LESSON VI. EXERCISES.- - The range of the valleys is his. He was the first embassador sent. Swords und pens are both employed. I do not flinch from argument. He never winced, for it hurt him not. Do not singe your gown. Pluck'd from its native tree. Nipt in the bud. Thou found'st me poor, and keep'st me so. Words to be Spelled and Defined. Con-trol', v subdue, restrain, govern. 1. Cult'-ure, n. cultivation, improvement by effort. 3. Def'-er-ence, n. regard, respect. 6. Su-per-an'-nu-a-ted, a. impaired by old age and infirmity. 7. Rep'-ri-mand, v. to reprove for a fault. 8. A-chiev'-ed, p. (pro. a-cheevd') gained. CONTROL YOUR TEMPER. 1. No one has a temper naturally so good', that it does not need attention and cultivation; and no one has a temper so bad', but that, by proper culture, it may become pleasant. One of the best disciplined tempers ever seen, was that of a gentleman who was, naturally, quick, irritable, rash, and violent; but, by having the care of the sick, and especially of deranged people, he so completely mastered' himself, that he was never known to be thrown off his guard'. 2. The difference in the happiness which is received or bestowed by the man who governs his temper, and that by the man who does not, is immense. There is no misery so constant, so distressing, and so intolerable to others', as that of having a disposition which is your master', and which is continually fretting itself. There are corners enough, at every turn in life, against which we may run, and at which we may break out in impatience, if we choose. 3. Look at Roger Sherman', who rose, from a humble occupation', to a seat in the first Congress of the United States', and whose judgment was received with great deference' by that body of distinguished men'. He made himself master of his temper', and cultivated it as a great business in life. There are one or two instances which show this part of his character in a light that is beautiful. 4. One day, after having received his highest honors, he was sitting and reading in his parlor. A roguish student, in a room close by, held a looking-glass in such a position, as to pour the reflected rays of the sun directly in Mr. Sherman's face. He moved his chair, and the thing was repeated. A third time the chair was moved, but the looking-glass still reflected the sun in his eyes. He laid aside his book', went to the window, and many witnesses of the impudence expected to hear the ungentlemanly student severely reprimanded. He raised the window gently, and then'-shut the window-blind'! 5. I cannot forbear adducing another instance of the power he had acquired over himself. He was naturally possessed of strong passions; but over these he at length obtained an extraordinary control. He became habitually calm', sedate', and self-possessed'. Mr. Sherman was one of those men who are not ashamed to maintain the forms of religion in their families. One morning he called them all together, as usual, to lead them in prayer to God; the old family Bible" was brought out, and laid on the table. 6. Mr. Sherman took his seat, and placed beside him one of his children, a child of his old age'; the rest of the family were seated around the room'; several of these were now grown up'. Besides these', some of the tutors of the college were boarders in the family, and were present at the time alluded to. His aged and superannuated mother occupied a corner of the room', opposite the place where the distinguished Judge' sat. 7. At length, he opened the Bible, and began to read. The child who was seated beside him, made some little disturbance, upon which Mr. Sherman paused, and told it to be still. Again he proceeded'; but again he paused, to reprimand the little offender', whose playful disposition would scarcely permit it to be still'. At this time, he gently tapped its ear. The blow, if blow it might be called, caught the attention of his aged mother, who now, with some effort, rose from the seat, and tottered across the room. At length, she reached the chair of Mr. Sherman, and, in a moment, most unexpectedly to him, she gave him a blow on the ear with all the force she could summon. "" There'," said she', "you strike your' child, and I will strike mine'." 8. For a moment, the blood was seen mounting to the face of Mr. Sherman; but it was only for a moment, when all was calm and mild as usual. He paused'; he raised his spectacles'; he cast his eye upon his mother'; again it fell upon the book' from which he had been reading'. Not a word escaped him; but again he calmly pursued the service, and soon after, sought, in prayer, an ability to set an example before his household, which should be worthy of their imitation. Such a victory was worth more than the proudest one ever achieved on the field of battle. TODD. QUESTIONS. - Has any one a temper perfectly good! Has any one a temper so bad that it cannot be governed and made pleasant? How is this done? To whom does a bad temper give most pain? Is it a duty to control it? Repeat the two anecdotes related of Judge Sherman. Give the rules for the inflections marked in this lesson. (Rules I, II, IV, VI.) PRONUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. - Nat-u-ral-ly, not nat-er-rul-ly, nor nat 'r' l-ly: cult-ure, (pro. cult-yur), not cul-ter, nor cultshur es-pe-cial-ly, not 'spe-cial-ly: de-rang'd, not de-rang'd: def-er-ence, not def-runce governs, not gov-uns: win-dow-blind, not win-der-bline: u-sual, not u-shul. SPELL AND DEFINE.. 