2.

Live while ye may,

Ye happy pair; enjoy, till I return,

Short pleasure, for long woes are to succeed.

So saying, his proud step he scornful turned,

But with sly circumspection, and began

Through wood, through waste, o'er hill, o'er dale, his roam

Contempt and Threatened Revenge.

Dog! neither knees nor parents name to me!

I would

my fierceness of revenge were such

That I could carve and eat thee, to whose arms
Such griefs I owe; so true it is and sure,

That none shall save thy carcass from the dogs!
No, trust me,- would thy parents bring me, weighed,
Ten-twenty- ransoms, and engage, on oath,
To add still more; would thy Dardanian a sire,
Priam, redeem thee with thy weight in gold,-
Not even at that price would I consent
That she who bare should place thee on thy bier,
With lamentation! Dogs and ravening fowls
Shall rend thy body, while a shred remains!

EXERCISE XII.

RULE 9. Language of joy, mirth, or other pleasurable emotions, should be read on a key a little above the middle pitch, with a smooth, flowing voice, median stress, quick movement, and varied inflections.

■ Dardanian, a descendant of Dardanus, who is said to be the progenitor of the Trojan kings.

QUESTION. What is the rule for the language of joy, mirth, or other pleasurable emotions?

3.

Along the frozen river,

And their arrowy sparkles of brilliant light,
On the forest branches quiver.

Away! away to the mountain's brow,
Where the trees are gently waving;

Away! away to the mountain's brow,

Where the stream is gently laving.

4. Away! away to the rocky glen,

5.

6.

Where the deer are wildly bounding!
And the hills shall echo in gladness again,
To the hunter's bugle sounding.

The clouds are at play in the azure space,

And their shadows at play in the bright green vale,

And here they stretch to the frolic chase,

And there they roll on the easy gale.

There's a dance of leaves in that aspen bower,

There's a titter of the winds in that beechen-tree, There's a smile on the fruit, and a smile on the flower And a laugh from the brook that runs to the sea.

Gayety and Cheerfulness.

1. O, this is the beautiful month of May,

The season of birds and of flowers;

The young and the lovely are out and away,

'Mid the up-springing grass and the blossoms, at play; And many a heart will be happy to-day,

In this beautiful region of ours.

2. Sweet April, the frail, the capriciously bright,
Hath passed like the lovely away;

Yet we mourn not her absence, for swift at her flight
Sprang forth, her young sister, an angel of light;
And fair as a sunbeam that dazzles the sight,
Is beautiful, beautiful May.

3. What scenes of delight, what sweet visions she brings, Of freshness, of gladness, and mirth,

Of fair sunny glades, where the buttercup springs,
Of cool, gushing fountains, of rose-tinted wings,
Of birds, bees, and blossoms, all beautiful things,
Whose brightness rejoices the earth!

4. How fair is the landscape! o'er hill-top and glade,
What swift-vary'ng colors are unrolled;

The shadow now sunshine, the sunshine now shade; Their light-shifting hues for the green earth have made A garment resplendent with dew-gems o'erlaid,

A light-woven tissue of gold.

5. These brighten the landscape, and softly unroll
Their splendors by land and by sea;

They steal o'er the heart with a magic control,
That lightens the bosom and freshens the soul;
O, this is the charm that enhances the whole,
And makes them so lovely to me.

Calm Delight.

How beautiful is the night!

A dewy freshness fills the silent air,
No mist obscures, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stair
Breaks the serene of heaven;

In full-orbed glory, yonder moon divine,
Rolls through the dark blue depths.
Beneath her steady ray,

The desert circle spreads,

Like the round ocean, girdled with the sky.
How beautiful is the night!

Wonder and Admiration.

Creation is a display of supreme goodness, no less than of wisdom and power. How many clear marks of benevolent intention appear everywhere around us! What a profusion of beauty and ornament is poured forth on the face of nature! What a magnificent spectacle presented to the view of man! What supply contrived for his wants! What a variety of objects set before him to gratify his senses, to employ his understanding, to entertain his imagination, to cheer and gladden his heart! Indeed, the very existence of the universe is a standing memorial of the goodness of the Creator.

EXERCISE XIII.

RULE 10. When excessive joy is accompanied by strong excitement, it should be read on an elevated key, and sometimes even on the shouting pitch, with the prevailing falling inflection.

QUESTION. What is the rule for excessive joy accompanied by strong excitement i

Excessive Joy.

1. Ye crags and peaks, I'm with you once again!

I hold to you the hands you

first beheld,

To show they still are free. Methinks I hear
A spirit in your echoes answer me,

And bid your tenant welcome to his home
Again! O, sacred forms, how proud ye look!
How high you lift your heads into the sky!
How huge you are! how mighty and how free!
Ye are the things that tower, that shine, whose smile
Makes glad, whose frown is terrible, whose forms,
Robed or unrobed, do all the impress wear
Of awe divine. Ye guards of liberty!

I'm with you once again!—I call to you
With all my voice! I hold my hands to you
To show they still are free. I rush to you,
As though I could embrace you!

2. Go, ring the bells, and fire the guns,
And fling the starry banner out;
Shout "Freedom!" till your lisping ones
Give back their cradle shout;
Let boasted eloquence declaim

Of honor, liberty, and fame;

Still let the poet's strain be heard,
With "Glory" for each second word,

And every thing with breath agree
To praise our glorious liberty.