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UNITED STATES'

SPELLING BOOKWITH APPROPRIATE

READING LESSONS:.

FOR SPELLING, READING, AND PROXO'JNCING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGS

ACCORDING TO THE UULES ESTABLISHED BY JOHN WALICEU,

IN HIS CRITICAL AND PF.ONOL"lvCING DICTIONARY.

BY SUNDRY EXPERIENCED TEACHERS-

iVhcrc now the ttioni or tanj^ied thicittt crrow=,

Tlie wricleniess shaij biossoui as the rose.

—

Hainphrcys.

PITTSBURGH, PA.

PUBLTSIIKD BY JOHNSTON AND STOCKTON,No. rr9 Market Street.

IS IS.

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WtsTEK-N District of Pknnsylvama, <o wif;

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the tenth day of February, in

the fifty-fifth year of the Independence of the United Stf.tes, Cochran^ Spear, of the said Disirif i, have deposited in \lm office, the title oi

a B(x>k, the right whereof they claim as Proprietors, in the words fbv

lowing, to wit:

"Cramer's p<iition of the United States' Spelling Book, with ap-

propriate rending lessons: being an easy standard for spelling, read-

ing, and pronouncing the English language, according to the rules

established by John VVp.iker, in his Critical and Proiioiuicmg Dic-

tionary. By sundry experi-enced Teachers : Improved.

" T'VAere 7iow the thorn or tangled thichei grows.The wilderness shall blossom as the rosfe.

HumphRE vs."

In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United Slates, fentitled

•An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies

of Majxs, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of suchCopies, during the times therein mentioned." And also to the Act,

entitled "An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled " An Act for the

Ei:^ourageraent of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Chartsand Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies, during the

times therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the

arts of designing, engravmg, auJ etching historical and other prints."

E. J. ROBERTS,I'lerk of the \Y District of Pennr.vlvsnj?

PREFACE.Notwithstanding llie mu!li[)licity of Sj)el]ing

Books already extant, our country soems to have want^ ed one with which its numerous and growing schools

migljt flepend on getting a reguhir and uniform supply.

Having reilected much on this subject, W3 deterniineci

on the {publication of one, which should embrace suchmatter, and on a plan, as, from experience, we judged to

be best calculated ^or the instruction of youth. Wohave at length completed our object, and with deference

present it to the Public, but without any pretensions to

originjjiity. Many, and of superior merit, have gonebefore us on tliis subject, and not to have profited by their

labours would have been treating them with neglect.

\n spelling, pronunciation, and in the division of syl-

lables, we have been guided principally by WaUter^t

CrUicul and Pronouncing Dictionary, which is general

ly acknowledged to be lJi«3 best in the English language.

The plan of the geographical tables, we think, will befound l)eneficial, as tending to expand the minds of

youth, arid excite a taste for reading on subjects of

geograi)hy.

Of grammar, we have said but little, since we couldnot give a coni[)lote system, v/ithout destroying the

utility of the book for at least nine-tenths of its readers.

The American chronology will be found useful as a

record of national history, citing events too importantfor our children to lose the sight of.

The materials and execution of the work have beencarefully attended to. Upon the whole, we have assi-

duonsly aimed at the production of a useful school

book ; how far we may have succeeded, must be left

to the decision of an enlightened people, aT whose tri»

!>unal, we, with due deference, submit ourselves andthe Aite of our S idling Book.

Pittsburgh, May 12, 1809.9

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Of the Alphabetical 'pronunciation of the letter A.

Mr. Walker observes, "We are to inquire wliat ig

the true name of the first letter of the Eng-jish alpha-

bet—whether we are to say Aye, B, C; Ah, B, C; or

Aw,B, aAnd first, it will be necessary to consider the nature

of a vowel ; which grammarians are generally agreed

in defining to be a " simple articulate sound, formed

by the impulse of the voice by the opening only of the

mouth in a particular manner." Now, as every vowel

by itself is sounded long, as nothing but its junction

with a consonant can make it otherwise, it is natural,

vvhetf pronouncing this vowel alone, to give it the long

open sound ; but as this long open sound is threefold,

as heard in face, father, and icater, a question arises

which of these long sounds shall we adopt as a com-mon name to the whole species of this letter? TheEnglish make choice of the a mface, the Irish of that

\n father, and the Scotch of that in water. Each party

produces words where the letter a is sounded in the

manner they contend for ; but when we demand whyone should have the preference, the controversy is

commonly at an end ; any farther reasons are either

too remote or too insignificant to be produced ; and in-

deed, if a diversity of names to vowels did not con-

found us in our spelling, or declaring to each other the

component letters of a word, it would be entirely need-

less to enter into so trifling a question as the merename of a letter; but when we find ourselves unable

to convey signs to each other on account of this diver-

sity of names, and that words themselves are endan-

gered by an improper uHerance of the component parts,

it seems highly incumbent on us to attempt a uniform-

ity in this point, which, insignificant as it may seem,

is undoubtedly the foundation of a just and regular

preiunciation.

Tlij first rule for naming a letter, when pronounced

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alone, seems to be this : Whatever sound we give to a

letter when terminating a syllal>]e, the same soun'd

ought to be given to it when pronounced alone; be-

cause, in both cases, they have their primary, simple

sound, uninfluenced by a succeeding vowel or conso-

nant; and tlierefore, when we pronounce a letter

alone, it ought to have such a sound as does not sup-

pose the existence of any other letter. But wherevera terminates a syllable with the accent upon it, (the

only state jn which it can be said to be pure) it has

always the English sound of that letter. The only ex-

ceptions to this rule are, the words father, master,

and 2va- ter ; and that these are merely exceptions,

appears from the uniformity with which the a is pro-

nounced otherwise in pai'ent, papal, tape?', fatal, &;c.

The other vowels have their names exactly similar to

the sound they have in a srmilar situation, as the e

like that in me-grim, the i like the i in ti-tle, the o as

the i.. 'h- and the u like the u in tu-tor. Thus,as it ap --•-' irom tne general analogy of pronunci-

ation, that the sound of the a which the English

adopt, is the only one that does not necessarily sup-

pose the existence of any other souud, it inevitably

follows that thcir's only is the proper appellation of that

letter."

Sounds of the simoJc and dipthongal vowels as defined^ by Mr. iVaUcer.

1 a. The long slender English a, as in fate, pa-per, &c.2 a. The long Italian a, as in far, fa-ther, pa-pa, mam-

ma.3 a. The broad German a, as in fall, wall, wa-ter.

4 a. The short sound of the Italian a, as in fat, matmar-ry.

1 e. The long c, as in mo, Iiero, me-trc, me-dium.2 0. The short e, as in let, mot, get.

A 2

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1 i. The dipthongal i, as in pine, ti-tle.

2 i. The short simple i, as in pin, tit-tie.

1 o. The long open o, as in no, note, no-tice.

2 o. The long close o, as in move, prove.

3 o. The long broad o, as in nor, for, or ; like the

broad a.

4 o. The short broad o, as in not, hot, got.

1 u. The long dipthongal u, as in tube, cu-pid.

2 u. The short simple ii, as in tub, cup, sup.

3 u. The middle or obtuse w, as in bull, full, pull.

oi. The long broad o, and the short t, as in oil.

ou. The long broad o, and the middle obtuse w, as in

, thou, pound.

4 KEY to the sounds of the vowels as marked, in the

SoelUns Tables.

Long

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Roman Capital Letters.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQUSTUVWX Y Z.

Roman Small Letters.

abcdcfgliijklmnop q r s t II V w X y z.

Ttalick Capital Letters.

ABCDEFGHIJKLM N O P Q R S T U V WX Y Z.

Ilalick Small Letters,

a hcdefghijk I tn n *o

p q r s t 11 V w X y z.

Vowel's,

A, E, T, O, U, and Y., and W, when ending a syllahk.

Consonants.

B, C l>, h\ a, 11, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V

K L and Y, and W, when beginning a syllable.

Double Letters.

fT, m, fi, fl, fl], ^r'..

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Black Capitals.

m m m m m ^ ma B » » jw M

Black Small Letters..

Shaded.

Antique.

OP QB.BTKSVWXYZ.Boldface.

A. B € B E F €5- H I JT li

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PART L

TliE ALPHABET.The first principles or elements of pronunciatioin w^

letters. The letters of the English language are;

Roman.

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LESSON V.

sma sme smi smo smusna sne sni sno snu

spa spe spi spo spu

sta bte sti sto stu

swa swe swi swo swii

LESSON VI.

tha the thi tho tha

tra tre tri tro tru

twa twe twi two

wha whe whi vvlio

wra wre wri wro wri

TABLE III.

Words of two letters, viz. one vowel and one conscnant

Am

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lp:sson ll

All of us, my son, are to die :

If we <io no ill, we go to joy;

But if our way be bad, we go to wo.Wo is to be on all who do ill.

ash

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(lot

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LESSON VI.

The good boy will hurt no one in his play if he can

help it; no, he will not so much as try to vex them:But he will love and do good r,o all that he can.

fhat

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LESSOxN IX.

Walk, my son, in the way that is good :

So will tliy end be with joy.

When just men do well, then ill men fall.

Mark the good man, and do like him.

gash

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whp hiss kiss miss fist li;^"'st pith with Dockrock sock loft softrond pond long song cord lord101 in born corn horn .-'^"-innsc *

" "^^^'" sort

such buck duck luck suck tuck

LESSON XI [.

The saH.e good hand tliat made thee, n,y son, made<he b,rds and the fish, the fly and the w^nn too.

.v,^"lu \ ' '''" "" "'"' '"^ '"'"''«• ''« ^î'l 'heywere all good. ^

buff cuff hufT muff puff bulk^'''^^

f^Î ff^^l Jûll Lump jump!-^-P bung d.ng h.nt runt' iardu r urk turk hurl purl burn^"'» ^;^:rt gush hush rush tushbask dusk husk musk dust lus-tmust rust

LESSON Xill.Then my son, we must not hurt, nor kill one gxsd

til J ng for our sport.*=

If we do, we shall vox him who made U3 and thr-m •

Tor he who made them, loves to do them goed.

play10 be suro, take care and do not hurt them in thy

TABLE VIL '

Wonh offour Uite.o, ê frst vowel having the lowr

SOUii^^

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LESSON XIV.

My son walk not in the way of bad men

;

in the way that is good.

Let not him that made thee, go out ot thy

he i-s thy rock.,

He it is that can tell what is best lor us

let us go for help.

panedare

case

late

rave

mererice

wide

cape

fare

bate

matesave

metevice

life

pace

hare

date

pate

waveDicehide

wife

rape

marefate

rate

gaze

lice

ride

like

tape

pare

gate

cave

mazemiceside

pike

LESSON XV.

IMy son, if thy way be bad, see that thou

i will mend mv way,th«t 1 may not sm.

He that doth go with ill men will fall.

Do all that is just ; and let not ill will be

mile

time

pine

type

tire

di^e

pokehome

pile

dine

vine

dire

wire

five

yokebone

tile

fine

winefire

bite

hive

cole

hone

vile

kine

pipe

hire

kite

size

hole

tone

wile

line

ripe

miremite

Rofco

moleci^^e

but walk

mind, for

: To him

care

base

hate

pave

Her©nice

tide

file

mend it.

thy minJ

lime

mThewipesire

rite

joke

pole

hope

LESSON XVI.

Go to the ant, you that love sloth

:

Think on her ways and be wise :

Slie tak&s care to lay up a store in due time ;

To lay '.ip food for the time of need,

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mope

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LESSON XIX.

The son of God came to save man from his si.is

He was meek and lotv of heart

:

May we learn of him, in whom we live :

Whose life was the light of man :

It was he that made man at the first.

oath

Braypray

flow

Clue

they

LESSON XX.

Shun them that will hurt tliec, lest thou be hurt bv

them. , ,

My son, we must not walk witli them th^.t are bad:

lest we be so too, but we must walk in the law ot th^^

Lord, and he will help us.

Trust in him, and lend an ear to his word.

roar

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LESSON XXJ.He^hat made us, my son, doth mind all that we say

and do.,

• '

This life is not long ; but the life to come has noendWe must love them that do not love us, and do good

to them that would hurt us.

Bird

son

wordmonkpuss

sowOutcowl

gird

ton

workBull

Bowthou

gout

down

dirt

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LESSON XXIII.

A bad life will make a bad end.

We must let the time past put us in mind of the ill

we have done.

In the tim.c to come we must do ill no more.

Bo kind to all men and hurt not thyself.

Spice slice

slide spike

crime prijne

thine twine

smite spite

broke chokeprone stone

store close

clove grove

haste

chide

while

shine

snipe

prize

sole

shore

blote

paste

pride

chimeswinespire

Globedrone

snore

smote

twice

smile

slime

gripe

white

cloak

slope

close

bride

stile

brine

tripe

drive

smokescore

prose

LESSON XXIV.

In the Lord will I put my trust, and on him will I

call, both day and night.

Let us call on his name, O my son, for it is he who

made us all.

He will not fail to help all those who put their trust

in him.

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LESSON XXV.I will call on the Lord, that he

all those who seek my hurt.

Come all ye who fear him, that I may tcU you whathe hath done for my soul.

He will bless those who love him;

world shall fear him that made them,

thread chec

may save me from

the ends of the

shell

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cross

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LESSON XXIX.Good boys and good girls will do as they are bid.They will love to read good books, and to hear good

folks talk; but they must not talk too much them-selves.

For we have two ears to hear with, and but onetongue to talk with.

LQi this teach thee to hear much, but not talk much.Love not the world, nor tiie things that are in the

woild; for all that is in the weld, the lust of theflesh, and the lust of the eye ; is not of him that madeus

J but is of the world.

like ly

li ningii onlone ly

lone somema ker

mo hair

mo mentname less

ne gro*need ful

iiice ly

nine ty

ninth ly

nose gayver

pa ganpa per

pa pist

pa rents

i|)astry

^pas ty

pave-ilient

pi lot

pi per

pi ous

pli ant

po et

pre ccpt

pru dint

qui 3t

rak:Tre a.

ri d(f

ri ot

ri penru byru in

ru ler

ru ral

sa cred

safe ly

safe ty

sera per

slia dyshame ful

* Do not pronounce this vvor

+ Tlio \oU'r diplhonjrnl y, as

si lence

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LESSON XXX.[1 we put our trust in the Lord, we need not fear

what flesh can do to us.

Tliou^h all that see me, mock me; though they

shoot out their lips, and shake their heads;yet to thee,

O Lord, will I lift my soul.

O hide not thou thy face from me; but be thou with

me all the day.

Draw me out of tlie net that is kid for me.

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LESSON XXXI.

I^t all the earth fear the great King, who made all

the world. Stand in awe of him, all ye that dwell ontiie earth.

For with him is the well of life, and in his light

shall w-e see light, day and night.

Keep thy tongue and thy lips, that they s?peak no

guile; Put thy trust in the Lord.

fil let

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LESSON XXXII.

Trust not in thy bow, nor in the might of thy owlarm ; for it is not thy bow, nor tliy sword, that can

help thee in the great day.

Hear this, all ye that dwell in the world ; high and

low, rich and poor; the Lord must lead and help U3

till death.

nim ble

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LESSON XXXIII.

Thou shalt purge me, and 1 shall be clean, thou wilt

wash me, and I shall be white as snow.

I will love thee, for thou hast made me, and art kind

to me in all things.

Day by day will I praise thee ; I will not be with

such as take thy name in vain, nor go with tliem that

love not thy law, and walk not in thy ways.

Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in the deep.

Let the earth be glad, let the sea make a noise, andall that is in it sing tliy praise.

The Lord will bless those that love him; let us

serve him with our wiiole heart.

splin ter

spun gystag gcr

stam nir:r

stand ish

start ish

stern ly

gtin ^y•stop paêstop per

strong ly

sub joct

sud densuf fer

sul len

sul ly

sul try

sum iher

sum monsun dcr

sup per

sur face

sur ly

sur nametab by

tal ly'

tan ner

tap ster

tar dy

tar nish

Vdi ler

fat ter

tern per

tern nosi

ten dv r

len dril

tenth ly

tet ter

'

thank fu!

thir teen

thun der.

ill la^ê

tiui ber

tin der

tor menttor rent

trans port

trench er

trot ter

trum pet

turn hli.'V

tun nel

tur keytur nip

turn er

turn pike

turn stile

vol ley

var nish

vel laui

vel vet

ven ture

ver min*ves sel

vie tim

vin ta^ê

vul gar

vul ture

ml der

u] cer

v.n der

un to

uj) per

up shot

Uj) side

ut mostut ter

wed ding

we] fare

west cmwest wardwick edwil ful

wil ling

win nowwin ter

wis domwi(/t er

wit ness

yon der

vouth ful

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[.ESSON XXXIV.

Hear us, O Lord; Hide not thy face from us,

we be like those who go down to the pit.

lest

Shew me the way that I must walk in.

Teach me to do tlie thing that doth please thee.

Lift up your hands and sing to him who led his flock

out of a dark land, and through the sea.

TABLE XHLWords of

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LESSON XXXV.Sing to him sun and moon ; sing to him all ye stars

md lights; yea, all of you laud his name.Great is the peace of those who love the law of the

Lord, ai:d who walk in his truth.

It is he that is both good and great ; he made all

things, and can bless us.

im brue

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LESSON XXXVI.

Seek him my son, in thy youth ; serve him with all

thy heart and soui, and might.

}Th is near to all of us, my child; yea, he is in our

hearts and in our minds.

It is lie who shews us what is right, and what is

wrong. He calls to us thus ; my son give me thy heart-

con tempt

coh tend

con tent

con tern?!

cor rect

cor rupt

de bar

de duct

de feet

de fend

de fence

de for

de form

de part

de press

de spond

de tect

de test

di rect

dis armdis banddis burse

dis ciird

dis lod«-e

dis miss

dis pel

dis sent

dis serve

dis tinct

di8 tort

dis trust

dis tract

dis turb

di vert

cf feet

em halmem bark

e mit

en campen chant

en dorse

en lar§-e

en rich

e vent

e vince

ex eel

ex emptex ert

ex ist

ex pand

ex panse

ex pcnd

ex tend •

ex tort

ex tract

fore armfor get

ful fil

gal Ian I

Iiore .1*

here of

iiim self

im burse

im mcro-e

im merseim })end

im plant

im press

im print

in cur

in dent

in dulo-e

in feet

in fest

Ln flict

in graft

in ject

in still

in struct

in tense

in trust

in verse

in vert

in vest

mo lest

neg lect

'ob struct

oc cur

of fence

o mit

op press

out live

out strip

[)er form

per mit

per verse

per vert

por tend

[)re diet

pre serve

pre tend

pro ject

pro tec

pro tcs.

re cant

re fer

refit

re fleet

mis chance re gret

mis give re lapse

mis hap

mis pcnd

mis print

inis trust

re lax

re markre mit

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LESSON XXXVII.Ye tliat have been led up in the way of truth, take heed

tliat you grow in grace.Take heed at all timee, that ye walk in the mth of truth : {

that ye do the right work.* '

Stand in awe, and sin not \ t^aik with thy heart on thv hedaiid be still.

re i>ress

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LESSON XXXVIIL

Let him that thinks he is safe, take heed lest he step out

^'s";rr;rufwell for a time, but he thatholds out tothe

"let us all To'he best that we can ; for this is the way to

o-ain the love of him who made us.^ „ j« ,«^

As we would have men do to us, the s'ame must we do U>

them.

greasegreavesgreengrief

grieve

heavekneadkneelleechleagttc

lease

least

leave

lie^'-e

mienniece

peacepeachpiece

pierce

plead

please

priest

queenqueerreachreavefccreccli

• screak

screamseize

sieo^e

siit-af

shearsheepshield

shriek

sleep

sleeve

smearsneersneezeepeakspeechspear

spleen

steamsteel

steep

steer

squeaksqueal

squeezeteach

tease

treat

wieldyield.

i V

mghibride

bri^-Zit

cluld

clivn6

cliiur"

fighX

fiight

fnghtguideguile

guisehei^'Hfen lie

light

mightnightrhymeright

sight

E'leight

smile

stile

stride

strife

ti--/it

wright,

6Boardboffst

boirl

bolt

blote

blotf;n

brotzch

brogwecloak

COA'oh

coast

coaxcom&coitrse

cowrtcroachdoordotigh

float

floor

floimi

foZks

force

froze

g^ost

gofld

gourdgroanhoardhoarseknownloammoanmouldnioiilt

mowmpoachroach

roast

rogite

scroll

shoal

shorn

shoicn

soapsoiirce

sport

stroll

strotcn

sworntoast

vogue.

u

Blewbrewbruise

brutechewclewcrewcrudedewdrswfe\v

feud

flew

fruit

grewhewjewjuice

fenew

lewdl/eu

mewl

musenewnewspewpruderheumscrewshrewshrewdsJewsluzce

spewsprucestewstrewsuit

viewyour

aA/maarchbad^ba/tn

barege

bathblanch

brandca/f

ca/ra

ca/ve

carle •

rarv€

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LESSON XXXIX.

JÎIaZITT tV'''^°'^ ''}'' ^°"" "^' ^^^^^^ «^^"k have

IV e? bad men do the same; but we must love our foes-pray for those ^^'^lo treat us with scorn, and mock us ; thawe may be like him who made all things, and does good to

tliy^helrt""^^''"' '""^'^^ ^^^ '"^'"^ ""^^ ^^'^^' ^"^ ^^"^'^ '^ "P ^"

tn il'f î''^^''"' 'p'? ''^•' ^° °^ ^^ ^^^ ^^°"^^ of mourning, thantogotohouseof feastmg; for that is the end of alf men

;

and the living will lay it to his heart.

chancechart

rharg-e

cirat^nch

farce

gapeglanceî^nat

sauceslawnt

snarle

starch

starve

staifnch

tainit

thatch

thrash

trance

U)rap

WTath.

e

Benchbread

breadth

breast

breath

cleanse

clench

chirp

deathdeftt

delve

densedepthdreaddrenchearn

carl

odêfence

fetch

firm

friend

gwesshealth

hedêhelve

hence//erb

herse

learn

length

meantmyrr/i

pearl

penceperch;?/ile^m

pledgequenchquest

quirk

realmscent

search

sense

serêsketch

skirl

gJedê

spreadstead

stench

stern

stealth

strength

sweatswervetense

terê

thread

threat

tread

twelve

verêverse

wealthwedêwenchwrecktoneuch

2^retch

yearnyest.

y

Bilêbridge

bwild

b?n]t

cinque

<!rinê

diteh

filth

fringe

glimpsehingepi/ch

pri.sm

quick

quilt

ridê

rinse

risk

schism

shrill

sieve

since

thrift

thrill

twingetwist

twit

twitch

wid//j

wincewitchwrist.

oBotch

dodgê

A:nob

A-nock

lodg-e

mosquenotchpodgê

scotch

thongthrongthrob

waswatch

- IVTOIig.

u i 6Bulg-e

budg-e

bungchurchchurl

crum6crutch

dumft

duncedrudg-e

grudg-egurgre

judg-e

num6plum*

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LESSON XL.

Sorrow is better than laughter ; for by the sadness of the

looks the heart is made better.

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning ; but

the heart of the fool is in the house of mirth.

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips ; and a liar give/n

ear to a naughty tongue.

Children's children are the crown of old men ; and the

glory of children are their fathers.

plump

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LESSON XLI.

Let a bear, robbed of her whelps, meet a man, rather than

a fool in his folly.

He that is first in his own cause, seemeth just ; but his

neighbour comcth and searcheth him.

The highway of tiie upright is to depart from evil ; he that

keepetb his way doth preserve his soul.

The hoary head is a crown of glory ; if it be found in the

way of goodness.

He that is slow to anger, is better than the mighty : andhe that ruleth hiz soirit, than he that taketh a city.

poise

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LESSON XLII.

The Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, but the

way of the unsfodly shall perish. A wise son maketh a

glad father; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his

mother. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes

;

but he that hearkeneth to good counsel is wise.

When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketbeven his enemies to be at peace with him.

blem ish heav ybreath less heif er

bu ry* jeal ous

\eath er

lev el

meas ure

mel onmer it

meth od

nev er

pen ance

prac tice

prat tie

psal mist

ram ble

rap id

rat^ er

rat tie

rav el

sam pie

saZm on

satch el

shad owshal low

span gle

star tie

Stat ute

tal ent

tal on

tan gle

tat tie

tav ern

f/tateh er

val ue

w*ran gle

u'rap per

e

Bel fry

bel low

cen sure

cheer ful

cher ish

clean ly

cred it

crev ice

dead ly

debt or

dex trous

earl domearth ly

earth yech o

en trails

er rour

ev er

feath er

fes ter

free kle

freck led

freck ly

friend less

friend ly

^es tin'c

health ful

health y* Proi'jiinced J-cr'-i^-

pes ter

phren sy

pleas ant

pleas ure

reb el

ref u^erel ish

rest less

seep tre

skir mish

spec kle

soec tre

stead ystir rup

sixengih en

sweat ytempt er

ten ant

tex ture

threat entrea die

tre ble

tres pass

ven omver juice

.vir^tue

\\ea\th ywed lock

v.eap onwres tie

zeal ot

zeal ous

ze phyr

Bish opbis cwit

brick kilTi

bris tie

brit tie

Iwild er

chil blain

chim neytc/iris ten

Ci^ym ist

cis tern

1.)

f Nut Cid>n'-bly.

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LESSON XLIII.

The fear of the Lord proloiigeth days ; but the years

of the wicked shall be shortened.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy

soul spare for his crying; correct thy son and he shall

o-ive thee rest; yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and whenhe is old he will not depart from it.

crick et

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LESSON XLIV.Be not among'st wine-bibbers; amongst riotous eaters of

flesh. For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to pov-

erty, and drowsiness sh?|i cover a man with rags.

Tiie father of the righ%ous shall greatly rejoice, and bethat begetteth a wise child, shall have joy of him.

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LESSON XLV.The heavens declare the glory of the Lord ; and the fir-

mament siiowoth his handy work.One day telletli another, and one niglit doth certify another.

There is neither speech nor language, but their voices areheard among them.

Their sound is gone out into all lands ; and their wordsinto the ends of the world-

thiev ish

le nure

trea ty

wea ry

wea ver

whee die

vvhce ler

I

Bride groombride maidbnght ncss

cjiild hoodeye broweye sight

eye sore

(right en

fri^-At fuJ

high \y

high wayhire ling

kind ness

knight hoodlight er

migh ty .

