9. But the scene was changed, and I saw a man whow the world called honorable, and many waited for his smile. They pointed out the fields that were his, and talked of the silver and gold that he had gathered; they admired the stateliness of his domes, and extolled the honor of his family. And his heart answered secretly, "By my wisdom have I gotten all this;" so he returned no thanks to God, neither did he fear or serve him.

10. And as I passed along, I heard the complaints of the laborers who had reaped down his fields, and the cries of the poor, whose covering he had taken away; but the sound of feasting and revelry was in his apartments, and the unfed beggar came tottering from his door. But he considered not, that the cries of the toppressed were continually entering into the ears of the Most High. And when I knew that this man was once the teachable child that I had loved, the beautiful infant that I had gazed upon with delight, I said in my bitterness, "I have seen an end of ali perfection;" and I laid my mouth in the dust.

MRS. SIGOURNEY.

QUESTIONS.-What changes pass upon the proudest forms, and the most undaunted intellects, from the lapse of time? What takes the place of childhood and manhood? What becomes of beauty, as time flies past? What becomes of the docility and loveliness of childhood? What does all this teach us? Where shall we find unchangeable perfection?

Explain the inflections marked, and those of the 6th, 7th, and 8th paragraphs.

LESSON XXVII.

REMARK.—In reading poetry, avoid the sing-song tone, which is caused by marking too strongly with the voice, those syllables which receive the poetic accent, as in the following lines:

Sweet is the work, my God and King,

To praise thy name, give thanks and sing.

PRONOUNCE correctly. Heav-en, pro. heav'n; beau-te-ous, not beau-che-ous; home, not hum.

Brief is the work of death';

But life the spirit shrinks to see
How full, ere heaven recalls the breath,
The cup of woe may be.

2. O fear not thou to die!

No more to suffer or to sin;
No snares without', thy faith to try,
No traitor heart within':

But fear, O! rather fear,

The gay, the light, the changeful scene,
The flattering smiles that greet thee here,
From heaven thy heart to + wean.

3. Fear, lest, in evil hour,

Thy pure and holy hope o'ercome,
By clouds that in the horizon lower,
Thy spirit feel that gloom,
Which, over earth and heaven,

The covering throws of fell despair;
And deem itself the unforgiven,
Predestined child of care.

4. O fear not thou to die!

To die, and be that blessed one',
Who', in the bright and beauteous sky,
May feel his conflict done';

May feel, that, never more,

The tear of grief or shame shall come,
For thousand wanderings from the Power
Who loved, and called him home!

NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.

QUESTIONS.-Why should we not fear to die? What are the dangers to which we are exposed in life? What should be the great object of life? To whom must we look for aid in the conflicts of life? Where is our home?

Why does the 1st line end with the rising inflection? (Rule VI.) With what is "to die" contrasted? Give the reasons for the other inflections. What examples are there, in the 1st and 2d stanzas, of relative emphasis?

Which are the interjections in this lesson? Parse "to die" in the sec onl line of the last stanza. Parse "who" in the 3d line. Parse "him" in the last line. Parse the last word in the lesson.

LESSON XXVIII.

REMARK.-In reading, be careful not to join the final consonant of one word to the vowel of the next word, as in the following lines.

Lou das his thunder shou tis praise

And soun dit lofty as his throne.

PRONOUNCE correctly and ARTICULATE distinctly.-Chil-dren, not chil-ren, nor chil-durn: feath-er-y, not feath-'ry: glitter-ing, not glitrin: per-fume', not perfume (the verb is pronounced perfume'; and the noun, per'-fume).

1, Ra'-di-ant, a. beaming with bright- 3. Ru'-by, n. a precious stone of a red color.

ness.

2. Date, n. the fruit of a tree which
grows in warm countries.

Fra'-grant, a. sweet smelling.[smells.
Per-fume', v. to fill with pleasant
Hues, n. colors.

Dia'-mond, n. a precious stone of the most valuable kind.

Cor'-al, n. a kind of sea animal (hero used as an adjective).

