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Notes. 1. To produce this gutteral aspirate, whisper the imaginary word huh, (u short;) or the word, book, in a whispering voice, and the last sound is the one required: the posterior, or root of the tongue being pressed against the uvula, or veil of the palate. 2. Observe the difference between the names of letters,

and their peculiar sounds. In giving the names of consonants,

73. A perfect knowledge of these elementary and combined sounds, is essential to my becoming a good elocutionist, and is an excellent preparation for studying any of the modern languages: I must master them, or I cannot succeed in acquiring a distinct, appropriate, graceful and effective enunciation; but resolution, self-exertion and perseverance are almost omnipotent: Iing the air from the lungs, through the teeth, when they are shut, will try them and see.

we use one, or more vowels, which make no part of the consonant

sound; thus, we call the letter C by the name see; but the ee make no part of its sound, which is simply a hiss, made by fore

as indicated by the engraving; similar facts attend the other consonants. 3. H, is silent before n;-as the knavish knight knuckled

and Aneeled to the knit knobs of the knees' knick-knacks, &c. ; Gh, have this sound in lough, (lock, a lake; Irish ;) hough, (hock, joint of a hind leg of a beast.)

74. The second sound of C, is hard, or like k, before a, o, u, k, l, r, t; and generally at the end of words and syllables. Came, car, Proverbs. 1. Every dog has his day, and call, cap; cove, coon, cot; cute every man his hour. 2. Forbid a fool a thing, cut, crude; coil, cloud; Clark and he'll do it. 3. He must rise betimes, that comes to catch clams, crabs and [C in CAR.] craw-fish to cram his cow; the croak-ing would please every body. 4. It is a long lane scep-tic, in rac-coon moc-a-sins, suc-cumbs that has no turning. 5. Judge not of a ship, to the arc-tic spec-ta-cle, and ac-com-moas she lies on the stocks. 6. Let them laugh dates his ac-counts to the oc-cult stuc-co of that win. 7. No great loss but there is some the e-clip-tic; the crowd claims the clocks, small gain. 8. Never too old to learn. 9. No and climbs the cliffs to clutch the crows that condition so low, but may have hopes; and none craunched the bu-col-ics of the mi-cro-cosm. so high, but may have fears. 10. The wise man 75. The chest should be comparatively thinks he knows but little; the fool-thinks he quiescent, in breathing, speaking and sing-knows all. 11. Idleness-is the mother of vice. ing; and the dorsal and abdominal muscles 12. When liquor is in, sense—is out. be principally used for these purposes: All children are naturally right, in this particular; but they become perverted, during their primary education: hence, the author introduces an entirely new mode of learning the letters, of spelling, and of teaching to read without a book, and then with a book; the same as we learn to talk. The effort to produce sounds, and to breathe, must be made from the lower muscles, above alluded to thus by the practice of expelling, (not exploding) the vowel sounds, we return to truth and nature.

Anecdote. William Penn-and Thomas

Story, on the approach of a shower, took shelter in a tobacco-house; the owner of which-happened to be within: he said to the traveler,-"You enter without leave;do you know who I am? I am a Justice of the Peace." To which Mr. Story replied"My friend here-makes such things as thee;-he is Governor of Pennsylvania."

Eternal Progress. It is not only comforting, but encouraging, to think that mind-is awaking; that there is universal progress. Men are borne onward,-whether they will or not. It does not matter, whether they believe that it is an impulse from within, or above, that impels them forward; or, whether they acknowledge that it is the onward tendency of things, controlled by Divine Providence: onward they must go; and, in time, they will be blessed with a clearness of vision, that will leave them at no loss for the whys and the wherefores.

