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KOU3 EXAMI'LBH IN PIUC : 



V;i'-tions to fraction* of tho 

 .iring a common denominator : 



1. 1 



7. V, and 



9- 1. 1, ',.,',. and, J,. 



6. , j.aud;,. 





J. Which of tho two fractions fc and \ is tho greater ; what 

 in tho difference 1 m ; and what is their KUIU 'f 



:;. TV... ].. : . A -. . I II, aro shareholders in different oom- 



: 0,000 of stock in a company worth .560,000 ; 



nn.l It li:i-i 480,000 of stock in a company worth .840,000: 



whii-h of tin-in has tho largest fraction of tho concern to which 



.'iips 'f 

 4. Find tho integral or mixed value of the following fractions : 



,,*, and 



-r mixed value of tho fractions S J. 



%, V?. all(1 



(,. i : ,. liolo numbers 25, 48, 301, 4000, and 5876934 



to imi>ri>;-r fractions. 



7. !. iiug whole numbers to improper fractions 



ili-iiDininat^r-i hh:i!! 1/r lii, (, 5, !, and '2 respectively. 

 s. Reduce tho following mixed numbers to improper frac- 



/ 



duco tho following mixed numbers to improper fractions : 

 . and 21&J. 



10. Reduce the following compound fractions to simple frac- 

 tions : .} of :J of J of I ; $ of 3 of of }j ; and of fc of ^ of *?. 



11. Reduce the following compound fractions to simple frac- 

 tions : 



1. : of ; of J of . 



2. | of f of J of , of . 



3. ; of j of I of f . 



4 i of J of V of ? of J. 

 *> j of -,'j of -ff of f 



c. jof of >;, of u. 



IL'. Find the sum of the following fractions and mixed 

 numbers : 



1. !, 1, ;, J.and . 

 V, ;,andy. 

 3. I. {, ft, and J. 



4- 5>, 6J, 7J,and21J-. 

 5. 111,18;, 19 ,'-, and !&. 

 0. 635>i, 427;, and 1625J. 



13. Find the difference of the following fractions and mixed 

 numbers : 



1. Between J J- and ,',. 



2. Between ,V f^d Y 



3. Between 1 and JJ. 



4. Between 4 and 2 ,>. 



5. Between 13065 an 



6. Between 49 t J T and 24 tf t . 



LESSONS IN ENGLISH. VI. 



HAVING thus furnished yon with some criteria or means of 

 ascertaining what words have their origin in Saxon, or, as it 

 is more correctly called, the Teutonic branch of our language, 

 I must now n quest, that in all your studies you will constantly 

 ask yourself, whether each word you meet with, is, or is not, of 

 Saxon derivation ? Among English writers, no one has a larger 

 portion of Saxon in his compositions than Dean Swift ; and no 

 one writes the language more correctly. I shall therefore make 

 use of his writings in this part of my task. William Cobbett's 

 works may be advantageously studied for the Saxon treasures 

 which they contain. 



EXERCISES ix PAUSING. 



It is a miserable thing to live in suspense. To live in suspense, is 

 to live the life of a spider. No wise man ever wished to be younger. 

 An idle reason lessens the weight of good reasons. Complaint is the 

 largest tribute paid to heaven. Complaint is tho sincerest parl of our 

 devotion. Praise is the daughter of present power. Every man 

 desires to live long. No man is willing to be old. Kings aro said to 

 have long hands. Kiugs ought to have long ears. Vision is the art 

 of seeing things invisible. Good manners is the art of making asso- 

 ciates easy. Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our 

 esteem. A flue gentleman has both wit and learning. Come into 

 the garden, Maud. He gave me half-u-crown for my trouble. The 

 king's crown is made of solid gold. 



The reader may excroiso his ingenuity, as well as his gram- 

 mar, while ho di^ovora the explanation of n. riddle of tho 

 learned Dean, which is appropriate to my subject : 



" We ore little miry eraatem, 

 All Of different roioo and (ensures; 

 On* of us in glass is net, 

 One of us you'll find i* jet 5 

 T'other you may Me in tin, 

 And a fourth u box within ; 

 If tho fifth you should punoe. 

