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THE 
AMERICAN 


SPELLING  BOOK; 


COXTAINING, 

IHE  RUDIMENTS 

OF    THE 

ENGLISH  LANGUAGE, 

FOR   THE 

USE  OF  SCHOOLS 

IK    THE 

UNITED  STATES. 

Br  A'OJB  WEBSTER,  Esq. 

THK    REVISED    IMPRESSION. 

HARTFORD : 
PRINTED  BY  HUDSON  e^*  GOODWIN, 

1809. 


Distriat  of  Connecticut^  m. 

BE  it  rememhered^that  on  the  \^th  day  of  March  ^ 
in  the  truenty-eigJith  year  of  the  Independence  of  the 
United  States  of  America^  Noaii  Web  step.,  Jzm. 
of  said  District^  esquire^  hath  deposited  in  this  office^ 
the  Title  of  a  Book^  the  right  whereof  he  claims 
as  Author,  in  the  words  following:,  viz*  "The  Ameri- 
can Spelling  Book,  contaming  the  Rudiments  of  the 
English  Language,  for  the  iise  of  Schools  in  the 
United  States,'*  in  conformity  to  the  Act  of  the  Con- 
gress  of  the  United  States,  intitled,  "  An  Act  for 
the  encouragement  oflearning-i  hij  securing  the  copies 
of  Maps,  Charts  and  Books,  to  the  Authors  and  Pro- 
prietors of  such  copies,  during   the  times  therein 

me?ition€d" 

CHARLES  DENISON, 

Clerk  qf  the  District  of  CoTiiiecticut . 

District  of  Connecticut,  ss.  District  "1 
Clerk's  Office.  J 

A  true  copy  of  Record. 
Test.  Chakles  Defison,  C/^r.^' 


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PREFACE 


THE  American  Spelling  Book,  or  First  Part 
of  a  Grammatical  Institute  of  the  English  language., 
when  first  published,  encountered  an  opposition,  \rhich 
few  new  publications  have  sustained  with  success.  It 
however  maintained  its  ground,  and  its  reputation  has 
been  gradually  extended  and  established,  until  it  has 
become  the  principal  elementary  book  in  the  United 
States.  In  a  great  part  of  the  northern  States,  it  is 
the  only  book  of  the  kind  used  ;  it  is  much  used  lu 
the  middle  and  southern  States  ;  and  its  annual  sales 
indicate  a  large  and  increasing  demand.  Its  merit  is 
evinced  not  only  by  this  general  use,  but  by  a  remark- 
able fact,  that,  in  many  attempts  made  to  rival  it,  the 
compilers  have  all  constructed  their  ^yorks  on  a  similar 
plan  ;  some  of  them  have  most  unwarrantably  and  ille- 
gally copied  a  considerable  part  of  the  tables,  with  littlt. 
or  no  alteration  ;  and  others  have  altered  them,  by  ad- 
ditions, mutilations  and  subdivisions,  numerous  and  per- 
plexing. In  most  instances,  this  species  of  Injustice 
has  been  discountenanced  by  the  citizens  of  the  United 
States,  and  the  public  sentiment  has  protected  the  ori- 
ginal work,  more  effectually  tiian  the  penalties  of  tlie 
lav/.* 

*  The  sales  of  the  American  Spelling  Booh,  since  its  first  publj- 
cation,  amount  to  more  than  two  millions  of  copies,  and 
they  are  annually  increasing.  One  great  advantage  experienced  in 
using  this  \v  ork  is  the  simplicity  of  the  scheme  of  pronunciation/ 
which  exhibits  the  sounds  of  the  letters,  with  sufficient  accuracy, 
without  a  mark  over  each  vowel.  The  muldtude  of  characters  in 
PeiTy's  scheme  tender  it  far  too  complex  and  perplexing  to  be 
;  useful  to  children,  confusing  the  eye,  without  enlightening  the 
understanding.  Nor  is  there  the  least  necessity  for  a  figure  over 
each  vowel,  as  in  Walker,  Sheridan,  and  other  authors.  In  nine- 
lenths  of  the  words  in  cur  language,  a  correct  pronunciation  is  bet- 
ter taught  by  a  natural  division  of  the  syllables,  and  a  direction  for 
placing  the  accent,  ihan  by  a  minute  and  endless  repetkioji  cf  char* 
actors. 


iy.  PREFACE, 

Gratitude  to  the  public,  as  well  as  a  desire  to  furni&h 
schools  with  a  more  complete  and  wtll  digested  system 
of  elements,  has  induced  me  to  embi'ace  the  oppovtimity 
when  the  first  patent  expires,  to  revise  the  work,  and 
give  it  all  the  improvement  which  tlie  experience  of 
many  teacliers,  ajid  my  own  observations  and  reflectiorre 
iiave  suggested.  In  the  execution  of  tliis  design,  care 
has  bsen  taken  to  preserve  the  scheme  of  pronunciaiioni 
and  the  substaixe  of  the  foi^mer  work  Most  of  the  tables, 
having  stood  the  test  of  experience,  are  considered  as  sus- 
ceptible of  little  improvement  or  amendment — ^A  few 
alterations  are  made,  with  a  view  to  accommodate  the 
work  to  the  most  accurate  i-ules  of  pronunciation,  and 
most  general  usage  of  speaking  ;  as  also  to  correct  sonxe 
errors  which  had  crept  into  the  work.  A  perfect  stand- 
ard of  pronunciation,  in  a  living  language,  is  not  to  be  e5t- 
pected ;  and  when  the  best  English  Dictionaries  differ, 
from  each  other,  in  several  hundred,  probably  a  thousand 
words,  where  are  we  to  seek  for  undisputed  rules  ?  and 
how  can  we  arrive  at  perfect  uniformity  ? 

The  rules  respecting  accent,  prefixed  to  the  former 
work,  are  found  to  be  too  lengthy  and  complex,  to  aii- 
swer  any  valuable  purpose  in  a  work  intended  for 
children  ;  they  are  therefore  omitted.  The  geograplit- 
cal  tables  are  thro^vn  into  a  different  form  ;  and  the 
abridgment  of  grammar  is  omitted.  Geography  and 
Grammar  are  sciences  tliat  require  distinct  treatises,  and 
schools  are  furnished  witli  them  in  almndance.  It  is  be- 
iixived  to  be  more  iisefiii  to  confine  this  work  to  its  pro- 
per objects, — the  teaching  of  the  first  elements  of  the  ian- 
i^uage,  spelling  and  reading.  On  tlrls  subject,  the  opi- 
nion of  many  judicious  persons  concurs  M'ith  my  own. 

T];ie  improvenents  made  in  this  work,  chieily  consist 
in  a  great  number  of  new  tables.  Some  of  them  are  in- 
tended to  exhibit  the  manner  in  which  derivative  words, 
z\\(^.  the  variations  of  nouns,  adjective;^  and  verbs,  are 
formed.  The  examples  of  this  sort  cannot  fail  to  be  ve- 
ry useful;  as  children,  wlio  may  be  v. ell  acquainted  v/ith 
a  word  in  tlie  singular  number,  or  positive  degree,  may 
be  peqilexed  when  they  see  it  in  the  plural  number,  or 
comparative  form.     The  examples  of  derivation,  will  ac- 


FREFACE.  V 

ousiom  youth  lo  observe  the  manner,  in  which  various 
branches  spring  fi'oni  one  radical  Avord,  and  thus  lead 
llieir  minds  to  some  knowledge  of  the  formation  of  the 
langu,dge,  and  the  manner  in  which  syllables  aro  added 
or  predxed  to  vary  tlie  sense  of  ^vords. 

In  the  familiar  lessons  ibr  reading,  care  has  been  lak- 
en  to  express  ideas  in  plain,  but  not  in  vulgar  language  ; 
and  to  combine,  v/itli  the  familiarity  of  objects,  usefid 
truth  and  practical  principles. 