76. Irregulars. Ch often have this sound; (the h is silent;) also q and k-always when not silent; the queer co-quette kicks the chi-mer-i-cal ar-chi-tect, for cat-e-chising the crit-i-cal choir about the charac-ter of the chro-mat-ic cho-rus; Tich-icus Schenck, the quid-nunc me-chan-ic of Mu-nich, qui-et-ly quits the ar-chieves of the Tus-can mosque, on ac-count of the ca-cher-y of cac-o-tech-ny; the piq-uant crit-ic quaked at the quilt-ing, and asked ques-tions of the quorum of quil-ters. Varieties. 1. To pay great attention to 77. The expression of affection is the legitimate function of sound, which is an el-trifles, is a sure sign of a little mind. 2. ement prior to, and within language. The Which is worse, a bad education, or no edu affections produce the varieties of sound, cation? 3. The mind must be occasionally whether of joy or of grief; and sound, in indulged with relaxation, that it may return speech, manifests both the quality and quan- to study and reflection with increased vigor. tity of the affection: hence, all the music is 4. Love, and love only, is the loan for love. in the vowel sounds: because, all music is 5. To reform measures, there must be a from the affectuous part of the mind, and change of men. 6. Sudden and violent vowels are its only mediums of manifesta: changes are not often productive of advan tion. As music proceeds from affection and is addressed to the affection, a person does tage-to either church, state or individual. not truly sing, unless he sings from affec-7. True and sound reason-must ever action; nor does a person truly listen, and derive the greatest enjoyment from the music, unless he yields himself fully to the affection, which the music inspires.

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cord with scripture: he who appeals to one, must appeal to the other; for the word within us, and the word without us-are one, and bear testimony to each other.

78. These principles must be faithfully 82. The perfection of music, as well as studied and practiced, with a particular refer- of speech, depends upon giving the full and ence to the expulsion of the short vowel free expression of our thoughts and affecsounds, and the prolongation of the long tions, so as to produce corresponding ones in ones; which exhibit quantity in its elementa- the minds of others. This is not the work of ry state. I must exercise my voice and mind, a day, a month, or a year; but of a life; for in every useful way, and labor to attain an it implies the full development of mind and intimate knowledge of my vocal and mental body. The present age presents only a faint capacity; then I shall be able to see any de-idea, of what music and oratory are capable fects, and govern myself accordingly.

79. The third sound of C, is like that of Z: suffice; the discerner at sice, dis-cern-i-bly dis-cerns discern-i-ble things with dis-cern-ing dis-cern-ment, and dis-cern-i-bleness; the sac-ri-fi-cer, in sac-ri-fi- [C in SICE.] cing, sac-ri-fi-ces the sac-ri-fice on the altar of sac-ri-fice, and suf-fi-ceth the law of sacri-fice. These are nearly all the words in our language, in which c, sounds like z.

of becoming; for we are surrounded, and loaded, with almost as many bad habits (which prevent the perfect cultivation of humanity,) as an Egyptian mummy is of folds of linen. Let the axe of truth, of principle, be laid at the root of every tree that does not bring forth good fruit. Which do we like better-error, or truth?

Proverbs. 1. A man may be strong, and not mow well. 2. It is easier to keep out a bad associate, than to get rid of him, after he has been admitted. 3. Consider well what you do, whence you come, and whither you go. 4. Every fool can find faults, that a great many wise men cannot mend. 5. He who follows his own advice, must take the consequences. 6. In giv

do not blush. 8. Murder-will out. 9. Nothing that is violent-is permanent. 10. Old foxes want no tutors. 11. The first chapter of fools is, to esteem themselves wise. 12. God-tempers the wind-to the shorn lamb.

