BÄR, LÅST, CÂRE, FALL, WHAT; HER, PREY, THÊRE; GET; BIRD, MARÏNE; LINK' the ŏl' o gy the ŏd' o lite ther mom' e ter ea thol' i eon my thol' o gy or thog' ra phy hý poth' e sis li thog' ra phy li thot' o my a poth' e ea ry ap o the' o sis pol' y the işm bib li o the' eal ich thy ŏl' o gy or ni thol' o gy MOVE, SÔN, WOLF, FOOT, MOON, ôr; RELE, PULL; EXIST; ¤=K; &=J; $=Z; Çп=SH. The heathen are those people who worship idols, or who know not the true God. Those who enjoy the light of the gospel, and neglect to observe its precepts, are more criminal than the heathen. All mankind are brethren, descendants of common parents. How unnatural and wicked it is to make war on our brethren, to conquer them, or to plunder and destroy them. It is every man's duty to bequeath to his children a rich inheritance of pious precepts. No. 124.-CXXIV. WORDS OF THREE SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE SECOND. BÄR, LÅST, CÂRE, FALL, WHAT; HẼr, PREY, THÊRE; ĞET; BIRD, MARINE; LINK; A man who saves the fragments of time, will accomplish a great deal in the course of his life. The most refined education does not embellish the human character like piety. Laws are abolished by the same power that made them. Wars generally prove disastrous to all parties. We are usually favored with abundant harvests. Most persons are ready to exculpate themselves from blame. Discordant sounds are harsh, and offend the ear. No. 125.-CXXV. WORDS OF FIVE SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE THIRD, in ter me' di ate dis pro por tion ate çer e mō ni al mat ri mō ni al pat ri mō ni al an ti mō ni al tes ti mō ni al im ma të ri al mag is tē ri al min is të ri al im me mō ri al sen a tō ri al die ta tō ri al e qua to ri al in ar tie u late il le git i mate in de term in ate e qui pon der ate pär ti çip i al MOVE, SÓN, WOLF, FOOT, MOON, ôr; RULE, PULL; EXIST; ¤=K; &=J; §=z; ÇU=SIL eon tra die to ry hom o ge ne oŭs val e die to ry eon tu me li oŭs Senate originally signified a council of elders; for men, before their minds were perverted and corrupted, committed the public concerns to men of age and experience. The maxim of wise men was-old men for counsel, young men for war. But in modern times the senatorial dignity is not always connected with age. The bat is the intermediate link between quadrupeds and fowls. The orang-outang is intermediate between man and quadrupeds. Bodies of the same kind or nature are called homogeneous. Reproachful language is contumelious. Bitter and sarcastic language is acrimonious. Simultaneous acts are those which happen at the same time. Many things are lawful which are not expedient. BÄR, LÅST, CÂRE, FALL, WHAT; HER, PREY, THÊRE; ĞET; BIRD, MARÏNE; LINK; THE FOLLOWING, WHEN NOUNS, HAVE THE ASPIRATED SOUND OF th IN THE SINGULAR NUMBER, AND THE VOCAL IN THE PLURAL. bäth bäths swath swaths läth läths eloth eloths The number twelve forms a dozen. mouth mouths wreath wreaths sheath sheaths When the nerves are affected the hands shake. Turf is a clod of earth held together by the roots of grass. Surf is the swell of the sea breaking on the shore. Cash is properly a chest, but it now signifies money. An elf is a being of the fancy. A flash of lightning sometimes hurts the eyes. Flesh is the soft part of animal bodies. Blushes often manifest modesty, sometimes shame. A forge is a place where iron is hammered. It is no more right to steal apples or water-melons from another's garden or orchard, than it is to steal money from his desk. Besides, it is the meanest of all low tricks to creep into a man's inclosure to take his property. How |