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Then in another paper, under the title Body, may be written in the like 

 proper order, head, hair, skin, ear, face, forehead, eye, eye-lid, eye-brow, 

 cheek, nose, mouth, lip, chin, neck, back, breast, side, belly, shoulder, 

 arm, &c. With like spaces as before, that more may be added as there is 

 occasion. 



And when he has learned the import of the words in each paper, let hin> 

 write them in the same manner in distinct leaves or pages of a book, prepared 

 for that purpose, to confirm his memory, and to have recourse to it on occasion. 

 In a third paper, you may give him the Inward Parts : as, scull, throat, stoniach, 

 heart, lung--, &c. In another paper, under the title Beast, may be placed, 

 horse, cow, sheep, hog, dog, hare, rabbit, cat, &c. Under the title Bird or 

 Fowl, put cock, hen, goose, duck, swan, crow, kite, lark, &c. Under the 

 title Fish, put pike, eel, plaice, salmon, lobster, crab, oyster, cray-fish, &c. 

 You may then put plants or vegetables, under several heads, or subdivisions of 

 the same head ; as, tree, fruit, flower, herb, corn, &c. And the like of In- 

 animates; as, heaven, sun, moon, stars, elements, earth, water, air, fire, 

 stone, metal, glass, he. Under the title Cloths, put the several sorts ; as, 

 woollen, linen, &c. Under the title House ; put wall, roof, door, win- 

 dow, room, &c. 



And under each of these, as distinct heads, the furniture or utensils be- 

 longing, with divisions and subdivisions, as there is occasion. And, in like 

 manner, from time to time, may be added more collections or classes of names 

 or words, properly digested under distinct heads, and suitable distributions, to 

 be written in distinct leaves or pages of his book, in such order as may seem 

 convenient. 



When he is furnished with a competent number of names, it will be time to 

 teach him, under the titles Singular and Plural, the formation of plurals from 

 singulars, by adding s or es : as, hand, hands ; face, faces ; fish, fishes, &c. 

 with some few Irregulars ; as, man, men ; woman, women ; foot, feet, &c. 

 Which will serve for Possessives, to be afterwards taught him, which are formed 

 from their Primitives, by the like addition of s or es ; except some few Irregu- 

 lars, as, my, mine ; thy, thine ; our, ours ; your, yours ; his ; her, hers ; their, 

 theirs, &c. And in these cases, it will be proper first to show him the particu- 

 lars, and then the general title. 



Then teach him (in another page, or paper) the Pai tides: a, an ; the, this, 

 that ; these, those. And the Pronouns ; I, thou, he, it, they, who, &c. Then 

 under the titles Adjective, Substantive, teach him to connect these ; as, my 

 hand, your head, his foot, their shoes, &c. And to furnish him wiLh more 

 Adjectives, under the title Colours, you may place black, white, grey, &c. and 



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