Anecdote. Doctor-'em. A physician, having been out gaming, but without success, his servant said, he would go into the next field, and if the birds were there, he would

80. Vowels are the mediums of conveying the affections, which impart life and warmth to speech; and consonants, of the thoughts, which give light and form to it; hence, all letters that are not silent, shoulding, and taking, it is easy mistaking. 7. Letters be given fully and distinctly. The reasonwhy the brute creation cannot speak, is, because they have no understanding, as men have; consequently, no thoughts, and of course, no articulating organs: therefore, they merely sound their affections, instead of speaking them; being guided and influenced by instinct, which is a power given them for their preservation and continuance. 81. Irregulars. S, Z, and X, sometimes are thus pronounced; as, the pres-i-dent resigns his is-o-la-ted hou-ses, and ab-solves the grea-sy hus-sars of Is-lam-ism; the puz-zler puz-zles his brains with na-sal pains, buz-zes about the trees as much as he plea-ses, and re-sumes the zig-zag giz-zards of Xerx-es with dis-sol-ving huz-zas; Xan-thus and Xen-o-phon dis-band the pis-mires, which dis-dain to dis-guise their dis-mal phiz-es with their gris-ly beards; Zion's zeal breathes zeph-yrs upon the paths of truths, where resides the soul, which loves the tones of music coming up from Nat-ure's res-o-nant-often leads persons to give way to their tem-ples.

Notes. 1. This vocal diphthongal sound is made by clos

ing the teeth, as in making the name sound of C, and producing the 24 sound of a in the larynx, ending with a hissing sound; or it may be made by drawing out the sound of z in zest. 2. S, following a vocal consonant, generally sounds like Z: tubs, adds;

eggs; needs; pens; cars, &c. ; but following an aspirate, or breath

consonant, it sounds like e in cent, facts, tips, muffs, cracks, &c.

Would you taste the tranquil scene ?
Be sure your bosom be serene :
Devoid of hate, devoid of strife,
Devoid of all, th't poisons life.
And much it 'vails you—in their place,
To graft the love of human race.

Be always as merry as ever you can,
For no one delights in a sorrowful man.

doctor-'em.' "Doctor-'em,-what do you mean by that?" inquired his master: "Why, kill 'em, to be-sure,"-replied the servant.

Varieties. 1. Which has caused most

evil, intemperance, war, or famine? 2. Power, acquired by guilty means, never was, and never will be exercised-to promote good ends. 3. By applying ourselves diligently to any art, science, trade, or profession, we become expert in it. 4. To be fond of a great variety of dishes—is a sure proof of a perverted stomach. 5. Prosperity

passions, and causes them to forget whence
they came, what they are, and whither they
are going. 6. Evil persons-asperse the
characters of the good, by malicious tales.
7. Every man and woman have a good―
proper to them, which they are to perfect
and fill up. To do this-is all that is re-
quired of them; they need not seek to be
in the state of another.

In pleasure's dream, or sorrow's hour,
In crowded hall, or lonely bow'r,
The bus'ness of my soul-shall be-
Forever-to remember thee.

Who more than he is worth doth spend,
Ev'n makes a rope-his life to end.

One fool in a house is enough. 6. Put off your armor, and then show your courage. 7. A right choice is half the battle. 8. The fox-is very cunning; but he is more cunning, that catches him. 9. When a person is in fear, he is in no state for enjoyment. 10. When rogues fall out, honest men get their due. 11. Reward-is certain to the faithful. 12. Deceit-shows a little mind.

83. Elocution or vocal delivery, relates Proverbs. 1. He who sows brambles, must to the propriety of utterance, and is exhib- not go barefoot. 2. It is better to do well, than ited by a proper enunciation, inflection and to say well. 3. Look before you leap. 4. Nothemphasis; and signifies-the manner of de-ing is so bad as not to be good for some-thing. 5. livery. It is divided into two parts; the correct, which respects the meaning of what is read or spoken; that is, such a clear and accurate pronunciation of the words, as will render them perfectly intelligible; and the rhetorical, which supposes feeling; whose object is fully to convey, and enforce, the entire sense, with all the variety, strength, and beauty, that taste and emotion demand. 84. The fourth sound of C is SH; after the accent, followed by ea, ia, ie, eo, eou, and iou ; O-CEAN; ju-di-cious Pho-ci-on, te-na-cious of his lus-cious spe-cies, ap-preci-ates his con-sci-en-tious as-so- [C in CIA.] ci-ate, who e-nun-ci-ates his sap-o-na-cious pre-science: a Gre-cian pro-fi-cient, with ca-pa-cious su-per-fi-cies and hal-cy-on pronun-ci-a-tion, de-pre-ci-ates the fe-ro-cious gla-ciers, and ra-pa-cious pro-vin-cial-isms of Cap-a-do-cia.

