Before the student proceeds to reading and declamation, we recommend that he should exercise himself upon the following short sentences. They are selected for the purpose of giving facility and precision of articulation in the use of the combinations in the foregoing tables; and some of the most difficult combinations are frequently repeated in them. And surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. Burke. The evening was fine and the full orb'd moon shone with uncommon splendor. "Till that a capable and wide revenge swallow them up. Shakspeare. He was incapable of a mean or unquestionable action. He was amiable,* respectable, formidable, unbearable, intolerable, unmanageable, terrible. He was branded as a traitor. Thou prob'st my wound, instead of healing it. But Ruth clave unto her. Create a soul under the ribs of death. Gentlemen may cry peace. Can you say crackers, crime, cruelty, crutches. It was an affair of pic-nicks. It was the act of all the acts of government the most objectionable. *The syllables, ble, ple, cle, &c. are hardly ever pronounced at the end of long words with sufficient distinctness and force, to be heard through an extensive space. The government of England is a mixed government. The spin-dle and the loom. We saw on the road, large droves of cattle. His deeds speak his praise. The breadth thereof was ten cubits. What thou wouldst highly, that thou wouldst holily. They next reef'd the top-sails. If I quench thee thou flaming Minister. A frame of adamant-a soul of fire. No dangers fright him and no labors tire. He laughs at me. Thou lookst from thy throne in the clouds, and laugh'st at the storm. He begged pardon for having troubled the house so long. The glow-worm shows the matin to be near. Arm it with rags a pigmy straw will pierce it. Well done, said my uncle Toby. Think'st thou so meanly of my Phocion. We frequently saw the elk in our journey. Cry hold, hold. The wolf, whose howl's his watch. I prefer the elm to the oak. Fall'n, fall'n, fall'n, fall'n, fall'n from his high estate. He watch'd and wept, he felt and prayed for all. If this were a willfully false account of Mr. Hastings, the author deserves the severest punishment. It was a species of calx which he shewed me. The word filch is of doubtful derivation. Then if thou fall'st, O! Cromwell, thou fall'st a blessed martyr. Health is indispensable to the soldier. Those who lie entombed in the public monuments. The attempt, and not the deed, confounds us. The tombs of our ancestors. But truth and liberty and virtue, would fall with him. The song began from Jove. Do you mean plain or playing cards? The range of the vallies is his pasture. He was the first ambassador sent from Colombia. Swords and pens were eagerly employed in its defence. I do not flinch from the argument. He never winced for it hurt not him. Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow. Thou found'st me poor at first and keep'st me so. We constructed an arc, and began our voyage without delay. The surf beat heavily. The word burgh signifies a town or city that sends a member or members to parliament. The admiral's barge appeared first. The word earl originally was eorl the Saxon word for nobleman. Arm, warriors, arm. Return to thy dwelling, all lonely return. Weave the warp and weave the woof. Have you a copy of Smith's Thucydides. But he was to be stretched upon a bed of Procrustes. Droves of slaves manacled and tied together were sold in the market place. The heights, depths, and breadths of the subject. The road forks about a mile hence. He errs in his estimate. Search the scriptures. He was a harsh overseer. What fear'st thou. For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn. At the stern of the ship we saw a large dead fish floating. And he slew him. By the British constitution every man's house is his castle. This meteorous vapor is called will o' the wisp. I thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of my thumb. Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long. Foreign travel enlarges and liberalizes the mind. He never swerved from his purpose. Thou liv'st-liv'st did I say? appear'st in the Senate. He was driven into the snare. The muzzles of their pieces were within a few feet of his breast. He was attacked with spasm of the heart. A prison with a good conscience, rather than a palace without it. The bells tinckled on the ear. He truckles to power. Thou chuck'dst over thy gains too soon. One extremity was pointed, the other bulb'd. The bulbs should be immersed in rain water. The policy of this prince was to mulct the rich Jews. He mulets his subjects. He holds his trust from the people. To the pert fairies and dapper the elves. Is this delft ware? The costliest silks are manufactured there. O'erwhelm'd with whirlwinds and tempestuous fire. His kindness overwhelms me. He halts between two opinions. Your healths gentlemen. Earth that entomb'st all that my heart holds dear. His attempts were fruitless. Hold off your hands gentlemen. The sounds of horses hoofs were heard at a distance. The songs of the Gondoliers alone broke the stillness. What want'st thou? |