will be a much easier way of proving your sincerity', just to put your hand in your pocket', and give' me a dollar without saying a word about' it and then to you', who value time' so much', and money' so little', it will cut the matter short. But come now, (for I see you will give nothing), I should be mighty glad to know what is the sort of good you do yourselves, since you always object to what is done by others. Mr. F. Sir, the object of a true philosopher is, to +diffuse light and knowledge. I wish to see the whole world enlightened. Mr. G. Well, Mr. Fantom, you are a wonderful man, to keep up such a stock of benevolence', at so small an expense'; to love mankind so dearly, and yet avoid all opportunities of doing them good; to have such a noble zeal for the millions', and to feel so little compassion for the units'; to long to free empires' and enlighten kingdoms', and deny instruction to your own village' and comfort to your own family'. Surely, none but a philosopher' could indulge so much philanthropy and so much +frugality' at the same time'. But come', do assist me in a partition I am making in our poorhouse, between the old, whom I want to have better fed', and the young', whom I want to have more worked. Mr. F. Sir, my mind is so engrossed with the partition of Poland, that I can not bring it down to an object of such insignificance. I despise the man, whose benevolence is swallowed up in the narrow concerns of his own family, or village, or country. Mr. G. Well, now I have a notion, that it is as well to do one's own' duty, as the duty of another man; and that to do good at home', is as well as to do good abroad'. For my part, I had as lief help Tom Saunders' to freedom, as a Pole or a South American', though I should be very glad to help them too. But one must begin to love somewhere, and to do good somewhere; and I think it is as natural to love one's own family, and to do good in one's own neighborhood, as to any body else. And if every man in every family, village, and county, did the same, why then all the schemes would meet, and the end of one village or town where I was doing good, would be the beginning of another village where somebody else was doing good; so my schemes would jut into my neighbor's; his projects would unite with those of some other local reformer; and all would fit with a sort of +dovetail exactness. Mr. F. Sir, a man of large views will be on the watch for great *occasions to prove his +benevolence. Mr. G. Yes, sir; but if they are so distant that he can not reach them, or so vast that he can not grasp them, he may let a thousand little, snug, kind, good actions slip through his fingers in the meanwhile and so, between the great things that he can not' do, and the little ones that he will not do, life passes, and nothing' will be done. ANONYMOUS. QUESTIONS.-If we wish to be useful, where must we begin? If ever one acted upon this principle, what would be the consequence? Are those, who make great professions of enlarged philanthropy, always sincere? How did Mr. Fantom prove his insincerity? How do such persons generally pass through life? دو What is the rule for the different inflections upon the contrasted words "millions" and " units; "kingdom," and "village," and " family;' "philanthropy" and "frugality?" What kind of emphasis is that called, which is here applied? What is the rule for the rising inflection upon the negative sentence ending with "dollar?" (Rule VI, 2§, Note.) Point out those words in this lesson, to which Rule VI. for inflections, applies. What examples of relative emphasis are there on the first page of this lesson? N. B. A number of words used antithetically in this lesson, and marked with the rising and falling inflections, may, with equal propriety, be read with the circumflex, such as, " units and millions," "own and another," "home and abroad," &c. For what does "they" in the last paragraph stand? adjectives in that paragraph? Compare each of them. Which are the nouns in the same paragraph? Will you spell the possessive plural of each of them? How is the possessive case, plural number of nouns generally formed? THE TEACHER is reminded, that, in defining words, that meaning is given which is appropriate in the connection in which they are used. He is advised, also, to adopt the same rule in, defining the words marked in each lesson. The grammatical questions are adapted to PINNEO'S ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR. ARTICULATION. Range, first, sent, pens, flinch, from, &c. The range of the valleys is his. He was the first embassador sent. Swords and pens are both employed. I do not flinch from argument. He never winced, for it hurt him not. Do not singe your gown. Pluck'd from its native tree. Nipt in the bud. Thou found'st me poor, and keep'st me so. LESSON VI. PRONOUNCE Correctly and ARTICULATE distinctly.-Nat-u-ral-ly, not nat-er-rul-ly, nor nať'r'l-ly: cult-ure, (pro. cult-yur), not cul-ter, nor cul-tshur: es-pe-cial-ly, not 'spe-cial-ly: de-rang'd, not de-rang'd: defer-ence, not def-runce: gov-erns, not gov-uns: win-dow-blind, not winder-bline: u-su-al, not u-shul. Con-trol', v. subdue, restrain, govern. 6. Su-per-an'-nu-a-ted, a. impaired by 1. Cult'-ure, n. cultivation, improve ment by effort. 8. Def'-er-ence, n. regard, respect. old age and infirmity. 7. Rep'-ri-mand, v. to reprove for a fault. 8. A-chiev'-ed, p. (pro. a-cheevd') gained. /CONTROL YOUR TEMPER. 1. No one has a temper naturally so good', that it does not need attention and cultivation; and no one has a temper so bad', but that, by proper culture, it may become pleasant'. One of the best disciplined tempers ever seen, was that of a gentleman who was, naturally, quick, irritable, rash, and violent'; but, by having the |