LESSON XXVIII. RULE. — In reading, be careful not to join the final consonant of one word to the vowel of the next word, as in the following lines. Lou das his thunder shou tis praise And soun dit lofty as his throne. Words to be Spelled and Defined. 1. Ra'-di-ant, a. beaming with brightness. Fra'-grant, a. sweet smelling. 3. Ru'-by, n. a precious stone of a red Dia'-mond, n. a precious stone of the most valuable kind. Cor'-al, n. a kind of sea animal (here used as an adjective). Strand, n a shore or beach of the sea or ocean. THE BETTER LAND. 1. "I HEAR thee speak of the better land; 2. "Is it where the feathery palm trees rise', 3. "Is it far away, in some region old, 4. 66 'Eye hath not seen' it, my gentle boy! Dreams cannot picture' a world so fair; It is there', it is there', my child'!” MRS. HEMANS. QUESTIONS.- What climate produces the myrtle, palm, and date? Why is the palm tree called feathery? Where is that "better land," spoken of in the lesson ? What inflection should be used at the word "child," in the last line of the 1st stanza? (Rule IV.) What inflection at the same word when repeated in the other three stanzas? (Exception to Rule IV.) Give rules for the other inflections. PRONUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION.— Chil-dren, not chilren, nor chil-durn: feath-er-y, not feath'ry: glit-ter-ing, not glitrin: per-fume', not per'-fume (the verb is pronounced per-fume'; and the noun, per-'fume). SPELL AND DEFINE. 1. Myrtle: 2. feathery, glittering, glorious: 3. region, wander, secret, gleams: 4. picture, fadeless. LESSON XXIX. RULE. When two or more consonants come together, be careful to sound each one distinctly. Thou waft'st the flying ships. Thou acknowledgest thy crimes. Thou list'nest to my tale. It exists somewhere. Thou knewest that I was a hard man. Thou wrongest wrongfully. Words to be Spelled and Defined. Pa'-tri-arch, n. the father and ruler of a family. Among the Jews, distinguished men were called by this name. 1. Com-po-si'-tion, n. a written work. Cock'-le, n. a worthless plant or weed. PORTRAIT OF A PATRIARCH. 1. I CANNOT forbear making an extract of several passages, which I have always read with great delight, in the book of Job. It is the account, which that holy man gives, of his behavior in the days of his prosperity, and, if considered only as a human composition, is a finer picture of a charitable and good natured man than is to be met with in any other author. 2. "Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; when his candle shined upon my head, and when, by his light, I walked through darkness; when the Almighty was yet with me; when my children were about me; when I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured out. rivers of oil. 3. "When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me; because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame; I was a father to the poor; and the cause which I knew not I searched out. 4. "Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the poor? Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity. If I did despise the cause of my man servant or of my maid servant, when they contended with me, what then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? Did not he that made me make him also? 5. "If I have withheld the poor from their desire', or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail', or have eaten my morsel myself alone', and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; if I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering'; if his loins have not blessed me', and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep'; if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate'; then let mine arm fall from my shoulderblade', and mine arm be broken from the bone'. 6. "I rejoiced not at the destruction' of him that hated me, nor lifted up myself when evil found him'; neither have I suffered my mouth to sin', by wishing a curse to his soul'. The stranger did not lodge in the street; but I opened my doors to the traveler'. If my land cry against me', and the furrows thereof complain'; if I have eaten the fruits thereof without money', or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life'; let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle' instead of barley`.” ADDISON. QUESTIONS.— What character is here described? What is a Patriarch? Considered merely as a human composition, how does the description given by Job compare with all others? How does Job describe himself to have been situated in months past?" What is meant by his steps being washed with butter? How did he treat those in trouble? How did he treat the widow, the stranger, and his enemies? 66 Explain the inflections of this lesson ARTICULATION.-Sound all the consonants clearly in words like the following: extract, preserved, darkness, grieved, troubled, integrity, stranger, furrows, traveler. SPELL AND DEFINE. 1. Prosperity, charitable: 2. Almighty: 3. perish, searched: 4. integrity, contended: 5. morsel, fleece: 6. destruction, suffered, stranger, traveler, furrows, complain. LESSON XXX. RULE.- Sound the vowels correctly and very full, prolonging the sounds of those that are italicized, in the following words. A-ge, a-we, a-rm, o-ld, ou-r, ee-l, oo-ze, bu-oy, i-sle. Words to be Spelled and Defined. 1. Ter'-race, n. a raised bank of earth. needle work. Em'-e-rald, n. a gem of a pure lively Al'-a-bas-ter, n. a soft, white marble. 5. Heir'-loom, n. any article which by law descends to the heir with the real estate. Du'-cal. a. pertaining to a duke. 7. De-co'-rum, n. propriety of behavior Lus'-ter, n. brightness. 8. Pan'-ic, n. sudden alarm. 10. Quest, n. search. 11. Leg'-a-cy, n. what is left by will. 1. 2. GINEVRA. Ir ever you should come to Modena, 'Tis of a lady in her earliest youth, Done by Zampieri; but by whom I care not. 3. 4. 5. S. 7 8. She sits, inclining forward as to speak, Her lips half open, and her finger up, As though she said', "Beware!" her vest of gold' And on her brow', fairer than alabaster', But then her face, So lovely', yet so arch', so full of mirth, Alone it hangs has fled, Over a moldering heirloom; its companion, She was an only child', her name Ginevra', Just as she looks there, in her bridal dress, Her pranks the favorite theme of every tongue. Great was the joy'; but at the nuptial feast, And filled his glass to all; but his hand shook, |