In  a  copious  list  of  names  of  places,  ri\  ers,  lalvcs, 
niountainj,  Sec.  which  are  introduced  into  this  work,  no 
labor  lias  been  spared  tj<;xhibit  tlieir  just  orthography 
mid  pronunciation,  according  to  the  analogies  of  our  lan- 
guage, and  the  common  usages  of  the  country.  The  or- 
Lliograpliy  of  Indian  names  has  not,  in  every  instance, 
been  well  adjusted  by  American  authors.  Many  of  these 
names  still  retain  tlie  French  orthography,  tound  in  the 
writings  of  the  first  discoverers  or  early  travellers  ;  bu-. 
the  practice  of  vrriting  such  words  in  the  French  manner 
ought  to  be  discoimtenanced.  How  does  an  unlettered 
American  know  the  pronunciation  of  the  names,  oidscon- 
sin  or  ouaba^chc^  in  this  French  dress  ?  ^Vollld  he  sus- 
pect tlie  pronunciation  to  be  Wisconsin  and  Waubosh  i 
Ocir  citizens  ought  not  to  be  thus  perplexed  with  an  or- 
thography to  which  they  are  strangers.  Nor  ought  the 
iiarsh  guttural  sounds  of  the  natives  to  be  retained  in 
such  words  as  ShaMangunk,  and  many  others.  Where 
popular  practice  has  softened  and  abridged  words  of  this 
kind,  the  change  has  been  made  in  conformity  with  the 
genius  of  our  language,  which  is  accommodated  to  a 
civilized  people  ;  and  Che  orthography  ought  to  be  con- 
formed to  the  practice  of  speaking.  The  true  pronun- 
ciation of  the  namxcofaplace,  is  that  w^hich  prevails  in 
and  near  the  place. — I  have  always  sought  for  this,  but 
am  apprehensive,  that,  m  some  instances,  my  information 
may  not  be  correct.  It  has  however  been  my  endeavor 
to  give  the  true  i^ronunciation,  in  the  appropriate-  En- 
glish characters. 

The  importance  of  correctness  and  luiiformity,  in  the 
several  impressions  of  a  book  of  sucU  genera]  use,  has 
suggested  the  projiriety  of  adopting  efiectual  measilves 
A  2 


.  i  PREFACE. 

to  insure  tsliese  desirable  objects  ;  and  it  is  believed  thftt 
such  measures  are  taken,  as  will  render  all  tiie  future  im- 
pressions of  this  work,  uniforni  in  the  pages,  well  exe-^ 
cutcd,  and  perfectly  correct. 

In  the  progress  of  society  and  improvement,  some 
gradual  changes  must  be  expected  in  a  living  language  ; 
and  corresponding  alterations  in  elementary  books  of  in- 
struction, become  indispensable  :  but  it  is  desirable  that 
these  alterations  should  be  as  few  as  possible,  for  they  oc- 
casion uncertainty  and  inconvenience.  And  although 
perfect  uniformity  in  speaking,  is  not  probably  attain- 
able in  any  living  language,  yet  it  is  to  be  wished,  that  the. 
youth  of  our  country  may  be,  as  little  as  possible,  per- 
plexed with  various  differing  systems  and  standards.. 
Whatever  may  be  the  difference  of  opmion,  among  in- 
dividuals, respecting  a  few  particular  words,  or  the  partl- 
cul-.r  arrangement  of  a  few  classes  of  words,  the  general 
interest  of  education  requires,  that  a  disposition  to  multi- 
ply books  and  systems  for  teaching  the  language  of  the 
country,  should  not  be  indulged  to  an  unlimited  extent. 
Oil  this  disposition  however,  the  public  sentiment  alone., 
can  impose  restraint. 

As  the  first  part  of  the  Institute  met  with  the  general 
approbation  of  my  fellow  citizens,  it  is  presumed  the  la- 
lx>r  bestowed  upon  this  work,-  in  connecting  and  im- 
proving the  system,  will  render  it  still  more  acceptable 
to  the  public,  by  facilitating  the  education  of  youth,  and 
enabling  teachere  to  instil  inlo  their  minds,  with  the  first 
rudin^ents  of  the  language,  some  just  idea;s  of  religion, 
morals  and  domestic  economy. 

N.  W. 
New-HavSn,  1861 


ANALYSIS  OF  SOUNDS 

IN  THE 

jEJVGLISH  LJA'GUJGE: 


LANGUAGE,  in  its  more  limited  sense,  is  the  exr 
drcssion  of  i-cleas  by  articulate  sounds.  In  a  more  gene- 
ral sense,  the  word  denotes  all  sounds  by  which  animal- 
express  their  feelings,  in  such  a  tnamier  as  to  be  unde^ 
stood  by  their  own  species.  ^"' 

Articulate  sounds  aic  those  vr.hich  are  formed  by  the 
human  voice,  in  pronouncing  letters,  syllables  and  Mord^j 
and  constitute  the  sfiokcn  language,  which  is  addressed  to 
the  ear.  Letters  are  the  marks  of  sounds,  and  the  first  ek - 
ipents  o^TJiitten  language,  which  is  presented  to  the  cys. 

In  a  perfect  lang;uage,  every  simple  sound  would  be  ex-^ 
pressed  by  a  distmct  character  ;  and  no  character  would 
have  m.ore  than  one  sound.  But  languages  are  not  thus 
perfect ;  and  the  En.glish  Language,  in  particular,  is,  in 
these  respects,  extremely  irregular. 

The  letters  used  in  writing,  when  arranged  in  a  certain 
qustomary  order,  compose  what  is  called  an  Alphabet. 

The  English  Alphabet  consists  of  twenty  six  letters,  or 
single  characters  ;  and  for  want  of  others,  certain  simple 
sounds  are  represented  by  two  letters  united. 

The  letters  or  single  characters  are,  a,  b,  e,  d,  e,  f, 
g->  h>  h  jj  k?  1)  m,  n,  o,  p,  q,  r,  s,  t,  u,  v,  w,  x,  y,  z. 
The  compound  characters  representing  distinct  sounds 
are,  ch,  sh,  th.  There  is  also  a  distinct  sound  expressed 
i^y  '^Si  ^s  in  long  ;  and  another  by  s  or  z,  as  mfiidon^  cz- 
iire,  which  sound  might  be  represented  by  zh. 

Letters  are  of  two  kinds,  vowels  and  consonaiita. 

A  vowel  is  a  simple  articulate  sound,  formed  without 
the  help  of  another  letter,  by  opening  the  mouth  in  a  par- 
ticular manner,  and  begun  and  completed  with  the  same 
position  of  the  organs  ;  as,  c,  e,  o.  The  letters  v/hich  re- 
present these  sounds  are  six  ;  Qy  e,  /,  0,  7/,  y.  But  each 
I  of  these  characters  is  used  to  expi'ess  two  or  mor-e  sounds 


7       An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation. 

The  following  are  the  voAyel  sounds  in  the  Encjliyi 
Language—of  c,  as  in  late,  ask,  ball,  hat,  Avhat. 

of  c,  in  mete,  met. 

of  i,  in  find,  pit. 

of  0,  in  note,  not,  move. 

of  w,  in  truth,  but,  bush. 

of  I/,  in  chyle,  pity. 

The  vowels  have  a  long  and  a  short  sound,  or  quai.^- 

iy  ;  and  the  difterent  quantities  are  represented  by  dif- 

crent  letters.     Thus. 

'     .    ,  ,        C  when  shortened,  ?  ,  '.    .  ^ 

«,  m  late,    <•       *  ,       '  >■  by  <r,  as  ni  let. 

'  '    ^  IS  expressed         )    ^    ' 

^      ec,  in  feet,  by  z,  in  fit,  i^  y  m  pl-ly . 

n    I  09,  in  pool,  by«,  in  pull  Sc  oo  in  v.ool. 

\ji^  m  hall,  by  c,  in  holly  and  a  in 

wallow. 

That  the  sounds  of  a  hi  late  and  e  in  let  are  only  a  mo- 
dification of  the  same  vov/el,  m.ay  be  easily  understood  by 
attenduig  to  the  manner  of  forming  the  sounds  ;  for  n. 
both  words,  the  aperture  of  tlie  mouth  and  the  configu- 
ration of  the  organs  are  the  same.  This  circumstance 
proves  the  sameness  of  the  sound  or  vowel,  in  the  two 
\rords,  though  differing  in  time  or  qu^mtity. 