85. The business of training youth in Elocution, should begin in childhood, before the contraction of bad habits, and while the character is in the rapid process of formation. The first school is the NURSERY: here, at least, may be formed a clear and distinct articulation; which is the first requisite for good reading, speaking and singing: nor can ease and grace, in eloquence and music, be separated from ease and grace in private life,

tened attentively to a long, diffuse and highAnecdote. A gentleman, who had lis ly ornamented prayer, was asked, by one of the members, if he did not think their minister was very gifted in prayer." 'Yes;" he replied, "I think it as good a prayer as was ever offered to a congrega

tion."

Our Persons. If our knowledge of the outlines, proportions, and symmetry of the human form, and of natural attitudes and appropriate gestures were as general as it ought to be, our exercises would be determined by considerations of health, grace and purity of mind; the subject of clothing would be studied in reference to its true purposes-protection against what is withdecency would no longer be determined by out, and a tasteful adornment of the person; fashion, nor the approved costumes of the and ease of carriage; and in the place of day be at variance with personal comfort fantastic figures, called fashionably dressed persons, moving in a constrained and artifi 86. Irregulars. S, t, and ch, in many cial manner, we would be arrayed in vestwords, are thus pronounced: the lus-cious ments adapted to our size, shape, and unduno-tion of Cham-pagne and prec-ious su- lating outline of form, and with drapery gar, in re-ver-sion for pa-tients, is suf-fi-flowing in graceful folds, adding to the cient for the ex-pul-sion of tran-sient ir-ration-al-i-ty from the ju-di-cial chev-a-liers of Mich-i-gan, in Chi-ca-go; (She-caw-go,) the nau-se-a-ting ra-ci-oc-i-na-tions of sensu-al char-la-tans to pro-pi-ti-ate the passion-ate mar-chion-ess of Che-mung, are mi-nu-ti-a for ra-tion-al fis-ures to make E-gyp-tian op-ti-cians of.

and in the social circle.

Notes. 1. This aspirate diphthongal sound may be made, by prolonging the letters sh, in a whisper, show. See engraving. muscular, or fleshy parts of the body, and let your efforts be made from the dorsal region; i. e. the small of the back; thus girding up the loins of the mind 4. If you do not feel refreshed and invigorated by these exercises, after an hour's practice, rest assured you are not in nature's path: if you meet with difficulty, be particular to in

2. Beware of prolonging this sound too much. 3. Exercise all the

form your teacher, who will point out the cause and the remedy, 5. C is silent in Czar, indict, Cne-us, Ctes-i-phon, science, muscle,

scene, sceptre, &c.: S, do. in isle, vis-count, island, &c.: Ch, in

schism, yacht, (yot,) drachm.

True love's the gift, which God has given
To man alone, beneath the heaven.

It is the secret sympathy,

The silver chord, the silken tie,
Which, heart-to heart, and mind-to mind,
In body, and in soul-can bind.

Pleasant the sun,
When first on this delightful land he spreads
His orient beams.

elasticity of our steps, and to the varied movements of the whole body.

Varieties. 1. The true statesman will for those, who mean to betray them. 2. never flatter the people; he will leave that Will dying for principles-prove any thing more than the sincerity of the martyr? 3. Which is the stronger passion, love, or anger? 4. Public speakers-ought to live longer, and enjoy better health, than others; and they will, if they speak right. 5. Mere imitation-is always fruitless; what we get from others, must be inborn in us, to produce the designed effects. 6. Times of general calamity, and revolution, have ever been productive of the greatest minds. 7. All mere external worship, in which the senses hear, and the mouth speaks, but in which the life-is unconcerned, is perfectly dead, and profiteth nothing,

Habitual evils-change not on a sudden ;
But many days, and many sorrows,
Conscious remorse, and anguish-must be felt,
To curb desire, to break the stubborn will,
And work a second nature in the soul,
Ere virtue-can resume the place she lost.
Let the tenor of my life-speak for me.

