420. Art thou poór? Show thyself àctive and industrious, peaceable and contented Art thou wealthy? Show thyself benèficent and charitable, condescending and humane.

421. This corruptible must put on íncorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

422. Religion raises men above themselves; írreligion sinks them beneath the brùtes.

423. And if you do, you will but make it blûsh, and glow with shame of your proceedings, Hubért.

424. Hamlét, you have your father much offended. 425. Madam, yôu have my father much offended. 426. If you said so, then I said sô.

427. Nó, say you; did he say Nó? He did; he said Nò.

428. Is the goodness, or the wisdom of the divine Being, more manifest in this his proceeding?

429. Shall we in your person crown the author of the public calamities, or shall we destroy him?

430. From whence can he produce such cogent exhortations to the practice of every virtue, such ardent excitement to piety and devòtion, and such assistance to attain' them, as those which are to be met with throughout every page of these inimitable writings?

431. Where, amidst the dark clouds of Pagan philosophy, can he show us such a clear prospect of a future state, the immortality of the sòul, the resurrection of the dead, and the general judgment, as in St. Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians?

432. Would it not employ a beau prettily enough, if, instead of eternally playing with his snuff-box, he spent some time in making one?

433. Would an infinitely wise Being make such glorious beings for so méan a purpose? Can he delight in the production of such abortive intelligences, such short-lived reasonable beings? Would he give us talents that are not to be exérted, capacities that are not to be grátified?

Wretch that I am! to

434. Whither shall I turn? what place shall I betàke myself? Shall I go to the cápitol? Alas! it is overflowed with my brother's blood! Or shall I retire to my house? Yet there I behold my mother plunged in misery, weeping and despairing!

435. King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

436. Art thoú he that should come, or shall we look for another?

437. The baptism of Jòhn, was it from heaven,—or of men?

438. Will you gó-or stay? walk? Will you go to-day,

Will you rìde,

or to-morrow?

or

439. Did you see hím, -or his brother? Did he travel for health, or pleasure?

440. Did he resemble his father or his mother? Is this book yours or mine?

441. Was it armed, say you? 'Armed, my lord. From top to toe? My lord, from head to foot.

442. Then saw you not his face? Oh yes, my lord, he wore his beaver úp.

443. I did not say a better soldier, but an èlder.

444. Aim not to shów knowledge, but to acquire it. 445. Did I say gó,—or gò?

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446. Hence! hòme, you idle creatures, get you home. You blòcks, you stones! you worse than sense

less things!

447. Get thee behind me, Sátan. Nò. You did not read that right. You should say, Get thee behìnd me, Satan.

448. 'Angels and ministers of grace, defend us.

449. Jésus, Màster! have mercy on us.

450. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity ènvieth not; charity vaùnteth not itself; is not puffed ùp; doth not behave itself unseemly; seeketh not her own; is not easily provóked; thinketh no evil.

451. And though I have the gift of pròphecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

452. I tell you, though you, though all the world, though an angel from heaven should declare the truth of it, I could not believe it.

453. I tell you, though you, though all the world, though an angel from heaven should declare the truth of it, I could not believe it.

454. You wrong me every way, you wrong me, Brutus.

455. You wrong me every way, you wròng me, Brutus.

456. Are you going to Boston? What did you ask me? Are you going to Boston?

457. They tell ûs to be moderate; but they, they are to revel in profusion.

458. I see thou hast learned to râil.

459. I know that thou art a scoundrel.

460. Such trifling would not be admitted in the intercourse of men, and do you think it will avail more with Almighty God?

LESSON XXIII.

EMPHASIS.

By Emphasis is meant the force or loudness of voice by which we distinguish the principal word or words in a sen

tence.

To emphasize a word means to pronounce it in a loud or forcible manner.