Tii tre

ii tre

dke 3tafr

rifle

nght ly

sight ly

spri o-^t ly

tide gate

time piece

tri fie

wlii ten

?/?ri ting

6

Bow sprit

bol ster

cho rus

coul ter

fore thought

four score

four teen

fourth ly

ghost ly

hoo, ry

moi/ra ful

no tice

oat mealpor trait

quo ta

ro ginsh

showl der

irhole sale

i^'hole someu

Beau ty

brew er

brew housefruit ful

^u mourjew el

jui cy

juice less

lu ere

r7iu barb

you//t ful

a

A\ so

al wayau tmnnbravv? neydaugh ter

fau cet

faul ter

fault less

faul ty

gau dy

ha ugh ty

miugh ty

sal ter

saw yer

swar thy

taw nytawnt ing

vva ter

6 65Bui let

bul lock

bul ly

bul warkbufch er

bush cl

bush yful ly

ful ler

f'ji ness

book ish

coo per

cue koofoot pacefoot pad

foot step

good ness

KOO tV*

wond rous

* The word sno/*, and its dotivfi

;\ vsed as if written sut, suili/,

». '-/e, sooV-t'J, the long (;l(i.«e o,

tivos sooty, sooted, are frcquent-

snit.ed—r'roiiounce tliejii ?oot

;i.-. ill liioi^r, innve.


wood y

43 United States' Spelling Book*

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LESSON XLVI.

There are six things winch iue Lord doth hate ; yea,

seven that he cannot abide.

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shedinnocent blood.

An heart that deviseth wicked things, and feet that

are swift in running to do mischief.

A false witness that speaketii lies, and he that

soweth discord among brethren.

fr€ quen cy

gree di ly

griev ous ly

pre vi ous

se ere cy

se ri ous

teach a ble

te di ous

ve he mencowea ri ed

wea ri somei

Di a mon<l

di a logwe

fi nal ly

fri^At ful ly

i vo ry

i ro nyli a h\e

li bra ry

like li hoodlive li hood

mi.s'A ti ly

ni^'-At in gale

nine ti eth

pi e ty

pri ma ry

qui e tude

Pro

ri ot ous

vi o Icnce

6

Clo thi er*

for ci ble

gio ri fy

glob u lar

gro ce ry

low er mostno ta ry

o pi urn

o ver plus

o vfr board

po e try

poul ter er

rose ma ry

sol di er*

to ward ly

u

Cru ci fix

cru el ty

cu racyc:j ra tive

du pli cate

du ra ble

du ti ful

flu en cy

fruit er cr

;e(i rial II1^

(ugi tiv.e

ku mour somejew el ler

ju bi lee

ju ni per

ju vc nile

lu bri cate

lucrative

lu die rou3

lu mi nouslu nacynu moralnu me rous

nu tri mentpew ter er

p!eu ri sy

pu ri ty

(heu ma t'lsit

ru di meiit

ru mi nate

scru pu lou3

scru ti nyscru ta ble

stew ard ship

su i cide

stu pi fy

suitable

tu te lar

44 United States* Spelling Book.

LESSON XLVII.

FROM THE ECO?fOMY OF HUJilAN LIFE.

Bow down your heads unto the dust, O ye inliabit-

ants of the earth ! Be silent and receive with rever.

ence, instruction from on high.

Wheresoever the sun doth shine, wheresoever the

wind doth blow, wheresoever there is an ear to hear,

and a mind to conceive, there let the precepts of life

be made known, let the maxims of truth be honoure<f

and obeyed.

can die stick

can is ter

car a waycar pen ter

car ri er

cat e chismcath o lick

chan ce ry

ciiarê a h\e

chcu ac ter

chas ti ty

fab u lous

fac to ry

fac ul ty

fam i ly

fan ci ful

father less

fla_ê let

gal laa try

gal le ry

grad u al

gran a ry

grand fa ther

graud mo ther

gran u lous

grav i ty

u ni formuse ful iy

u su ry

a

Ab so lute

ab sti ncnccad a mantadjective

ad mi ral

after wardhg gra vate

al pha bet

an i malan i matean nu al

aj) pe tite

ar ti chokear ti lice *

bach e lor

bar ba rous

bar o net

bat tie door

blaspAe mousbias phe mycal i CO

can di date

haZf pen nyhsind ker chief

hap pi nes3

har mo nyhaz ard ous

heart i ly

lanfZ la dylat i tude

lav en der

mac ke rel

mug is trate

mag ni fy

ma jes ty

mal a dy

man i fold

man nerlymar i gold

mar jo rummar ri aê*martyrdommar vel lous

par a ble

par lia mentpar ri cide

part ner ship

pas sen êr

Pronoun cod tnn r'-ridje.

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LESSON XLVllf.

All things proceed from God. His power is un-

bounded, his wisdom is from eternity, and his good-

ness endureth for ever.

He sitteth on his throne in the centre, and the breath

of his mouth giveth life to the world.

He toucheth the stars with his finger and they run

their course rejoicing.

On the wings of the wind he walketh abroad, and

performeth his" will through all the regions of unlimit-

ed space.

pass o ver

pas tu ra,ê

pat ro nise

plas ter er

?'j>al mo dy

raf.l e ry

vds her ry

sac ra mentsane ti fy

sac ri fice

sat is fy

scan da lous

scav en gQY

tan ta lize

tap es try

tra ge dytrav el ler

val i ant*

van i ty

wag on ner

e

Beg ga ry

ben e fit

bev er aêeel e brale

cer tain ly

cer ti fy

clem en cy

des o late

dcs pe rate

des ti tute

el e ganceel o quenee

em has sy

em i nence

em per our

en e myen mi ty

ep i tn.ph

ev e ry

ev i dent

e\ eel lent

fello^f «5hip

ên e rai

ên tie manhead bo rough

heav en ly

hcav i ness

her aid ry

ner bal ist

her mit aê

hc5 i tate

• Pronounced v<tl'

jeal ous yjes sa minelee tur er

leg a cy

le^ i ble

leth ar ^ymed i cine

med i tate

mem o ry

mer ci ful

mes sen êrnee ta rin«

neg a tive

ncg ii êncepen du lumpen te cost

per quis ite

per se cute

pes ti lent

pet ti coat

pien ti ful

pred i cate

pres ent ly

read i ly

reck on ing

rec om pensc

yrint.


LESSON XLIX.

Order, and grace, and beauty, spring from his hand.The voice of wisdom speaketh in all his works ; but

the human understanding comprehendeth it not.

The shadow of knowledge passcth over the mind of

man as a dream ; he seeth as in the dark, he reason-

«ith, and is deceived.

But the wisdom of God is as the light of heaven,

he rcasoneth not, his mind is the fountain of truth.

Justice and mercy wait before his throne; benevolence and love enlighten his countenance for ever.

rec lO ry

ref e rence

re^ is try

reg u lar

reg u late

rem e dy

rep ro bale

res i dcnceres i duero.? o lute

rev e rence

r/tct o rick

sec ond iy

sed i mentflen si ble

ser vi tude

set tie mentsev en teen

«ev en ty

skel e ton

apec ta cle

tol e scope

tern pe rate

tern po ra!

ten e mentter ri blc

ter ri fy

tes ta menttes ti fy

trertch e ry

treas uv er

ireas u ry

(wen ti cfk

ven i son

ven ture somever bal Iy

vor ti cal

vir tu ous

yes ter day

T

Bit ter ness

hys i Iy

chris ten ing

cin na mondig ni fy

dif fer ence -

dif fer ent

dil i ^ênt

dim i ty

d'v i dendfriv o lous

în êr bre«d

grid i ron

his to ry

hith er mosthith er to

hyp o crite

ig no ranee

im pi ous

im pu dent

in di êncein di goin do lent

in fa mousin fa myill fan cy

in fer encein fi del

in fill enceinn hold er

in ju ry

in no cencein so lence

in stru mentin te j^-er

in ti matein ward Iy

lib er aJ


LESSON L.

Who is like unto the Lord in glory ? Who in power

shall contend with the Almighty? Hath he any equal

in wisdom ? Can any in goodness be compared unto him?

He it is. O man, wlio liatJi created thee ! thy station

on earth is fixed by his appointinent : Tiie powers of

thy mind are the gifts of his goodness, the wonders of

thy frame are the work of his liand.

Hear then his voice, for it is gracious; and he that

obeyeth shall establish his soul in peace.

lib erty vis it cr lot te ry

lit er al wick ed ness mock e ry

lit ur gy wil der ness mon u mentjiv e ry wil ling ly north er ly

mil ii ner 6 not a bly

mim ick ry Choc o late oh li gate

min is try chol er ick ob sti nate .

mir a cic com e dy ob vi ate

mis e ry com i cal oc cu pyin\s tie toe* com mon er of [er \ng

nig gard ly con fi donee op er a

physical confident operate

pil lo ry con stan ey or der ly

pitiful contrary organist

rid i cule drop si cal or i fice

rig or ous fol low er or i ^in

sillabub forei^-ner ornamentsinewy forester porringer

sin gu iar for mal ly pov er ty

six ti eth for mer ly prod i gal

slip pc ry for ti tude pros per ous

tyr an nyj for tu nate prov i dencevie to ry hor ri bly rob be ry

vio- i lant hos pi tal rot ten ness

vigorous jocular solemnlyvin e gar jol li ty sol i tude

* Pronounced miz'-zl-to.

f Pronomircd iir'-ra-ne, the short simple i, as pin, iit-SU.

48 Uidted States Spelling Book.

LESSON LI.

From the creatures of God let man learn wisdom, andapply to himself the instruction they give.

Go to the desert, my son; observe the young stork

of the wilderness, let him speak to thy heart: he bear-

etii on his wings his aged sire, he lodgeth him in safe-

ly and supplieth him with food.

The piety of a child is sweeter than honey ;yeaj

more delicious than the honey comb.

sor row ful

6 6 i

But ter fly

but te ry

cus tomerdrunk en ness

flue tiuate

fur ther moreglut to nygun ne ry

hur ri canehns band manjoui nal ist

JUS ti fy

lus ti ly

mul ber ry

mul ti tude

nour ish mentnun ne ry

nur se ry

pub li canpun ish mentruf fi an*rus set in

sub se quentsub sti tute

sump tu ous

sur row gate

trou ble sometrump et er

un der handul ti mateut ter lybroth er ly

com bat ant

com fort er

clum si ly

come li ness

com pa nycon ju rer

cov et ous

gov ern mentgov er nour

jour ney manth'ir ti eth

won der ful

Al der manal ma naekcaus ti cal

fal si fy

frau du lent

laud able

plau si ble

qual i ty

quan ti ty

quar rel somequar ter a^equar ter ly

straw ber ry

war ri our*

w/iarf in gei

II do

Book sel ler

buteh e ry

oo

Fool e ry

move a ble

nu mer ou3

room i ness

ou owBonn te ous

coun sel lor

coun te nancecoun ter feii

drow si ness

house hold er

moun te banic

moun tain ous

pow er ful

IVoMounced ruf'-yari, ycur'-yur.


Words in which ti, si, and ci, are sounded like sh, for'merly divided into three syllables.

a

50 United States^ Spelling Book.

LESSON LIV.

I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto

liim, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before

thee ; and am no more worthy to be called thy son •

make me as one of thy hired servants.

And he arose and came to his father. But when he

was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had com-passion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

And the son said unto him. Father, I have sinned

against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more wor-

thy to be called thy son.

But the father said unto his servants. Bring forth

the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his

hand, and shoes on his feet.

And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it ; And»et us eat and be merry.

LESSON LV.

Think now my dear child, of the great love and

goodness of this tender parent.

Who was willing to receive, even with c^en arms,

his poor repenting son.

Although he had been so bad as to leave his fathers

house, and spend his precious time in vanity.

Yet, because he was returned, and so truly humble,

that he thought himself no more worthy to be called a

son ; but was willing to be made as one of the servants

;

he not only received him, but clothed him also ; and

Jhat with the best robe too.

LESSON LVI.

From all who dwell below the skies,

Let the Creator's praisr aiise;

Let the Redeemer's name be sung,

Through ev'ry land, by ey'ry tongue.

Eternal are thy mercies, LoTd,

Eternal truth attends thy word ;

Thv praise shall sound from shore to shore,

Till suns shall set and rise no more.

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TABLE XVIII.

Wo7'ds of three syllables, accented on the second ; thb

accented syllable pronounced as marked.

A base mentac quain tance

ap pa rent

Sivch an gel

com mand mentcour age ous

dis grace ful

en a ble

en gaê mente qua tor

for sa kenmis sha penoc ta vo

out raê ous

par ta ker

po ma turn

spec ta tor

sur vey or

tes ta tor

tes ta trix

trans la tor

trans pa rent

un grate ful

e

Achjev mentap pear ancear rear aêbias phe merde ceit ful

en trea ty

il le gal

o bei sance

proce dure

re deem er

se vere ly

sin cere ly

vicegerentun ea sy

un e venun seem ly

Chas ti ser

con fine mentde fi ancedis ci pie

in qui ry

in tire ly

re ci tal

re fine mentre fi ner

sub scri ber

sur vi vcr

un qui et

up riÂt ly

6

Be hold encom po sure

en closure

en no ble

he ro ick

ig no ble

more o ver

op po ser

un bolt ed

un bro ken

un to wardu

Con du cive

dif fu sive

in hu manob tru der

pur su ant

se cure ly

se duce menttri bu nal

a

Ap par el

dog mat ick

en tan gle

e stab lish

ex am ine

here after

im a o-ine

in val id

mis car ry

mis man ao-e

phD.n tas tick

re gard less

to bac COun ac tive

un hand someun man ly

e

Appen dix

ap pren tice

assem ble

at tend ance

com pen sate

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con jec ture

con tent mentdi lem madi rect ly

dis cred it

dis pleas ure

dis sem ble

e ject mente lev enth

en ven omfor get ful

in den ture

in vec tive

ma jes tick

oh serv er

of fen der

of fen sive

op pres sor

pa thet ick

pre fer mentpro ject or .

pro phet ick

fe fresh mentre mem ber

re mem branee

re pent ance

re 5em ble

stu pen dous

sue cess ful

sue ces sor

sur ren der

to geAh er

tor ment or

un cer tain

un friend ly

un pleas ant

m wel come

Arch bish op

com mit tee

con sid er

con tin ue

de lin quentde liv er

di min ish

dis fig ure

dis til ler

dis tin guish

dis trib ute

for give ness

im bit ter

im pris onpro hib it

pro lif ick

re mit tance

sub mis sive

un civ il

un wil ling

vin die tive

6

Ac com piish

ad mon ish

a pos tie

de mol ish

do mon strata

dis Aon est

dis or der

im mod est

im nior tal

im por tant

im prop er

mis for tune

per form ance

re cord er

re form er

re mon strance

un com monun con stant

un god ly

un spot ted

6uA bun dancecon vul sive

fore run ner

il lus trate

in cum ber

in dul ^entin jus tice

oc cur rencepro due tive

re ful o-ent

tri um pkcLut

un luc kyan oth er

dis cov er

mis gov ern

re cov er

un cov er

un wor thy

a

De fraud er

ex haust ed

out law ry

sub al tern

un law ful

66Ac cou tre

im prove mentman oeu vre

ou owEm bow el

en coun ter


LESSON LVII.

Good children, wlio behave prettily, and whose faces

and hands are clean, are always the first object, that

attract the .eye of a stranger on entering a house. Agentleman asked little mary one day whether she could

read ; yes sir, she replied, and immediately ran andgot her book and read the following story :

The little Girl, the Sparrow, the Bee, and the Ant.

Who'll come and play with me here under the tree i

My sisters have left me alone :

My sweet little Sparrow come hither to me,And play with me while they are gone.

O no, little lady, I can't come, indeed,

I've no time to idle away;I've got all my dear little children to feed,

And my nest to new cover with hay.

My sweet pretty Bee, do not buzz in that flower.

But come here and play with me, do

;

The Sparrow won't come and stay with me an hour.

But say, pretty Bee—will not you ?

no, littk lady, for do not you see.

Those must work who would prosper and thrive ;

If I play they would call me a sad idle Bee,

And perhaps turn me out of the hive.

Stop ! stop! little Ant, do not run ofl' so fast,

Wait with me a little and play;

1 hope I shall find a companion at last,

You are not so busy as they.

no, little lady, I can't stay with you.

We're not made to play but to labour

;

1 always have something or other to do,

If not for myself, for a neighbour.

What then, have they all some employment but rne,

Who lie lounging here like a dunce?O then, like the Ant, and Sparrow, and Bee,

I'll go to my lesson at once.

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LESSON LVIII.

Caroline and Amelia have had a fine morning walkThey met their brothers Frederick and William, and

they all returned cheerful and happy.

Many things that are used in this country, comeirom other places.^—Figs and raisins, oranges and lemons, come from Spain, Italy and Portugal.

Nutmegs, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, and other spi

ces, come from the East Indies.

Tobacco grows in Virginia ; Indigo in Carolina.—.

Tea grows in China ; Coffee in Turkey and the Wes*Indies. Prunes and olives grow in France and Spain

Gold and silver come from Mexico and Peru ; Mar-ble from Italy and Turkey ; and ivory from Africa.

Diamonds, pearls, and other precious stones, ara

found in the East Indies and in South America.

TABLE XIX.

Words of three syllables, accented on the last ; the ac-

cented syllable 'pronounced as marked.

d gren a dier mis ap ply

Ap per tain in dis creet rec on cile

dis en gage in ter cede su per scribe

dis o bey in ter fere un der minemis be have in ter leave 6

ver take in ter vene Al a modee su per sede dis com pose

Dev o tee su per vene ev er moredis a gree vol un teer here to fore

dis ap pear un be Kef in com modedisbelief i indisposedis e steem Dis o blige o ver flow

dom i neer dis u nite o ver growgaz et teer in ter line o ver throw


Iiii ma ture

im por tune

in tro ducea

Car a van

dis re gard

o ver cast

rep ri mands(] per addun dor stand

e

Ap pre hendcom pre hendcon de scenddis corn mend

dis con tent

dis pos sess

dis re spect

in cor rect

in di rect

rcc om mendrep re hend

i

Con tra diet

in ter mixvi o lin

6

Here up on

mis in form

uIn cor rupt

in so muchin ter rupt

o ver comeo ver run

o ver turn

60O ver look

o ver took

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Af ter noondis ap prove

rig a doonou

Dis al low-

there a bout

LESSON LIX.

THE HISTORY OF JESUS.

In the days of Herod, the king of Judea, the ang&l

of the Lord was sent unto a virgin whose name wasKi ary :

And the angel came in unto her and said, Hail, thouthat art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee ; bless-

ed art thou among women.And when she saw the angel, she was troubled, and

cast in her mind what manner of saying this should be.

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary, foi

thou hast found favour with God.Behold, thou shalt conceive and bring forth a son

and shalt call his name JESUS.He shall be great and shall be called tJie Son of th

Highest ; and the Lord God shall give him the thron

of his father David.

And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for eve.j

and of his kingdom t>here shall be no end.


LESSON I.X.

And the child Jesus grew, and waxed strong in spirit,

filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

And when he was twelve years old he went up with

his parents to the feast, after the custom of the Jews.

And when the days of the feast were over, the people

went home ; but the child Jesus was still in the city,

and Joseph and Mary knew it not.

And when they had gone a day's journey, they found^^, was not with them; then they sought him amongsttheir kinsfolk.

And v/hen they found him not, they turned backagain to the city to seek him.

LESSON LXLAnd after three days, they found him in the temple,

sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing themand asking them questions.

And all that heard him were amazed at his under-standing and answers.

And when they saw him, his mother said unto him,

Son, why hast thou dealt thus with us? Behold, thy

father and I have sought thee with sorrow.

And he said unto them. How is it that ye sought metknev/ ye not that I must be about my Father's busi-

ness ? Then he went down with Joseph and his motherMary, and was subject unto them.

LESSON LXILAnd Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in

favour both with God and man.And when he began to be about thirty years of age,

being full of the Holy Ghost, he was led by the Spirit

into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

And Jesus was there forty days and forty nights

tempted of Satan, all this time he did eat nothing.

And when the devil had ended all his temptations,

finding he could prevail nothing, he left him, and be-

hcild, angels came and miDi^te^Gd unto him.


TABLE XX.Words of four syllables, accented on the second; the

accented syllable pronounced as marked.

Gram ma ri an

li brari an

oc casion al

pre ca rious

terraqueousun bla ma ble

un ca pa ble

un change a ble

un sa \ou ry

e

Ab zlo, mi ous

a gree a ble

con ve ni ent

ex pe ri once

im me di ate

im pe ri ous

in de cen cy

mys te ri ous

o be di ent

su pe ri our

un speak ablp

i

De si ra ble

im pie ty

in cli na ble

so ci e ty

so bri e ty

va ri e 1/

6

Ap pro pri ate

ccn so ri ous

com mo di ous

de plo ra ble

er ro ne ous

fe lo ni ous

har mo ni ous

his to ri an

me lo di ous

me mo ri al

no to ri ous

vain glo ri ous

vie to ri ous

uAn nu i ty

com mu ni cato

com mu table

con cu pis cencecon fu ta ble

disputablee nu me rate

ex cu sa ble

fu tu ri ty

gra tu i ty

im pu ri ty

in tu i tive

lux u ri ant

ob scu ri ty

pe cu li ar

ge cu ri ty

vo lu mi nous

un du ti ful

un u su al

as par a gus*bar bar i ty

be at i tude

ca lam i ty

ca tas tro phQCO ag u late

com par a tive

com par i son

com pat i ble

con grat a late

CO part ner ship

e van ^e list

ex trav a gant

fa nat i cismfor rnal i ty

fru gal i ty

hu man i ty

mi rac u lous

mo ral i ty

mor tal i ty

re mark a ble

to bac CO nist

ty ran ni cal

u nan i mousun man ner ly

un mar ri ed

un na tu ral

Ac cep ta ble

ad ven tu rer

a ad ver si ty

An tag o nist af firm a tive

as sas si nate ap pren txe ship

* This word is frequently and very erroneously prono;iJic»c

3par.row-grass.

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LESSON LXIII.

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit intoGalilee; and taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

Now it came to pass in process of time, after Jesus hadwrought many mighty miracles, and had preached the

everlasting gospel of peace to many nations ; teaching

them the right way to heaven, and pointing out the

path that leads to glory ; that in return for such great

goodness, the Jews conspired against him and soughtmeans to kill him.

And Sataa entered into Judas, who was one of the

twelve apostles ; and he went his way unto the chief

priest and captains to betray Jesus unto them.

LESSON LXIV.

Then were the rulers glad when they saw Judas wascome to betray his Lord and Master ; and they agreed

to give him money, and sent a band of men with himto take Jesus.

And when they had taken him, and had brought himinto the high-priest's house, behold, they that held

him, mocked him and smote him.

And when they had blindfolded him, they struck himon the face, and asked him, saying. Prophesy, who is

it that smote thee. And many other things wickedly

spoke they against him.

LESSON LXV.

And after they had thus buffeted, and mocked, and

even spit upon our dear Lord, they at length killed him,

nailing him to a cross.

Thus died the Son of the Most High, our Lord and

Saviour Jesus Christ, in order to save poor fallen man.

Yea, to save us from our sins, he left the bosom of

his holy Father, and took on himse " 'ne likeness of

sinful flesh ; and even suffered the death of the cross,

and his body to be laid in the grave.

And all this for our sakes, that we might live and

become heirs of heaven and children of Goti.

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as cen den cy

be nev o lence

be nev o lent

com mem o rate

com mend a ble

com pen di oiis

con tern pla iive

con tempt i ble

con ver sa ble

de fen si ble

dis cern ible

ef fee tu al

e ter ni ty

ex ec u tor

ex ec u trix

ex per i mentex tem po re*

forget fulness

fra ter ni ty

im men si ty

im pen i tent

im pet u ous

im per ti nencein ces sant ly

in cred i ble

in firm i ty

in her it ance

in ter pre ter

ir reg u lar

ne ces si ty

ob 5erv a ble

ob serv a tor

per cep ti ble

per pet u al

per pet u ate

pos ter i ty

pre sent a ble

pre serv a tive

pro cer i ty

pro ^^et i cal

pro ver bi al

re cep ta cle

re fee to ry

re flex i ble

se ver i ty

sin cer i ty

su per flu ousfsn per la tive

tem pes tu ous

ter res tri al

un mer ci ful

un search a ble

1

Ad mis si ble

af fin i ty

am big u ous

am phib i ous

an ti qui ty

a rith me tick

ar tic u late

ca pit u late

cap tiv i ty

cer tif i cate

CO in ci dent

com mis e rate r

con spic u ous

con tin u al

con trib u tor

de bil i ty

de fin i tive

de lib e rate

de lir i umde liv er ancedis crim i nate

di vin i ty

e pis CO pal

e pit o me:j:

fe li ci ty

ba bil i mentha bit u al

hos til i ty

im mix a ble

in im i cal

in i qui ty

in vid i ous

in vin ci ble

in vis i ble

ma lig ni ty

mu nif i cent

na tiv i ty

no bil i ty

om nif o tent

o ri^ i nal

par tic u lar

per spic u ous

pro mis cu ous

* How often do we hear this word pronounced ex-terp-pore^ bythose too who should know better.

t Nine out of ten erroneously place the acr«»ni on the third

syllable of this word, instead of the second.

\ Not pp-C'tome.

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ri die u lous

sa tir i cal

scur ril i ty

sig nif i cant

sim il i tude

sim pli ci ty

vi cis si tude

vir în i ty

6

Ac com mo date

a non y mousa pol o gya pos tro pheas ton ish mentas trol o êras tron o merau thoi i ty

cAro nol o gycAro nol o îst

chro nom e ter

com mod i ty

de form i ty

dox ol o ^yex pos tu late

ê og ra phyge om e try

his tor i cal

hy poc ri sy

i dol a ter

i doi a try

im mod e rate

ma jor i ty

me thod i cal

mi nor i ty

phi los o phypre rog a tive

un for tu nate

u6Ab sur di ty

ac com pa nya dul te rate

a dul te ry

ca lum ni ate

com pul so ry

com bus ti ble

dis cov e ry

en cour aê mentil lus tri ous

in dus tri ous

pre sump tu ous

pro fun di ty

re cov e ry

re pub li cantu mul tu ous

vo lup tu ous

un wor thi ly

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Buf foon e ry

im move a ble

re prove a ble

ou 6wAc countableal low a ble

Words in which ti, si, and ci, are sounded like sh,yt>*

merly divided intofour syllables.