87. Good reading and speaking is music; and he who can sit unmoved by their charms, is a stranger to correct taste, and lost in insensibility. A single exhibition of natural eloquence, may kindle a love of the art, in the bosom of an aspiring youth, which, in after life, will impel and animate him—through a long career of usefulness. Self-made men are the glory of the world.

90. As practicing on the gutterals very much improves the voice, by giving it depth of tone, and imparting to it smoothness and strength, I will repeat the following, with force and energy, and at the same time convert all the breath into sound: the dis-carded hands dread-ed the sounds of the muf fled drums, that broke on the sad-den'd dream-er's ears, mad-dened by des-pair; the blood ebb'd and flow'd from their doub

le dy'd shields, and worlds on worlds, and friends on friends by thousands roll'd.

88. D has two sounds; first, its name sound; DAME; dart, dawn, dab; deed, dead; die, did; dole, Proverbs. 1. An irritable and passionate do, dog; duke, duck, druid; man-is a downright drunkard. 2. Better go to doit, doubt; a dan-dy de-fraudheaven in rags, than to hell, in embroidery. 3. ed his dad-dy of his sec-ondCommon sense-is the growth of all countries, hand-ed sad-dle, and dubbed the [Din DO.] but very rare. 4. Death has nothing terrible in had-dok a la-dy-bird; the doub-le head-ed it, but what life has made so. 5. Every vice pad-dy, nod-ding at noon-day, de-ter-mined fights against nature. 6. Folly-is never long to rid-dle ted-ded hay in the fields till dooms- pleased with itself. 7. Guilt-is always jealous. day; the dog-ged dry-ads ad-dict-ed to dep-8. He that shows his passion, tells his enemy re-da-tions, robbed the day-dawn of its dread-ed di-a-dem, and erred and strayed a good deal the down-ward road to ad-enaum.

where to hit him. 9. It is pride, not nature, that craves much. 10. Keep out of broils, and you

will neither be a principal nor a witness. 11.

One dog barking, another soon joins him. 12.

Money-is a good servant, but a bad master.

89. I must give all the sounds, particularly the final ones, with great care, and never run the words together, making one, out of Changes. We see that all material obthree. And-is pronounced six different jects around us are changing; their colors ways; only one of which is right. Some change just as the particles are disturbed in call it an, or en; others, un, 'nd, or n; their relations. This result is not owing to and a few-and; thus good-an-bad; causany natural cause, but to the Divine Power. en-effect; loaves-en-fishes, hills-un-groves; And are there not higher influences more popen-un-ink, you-nd I, or youn-I; an-de-tent, tho' invisible, acting on man's moral said; hooks-en-eyes, wor-sen-worse, pleas- nature, pervading the deepest abysses of his ure-un-pain; cakes-n-beer, to-un-the; roun- affection, and the darkest recesses of his d'n-round, ol-d'n-young, voice-n-ear; bread-thoughts; to purify the one, and enlighten en-butter; vir-tu-n-vice; Jame-zen-John: solem-un-sub-lime, up-'n-down, pies'-ncakes. I will avoid such glaring faults, and give to each letter its appropriate sound.

