LESSONS IN MI 



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Rule 2. Every new incident in a narration, every new object 

 vi-ry new subject in a didaotio pMiifii, 

 .mphasis, or a force of utterance raffl- 

 Lriking or pronn 



Tboir frmil bark was, in a moment, ottntt, and a watery grave 

 Menu .icvitablo doom of tbo wbole party. 



,.|\Mtii di IOUK, low range of beautifully 



'It was the subject of the preacher*! discourse. 



;J. All oorrespoii<lriit. an'l all untithutio, or contrasted 



M'-luiro a force sufficient to di*tiiiK'ii*li tlu-m from all tho 



:uul to mako thorn stand out ]>ro- 



miuriitly. Wli.'i, '. . comparison or contrast is of equal force 



in its runHtitui lit parts, tho emphasis is exactly balanced, in 



tho words to which it in apiilird : win n one of tho objects com- 



r.ist .1 i^ tin ant. to preponderate over tho other, tho 



stronger on the word by which tho preponderance 



is expressed. 



The gospel is preached equally to the rich and to the poor. 



.no of urise mou, and the idol ol fools. 

 The mail ia more KNAVE thoii fool. 



Exercises tn " Relative " Em/jjhasia. 



ViitTUK || is better than riches. 



Study || not so much to show knowledge, as to acquire it. 



They went out from us, but they were not of us. 



}! | tint cannot bear a jest, should not make one. 



It is not so easy to hide one's faults, as to mend them. 



I j that denied theo gold, will give my heart. 



You aN done that | you thould be sorry for. 



Why beholdest thou the mote || that is in thy brother's eye, but con- 

 t. not the beam || that is in thine own eye P 



As it is tho part of justice || never to do violence, so it ia the part of 

 modesty \\ never to commit offence. 



A friend || aanuot be known || in prosperity, and an enemy || cannot be 

 hidden \\ iu at! i 



Emphatic clauses (those in which every word is emphatic) are 

 BOlnotimes pronounced on a lower, sometimes on a higher key, 

 but always with an intense force. 



Examples. 



Heaven and earth will witness 



If ' ROME ' MUST ' FALL that we || are innocent. 



This state had then jiot one ship NO, NOT ' ONE ' WALL. 



But youth, it seems, ia not iny only crime : I have been accused || of 

 actirt'j a THEATRICAL port. 



As to the i/rcsent ministry, I cannot give them my confidence. 

 Pardon me, gentlemen : Confidence is a plant of SLOW growth. 



General Remark. Young readers are commonly deficient in 

 emphasis, and hence feeble and unimpressive, in their style of 

 reading. Students should exert much vigilance on this point. 

 At tho same time, an overdone emphasis is one of the surest 

 indications of defective judgment and bad taste. Faults which 

 result from study are always the most offensive. 



Exercise. TJie Duty of a True Christian. 



The true Christian must show that he is in earnest about religion. 

 In the management of his worldly affairs, he must let it clearly be 

 seen, that he is not influenced by a trorldly mind ; that his heart is not 

 upou arf/i ; that ho pursues his worldly calling from a principle of 

 DUTY, not from a sordid love of 30111 ; and that, iu truth, his treasure* 

 are in IIEAVEN. He must, therefore, not only " provide things honest 

 in the sight of all men;" not only avoid everything which is/raiuful<mt 

 and unjust iu his dealings with others ; not only oj>cn!;/ protect against 

 those tnt'/uitous practice* which the custom of trade too frequently coun- 

 I and approves , but, also, ho must "let his moderation be known 

 unto all men." Ho must, not push his gains with seeming eagerness, 

 even to the utmost LAWFUL extent. He must exercise /orbearanc*. He 

 must be content with moderate profits. He must sometimes even 

 /"iv./o advantages, which, in themselves, he might innocently take, 

 lost he should seem to give any ground for suspecting that his heart is 

 secretly net upon those tl: 



Thus, also, with respect to worWl;; pleasures : he must endeavour to 



convince n\eu that tho pleasures which RELIGION furnishes, are fat 



nrtater than those which tho MOrid \VliiK-, therefore, ho 



conscientiously keeps from joining in those trijln'i. an.l, too often, 



pro/one amusements, in which inijoifo-/ men profess to seek their hopjn'- 



'ess, he must yet labour to show, that, in keeping from thots' 1 thinirs. 



Je ia, in respect to rcai happiness, uo I 



ralii<m. Tft nt 1 T ' TTtrrthlnt irhlrt majrlnnk His 

 and gloom. He an*t oaltivaU. a ehtufitlmmt at spirit. H 

 deavour to abow, ia hi* whole deportment, the 



h nstwaUy flow from heoMnttf <tftuu. from a Me*** aft 



I from a hope full of IMMOKTAUTY. 