A  consonant  is  a  letter  which  has  no  sound,  or  an  im- 
perfect one,  without  the  help  of  a  vov/el.  The  conso- 
nants which  are  entirely  silent,  interrupt  the  voice  by 
closing  the  organs  ;  as  b,  d,  g  hard,  k,  p,  t,  which  are 
culled  mutc^  ;  as  in  eb,  ed,  eg,  ek,  ep,  et. 

The  consonants  which  do  not  entirely  interrupt  all 
sound  by  closing  the  organs,  are  f,  1,  m,  n,  r,  s,  v,  Zj 
which  are  all  half  vowels  or  semi-vowels. — To  these 
may  be  added  the  sounds  of  sh,  th,  zh,  and  ng,  in  esh, 
eih,  e2di,  ing,  v/hich  our  language  has  no  Gingle  char- 
racters  lo  e:{press. 

A  dipthongis  the  union  of  two  simple  sounds  uttered 
IP  one  breivtli  or  articulation.  The  two  sounds  do  not 
rArictiy  form  one  ;  for  there  are  two  different  positions  of 
tht  organs,  and  two  distinct  sounds  ;  but  the  transition 
fiom  one  to  the  other  js  so  rapid,  that  the  distinction  is 
scarcely-  perceived,  and  the  sound  is  thei*efore  considered 
as  compound.     Dipthongal  sounds  are  sometimes  cf- 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation,      ^  D* 

presented  by  two  letters,  as  in  voice,  joy,  and  sometimes 
by  one,  as  in  defy ;  the  sound  o-f  z/,  in  the  latter  word,  if 
prolonged,  terminates  in  c,  and  is  rea-lly  dipthongal. 

A  tripthong  is  a  union  of  tliree  vowels  in  a  syllable  ; 
but  it  may  be  questioned  whether  in  any  English  word, 
we  pronounce  three  vowels  in  a  single  articulation.  In 
the  woixl  adieu,  the  three  vovvcis  are  not  distinctly  sound- 
ed. 

B  has  but  one  sound,  as  in  bite. 

C  is  always  sounded  like  k  or  s — like  I',  before  a^  o  artd 
u — and  like  a  before  <?,  i  and  y.     Thus, 
ca,  ce,  ci,  co,  cu,  cy, 
ka,  se,  si,  ko,  ku,  sy. 

At  the  end  of  words  it  is  always  hard  like  k,  as  mjiiU' 
he.  When  followed  by  i  or  e  before  a  vowel,  the  sylla- 
ble slides  into  the  sound  of  «//;  as  in  cetaceous,  graciou^^, 
social,  which  are  pronounced  cetashus,  grashus,  soshal. 

D  has  only  one  sound,  as  in  dress,  bold. 

F  has  its  o\vn  proper  sound,  as  in  life,  fever,  except  i^i 
o/]  where  it  has  the  sound  of  v. 

G  before  a,  o,  and  w  has  always  its  hard  sound,  as  in 
gave,  go,  gun. 

Before  <?,  /  and  y  it  has  the  same  hard  sound  in  some 
words,  and  in  others,  the  sound  ofy.  But  these  varieties 
are  incapable  of  being  reduced  to  any  general  rule,  and 
are  to  be  learnt  only  by  practice,  observation,  and  a  dic- 
tionary, in  which  the  sounds  are  designated. 

H  can  liardly  be  said  to  have  any  sound,  but  it  de- 
notes an  aspiration  or  impulse  of  breath,  which  modi- 
fies the  sound  of  the  following  vowel,   as  in  hcail,  heave. 

I  is  a  vowel,  as  in  fit  ;   or  a  consonant  as  in  bullion. 

J  is  the  mark  of  a  compound  sound,or  union  of  sounds, 
which  may  be  represented  by  dzh,  or  the  toft  g,  as  in 
jelly. 

K  has  but  one  sound,  as  in  king  ;  and  before  n  is  al- 
ways silent,  as  in  know. 

L  h[isbut  one  sound,  as  in  lame.  It  is  silent  before  k^ 
as  in  walk. 


10      An  Easy  Standard  of  Praniinciation. 

M  has-  but  one  sound,  as  in  man  ;  and  is  never  silent. 

N  has  but  one  sound,  as  in  not,  and  is  silent  after 
■^■3  in  hymn. 

P  has  one  uniform  sound,  as  in  pit, 

Q  has  the  power  of  A-,  and  is  always  followed  by  u^  as, 
ifi  question. 

R  has  one  sound  only,  as  in  barrel. 

S  has  the  sound  of  c,  as  in  so  ;  of  z  as  in  rose— and 
when  followed  by  z  preceding  a  vowel,  the  syllable  has 
the  seund  of*//,  as  in  mission  ;  or  r//,  as  in  osier 

T  has  its  proper  sound,  as  in  turn^  at  the  beginning  of 
words  and  end  of  syllables.  In  all  terminations  in  tioiiy 
and  ^m/,  ^z,  have  the  sound  of  «/?,  as  in  nation,  nuptial; 
except  when  preceded  by  s  or  x,  in  which  cases  they 
have  the  sound  of  ch^  as  in  question,  mixtion. 

U  has  the  properties  of  a  consonant  and  vowel,  m  uni- 
on, imanimity,  &c. 

V  has  uniformly  one  sound,  as  in  voice,  live,  and  i:» 
never  silent 

W  has  t'-:e  power  of  a  vowel,  as  in  dwell  ;   or  a  conso- 
nant, as  in  well,  will. 

X  has  tlie  sound  of  ka^  as  in  wax  ;  or  of  5*2:,  as  in  ex- 
ist,  and  in  other  v/ords,  when  followed  l)y  an  accented 
syllable  beginning  with  a  vowel.  In  the  bcginnkig  of 
Greek  names,  it  has  the  sound  of  r,  as  in  Xerxes,  Xen- 
ojjhon. 

Y  is  a  vowel,  as  in  vanity  ^  a  dipthong,  as.  in  defy  ;  cs.^ 
a  consonant,  as  in  young. 

Z  has  its  own  sound  usually,  as  in  zeal,  freeze. 

Ch  liave  the  sound  of  tsh  in  v»^ords  of  English  origin, 
as  in  chip — in  some  words  of  Trench  oririnal,  they  have 
the  sound  of  .sA.  as  in  machine — and  some  ^vords  of  Greek 
origin,  the  sound  of  A:,  as  in  cJiorus. 

C;h  have  tl\e  sound  of/,  as  in  laugh,  or  are  siltr.t  <\^«' 
in  light. 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation*     11 

Ph  have  the  sound  of  /,  as  in  Philosophy ;  except  in 
Stephen,  wiiere  the  sound  is  that  of  t^. 

Ng  have  a  nasal  sound,  as  in  sing  ;   but  when  <?  follows 

the  hitter  takes  the  sound  of  y,  as  in  range.  In  the 
words,  longer,  stronger,  youngei^  the  sound  of  the  g  is 
doubled,  and  the  kst  syllable  is  sounded  as  if  written 
bng-ger,  &c. 

Sh  has  one  sound  only,  as  in  shell ;  but  its  use  is  often 
supplied  by  ti,  ci^  and  cc,  before  a  vowel,  as  in  motion,  gra- 
cious, cetaceous. 

Th  has  two  sounds,  aspirate  and  vocal- — aspirate,  as  in 
think,  bath — vocal,  as  in  those,  that,  bathe. 

Se  before  a,  o,  u  and  r,  are  pronoujiced  hke  sk^  as  in 
scale  scoff,  sculpture,  scribble :  before  f,  z,  j/,  like  soft 
r,  or  5,  as  in  scene,  sceptic,  science,  scytliiaA.  Thus  pro- 
nounced, 

sea,   see,   sci,    sco,    scu,   scy. 
ska,  se,     si,     sito,  sku,  sy. 

Formation  of  Words  and  Sentences. 

Letters  forni  syllables  ;  syllables  fonii  words,  and  words 
form  sentences,  wliich  compose  a  discourse. 