The meaning of a sentence, especially if be a question, often depends upon the proper placing of the emphasis. Thus in the sentence, Shall you ride to town to-day? if the emphasis be placed upon ride, the question will be, Shall you RIDE to town to-day?—and it may be answered, No, I shall not ride, I shall walk. If the emphasis be placed upon you, the question then becomes, Shall YOU ride to town to-day? and the answer may be, No, I shall not go myself, I shall send my son. If the emphasis be placed on town, the question then becomes, Shall you ride to TOWN to day? and the answer may be, No, I shall not ride to Town, but I shall ride into the country. If the emphasis be placed upon day, the question then becomes, Shall you ride to town TO-DAY? and the answer may be, No, I shall not go to-day, but I shall to-morrow.

In reading the following sentences, the pupil will emphasize the words in capital letters.

461. You were paid to FIGHT against Alexander, not to RAIL at him.

462. And Saul said unto Michael, why hast thou DECEIVED me so?

463. Then said the High Priest are these things SO? 464. Exercise and temperance strengthen even an INDIFFERENT constitution.

465. AGAIN to the battle Achaians.

466. I that denied thee GOLD, will give my ᎻᎬᎪᎡᎢ . 467. You wronged YOURSELF to write in such a case. 468. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our STARS; but in OURSELVES, that we are underlings.

469. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the BEAM that is in thy OWN eye?

470. And Nathan said unto David, THOU art the man. 471. A day, an HOUR of virtuous liberty, is worth a whole eternity of bondage.

472. I'm tortured even to madness when I THINK of the proud victor.

473. 'Tis all a libel, PAXTON, Sir, will say :

Not yet, my friend! TO-MORROW, faith, it may ;
And for that very cause I print TO-DAY.

474. The men whom nature's works can charm, with GOD HIMSELF hold converse; grow familiar day by day with his conceptions, ACT upon his plan, and form to HIS the relish of their souls.

475. It is equally unjust in thee to put DAMON or ME to death: but PYTHIAS were unjust, did he let Danion suffer a death that the tyrant prepared only for PYTHIAS.

476. What! does life DISPLEASE thee?

Yes; it displeases me when I see a TYRANT. 477. BETRAYEST thou the Son of man with a kiss. 478. Betrayest THOU the Son of man with a kiss. 479. Betrayest thou the SON of man with a kiss. 480. Betrayest thou the Son of MAN with a kiss. 481. Betrayest thou the Son of man with a KISS. 482. The firmest works of MAN, too, are gradually giving way.

483. And THOU must sail upon this sea, a long eventful vovage. The wise MAY suffer wreck the foolish MUST.

484. My ear is PAINED, my soul is SICK, with every day's report of wrong and outrage, with which earth is FILLED. There is no FLESH in man's obdurate heart, it does not FEEL for man.

485. Slaves cannot BREATHE in England; if their lungs receive our air, that moment they are FREE.

LESSON XXIV.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EMPHASIS.

In sentences where several words are to be emphasized, some words receive a stronger emphasis than others. This leads to a distinction, called primary and secondary emphasis. The primary emphasis is the strongest emphasis. The secondary emphasis is the weaker emphasis; of which, there are several degrees.

In the following sentences, the words in LARGE CAPITALS are to receive the primary emphasis. Those iH SMALL CAPITALS, or Italic, are to receive the secondary emphasis.

486. What STRONGER breastplate than a heart untainted! THRICE is he armed that hath his quarrel JUST and he but naked though locked up in STEEL, whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.

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487. But winter has yet BRIGHTER scenes; - he boasts splendors BEYOND what gorgeous SUMMER knows, AUTUMN with her many fruits and woods all flushed with many hues.

488. Boisterous in speech, in action prompt and bold, He buys, he SELLS, he STEALS, he KILLS for gold. 489. The combat deepens. ON, ye brave, who rush to glory or the GRAVE! WAVE, Munich, all thy banners WAVE, and CHARGE with all thy chivalry.

49. Oh fear not thou to DIE! But rather fear to LIVE; for life has thousand SNARES thy feet to try, by peril, pain, and strife.