 It can never fly from 700." 



An excellent practice in composition u letter-writing. I Khali 

 therefore give, in thin loiwon, gome specimens of epistolary corrw- 

 Hpondoncc. And I advise my pupils to aoouiitom themselves to 

 express their thought* in the form of letter*. Let the letter* 

 bo real ; I mean, lot them be written, not a* exercise* in eom 

 position, but on some business, and to some friend or acquaint- 

 ance. Your chief want at first, as I hare before intimated, 

 is tho want of matter. " I don't know what to nay," U a 

 complaint with young composers no less true than embarrassing. 

 You will find something to say if you take your pen in hand, 

 and eit down to address a few line* to an absent friend. Only 

 do not attempt anything great or fine. Be simple. Consult 

 your heart, if your head is silent. Just say what occur* to you, 

 without being anxious whether it in very wine or very foolish ; 

 whether it is trivial or imptrlant. Specially would I advise my 

 pupils to correspond one with another. For instance, say that 

 a young man in Exi-ter writes a letter to a former companion 

 who has gone to reside at Bristol. B., living at Bristol, replies 

 to his friend A. at Exeter. The two continue to interchange 

 letters. If they have nothing else to write about, they may 

 write about these lessons. Let them endeavour to give each 

 other aid in their study of the English language. Let them 

 freely and kindly criticise each other's letters. Let them ask 

 and give explanations. Let A. correct B.'B exercises, and let B. 

 do the same for A. Let them agree on some book which they 

 will both read, with a view to make in writing and submit to 

 each other remarks on the composition. For this purpose I 

 would suggest to them the Spectator, in which they will find 

 many papers by Addison and other eminent writers. 



In this counsel I have mentioned young men, by no mean* 

 intending to exclude young women. Most desirous am I that 

 young women should receive a good education. Most necessary 

 to them, as being tho future mothers of our land, is a good 

 education. A far better education ought they to receive than 

 the best which they do receive. But to be well-educated they 

 must be self-educated. Let young women then consider them- 

 selves specially addressed in the lessons I supply, and the advice 

 I give. 



LETTER I. 

 FROM DEAN SWIFT TO THE KZV. WILLIAX DRAPER. 



To the Rev. Mr. William Draper, 



Dean, near Busingstolce, Hampshire. 



London, AprH 13, 1713. 



SIR, I am ashamed to tell yon how ill a philosopher I am, and that 

 a very ill situation of my affairs for three weeks past made me utterly 

 incapable of answering your obliging letter, and thiring you for your 

 most agreeable copy of verses. The print* will tell you that I am 

 condemned again to live in Ireland ; and all that the court and minis- 

 try did for me, was to let me choose my situation in the country 

 where I am banished. I could not forbear showing both your letter 

 and verses to our great men, as well as to the men of wit of my 

 acquaintance ; and they were highly approved of by all. I am alto- 

 gether a stranger to your friend Oppuux ; and am a little angry when 

 those who have a genius lay it out in translations. I question 

 whether " Bes angusta domi " (narrow means) be not one of your 

 motives. Perhaps you want such a bridle as translation, for your 

 genius is too fruitful, as appears by the frequency of your simile*; and 

 this employment may teach you to write like a modest man, a* 

 Shakespeare expresses it. 



I have been minding my Lord Bolingbroke. Mr. Harcourt, and Sir 

 William Windham, to give you a living; as a business which belong* to 

 our society, who assume the title of awarders of merit. They are very 

 well disposed, and I shall not fail to negotiate for you while I stay in 

 England, which will not be abovo six weeks ; but I hope to return in 

 October, and if you are not then provided for, I will move heaven and 

 earth that something may bo done for you. Our society has not met 

 of late, else I would have moved to have two of as sent in form to 

 request a living for you from my lord chancellor ; and if you have any 

 way to employ my services, I desire you will let me know it ; and 

 believe me to be very sincerely, 



Sir, 

 Your most faithful, humble servant, 



JONATHAN Swm. 