A  syllable  is  a  letter  or  a  union  of  letters,  wliich  can 
be  uttered  at  one  impulse  of  voice. 

A  word  of  one  syllable  is  called  a  monosyllable, 
of  two  syllables  a  dissyllable, 

of  tliKee  syllaliles  a  trissyliable. 

of  many  syllables  a  polysyllable. 

Of  Accenty  Emphasis^  and  Cadence. 

Accent  is  a  forcible  stress  or  impulse  of  voice  on  a  let- 
ter or  syllable,  distuiguishing  it  from  others  in  the  si\me 
word.  When  it  falls  on  a  vowel,  it  prolongs  tlie  sound, 
as  in  glory  ;  when  it  falls  on  a  consonant,  the  preceding 
vowel  is  shoit,  as  in  habit. 

The  general  rule  by  which  accent  is  regulated,  is,  that 
Lhe  stress  of  voice  fialls  on  that  syllable  of  a  word,  which 
renders  the  articulation  most  easy  to  the  speaiter,  and 


12      An  Easy  Standard  of  P renunciation, 

most  agreeable  to  the  hearer— By  this  rule  has  theae- 
centofniost  Avords  been  imperceptibly  established  by 
long  aiid  univers-:d  consent. 

When  a  word  consists  of  three  or  more  syllables 
the  ease  of  speaking  requires  usually  a  secondary  ac- 
cent, of  less  forcible  utterance  than  the  primary^  but 
clearly  distinguishable  from  the  pronimcialion  of  unac- 
cented s^vjiablcs  ;  as  superfluity,  literary.  ' 

In  many  compound  words,  the  parts  of  which  are  im- 1 
portant  words  of  themselves,  there  is  very  little  distinc- 
tion of  accent,  as  ink-stand,  church-yard. 

Emphasis,  is  a  particular  force  of  utterance  given  to 
a  particular  word  in  a  sentence,  on  account  of  its  impor- 
tance. 

Ca(fencc  is  a  fall  or  modulation  of  the  voice  in  reading 
or  speakin.g,  especially  at  the  end  of  a  sentence. 

Words  art  simple  or  compound,  primitive  or  deriva- 
tive. 

A  simple  word  cannot  be  divided,  without  destroying 
the  sense  ;  as  man,  child,  house,  charity,  faith. 

A  compound  word  is  formed  by  tM'O  or  more  words  ; 
as  chimney-piece,  book-bmder. 

Primitive  words  are  such  as  are  not  derived,  but  con- 
stitute a  ladical  stock  from  which  others  are  formed ;  as 
grace,  hope,  charm. 

Derivative  %vords  are  those  which  are  formed  of  a  pri- 
mitive, and  some  termination  ov  additional  syllable  ;  as 
grace-less^,  hope-ful,  charm-ing,  lui-welcomc. 

Spelling  is  the  art  or  practice  of  writing  or  reading  the 
proper  letters  of  a  word;  calle\:l  also  orthography.  In 
foi-ming  tables  fcr  learners,  tlie  best  rule  to  be  observed, 
is,  to  divide  the  syllables  in  such  a  manner  as  to  guide  tlie 
learner  by  the  sound  of  the  letters,  to  the  sound  of  the 
words;  that  is,  to  divide  them  as  they  are  divided  in  a 
just  pronunciation. 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Prormnciatim.       IS 


Key  to  thefoUovnng  Work 
Long, 


1  1 

a  name, 

e  tw  ee  here, 
i  time, 

o  liijte, 

uwrewiuiie, 


dry, 


1 
lute. 

feet. 

f.nd. 
fort, 
new. 

dtfy. 


Short, 


2 
a 

e 
i 
u 

7 

3 
a 
o 
aw 


3 
man, 
men, 
pit, 
tun, 
glory. 


2 
hat. 
let. 
pin. 
but 
Egypt. 


Broad  a  or  atw. 

3  3 

baldj  tall, 

cost,  nought, 
law, 

Flat  a. 

4  4 

ask,  part. 


Short  aio, 

5  5  5 

a  what,  was, 

o  not,  from. 

Oo  proper, 

6  6  6 

o  or  oo  move,  ixx)ni. 

Oo  Short. 


7 

oo 
u 

8 
i 
o 
e 

9 

c 


7 

book, 
bush. 
Short  u. 
8 
sir, 
come, 
her. 

Lo7zg  a. 
9 
there, 

Long  e, 
10 
futlgz^, 


7 

stood, 
full. 

8 

bird, 
love. 


9 
vem. 


10  10  lb 

i  futigz^,         i^kme, 

'^^^  4Ji)th*>ng ;  voice,  joy, 
^^  r  dipthong;  loud,  now. 


EXPLANATION  of  tee  KEY. 

A  figure  stands  as  the  invariable  representative  of  a 
ceruiii  sounci.  The  Sgure  I  represents  the  long  sound 
of  the  lettci's,  a,  e,  i,  o,  v,  or  eiv,  and  y  ;  number  2,  the 
short  swincl  of  the  same  characters  ;  number  3,  marKS 
the  soimd  of  broad  a,  as  in  hall ;  nunfibev  4,  repreyenls 
tht  sound  of  a,  m  father;  numlyjr  5,  represents  the  short 
sound  of  broad  a,  as  in  not^  what ;  number  6,  represents 
the  sound  of  o  in  movc^  commonly  expressed  oo  ;  num- 
ber 7,  represents  the  short  souml  of  oo  in  rooty  bwih  ; 
number  8,  represents  the  sound  of  u  short,  made  by  e, «, 
B 


;14     An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciatien* 

aiid  0,  as  in  her^  bird,  come^  pronounced  hur^  burd  cum  j 
number  9,  represents  the  first  sound  of  a  made  by  e,  as 
in  tfidr^udriy  pronounced  thare^  vane  ;  number  10,  repre- 
Gents  tli£  French  sound  of  z,  which  is  the  same  as  e  long. 

The  sounds  of  the  dipthongs  oi  and  ou  are  not  repre- 
sented by  figures  ;  these  have  one  invariable  scimd,  and 
are  placed  before  the  words  where  they  occur  in  the 
tables. 

Silent  letters  are  printed  in  Italic  characters.  Thus, 
in  head,  goal,  bwild,  people,  %ht,  the  Italic  letters  have 
no  sound. 

6",  when  printed  in  Italic,  is  not  silent,  but  pronounced 
like  z,  as  in  devise^  pronounced  devize.  ^ 

Tlie  letter  e  at  the  end  of  words  of  more  syllables  than 
one,  is  almost  always  silent  :  but  serves  often  to  length- 
en a  forego) Hi^  vowel,  as  in  bid^  bide.;  to  soften  c,  as  in 
notice. ;  or  to  soften  g^  as  in  homage  ;  or  to  change  the 
sound  of  th  from  the  first  to  the  second,  as  in  bath^  bathe. 
In  the  following  work,  when  e  final  lengthens  the  fore: 
going  vowel,  that  is,  gives  it  its  first  sound,  it  is  primed  in 
a  Roman  character,  as  in  fate  ;  but  in  all  other  cases  it  is 
printed  in  Itahc,  except  in  table  39. 

Ch  have  the  English  sound,  as  m  clutrm  ;  except  in  the 
38th  and  39th  tables. 

^lle  sounds  of  th  in  this  and  thou,  are  all  distinguished 
in  the  12th  and  37tli  tables;  except  in  numeral  adjec- 
tives. 

I'he  sound  of  cw  is  invariably  that  of  broad  a,  and  that 
of  (?7y  nearly  the  same  as  u  long. 

N.  B.  Although  one  character  is  siimcient  to  express 
a  simple  sound,  yet  the  combinations  e.e^  a^v^  ewj  ooy  are 
so  well  known  to  express  certain  soui\£ls,that  it  was  judg- 
ed best  to  print  both  letters  in  Roman  characters.  Ck  and 
55  ai'e  also  printed  in  Roman  characters,  though  one . 
alyr^e  would  be  sufficient  to  express  the  sound. 


An  Easy  Standard  of  PronunciatiGn,    IS 


The 

ALPHABET. 

Roman 

.  Letters, 

Italic. 