Strand, n. a shore or beach of the sea.

THE BETTER LAND.

1. "I HEAR thee speak of the better land;
Thou call'st its children a happy band;
Mother'! oh, where is' that radiant shore?
Shall we not seek it, and weep no more"?
Is it where the flower of the orange blows,
And the fireflies dance through the myrtle boughs?"
"Not there, not there, my child!"

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2. "Is it where the feathery palm trees rise',
And the date grows ripe under sunny skies'?
Or 'mid the green islands of glittering seas',
Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze',
And strange bright birds, on their starry wings,
Bear the rich hues of all glorious things'?"
"Not there, not there, my child!"

3. "Is it far away, in some region old,

Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold,
Where the burning rays of the ruby shine,
And the diamond lights up the secret mine,
And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand"?
Is it there, sweet mother, that better land"?"

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"Not there, not there, my child!

4. "Eye hath not seen' it, my gentle boy!
Ear hath not heard' its deep sounds of joy;
Dreams can not picture' a world so fair;
Sorrow and death may not enter there';

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Time doth not breathe on its fadeless bloom,
Beyond the clouds, and beyond the tomb;

It is there', it is there', my child"!"

MRS. HEMANS.

QUESTIONS.What climate produces the myrtle, palm, and date? Why is the palm tree called feathery? Where is that "better land,” spoken of in the lesson? What inflection should be used at the word "child," in the last line of the 1st stanza? (Rule IV.) What inflection at the same word when repeated in the other three stanzas? (Exception to Rule IV.) Give rules for the other inflections.

ARTICULATION.

Wafted, acknowledgedst, list'nest, wrongest.

Thou waft'st the flying ships. Thou acknowledgest thy crimes. Thou list'nest to my tale. It exists somewhere. Thou knewest that I was a hard man. Thou wrongest wrongfully.

LESSON XXIX.

ARTICULATE clearly all the consonants in words like the following in this lesson: extract, preserved, darkness, grieved, troubled, integrity, stranger, furrows, traveler.

Pa'-tri-arch, n. the father and ruler | 4. In-teg'-ri-ty, n. uprightness.

of a family. Among the Jews, distin- 6. This'-tle, n. (pro. this'le) a kind of guished men were called by this name.

1. Com-po-si'-tion, n. a written work.

prickly plant.

Cock'-le, n. a worthless plant or weed.

PORTRAIT OF A PATRIARCH.

1. I can not forbear making an extract of several passages, which I have always read with great delight, in the book of Job. It is the account, which that holy man gives, of his behavior in the days of his prosperity, and, if considered only as a human composition, is a finer picture of a charitable and good-natured man than is to be met with in any other author.

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2. "Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; when his candle shined upon my head, and when, by his light, I walked through darkness; when the Almighty was yet with me; when my children were about me; when I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured out rivers of oil.

3. "When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me; because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame; I was a father to the poor; and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

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4. "Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the poor? Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity. If I did despise the cause of my man servant or of my maid servant, when they contended with me, what then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? Did not he that made me make him also?

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5. "If I have withheld the poor from their desire', or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail', or have eaten my morsel myself alone', and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; if I have seen any perish for want of clothing', or any poor without covering'; if his loins have not blessed me', and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep'; if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate'; then let mine arm fall from my shoulderblade', and mine arm be broken from the bone'.

6. "I rejoiced not at the destruction' of him that hated me, nor lifted up myself when evil found him'; neither have I suffered my mouth to sin', by wishing a curse to his soul'. The stranger did not lodge in the street; but I opened my doors to the trav eler'. If my land cry against me', and the furrows thereof + complain'; if I have eaten the fruits thereof without money', or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life'; let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle' instead of barley."

ADDISON.

QUESTIONS.What character is here described? What is a Patriarch? Considered merely as a human composition, how does the description given by Job compare with all others? How does Job describe himself to have been situated in "months past?" What is meant by his steps being washed with butter? How did he treat those in trouble? How did he treat the widow, the stranger, and his enemies ?

Explain the inflections of this lesson.