Notes. 1. Here the delicate ear may perceive the aspirate

after the vocal part of d, as after b, and some other letters. The vocal is made, (see engraving,) by pressing the tongue against the

gums of the upper fore-teeth, (the incisors,) and the roof of the mouth, beginning to say d, without the e sound; and the aspirated part, by removing the tongue, and the organs taking their natural positions; but avoid giving the aspirate of the vocal consonants, any vocality. 2. By whispering the vocal consonants, the aspirate only is heard. 3. Dis silent in hand-sel, hand-saw, hand and in Dnie-per, (Nee-per,) and Daies-ter, (Neer-ter). 4. Do not give the sound of j to d in any word; as-grand-eur, sold-ier, verd-ure, ed-u-cate, ob-du-rate, cred-u-lous, mod-u-late, &c.; but speak them as though written grand-yur, sold-yur, &c.; the same analogy prevails in na-ture, fort-une, &c. 5. The following parti. cipials and adjectives, should be pronounced without abridgment;

some, hand-ker-chief, and the first d in Wednesday, stadt-holder,

a bless-ed man gives unfeign-ed thanks to his learn-ed friend, and belov-ed lady; some wing-ed animals are curs-ed things; you say he curs'd and bless'd him, for he feign'd that he had learn'd his

lessson, 6. Pronounce words in the Bible, the same as in other

books.

the other, and from the chaos of both-to educe order, beauty and happiness? And why is it not changed? Shall we deny to his moral nature, the powers and capacities which we assign to stocks and stones? Or, is the Almighty less inclined to bring the most highly endowed of his creatures into the harmony and blessedness of his own Divine Order? To affirm either would be the grossest reflection on the character of God, and the nature of his works. If man, then, be not changed, so as to reflect the likeness and image of his Creator and Redeemer, it must be in consequence of his own depraved will, and blinded understanding.

Varieties. 1. Why is the letter D like a sailor? because it follows the C. 2. Books, (says Lord Bacon,) should have no patrons, but truth and reason. 3. Who follows not virtue in youth, cannot fly vice in old age. 4. Never buy-what you do not want, because it is cheap; it will be a dear article to you in the end. 5. Those-bear disappointments the best, who have been most used to them. 6. Confidence-produces more conversation than either wit or talent. 7. Attend well to all that is said; for noth"Pardon me Sir, "-she replied, "I blushing-exists in vain, either in outward cre

Anecdote. Blushing. A certain fashionable and dissipated youth, more famed for his red nose, than for his wit, on approaching a female, who was highly rouged, Miss; you blush from modesty.

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from reflection."

Kindness-in woman, not their beauteous looks
Shall win my love.

ation, in the mind, in the speech, or in the

actions.

Authors, before they write, should read.

91. Do not hurry your enunciation of words, precipitating syllable over syllable, and word over word; nor melt them together into a mass of confusion, in pronouncing them; do not abridge or prolong them too much, nor swallow nor force them; but deliver them from your vocal and articulating organs, as golden coins from the mint, accurately impressed, perfectly finished, neatly and elegantly struck, distinct, in due succession, and of full weight.

Proverbs. 1. None of you know where the shoe pinches. 2. One may live and learn. 3. Remember the reckoning. 4. Such as the tree is, such is the fruit. 5. The biggest horses are not the best travelers. 6. What cannot be cured, must be endured. 7. You cannot catch old birds with chaff. 8. Argument-seldom convinces any one, contrary to his inclinations. 9. A horse-is

neither better, nor worse, for his trappings. 10.

Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold. 11. Never sport, with the

92. The second sound of D, is that opinions of others. 12. Be prompt in every thing.

of T; when at the end of words,
after c, f, ss, p, q, o, x, ch, and
sh, with silent e, under the ac-
cent; FAC'D: he curs'd his
stuff'd shoe, and dipp'd it in [D. in FAC'D.]
poach'd eggs, that escap'd from the vex'd
cook, who watch'd the spic'd food with
arch'd brow, tripp'd his crisp'd feet, and
dash'd them on the mash'd hearth; she pip'd
and wisp'd a tune for the watch'd thief who
jump'd into the sack'd pan, and scratch'd
his blanch'd face, which eclips'd the chaf'd
horse, that was attach'd and wrapp'd for a
tax'd scape-grace.

boys too."