Names  of  Letters. 

a 

A 

a 

A 

a 

b 

B 

b 

B 

be 

c 

C 

c 

C 

ee 

d 

D 

d 

D 

de 

e 

E 

e 

E 

e 

f 

F 

f 

F 

■ 

ef 

g 

G 

g 

G 

je 

h 

H 

h 

H 

he,  or  avtck 

i 

I 

i 

I 

i 

I 

J 

J 

J 

ja 

k 

K 

k 

K 

ka 

1 

L 

I 

L 

el 

m 

M- 

m 

M 

em 

n 

N 

n 

N 

en 

o 

O 

0 

0 

o 

P 

P 

P 

P 

pe 

q 

Q 

q 

Z 

oil 

r 

R 

1 

r 

R 

er 

fs 

S 

fs 

S 

es 

t 

T 

t 

T 

te 

u 

U 

u 

U 

u 

V 

v. 

1) 

V 

1 

ve 

w 

w 

VJ 

W 

oo 

X 

X 

X 

X 

eks 

y 

Y 

y 

r 

wi  orjQ 

z 

Z 

z 

z 

ze 

&* 

fc?* 

and 

Double  Letters. 

ft; 

ffl 

,  fi, 

ft. 

m. 

fh. 

This  is  not  a  letter,  but  a  character  standing  for  and.  Children 
should  therefore  be  taught  to  c^l  it  and,-  not  and  per  se. 


oc 

lie 

od 

lid 

of 

llf 

ol 

ul 

at 
ar 


Lesson   VL 

ik     ek     ik     ok    uk 

et      it      ot    ut 

er     ir     or    ur 

az     ez     iz     oz    uz 

Lesson  VU. 
bla  ble     bli    bio    blu. 
da  cle     cli    clo   clu 
pla  pie    pli    p!o   plu 


16     An  Eaay  Standard  of  Pranuneiatwn* 
TABLE    L 

Lesson    I. 
ba  be  bi  bo  Idu  by 
ca  ce^'ci^co  cu  cy* 
da  de  di  do  du  dy 
jEi    fe    fi     fo   fii    fy 
ka  ke  ki   ko  ku  ky 

Lksson  IL 
p^a  ge  gi    go  gu  gy 
ha  he  hi    ho  Im  hy 
ma  me  mi  mo  mu  my 
na  ne  iii   no  nu  ny 
ra  re    ri    ro    ru   ry 
ta    te    ti     to  tu    ty 
wa  we  \vi  wo.  wu  wy 

Lesson  IIL 
la  le'  li    lo    lu    ly 
pa  pe   pi   po  pu  py 
sa   se    si    so  su    sy 
za  ze    zi   zo  zii  zy 

Lesson  IV. 

ab   eb    ib    ob     ub 

ac    ec    ic 

ad    ed    id 

af    ef    if 

al     el     il 

Lesson  V. 
ag  eg  ig  og  ug 
am  em  im  om  um 
ail  en  in  on  un 
ap  ep  ip  op  up 
as  es  is  os  us 
av  ev  iv  ov  uv 
ax    ex    ix     ox    ux 


fla    fie     fli     flo     flu 
va    ve     vi     vo     vu 

Lesson  VIIL 
bra  bre  bri  bro  bru 
era  ere  cri  cro  cru 
pra  pre  pri  pro  pru 
gra  gre  gri  gro  gru 
pha  phe  plii  pho  phu 

Lesson  IX. 
chii  ehe  chi  cho  cliu  chy 
dradre  dri  drodrudry 
fra  fre  fri  fro  frii  fry 
gla  gje  gli  glo  glu  gly 

Lesson  X. 
sla  sle  sli  sip  slu  sly 
qua  que  qui  quo 
sha  she  shi  sho  shushy 
spa  spe  spi  spo  spuspy 

Lesson    XL 
sta  ste  sti  sto  stu  sty 
sea  see  sci  sco  sou  scy 
tha  the  thi  tho  thu  thy 
tra  tre  tri  tro  tru  try 

They  should  be  taught  to  pronounce  ce,  c/,  cy,  like  se,  *i,  sjr. 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation.      17 

Lesson  XII. 

spla        sple        spli       splo        splu  sply 

spra       spre       spri      spro        spru  spry 

stra        stre        stri       stro         stru  stiy 

swa        swe       swi       swo        swu  swy 

TABLE    IL 

IVords  of  one  syllable. 

Note.  A  figure  placed  over  the  first  word,  marks  the  soimd  of 
the  vowel  In  all  that  follow  in  that  colunin,  until  contrailicted  by 
another  iigure. 

Lesson    I. 

Bag    big     b6g     bug     den    cap  bit  dot 

fag      dig     dog     dug     hen     gap  cit  got 

cag     fig      fog      hug     men   lap  hit  hot 

%^Z     %^%    ^^§     ^^^S     P^^    ^^*^P  P^^    i^^ 
hag     pig    jog      mug   ten     rap     sit      lot 

rag      wig    log      tug     wen   tap    wit     not 

Lesson  IL 
Min  f6b  btd  bid  bid  fop  bet  but 
can  job  had  fed  did  hop  ^. get  cut 
pan  mob  lad  led  lid  lop  let  hut 
ran  rob  mad  red"  hid  mop  met  nut 
van      sob    sad     wed    rid-    top     yet     put 

Lesson  IIL 
Bgit  i^  gilt '    bind    blld     brSg    cl6d  :  brftd 
melt    hilt      hand    bred     drag    plod     clad 
felt       milt     land     fled       flag     shod    glad 
pelt      jilt-     sand    shed     stag    trod     shad 

Lesson  •  IV, 
Cl6g    glut    bllb    chub   damp   bump   b§nd 
flog      shut  drab    club    camp    jump    lend 
frog     smut  crab     dmb  lamp     lump    mend 
grog    shn    scab     grub  vamp    pump    send.. 
B2 


18      An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronuuciati&n, 
Lesson    V. 


Bind  b6ld  cill  bin 

find  hold  fall  fill 

mind  fold  gall  hill 

kind  sold  hall  kill 

lyind  gold  tall 


bent  best  brim 

dent  lest  grim 

lent  nest  skim 

sent  jest  swim 


mill  went  pest  trim 

, Lesson  VL 

Lace    dice    fade     bide  cage  bake  dine 

mace   mice    lade     ride  page  cake  fine 

trace    nice     made  side  rage  make  pine 

pace     rice      wade  wide  wage  wake  wine 

Lesson  VII. 

Gale    cape    pipe    cope  dire  date  drive 

pale     rape     ripe     hope  hire  hate  five 

sale      tape     wipe   rope  fire  fate  hive 

vale     ape      type    pope  wire  grate  rive 

Lesson  VIIL 

Dote    file      dame  fare  bore  bone  no^e 

mote    bile     fame   mare  fore  cone  daye 

note     pile  .  came  rare  tore  hone  hoje- 

vote     vile     name  tare  wore  tone  ro^e 


Blink  blfish 

fiank  flush 

frank  plush 

prank  crush 


Bind  bliss 

grand  dress 

stand  press 

strand  stress 


TABLE  III. 

Lesson    I. 

flkt 

brace 

price 

brine 

sheet 

chace 

slice 

shine 

street 

grace. 

spice. 

swine 

greet 

space 

twice. 

twine 

Lesson   IL 

crime 

broke 

bldde 

bldme 

chime. 

choke 

spade 

flame 

prime 

cloke 

trade 

shame 

slime 

smoke 

shade. 

frame 

An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation,       19 
Lesson  JII. 
Brake     gl^'e     brive     henc*?     minc^     bleed 
drake     share     crave     fenc^     sinc^       breed 
fiake       snare     grave    penc<?     prince     speed, 
spake     spare     slave     sens<?      rins^       steed . 

