3. Egypt is a fertile country: and is watered by the river Nile, and is annually inundated by that river, and it receives the fertilizing mud which is brought by the stream in its course, and derives a richness from the deposit which common culture could not bestow.

4. He was called to the exercise of the supreme power at a very early age, and evinced a great knowledge of government and laws, and was regarded by mankind with a respect which is seldom bestowed on one so young.

5. Geography teaches the various divisions made by man or nature, on the earth, and the productions of every climate; and is a very useful study to the merchant and the politician, and shows the former where commerce is most advantageously pursued, and the latter the natural obstacles to the progress of ambition.

6. I have frequently paused in the wilderness, and contemplated the traces of a whirlwind, and wondered at the mighty force of that invisible power, which roots up the stupendous oak and lofty pine, and spreads ruin and desolation over the fair face of nature.

7. The celestial vault, the verdure of the earth, and the clear silvery light which danced on the surface of the stream, delighted my eyes, and restored joy to my heart, and gave animation to my spirits, and conveyed pleasures to my mind, which exceed the powers of expression.

8. He raised his eyes, and turned to the prince and said, "Your highness will remember the fidelity with which my father has served you, and I suppose that you will pardon my presumption in thus appearing uninvited at your court, and I humbly crave permission to supplicate that protection, which it is so easy for you to afford, and so necessary to me that it should be bestowed. The enemies of our family are powerful, and are of noble blood, and are allied by peculiar ties to your highness, and may therefore be supposed to have higher claims to your favour. know that generosity to be a characteristic of your highness, which will disregard the suggestions of interest, and defeat the nefarious plans of artful dependents, and afford succour to the persecuted peasant, rather than countenance injustice and oppression.

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9. I fixed my eyes on different objects, and I soon perceived that I had the power of losing and recovering them, and that I could at pleasure destroy and renew this beauti

ful part of my existence. This new and delightful sensation agitated my frame, and gave a fresh addition to my self-love, and caused me to rejoice in the pleasures of existence, and filled my heart with gratitude to my beneficent Creator.

10. She was dressed in her gayest apparel, and wore her most costly jewels, and presented a spectacle of living brilliance which scarcely the sun himself could rival.

11. The dry leaves rustled on the ground, and the chilling winds whistled by me, and gave me a foretaste of the gloomy desolation of winter.

12. He took them into the garden one fine summer morning, and showed them two young apple trees, and said, My children, I give you these trees. They will thrive by your care, and decline by your negligence, and reward you by their fruit in proportion to the labour you bestow upon them. Edward the youngest son attended to the admonitions of his father, and rose early every day to clear the tree from insects that would hurt it, and propped up the stem to prevent its taking a wrong bent, and had the satisfaction in a short time of seeing his tree almost bent to the ground with the weight of the rich and racy fruit. But Moses preferred to wile away his time, and went out to box with idle boys, while Edward was labouring in the orchard, and soon found his tree destroyed by his neglect.

13. Columbus perceived that it would be of no avail to have recourse to any of his former expedients, and found it impossible to rekindle any zeal for the success of the expedition, and endeavoured to soothe passions, which he could no longer command, and gave way to a torrent too impetuous to be checked.

14. They erected a crucifix, and prostrated themselves before it, and gave thanks to God for conducting their voyage to such a happy issue.

15. He knows that life has many trials, and believes that God has appointed this world as the preparative for another, and regards not with feelings of envy or jealousy, the more prosperous condition of others.

LESSON VI.

Variety of expression, continued.

The active or objective verb may be changed into the passive; and the passive verb may be changed into the active or objective, the sense remaining unaltered.

MODEL, by the active or objective verb.

All mankind must taste the bitter cup which destiny has mixed.
By the passive.

The bitter cup which destiny has mixed, (or which has been mixed by destiny,) must be tasted by all mankind.

EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE.

1. The project was received with great applause by all the company.

2. Most of the trades, professions, and ways of living among mankind, take their origin either from the love of pleasure, or the fear of want.

3. Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our

manners.

4. The places of those who refused to come, were soon filled with a multitude of delighted guests.

5. You have pleaded your incessant occupation. Exhibit then the result of your employment.

6. Is the eye of Heaven to be dazzled by an exhibition of property, an ostentatious show of treasures?

7. I need not ask thee if that hand when armed, has any Roman soldier mauled and knuckled.

8. In visiting Alexandria, what most engages the attention of travellers is the pillar of Pompey, as it is called, situated at a quarter of a league from the southern gate.

9. But the evening is the time to review not only our blessings but our actions.

10. We receive such repeated intimations of decay in the world through which we are passing, decline and change, and loss follow decline and change, and loss, in such rapid succession, that we can almost catch the sound of universal wasting, and hear the sound of desolation going on around us.

11. The rectitude of Dryden's mind was sufficiently shown, by the dismission of his poetical prejudices, and the rejection of unnatural thoughts and rugged numbers.

12. The youth who had found the cavern, and had kept the secret to himself, loved this damsel. He told her the danger in time, and persuaded her to trust herself to him.

13. When the subject is such that the very mention of it naturally awakens some passionate emotion; or when the unexpected presence of some person or object in a popular assembly inflames the speaker, either of these will justify an abrupt and vehement exordium.

14. Theocritus and Virgil are the two great fathers of pastoral writing. For simplicity of sentiment, harmony of numbers, and richness of scenery, the former is highly distinguished. The latter, on the contrary, preserves the pastoral simplicity without any offensive rusticity.

15. The relation of sleep to night, appears to have been expressly intended by our benevolent Creator.

16. The favoured child of nature who combines in herself these united perfections, may be justly considered the masterpiece of creation.

LESSON VII.

Variety of expression, continued.

To preserve the unity* of a sentence, it is sometimes necessary to employ the case absolute, instead of the verb and conjunction.

MODEL.

1. The light infantry joined the main body of the detachment, and the English retreated precipitately towards Lexington.

Better thus: The light infantry having joined the main body of the detachment, the English retreated precipitately towards Lexing

2. The class recited their lessons, and the teacher dismissed them.

Better thus: The class having recited their lessons, the teacher dismissed them.

EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE.

1. The battle was concluded, and the commander in chief ordered an estimate of his loss to be made.

*See Lesson 35th.

2. John was in the school room, and Charles entered and thus addressed him.

3. The Monongahela and Alleghany rivers were swollen by the continued rains; and the Ohio inundated the cities, towns and villages on its banks.

4. The trees were cultivated with much care, and the fruit was rich and abundant.

5. The love of praise is naturally implanted in our bosoms, and it is a very difficult task to get abɔve a desire of it, even for things that should be indifferent.

6. The rain poured in torrents upon us, and we were obliged to take shelter in a forest.

7. Offences and retaliations succeed each other in endless strain, and human life will be rendered a state of perpetual hostilities without some degree of patience exercised under injuries.

8. His mind was the prey of evil passions, and he was one of the most wretched of beings.

9. The character of Florio was marked with haughtiness and affectation, and he was an object of disgust to all his acquaintance.

10. The evidence and the sentence were stated, and the president put the question whether a pardon should be granted.

11. Few governments understand how politick it is to be merciful; and severity and hard hearted opinions accord with the temper of the times.

12. The Shenandoah comes up at the right, and the Potomack with its multiplied waters rends the mountain asunder, and rushes toward the sea.

13.

Nature dressed the scene in the richest colours and most graceful forms, and never could the eye enjoy a richer spectacle.

14. I travelled through the county of Orange, and my eye was caught by a cluster of horses tied near a ruinous, old, wooden house in the forest, not far from the road side.

15. A general description of the country was given in a former letter, and I shall now entertain you with ventures.

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