A garden enclosed. A mahogany table. disinterested. Consolation's lenient hand. A better world. SECT. V. Pronoun and verb, &c. Thou art industrious. Our hopes did flatter us. Know yourselves. me. They may have forgot ten. Thou mightst have im proved. dered. The accident had hap- We should have consi- them. You shall submit. He will have determined. Let us improve ourselves. To live well is honour able. To have conquered him- We have been rewarded. The book is his; it was She had been admired. They might have been mine. These are yours, those are ours. Our hearts are deceitful. Your conduct met their approbation. None met who could avoid it. His esteem is my honour. Her work does her credit. Each must answer the question. Every heart knows its own sorrows. Which was his choice? To be trusted, we must It was neither. be virtuous. To have been admired, availed him little. Hers is finished, thine is to do. This is what I feared. Ridiculed, despised, per- That is the thing which secuted, he maintain- I desired. ed his principles. Who can preserve him Being reviled, we bless. self? Having been deserted, he Whose books are these? became discouraged. Whom have we served? The sight being new, he Some are negligent, others industrious. startled. This uncouth figure start- One may deceive one's led him. self. I have searched, I have All have a talent to imfound it. prove. They searched those Can any dispute it? rooms; he was gone. Such is our condition. SECT. VI. Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, and Interjection. I have seen him once, When will they arrive? perhaps twice. Thirdly, and lastly, I shall conclude. This plant is found here, and elsewhere. Only to-day is properly ours. The task is already performed. We could not serve him then, but we will hereafter. Where shall we stop? We often resolve, but We are often below our seldom perform. He is much more promising now than former ly. wishes, and above our desert. Some things make for him, others against We are wisely and hap- By this imprudence, he pily directed. He has certainly been diligent, and he will probably succeed. How sweetly the birds sing! Why art thou so heedless ? He is little attentive, nay, absolutely stupid. We in vain look for a path between virtue and vice. was plunged into new difficulties. Without the aid of charity, he supported himself with credit. Of his talents much might be said; concerning his integrity, nothing. On all occasions, she behaved with propriety. Neither prosperity, nor adversity, has improved him. He lives within his in- He can acquire no vir come. The house was sold at a great price, and above its value. She came down stairs slowly, but went briskly up again. His father, and mother, and uncle, reside at Rome. We must be temperate, if we would be healthy. He is as old as his classmate, but not so learned. Charles is esteemed be cause he is both discreet and benevolent. We will stay till he arrives. He retires to rest soon, that he may rise early. We ought to be thankful, for we have received much. tue, unless he make some sacrifices. Let him that standeth, take heed lest he fall. If thou wert his superior, thou shouldst not have boasted. He will be detected, though he deny the fact. If he has promised, he should act accordingly. She will transgress, unless she be admonished. If he were encouraged, he would amend. Though he condemn me, I will respect him. Their talents are more brilliant than useful. Notwithstanding his poverty, he is a wise and worthy person. Though he is often ad- If our desires are mode vised, yet he does not reform. Reproof either softens or hardens, its object.: Though he is lively, yet he is not volatile. O peace! how desirable thou art! I have been often occupied, alas! with trifles. Strange! that we should be so infatuated. O! the humiliations to which vice reduces us. rate, our wants will be few. Hope often amuses, but seldom satisfies us. Hark! how sweetly the woodlark sings! Ah! the delusions of hope. Hail, simplicity! source of genuine joy. Behold! how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Welcome again! my long lost friend. SECT. VII. A few instances of the same word's constituting several of the parts of speech. Calm was the day, and the scene delightful. We may expect a calm after a storm. To prevent passion, is easier than to calm it. Better is a little with content, than a great deal with anxiety. The gay and dissolute think little of the miseries, which are steal ing softly after them. A little attention will rectify some errors. Though he is out of danger, he is still afraid. |