COMLY'S READER. SENTENCES AND PARAGRAPHS. LESSON I. THE path of virtue is the path of peace. The sum of seven and nine is sixteen. The earth turns round on its axis in twenty-four hours. Silence is a useful lesson for children to learn. The product of four times six is twenty-four. Glass is made of sand and an alkaline salt, melted together. We should be kind to all persons, even to those who are not kind to us. The moon goes round the earth, in about twenty-nine days and a half. For every idle word that we speak, we shall have to give account in the day of judgment. LESSON II. We should be sincere in all we say or do, and never depart from the truth. An acre of ground contains one hundred and sixty square perches. EXERCISE AFTER READING. Spell virtue; treasure; axis; twenty; alkaline; peaceful useful; idle; judgment; account; together. Sixty seconds make a minute; and sixty minutes make an hour. Sound flies at the rate of eleven hundred and forty-two feet, in a second of time. To be easy in living, is much of the comfort of life; but restless tempers will often want it. In reading, be careful to speak neither too fast nor too slow. When we speak or read to another person, we should always raise our voice so as to be heard distinctly. The moon is said to be two hundred and forty thousand miles from the earth. Pursue that course of life which is best, and custom will render it most pleasant. LESSON III. THE product of nine times twelve is one hundred and eight. It is dangerous for children to play, either with sharp edgetools, with fire, or with gunpowder. A quiet state of mind, like other good things, is more easily lost than gained. The sun is ninety-five millions of miles from the earth. An eclipse of the sun, is when the moon passes between the earth and that body. This can only happen at the time of new moon. When the moon is eclipsed, it is because the shadow of the earth falls on it; and this can happen only when it is full moon. LESSON II. Spell sincere; acre; restless; perches; minute; second. should; distinctly; thousand; pursue; course; another; thousand, pleasant. How many perches make an acre of ground? LESSON III. Spell dangerous; either; quit; easily; millions; eclipse; between; barley, shadow. How far is the sun from the earth? It is said, more people in the world are clothed with cotton, than with any other substance. Barley and oats are called spring-grain, because they are mostly sowed in the spring. LESSON IV. OUR best friends are often those who tell us of our faults, and show us how to correct them. It is a good rule, in learning to read, to pronounce the words slowly, distinctly, and with a natural tone of the voice. Passion is a sort of fever of the mind, that always leaves us weaker than it found us. The rays of the sun's light, when reflected from the drops of falling rain, form the rainbow. Hence, the rainbow is always seen opposite to the sun. The seven colours of the rainbow, are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. There are seldom more than a thousand stars visible to the naked eye, at any one time. The fixed stars are so called, because they always appear to be the same distance from one another. Excess in apparel is a very costly folly. The trimmings of the clothing used by the vain world, it is said, would clothe the naked one. When we confess our errors and faults, and are sorry for them, generous and good people will pity and forgive us. LESSON IV. Spell learning; pronounce; distinctly; voice; passion; rainbow; yellow; violet; apparel; excess; reflected; opposite; indigo; faults; generous: orange. How many colours in the rainbow? How many stars may be seen at a time? Name the colours of the rainbow |