Car na tion

ca pa cious

ces sa sion

du ra tion

fal la cious

foun da tion

oc ca sien

plan ta tion

pro ca cious

.-e la tion

sa ga cious

sal va tion

temp ta tion

te na cious

com mo tion

de vo tion

fe ro cious

pro por tian

con clu sion

pol lu tion

Ac cep tion

af fee tion

as cen sion

as per sion

at ten tion

col lee tion

com pres sion

com mer cial

con fes sion

con ven tion

cor rec tion

de cep tion

de clen sion

di rec tion

dis ere tion

dis per sion

e spe cial

ex cep tion

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ex pres sion

im pres sion

in fee tion

ob jec tion

op pres sion

pre emp tion

pro fes sion

pro tec tion

re demp tion

re flee tion

re ver sion

sub jec tion

sub ver sion

sue ces sion

sus pen sion

ad mis sion

af flic tion

am bi tion

ca pri cious

• com mis sion

con di tion

con vie tion

de li cious

de scrip tion

dis tine tion

fla ^i tious

in flic tion

ju di cial

o mis sion

om nis cient

pe ti tion

pro pi tious

sub mis sion

se di tious

sus pi cious

ex tor tion

con vul sion

cor rup tion

de due tion

de struc tion

in struc tion

ob struc tion

LESSON LXVI.

THE BOY OF DUNDEE,

A rooR widow at Dundee, in Scotland, used to spin

and work very hard, in order that she might maintainherself and her little son. She could not read ; but shewished her son might learn, and she sent him to school.

As he took pains he learned to read very well.

When he was about twelve years of age, his motherhad a paralytick stroke, and lost the use of her limbs •

so she was obliged to lie in bed all day long, and shecould not spin or work any more.As she had not been able to save any money, she

could not hire any body to (Jean her house, and to workfor her ; and she was very^uch distressed. A poor

woman who was her neighbour used sometimes to call

in to assist her, and to do little jobs for her: but her

son was her great comfort. He said within himself," I will not let my mother die for want. I will workfor her: I will maintain her. God, 1 hope, will bless

me, and prosper niv work."F


LESSON LXVII.

He went to a manufactory that was in the town wherehe lived ; and got some work. Every day he went to the

nanufactory, and worked hard ; harder than if he work-ed for himself alone ; and in the evening he broughtsis wages to his poor mother. Beforfe he went in the

norning, he always cleaned the room for his mother

,

md got their breakfast ready ; and did all he could to

make her comfortable whilst he was absent.

This good boy thought if his mother could read, she

could amuse and employ herself, when he was not withher : so he took a great deal of pains and taught her to

read. And when she had learned, she was highly de-

lighted ;" Now," said she, " 1 am very happy. I am,

indeed, confined to my bed, and I cannot work : but I

can read the Bible, and that is a great comfort to me

;

and I have one of the best and kindest of sons."

TABLE XXLWo7'ds offour syllables, accented on the first ; the ac-

cented syllable 'pronounced as marked.

a du bi ous ly al a bas ter

A mi a ble du bi ta ble al le go ry

va ri a ble du ti ful ness am i ca ble

va ri ous ly lu mi na ry an nu al ly

e nu ga to ry an swer a ble

Rea son a ble nu mer a bJe an ti mo ny

sea son a ble su per a ble ap o plex yi a ^^ ap Pî ca ble

Hi e rar c7iy Ac ces ÎTry ca ter pil lar

vi o la ble ac cu ra cy char it a ble

6 ac cu rate ly dam aê a ble

Cour te ous ly ac ri mo ny fash ion a ble

mo men ta ry ad mi ra ble hab it a ble

u ad mi ral ty mar riaê a ble

Cu ri ous ly ad vcr sa ry nav i ga ble

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pal a ta ble

pal li a tive

pat ri mo nypar don a ble

plan et a ry

prac ti ca ble

sane tu a ry

Stat u a ry

val u a ble

e

Cer e mo nycred it a ble

ef fi ca cy

el e gan cy

em i nen cy

ex em pla ry

ex quia ite ly

ên tie worn an

meas u ra ble

mel an cô ly

mem o ra ble

mer ce na ry

ne CCS sa ry

pen e tra ble

per ish a ble

per se cu tor

per son a ble

pref er a ble

rep u ta ble

sec re ta ry

sep a ra ble

ser vice a ble

spec u la tive

tern po ra ry

ter ri to ry

tes ti mo nyven e ra ble

vir tu al ly

weath er beat en

i

Crit i cal ly

dif fi cul ty

dis pu ta ble

fig u ra tive

îl li flow er

im i ta ble

im pu dent ly

in ti ma cy

lit e ra ture

mis e ra ble

pit i a ble

pit i ful ly

6

Com mon al ty

com pe ten cy

con quer a ble

con tro ver sy

cop u la tive

cor di al ly

for mi da ble

Aon our a ble

or di na ry

prof it a ble

prom is so ry

pros e cu tor

sol i ta ry

vol un ta ry

u 6Cus torn a ry

mul ti pli er

sub lu na ry

suf fer a ble

vul ner a ble

ut ter a ble

com fort a ble

gov ern a ble

sov e rei^n ty

Al ter a ble

au di to ry

war rant a ble

owCow ard li ness

pow er ful ly

LESSON LXVIII.

THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS.There was a certain rich man, who was clothed with

purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day.

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, whowas laid at his gate full of sores, and desired to be fed

with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table :

moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

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And it came to pass that the beggar died and wascarried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich

man also died and was buried.

LESSON LXIX.And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments,

and seeth Abraham afar oif, and Lazarus in his bosom.And he cried, and said. Father Abraham, have mer-

cy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip

of his finger in water and cool my tongue ; for 1 amtormented in this flame.

And Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy

Ifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Laza-

rus evil things ; but now he is comforted and thou art

tormented.

LESSON LXX.And besides all this, between us and you there is a

great gulf fixed ; so that they which would pass fromhence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us that

would come from thence.

Then he said, I pray thee therefore. Father, that thou

wouldst send him to my father's house : for I have five

brethren : that he may testify unto them, lest they also

come into this place of torment.

Abraham saith unto him. They have Moses and the

prophets ; let them hear them.

LESSON LXXLAnd he said. Nay, Father Abraham; but if one went

mto them from the dead, they would repent.

And he said unto him. If they hear not Moses andhe prophets, neither would they be persuaded though

^ne rose from the dead.

By this parable of the rich man and Lazarus, whichwas put forth by our dear Lord himself, we may see

what is to be the portion of the proud, who riot in af-

fluence, glutting themselves with the Lord's gifts, but

forget the gr^^at Giver.

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TABLE XXII.

Words offour syllables, accented slightly on the first

and full on the third ; the accented syllable pronounced as marked.

e in stru men tal

Ac ci dent al in ter ces sor

ad a man tine in ter med die

an a bap tist in ter mix ture

ap pre hen sive in tio due tive

ben e fac tor mal e fac tor

cal i man co man u fac ture

com pre hen sive mem o ran dumcor res pon dence when so ev er

det ri men tal where so ev er

dis ad van ta^e a

(lis af feet eddis con tent eddis con tin ue

dis in her it

ev er last ing

fim da men tal

in con sist ent

in de pen dent

m of fen sive

Ad van tao-e ous

an te ce dent

com men ta tor

dis a gree mentdis com po sure

in CO he rent

me di a tor

mis de meon or

mod e ra tor

op por tune ly

sem i CO Ion

un ac quaint edun ad vis edun de fi led

un der ta kerun de si^n edun di vi dedun pol lu ted

un pre pa red

un pro vi dedun pro vo ked6 uO ver bur densac ra men tal

su per struc ture

u ni ver sal

Al to geth er

frau du lent ly

Thefollowing have the full accent on the last syllable

An i mad vert misunderstand el e cam panemis ap pre hend nev er the less su per in ducemis rep re sent le^ er de main su per in tend

LESSON LXXn.

THE GOOD SAMARITAN.A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho,

and fell among thieves, which stri])ped him of his rai-

ment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving himhalf dead.

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And by chance there came down a certain priest that

way ; and when he saw him he passed by on the other

side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at that place,

came and looked on him, and passed by on the other

side.

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came wherehe was ; and when he saw him, he had compassion onhim, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pour-

ing in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, andbrought him to an inn, and took care of him.

And on the morrow, when he departed, he took out

two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto

him, Take care of him ; and whatsoever thou spendest

more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

Which now of these three thinkest thou, was neigh-

bour unto him that fell among thieves? And he said,

He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto

him, Goj and do thou likewise.

TABLE XXIII.

Words of five syllahles, accented on the first ; tht ac-

cented syllable pronounced as marked.

a fig u rative ly

Ap pli ca to ry 6

ar bi tra ri ly Or di na ri ly

Ded i ca to ry pos tu la to ry

ex pi a to ry vol un ta ri ly

ne ces sa ri ly Cus tcm ar i ly

sec on da ri ly sup pli ca to ry

Dil a tor i ness cir cu la to ry

Thefollowing are accented on the second syllable

De clam a to ry pre par a to ry

de fam a to ry vo cab u la ry

ex plan a to ry con fed e ra cyim a ^in a ble co tern po ra ry

in flam ma to ry com mem or a ble

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.f̂ ._

dis pen sa to ry dis Aon our a ble.

de gen e ra cy in com par a ble

ef fern i na cy in cor ri^ i ble

e lee tii a ry in tol er a ble

ex tcm po ra ry in wdI un ta ry

in cen di a ry re pos it o ry

iin pen e tra ble tu mul tu a ry

in es ti ma ble tu mul tu ous ly

in sep a ra ble vo Inp tu a ry

ir reg u lar ly vo lup tu ous ly

ob serv a to ry un suf fer a ble

com mis er a ble un ut ter a ble

con sid er a ble re cov er a ble

con tin u al ly un gov ern a ble

de lib er a tive In va ri a ble

do lib er ate ly pre ca ri ous ly

e pis to la ry im me di ate ly

in trin si cal ly un rea son a ble

om nip o ten cy un sea son a ble

pre lim i na ry in vi o la ble

pro bib it o ry no to ri ous ly

a bom i na ble vie to ri ous ly

a poth e ca ry com mu ni ca ble

de po5 it o ry com mu ni ca tive

LESSON LXXIII.

The Parable of the Ten Virgins.—Mat. xxv.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto

ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to

meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise

and five were foolish.

They that were foolish, took their lamps, and took

no oil with them : But the wise took oil in their ves-

sels, with their lamps.

While the bridegroom tarried they all slumbered andslept

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LESSON LXXIV.And at midnight there was a cry made, " Behold the

bridegrom cometh ; go ye forth to meet him."

Tlien all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps

And the foolish said «nto the wise, " Give us of you*

oil, for our lamps are gone, out."

But the wise answered, saying, " Not so, lest there

be not enough for us and you, but go ye rather to themthat sell, and buy for yourselves."

LESSON LXXV.And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came

,

and they that were ready went in with him to the mar-

riage, and the door was shut.

Afterwards came also the other virgins, saying, Lord,

Lord, open unto us.

But he answered and said. Verily I say unto you, 1

know you not.

Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor

the hour wherein the Son of of Man cometh.

LESSON LXXVLWhen the Son of Man (our blessed Saviour) shall

come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him,

then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory.

And before him shall be gathered all nations ; and

he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd

divideth his sheep from the goats.

And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but

the goats on the left.

LESSON LXXVn.Then shall the king say unto them on the right hand.

Come ye blessed of my father, inherit the kingdomprepared for you from the foundation of the world.

For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat : I wasthirsty, and ye gave me drink : I was a stranger, and ye

took me in : naked, and ye clothed me : I was sick, and

ye Visited me : 1 was in prison, and ye came unto me.

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LESSON LXXVIII.

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord,

when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee ? Orthirsty, and gave thee drink 1

When saw w^e thee a stranger, and took thee in ? Ornaked, and clothed thee ?

Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and cameunto thee?

And the king shall answer and say unto them. Verily

I say unto you, in as much as ye have done it unto one

of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto

me.

LESSOxN LXXIX.Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand,

Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepar-

ed for the devil and his angels.

For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat . 1

was tliirsty and ye gave me no drink : I was a stranger,

and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not;

sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

LESSON LXXX.

. Then shall they also answer him, saying. Lord, whensaw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or na-

ked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

Then shall he answer them, saying. Verily I say unto

you, in as much as ye did it not to one of the least of

these, ye did it not to me.And these shall go away into everlasting punish-

ment : but the righteous into life eternal.

SELECT SENTENCES.Do to others as you would wish they should do to you.

How pleasant it is to live with persons who are kind

and cheerful, and willing to oblige ; who never take or

keep, what does not belong to them ; and who always

speak the truth.

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TABLE XXIV.

Words of Jive syllables, accented lightly on the first'

andfull on the third ; the accented syllable pronoun'ced as marked.

a QAm bi gu i ty

con tra ri e ty

die ta to ri al

ex e cu tion er

im por tu ni ty

im pro pri e ty

op por tu ni ty

.per pe tu i ty

per spi cu i ty

pres by te ri an

tes ti mo ni al

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No to ri e ty

pri mo ê n: al

ou per flu i ty

a e

Ac a dcm i cal

af fa bil i ty

al phd bet i cal

an a lo^ i cal

an a lyt i cal

an i mos i ty

ar is toe ra cy

com pre hen si ble

con san guin i ty

con tra die to ry

crud i bil i ty

el e men ta ry

ep i dem i cal

et y mol o ^yfdl li bil i ty

ên e ros i ty

hos pi tal i ty

il le ît i mateim per cep ti ble

in tel lee tu al

in ter rog a tive

in tro due to ry

in tre pid i ty

ir re sist a ble

mag na nim i ty

met a phys i cal

met a phor i cal

mon o syl la ble

phil o 5oph i cal

phys i og no myphys i ol o ^ypop u lar i ty

pos si bil i ty

prin ei pal i ty

prob a bil i ty

prod i gal i ty

pune tu al i ty

reg u lar i ty

rep re hen si ble

rep re sen ta tive

sat is fac to ry

sen si bil i ty

sen su al i ty

sim i lar i ty

sin gu lar i ty

tes ta men ta ry

trig o nom e try

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Cu ri OS i ty pe ri od i cal

di a bol i cal pri mo ^en i tor

di a met ri cal pu sil Ian i mouse van ^el i cai u ni for mi ty

Words in which si, ti, and ci, are sounded like sh.

a im pre ca tion

Ac cop ta tion in car na tion

ac cla ma tion in cli na tion

ac cu sa tion in spi ra tion

ad mi ra tion in un da tion

ad u ra tion in vo ca tion

ag gra va tion med i ta tion

ap pli cation min is tra *,ion

ap pro ba tion mod e ra tion *

av o ca tion nav i ga tion

cal cu la tion nom i na tion

eel e bra tion ob li ga tion

con f^r ma tion ob ser va tion

con gre ga tion op e ra tion

con ster na tion per spi ra tion

con tem pla tion prep a ra tion

con ver sa tion pres er va tion

cor po ra tion proc la ma tion

cul ti va tion prov o ca tion

dec la ra tion pub li ca tion

dem on stra tion rec re a tion

dcs o la tion ref or ma tion.

dis pu ta tion rep u ta tion

cd u ca tion res er va tion

em u la tion rev e la tion

ex cla ma tion sal u ta tj'^n

ex pec *'\ tion sep 'ar a tion

ex pli ca tion sup pli ca tion

gen er a tion trans por ta tion

hab i ta tion trib u la tion

im i ta tion val u a tion

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ren e ra tion

v\s it a tion

ab so lu tion

con sti tu tion

el o cu tion

in sti tu tion

res o lu tion

rev o lu tion

a e

Coun ter ac tion

pet ri fac tion

sat is fac tion

ap pre hen sion

com pre hen sion

con (le seen sion

res ur rec tion

ad mo ni tion

ad ven ti tious

ap pa ri tion

ar ti fi cial

com po si tion

con tra die tion

dis po si tion

ex pe di tion

er u di tion

im po si tion

prej u di cial

In cor rup tion

in tro due tion

a a

Aug men ta tion

al ter a tion

The follovring have the full accent on the fourthSyllable.

Ad min is tra tor

CO op e ra tor

un cir cum cis -^d

ec cle si as tick

ex per i men tal

su per in ten dentchar ac ter is tick

de nom i na tor

mul ti pli ca tor

Words in which si, ti, and ci, are sounded like sh*

sane ti fi ^a tion

sig ni fi ca tion

Co op e ra tion

a a

Am pi' fi ca tion

an ni hi la tion

ar gu men ta tion

as so ci a tion

con fed e ra tion

con grat u la tion

con so ci a tion

con tin u a tion

ed i fi ca tion

mul ti pli ca tion

or gan i za tion

rat i fi ca tion

glo ri fi ca tion

pro nun ci a tion

re ^en e ra tion

re nun ci a tion

re tal i a tion

Qual i fi ca tion

cir cum lo cu tion

cir cum val la tion

com mem o ra tion

com mu ni ca tion

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LESSON LXXXI.

FROM THE ECONOMY OF HUMAN LIFJ2.

O/* the humanframe and structure.

Weak and ignorant as thou art, O man ! humble as

thou oughtest to be, O child of the dust ! wouldst thou

raise thy thoughts to infinite wisdom? wouldst thou

see Omnipotence displayed before thee? contemplatethine own frame.

Fearfully and wonderfully art thou made: Praise

therefore thy Creator with awe, and rejoice before himwith reverence.

Wherefore of all creatures art thou only erect, but that

thou shouldst behold his works ; wherefore art tliou to

behold, but that thou mayest admire them ; wlierefore to

adniire, but that thou mayest adore their and thy Creator.

Wherefore is consciousness reposed in thee alone ?

^nd whence is it derived to thee?

It is not in flesh to think : It is not in bones to rea-

son. The lion knoweth not that worms shall eat him ;

the ox perceiveth not that he is fed for slaughter-

LESSON LXXXII.

Something is added to thee unlike to what thou

seest: Something informs thy clay, higher than ail

that is the object of thy senses. Behold ! what is it?

Thy body remaineth perfect after it is fled, therefore it

is no part of it : It is immaterial, therefore it is eternal -

It is free to act, tliercfore it is accoimtable for its actions.

Koweth the ass the use of food, because his tectij

mow down the 'herbage? or standcth the crocodile

erect, although his backbone is straight as thine ?

God formed thee as he had fonncd these : After themall wert thou created : suporiotitv and command were

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^iven thee over all, and ofJiis own bream did he com-municate to tFiee thy principle of knowledire.

Know thyself then the pride of his creation, the Vnkuniting divinity and matter ! behold a part of God hi n-

self in thee ! Remember thine own dignity, nor da "J

descend to evil or to meanness.Who planted terror in the tail of the serpent ? wlu^

clothed the neck of the horse with thunder 1 Even hewho hath instructed thee to crush the one under thy

feet, and tame the other to thy purposes.

TABLE XXV.

Words of SIX syllables^ accented on the second

Con fab u la to ry in tol er a ble ness

con sid er a ble ness in va ri a ble ness

de rog a to ri ly un char it a ble ness

ex pos tu la to ry un ne ces sa ri ly

ex trcr or di na ry un par Acm a ble ness

in cor ri g\ ble ness un prof it a ble ness

Accented on the third syllable.

Al Ic gor i cal ly in con ve ni encya rith niet i cal ly in con ve ni ent ly

a the is ti cal ly in con sid or ate ly

Cvit c gxT i cal ly i^ t3r rog a to ry

Ctor e rno ni ous ly ma g\s te ri al ly

ili a met ri cal ly math e mat i cal ly

Jtiis o be di ent ly mer i to ri ous ly

dis pro por tion ate ness or tho graph i cal ly

el ce mos y na ry rec om men da to ry

gd o graph i cal ly su per nu me ra ry

e ^it i ma cy sym pa thet i cal ly

t ion sid er a' ble typ o graph i cal ly

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Accented on the Antepenult.

A be ce da ri an im pet ii os i ty

an te di lu vi an im mu ta bil i ty

an ti mo nar chi cal im prob a bil i ty

a ris to crat i cal in com pre hen si ble

dis ad van ta ê ous ly in con tro ver ti ble

dis sat is fac to ry in fal li bil i ty

di vi* i bil i ty in flex i bil i ty

ec cle s\ as ti cal in sen si bil i ly

en thu .î as ti cal ir reg u lar i ty

cp i tha la mi um med i ter ra ne anet y mo loo- i cal plen i po ten tia ryex per i men tal ly pu sil Ian im i ty

ex tra pa ro chi al su per a bun dant 'y

o-e ne a lo^ i cal su per in ten den cyên er al is si mo su pe ri or i ty

het er o gc ne ous trig o no met ri cal

)iyp o c/ion dri a cal u ni ver sal i ty

Accc)}ted on the Penult.

Re at i fi ca tion male ad min is tra tion

(lis con tin u a tion mis in ter pre ta tion

ex com nni ni ca tion nat u ral i za tion

ex em pii fi ca tion re cap it u la tion

in con sid er n tion rcc on cil i a tion

in dem ni ti ca tion su per an nu a lion

in ter liti e a tion su per er o ga tion

ffordii of .'êven and eight st/llah/cs.

Dis sat is he to ri ness ir ref ra ga bil i ty

im ma te ri al i ty lat i tu di na ri an

iin pen e tra bil i ty \in par li« men- ta ri noss

im men su ra bil i ty in com mu n; ca bil i ty

in com pat i bi[ i ly in com men su ra bil i ty

m con sid er a ble ness in com pre hen si bil i ty

iu di \'\s i bil i ty re cap it u la to ry

tr rec or, ci la h\e ness val e lu di na ri an

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LESSON LXXXlll.

OF THE USE OF THE SENSES, '

Vaunt not of thy body, because it was first formednor of thy brain, because therein thy soul reside th^^^^'a

not the master of the house more honourable thnr its

walls?

The ground musV be prepared, before corn can be

placated : the potter must build his furnace, before he

can make his porcelain.

As the breath of heaven snyeth unto tlic Avaters of the

deep, This way shalt tliv l)illo\vs roll, and no other ; thus

high, shall they raise their fury: so iQit thy, spirit, Oman ! actuate and direct tliy ilcsh ; so let it repress its

wildness.

Thy soul is the monarch of tliy frame : suffer not its

subjects to rebel against it.

'J'hy body is as tlie globe of the earth, thy hemes the

pillars that sustain it oii its basis.

LESSON LXXXIV.

As the ocean givet'i rise to sj>ri ngs, whose waters

return again into its bosom through the rivers; so run-

neth thy life from tlie heart outvv'ards, and so return-

eth it unto its place again.

Do not both retain their course for ever] Behold!the same God ordained them.

Is not thy nose the channel to perfumes? tbv motJtli

the path to delicacies? Yet know thou that perfumes!ong smelt become offensive, that delicacies destroy

the appetite they flatter.

Are not thine eyes ihc centinels that watch for thee .'

yet how often are they unable to distinguish truth from

erronr.

Keep thy soul in moderation, teach thy spirits to beattentive to its good ; so shall these, its ministers, bealways to thee conveyances of truth.

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LESSON LXXXV.Thine hand is it not a miracle? Is there in the crea-

tion aught like unto it? wherefore was it given tliee,

hut that thou mightest stretch it out to the assistance

of thy brother?

Why, of all things living, art thou alone made capa-

ble of blushing? The world shall read thy shame uponthy face; therefore do nothing shameful.

Fear and dismay, why rob they thy countenance ofits ruddy sj)lendour? Avoid guilt, and thou shalt knowthat fear is beneath thee; that dismay is unmanly.

Wherefore to thee alone speak shadows in the vis-

ions of thy pillow ? Reverence them : for know that

dreams are from on high.

Thou, man, alone canst speak. Wonder at thy glo-

rious prerogative; and pay to him who gave it thee arational and welcome praise, teaching thy children wis-

dom, instructing the oifspring of thy loins in piety.

LESSON LXXXVT.

FRANKLIN'S MAXIMS.Train up a child in the v/ay that he should go, and

when he is old he will not depart from. it. Choose whatis most fit, and custom will make it most agreeable. Im-prove by other men's faults, ratlier than censure them.

As the old cock crows, the young one learns.—Ex-ample is stronger than precept. Such is the father, suchis the son. Children learn by imif'ition. Men acquire

virtue or vice more from educatron than from nature.

It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks.

The young are slaves to novelty, the old to custom.Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools.

Superstition is the spleen of the soul. A saddle for the

horse, a bridle for the ass, an(! a rod for the fool's back.Those who set out to live by their wits, often break

for want of stock. Diligence u'ill overcome difficul-

ties. Continual dropping will wear a stone. Little

Bf.rokes fell yr<?at oaks*


LESSON LXXXVII.

A rolling stone will gather no moss.

I never knew an oft removed tree,

Nor yet an oft removed family,

That throve so well as those that settled be.

Three removes are as bad as a fire.

Seize time by the forelock. Time and tide will wai

for no man. Never put that off till to-morrow, which youcan do to-day. A stitch in time saves nine. Lost time is

never found again. What we call time enough, always

proves little enough. Make hay while the sun shines.

If you love life do not waste your time, for time is

the stuff life is mr.de of. He that rises late may trot

all day, and shall not be a'ble to overtake his business

at night. Drive thy work ; let not that drive thee, as

poor Richard s?ys.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy,

and wealthy, and wise. Diligence is the mother of

good luck. God will help them that help themselves.

Plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall havecorn to sell and keep.

If you would have a good servant, -serve yourself.

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Handle your tools without mittens. A cat in gloves

catches no mice.

Many estates are spent in the getting;

Si^jce women for tea forsook spinning and knitting;

And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting.

LESSON LXXXVm.If you would be rich, think of saving, as well as

earning. A penny saved is as good as a penny earned.

The Indies have not made Spain rich because her out-

goes were more than her incomes.

Luxury, game, and deceit.

Make the wealth small, and the wants great.

What maintains one vice, would bring up two chil-

dren. Beware of small expenses. Many a little makes

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a mickle. A small leak will sink a great ship. Foois

will make feasts, and wise men eat them. Feasts in

the parlour put out the kitchen fire.

He that goes borrowing, goes sorrowing. A farmer

on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.

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Always taking out of the meal tub, and never putting

in, will soon come to the bottom. When money is

gone, we know the want of it.

For age and want save while you may,No morning sun lasts a whole day.

Pride must fall. Pride iz as loud a beggar aa want,

and a gremt deal more saucy. iTiuC breakfasted with

plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with lur^n^y.

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Cut youF coat according to your cloth. Great mindsand smJi means'^ruin many.

Vessels large may venture more,But little boats should keep near shore,

LESSON LXXXIX.Rather than run in debt, wear your old coat. A patch

on a man's back is not so disgraceful as a writ.—Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in noother. We can give advice, but we cannot give conduct,

if you v/ili not hear Reason, she will WTap your knuckles.

Silence is every where safe. Be more ready to hear

than to speak. You have two ears and but one tongue

;

therefore you should hear twice and speak once. Theprating fool shall fall. If you cannot keep your ownsecrets, you must not blame others for telling them.

A man of words and not of deeds.

Is like a garden full of weeds.

The tongue is like a race horse; it runs faster the

less weight it carries. The shallow bi-ook warbles,

while the deep water is still. xA.n empty cask makes agreat noise. Hold your tongue, and no body will knowthat you are a fool. To say little and perform much is

the characteristick.of a great fnind. Wheu li'U 'uir*

nothing to say, saij tiothitig.