Lesson  IV. 
And   fll     age     Us      rich     less     duke     life 
act      ink  aim    ha^      held    mess  mule     wife 
apt      fact  aid     hast     gift     kiss     rule      safe 
ell       fan   ice     hath    dull    miss    time     male 
ebb     left  ale     add     till      tush    tune     save 
^gg     self  ace    elf       will     hush    mute    here 
end     els<?  ape  pen     well    desk    maze    robe 

Lesson    V. 
Glade    snake     tract     clank      cllmp     biSck 


grade     glaze 
chave     craze 


pact      crank      champ     crack 
plant    shank      cramp     match 


sang    plank      spasm    patch 
fang     clump     splash     fetch 


wave      prate 

quake    slate 

stage      shape  raHg  thump     crash 
Lesson  VL 

sire  strife  bride       brick 

quire  fife  chide       kick 

spire  trite  gKde       chick 


Mine 

spine 

vine 

gripe 

snipe 


mire      quite    ^*ride      click 


vetch 

strive 

spike 

splice 

strike 

ride 

wide 


smite     squire  vice        lick 
stripe     spite      spike  trice       stick 

Lesson  VIL 

E^XLmjilea  of  the  formation  of  the  filural  from  the  singular^ 
and  of  other  derivatives. 


name,  names 
dame,  dames 
gale,     gales 


camp,  camps 
clamp,  clamps 
kmp,  lamps 


slave,     slaves 
brave,    braves 
stave>     stav^ 


20.-    . 

An  Easy 

Standard  of  Promnuiation. 

scale. 

scales 

scalp, 

scalps 

mate, 

mates  . 

cape, 

capes 

map,. 

maps 

state, 

states  3 

grape. 

gi-apes 

plant. 

plants 

mind, 

minds ' 

craiie. 

cranes 

plank. 

planks 

bind, 

binds 

shade. 

shades 

^•ag, 

flags 

snare. 

snares 

grade, 

grades 

bank. 

banks 

snake, 

snakes 

Lesson  VIII. 

cake. 

cakes 

chap, 

chaps 

shake, 

shakes 

flake, 

flakes 

flank, 

flanks 

spade, 

spades  . 

hope. 

hopes . 

shine, 

shines 

pipe 

pipes 

note. 

notes 

slope. 

slopes 

wire. 

wires 

blot. 

blots. 

fold, 

folds 

hive. 

hives 

cube. 

cubes 

club. 

clubs 

pine. 

pines 

grave. 

graven 

vote. 

votes 

fade. 

fades 

street. 

streets 

cone. 

cones 

mill. 

mills 

'^heet, 

sheets 

bone. 

bones 

hill, 

hiUs  . 

Lesson    IX; 

ciide, 

sides 

blank. 

blanks 

mare. 

mares 

vale, 

vales 

choke, 

chokes 

tare. 

tares 

wife, 

Avives 

cloke. 

clokes  . 

grate. 

grates  . 

life. 

lives 

smoke,  smokes 

smite. 

smites 

hive. 

hives, 

flame. 

flames 

brick. 

.  bricks 

drive, 

drives 

frame, 

frames 

kick, 

kicks 

go» 

goes 

stand. 

stands 

stick. 

sticks 

wo, 

w^oes 

drove. 

droves 

bride, 

brides 

do. 

does 

robe, 

robes 

fire. 

fires 

add, 

adds 

spot. 

spots 

smell, 

smells 

lad, 

lads 

flag, 

flags 

swim, 

swims 

TABLE   IV. 

Easy  'words  ofnvo  syllables  y  accented  on  the  first. 

WJiien  the  stress  of  \'oice  falls  on  a  vowel,  it  is  necessarily  long, 
and  is  marked  by  the  figure  1.  When  the  stress  of  voice  falls  on 
a  consonant,  the  preceding  vowel  is  necessaarily  short,  and  is  mark- 
ed by  figure  2, 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronundatton.      21 

STo  figwesareplacedoverthe  vowels  in  unaccented  syllables,  because 
they  are  short.  It  must  be  observed,  however,  that  in  unac- 
cented terminating  syllables,  ahnost  all  vowels  are  pronounced 
like  i  and  u  sliort.    Thus, 

al  is  pronounced  ul,    raral  rurvX^ 
et  it,  ///et///it. 

.This  is  the  general  rule  in  the  language;  originating  doubtless 
ronn  this  cause,  that  short  i  and  u  are  pronounced  with  a  less  aper- 
ure  or  opening  of  the  mouth,  with  less  excrtimis  of  the  organs,  and 
onsequently  with  naore  ease  than  the  other  vow elis  in  these  termi- 
lating  syllables;  for  in  order  to  pronounce  them  right,  nothing 
nore  is  requisite  than  to  lay  a  proper  stress  of  the  voice  on  the  ao- 
{5nted  S)- llaWe,  and  pronounce  the  unaccented  syllables  with  more 
ase  and  rapidhy .  When  any  of  these  terininations  are  accented, 
15  some  of  them  are,  the  vowel  retains  its  own  sound;  z^cofnpel, 
ament,  deprfss,  8ic. 

The  ngures  are  placed  over  the  vowels  of  the  accented  syllables ; 
,nd  one  6gure  marks  all  the  words  thai  follow,  till  it  is  cont»adicteid 
J  another  figure. 

3a  ker 
3ri  er 
ii  der 

ra  zy 
3ri  er 

ru  el 
lial 
ii  et 
in  ty 
iy  er 
ira  per 
fatal 
fe  ver 
5  nal 
3a  gi-ajit 
3u  ent 
fo  ciis 
firii  gal 
foei 


glory 

ne  gi'O 

sa  cred 

gi  ant 

o  ver 

se  cret 

gra  vy 

pagan 

sha  dv 

gru  el 

pa  per 

SI  lent 

holy 

pa  pist 

so  ber 

hu  man 

pi  lot 

spi  der 

i  cy 

pli  ant 

sto  ry 

idol 

poet 

stu  dent 

i  vy 

pre  cept 

stu  pid 

jury 

pru  dent 

ta  per 

julep 

qui  et 

tra  der 

la  dy 

ra  ker 

ti  dings 

la  zy 

re  al 

to  ry 

legal 

ri  der 

total 

li  ar 

ri  ot 

tri  al 

li  on 

ru  by 

tru  ant 

ma  ker 

ru  in 

tu  mult 

mo  dish 

ru  Icr 

tu  tor 

mo  mciit 

ru  ral 

va  eant 

22      An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronundatwn-. 
va  grant     cut  ler         ham  let         mut  ter 


va  ry 

dan  ger 

ban  iel 

num  ber  > 

vi  per 

differ 

hap  py 

nut  meg 

vi  tal 

din  ner 

hill  der 

nurs  ling 

vo  cal 

drum  mer 

hull  dred 

pam  per 

wa  fer 

el  der 

hunt  er 

pan  nel   r 

wa  ge^ 

em  l^r^ 

in  sect 

pan  try    ; 

wa  ger 

em  blem. 

in  step 

pat  tern 

wo  ful 

en  ter 

in  to 

pat  ron 

Sb  hot 

fac  tor 

jest  er 

pen  cil 

act  or 

fag  got 

ken  nel 

pen  ny 

ad  der 

fan  cy 

kind  red 

pep  per 

ad  vent' 

fan  torn 

king  dom 

pil  lar 

al  um 

fat  ling 

kin^  man 

pil  fer 

am  ber 

fer  ret 

lad  der 

pil  grim. 

an  gel 

m  let 

Ian  tern 

plum  met 

bal'lad 

fian  nel 

lap  pet 

pup  py 

bank  er 

flat  ter 

iat  ter 

ram  mer 

ban  ter 

flutter 

let  ter 

ran  som 

bap  tist 

fran  tic 

lim  ber 

rec  tor  ^- 

bat  ter 

fun  nel 

lim.  ner 

rem  nant 

bet  ter 

gal  lop 

lit  ter 

ren  der 

bit  ter 

gam  moil 

luck  y 

ren  net 

blun  der 

gan  der 

mam  mon 

rub  brsh' 

buffet 

gar  ret 

man  na     . 

sad  ler 

bur  gess 

gen  try- 

man  ner 

sal  lad 

car  rot 

gib  bet ; 

mat  ron 

sand  y 

chan  nel 

gip  sy 

mem  ber 

sat  in 

chap  man 

glim  mer 

mer  ry 

scan  {\A 

chap  ter 

glit  ter 

mill  er 

scat  ter 

chat  ter 

gul  let 

mit  ten 

sel  dom 

child  ren 

gun  ner 

mur  der 

self  ish 

chil  iy 

gus  set 

mud  dy 

sen  tenc#» 

«iri  der 

gut  ter 

mur  mur 

shat  ter . 