Tbo > njota* and produce* to to widely 



different from DM spirit of UM vwtd, and so immmttfy inferior to it, 

 that, as it cannot fail of brine *<****, so it eaanot fail at beta* 

 admired, even by tfeoM who am ttnmgtn to its powtr. Do yo a*k ia 

 what particular, thi* spirit *** itself F I answer, ia the excweteM of 

 humility, of meeimcc*, at tnOtmtmt in a patient (Mar.** at <%*>; ia a 

 readinetf io forgitt offences ; in a mtform endeeeour to emnmt enl with 

 iu eeif-dt*M and dUmtHidtinm , in 



iu tlovntm to vrath ; in an wmwOUrngmm to ae*r or 

 * ; in a forwsrdnMS to <Ltftnd, to adtW, and to * 

 in laving our enemi ; in lla*i*g them that CMTM us ; in doinc toad to 

 them that hate us. ThM are mtuM/riUtt of true CfcrutuwUy. 



The Christian muiit " Ut his liyht ehine before mm. by dtechargiac 

 in a faithful, a diligent, and a ooiwuteiU maiiuer, the jxntrnal and parti* 

 ctdar duties of his station. 



Asamemberof .octet y. he must b dtettnfotolttd bjr a Uoauiwi and 

 an inoffensive conduct ; by a simplicity and an i*9***o*tmm at rttaricttr, 

 free from every degree of guile; by nprigUnest and jUbUy ia all his 

 nyoyemente. 



As a neighbour, he most be hind, frievUy. and eoommtittimg. Hto 

 dieoourae must be mild and iiutructiee. He most labour to prMU 

 quarrels, to reconcile thou who differ, to comfort the a^Ut*d. IB abort, 

 he must be "ready for (very good work ;" and all his (UoUofe with oCara 

 must show tho HEAVE* LT raucirui which d*<ll and icvrfa in hi* 

 HEART. 



ExerciM. The Benefits of a Popular Gorernmcnt. 



The real glory and pro*p<;rity of a nation does not oondst in the here- 

 ditary ranJc or titled primU-jes of a very small class in the community ; in 

 the oreat wealth of the /eic, and in the great poverty of the ma*y ; in UM 

 splendid palaces of noblee, and the vretched hute of a mimrrotu and kalf- 

 famished peasantry. No ! such a state of things may give pleasure to 

 proud, ambitious, and seljuh minds, but there is nothing here on which 

 the eye of a patriot can rest with unmiiigled satisfaction. In his 

 deliberate judgment 



" IU fares the land, to hastening: ills a prey, 

 Where wealth accumulates, and men decay ; 

 Princes and lords may flourish or may fade ; 

 A BREATH can mole them, as a breath has mode; 

 But a BOLD PEASANTRY, their country'* pride, 

 When once BESTEOTED, can NEVER be supplied." 



It is an intelligent, virtuous, free, and crfenMM population, ablo by 

 their talents and industry to obtain a competent rapport, which con- 

 stitutes the strength and prosperity of a nation. 



It is not the least advantage of a popular government, that it brings 

 iuto operation a greater amount of talent than any other. 

 acknowledged by every one, that the occurrence of yrtat ntmti awakens 

 the dormant energies of the human mind, and call* forth the most 

 splendid and powerful abilities. It was the momentous question, 

 whether your country should be free and independent, and the rtnnlsrs- 

 tion that it WAS so, which gave to you orator*, statesmen, and amsnsli, 

 whose names all future ages will delight to honour. 



The characters of men are generally moulded by the cirrwMfanecs ia 

 which they are placed. They seldom put forth their strenjtA, without 

 some powerfully exciting motives. But what mot ires can they have to 

 qualify themselves for stations, from which they are for ever t*d*ded 

 on account of PLEBEIAN EXTRACTION ? How can they be expected to 

 prepare themselves for the service of their Conakry, when they know 

 that their services would be REJECTED, because, unfortunately, they 

 dissent from the established religion, and have the honest]/ to AV, 



But iu a country like OURS, where the most obscure individual* in 

 society may, by their talents, virtue*, and public cervices, rise to tho most 

 honourable distinctions, and attain to tho highest ojffeei which the people 

 can give, the most effectwd inducements are presAed. It is indeed 

 true, that only a few who run in the race for political honour, ean 

 obtain the price. But, although many come short, yet the eMrfoae and 

 the progress which they make, are not lost either on tAenwlw* or secMy. 

 The suitableness of their talents and character* for some ether t*jwr>. 

 tont station may have been perceived ; at least the cvltiMtien of their 

 minds, and tho effort to acquire an honourable rvpntatte*. may reader 

 them active and useful members of the community. ThM are cosu of 

 the benefits peculiar to a POPULAR government; benefit which .< haw 

 long enjoyed. 



LESSONS IN MUSI 



FOB Exercise 15, in tho following page, tho pnpfl v 



own key-note aa indicated in the title. If, however, he has no* 



got a tuninir-fork, let him take Don at a rather low pitch. A stroke 



beneath two or more notes shows that they arr to b 



syllable of the words, or " sJurred." The comma after a note gire 