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TABLE XXV L

Words which are alike in sound but differ in spelling and signi^catic

Account, to give an accountAccompt, a reckoning:

Ail, to be sick

Ale, a kind of beerAir, an element^Teir, to an estate

All, the wholeAwl, for shoemakersAltar, for sacrifice

Alter, to changeAnne, a woman's nameAn, an article

Anker, of brandyAnehor, of a slrip

Are, plural of is

Arr, a scar

Assent, agreementAscent, steepness

Auger, to bore with

Augur, a soothsayerBail, surety

Bale, a pack of gootls

1 ^ait, on a fish hookHate, to take less

Baize, a thin cloth

Bays, a garland

Barbary, a countryBarberry, a fruit

Bare, nakedBear, a beast: to sufler

Be, to exist

]3ee, an insect

Beach a sliore

Beech, a kind of woodBin, a repository for bread

Eecn, was at a place

Beer, a malt liquor

Bier, a carriage for the deadBell, to ring

Belle, a fine lady

Berry, a small fruit

Bury, to inter the deacJ

Blew, did blowBlue, a kind of colour

Borne, supported

Bourn, boundary, limit

Board, a thin plankBor'd, did bore

Boar, a male swineBore, to make a holeBold, daringBowFd, did bowlBow, an act of civility i ^Bough., a branch X ^Bow, to shoot with \ oBeau, a fine gentleman \

"^

Braid, to plait hair

Bray'd, did bray

Breach, a broken place

Breech, part of a gunBrake, fern, a plant

Break, to part asuiider

Bread, to eat

Bred, brought upBreast, a part of the bodyBrest, a city of FranceBrews, brewethBruise, to hurtBy, nearBn}^ to purchaseCain, xlbel's brother

Cane, to walk with

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Calenaar, an almanack

Calender, to smooth cloth

Call, to cry cut

Caul, of the bowels

Cause, a reason

Caws, the noise of a crow

Ceil, to make a ceiling

Seal, to fasten a letter

Ceiling, overhead in a room

Sealing, setting of a seal

Cell, a^hut

Sell, to dispose of

Cellar, the lowest roomSeller, one who sells •

Cense, a public tax

Sense, understanding

Cere, to wax over

Sear, to burn

t>ent, a hundredScent, smell

Sent, did send

Chagrin, to vexShagreen, a fisli skin

Chaste, undefiled

Chased, did chase

Chews, cheweihChoose, to make choice

Choler, rageCollar, for the neckCinque, five

Sink, to go downCion, a sprout

Sion, a mountainCite, to summonSite, situation

Sight, a viewCit, a citizen

Sit, to be seated

Clause, a sentence

Claws, of a bird

Climb, to ascend

Clime, Himate

Close, to shut upClothes, garmentsCoarse, not fine

Course, race, order, &c.

.

Coffer, a chest of moneyCougher, one who roughsComplement, a full numberCompliment, kind words

Cousin, a relation

Cozen, to cheat

Crews, ships' companies

Cruise, to sail for pkmdeiCrewel, worsted

Cruel, inhutnan

Dam, to stop water

Damn, to condemnDane, a man of OenmariS

Deign, to vouchsafe

Day, 24 hours

Dey, of xVigiers

Doe, a female deer

Dough, bread unbaked

Dun, a brown colour

Done, performed

Fain, gladly

Feign, to dissemble

Faint, languid

Feint, a shorn attack

Fair, beaiUiful

Fare, food

Ferrule, a ring to put ^ 'ana

Ferule, to chastise v I i hFlev/, did f!y 'jr usFlue, a soft downFlour, for bread

Flower, a blossom

. Forth, abroad

Fourth, the number •

Fore, before

Four, in numberFoul, unclean, filllr

Fovvl, a bird

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Frays, quarrels

Phrase, a mode of speechFreeze, to cong-eal

Frieze, in architecture

Gait, manner of walkingGate, a liind of door

Gall, a bitter substanceGaul, a FrenchmanGild, to adorn with gold, &:.c.

Guild, a corporation

Gilt, adorned with gold

Guilt, sin

Glair, the v/liite of«an eggGlare, to dazzle

Grate, to burn'eoals in

Great, large

Grater, for nutaiegsGreater, larger

Grays, the name of a place

Graze, to eat grass

Groan, expression of grief

Grown, increasedGuest, a visitor

Guess'd, did guessHail, to salute

Hale, sound, lies .iliy

Hair, of the headHare, an animalilart, a kind of deerHeart, the seat of life

Heal, to cureHeel, part of the foot

He'll, he will

Hear, to hearkenHere, in this place

Hear'd, did hear

Herd, a droveHeiglit, up high

Hight, called or naincd

Hew, to cut

fiue, a colour

ilijgh, a inna's ;ia.r.ic

Hie, to haste

High, lofty

Higher, more highHire, wagesIlimy that manHyjnn, a divine songHo ! an interjection

Hoe, a garden tool

Hole, hollownessWhole, perfect

Holy, religious

Wliolly, perfect

Hoop, for a tub

\Vhoop, a war shout

1, myselfEye, to see withIn, within

inn, a tavern

Jewry, JudeaJury, nien who try causes

Kill, to murderKiln, for brick

Lacks, doth lack

Lax, loose

liade, to dip waterJjaid, placed

Lain, did lie

Lane, a narrow street

Leaf, ofa tree

liief, willingly

Led, did lead

Lead, soft heavy metal

Leek, a kind of potherb.

Leak, to run out

Lessen, to make less

Lesson, a task to learn

Lett ice, a woman's nameLettuce, a sal lad herb

Levee, attendance at cour*

Le^'y, to lay taxes

Liar, one v/ho tells lies

Lior, one lying in wait

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Lyre, a musical instrument

Limb, a memberLimn, to paint

Lo ! behold

Low, humble, mean, or t.? bel-

low as a cowLone, single

Loan, lent

Lore, learning

Lower, more lowMade, did makeMaid, a waiting womanMail, a packet

Male, the he-kind

Main, chief

Mane, of a horse

Maize, Indian corn

Maze, labyrinth

Manner, form, customManor, a jurisdiction

Marshal, an officer

Martial, warlike

Marten, a kind of bird

Martin, a man's nameMead, meadow ; a liquor

Mede, a man of MediaMeed, a rewardMean, low, niggardly

Mien, air, aspect

Meat, food

Meet, to come together

Mete, to measureMetal, gold, silver, iron, &c.Mettle, spirit

Mewl, to cry as a child

Mule, a beast of burdenMews, the cries of a cat

Muse, to ponderMight, powerMite, a small insect

Moan, to lauieut

Mowii, cut do\\\i

Moat, a ditch

Mote, a particle of dust

Nat. Nathaniel

Gnat, a small stinging fly

Nap, a short sleep

Knap, of a hat or cloth

Naught, badNought, nothingNay, not

Neigh, a horse

Nave, of a wheelKnave, a rascal

Need, necessity

Knead, to .vork doughNeal, to temper by heat

Kneel, to rest on the knee'

Nell, EleanorKnell, the sound of a bell

New, not old

Knew, did knowNight, darknessKnight, a title of honourNit, a vermin's GggKnit, to make stockings

No, not so

Know, to understandNone, not anyNun, a religious maidNose, of the face

Knows, knowethOar, a thing to row with

O'er, over

Ore, metal unrefined

Oh, an interjection

Owe, to be indebted

Our, belonging to us

Hour, sixty minutesPuir, a couple

Pare, to cut off

Pear, a fruit

Pail, a woudor bucket

Pale. wantiTig- colour

84 United States SpeUirig Book. 1Palace, a royal housePallas, the goddess of wisdomPain, tormentPane, a square of giass

Pall, a funeral cloth

Paul, a man's namePanel, part of a door

Pannel, a kind of saddle

Pause, a stop

Paws, the feet of a beast

Peace, quietness

Piece, a part

Peak, the top of a thingPique, a grudgePeal, a rino- of bells

Peel, a rind

Peter, a man's namePetre, saltpetre

Place, a situation

Plaice, a kind offish

Plain, evenPlane, a joiner's tool

Plait, a told

Plate, wrought silver

Pleas, pleadings

Please, to delight

Plum, a kind of fruit

x'lumb, a weight on a line

Practice, use, habit

Practise, to exercise

Praise, commendationPrays, prayethPray, to beseechPrey, a booty

Prior, one that pries

Prior, formerlyPries, searches into

Prize, to value

Quean, a dirty womanQueen, a king's wife

Quire, 24 slieets of paperChoir, a set of si-ngers

Race, to runRase, to blot out

P.ain, falling waterReign, to rule

Rein, of a bridle

Raise, to. set upRays, beams of liglit

Raze, to demolishRap to strike smartlyWrap, to fold togetherRazor, a tool to shave withRaser; one that rases

Red, a kind of colour

Read, perusedReed, a kind of plant

Read, to peruseReek, to smokeWreak, to exercise ven-geance

Rest, repose

Wrest, to force

Retch, to vomitWretch, a miserable personRheum, watery humourRoom, part of a houseRime, a freezing mist

Rhyme, m verse

Rice, a sort of grain

Rise, origin

Rigger, one who rigs

Rigour, severity

Right, just and true

Rite a ceremonyWrite, with a penWright, a workmanRoad, the highwayRode did ride

Row'd, did rowRoe, a female deer

Row, a rank, or to work a boat

Rood, one fourth of an acreRude, rough, uncivil

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Rote, by heart

Wrote, did write

Ruff, a neckcloth

Rough, not sniootli

Rung, did ring

Wrung, twisted

Rye, a kind of grain

Wry, crooked

Sail, of a ship

Sale, the act of selling

Satire, keen language

Satyr, a sylvf.n god

Scene, a part of a pkySeen, beheld

Seine, a fish-net

Scilly, an island

Silly foolish

Sea, the ocean

See. to behold

Sow, to scatter

Sew, with a needle

Sole, part of a shoe; only

Soul, the spirit of manStair, a step

Stare, to look earnestly

Steal, to take by theft

Steel, hard metal [sures

Stile, steps between enclo-

Style, manner of expressioa

Straight, not crooked

Strait, narrowSuccour, help

Sucker, a young shoot

Sum, the wh.ole

Some, a part

Sun, the fountain or source of

heat and light

Son, a male child

Suttle, near weight

Subtle, cunningSuttlcr, a seller of provieioa

Seam, made by sewing

Seem, to appear

Seinnior, the emperour of

Senior, elder [tlie Turks Subtler, more subtile

Sent, ordered away Tacks, small nails

Scent, smell

Shear, to cut with shears

Shire, a county

Shone, did siiine

Shown, shewn, did showSire, a father

Sigiier, one who sighs

Sine, in geometrySign, a token

Slight, neglect

Sleight, dexterity

Sloe, a small fruit

Slow, dull, not swill

Soar, to mount upwards

Sore, a tender place

Sword, a Aveapon

SoarM, did soar

So, thus

Tax, a rate

Tail, the endTale, a story

Tare, weight allowed

Tear, to rend

Team, of horses or oxen

Teem, to bring forth

Tear, water from the eyes

Tier, a row of gunsTheir, of themThere, in tb.at pkceThe, an article

Thee, thyself

Threw, did throwThrougli, from side to sido

Throne, a seat of state ^

Thrown, cast

Tidfi, flux of the sea

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Tied, did tie

Time, past, present, future

Thyme, a kind of herbTold, related

Toll'd, did toll

To, untoToo, likewise

Two, a couple

Toe, of the foot

Tow, to drag along

Tray, a wooden dish

Trey, the No. 3 at cards

Vale, a valley

Veil, a coveringVain, useless

Vane, a weathercockVein, a blood vessel

Vial, a small bottle

Viol, violin, a fiddle

Wade, to go in the waterVVcigh'd, did weighW^ait, to tarry

Weight, heaviness

Wail, to lament •

Wale, the rising part in cloth

Waist, part of the bodyWaste, to destroy

Wall, of stone or brick

Wawl, to cry, to howlWare, merchandiseWear, to wear clothes

Way, a road

Weigh, to poise

Weak, feeble

Week, seven daysWean, to put from the breast %Ween, to imagine [air \

Weather, disposition of the

Wether, a kind of sheepWood, timber

Would, was willing

Won, did winOne, an unit

Yew, a tree of tough woodYou, yourself

|Ewe, a female sheep

TABLE XXVII.

Words which are nearly alilce in sound.

Accidence, a grammarAccidents, casualties

Achor, the name of a valley

Acre, a piece of land

Ant, an insect

Aunt, uncle's wife

Ate, did eat

Right, the number 8Assistance, help

Assistants, helpers

Attendance, waiting

Attendants, waiters

Bald, without hair

Bawl'd, did bawlBall, a round substanceBawl, to cry aloud

Beat, to strike

Beet, a garden root

Cannon, a great gunCanon, a rule or lawCession, a resigning

Session, of a court

Chronical, relating to timeChronicle, a hi.>toj:j^

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Correspondence, intercourse

Correspondents, who corres-

Council, an assenably [pond

Counsel, advice

Dear, costly

Deer, a wild animalDependance, reliance

Dependants, who dependDesert, to forsake

Dessert, the last course

Dire, dreadful

Dier, a stainer of cloth

Ere, before

E'er, everFeat, an action

Feet, plural of foot

Fir, a sort of pine .

Fur, soft hair of beasts

Flea, an insect

Flee, to run awayGoer, one who goesGore, clotted blood

Grease, soft fat

Greece, a countryllall, a larg-e roomHaul, to drag- alongInnocence, harmlessnessInnocents, babesIntense, veliementIntents, purposes

Lickorish, ever nice

Lickorice, a sweet root

Loam, a kind of earth

Loom, a weaver's machineLoose, to slacken,

Lose, to suffer loos

Mall, a wooden hammerMaul, to beat

Mare, a female horse

Mayor, a magistrateMedal, a coin

Meddle, to interpose

Medlar, a fruit

Meddler, a busy bodyMessage, an errand

Messuage, a houseMinei, a worker in minesMinor, one under ageMore, a. greater quantity

Mower, one who mowsNaval, relating to ships

Navel, part of the bodyNeither, not either

Nether, lowerPatience, endurancePatients, sick persons

Pole, a long stick

Poll, the headPower, authority, force

Pour, to pour waterPresence, being presen'.

Presents, gifts

Principal, chief

Principle, a first causeProfit, gain

Prophet, a foreteller

Sear, to burnSeer, a prophet

Suer, one who sues

Sure, certain

Wreathe, to curl or t'jy*

Writhe, to distort

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TABLE XXVIIL

IVoi'ds which are 30?netDhat similar in sound, and which

are vulgarly sounded alike, hut should he pronounced

with a distinct dijference.

Abel, a man's nameAble, having- powerAccept, to receive

Except, to leave out

Access, an approachExcess, a superiiuit}'-

Axe, to cut

Ask, to re(iuest

Affect, to moveEFcct, to bring- to pass

Allowed, granted

Aloud, witii a noise

Arrant, notorious

Errand, a messageErrant, wanderingBacon, smoked pork

Beacon, a lighthouse

Ballad, a song-

Ballot, to vote

Baron, a title of honourBarren, unfruitful

Bile, an angry swelling

Boil, as water on the lire

Bt)y, a lad

Buoy, to bear upBeauty, elegance, graceBooty, plunderBrcnclies, broken places

Brcr-ciios, a part of dress

Bridal, nuptial

liridle, f:.-r a horse

Britain, a country

B>riion, a British manBuist, an imageBur:'.t, to break' or fly f»pen

Casual, accidental

Cji.usal, relating to causes

Candid, honest, free, openCandied, did candyCapital, prit5cipal

Capitol, a building at RomeCaptor, one Vv'ho takes a prize

Capture, to take captive

Carat, a weightCarrot, a garden root

Caret, a in-ark (a) in grammarCents, .plural of cent

Since, after

Censer, for in.cense

Censor, a reformer

Censure, to blameCentury, a 100 years

Centaury, an herb

Sentry, guardCivil, kind, complaisant

Seville, the name of a place

Coat, a garmentCot, a fold or cottage

Quote, to cite

Cofiin. for the dead [ing

Coughing, the act of cough-Confidant, a trusty friend

Confident, positive

• Concert, of musicConsort, a wife

Cork, to cork bottles

Calk, to calk a ship

Courier, a messengerCurrier, a dresser of leather

Creak, t,'? make a noise

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Creek, a coveCrick, a pain in tlie neckCurrant, a berry

Current, a streamCymbal, a musical instru-

mentSymbol, a sign

Cypress, a tree

Cyprus, an island

Descent, a going downDissent, a disagreementDew, a moistureDo, to act

Disease, sickness

Disseize, to dispossess

Decease, to die

Dollar, a silver coin

Dolour, grief, sorrowDome, an arched roof

Doom, a sentenceDoze, to slumberDoes, doth

Dust, fine dTy dirt

Durst, daredEast, where the sun vises

Yest, the foam of beerEaten, devouredEaton, a town's nameEnvy, to grudgeEnvoy, an ambassadorExercise, to labour

Exorcise, to cast out devils

Extant, now in beingExtent, utmost limits

Fellow, a companionFeller, one who fells

File, a kind of tool

Foil, to overcomeFool, an idiot

Full, complete measureFrances, a woman's nameFrancis, a man's name

Gesture, action, carriage

Jester, one who jests

Grander, more grandGrandeur, magnii'^cence

Groat, four penceGrot, grotto, a caveHarsh, rougli, severeHash, minced meatHeaven, the regions aboveHaven, a harbourIdle, lazy, not busyIdoJ, an imajre

ril, I will

Oil, liquid fat

Aisle, of a churchImpostor, a cheatImposture, a fraud

Ingenious, having geniusIngenuous, candidJest, a jokeJust, right, honestKennel, a hut for dogsKernel, seed ; a glandKine, cowsCoin, moneyKind, benevolentCoined, did coin

Legislator, a lawgiverLegislature, the power whichmakes laws

Lieu, place

Loo, a game at cards

Line, a string

Loin, a joint of veal

Load, a burdenLowed, did lowMarsh, wet groundMash, to bruise

Mesh, of a net

Mild, pleasant

Mile, eigiU furlongs

Mind, intelligent power

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Mine, belong-ing- to meMuslin, fine cotton

Muzzling, tying the mouthMole, a small animalMould, to shape ; to mustNews, tidings

Noose, a running knotOf^>'ov, belonging to

Off, at a distance

Order, methodOrdure, dungPala-te, of the mouthPallet, a little bedPastor, a shepherdPasture, land for grazingPatron, a benefactor

Pattern, a specimenPies, a kind of food

Poise, to balance

Pilate, Pontius Pilate

Pilot, a guide at sea

Pillar, a columnPillow, to rest the head onPint, half a quart

Point, a stop

Poach, to boil slightly

Porch, an entrancePoesy, poetry

Posy, a nosegayPoplar, a kind of tree

Popular, much liked

Populace, the people

Populous, full of people

Precedent, an examplePresident, one who presideri

Pressor, one who presses

Pressure, weightPrinces, kings' sons

Prmcess, a king's daughterQuaver, in musicQ,uivcr, a place for arrowsIlack, to torture

Wreck, ruin : shipwreckRaisin, a dried grapeReason, a causeReddish, somewhat redRadish, a garden root

Relic k, a remnantRelict, a widowRyal, a Spanish coin

Royal, kinglySabbath, SundaySabbaoth, hos/s

Salary, wagesCelery, a sallad herbSavour, odour, taste, smellSaviour, ChristSects, parties In religon

Sex, n]ale and femaleSoon, quicklySwoon, to faint

Starling, d sinking bird

Sterling, English moneyTenor, a part in musicTenure, conditions of holdingTile, for a houseToil, to labour

Tower, a fortified place

Tour, a journeyValley, between two hills

Value, the worth of a tiling

Undo, to take to pieces

Undue, not dueWander, to ramble aboutWonder, admirationWhich, this or that

Witch, a cunning womanWhether, which of the twoWhither, to what place

Wrath, angerWroth, to be angryYarn, spun woolYearn, to be moved with com- ;

passion


TABLE XXIX,

Woj'ds spelled alike., hut ichich differ in pronunciatiop

Co'n duct, management,behaviour

To Con du'ct, to lead, to

direct

A Co'n test, a dispute, dif-

ference

To Con te'st, to strive, to

contendFre' qucnt, often seen, of-

ten occurring

To Fre qu'ent, to visit of-

ten

A Min' ute, the sixtieth

part of an hour

Mi nu'te, small, slender

An Ob' ject, that on whichone is em])loyed

To Ob je'ct, to oppose

A Su'b ject, one who is

governedFo Sub je'ct, to make sub-

missive

A pres' ent, a gift, a dona-

tion

To '^re se'nt, to give, to

wA lo'r ment, pain, misery

To Torme'nt, to })ut to

Pain, to vex

A Tear, water from the

eyes

To Tear, to pull in pieces

A Sow, a female hogTo Sow, to scatter seed in

the groundA Bov/, an instrument ol

warTo Bow, to bend the hod\

in respect

A Mow, a loft where hay

or grain is laid upTo Mow, to cut with a

si the

A House, a place to live in

To House, to harbour, to

shelter

Use, advantage, customTo Use, to employ to any

pur{)03e

Close, shut, fast, confined

To Close, to shut, to finisii

Grease, the soft part of the

fat

To Grease, to smear with

grease

An Ex cu'se, an apology

To Ex cu se, to admit an

apology.*

* The last five pair of words, arc distinguished by the «, in Uia

first wwd, bein^ sharp ; and in the second, flat Iiiie z.

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TABLE XXX.

Words in which the pronunciation dijfers rcmarhahly

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Ilc.n for hers Harrow Ibr arrow

Hizen lor his Arrow for harrowWeal for veal I)rown(l(,'cl for drownedRense for rinse Natur for nature

Fift for lifth Cretur for creature

Sixt for sixth Winder for windowGetlier for gather Sittiatioii for situation

Kittle for ketrle Eddication for educationSithe for sigh Cirkilation for circulation

Tower for tour Libary for library

Sarcer for saucer Wincgar for vinegar

Dixonary for dictionary

TABLE XXXII.

Woi'ds in v^hicli the terminations ar, <3r, or, our and r(V

have exactlij the same sound, viz. that of ur *

Bcff gar

col lar

(ioi !ar

Dan ger

gan der

h)d ger

Ac lor

debt or

doc tor

li quor

Ar inour

can dour

CO lour

bar bour

Cen tie

jus tre

seep tre

s[)ec tre

* Though tlio WO', lis cuinprised in this table, are not nuinrrou!*,

t!iey arc perhaps sufficient to excite the learner's attention, both

to the orlhog^raphy and the rrununcialion ofsucli words.

nec tar

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TABLE XXXIII.

Words in winch the initial letters e, and i, are often

misapplied.

Em balm

Unltrd States' Spelling Bool'. 95

Geo. GeorgeG. R. George the king

Heb. HebrewsHon. HonourableHund. HundredIbidem, Ibid, in the same

place

Isa. Isaiah

I. e. that is—Id. the sameJan. January—Jas. JamesJac. Jacob—Josh. JoshuaK. King—Km. kingdomKt. KnightL. Lord or Lady-

Lev. Leviticus

Lieut. Lieutenant

L. L. D. Doctor of laws

L. S. the place of the seal

Lond. LondoniM. MarquisM. B. Bachelor of physick

M. D. Doctor of physick

Mr. MasterMessrs. Gentlemen, sirs

Mrs. Mistress

M. S. ManuscriptM. S. S. ManuscriptsMatt. MatthewMath. MathematicksN. B. take particular notice

Nov. NovemberNo. NumberN. S. New Stile

Obj. Objection

Oct. OctoberO. S. Old Stile

Pari. Parliament

Per. cent, by the hundredPet. Peter—Phil. Philip

Philom. a lover of learning

P. M. Afternoon

P. S. Postscript

Ps. PsalmQ. Question, Queenq. d. as if he should say

q. 1. as much as you please

Regr. Register

Rev. Revelation, ReverendRt. Hon. Right honourableS. South and Shilling

St. Saint

Sept. SeptemberSerg. Sero-eant

S.T. P. Professor of divinity

S. T. D. Doctor of divinity

ss. to wit, namelyTheo. 'rheo])hilus

Tho. Thomas'i'hess. I'hessalonians

V. or vide, or see

Viz. to wit, namelyWm. WilliamWp. Worship& and—<.^c. and so forth

U. S. A. United States of

America

Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mere—Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall Gf eGod.—Blessed are the peace makers; for they shalU-ecalled the children of God. Mattk. v. 7, 8, 9.

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TABLE XXXV..

A VocaUdary of proper names of the principal placesin the ivorld ; divided and accented in the way inwhich they are usually pronounced :—Answeringforthe first step towards the reading Geography,

(We could wish that the Tutor would permit hi,v Pupils, as soonas they are abis, to commit the wholo of this table to memor3%by getting ten or fifteen lines every day, or a page for everJMonday morning's examination.]

A'^CRFi, a celebrated seaport in Syria.AP ri ca, a large but uncivilized part, of the globe.Aix la cha pclle, (pronounced Aise le sha pe?l,) a celebrated

city in Germany.A lep' po, the metropolis of Syria.A' lex an' dri a, a city in Lower Egypt.AF giers, a kingdom of-x\frica.

Alps, tiie highest mountains in Europe,, separating Italyfrom France and Germany. They are from four tctwelve thousand feet high.

A'm a zon, a river of South America, and the laro-est in theVvorld.

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A mer' ica, the largest of the four quarters of the globe, dis-covered by Christoplier Columbus, a Genoese, in theyear 1492.

Am' ster da'm, the capital of Holland.An' des, (or Cor dil li er as) a great chain of mountains m

South America. They run four thousand three hundredmiles in length, and are three geographical miles abovethe surface of the sea.

An' ti o'cA, formerly the metropolis of Syria.4p' pe ni'ncs, a chain of mountains in Italy.A ra' bia, a large country in Asia.A' ra ra't. a celebrated mountain in Asia.Arch i pel a go, formerly called the iEgean sea.A' sia, the most fertile of the four quarters of the globe.As pyr' ia, a country of Asia.A' thens, an ancient city of Greece.Au's tri a, a country of Germany.

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A zores, islands in the Atlanf.ick.

Bab el ma'n del, the outlet of the Red Sea.

Ba' by Ion, the ancient capital of Chaldca,

Baf fin's-Eay, a gulf of North America.

Bag (lad, a celebrated city of Asia.

Ba'r ba ry, a large country in the north of Africa.

Ba ta' via, the capital of the Dutch Ea?t India settlements.

fSel fa'si, a flourishing town in the county of Antrim, ia

Ireland, seated on Carriekfergus bay.

Ben gal, a country of Ilindostan Proper.

Be'r lin, the capital of Prussia.

Ber mu' das, islands in the Atiantick.

Berne, the capital of Switzerland.

Bo he' mia, a kingdom of Europe.

