ect was inconceivable. The whole house the mingled groans, and sobs, and shrieks tion. It was some time before the tumult far as to permit him to proceed. judging by the usual but fallacious standn weakness, I began to be very uneasy on of the preacher. For I could not conould be able to let his audience down from which he had wound them, without impairity and dignity of his subject; or, perhaps, by the abruptness of the fall. But, no; s as beautiful and sublime as the elevation and enthusiastic. st sentence with which he broke the awful otation from Rousseau: "Socrates died like Out Jesus Christ like a God!" I despair of idea of the effect produced by this short. s you could perfectly conceive the whole man as well as the peculiar crisis in the disr before did I completely understand what neant by laying such a stress on delivery. William Wirt. -N.-I. From "The British Spy." "Orange County" (in source of the Rapidan River). The preacher was the 11, D. D., who had been blind a few years. g, ap-pēar'-ançe, shriv'-eled (-eld), pal'-şy, ǎs-çer (-yẽr), ex-haust'-ed (egz-ast'ed), pā'-thos, eru-çi-fix'-ored (-ẽrd), e-nůn-ci-a'-tion (-shi-ā'shun), de-lib'-erief (hăn ́ker-chif), ir-re-press'i-ble, in-con-çēiv'-a-ble, fal-lā'-cioùs, de-sçent', Rous-seau' (roo-so), Soe'-ranēs. of words with like used as a suffix to form describingke, war-like). Like has been contracted to ly in most once used (as man-ly for man-like). Make two lists of FIFTH READER. describing-words ending in ly (as lovely, friendly). Let one list belong to name-words and the other to action-words, and express the manner of action. IV. Preternatural, palsy, ascertained, pathos, mystic symbols, enunciation, deliberate, unison, distortion, fallacious. V. This piece depicts for us in an impressive manner the importance of deliberateness of utterance in aiding the expression of strong feeling, LI. AMERICA. 1. The Muse, disgusted at an age and clime In distant lands now waits a better time, 2. In happy climes, where from the genial sun 3. In happy climes, the seat of innocence, 4. There shall be sung another golden age 5. Not such as Europe needs in her decay: 6. Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day :-- Time's noblest offspring is the last! Bishop Berkeley. FOR PREPARATION.-I. Having published a "Proposal for Converting the Savage Americans to Christianity" in 1725, and after collecting money to found a college for the purpose, Berkeley set sail for Rhode Island in 1728. In his enthusiasm he wrote this short poem. II. Dis-gust'-ed, beau'-ties (bu'tiz), pěd'-ant-ry, scenes, Eu'-rope (a'rup), off'-spring. III. The suffix y is added to name-words to mean full of (or nearly the same as ous and ful), thus forming describing-words, as dew-y, rock-y, It is also used to make name-words from water-y, ston-y, slipper-y, etc. the state of being honest. The suffix ty describing-words, as honest-y: also has the same meaning, and is used to form name-words (e. g., ability the state of being able). Make lists of words thus formed. IV. Barren, impose, epic, animate, drama, climes, pedantry, "another golden age" (when was the former ?). V. "The Muse" (i. e., the personification of poetry). "Shall not impose for truth and sense the pedantry" (shall not put pedantry in the place of truth, etc.). "Epic rage" (the "rage," or inspiration, of the poet to "When fresh and young" (5) (i. e., the time of sing epic or heroic deeds). Greece and Rome). "Four first acts" (there are commonly five acts, or "Westward the course" (he has in mind the course of parts, in a drama). "-i. e., with evening), "close the drama with the day". the sun, and so says, LII. THE ASCENT TO THE EAGLE'S NEST. 1. Almost all the people in the parish were loading in their meadow hay on the same day of midsummer, so drying was the sunshine and the wind; and huge, heapedup wains, that almost hid from view the horses that drew them along the sward, beginning to get green with second growth, were moving in all directions toward the had the parish seemed before N so populous. Jocund was the balmy air with laughter, whistle, and song. 2. But the tree gnomons threw the shadow of "one o'clock" on the green dial face of the earth; the horses were unyoked and took instantly to grazing; groups of men, women, lads, lasses, and children collected under grove, and bush, and hedgerow; graces were pronounced, some of them rather too tedious in presence of the mantling milk cans, bullion bars of butter, and crackling cakes; and the great Being who gave them that day their daily bread looked down from His eternal throne, well pleased with the piety of His thankful creatures. 3. The great golden eagle, the pride and pest of the parish, swooped down and flew away with something in its talons. One single, sudden, female shriek arose, and then shouts and outcries, as if a church spire had tumbled down on a congregation at a sacrament. "Hannah Lamond's bairn! Hannah Lamond's bairn ! " was the loud, fast-spreading cry. "The eagle has ta'en off Hannah Lamond's bairn!" and many hundred feet were in another instant hurrying toward the mountain. 4. Two miles of hill and dale, and copse and shingle, and many intersecting brooks, lay between; but in an incredibly short time the foot of the mountain was alive with people. The eyrie was well known, and both old birds were visible on the rock ledge. But who shall scale that dizzy cliff, which Mark Stewart, the sailor, who had been at the storming of many a fort, attempted in vain ? 5. All kept gazing, weeping, wringing their hands in vain, rooted to the ground, or running back and forward, like so many ants essaying their new wings in discom |