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17. "Vulgarism in language is a distinguishing ch company and a bad education."

18. "The wood of the silver fir is not much used as 19. "The hemlock spruce is not much esteemed for 20. "Milton's learning has all the effect of intuition. 21. "His imagination has the force of nature." 22. "Heaven, from all creatures, hides the book of f 23. "And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man who was 24. "If a noble squire had conducted himself well, of his service, the honor of knighthood was g upon him at the age of twenty."

25. "Another bright day's sunset bathes the hills That gird Samaria."

26. "One glance of wonder, as we pass, deserve The books of Time."

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28.

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A fretful temper will divide

The choicest knot that may be tied,
By ceaseless, sharp corrosion.

A temper, passionate and fierce,
May suddenly your joys disperse

At one immense explosion."

29. "But no mere human work or character is perfec 30. "The profoundest depths of man's intellect can be 31. "In the loftiest flights of his imagination, he can 32. "None of his richest mines, are inexhaustible." 33. "Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein mo works were done, because they repented not."

$4. "That secrets are a sacred trust,

35.

That friends should be sincere and just,

That constancy befits them

Are observations on,the case,

That savor much of commonplace,

And all the world admits them."

36 "The dilatory caution of Pope enabled him to con ments, to multiply his images, and to accumula might produce, or chance supply."

37 "Dryden often surpasses expectation

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Pope never falls below it."

Dryden is read with frequent astonishment

Pope, with perpetual delight."

REM. For the encouragement of Pupils who may not be able properly to analyze the more difficult of the preceding Sentences, the following Exercises are simplified :—

1. The Principal Elements of the Principal Sentences are printed in SMALL CAPITALS;

2. The Principal Elements of the Auxiliary Sentences are printed in Italic Letters;

3. The letters in the margin refer to the appropriate DIAGRAMS on page 45;

4. The forms and the offices of the Phrases are indicated by appro priate references.

THE AMERICAN FLAG.-J. R. Drake.

B. When Freedom, from her mountain height,*b
Unfurled her standard to the air,*b

1. I. SHE TORE the azure ROBE of night,*a

And SET the STARS of glory*a there;
2. L. SHE MINGLED with the gorgeous dyes*b
The milky BALDRIC of the skies, *a
And STRIPED its pure celestial WHITE
With streakings*b of the morning light,*a
Then, from his mansion,*b in the sun,*6
8. L SHE CALLED her EAGLE-BEARER down,
And GAVE into his mighty hand*b
The SYMBOL of her chosen land. *a

B.

A.

A.

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Majestic monarch of the cloud,*a

Who rear'st aloft thy regal form,
To hear the tempest-trumpings loud,†b

And see the lightning lances+b driven,tb
When strike the warriors of the storm, *a
And rolls the thunder-drum of heaven,*a

Child of the Sun,*a to thee*b 'TIS GIVEN,
To guard the bannerfc of the free,*a
To hoverfe in the sulphur smoke,*b
To ward away the battle-stroke, tc
And bid its blendingste shine afar+b,
Like rainbows*b on the cloud*b of war,*a
The harbinger of victory.*u

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PART II.

ETYMOLOGY.

REMARK 1.-IN PART I. we have considered by analysis,
1. The Structure of Sentences and of Phrases.

2. The Elements which compose a Sentence or a Phrase.
3. The Classification of Sentences and of Phrases.

4. The Analysis of Sentences-Proximate and Ultimate. REM. 2.-In our progress through PART I. we have seen,

1. That the Proximate Analysis of a Sentence consists in resclving it into its immediate Constituent Elements.

2. That the Ultimate Analysis of a Sentence consists in reducing its Proximate Elements to the WORDS which compose them, REM. 3. We have next to consider the history of WORDS-considered as ultimate Elements of Sentences-including

1. Their Formation.

2. Their Functions.

3. Their Classifications.
4. Their Modifications.

PRIN.-The Science of Language embraces,

1. ORTHOGRAPHY-which treats of the Structure and Form of Words.

2. ETYMOLOGY-which treats of the Classification and Modification of Words.

3. SYNTAX-which treats of the Relation and mutual Dependence of Words.

4. PROSODY-which treats of the Arrangement and Utterance of Words.

REM. A true system of Analysis requires that the Functions of Words be discussed previous to the consideration of their Elements. Hence we have placed ORTHOGRAPHY in the Appendix to this Work.

CLASSIFICATION AND MODIFICATION

PRIN.--Words are distinguished by

by their Uses.

I. THE FORMS OF WORDS.

PRIN. By their forms, Words are dist

Radical or Derivative,

Simple or Compound.

DEF. 52.-A Radical Word is a word derive its original from another word in guage.

EXAMPLES.-Sun-cloud-rose-friend-chief-sw

DEF. 53.-A Derivative Word is a word Radical by prefixing or adding one or mo EXAMPLES.-Sunny-swiftly-cloudy—sinful—selli

roseate-friendly-justify-chieftain.

OBS.-A Word that is Radical in the English la Derivative in the language from which it comes. EXAMPLES.-Conscience-optics-algebra-philoso

DEF. 54.-A Simple Word is a word tha rately from another word.

EXAMPLES.-Have-brightly—freedom — parlor times-patience-loved-cottage-peace-cold.

DEF. 55. A Compound Word is a word of two or more words combined.

EXAMPLES.-Star-light-household-words-rose-bud

pencil-case-never the-less-moon-beam-rail-road. OBS.—The parts of a Compound Word are printed out space between them, or they are joined by a short called a hyphen.

EXAMPLES (without the hyphen.)-Overlay-underw

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