Bour dcaux, a large town in Franc^^.

Bra zil, a vast extent of country in Soutli America.Brest, a seaport town of France.

Brus sels, the richest city of the Netherlands.

Bu en OS-Ay res, a considerable town in South America.Bur gun dy, a province of France.

By za'n ti urn, the ancient name of Constantinople.

Ca diz, a large seaport town of Spain.

Ca i' ro, the capital of Egypt.

i^'al cut ta, a celebrated town in the East Indies. It ia

supposed to contain five imndred thousand inhabit--' ants.

CiiVc do' nia, the largest island in the South Pacifick ocean,except New Holland.

Cal i fur' nia, a peninsula of North America.Ca'l va r}', a mountain near Jerusalem-Can a da, a lar';fe country in North America, belonging to

the British."^

Can' ton, the second city in size in Cliina, said to containone million inhabitants.

Car tha ^'-g' na, a famous seaport in Spain.•Cay e'nne, a Frencli pro/ince in South Am.erica.Chi li, (pronounced Che' 11) a country of Sc.ith Americo.Chi na, the mo:--t popnlons empire in tiio vvm-ld. It i^*

separated from Tart.ary on the nortii hy a walj ofiifioen ItursdreJ miles in length; and is said by his-

torians to contain two ijundred millions of inhabit-ants,

Co lo'one, an aneiorjl cilv in Cermanv.I

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Con Stan t,i no' pie, the capital f)f Turkey.Co pen ha' wn, the capital of Denmark.(Jork, a larLre city in Ireland, next in size and cominercy to

Dublin.

Co'v si ca, ar islanc" in the Mcditerranenn.Cn' ba, a lar<^'e island in the West Indies.

Dan't zick, a considerable commercial town in Prussia.Dan ube, the laro-est river in Europe.Da'r da nelles,. Strait of.— It separates Europe from Asia,

in some places not more than three or four hundredfathoms wide.

Da'r i en, (or !sth mns of Pan' a ma,) a narrow neck of landjoininir North and South America.

De'n mark, one of the northern kino'doms of Europe.De se a' da, (or De si de ra' da,) the nrst of the Carribbco

islands discovered by Columbus.Do min' go, St. (or Plis pan i o la,) the larg-est island in the

West Indies.

Dub lin, th(3 capital of freland. It contains about twnnty-two thousand houses, and one hundred and fifty-sis

lliousnnd inhabitants.

Dun dee', a considerable town in Scotland.

Dun kirk, a consideral)le town in France.Ed in hur<]^, (proftounced Ed in bo rough) the capital of Scot-

land. It is supposed to contain with its dependencies,one hundred thousand inhabitants,

C jryi'i, an ancient kino'dom of Africa.

V,\i gland, the most considerable part of Great Britain. It ia

a little lar^'or than Pennsylvania, and contains about

nine million inliabitants.

B thi o' pia, a very laro'C country of Africa.

YA nti, a celebrated volcanick mountain in Sicily, ten thou-

eand nine hundred and fifty-four feet in height. Atoneeruption in 1868, it buried eighteen thousand persons

in the ruins of the town of Catania, ten miles west of the

mount.Eu plira' tes, one of the most celebrated rivers in the world,

and the principal of Turkey in Asia.

Eu rope, tlie smallest but most distinguished quarter of the

globe.

Flo'r i da, a country of North America, belonging to the U.

Sta. >3. it borders Geor^'ia and Alabama.

FraiiCr^ .arge and iiuportant kingdom of Europe, it con

J^niled mates' S-êlUn.^ Book. Of)

rains about thirty millions of people, Louis Philippe

reio-ns as kino-.

Friend ly-Islands; tliere are about one hundred and fifty of

these in the Paciiick ocean : they were discovered by

captain Couk.Ga'i i lee', a province and town in Judea.

Ga/n ês, a celebrated river of India.

Ge ne va, formerly a small but independent republick on the

confines of France and Switzerland.

Ge no' a, a small republick in Italy.

Ger'"rna ny, a larg-e country in Europe.Gib ral' tar, a strong town and fort in Spain, belonging to the

English.

Glas gow, a large city in Scotland.

Greece, a celebrated country in European Turkey.Gree'n land, a large country in the Frozen ocean, celebrated

for its whale fishery

Gn'ad a loupe, one of the Carribbee islands.

Gui a' na, a large country of South America, between the

rivers Oroonoko and Amazon.Gui nea, that part of Afi'ica fi-om wlience the poor wretched

inhabiiants, (called Negroes) have been so inhumanlytorn from their country and imported by the whites to

f'^reign climes.

W'igue, the capital of the United Provinces.

Ha van' na, a Koaport town of the island of Cuba in the WestIndies.

Ha vre de Grace, a strong seaport town of France.Her cu la' ne u;n, an ancient city of Naples, overwhelmed by

the eruptions of Mf)unt Vesuvius.

Hin do's tan, that part- of India within the Gangers.

IIol land, one of the United Provinces.

Hon du' ras, a province of New Spam in North America.Hud son's-Bay, a large bay of North America.Hun ga ry, a kingdotn of Europe.Ja ma/' ca, the most important ôf the Englis!) \Vci;t India

islands.

Je ru sa iein, a f'.-no' s city of Palestine.

In nis kil ling, a liwnfif Ulster in Ireland.

Ireland, one of tlie British Isles. Il contains al)0ut five mil-

lion iiijiabitants. Il is three hundred miles in length,

and one hundred and sixty ir) breadth.Is pa ha'n, the capiUil of Persia. It is twenty miles in cir-

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cumference, and the inhabitants were computed at above

one million.

I'ta ly, a large peninsula in the south of Europe.

Kams c/za't ka, a large peninsula east of Asia.

Kon ings berg, the capital of Regal Prussia in Poland.

La bra do'r, a country of North America.

Lan gue doc, a maritime province of P^-ance.

-Lap land, a large, cold, mountainous and dreary country

in the north of Europe. In this country a Lapland-

er thinks nothing of travelling on the snow one hun-

dred miles a day, in a sledge drawn by a favourite

rein-deer; with it he talks familiarly, and into its ear

he whispers the places he Vv'ishes to stop at during his

journey.

Leg /iorn, a strong town of Tuscany in Italy.

Lein ster, a province of Ireland.

Li' ma, the middle division of Peru.

Lim e ri'ck, a county of Munster, in Ireland.

Lis bon, the capital of Portug:!. Its fine harbour will con-

tain tei^ thousand sail of ships, which ride in the greatest,

safet}-. Lisbon was almost totally destroyed by an

earthquake, November 1, 1755, before which it contain-

ed one iiundred and fifty thousand inhabitants.

Lo a'n go, a kingdom of Africa, the inhahitants of wdiich are

the blackest in the world.

Lo' mond, (Loch) a large lake in Scotland. ^Lon don, the capital of the united kingdoms of Great Britahi

and Ireland, and one of the largest cities in the world.

It is about eighteen miles around; it has about one

hundred and fifty thousand dwelling houses, which are

occupied by above one million of inhabitants. London

has one hundred and thirty-one charity sclmols, wiiich

provide education for five thousand little boys and girls,

whose parents cannot pay for their schooling. Thegreat plague wliich happened in this city, in the year

sixteen ifundred and sixty-five, cut ofl ninety thout:and

of its inhabitants.

Lon don der ry, a handsome town in Ireland, containing ten

thousand inhabitants.

Lou is burg, tlie capital of the island of Cape Breton, in

North America.

Lu' ne ville, a town of Lorraine, a province of France.

Ma ce dtV nia, a province of European Turkey.

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Mad a gas' car, a large island in the Indian ocean, famousfor locutits, crocodiles, cainelions, &c.

Ma de' i ras, islands in the Atlantick ocean, famous for pro-

ducing good wine and Canary birds.

j\Iad ra's, a very considerable town in the East Indies, on the

coast of Coromandel.Mad rid, the capital of Spain. It has about one Imndred

towers or steeples, which contribute greatly to the

beauty of the city. The finest houses have no glass

windows, there being only lattices in place of them.

Ma ge'l Ian, a famous strait in the southern part of SouthAmerica.

Ma'l ta, an island in the Mediterranean, famous for its

knights, called the "Knights of Malta." And also for

being the place where St. Paul was shipwrecked.Mar seilles, a seaport in the south of France.Pilar tin' i co, a considerable island in the West Indies.

Mec ca, the capital of Arabia, the place of Mahomet's na-

tivity. About seventy thousand pilgrims visit Meccayearly, for devotional purposes.

Med i ter ra ne an, (Sea) so called on accountof being near-

ly surrounded by land. It is about two thousand miles

in extent, but of unequal breadth.

Me? o po ta' mia, t!ie ancient name of Diarbeker.

Mex' i CO, the capital of the province of Mexico Proper, of

the audience of Mexico and of all New Spain, in NorthAmerica. In point of regularity, it is tlie finest city in

the world. It was overflowed by an inundation in

the year sixteen hundred and twenty-nine, in whichforty thousand persons were drowned. It contained

eighty thousand inhabitants, and is singularly seated onan island in a salt water lake, to which there is no en-

trance but by three great causeways leading to it, twomiles in length each.

Mo re' a, tlic ancient Peloponnesus of Greece.Mo ro'c CO, a large empire of Africa.

Mos cow, a consideralfie province and city of Russia.

Nantz, an ancient town of France.

Na pies, an ancient and large conmercial city of Italy, capi-

tal of a kingdom of the same name. It is thought to beeighteen Italian miles in circumference, and containslittle less than four hundred thousand inhabitants, thirty

thousand of whom are vagabonds, or poor wandering

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wretches, without regular employment, and destitute

of homes or houses to dwell in.

N'a/ a retl), a town of Palestine.

Ne gvo land, a large tract of country in Africa.

Neth er lands, a large country in Europe, containing seven-

teen provinces ; they were usually considered under the

.denomination of the Seven United Provinces, the Aus-trian and French Netherlands.

New found land, a large island in the eastern coast of NorthAmerica.

Ni a'g a ra-Falls, in North America, These are the most

tremendous in the world, and are considered among the

greatest curiosities in nature. The fall in perpendicu-

lar height is one hundred and thirty-seven feet. Thenoise made by the water may be heard in a clear day

twenty miles.

Ni ger, a very large river of Africa.

Nile, a large and celebrated river of Africa, to which the

country of Egypt owes its fertility.

Nin e veh, an ancient town of xAssyria.

Nor man dy, a considerable province of France.

Nor way, a large country in the North of Europe.

No va-^Sco tia, a considerable country of North America,belonging to the British.

O ta hei'te, one of the Society islands in the South Sea.

Pa ci fick-0 cean, (or South Sea) which divides Asia, fromAmerica.

Pa les tine, a country of Asiatick Turkey.Pal my' ra, formerly a magnificent city of Arabia Deserta,

Pa ra guay, a large country of South America.Pa ris, the metropolis of France, and one of the largest and

finest cities in Europe. The ir.habitants are computedto be eight hundred thousand. There are nine princi-

pal bridges in Paris, tv/o of wdiich occupy the wholebreadth of the river Seine. King Louis XVI. his queenand his sister, were beheaded in Paris, in seventeenhundred and ninety-tjiree, Paris contains a great num-ber of superb chapels, palaces, Tcolleges, and other pub-

lick buildings.

Par na's sus, a famous mountain of Livadia, in Asiatick

Turkey,Pa te go' nia, a large country of the southern parts of South

AmericaPe kin, the metropolis of Chhia, and the most populous city

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in the world. The inhabitants of Pekin are recki uedat two millions. Pekin is diviilpvl into two cilies, thrt

one is inhabited by Chinese, and the other by Tartars.

The women of these cities are never seen in the strei.'ts.

An eart!i(}uake happened here in tlie year 17.*U, in

which above one hundred thousand persons were buried

in the ruins of the houses.

Pen fa co la, an American settlement near the gulf of Mexico.

Per' sia, a large en-spire of Asia.

Pe rii, a country on the west side of South America, famouslor its gold mines.

Peters burg-h, the capital of the immense Russian empire.

Peter the Great was tiie founder of this city, in the year1703. It contains one hundred and thirty thousand in-

habitants.

Pla' ta, (or Rio de la Plata) a very large river of SonihAmerica. It is one hundred and lifiy miles broad at ita

HMJUth,

Po, a large river in Italy.

Po'r to-Be'l lo, a seaport town on the isthmus of Panama ia

North America.Por' tu g-al, the most western kin^dcm of Europe.P'u to' si, the richest town of Peru. Silver used to be aa

common here as iron in Europe,Pr'us sia, a large kingdom of Europe.Py re ne'es, a ridge of mountains which separate Spain from

France.Que be'ck, the capital of Lower Canada, in North America.

General Woife took Quebeck from the French, m theyear 1759, and here it was he fell in t)ie arms ot victory,

Red-Sea, between Arabia and Egypt, in Africa.

Rhine, a large river in Europe.Rome, a very ancient city, the capital of Italy.

Rot ter da'm, a largo and strong city of Holland.'""

Ru's sia, the largest empire in the world ; it extends ever t.h«

horthof Europe and Asia.

Scheldt, a large river of tlie Netherlands.Ec'.-X land, the northern part of (ireat Britain.

Si be ria, a large country of Asia, comprehending the mustnorthern part of Russia.

Shan non, a river of Ireland.

Se ne ga'l, a kingdom of Negrt)]and in Africa.Si ci ly, a large island in the Mediterranean.Si er ra-Le one, a large river in Africa.

1 Uiiiled SicUcs ^SjtcUing Booh-

Si na i, a mountain of Arabia Petrsea.

»Sli gi\ a coLinty and borough of Ireland.

k^myr na, a seaport town oi'Natolia in Asiatiek Turkey.Spa, a town ofWestphalia, in Germany, famous for its mineral

waters.

S[>ftin, a large kingxlom in the west of Europe.Stoc'k holm, the metropolis of Sweden.Su ez, a town at the extremity of the Red Sea.

Su ri na'ra, a considerable country in South An^rica.Su rat, a seajwrt town of Hindostan. It contains two hun^

dre<l thousand inhabitants, Mahometans, Gentoos, Jew^s,

and Christiana.

Svve den, a lar<,'e kingdom in the north of Europe, formerly

u part of Scandinavia.

cjwit zer land, a beautiful picturesque country, situated be-

tween France and Italy.

Sy' ra cai'sc, an ancient city in Srcily.

Sy ria, a province of Turkey in Asia.

Ta ble-Mouii tain, an exceedingly high promontoiy near theCape of Good Hope, in Africa.

Ta'n gier, a seaport town of Fez, in Africa.

TaV ta ry, a very large country of Asia.

Ton a litii one of the Canary islands, celebrated for a moun-tain more than two miles high.

Ter radel Fu e go, a name given to the island at the south-

ern extremity of America.

'kei ra Fir ma, a large country of South America, situates?

between the island of Trinidad and the isthmus of I'a-

nama.T/iames, a large navigable river which flows through Lon-

don into the English Channel.

Thebes, an ancient city in Greece.

Ti gris, a celebi-ated river in Asia, which unites in its course

with the Euphrates.

Tou Ion, an ancient and strong town in the south of Franco.

I'rin i da'd, an island on the coast of Terra Firnia in South

America.Tri'p o li, a considerabde town in Barbary. The inhabitants

are noted pirates. The Americans bad a severe battle

off Tripoli in 1805. A monument is raised in the city

of Wasliington to the memory of those who lost their

lives in tijat battle.

Tfov^ ill'- capittil of Troas, in A.sia.

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Tu nis, a northern kino^doin of Africa.

Tu nis tlie capital of the above kingdom. In this city there

are above three thousand clothiers and weavers. Iha

inhabitants consist of Moors, Turks, Arabs, Jews, and

Christian slaves., c, • • i-û «^^

Tur kev, the dominions of the Grand Seignior, which are

partly situated in Europe and partly m Asia. -,

Tweed, a large river that separates England trora ScoUaiw,

and falls'înto the German Ocean.^ ,

Tyre, an ancient seaport town of Asiatick xurAey,

Ven ice, formerly an independent Italian republick, now oc-

cupied principally by Austria. ^Ve ra-Cruz, a seaport town of New Spam.

Ver sailles, a town in France, famous for a magnificen!

V e su vi us, a large volcano of Naples in Jtaly. It is three

thousand seven hundred ftêt high, me mouth of diis

volcano, is about two miles in circumterence. 1 he

pruptions of Vesuvius are dreadful. W hole cities have

oeen overwhelmed, and the country covered for miles

with the astonishing quantity of red hot lava issuing

from its bowels.. .

Vi e'n na, the capital 0UL2 circle of Austria in Germany.

Vis tu la, a large river, ruTining through Poland and Prus»

sia, and falls by three mouLhs into the BalticK sea, be-

low Dantzick.

Ul ster, a province of Ireland, abounding m lakes.

U' ti ca, a town of Africa, famous for the death of Cato ^

Wales, a principality on the west of England, comprehend-

ing twelve counties.

War saw, formerly the capital of Poland.

Wol ga, a larore river of Russia.^ , «t 1

Zem bla, (or No va-Zem bla) a large country of tije Northern

ocean, supposed to be an island.

[ Would it not be well that the teacher exercise his pupil

in the above table thus :

Mast. In what quarter of the globe js France sittiated?

Pnp. In Europe.

Mast. Which is the metropolis of France 1

Pup. Paris, and it is said to contain e.^r.l liundred thou^nnd

souls.

Ma^l. Is England in F.uroi^c !

!(')() J^iti^d Slatts' Spelling Book. |Pup. Yes and London is the great capital of tlie unitedkingdoms of England, Ireland, and Scotland.This meuwd judid^^^^^

jyy ^^ Teacher, couldnot, we flunk, fad of haslening on the pupil to a thirst forhnowledge and usejul inquiry, and tend very much to en.hiKgc hu- mind, and open his faculties to thought and re-fertion.y

^

MY MOTHER.\Nuj fed me fj'om lier gentle breast,Ar.d hnsh'd rae in her arras to rest,And on my cJieek sweet kisses prest .

My mother.>V"hen sleep forsook my open eye,

. Wiio was it sang sweet hushab}^And rock'd me that I should not cry ]

My mother.. Who K-aL and watc])'d my infant head.When sleeping on my cradle bed,And tears of sweet affection shed?

My mother.When {win and sickness made me cry, .

Wlio gaz'd upon my heavy eye,And wept ^m- fear that I should die ?

My mother.Who drest my do!! in clotJies so gay,And taught me pretty how to play.And nunded uHl'd got to say f

My mother.

.

Wlio ran to help me wlien I fell,

And would some pretty story tell,

Or kiss the place to make it well ?

My mother.^VHio taught my infant lips to pray,And love God's holy book and day,And walk in wi.vduin's })]casant way?

My 7anther

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And can I ever cease to be,

Affectionate and kind to thee,

•Who wast so very kind to me,^^^ ^^^^.^^^

Ah ' no ; the thought I cannot bear.

And if Go.1 please my lite to spare,

I hope I shall reward tln^ care,^^^^^^^^^^^^,^^^^

- When thou art feeble, old and gray,

My healthy arm shall be thy stay.

And I will sooth thy pams away,^^^ ^_^^^^j^^^

And when I see thee hang thy head,

'Twi'l be mv turn to wach tiiy beu,

And tears of sweet affection shed^^^^^^^^^^^^^

For God who lives above the skies.

Would look with vengeance m his eyes,

If I should ever dare despise,

^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^

BEASTS, BIRDS, AND FISHES

THE Do^ will come when he is call'd

;

The Cat will walk away :

The Monkey's clieek is very ua!d :

The Goat is fond of play.

The Parrot is a prate-apace.

Yet know^s not what she says

;

The noble Horse will win the race,

Or draw you in a chaise.

The Pig IS not a feeder nice ;

The Squirrel loves a nut

:

The Wolf will cat you in a trice :

The Buzzard's eyes are sliut.

The Lark sings high up in the air,

The Linnet on the tree :

Tlie Swan he has a bosom fuir.

And who so proud as lie !


O yes, the Peacock is more proud,

Because his tail has eyes:

The Lion roars so very loud,

He fills you with surpise.

The Raven's coat is shining black,

Or rather raven gray

:

The Camel's bunch is on his back

:

The Owl abhors the day.

The Sparrow steals the cherry ripe :

The Elephant is wise : .

The Blackbird charms you with his pipe:

The false Hyena cries.

The Hen guards well her little chicks

:

The useful Cuw is nieek :

The Beaver builds v/ith mud and sticks:

The Lapwing loves to squeak.

The little Wren is very small,

The Humming-Bird is less;

The Lady-Bird is least of all.

And beautiful in dress.

The Pelican she loves her young;

The Stork his father loves

:

The Woodcock's bill is very long

;

And innocent are Doves.

The spotted Tiger 's fond of blo<xI

:

The Pigeons feed on peas

:

Thp Duck will gobble in the mud:The Mice will eat your cheese.

A Lobster 's black, when boil'd he 's red :

The harmless Lamb must bleed :

Tlie Codfish has a clumsy head:The Goose on grass will Peed.

The Lady in her gown of silk,

The little Worm may thank:The sick man drinks the Ass's milk

:

The Wca.scl 's lojig and lank.

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The Buck gives us a venison dish,

When hunted for the spoil

:

The Shark eats up the little fish :

The Whale he gives us oil.

The Glow-Worm shines the darkest niglit,

Wit*h candle in his tail

:

The Turtle is the cit's delight,

It wears a coat of mail.

In Germany they hunt the Boar :

The Bee hrings honey home :

The Ant lays up a winter store :

The Bear loves honey-comb.

The Eagle has a crooked beak

:

The Plaice has orange spots

:

The Starling, if he's taught, will speak:

T)ie Ostrich walks and trots.

The child that does not these things know

May yet be thought a dunce :

B .t I will up in knowledge grow.

As youth can come but once.

ON THE SHORTNESS OF HUMAN LIFE.

LIKE as the damask rose you see,

Or like the blossom on the tree:

Or like the dainty flower of May,

Or like the mornin^ of t'ne day :

Or like tbe sun, or like the shade:

Or like the gourd winch Jonas had:

Even such is man ! whose thread is spun,

Drawn out and cut, and so 'tis done.

Withers the ro£o; the blossom blasL^:

The flower fades; the mornincr wastes;

The sun is set; the shadows fly:

The gonrd consumes—so Mortals die.

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TABLE XXXYl.

IS'ames of Ihe principal places in the United Stales, and in

what country, state, or district situated, alp'iabetically

arranged, and divided in the way in ivhicli they are

usually pronounced.

[This tabic ought, perhaps, to be learnt bofore the tabl<';of fb-

itign nainos, as being more thiniliar to the understanding of tiic

pupil. I'lie s;ime meliiod we recommend to impress the contents

of that table on tlie minds of voutb, we also urge in the learning

of this.]

ALA BA IMA, a new state of the American "Republic.

Al a ba ma, a large river of the state of Alabama.Al da NY, a considerable trading- city on tlie Hudson river,

and the seat of government for the state of New-York.A lex an dri a, a large seaport town on tlie Potomack, in the

district of Columbia.

Al le ghe ny, a large navigable river of Pennsylvania.

AJ le ghe ny, or Ap pe la cbi an-Moun tains. They extendfrom north to south nine hundred miles in length.

A mi te,,a handsome river of the state of Mi.ssissippi, enter-

ing lake Maurcpas, which is small and connected with

lake Pontchartrain by a pass of a few miles, called Man-chac.

An na po lis, ci ty, the metropolis of Maryland.

Ar kan sas, a large river of Arkansas territory.

Au Gus TA, the seat of government for Georgia.

Ap pa la chi co la, a river dividing East from West Florida.

A ta ka pas, (com)Tionly called Tuck a paw) a fiat, fertile

country of Louisiana, bordering the Gulf of Mexicowest of the Mississippi river, and below Opolonsas. It

is famous for extensive prairies, cattle, an 1 alligators,

whose skins are nov/ tanned and made into boots, shoes,

and saddles; the leather is uncommonly durable, of a

fine texture, tough, and very curiously chequered.

Much sugar and cotton is made in the Aitakapas, and it

is well calciihited for corn and rice.

Biirds town, th;j c;tpit;i! of Nelson C4)unty, Kentucky.

[]d! ti more, th.e kirgesl commercial city in the state of

Maryhui 1, a!Ui tiie third in rank in the United States.

In the your IS^O it conlainud a oopululion of sixty-two

t!to;!?n;i,l inii'iijil-uits.

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Ba toR-Rouo-e, a town of the state of Louisiana, on the east

bank of the Mississippi, about half way between Nat

chez and New Orleans. It is the last spot of high land

in descending" the river. Here is a fort.

Bea ver, a considerable creek of Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Bea ver town, the capital of Beaver county, Pennsylvania.

Bed ford, the capital of Bedford county, Pennsylvania.

Beth le hem, a f/ost town of Northampton county, Penn. It

is celebrated for the excellence of its schools. The in-

habitants are of the Moravian persuasion.

Big-Black, a considerable navigable river of the state of Mis-

sissippi, entering the Mississippi river forty-five miles

above Natchez.

nig bone-Lick, a place hi Kentucky, where the mammoth's

and other enormous bones are found.

Big-San dy, a river dividing Virginia from Kentucky.

Boons bo rough, a town of Madison county, Kentucky.

Bos TON, a large seaport, and the metropolis of Massachu-

setts, In the year 1820 it contained a population of

forty-three thousand inhabitants. The first buildings of

Boston were erected in the year 1()31. It is about seven

hundred miles easterly of Pittsburgh.

Bfis tol, a post tov^n of Pennsylvania, on the Delaware.

Browns viile, a post town on 'the Monongahela, in Fayette

county, Penn. tliirty-three miles above Pittsburgh.

Bruns wick, city, a town of New Jersey, on the Raritan.

Buf fa lo, a town of New York, at the outlet of lake Erie,

nearly opposite Fort Erie in Upper Canada, being a

little above Black Rock, and twenty miles above the

falls of Niagara.

Bur ling ton, the capital of Burlington county, New Jersey.

But ler, the capital of Butler county, Pennsylvania.

Cam bridge, a tiourishing town of Massachusetts.

Cam deR,"a post town of South Carolina.

Ca nan dai ^na, the capital of Ontario county, New York.

Ca nous burgh, a village of Washington county, Pennsylva

nia. It has an eminent seminary of learning, callea

Jefferson College.

'

Car lisTo, the capital of Cumberland county, Pennsylvania

Dickmson college was founded here in the year 1783.

Cat a hoo che. a large navigable river of Georgia,

CJiam bors burgh, the capital of Franklin county, Penn.

Cham plain, a considerable h)h'\ lying between the state oi

New York and Verm^ul.


Chari.es ton, the metropolis of South Carolina. It is a city

of great commerce, and has about twenty-five thousand

inhabitants in it, of whom about twelve thousand are

slaves, and one thousand free blacks.