An  Easy  Standard  of  Prominclation.      23 


shep  /zerd 
shil  ling 

tan  ner 

tat  ler 

vred  ding 
,  wW  f  ul 

hor  rid 
jocky 

sig  nal 
sil  ver 

tern  per 

ten  der 

;  will  ing     ; 
v.'i^  dom 

.  Jol  \y 
mot  to 

sin  ner 

ten  dril 

art  less 

on  set 

slat  tern 

ten  ter 

art  iot 

offer 

slen  der 

tim  ber 

after 

of  f\C€ 

slum  ber 
smug  gler 
spin  net 

trench  er 
trump  ct 
tarn  bjjtr 

chop  per 
com  mcnt 
com  mon 

pot  ter 
rob  ber 
sot  tish 

spir  it 
splen  did 

tur  ky 

vei  lum 

.  con  duct 
con  cord 

cler  gy 
er  rand 

splen  dor 
splin  tcr 

vel  vet 

ves  sel 

con  gress 
con  quest 

her  mit 
ker  nel 

stam  nier 

vie  tim 

con  sul 

mer  cy 

sub  ject 

vul  gar 

con  vert 

per  feet 

sud  den 

ug  ly 

doc  tor 

per  son 

suf  fer 

ui  cer 

dross  y 

ser  mon 

sul  len 

un  der 

do]  lar 

ser  pent 

sul  try    . 
sum  mon 

up  per 
ut  most 

fbd  der 
foi  ly 

serv  ant 
ver  min 

tally 

ut  ter 

fop  pish 

ven  om 

TABLE    V. 

Easy  \\>ords  oj  two  sylLiblcs.  accented  cm  the 
second. 

N.  E.  In  gei"ie5tii,  wruu  a  yoaci  in.  an  una,cce\iiecl  svllable, 
Jtandfc  alone  cr  ends  a  svl^lablc,*  "it  has  ns  tivst  sound,  as  in  pt-'teci ; 
/et  as.  we  do  nor  dweli^  upon  tt^e.  vo.vejf,'  it  is  short  and  weak. 
Wlneu  the  vow  ti,  n  such  s-  llables,  is  joined  to  a  consonaiit,  it  has 
its  sec  r.u  scum  ;   as /ladress.  »,  .      - 

*  P.vit  if  a  voV\  el  unaccemed  ends  the  word,  it  has  its  second 
;ou)id,  as,  in  cit> . 


a  dore 


a  iiKQ 
al  Ji-rie 
a  lone 


a  mnzc 


at  GAK- 


at  tire 
be  lore 
be  have 


24      An  Easy  Standard  of  PronunciaUim, 


be  hold 

fore  seen 

trans  late 

di  rect 

com  ply 

im  brii^ 

un  bind 

dis  band 

com  pute 

im  pale 

un  told 

dis  miss 

com  plcte 

in  cite 

un  fold 

dis  sent 

con  fine 

In  flame 

un  glu^ 

cHs  tinct 

con  jure 

in  trnde 

un  kind 

dis  trust 

con  sunie 

in  sure 

\xn  lace 

dis  tract 

con  trol 

in  vite 

un  ripe 

dis  tiirb 

ere  ate 

mis  name 

un  safe 

ef  feet 

de  cide 

mis  place 

ab  rtipt 

e  mit 

de  dare 

mis  rule 

ab  surd 

en  camp 

de  duce 

mis  take 

ac  cept 

en  rich 

defy 

mo  rose 

ad  diet 

e  vent 

de  fine 

par  take 

ad  dress 

e  vin(  € 

de  grade 

per  spire 

ad  mit 

ful  fil 

de  note 

po  lite 

a  mend 

fi  nanctf 

de  {)ute 

pre  pare 

a  midst 

gal  lant 

de  rive 

pro  mote 

ar  rang<? 

him  self 

dis  like 

re  bate 

as  cend 

im  pend 

dis  place 

re  buke 

be  set 

im  plant 

dis  robe 

re  cite 

ca  nal 

im  press 

dis  taste 

re  cline 

col  lect 

im  print 

di  vine 

re  duce 

com  pel 

in  cur 

e  lope 

re  late 

con  duct 

in  dent 

en  dure 

rely 

con  tend 

in  feet 

en  force 

re  mind 

con  tent 

in  fest 

en  gage 

re  plete 

cor  rect 

in  diet 

en  rage 

re  vere 

cor  rupt 

in  stil 

en  roi 

se  duce 

de  duct 

in  struct 

en  su^ 

sub  lime 

de  feet' 

in  vest 

en  tice 

su  pine 

de  fend 

mis  giv<r 

en  tire 

su  premc 

de  press 

mis  print 

e  vade 

sur  rive 

de  rang^ 

mis  trust 

for  sworn 

tra  duce 

de  tect 

mo  lest 

All  Easy  Standard 
neg  lect 
eb  struct 
oc  cur 


of  ienc^ 
o  mit 
op  press 
per  mit 
por  tend 
pre  tend 
pre  diet 
-pro  ject 
pro  tect 
pro  test 
re  cant 
refit 
•re  lax 
re  mit 


re  press 
re  tract 
re  trench 
ro  bust 
ro  manc(? 
se  dan 
se  lect 
subject 
sub  mit 
sub  tract 
sus  pensd" 
trans  act 
trans  cend 
trans  gress 
trans  plant 
tre  pan 
un  apt 


of  Pronufu 
un  bend 
un  fit 
un  hing^ 
un  hurt 
un  man 
de  bar 
de  part 
^is  arm 
dis  card 
em  ba/m 
em  bark 
en  chant 
en  larg^ 
huz  za 
un  arm 
un  bar 
ab  iior 


latian,       - 
re  voIv<? 
re  volt 
de  spond 
un  lock 
con  cert 
de  fer 
di  vert 
in  verse 
in  vert 
per  vert 
per  verse 
re  fer 
con  fer 
de  ter 
infer 
in  ter 
in  tend 


Easy  voords 
the  first 
Cru  ci  fix 
cru  el  ty 
de  cen  cy 
di  a  dem 
di  a lect 
drapery 
droll  e  ry 
du  ti  fill 
flu  en  cy 
i  ro  ny 
i  vory 
la  zi  ness 
11  bra  ry 


TABLE    VI. 

of  three  syllables;  the  full  accent  on 
,  and  a  ^voeak  accent  on  the  third, 
iu  na  cy       si  mon  y      ad  a  mant 
no  ta  YY       stu  pi  ly      am  i  ty 
nu  mer  al     tu  te  lar       am  iies  X^j' 
nu  trim  ent  ^^a  can  cy     ar  ro  gant 
overplus     va  gran  cy  bai'  ris  ter 
po  et  ry       ab  do  men  but  ter  y 
pri  ma  cy    al  le  gro       ben  e  fit 
pri  ina  ry     ad  mi  ral 
pu  ri  ty        al  co  ran 
re  gen  (^     an  iiTi  al 
rudim  ent  an  nu  al 
se  ere  cy     ac  cid  eii t 
scrutiny    al  im  ent 