1. Deranged: 2. intolerable, impatience: 3. cultivated: 4. reflected, impudence: 5, adducing, acquired, sedate: 7. disturbance, summon: 8. ability, example, imitation. EXERCISES. LESSON VII. We constructed an arc, and began the problem. The surf beat heavily. Arm! warriors, arm! return. Weave the warp, and weave the woof. Send me Smith's Thucydides. Thou tear'st my heart asunder. I give my hand and heart too to this vote. Words to be Spelled and Defined. 1. Sphere, n. the expanse in which the heavenly bodies appear. [cries. 2. Moan, n. grief expressed in words or Crys'-tal, a. clear, transparent. 3. Ca-reer'-ing, p. moving rapidly. Swerves, v deviates from, varies from, 4. Nest'-ling, n. a young bird in the nest. Un-plumes', v. strips of its feathers. THE CHILD'S INQUIRY. 1. WHAT is that, mother'? The lark, my child'. The morn has just looked out, and smiled, Ever, my child', be thy morn's first lays', Tuned, like the lark's, to thy Maker's praise'. 2. What is that', mother'? The dove', my son. And that low, sweet voice, like a widow's moan, As the wave is poured from some crystal urn', In friendship' as faithful', as constant' in love'. 3. What is that, mother'? The eagle', my boy, Firm, in his own mountain vigor relying'; Onward, and upward, and true to the line.. 4. What is that', mother'? The swan, my love. Death darkens his eye, and unplumes his wings, DOANE. QUESTIONS.-May we not often derive useful instruction from observation of nature? What lesson is drawn from the lark? What, from the dove? The eagle? The swan? What beautiful figure in verse 2d? Why (Rule III.) In the 2d stanza, why has "that" the falling inflection? has "mother" in the same sentence the rising inflection? has the answer "dove" the falling inflection? Give the rules for the inflections marked in the 3d stanza. (Rules II, 3§, III.) - Which are the verbs in the last paragraph? Give the present tense, first person plural, indicative mood, of each. Parse "swan" in the same paragraph. ARTICULATION. Child, not chile: ca-reer-ing, not c'reer-in : re-lying, not re-ly-in: de-fy-ing, not de-fy-in: sweet-est, not sweet-es: waft, not waf. SPELL AND DEFINE.-1. Grassy, warble: 2. constant, urn, friend ship: 3. vigor, relying: 4. floating, swanlike, waft. EXERCISES. LESSON VIII. It was a species of calx, which he showed me. The word filch is of doubtful derivation. If thou fall'st, thou fall'st a blessed martyr. Health is indispensable to the soldier. Those who lie entomb'd in the cemetery. The attempt and not the deed, confounds us. But truth, and liberty, and virtue, would fall with him. The song began from Jove. Do you mean plain or playing? Words to be Spelled 1. Gi-gan'-tic, a. very great or mighty. Le-vi-a-than, n. a huge sea animal. Cours'-es, n. the principal sails of a ship. Clew'-ed, p. tied, made close. Wind'-ward. n. the point from which and Defined. Knots. n. a division of the log-line. Sailing at the rate of one or two knots to the half minute, is the same as one or two miles an hour. 6. Ca-tas'-tro-phe. n. an unfortunate conclusion, a calamity. 7. Bows, n. (pro. bouze) the rounding part of a ship's side forward. Chains, n. links or plates of iron at the side of a vessel, abreast of the mast, by which the shrouds are extended. 8. Col-lis'-ion, n. the act of striking together. [from. 12. Re-coil', v. to start back, to shrink THE WHALESHIP. 1. THEY who go down to the sea in ships, pursue a perilous vocation, and well deserve the prayers which are offered for them in the churches. It is a hard life, full of danger, and of strange attraction. The seaman rarely abandons the glorious sea. It requires, however, a pretty firm spirit, both to brave the ordinary dangers of the deep, and to carry on war with its mightiest tenants. And yet it is a service readily entered upon, and zealously followed, though indisputably the most laborious and most terrific of all human pursuits. Well might Burke speak glowingly of that hardy spirit of adventure', which had pursued this gigantic game', from the constellations of the north to the frozen serpent of the south'. 2. The most common accident to which whalemen are exposed, is that of being "stove,' as they express it, by the huge animal, before they can back out from their dangerous proximity. A slight tap of his tail is quite sufficient to shiver a common whaleboat to atoms. If this danger be escaped, the whale, with the harpoon in his hide, sinks beneath the sounding of the |