Charles town, the capital of Brook county, Virginia.

Ches a peak, one of the largest bays in tJie linown world.

Chester, the capital of Chester county, Pennsylvania.

Chica go, a United States' fort at the head of lake Michigan.

It was abandoned by the few troops and some families

un^^er their protection, who, in their flight about the

time of the surrender of general Hull, were all massa-

cred bv the treacherous Indians, being instigated by tlie

British.

Chop tank, a largo navigable river of Maryland.

Cin cin na ti, the capital of Hamilton county, Ohio.

Clarks burgh, the chief town of Harrison county, Virginia,

Clinch, a navigable river of the state of Tennessee.

Co lum bia, District of, a tract often miles square, granted

by the states of Virginia and Maryland for the seat o[

the General Government of the United States.

Co i.UM BUS, the seat of government for the state of Ohio.

CON x\EC Tl CUT, one of the United States. It contained

in 1820, two hundred and seventy-five thousand inhabi-

tants.

Con necti cut, a large navigable river ofNew England.

Cum her land, the capital of Allegheny county, Maryland.

Cum her land, a large navigable river of Kentucky.

Cuy a ho ga, a river of Trumbull and Geauga counties, O.

Dan vilJo, the chief town of Mercer county, Kentucky.

DEL A WARE, a small state of the Union. It contained

in 1820, seventy-two thousand souls.

Del a ware, a large navigable river, forming the boundary

line bt^tween Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

De troit, a United States' tcwn and fort on the strait be

tween lakes St. Clair and Erie. It was cowardly sur-

rendered by general Hull to the British troops under

general Brock, without resistance, on the sixteenth day

of August, 1812.

I)f> vr.R, the metropolis of the state of Delaware.

Eas ton, the capital of Northampton county, Pennsylvania.

E ii xa beth town, tlie capital of Essex county, New Jersey.

E rie, the capit'il of Erie county, Pennsylvania.

E i-fe, a lake three hundred miles in length, and the no.vt

iiCiiiW lake St. Clair.

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Flor i das, E^st and West. That part of West Florida westof the Perdido river, was included in the purchase ofLouisiana, and is now attached to the state of Missis-

sippi and to the state of Louisiana. East of the Perdidoto the houndary of Georgia, from the Gulf coast to the

thirty-first degree of north latitude formerly belong-ed to

Spain, but is now ceded to the United States^ and has. lately been formed into a territorial government under

the above name.Fort Stod dart, at which is a town, situated on the Mobile

river, about forty or fifty miles above the town of Mobile,

and about two hundred and fifty miles a little south ofeast from Natchez in the state of Mississippi.

Fort St. Ste phens, a town and fort of the state of Mississip-

pi, situated on the Mobile or Tombigbee river, abouteighty or ninety miles above Fort Stoddart.

Frank fort, the metropolis of the state of Kentucky.Frank lin Court-house, capital of Franklin county, state of

Mississippi.

Franklin, the capital of Venango county, Pennsylvania.

Fred er icks burgh, the capital of Spotsylvania county, Vir.

Fred er ick town, the capital of Frederick county, Maryland.Gal li o po lis, the capital of Gallia county, Ohio.

GEOR GLA., one of the United States. It contained in 1820,three hundred and forty-one thousand souls. Rice, in-

digo, tobacco, and cotton, are the staple commodities ofthis state.

George town, in the district of Columbia, on the Potomack,and adjoining the city of Washington.

Ger man town, a considerable town of Pennsylvania.Gib son Port, capital of Claiborne county, situated on the

bayou Pierre, fifty miles east of Natchez, on the Wil-derness road to Nashville.

Grand, a river of Geauga county, Ohio.Greens burg, the capital of Westmoreland county, Penn.Greers burgh, a village of Beaver county, Pennsylvania.Green vilie, a small village, the seat of Justice for JeifersoE

county, state of Mississippi.

Ha gers town, the capital of Washington co., Maryland.IIar uis burgh, the seat of government for Pennsylvania.Hart ford, a considerable trading city of Connecticut.

Hock hock ing, a navigable river of the state of OhiaHoi stein, a navigable river of Tennessee.llud hon, cilv, a p;-:rl of entry of New York.

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Hud son, a large navigable river of the State of New. York.

Hvn ting don, the capital of Huntingdon county, Penn.

Hu ron.°aJake next below lakes Superior and Michigan.

II li nois, a large river of the stae of Illinois._

IN DI AN A, a new and flourishing state of the Union.

Jarnes, a large navigable river of Virginia._

Ju nia ta,'a considerable river of Pennsylvania.

Kas kas kia, a town and river of the state ol Indiana.

Ken ha wa, Great and Little, two rivers of Virginia._

KEN TUC KY, one of t'.ie United States, it contained m the

census of 1R20, five hundred and sixty-four thousand

souls. Tobacco and hemp are the staple commodities

of the state, ^

Ken tuc ky, a navigable river of the state or Kentucky.

Kit tan ino-, the capital of Armstrong county, Penn.

Knox viLLE, the metropolis of the state of Tennesseo.

Lan cas ter, the capital of Lancaster county, Penn.

Le ba non, the capital of Warren county, Ohio._

_

Lex inrr ton, the capital of Rockbridge county, Virginia.

Lex in^ ton, the largest town in the state ot Kentucky, and

capital of Fayette county. It is a flourishing place.

Lex inn- ton, a town of ^lassachusetts, rendered tarnoas foi"

its^beino- the place where the first act of hostility was

committed by the British, in the late revolutionary war,

on the memorable nineteenth of April, 1775.

Lew is town, the chief town of Mifflin county, Penn.

Lib er ty, a town on the Amite river, capital ot Amite couri-

ty, stata of Mississippi. ^Lick ing, a navigable river of the state of Kentucky.

Lono--Isi and, an island of the state of New Yoi-K.

Lou'is ville, a port entry at the falls of Ohio, the capital of

.Toflerson county, Kentucky. .,

LOU IS I A NA, anew state lately added to the great fami.y

of the American Union, comprising the lower part o the

almost boundless country of Louisiana purchased trom

the French nation in the year 1803, by Mr. Thomas

Jefferson, while he was president of the United States,

for lifieen millions of dollars, it contained m the year

1820, one hundred and fifty-three thousand souls.—::)ta-

ple commodities, cotton, sugar, rice, and cattle._ _

Ma di son's-Cave, a noted cavern in the state of Virginia.

Ma di son, a town and seat of justice for Madisou cuunty

state of Mississippi.,

MAINE, a now state of the American Lnioji.

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Ma ri et ta, the capital of Washington county, Ohio.

Mar tins hurtj, the capital of Berkley county, Viro^inia.

MA RY LAND, one of the United States. In the\'ear 1820.

it contained tour hundred and se\en thousand soula..

about one tiiird of whom are people of colour. Wheatand tobacco are the staple commodities of the state.

MAS SA CHU SETTS, trie prmcipal of the New Englandstates. In tiie year 1S2(). it contained live hundred andtwenty-three thousand souls. It is a state of great trade

and commerce.Mays ville, a town on the Ohio, Mason county, Kentucky.Mer cor, the capiUil of Mercer county, Pennsylvania.

Mead ville, the chief toun of Crawford county, Penn.Mi clii gan, a northern territory of the United States.

Mi chi g-an, a long- lake adjoining, and west of lake Huroi-,

and south of the foot of lane Superior.

Mi a mi, of the lake, a l;'.rn-e river oi' the state of Ohio.

Mich il i mac i nac, a fortified island between lake Michiganand lake Huron.

MIS SIS SiP PI, one of the United States. It is bounded onth.e south by the Gulf of Mexico, including all islands

witlfin six leagues of tiie sliore. About one iialf of the

territory of this state is in the posse.ssion of Indians. In

the year 1820, it contained a population of seventy-five

thousand souls. Staple commodities, cotton, rigar, rice,

tar, and lumber.

Mis SIS sip pi, a river of the United States, and one of the

largest in the knov/n world.

MIS SOU RI, a new state, compreiiending the upper andnorthern part of the coimtry of Louisiana. It contained

in 1S20, sixty-six thousand inhabitants, of tvhom ten

thousand are slaves.—Staple commodities, peltries, furs,

lead, and tlour.

Mis sou ri, a river of the United States, next in size to the

Mississippi.

Mohawk, a hirge navignhle river of the state of New York.Mo bile, a town of the stvite of Alabama, on the weft side,

and at the head of Mobile bay, about one imndred anil

fifty miles a little north of east from New Orleans. Tiie

American trnoj)s, under general Wilkinson, look peace-

able possession of the Spanijh fort here, (fort Cliarlotte)

on the 15t!i of Apni, 1313, when the vSpunish troops re-

tii'sd without moloslation, an<i embarked for Pensacola,

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a Spanish town and fort about eiglity miles by sea eastof Mobile; and then did European tyranny fly Mobile.

Mo bile, a larg-e navigable river of the state of Alabama, en-tering- the Gulf of Mexico througn Mobile bay.

Mon mouth, a town of New Jersey, celebrated for a battle

fouo'ht there daring the late revolutionary war.Mo non ga he la, a navigable river of Pennsylvania.Mor gan town, the capital of Monongalia county, Virginia.

Mus cle-Shoals. This is a very singular part of the Ten-nessee river, about two hundred and fifty miles from its

mouth. For about twenty-five miles in length andthree in breadth, the rive»r is divided in*^o small passes

between a great number of small islands, which inter-

rupt the navigation, except in tloods. The place

takes its name from the quantities of muscle shells

found on and about the islands, and in the bed of the

river.

Mus kin gum, a navigable river of the state of Ohio.

Nasli villc, the capital of Davidson county, Tennessee.Na.t CHEZ, the principal trading town of the state of Missis-

sippi. The French erected a fort here, called fort Ro-salee, (whose parapets are yet to be seen,) about the

time New Orleans was settled, nearly one hundred years

ago. The Natchez Indians, a very ancient and unusu-ally civilized nation of aborigines, had possession of the

country long before the French settled in it. Falling

out witli them, however, they fell upon their fort on the

Eve of St. Andrew, in 1729, and massacred the troops

in it and all the inhabitants, excepting a few womenand children. Tiie next year France sent over troops,

which, joined with those of the country, (making in all

fifteen hundred) pursued the nmrderous natives over

the Mississippi, and completely extirpated them, so that,

at this time, there is scarcely a soul of the Natchezrace of Indians living, and no remains of them but the

earthen forts they raised, and their country, which has

been called after them. In justilication of this tragical

affair, it must be observed, that the natives had used the

French with a great deal of friendship and hospitality,

but getting a bad return for their numerous indulgences

and kind offices, their savage blood broke forth, and the

massacre of the P^rench garrison and all the other Ia-

nabitants, was the consequence, followed by the exter-

mmation of their race. The situation of Natchez is

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high and healthful, and in north latitude thirty-one de-

grees, thirty-three minutes. It is a i»-reat landing place

for the Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennesseetrading boats, and where many valuable cargoes are

disposed of.

Nat clii toch es, a trading town on the Red river, in the

state of Louisiana, about one hundred and fitly miles

direct, and a little north of west from Natchez, and two

hundred and fifty-six miles by water from the mouthof the river.

IVa tu ral-Tjridgp, a very curious and celebrated bridge, de-

scribed in Jefferson's Notes on Virginia.

New ark, the chief tov.m of Essex county, New Jersey.

New-Bed ford, a port of entry in Massachusetts.

New bern, a port of entry ofNorth Carolina.

New bu ry port, a port of entry in Massachusetts.

New cas tie, the capital of Newcastle county, Delavv-are.

JN'EW HA:vIP shire, one of the New England states. It

contained ia the year IS'20, two hundred and forty-four

thousand souls.

New Ha ven, a city of the state of Connecticut.

NEW JER SEY, o^ne of the United States. It contained in

1820, two hundred and seventy-seven thousand souls.

New port, the metropolis of the state of Rliode Idand.

Nkw Or leans, a large commercial city, one hundred miles

up the Mississippi river, on its east bank, and about twothousand below Pittsburgh, and norwit!}stand>ng it has

been nearly burnt down twice or thrice, and frequentU^

much injured by high winds, and visited now and then

by the yellow fever, New Orleans, surmounting all dif-

ficulties, will, most probably, become one of the greatest

commercial cities in the world. It was settled by the

French in the year 1720, and now contains about twenty-

seven thousand souls. It was included in the purchase

of Louisiana, of which it is the capital.

NEW YORK, one of the United States. In the year 1820,

it contained one niillion three hundred and seventy-two

thousand souls. It is one of the most nourishing states

in the Union.

New-York, city, the metropolis of the state of New York, it

contains about one hundred and twenty-three thousand

inhabitant's, and is beautifully situated at the junction,

of tlie Hudson and East rivers. From the Buttery youhave a charminij view of the bav, the fort on Gover-


Hour's Island, of New Jersey, and Lonfj Island. It is an

irregular, but handsome city, and a place of great com-mercial business.

New-Lisbon, the capital of Columbia county, Ohio.

New-Lan cas ter, the capital ofFairfifdd ccuinty, Ohio.

New-Mad rid, a town of the state of Slissouri, situated onthe west bank of the jMi^sissippi river, seventy miles

below the Ohio, and a place much shaken to pieces by

the shocks of the earthquakes, which commenced on tlie

sixteenth of December, ISIl, and which, at intervals,

contmued, with less violence, to shake the town andcountry about it, iov several nônths thereafter.

Nî ag a ra, a United States' fort at the entrance of Niagarariver into lake Ontario, and w'ithin -cannon shot of fort

Georire, in Upper Canada.

Nor folk, a port of entry in the state of Virginia.

NORTH-CA RO LI NA, one of the American states. In

1S20, it contained six hundred and thirty-eight thousand

inhabitants, of whom nearly one-third are slaves.

O hi o. one of the most beautiful rivers in ihe world.

O HI O, a new state of the Union, and one of the mostflourishing. In the census of 1S20, it contained five

hnridred and eighty-one thousand irdiabitants.

non da ga, lake, in the state of New York. On its bor-

ders are the celebrated salt springs, the largest andstrongest in America.

On ta ri o, a lake next in range below Erie, and about nine

miles below tlie Falls of Niagara. This, with the five

great lakes above it, is half British, iuilf American wa-ter, the line running tiu-ougii the middle of them.

Ou at chi ta, (Waciiita) Springs, very curious hot springs

on the hea.d waters of the Ouatchita river, and not fiir

from the Ârkansas, in Arkansas territory. The heat of

the water of these springs is so great that it will boil a

kettle in a few minutes, and cook m.eat and other food

without tlie assistance of fire. They are now muchvisited for the cure of many diseases incident to humanlife. The sprin.gs are in latitude thirty-four degrees,

thirty-one m.inutes north. It is calculated they deliver

three thousand seven hundred and seventy-one hogs-

heads of hut water in every twenty-four hours.

Ou at chi ta, river, a considerable river of Louisiana, explor-

ed in the year 1804, by Doctor Hunter and Mr. WilliamDunbar, by order of ihe United JStates' executive, it

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heads near the Arkansas river, and enters, by way ot

the Black, into Red river, thirty-one miles above the

moutfi of the latter. Its hot springs are curious andcelebrated.

O pe lou sas, a fine salubrious and fertile district of country

in the state of Louisiana, about thirty miles west of tlie

]\Jississippi, and below the Red river. It is famous tor

cattle, wild horses, and large prairies ; cotton, sugar,

tobacco, corn and rice are raised in abundance.Pas sa ma quod dy, a post town of the state of xMaine.

Pa ta">s CO, a river oi'the western shore of Maryland.PEi\\'\ SYL VA iXlA, one of tlie middle states of the Ameri-

can Union, and next to the most populous and flourish-

ing. In 1S20, it contained one million and forty-nine

thousand inliabitants. Wheat, and rye-whiskey are the

staple commodities of the state.

Pe ters burgh, a considerable trading town of Virginia.

Phil a del pbia, the metropolis of Pennsylvania, and amongthe most beautiful and regular cities in the world, andthe second in population in the United States. In the

yeai\ 1S20, it contained about one hundred and eight

thousand souls. It is beautifully situated between the

Jbchuylkill and Delaware rivers, and is a seaport of oreat

commercial business, three hundred miles east of Pitts-

burgh. It was founded in the year 1GS2. The city

library, established in 1742, by Dr. Franklin, contains

about hfteen thousand volumes. The Museum, estalv

lisned and owned by iMr. Peaie, is a place of sreat natu-

ral curiosity. It is indeed tjie " Great School of Na-ture:'

Pitts burgh, the seat of justice for Allegheny county, Penn-sylvania, and the metropolis of the VVestern country.

It is beautifully situated at the junction of the JNIonon-

gahela and Allegheny rivers, and at the head of the

Ohio. It contains about fifteen hundred houses, and

nine thousand inhabitants.

Ports mouth, the metropolis of the state of New Hampshire.

Po to mack, a large navigable river, f(n-ming the divisional

line between iMarylnnd and Virginin.

Prince ton, a handsome town of New .Tersey,.celebrated on

account of the excellence of its college, supposed to be

the best in the United States.

Prov i dence, a town in the state of Pdiodc Island.

Pont char train, a considerable lake, six miles north of tlie

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city of New Orleanig, emptying- its waters through the

Regolets into the Gulf of Mexico. It communicates,by the Bayou St. John, with New Orleans.

Pearl, a long- and navigable river of the state of Mississippi,

entering- the Gulf bays at the PvOgolets, the outlet oflake Pontchartrain.

Pen sa co la, a handsome town and fort, and capital of WestFlorida, situated on the north shore of the G ulf of Mex-ico, about fifty miles east of Mobile bay, and four leagues

beyond the Perdido.

Per di do, a river entering the Gulf of Mexico, about four

leagues west of Pensacola, and which formed the boun-dary between the American and Spanish West Florida,

as agreed on in the purcliase of Louisiana from the

French.Plac que mine, a strong fort on the Mississippi, thirty-five

miles above the Balizc, at the outlet of that river in^.o

the Gulf of Mexico.Pass of Chris ti anne, a place much resorted to for health

and oysters; and is sittiated on the Gulf bays, about

sixty miles eastwardly of New Orleans, and in the state

of Mississippi. It adjoins the bay of St. Louis, and is

on the road to Pascagoula and Mobile.

Pas ca gou la, a largo navigable river of the state of Missis-

sippi, entering the Gulf of Mexico through Pascagoulabay, about thirty miles west of Mobile bay, and onehundred miles east from New Orleans.

Rap pa han nock, a large navigable river of Virginia.

Read ing, the capital of Berks countv, Pennsylvania.

RHODE IS LAND, one of the American states. It contain-

ed in th'^. year 1820, oightj^-three thousand souls.

Rich tsond, the metropolis of the state of Virginia, contains

about twelve thousand inhabitants, one third of v\,'hom

are people of colour.

Red-Riv er, (Rivierre Rouge,) a large and noble river of

Louisiana, supposed to be navigable better than onethousand miles. It heads in the mountains of NewMexico, and after running near two thousand miles of

a very serpentine course, enters the Mississippi, about

fifty-six miles below Natchez.Sa bine, an extensive river entering the Gulf of Mexico, and

which forms the supposed western limits between Lou-

isiana, and the Spanish territory ofNew Mexico. This

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river heads near the waters of Red River, and passes

within thirty or forty miles of Natchitoches, westward.

Sa lem, a port of entry in the state of Massachusetts.

Sa van nah, formerly the metropolis of Georgia.

Sa van nah, a large navigable river, running between Geor-gia and South Carolina.

Sci o ta, a navigable river of the state of Ohio.

Sche nee ta dy, a city in the state of New York.

Schuyl kill, a beautiful river of Pennsylvania.

Siiip pens burgh, a post town of Pennsylvania.

Som er set, the capital of Somerset county, Pennsylvania.SOUTH-CA RO LI NA, a southern state of tne Union. It

contained in the year 1820, five hundred and two thou-

sand souls, one half of whom were slaves.

Sta ten-Is land, an island of the state of New York,Staun ton, the capital of Augusta county, Virginia.

St. Clairs ville, the capital of IJelmont county, Ohio.St. Lou is, a town on the west side of the Mississippi river,

fifteen miles below the mouth of the Missouri river, andcapital of the state of Missouri.

Stu ben ville, the seat of justice for Jefferson county, OhioSun bu ry, the capital of Northumberland county, Penn.Sus que han nah, a large navigable river of Pennsylvania.St. Law rence, a large and famous river, formed by the grea'

chain of northern lakes, whose waters it carries throughLower Canada into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, thenceinto the Atlantic ocean. This is the route pursued bythe famous North West Company, in distributing their

goods and collecting their furs which they purcjiase ofthe nortliern Indians, and convey to Europe in vastquantities.

Su pe ri or, the largest of the northern lakes, nearly onethousand miles in circumference. It is north of lakesMichio-an and Huron, and has nn island in it one hundredmiles in length.

St. Clair, a small lake between lakes Huron and Erie.

Sack etts-Har bor, a town and fort at the foot of lake Onta-rio, in tiie state of New York, rendered considerablyimportant in the late war with Great Britain.

St. Fran cis ville, a thriving village of the state of Louisiana,on the east bank of the Mississippi, thirty-seven milesabove Baton Rouge.

St. Au gus tine, tlie capital of East Florida, situated on theOnlf const, ni (.he month of St. Mary's river, three hun-

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dreti and sixteen miles south-west from Charleston, in

8ouiii Canjlina, and about iive hundred miles east ofNew Orleans.

St Ma ry's, a river dividing the state of Georgia from EastFlorida.

TEN NES SEE, a state of the American Union. In theyear 1820, it contained four hundred and twenty-twothousand souls, one fifth of whom were slaves.

Ten nes see, a large river of the state of Tennessee.Tom bio- bee, a large river of the state of Alabama.Tren ton, the metropolis of the state of New Jersey.

The Ra pide, or Alexandria, a town and settlement on theRed River, one hundred and fifty-seven miles above themoutii of that river, and one. hundred and nine belowNatchitoches, in the state of Louisiana.

U nion town, the capital of Fayette county, Pennsylvania.Ve del ha, a village of Louisiana, opposite Natcirez. It

possesses a steam saw and grist mill, but is subject to

the inundations of the Mississippi river. It is the capi-

tal of Concordia county.

VER MONT, one of the New England states, containing tw©hundred and thirly-five thousand souls.

Vin oen nes, a considerable town in the state of Indiana.

VxR. GI NL\, one of the most populous states in the Union.

It contained in the year 1820, one million and sixty-five

thousand souls ; abcut four hundred and twenty-five

tiiousand of v/hom were slaves.

Wabash, a large river of the state of Indiana.

War ren, the capital of Trumbull county, state of Ohio.

War ren, a new town on the bank of the Mississippi river,

and seat of Justice for Warren county, state of Missis-

sippi.

WASH [NG TON city, the great metropolis, and seat of

government for the United States, in the district of Co-

lumbia, about tVv'o hundred and fifby-two miles aoutii-

east of Pittsburgh. In the year 182d.it contained about

thirteen thousjind inhabitants.

Wash ing ton, the capital of Washington county, Penn.

VVash ing ton, the seat of justice for Mason county. Ken.

W ASH iNfs To.N, the seat of government for the state of Mis-

sissippi, and of Adams county, six miles east of Natchez,

.1 the heart of a finely settled country.

Vv w ies hr rgh, the capital of Green county, Penr.sylvania.

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West-Ches ter, the chief town of Chester county, Penn.is situated twenty-five miles west of Philadelphia.

Wheel ing-, a considerable place of embarkation on the 01

river, the capital of Ohio county, Virginia.

Wilks bar re, the chief town of Luzerne count3% Penn.Wil hams burgh, a po~t town of Virginia, and formerly t

metropolisof that state.

Wil liams port, a village of Washington county, Penn.Wil kin sons-Court-House, a new town of the state of M

sissippi, and capital of Wilkinson county, about si:

miles eastwardly irom Natchez.Wil ming ton, a port of entry in the state of Delaware.Win ches ter, a handsome, flourishing town of Virginia, a

capital of Frederick county.

Whites bo rough, the seat of justice for Oneida county, stj

of New York,

Ya zoo, a large navigable river, rising in the northern p.

of the state of Mississippi, and emptying into the AJ

sissippi river, ninety-two miles above Natchez.Yel low stone, a large river of iMissouri territory, which ris

in the Rocky i\Iountains, and empties into the Missoafter running a nortn-easterly course of more than c

thousand miles.

York, a port of entry and a post town of Virginia, and capi

of York county. 'J'his town is rendered famous in '

page of history, by the capture of lord Cornwallis e

his army, on the memorabl(? 19th of October, _1781,the united forces of France and America ; a circu

stance that will transmit its name to posterity, wlreason and humanity have a friend, and liberty anvocate.

York, the capital of York county, Pennsylvania.Yough i o ghe ny, a considerable river of Pennsylvania.Youngs town, a village of Trumbull county, Oiiio.

Zanes ville, a thriving town on tb.e Muskingum river, r

capita] of Muskingum coainty, Ohio.

POPULATION OF CITIES AND TOWN!V,y the Now Ceiiaiis. !ho Cities and Towns of rhe U. Slates, wl

conlain a po^nilaripa t-xcee.iing 5(;01S, vviii rank in tiie foilowina nnl

1 Wvv Vorl;. 213.170 1 4 Hosro.i ami (^}ia, Ifsiown. 70.i> i^hiiadelphia. ir.1.41-2

j5 iNew Orlean:^. 48.

3 Bakimore 80/)19I

G Charle.sUm. S. C 30.

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Cincinnali and suburbs,

< Albany,> Washingron City, D. C.t Providence, R. 1.

Pittsburgh,

J Richmonu, Va.: Rochester, N. Y.; Salem, Mass.I Portland, Maine,1 Brooklyn, N. Y.' Troy, do.

; Newark, N. J.

New Haven,* Louisville, Ky.Norfolk, Va.

: Hartford, Conn.! Georgetown, D. C.• Utica,

) Petersburg, Va.) Alexandria, D C.' Lancaster, Pa.

26,513

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Laz a rus

Le vile

LukeLy sa ni as

Ma ath

Mai a le el

Mar tha

Ma thu sa lah

Blatta tha

]Mat that

Mat thi as

Mel ch-i

Me le a

Me nanNa a manNa chor

Naw- g-e

Na^iir

Na urii

Ne ri

Nin e ve/i

Nin e vites

Pha lee

Pha nu ei

Phar i see

Rke sa

«a la

Sa mar i tan

Sa rep ta

Sa ruchSemSethSil o amSim e i

Sim e on8i mon-Pe ter

Si mo'i-Ze lo-

Siisan na [tes

Syr i anTe Irarcli

Tha r:i

The oph i ius

Ti be ri us

Trach o ni tis

Z.1C clie u-3

Ze lo tes

JOHN.An lias

An nusBeth ab a ra

Eeth es da.