Anecdote. President Harrison, in his last out-door exercise, was assisting the gardner in adjusting some grape-vines. The gardner remarked, that there would be but little use in trailing the vines, so far as any fruit was concerned; for the boys would come on Sunday, while the family was at church, and steal all the grapes; and suggested to the general, as a guard against such a loss, that he should purchase an active watch-dog. Said the general, "Better employ an active Sabbath-school teacher; a dog may take care 93. To read and speak with ease, accu-teacher will take care of the grapes and the of the grapes, but a good Sabbath-school racy, and effect, are great accomplishments; as elegant and dignified as they are useful, and important. Many covet the art, but Home! Wherever we roam, in whatever few are willing to make the necessary ap- climate or land we are cast, by the accidents plication: and this makes good readers and of human life, beyond the mountains or bespeakers, so very rare. Success depends, yond the ocean, in the legislative halls of the principally, on the student's own exertions, Capitol, or in the retreats and shades of priuniting correct theory with faithful practice. vate life, our hearts turn, with an irresistible 94. Irregulars. T-generally has this instinct, to the cherished spot, which ushered sound; the lit-tle tat-ler tit-tered at the us into existence. And we dwell, with detaste-ful tea-pot, and caught a tempt-inglightful associations, on the recollection of tar-tar by his sa-ti-e-ty; the stout Ti-tan the streams, in which, during our boyish took a tell-tale ter-ma-gant and thrust her days, we bathed, the fountains at which we against the tot-ter-ing tow-crs, for twist-ing the frit-ters; Ti-tus takes the pet-u-lent drank, the piney fields, the hills and the valout-casts, and tos-ses them into na-ture's leys where we sported, and the friends, who pas-tures with the tur-tles; the guests of shared these enjoyments with us. the hosts at-tract a great deal of at-ten-tion, and sub-sti-tute their pre-texts for tempests; the cov-et-ous part-ner, des-ti-tute of fort-une, states that when the steed is stolen, he shuts the sta-ble door, lest the gravi-ty of his ro-tun-di-ty tip his tac-tics into non-en-ti-ty.

When a twister, a twisting, will twist him a twist,
For twisting his twist, he three twines doth intwist;
But if one of the twines of the twist do untwist,
The twine that untwisteth untwisteth the twist.

Notes. 1. This dento-lingual sound may be made by whispering the imaginary word tuh, (short u) the tongue being pressed against the upper front teeth, and then suddenly removed, as indicated by the engraving. 2. T is silent when preceded by

8, and followed by the abbreviated terminations en, le. Apostle, glisten, fasten, epistle, often, castle, pestle, soften, whistle, chasten, bustle, christen; in eclat, bil-let-dour, debut, haut-boy, currants, chest-nut and mis-fle-toe. 3. The adjectives, blessed, cursed, &c.

de-pot, hostler, mortgage, Christmas, Tmolus, and the first f, in

are exceptions to the rule for pronouncing d. 4. Consonants are
sometimes double in their pronunciation, although not found in
the name spelling; pit-ied, (pit-ted,) river, (riv-var,) mon-ey
(mon-ney,) etc. Beware of chewing your words, as vir-chu,
Da-chure, etc.

Self-alone, in nature rooted fast,
Attends us-first, and leaves us-last.

Varieties. 1. If we do well, shall we not be accepted ? 2. A guilty conscience-paralyzes the energies of the boldest mind, and enfeebles the stoutest heart. 3. Persons in love, generally resolve-first, and reason afterward. 4. All contingencies have a Providence in them. 5. If these principles of Elocution be correct, practicing them as here taught, will not make one formal and ar tificial, but natural and effectuous. 6. Be above the opinion of the world, and act from your own sense of right and wrong. 7. All christians believe the soul of man to be immortal: if, then, the souls of all, who have departed out of the body from this world, are in the spiritual world, what millions of inhabitants must exist therein !

The man, who consecrates his powers,
By vigorous effort, and an honest aim,
At once, he draws the sting of life, and death;
He walks with Nature; and her paths-are

peace.

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