Ca naCe dronCe phasDid y musE noaGab ba thaGol go iha.

lii ra el ite

Ja cob

Jo/ni

Jo naMes si as

Na than a el

Nic o de musRo mansSa lim

Sa vi ourTi be r"as

ACTS.Ac ol da maA cha i a

A dra myt ti-

A dri a [umA grip pa

A lex an derA lex an dri a

Am phip o lis

An a ni as

An nas

An ti ochAn ti pa tris

A pii! lo nia

A pel l05

Ap pi i fo rumA qiiil la

A ra bi ans

Ar e op a gite

Ar e Of* a gnsAr is tar elms

A SI a

A^ S03

A the ni ans

A th<"-i!3

At ta li aAll ous tiis

A zo tus

Bab y Ion

Bar ba ri anBar je fus

Bar na has

Bar sa bas

Be re a

Ber ni ce

Bi thvn i a

Bias tus

Cffis a re a

Can da ce

Ca pa do ci a

Cas tor

Ceu cure a

Chal de ans

Chi OS

Char ran

Christ ian

Ci li ci anCis

Claif daClmu di us

Cla.li di us-Lysi us

Co OS

Cor inth

Co rin thi ans

Cor ne li us

CreteCris pus

Cy pru:»

Cy re neCv re ni ans

i;a:ii a ris

Da mas cusDo met rius

Der be

Di a na

Di o nys i us

Dis ci pies

Dor cas

Dru sil la

Errs ter

E gyptE gyp tian

E lam ites

El y masEm m^TE ne as

E plie sian

Eph e sas

Ep i cu ri ansE ras tus

E sa i as

E Thio pi a

E thi o pi ansEn ror ]y uohEu ty chnsEx or cigtkj

Eu. nuchFair ha vensFe lix

Fes tr-s

Ga i us-

Ga la ti a

Gal i loe

•Gal li o

Ga ma li el

Ga 7,a

Gre cians

He brf'ws

I CO ni umI tal ian bajid

It a ly

Ja son

Je ru sa lemJe sus Christ

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Jew

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Steph an as

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Names of men^Aa' ron

Al' bert

A]' len

Al fired

Am' brose

An' tho nyAr' chi bald

Ar' nold

Ar 'thur

Au' stin

A' sa he.

A' saphAsh' er

Bell' ja mini

Ben' netBer' nardBrad' ford

Ca' leb

CharlesChris' to plier

ClarkCyp' ri anDa' vid

Don' nis

Ed' mundEd' wardBd' win *

Ed' g-ar

Eg' bert

Er dadE'li

E li' ziir

Ab i gai]

A' myAnil

An' nis

A rne' li a

BriJg' et

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TABLE XXXVIII.

:cented : not mentioned in the above Table,

E li' shaE liph' a let

E' phraimE ze ki el

Ez' ra

Eb e ne' zer

Fran' cis

Fred' e rick

GeorgeGid' e onGil' bert

Giles

God' frey

Greg' o ry

lien' ry

HughHo ra' ti oHor' aceHez e ki' abIs' ra el

Ich a bod

Ja' bez

Jef frey

JobJo' nasJo si' ahJosh u a

Jus' tU3

Jer e mi'ah

Jon' a than

Leon ard

Lew' is

Lem' u el

Lu' ther

Mar' tin

Mar tin

MilesMor ganMo' ses

Me' dadNa' thanNa than' iel

Ne he mi' ahNich' o las

ISlor' manOb a di' ahOl' i verRalphReu' benRich' ard

Rob' ert

Ro' gerSam' u el

SethSol' o monThe' o doroThe oph' i lus

U ri' ahVal' en tine

Vin' centWal' ter

Wil' li amZa' dokZech a ri' ah

Names of Women.

Cla ris' sa Em' i ly

Ce' li a Es' tAer

Deb' o rah Eu' nice

Di' nah E mil' i a

De' li a Faith

El' ea nor Flo' ra

E li' 7,a Fran' ces

Em' iaa Grace

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A Vocabulary of Words, principally relating to the sciences,

defined, and spelled and 'marked in a mariner that cannot

fail to lead to a correct pronunciation. We would recom-

mend the pupil to be obliged to give the meaning of the

word as well as the spelling when standing up in class

;

this method we conceive would be a rational and very

useful exercise to the young learner, and we hope the

teacher will not fail to put it in jtractice.

Abdomen, ab do' me^, s. A cavity commonly called the lower

venter or belly.

Acme, ak' me, s. The heig-ht of any thing; more particu-

larly used to denote the height of a distemper.

Acquiescence, ak kwe ess' ense, s. A silent appearance of

content; satisfaction, rest, content, submission.

Acre, a' kur, s. A quantity of land, containing in lengtli

forty perches, and four in breadth.; or four thousand

eight hundred and forty square yards.

Aerial," a e' re al, a. Belonging to the air, as consisting of

it ; inhabiting the air ; high, elevated situation.

Aeronaut, a' ur o nawt, s. One who sails through the air.

AtHdavit, af fe da' vit, s. A declaration upon oath.

Aggregate, ag' gre gate, s. The result of the conjunction of

many particulars.

Agrarian, a gra' re an, a. Relating to fields or grounds.

Agriculture, ag' re kul tshure, s. Tillage, husbandry.

Afr, are, s. The element encompassing the earth :music

;

the mien, or manner, of the person.

Aisle, lie, s. i ne walk in a church.

Alabaster, al' a bas tur, s. A kind of soft marble, easier to

cut, and less durable than the other kinds.

Alamode, al a mode', ad. According to the fashion.

Alcoran, al' ko ran, s. The book of the Mahometan pre-

cepts, and credenda: now more properly called the

Koran.

Alias, a' le as, ad. A Latin word, signifyiug otherwise.

Alien, ale' yen, s. A foreiirner, not a citizen, a stranger.

Aliment, aV le ment, s. Nourishment, nutriment, food.

Alkali, al' kale, s. Any substance which, when mingled

with acid, produces fermentation.

Allegiance, al le' janse, s. The duty of citizens to the

government

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Allegory, al le gov re, s. A fig-urative discourse, in whichsomethinq- is intended that is not contained in the wordsliterally taken.

Alloy, al loe', s. Baser metal mixed in coinage ; abatement,diminution.

Al monds, a' mundz, s. Nnts of the Almond tree.—Tho twoglands of the throat ; the tonsils.

Alpha, al' fa, s. The first letter in the Greek alphabet, an-

swering to oar A : therefore used to signify the first.

Amanuensis, a man u en' sis, s. A person who wriies whatanother dictates.

Amateur, am a ture', e. A lover of any particular pursuit cr

system ; not a professor.

Amazon, am' a zun, s. The Amazons were a race of wome.jfamous for valour ; a virago.

Ambassador, a.m bos' sa dur, s. A person sent in a publiclc

manner from one sovereign power to another.

Ammoniack, am mo' ne ak, s. A gum ; a salt.

Amphibious, am fib' e us, a. That which can live in twjelements.

Amphitheatre, am fi the' ?i tur, s. A building in a circular

or o\ al form, having its irea encompassed with rows of

seats one above another.

Amputation, am pu ta' shun, s. The operation of cutting ol!

a limb, or any other part of the body.

Anacathartick, an a ka thar tik, s. Any medicine that worksupward.

Anachronism, an ak' kro nism, s. An errour in computingtime.

Analysis, a nal' le sis, s. A separation of any compoundinto its several parts; a solution of any thing whethercorporal or mental, to its first elements, or principles.

Anarchy, an' ar ke, s. Want of government ; a state with-

out magistracy.

Anatomy, a nat o me, s. The art of dissecting the body,

the doctrine of the structure of the body.

Ancestor, an ses tur, s. One from whom a person descends.

Anemoscope, a nem' o skope, s. A machine invented to fore-

tell the changes of the wind.

Animadversion, an e mad ver' shun, s. Reproof; severe,

censure.

Animalcule, an e mal' kule, s. A small animal.

Annals, an' nalz, s. Histories digested in the exact order ol

time.

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Anniversary, an ne ver' sa re, s. A day celebrated as it re-

tarns in tiie course of the year. The tburth of July is

the American anniversary.

Annotator, an no ta' tur, s. A writer of notes; a commen-tator.

At.'jdyne, em'' o dine, a. That which has the power of miti-

gating pain.

Anonymous, a non' e mus, a. Wanting a name.Antagonist, an' tag o nist, s. One who contends with an-

other; an opponent.

Antemeridian, an te me ridj' e an, a. Being before noon.

Antepenult, an te pe nult', s. The •^ast syllable but tvvo.

Antimony, an' te nmn e, s. A mineral substance of a metal-

line nature.

Antipodes, an tip' o dez, s. Those people who, living-on the

other side of the globe, have their feet directly. opposite

to ours.

Antiquary, an' te kwa re, s. A man studious of antiquity.

Antiscorbutical, an' te skor bu' te kal, a. Good against the

scurvy.

Antispasmodick, an' te spaz mod' ik, a. That which has the

power of relieving the cramp, and other spasmodickdiseases.

Aonian, a o' ne an, a. - Belonging- to the hill Pcrnassus, the

supposed residence of the Muses.Apepsy, ap' ep se, s. A loss of natural concoction.

Apogee, ap' o je, s. A point in the heavens, in which the

sun, or a planet, is at the greatest distance possible fromthe^arth in its vvliole revolution.

Apoplexy, ap' o pick se, s. A sudden deprivation of all sen-

sation.

Apothecary, a po//V e ka re, s. A man M'hose employmentit is to keep medicines for sale.

Apothegm, ap' o them, s. A remarkable saying.

Appellee, ap pel le', s. One who is accused.

Appurtenance, ap' pur te nanse, s. That which belongs to

something else which is considered as the principal.

Arcanum, ar ka' num, s. (Plnrvd arcana.) A secret.

Archangel, ark ano' jel, s. One of ttie highest order of

angels.

Arcliitect, ar' ke tekt, s. A profession of the art of building;

a builder; tbio contriver of any tiling.

Architecture, ar' ke tek' tshure, s. The art c>r science oi'

build iiiii.


Archives, ar' kivz, s. The places where records or ancient

writings.are kept.

Arctick, ark' tik, a. Northern.

Area, a' re a, s. The surface contained between any lines

or boundaries ; any open surface.

Argillaceous, ar jil la' shus, a. Clayey, consisting" of argil, or

potter's clay.

Aristocracy, ar is tok' kra se, s. That form of governmentwhich places the supreme power in the nobles.

Armistice, ar' me stis, s. A short truce.

Armory, ar' mur e, s. The place in which arms are depositevl

for use ; armour; arms of defence; ensigns armoria.

Arsenick, arse' nik, s. A mineral substance ; a violent cor-

rosive poison.

Artery, ar' tur e, s. An artery is a conical canal, convey-

ing the blood from the heart to all parts of the body.

Artillery, ar til' kir e, s. Weapons of war; cannon, great

ordnance.

AsafcEtida, as sa fet' g da, s. A gum or resin brought fromthe East Indies, of a sharp taste and strong offensive

smell.

Asbestos, az bes' tus, s. A sort of native fossil stone found

in the United States, and other parts of the world. It

may be split into threads and filaments, and these spunand wove into a kind of cloth. It is endued with tho

wonderful property of remaining uncomsumed in the

fire, which only whitens it.

Assignee, as se ne', s. He that is appointed or deputed byanother to do any act, or perform ^ny business, or enjoyany commodity.

Asthma, ast' m*a, s. A frequent, difficult, and short respira

tion, joined with a hissing' sound and cough.Astrologer, as trol' o jur, s. One that, supposing the^influ

once of the stars to have a casual power, professes to

foretell, or discover events.

Astronomy, as tron no me, s. A mixed mathematical sci-

ence, teaching the knowledge of the celestial bodies,

their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods, eclipses,

and order.

Asylum, a si' lum, s. A sanctuary, a refuge. America hasbeen justly called an asylum for foreigners of all na-tions.

Atmosplierc, at' mo sfere, s. Tlje air that encompasses tlie

solid earth on all sides.

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Aurelia, aw re'le a, s. A term used for the first apparent

cfian^fe of the eruca, or maggot of any species of insects,

the chrysalis.

\utumn, aw' turn, s. The season between summer andwinter.

Auxiliary, awg zil' ya re, s. and a. Helper, assistant; help-

ing-.

Axiom, ak' sum, s. A proposition evident at first sight.

Axis, ak sis, s. The line real or imaginary, that passes

through anything on which it may revolve.

Bagnio, ban' yo, s. A house foj batliing- and sweating-.

Bailiwick, ba' le wik, s. The place of the jurisdiction of a

bailiff:

Barometer, ba rom' me tur, s. A mnchine for measuring- b-he

weight of the atmosphere, and the variations in it, in or-

der chiefly to determ.'ae the changes of the weather.

Baroscope, bar ro skope, s. An instrument to show the

weight of the atmosphere.

Dasaltes,"ba sil' tez, s. A kind of marble, never found in

layers, but staudinff upright. The Giant's Causewa}in Ireland is composed of basaltes.

Bashaw, bash aw', s. Among tlie Turks, the viceroy of a

province.

Bdellum, del' lum, s. An aromatick gum brought from the

Levant.

Behemoth, be' he moth, s. The liippopotamus, or river hoi*se.

Belles Lettres, bel la tur, s. Polite literature.

Belligerent, bel lidjo' e rent, a. Waging war.

Biblioo-rapher, bib le og' ra fur, s. A^ transcriber.

Bieiinial, bi en' ne al, a. Of the continuance of two years.

Bigamy, big' ga mc, s. The crime of having two wives at

on-e.

Bile, s. A thick, yellow, bitter liquor, separated in the liver,

conectcd in the gall bladder, and discharged by the

common duct.

Billingsgate, bil' linz gate, s. Ribaldry, foul language.

Biofirnphy, bi o^' gra fe, s. An historical account of the

lives of particular men.Bi'-umen, be tu' men, s. A fat unctuous matter dug out of

tl-.e earth, or scummed off lakes.

Bivalve, bi' valv, a. Having two valves or shutters, used of

those fish that have two shells, as oysters.

Bolis, bo' lis, s. Bolis is a great fiery ball, swiftly hurried

through the air, and generally drnwing a taii aiier it.

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Eolus, bo' lus, s. Amedicine made up into a soft mass, larger

than pills.

Boreas, bo' re as, s. The north wind.

Botanist, bot' a nist, s. One skilled in plants and herbs.

Bowels, bou' els, s. Intestines, the vessels and organs withinthe body; the inner parts of any thing.

Braggadocio, brag ga do' she o, s. A puffing, boasting fellow.

Bramins, bra' mins, s. A sect of philosophers in India ; In-

dian priests.

Brain, brane, s. That collection of vessels and organs in thehead from which sense and motion arise ; the under-standing.

Bravado, bra va' do, s. A boast, a brag.

Brigade, bre grade', s. A division offerees; a body of men.Brunnett, broo net', s. A woman Vvith a brown complexionBullion, bul' yun, s. Gold or silver in the lump unwrought.Buoy, lK)ue, s. A piece of cork or wood floating, tied to a

v/eight.

Burglary, bui*' gla re, s. Robbing a house by night, or break-

ing in with intent to rob.

Burlesque, bur lesk', a. Jocular, tending to raise laughter

;

ludicrous language.Cachexy, kak'kekse, s. Such a distemperature ofthe humours

as hinders nutrition, and weakens the vital and animalfunctions.

Cadi, ka' de, s. A magistrate among the Turks.Calcination, kal se na' shun, s. Such a management of bodies

by fire as renders them reducible to powder ; chyniical

pulverization.

Calk, kawk, v. Stopping the leaks of vessels.

Calomel, kal' o mel, s. Mercury six times sublimed.

Calorifick, kal o rif ik, a. That which has the quality ofproducing heat.

Calx, kalks, s. Any thing rendered reducible to powder byburning.

Camera Obscura, kam' e ra ob sku' ra, s. An optical ma-chine used in a darkened chan:iber, so that the light

coming through a double convex glass, objects opposite

are represented inverted.

Camelion, ca me'el yun, s. A kind of lizard, living on theair or flies, and is said to turn itself to any colour butred and white.

Carnphirc, kam' lir, s. A kind of resm produced by a cby«micnl process from the camphire tr&».

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Capricorn, kap' pre korn, s. One of the sigris of Lhfi Zodiack,

ihe winter solstice.

Carabine, or Carbine, kar bkie', s. A small sort of fire

arms.

Caricature, kar ik atshure', s. Ludicroais representation.

Carnivorous, kar niv' vo rus, a. Flesh-eating-.

Cartel, kar tel', s. A writinji containinj^ siipulations.

Casual, kazh' u al, a. Accidental, arising- from chance.

Catacombs, kat' a komz, s. Subterraneous cavities for the

burial of the dead.

Cataplasm, kat' a plazm, s. A strong drawing- poultice.

Catarrh, ka tar', s. A defluxion of a sharp serum from the

glands about the head and throat.

Catastrophe, ka tas' tro fc, s. A final event, generally un-

happy.Catiiartiek, ka tha.v' tik, s. A purgative, a medicine to purge

downwards.Categorical, kat e gor' e kal, a. Absolute, ade<]uate, posi-

tive.

Cavalry, kav' al re, s. Horse troops.

Caustick, kaws' tik, s. A caustick or burning application.

Celibacy, sol' e ba se, s. Single life, unmarried state.

Certiorari, ser she o ra' ri, s. A Vv^rit issuing out of the

chancery, or other court to call up the records of a causetherein depending.

Chalybeate, ka lib' be et, a. Impregnated with iron or

steel.

Chaos, ka' os, s. Without order, confusion, irregular mix-ture.

Characteristick, kar ak te ris' tik, s. That which constitutes

the character.

Ciiart, tshart, s. A delineation of coasts.

Charter, tshar' tur, s. A writing bestowing privileges or

right.

Chronology, kro nol' o je, s. The science of computing andadjusting the periods of time.

Chronometer, kro nom' me tur, s. An instrument for the

exact mensuration of time.

Chyle, kile, s. The white juice formed in the stomach bydigestion of the aliment.

Chvmistry, kim' mis tree, s. The art or process by whichthe difieront substanceii formed in mixed bodies are se-

parated from each other by means of fir».

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Cicatrice, or Cicatrix, sik' a tris, s. The scar remainingafter a wound ; a mark, an impression.

Cion, si'un, s. A sprout, a shoot from a plant.

Classick, klas' sik, a. Relating- to antique authors; of th(

first order or rank.

Clavicle, klav' e kl, s. The collar bone.

Coadjutor, ko ad ju' tur, s. A fellow-helper, an associate.

Coagulation, ko ag u la' shun, s. Concretion, congelation.

Cochineal, kutsh in eel, s. An insect from which a red

colour is extracted.

Cocoa, ko ko, s. A species of the palm tree.

Codicil, kod e sil, s. An appendage to a will.

Cognizable, kog ne za bl, a. That falls under judicial no-

tice;proper to be tried, judged or examined.

Colleague, kol leeg, s. A partner in office or employment.Colossus, ko ios su^;, s. A statue of enormous niagnitude.

Combustible, kom bus te bl, a. Susceptible of fire.

Comet, iiom it, s. A lieavenlv body in the planetary regioni-

—appearing suddenly, and a^^ain disappearing.

Commodore, kom mo dore, s. The conunander of a squadronof ships.

Compatriot, kom pa tre ut, s. One of the same country.

Compost, kom post, s. ^lanure.

Concatenation, kon kat e na shun, s. A series of links.

Concave, kong kave, a. Hollow, opposed to convex.Conch, konk, s. A shell, a sea shell.

Conduit, kon dit, s. A canal of pipes for the conveyance of

water.

Confectionary, kon fek' shun a re, s. The place where sweetmeats are made or sold.

Confiscate, kon fis kate, a. Transferred to the publick as

forfeit.

Connoisseur, ko nes sare', s. A judge, a critick.

Consanguinity, kon sang gwin' e%3, s. Relation by blood.

Ccmspiracy, kon spir' a se, s. A plot, a concerted treason.

Contemporary, kon tem' po ra re, s. One who lives at the

same tmne with another.

Contiguous, kon tig' u us, a. Bordering upon, near to.

Contraband, k-m tra band, a. Prohibited, illon-al, unlawful.

Contumacy, kon' tu ma se, s. Obstinacy, wilful contempt.ConvalescfMicy. kon va les' sen se, s. Renewal of health,

recovery from a disease.

Copartner, ko part' nur, w. One who has a share m somecommon stock.


Cornet, kor' net, s. A musical instrument blown with the

mouth; an ensign of a troop of horse.

Corollary, kor' o lar e, s. The conclusion ; an inference.

Coronation, kor o na' shun, s. The pomp and ceremony of

crowning- a king ; king making.Corps, kore, s. Plural, korz. A body of forces ; FrencA.

Cosmography, koz mog' gra fe, s. The science of the ge-

neral system of the world ; a general description of the

universe.

Costive, kos' tive, a. Bound in the bodyCourier, koo' reer, s. A messenger sent in haste.

Courtesy, kur' te se, s. Elegance of manners, civility, com-plaisance.

Cranium, kra' ne um, s. The skull.

Credential, kre den' shall, s. That which gives a title to

credit.

Crisis, kri'sis, s. The height of an affair, or of a disease.

Criticism, krit' e sizm, s. Remark, animadversion.

Crucible, kroo' se bl, s. A chy mist's melting-pot made of

earth.

Crustaceous, krus ta' shus, a. Shelly, with joints; not tes-

taceous.

Crystallization, kris tal le za' shun, s. Congelation into

crystals.

Culprit, kul' prit, s. A man arraigned before his judge.

Culpable, kul pa bl, a. Criminal, Wameable, blameworthy.Cultivator, kul' te va tur, s. One who improves, promotes

or meliorates.

Cupola, ku' po la, s. A dome, the hemispherical summitofa building.

Cutaneous, ku ta' ne us, a. Relating to the skin.

Cycle, si' kl, s. A circle in the heavens: a round of time;

imaginary orbs.

Cycloid, si' kloid, s. A geometrical curve.

Cyclopsedia, si klo pe' de a, s. A circle of Knowledge, a

course of the sciences, the round of lear;iing.—Same as

Encyclopedia.Cylinder, sil' in dur, s. A body hav inn two flat surfaces and

one chcular.

Cymbal, sim' bal, s. A musical instrument.

Czar, zar, s. The title of the emperor of Russia.

Debenture, de ben' tshure, s. A writ or note by wliich %debt is claimed.


Decc.de, dek' ad, s. The sum often.

Dece'.nviri, de sem' ve ri, s. Ten supreme magistrates of

ancient Rome, ciiosen to make laws and govern for acertain time.

Decennial, desen' ne al, s. What continues for the space of

ten years.

Decipher, de si' fur, v. a. To explain, to unfold, to un-ravel.

Decoction, de kok' shun, s. A preparation made by boiling

water.

Decompose, de kom poze', v. a. To dissolve or unmix a

mixed body.

Default, de fawlt', s. Neglect, failure, fault.

Defeasance, de fe' zance, s. Annulling or abrogating a con-

tract.

Defendant, de fen' dant, s. lie that defends ; in law the

pe^-son accused or sued.

Dentist, den' tist, 2. One who practises on the teeth.

Deponent, de po'nent, s. One that gives testimony.

Deputy, dep u te, s. One that does business for another.

Dernier, dern yare', a. Last—Dernier, resort,—Last re-

sort.

Desideratum, de sider a turn, s. An important point.

Despotism, Jes' po tizm, s. Absolute power.Dey, da, s. The supreme governor of some of the Barbary

states.

Dijeresis, di er' e sis, s. The separation or disjunction ofsyllables.

Diaphragm, di' a fram, s. The midriff, which divides theupper cavity of the body from the lower; any division

or partition which divides a hollow body.

Diarrhoea, di ar re' a, s. A flux of the belly.

Diarrhoetick, di ar ret ik, a, Solutive, purgative.

Digit, did' jit, s. The measure of length containing three

fourths of an inch ; the twelfth part of the diameter ofthe sun and moon ; any of the numbers expressed bysingle figures.

Dioptrick, di op' trick, s. Assisting the siglit.

Diploma, de plo' ma, s. A writing confirming some privi-

lege.

Dirge, durge, s. A song of lamentation.Dishabille, dis a bil', s. Undress, loose home dress; French.Disingenuous, dis in jen' u us, a. Unfairly, meanly, artful.

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Dispensary, dis pen' sa re, a. The place where medicines

are sold. . , . <•

Dissection, dis sek' shun, s. The separating the parts ot

animal bodies.

Dissv liable, dis' sil la ble, s. A word of two syllables.

Distich, dis' tik, s. A couplet, a couple of hues.i

Diuretick, di u ref ik, a. Having the power to provoke c

Dotard," do' tard, s. A man whose age has impaired his in-1

tellect. . ., J '

Dowry, dou' re, s. The possession of a widow ;endowment, -,

gia.

Dramatick, dra mat/ ik, a. Represented by action.

Dropsy, drop' se, s. A collection of water m the body.

Druo-<rist, druo-' gist, s. One who sells physical drugs.

DruFd's, dru' itfs, s. The priests and philosophers of the an-

cient Britons.. , . , , .

Duodecimo, du o des' se mo, s. A book m which one sheet

of paper makos twelve leaves.^ , , i

Dysentery, dis' sen ter e, s. A looseness of the bowels,

'

sometiaies attended with the discharoc of blood.

Dy^poo^v, dis' pep se, s. A difficulty of digestion.

iVyspnoea. diso' no a. s. A difficulty of breathing.

EHau-cissemer.t, ek klare siz ment, s. Explanation.

Eclat, ekiaw', s. Splendour, sho.v, lustre French._

'^lin^p eki'ns' V a s. An obscuration of the luminaries of

iipavpu. Darkness, obscuration, failing of light.

Ecliptick. e klip' tik, s. A great circle of the sphere.

Edict, e' riikt, s. A proclamation of. command or prohibi-

Edition?'e dish' un, s. Publication of a book, the whole^^

number oi' copies printed at one time. \

Eutor, ed' e tur, s. Publisher, tie that revises or prepares|

anv work for publication. r u * uEit^^rvescence, ef fer ves' sense, s. Production of heat by

intestine motion.. .

,

ICfiin-y, ef fe je, s. Resemblance, image in pamting or sculp-

ture. . r- 1 If

Eo-oti^m, c' go tizm. s. Too frequent mention of a man s self.

[ii;>cl^nent, e jekt' meat, s. A legal writ comumnding the

departure of the inhabitant of a house, or the tenant ol

an estate. . , ,• i

Electricitv, e lek tris' e te, s. A property in bodies, where-

by, when rubbed, they draw substances and emit tire.

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Electury, e lek to re, s. Medicines made of conserves andpowders.

Elixur, e lik' sur, s. A .y cordial; the quintessence oi" anything.

Ellipsis, el lip' sis, s. A figure ofrhetorick hy which some*thing- is left out.

[Elysium, e lizh' e um, s. Any place exquisitely pleasant

Embassador, em has' sa dur, s. One sent on a publick me&-safje.

E;netick, e met' ik, a. [laving- the quality of provokingvomits.

Emollient, e moi' yent, a. Softening, relaxing the solids.

Encomium, en ko me um, s. Panegyrick, praise, elegy.

Encore, ong kore', a. Again, once more. French.Endemick, en dem' ik, a. A disease proceeding from some

cause peculiar to the country where it reigns.

Enfeoff, en feeP, v. a. To invest with possessions.

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A lawterm.

Enigma, enig' ma, s. A riddle, an obscure question.

Engineer, en je neer', s. One who manages engines; onewho directs the artillery of an army.

Ephemerist, e fem' e rist, s. One v.'ho consults the planets.

p]pilepsy, ep' e lep se, s. A convulsive motion of the wholebody or somo of its parts, with liie loss of sense.

Epigram, ep e gram, a. A short poetn terminating in a

point.

Epocii, e' pok, (or opocha) s. A period from which dates

commence.Equator, e kwa' tur, s. A great circle dividing the globe

inro two equal parts, the northern and southern he-

mispheres.Equinox, e' kv/e noks, s. Is the time v/hen the sun moves

exactly unde"- the eciuinoctial, m consequence, our days

and nights become equal.

Errata, er ra' ta, a. The errors of a printer. Erratum,error.

Erysipe!;is, er e sip' e las, s. An eruption of a hot acrid

humour.E.scriUoir, es kru tore', s. A box with all the iirip!emi?nts

uecp.-vsary for writing".

Etlier. e' f/ter, s. An element more fine and subtile thnn

air.

i Ethicks, eth' inks, s. The doctrine of morality, a system of

} morals.


Etymology, et e mol' o jo, s. The derivation of a word from

its original.

Executor, e^z ek' u tur, s. He that is intrusted to perform

the will of a testator.

Exile, eks' iie, s. Banishment ; state of being banished.

Exit, eks' it, s. Departure, act of quitting the theatre of

life.

Exotick, eks of ik, a. Foreign, not produced in our coun-

tr5\

Expectoration, eks pek to ra' shun, s. Discharge from the

breast by coughing or otherwise.

ExuvifE, egz u' ve e, s. Whatever is shed by animals.

Fabaceous, fa ba' she us, a. Having the nature of a bean.

Facetious, fti se' shus, a. Gay, cheerful, lively.

Factor, fak' tur, s. An agent for another, a substitute.

Fallible, faV le bl, a. Liable to error.

Fanatick, fa nat' ik, s. A man mad with wild notions.

Farcy, far' se, s. The leprosy of horses.

Farrier, far' re ur, s. A horse doctor.

Fathom, fath' um, s. A measure of six feet in length.

Febrile, feb' ril, s. Constituting or proceeding from a fever.

Felloe, feF lo, s. The circumference of a wheel.

Felony, fel' un c, s. A crime denounced capital by the law.

Feudal, fu' dal, a. Held from another.

Ferula, fer' u la, s. A weapon for beating scholars on the

hand.

Fjtup, fe' tus, s. Any animal in embryo; yet unborn.

Fierifacias, fi e re fa' shus, s. A writ commandhig the

sheriir to levy for debt or damages recovered in a court

of justice.

Flower de luce, fiou' ur de luse, p. A bulbous iris.

Flux, fluks, s. Any flow or issue of matter, dysentery.

Folia o-e, fo' le adje, s. Leaves, tufts of leav-?s.

Foliorfo' le o, s. A book of the full size of the sheet, four

pages.

Focus, to' kus, s. The point where the rays meet.

Forceps, for' seps, s. An instru?nent to extract from wounds.

Forensick, fo ren' sik, a. Belonging to courts of judicature.

Fortuitous, for tu' e tus, a. Accidental, casual.

Forum, fo' rum, s. Any publick place.

Fraixile, fradje' il, a. Brittle, uncertain, frail, weak.

Frank, frangk, s. A letter which pays no postage; a French

coin : open, generous, sincere. lil>eral

United States' SpeUbig BooJx. 145

Friable, fri' a bl, el Easily reduced to powder.

Frigid, frid' jid, a. Cold ; without warmth, impotent.

FriTctuous, fruk' tshu us, a. Fruitful, impregnated with fer-

tility.

Fung-US, funor' ^us, s. Soft spungy flesh on the lips of wounds.

Furlough, fur' lo, s. A limited^leave of absence ro a soldier.

Fusible^ fu' se bl, a. Capable of being melted.

Galaxy^ gal' lak se, s. The milky way.

Gala, ga "la, s. Grand entertainment ; splendid amusemcnLGamboge, gam boodje', s. A concreted vegetable juice,

partly of a gummy, partly of a resinous nature, of a yel-

low colour.

Gangrene, gang' grene, s. A mortification, putrefaction.

Garrulous, gar' ru lus, a. Prattling, talkative.

Gemini, jem' e ni, s. The twms; the third sign of tiic Zo-

diack. •

Gonesdogy, jeneal'oje, s. History of the succession of

families.

Genus, je' nus, s. A class of being comprehending under i!

many species, either of animals or vegetables.

Geography, je eg' gra fe, s. A knowledge of the earth.

Gecaietry, je om' me tre, s. The science of quantity, ex-

tension, or magnitude, abstractly considered.

Georgick, jor' jik, s. The beauties and enibeJishmcnts of

iiusbandry.

Ginseng, jin' seng, s. A valuable American root, exported

to China in large quantities; it is cordial and restora-

tive.

Glacis, gla' sis, s. In fortification, a sloping bank.

Gladiator, glad de a' tur, s. A sword-player, or prize-fighter.

Glossary, glos' sa re, s. A dictionary of obscure v.-ords.

Gnomon, no' men, s. The hand or pin of a dia..

Goal, gole, s. The starting post, the end to which a design

tends, the final purpose.

Graduate, grad' u ate, s. A man with an academical de-

gree.

Graf^, or graff, s. The branch of one tree inserted into

another.

Graminivorous, gram c ni"' o nis, a. (Ircss-cating.

Grammar, gram' mar, s. The science of speaking correctly.

Grantee, gran teo', s. lie to Vvhom a grant is made.Graphii'k, graf' ik, a. Well detxribed, delineated.

Vlrenadicr, gren a deer', s. A tall foot soldier.

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fJregarious, gre ga' re us, a. Going- in flocks or herds.

Grocer, gro' sur, s." A ir.an who sells tea, sugar, spices, &r.

Grotogque, gro tesk', a. Ancient work, either in painting

or carving ; distorted in figure, unnatural.

Grotto, grot' to, s. A cavern or cave made for coolness.

Ciuaiaeurn, gwa' ya kum, s. A physical wood, lignumvitcB.

Gyrnnastick, jim nas' tik, a. Relating to athletick exercises.

Harangue, ha rrxwg', s. A speech, or popular oration.

Ilarbiiiger, har' bin jur, s. A forerunner, a precursor,

ilearse, herse, s. A carriage for conveying the dead to the

grave ; a temporary iBonument set over a grave.

Hecatomb, hek' e toom, s. A sacrifice of an hundred cattle.

Hêtick, hek' tik, s. A slow consumptive fever, generally

attended with a cough : habitual, constitutional.^

Hegira, heji'ra, s. A term in chrortology, signifying the'^

epocha, used by the Arabians, who begin their time from

the day Mahomet escaped from Mecca, July sixteen, A.

D. six hundred and twenty-two.

Helioscope, he' le o skope, s. A sort of telescope through

which a person can look at the sun without injuring the

eyes.

Hemisphere, hem' es fere, s. Half a globe \ so much of the

heaven-s as is visible above our iiorizon.

tfemorrimge, hem' o radje, s. A violent flux of blood.

Heptagofijêp ta goo, s. A figure with seven sides or an-

gles.

Heptarchy, hep' tar ke, s. A sevenfold government.

Herbaceoks, Iter ba' shiis, a. Belonging to herbs ; feeding

on vegetables.

Hereditament, he? e dit' a meut, s. A law term denoting

inheritance.

Hereditary, he red' e ta re,^ a. Possessed or claimed by in-

heritance.

Heterodox, het' er o doks, a. Deviating from established

opinions.

Heterogeneous, het er o je' ne us, a. Not kindred, opposite

or dissimilar in nature.

Hexagon, heks' a gop, s. A figure with six sides or angles.

Hiero|lyph'ick, hi e fo glif fik, s. An emblem, the art of

writing in picture.

Historiographer, his to re og' ra fur, s. A writer ©f history.

Homicide, hom' e side, s. A murderer, nrianslaying.

Horizon, ho ri' xva, s. Tiie li«e ^M tQvmnî^^ the view.


Horizontal, hor e zon' taJ, a. Parallel to tlie horizon, on a

level.

Horticulture, hor' te kul tshure, s. The art of oultivatin(»

gardens.

Hydrometer, hi drom' me tur, s. An instrument to measure

the extent of water.

Hydrophobia, hi dro fo' be a, s. Dread of water.

Hymeneal, hi me' ne al, a. Pertaining to marriage.

Hyperbole, hi per' bo le, s. A figure m rhetorick, by which

any thing is increased or diminished beyond th« truth.

Hypochondriacal, hip po kon dri' a kal, a. Melancholy ; dis-

ordered in the imagination.

Ichneumon, ik nu' moa, s. A small animal that breaks cr«>-

codile eggs.

Ides, idz, s. A Roman term with regard to time.

Idolatry, i dol' la tre, s. Tlie worship of images.

lo-nis fatuus, ig' nis fat' shii us, s. Wirll-with-the-wisp;

Ideal.

Impromptu, im promp' tu, s. Short extemporaneous compo-

sition.

Inauguration, in aw gu ra' shun, s. Investiture by solemn

rites.

Incendiary, in sen' je a re, s. One who bums and destroys

out of malice.

Incognito, in kog' ne to, ad. In a state of concealmentInnuendo, in nu en' do, s. An oblique hint.

isthmus, ist' mus, s. A neck of land joining the peninsula tc

the continent.

Juvenile, ju' ve nil, a. Young, youthful.

KneL. nel, s. The sound of a bell lung at a funeral.

Knight, nite, s. A certain degree of military rank.

Laboratory, laly bo ra tur e, s. A chymist's workroom.Labyrinth, lab' ber in//i, s. A maze, inextricable windings.

I^aity, la' e te, s. The people as distinguished from the

clergy.

Lapidary, lap' e dar e, s. One who deals in stones or gems,Ijarceny, lar' se ne, s. Petty theft, robbery.

Latitude, lat' te tude, s. The degrees reckoned from th^

equator.

Leap-year, lepc yere, s. Every fourth year, when Februaryhas 29 days, and the year 866.

Legislator, led' jis la tur, s. A maker of laws for a commu-nity.

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i.eg-itimacy, le jit' to Ina se, s. Lawfulness of birth.

Lexicographer, ieks' e kog' graf ur, s. A writer of diction-

aries.

Library, li' bra re, s. A collection of books.iiiteral, lit ter al, a. According to the primitive meaning-.

J jterati, lit ter ra' ti, s. The learned.

Litigation, lit te ga' shun, s. Judicial contest, suit of law.Livre, li' vur, s. A French coin, in value twenty cents.

Lungs, langz, s. The lights, the organs of respiration.

Lyrick, lir' rik, a* Pertaining to odes or poetry sung to aIiiirp.

iMagnct, mag net, s. The loadstone, stone that attracts

iron.

^laiiifesto, man no fes' to, s. Pnblick declaration in form.

IVlanrifacture, man u fak' tshure, s. Any thing made by art.

Manufactory, man u fak' tu re, s. The place or shop v^'here

any thing is manufactured. •

ISIassacre, inas' sa ktir, s. Butchery, indiscriminate destruc

tion.

MeicanLilo, racr' kan til, a. Trading, commercial.

Mercury, nier' ku re, s. Chymical name for. quicksilver.

Monarchy, mon' nar ke, s. The government of a single

per.-:on.

Museum, mu ze' um, s. A repository of natural or learned

cariosities.

Nunnery, nun' nur e, s. A house of women dedicated to

religion.

Oblong, ob' long, a. Longer than broad.

Ochre, o' kur, s. A kind of earth slightly coherent, andeasily dissolved in v/ater; a colour.

Octavo, ok ta' vo, s. A book of eight leaves, or sixteen

pages to the sheet.

Panegyrick, pan ne jer' rik, s. An encomiastick piece.

Philanthropy, 111 an' thro pe, s. Love of mankind.

Pole, pole, s. The north or south extremity of the earth.

Polv syllable, pol' le sil la bl, s. A word of many syllables.

Pronunciation, pro nun she' a shun, s. Mode of utterance.

Pyrtiraid, pir' a mid, s. A solid figure, whose base is a poly-

gon, and whose sides are plain triangles, their several

points meeting iri one.

Quadrant, kwa' drojit, s. An instrument with which lati-

tudes are taken, the quarter of a circle, the fourth part

Quinsy, kwin' ze, s. A tumid inflammation in the throat.

United Statts' Spelling Book. 141

Regimen, red' ji men, s. Care in diet and living^.

Rendezvous, ren de vooz', s. Place appointed for an assem-bly.

Reprisal, re pri' zal, s. Something seized by way of re-

taliation.

Rhetorick, ret' to rik, s. Propriety and elegance of speech.

Satiate, sa' she ate, a. Glutted, full to satiety.

Schedule, sked' jule, s. A scroll ; a little inventory.

Sciatick, si at' tik, s. The hip gout, (Sciatica.)

Shroud, shroud, s. The dress of the dead; a shelter.

Smelt, smelt, v. a. To melt ore, so as to extract the metal.

Spine, spine, s. The back bone.

Spiral, spi' ral, a. Curve, winding, circularly involved.

Tacticks, tak' tiks, s. The art of ranging men in the field ofbattle.

Telescope, tel' le skope, s. A glass to view distant objects.

Typography, ti pog' graf e, s. Emblematical; the art ofprinting.

Urbanity, ur bane te, s. Civility, elegance, politeness.

Vocabulary, vo kab' u la re, s. A dictionary, a lexicon.

Weapon, wep' p'n, s. Instrument of offence.

Yeoman, yo' man, s. A farmer ; a gentleman farmer.

Zone, zone, s. A girdle ; a division of the earth.

Zoology, zool'loje, s. A treatise concerning Jiving crea-

tures.

TABLE XL.

OF GRAMMAR,GRAMMAR is commonly divided into four parts—ortho-

graphy, etymology, syntax, and prosody.

Orthography treats of the letters, their powers and combinations in syllables; or, it teaches the true manner of writ-

ing words, called spelling.

Etymology treats of the derivation of words from tlicir

radicals or primitives, and of their various inflections andmodifications to express person, number, co^e, sex, time, andmode.

Syntax explains the true mo.lc ofcoiiFtrur-ting sonleaccs.

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150 Ufiitcd States' Spelling Booh

Prosody treats of the quantity or accent of syllables and

the laws of versification.

Explanation of vowels and consonants, siyllables and words

' Letters, Syllables, &c.

A letter is the least part of a word.

The letters of the English alphabet, are twenty-six.

Letters are divided into vowels and consonants.

The vowels are a e i o u, and sometimes w and y.*

The consonants bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz.A vowel can be sounded by itself.

A consonant cannot be sounded distinctly by itself.

A diphthong is two vowels forming but one syllable.

A triphthon'g is three vowels forming but one syllable:as,

eau in beau.

A proper diphthong has both the-vowels sounded :as, o«,

in voice, oji, in ounce.

An improper diphthong has but one of the vowels sounded :

as, ea, in eagle, oa, in boat.

A syllable is so much of a word as can be pronounced at

once : as a, an, ant, bit ter, but ter fly.

Words are sounds, used as signs ofour thoughts.

A word of one syllable, is called a monosyllable ;a woru

of two syllables, a dissyllable; a word of three syllables, a

Irisyllable ; and a word of four or more syllables a polysyl-

Words of two or more syllables have an accent on one of

the syllables., ^- i • i -i

Accent sicmifies that stress of the voice, which is laid on

one syllable,°to distinguish it from the rest. Thus, m &pp e,

tlie accent is on the first syllable; and in arise, it is on the

second syllable. The mark placed above the syllable, and

whicii denotes the accent, is also called the accent.

Nouns, Pronouns, &c.

A noun or substantive, is the name of any thing: as, sun,

moon, stars. „. i^ - „ t^t.«

Every word that makes sense of itself, is a noun .as, John,

Charles, Pittsburgh; or that takes, a, «?i, or the betore it:

as, a tree, an apple, the sun.

* W and Y are consonants, when they begin a word or sylla

Die; in other situations, they are vowels.

United Slates^ Spelling Booh 151

A pronoun is the word used instead of a noun, to avoid re-

peating the noun: as, I, he, she, they; "Charleses a good

boy, he obeys bis parents, and he speaks the truth ;" instead

of saying, " Charles is a good boy, Charles obeys his parents,

and Charles speaks the truth."

An adjective is a word that signifies the quality of a sub-

stantive : as good, bad, tall, shont ; a good girl, a tall tree,j

An adjective may be generally known, by its making,

sense with the word thing, or any particular noun added tO;

it ; as, a good thing, a bad thing, a sweet apple.|

A verb is a word that signifies being, doing, or suffering

:

as, I am, she writes, he is beaten._ f

Any word is a verb, when we can add a pronoun to it.

Thus, eat, read, play, are verbs; because we can say, I eat,

she reads, he plavs. A verb is also known by its making

sense with the word to, put before it ; as, to eat, to read, to

The singular number signifies one object ; as, a tree, the

house.

The plural number signifies more than one object: as,

trees, houses.

Genders.

Gender is the distinction of sex. There are three genders,

the Masculine, the Feminine, and the Neuter.

The masculine gender denotes animals of the male kind

:

as, a roan, a horse, a bull.i i

• j

The feminine gender signifies animals of the female kind

:

as, a woman, a duck, a hen.

The neuter gender denotes objects which are neither

males nor females; as a field, a house, a garden.

Some substantives naturally neuter, are, by a figure of

speech, converted into the masculine or feminine gender;as,

when we say of the sun, he is setting, and of a ship, she sails

well, &c.

Explanation of the Pa-isey and other Characters used in

Wriung.

A coirmia (,) is a pause of one syllable—A «emicolon (;)

two—A colon (:) four—A period (.) six—An interrogation

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point (?) shows when a question is asked ; as, What do yousee?—An exclamation point (!) is a mark of wonder or sur

prise; as, O the folly of sinners!—The pause of these twopoints is the same as a colon or a period, and the sentence

should usually be closed with a raised tone of voice.

() A Parenthesis includes a part of a sentence, whichis not necessary to make sense, and should be read quicker,

and in a weaker tone of voice.

[ ] Brackets or Hooks, include words that serve to t xplain

a foregoing- word or sentence.

- A Hyphen joins words or syllables ; as, sea-water.' An, Apostrophe show when a letter is omitted ; as, wsV

for used.

A A Caret shows when a word or number of words are

myomitted through mistake ; as, this is book.

A

" A Quotation or double comma, includes a passage that

is taken from some author in his own words.

0:^ The Index points to some remarkable passage.

•^ The Paragraph begins a new subject.

§ The Section, is used to divide chapters.

* \\^ An Asterisk, and other references, point to a note

in the margin or bottom of a page.

Capital Letters.—Sentences should begin with a capital

letter.—Also every line in f»oetry. Proper names, which

are the names of persons, places, rivers, mountains, &.c.

Bhould begin with a capital. Also the name of the Supreme

Beinsr.

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE

Of 7'e7narJiahle eventsfrom the discovery of America to

the present period.

YEAR.

1492 America discovered by Columbus.

1497 South America discovered by Amcricus Vespusius.

North America discovered by Sebastian Cabot.

15G5 Potatoes first taken to Ireland from New Spain, N. A.

1583 Tobacco fir;st taken to England from Virginia.

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lf310 Virginia and Newfoundland settled by the English.

1614 New York and New Jersey settled by the Dutch.

1620 About 100 persons settled at Plynioutli, in Massa-chusetts, being the lirst English settlers in NewEngland.

1623 New Ilampshire settled by an English colony.

1627 A colony of Swedes settled on the Delaware, Penn.

1633 Maryland settled by lord Baltimore,

1635 Connecticut and Rhode Island settled.

1689 South Carolina planted by an English colony.

1680 William Penn receives a patent for Pennsylvania.

1683 Philadelphia began to be built

1709 North Carolina began to be settled.

1732 George Washington born, February 22, O. S.

The settlement of Georgia began.

1645 Indigo discovered in South Carolina.

1750 Bi-itain prohibits by law, any slitting mill, forge, or anyiron works in America.

1754 A congress met at Albany, (N. Y.) when Dr. Franklin

proposes a plan for tlie union of all the colonies.

1755 Braddock's defeat near Pittsburgh,- July 9.

1753 Fort Du Qucsne (now Pittsburgh,) taken from the

French, by general Forbes, February 28.

1765 The famous stamp-act passed in the British parlia-

ment.—Repealed m 1766, which occasions- great re-

joicing in the colonies.

1770 Massacre at Boston, March 5.

1773 Tea, 340 chests destroyed nt Boston.

1774 Colonies deny the right of Britain to tax them.First general Congress met at Philadelphia.

1775 First battle at Lexington, the British defeated.

Articles of confederation agreed on by the Colonies.

General George Washington appointed commander in

chief of the American army.Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17.

General Montgomery slain before Quebeck.Kentucky first settled by colonel Boon.

1776 Declaration of ixdepexdence, July 4.

Battle of Flatbush, August 27, Americans defeated.

General \Vasliinirton takes 900 Hessians at Trenton.1777 Battle of Princeton, British defecated.

Britisli defeated in Connecticut.

Battle of Braudywine, Americans defeated, Septem-ber 11.

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The British forces take possession of Philadelphia.

Battle of Germantown, Americans defeated, Oct 4.

Gen. BurfToyne is oblig-ed, at Saratoga, to surrender his

whole army to the Americans, under Gen. Gates,

October 17.

1779 Treaty between the United States and France.

Philadelphia evacuated by the British, June 18.

Battle of Monmouth, British defeated, June 28.

1779 Stony Point taken by the Americans under Wayne.

1780 Battle of Camden, Americans defeated.

General Arnold turns traitor, Sept. 26.

British defeated in South Carolina, Oct. 7.

1781 Battle of Cowpens, British defeated, Jan. 17.

Americans defeated in North Carohna, March 15.

Count de Grassc, with 28 sail of the line, arrives m the

Chesapeake, and lands three thousand two hundred

Battle of Eutaw springs, British defeated, Sept. 9.

Cornwallis surrenders his whole army, seven thousand

men, to the America-n and French army, command-

ed by General Washinf^ton, Oct. 19.

1782 The Bible first printed in the United States.

Articles of Peace signed by the American and British

commissioners at Paris, November :^0.

1783 Washington resigns his commission to Congress.^

1784 Definitive treaty of Peace between the United States

and Great Britain, ratified by Congress, Januarv 4.

1787 Federal Convention, report the Constitution of the U.

States to the several states.

1789 Cono-ress met at New York for the first time under

the new Constitution, March 4.—Washington in-

vested with the office of President of the U. States,

1790 £[armar's defeat by the Miami Indians, Sept. 30.

1791 St. Clair defeated by the Indians, November 4.

1794 Western Insurrection.

Wayne totally defeats the Indians, August 20.

British treaty negotiated by .lay., o *

1795 Treaty of friendship, &-c. between the United btates

and Spain.

1797 John Adams elected President and Thomas Jefferson

vice President of the United States.

George Washington died, Dec. 14, a^ed 67.

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1800 American Envoys conclude a convention with the

French Republick.

1801 Tlse convention with France conditionally ratified.

Thomas Jeflerson invested with the office of President,

and Aaron Burr vice President of the UnitedStates.

1803 Purcliase of Louisiana by the United States.

1804 Voyage of discovery up the Missonri to the Pacifick

ocean, by captains Lewis and Clark, completed in

the year 1806.

1805 Thomas Jefferson re-elected president and GeorgeClinton elected vice president of the United States.

180G Burr's Plot to divide the Union—detected by Wilkin-

son—1807 surrenders—escapes—taken prisoner

—

arraigned at Richmond—1808 flies his country.

1807 The United States frigate Chesapeake, attacked by

a British ship of war, in time peace, June 22.

1809 James jNIadison president, and George Clinton vice

president of the United States, March 4.

1811 Indians defeated at Tippecanoe, Nov. 7, by GeneralHarrison.

1812 An embargo for ninety days in April—War declared

against Britain the ISth of June—General Hull in-

vades Upper Canada, July 12—Miciiilimackinac sur-

rendered, July 17—General Hull evacuates Canada,August 8; the British and Indians defeated at

Brownstovvn on the 9th ; and on August lotii, the

American forces are sur-endered to the enemy

—

The United States frigate Constitution captures andsinks the British frigate Guerriere, August 19

—

Battle of Queenstown, Oct. 13—The United States

ship Wasp captures the Brit.isJi ship Frolic, October

18—The frigate United States captures the British

frigdte Macedonian, October 25—The Constitution

captures and destroys the British frigate Java, De-cember 29.

1813 Capture of York in L^pper Canada by the Americans,April 27—British fleet on Lake Erie, taken by the

American squadron under commodore Perry, Sept.

10—General Harrison defeats the British and In-

dian forces under General Proctor at Moraviantown,Upper Canada, Oct. 5.

1814 American frigate Essex captured by two British men

United Siafes' Spdllng Bock,

of war, Jan.—^General Jackson totally defeats theCreek Indians at Talapoosee, March 27—Peacockbrig captures in forty-two minutes the British,j^rig

Epervier, without the loss of a man, September 29

—

Fort Erie taken by general Brown, July 3—Battle

of Chippewa, British defeated, July 5—Battle of

Bridgcw-ater, Brown victorious, July 25—British at-

tack Fort Erie, are severely repulsed, August 15

—

The Wasp sinks the Reindeer—City of VV^ashington

pillaged and public property burnt by tiie British,

August 24—Alexandria disgracefully capitulates,

i\ugust 29—British defeated at Baltimore, their

coomiandcr slain, September—British fleet on lake

Champlain captured by an American fleet underCommodore M'Donougii; General Macomb at the

game time repulses them by land, September 11-Peace signed between Britain and America, De-cember 24.

1815 British defeated at New Orleans by General Jackson,

with the loss of 2,600 men, their chief officer slain,

January 8.

The American fri-uTite President, cajitured by a Bnti.^n

squadron, Jan. 16.

Constitution frigate captures two Englishmen of war,

February 20.

The Hornet capture.? the Penguin, March 23.

American prisoners in Dartmoor, (Eng.) murdered by

order of captain Saortland.

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