big  a  my 
big  ot  ry 
but  ter  fly 
cal.i  CO 
cal.en  dac 
cab  in  et 


:26      An  Easy  Standard  of  Prommciation. 
can  is  ter     en  ti  ty        len  i  ty        ped  i  gree 
can  ni  bal    ep  i  gram  lep  ro  sy      pen  al  ty 
can  o  py      es  cu  lent    lev  i  ty         pen  u  ry 
cap  i  tal       ev  e  ry        Jib  er  al       pes  ti  lent 
chast  i  ty     fac  ul  ty       lib  er  ty       pil  lo  ry 
cin  namon  fac  tor  y      Jig  a  ment  prac  tic  al 
cit  i  zni       fam  i  ly       lin  e  al         prin  cip  al 
clar  i  fy       fel  o  ny        lit  a  ny        pub  lie  an 
clas  sical     fes  tiv  al      lit  er  al        punc  tu  al 
clem  en  cy  fin  ic  al       lit  ur  ^      pun  gen  cy 
cler  ic  al      fish  er  y      Jux  u  ry      pyr  a  mid 
cur  ren  cy    gal  lant  ly  man  i  fest     rad  ic  al 
cyl  in  der    gal  le  ry       man  i  fold  rar  i  ty 
den  i  zen     gar  ri  sow    man  ner  ly  reg  u  lar 
det  rim  ent  gen  e  ral     mar  in  er     rem  e  dy 
,dif  fid  ent    gun  ner  y     m.ed  ic  al    rib  aid  ry 
differ  ent    hap  pi  ness  mel  o  dy     rev  er  end 
dif  fi  cult    her  aid  ry    mem  o  ry    rit  u  al 
dig  ni  ty      imple  ment  mes  sen  ger  riv  u  let 
dil  i  gent     im  pu  dent  mil  lin  er     sac  ra  ment 
div  id  end  in  ere  ment  mirt  er  al     sal  a  ry 
dul  cim  er    in  di  go       min  is  ter    sat  is  fy 
ec  sta  cy      in  dus  tr)^    mus  cu  lar  sec  u  lar 
ed  it  or        in  fan  cy      mys  te  ry    sed  im  ait 
ef  fi  gy         in  fant  ry    nat  u  ral      sen  a  tor 
el  em  ent    in  fi  del      pan  o  ply     sen  ti  ment 
el  c  gy         instrument  par  a  dox     sen  tin  el 
em  biis  sy   in  te  ger      par  a  gon     sev  er  al 
ebony       intellect     parallax    -sillabub 
em  bry  o      in  ter  est     i>ar  al  lei      sim  il  ar 
€m  e  raid     in  ter  Val     par  a  pet      sin  gu  lar 
em  pe  ror    in  va  lid      par  1  ty        sin  is  ter 
en  e  my      jus  J  fy      pat  ri  ot       slip  pe  ry 
-en  mi  ty     leg  a  cy      ped  ant  xy  sub  si  df 


Ah  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation,       ^ 
sum  ma  ry  ur  gen  cy     hos  pi  tal     prod  i  gd 
supplementwag  gon  er  lot  te  ry       prod  i  gy 
sym  me  try  wil  der  ness  men  u  ment  prom  in  ent : 
tarn  a  rind    har  bin  ger  nom  in  al     prop  er  ty 
tapestry     harmony    ocular 
tem  po  ral   harpsichord  oc  cu  py 
ten  den  cy  cod  i  cil        of  fr  cer 
ten  e  ment  col  o  ny       or  a  tor 
ter  ri  fy        com  e  dy     or  i  gin 
tes  ta  ment  com  ic  al     or  na  ment  quan  da  ry 
tit  u  lar        con  ju  gal    or  re  ry       cir  ti  fy 
typ  ic  al       con  tin  ent  otto  man 
tyr  an  ny     contraband  pol  i  cy 
vag  a  bond  con  tra  ry     pol  i  tic 
van  i  ty        doc  u  ment  pop  u  lar 
vic  tor  y      di"op  sic  al   pov  er  ty 
vil  la  ny       glob  u  lar     pon  der  ous  reg  u  late 
vin  e  gar     gloss  a  ry    prob  i  ty     tcr  ma  gant 


pros  o  dy 
prot  est  ant 
quad  ru  ped  > 
qual  i  tf 
quan  ti  ty 


mer  cu  ry 
per  fi  dy 
per  ju  ry 
per  ma  nent 
per  tin  ent 


JEasy  words 

A  bdse  ment 
a  gree  ment 
al  li  ance 
al  lure  ment 
ap  pa  rent 
ar  ri  val 
a  maze  ment 
at  one  ment 
CO  e  qua! 
con  fine  ment 
coil  trg|  Icr 
de  ci  pher 


TABLE  VIi: 

of  three  syllables y 
second, 
de  CO  rum 
de  ni  al 
de  cri  d 
de  port  ment 
de  po  nent 
die  ta  tor 
di  plo  ma 
en  rol  ment 
entice  ment 
e  qua  tor 
he  ro  ic 
il  k  gal 


actcnted  on  the 

im  pm  dent 
oc  ta  vo 
op  po  nent 
poma  mm  ^ 
pri  me  val    " 
re  ci  tal 
re  li  anc^ 
re  qui  tal ' 
re  vi  val 
spec  ta  tor 
sub  scri  bcr 
survivor 


28      An  Easy 
tcs  ta  tor 
tes  ta  trix 
ti'ans  la  tor 
trans  pa  rent 
tri  bu  nal 
ver  ba  tim 
vol  ca  no 
ui#e  qual 
un  mindful 
a. ban  don 
ac  cus  torn 
af  feet  ed 
ag  gress  or 
a  mend  ment 
ap  j>ar  el 
ap  pend  ix 
as  cend  ant 
as  sas  sin 
as  sem  blv 
at  tach  ment 
at  tend  ant 
be  gin  ning 
be  wil  der 
CO  hab  it 
col  lect  or 
con  sid  er 
con  tin  gent 
con  tract  or 
de  cant  er 
de  lin  quent 
de  liv  er 
de  mer  it 
de  tach  ment 
di  lem  ma 


Standard  of  Prominciation, 
di  min  ish  pro  tect  or 


dis  sent  er 
dis  tern  per 
dis  tin  guish 
di  ur  nal 
dog  mat  ic 
do  m.es  tic 
dra  mat  ic 
e  jcct  ment 
em  bar  rass 
em  bel  lish 
em  pan  nel 
en  camp  ment 
e<]uip  ment 
er  rat  ic 
es  tab  lish 
hys  ter  ic 
in  ces  sant 
in  clem  ent 
in  cum  bent 
in  hab  it 
in  sip  id 
in  trin  sic 
in  val  id 
ma  lig  nant 
mo  nas  tic 
noc  tur  nal 
pa  cif  ic 
pe  dant  ic 
po  lem  ic 
pre  cept  or 
pre  tend  er 
pro  hib  it 
prolific- 


pu  is  sant 
re  dimd  ant 
re  fresh  ment 
relinquish 
re  luct  ant 
re  mem  ber 
re  plen  ish 
re  plev  in 
re  pug  nant 
re  pub  lish 
romantic 
se  ques  ter 
spe  cif  ic 
sur  ren  der 
to  bac  CO 
trans  cend  ent 
trans  gress  or 
tri  umph  ant 
um  brelja 
a  bol  ish 
ac  com  plish- 
ad  mon  ish 
as  ton  ish 
de  moi  ish 
di^  ^olv  ent 
im  mod  est 
im  mor  tal 
im  pos  tor 
im  prop  er 
in  con  stant 
in  sol  vent 
im  mor  al 
un  god  ly 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation      2^ 
TABLE    VIII. 
Easy  ivords  of  three  syllables^  accented  on  the 
frst  and  third. 


AL  a  mode 
dev  o  tee 
dis  a  gree 
dis  es  teem 
dom  i  neer 
imr  ma  ture 
im  por  tune 
in  com  mode 
in  t'er  cede 
in  tro  duce 
mis  ap  ply- 
mis  be  have . 


o  ver  taive 
rec  on  cile 
ref  u  gee 
su  per  sede 
su  per  scribe 
vol  un  teer 
un  der  mhie 
ap  pre  hend 
con  de  scend 
con  tra  diet 
dis  pos  sess 
in  di  rect 


in  cor  rect 
in  ter  mix 
o  \'er  run 
o  ver  turn 
rec  oi lect 
rec  om  mend 
rep  re  hend 
su  per  add 
un  der  stand 
un  der  sell 
dis  con  cern' 
dis  con  nect 


TABLE  IX. 

Easy  njdords  of  four  syllables^    the  full  accent  on 
the  firsts  and  the  half  accent  on  the  third. 


Lumi  na  ry 
mo  ment  a  ry 
nu  ga  to  ry 
bre  vi  a  ry 
lo  cu  ra  cy 
»c  cri  mo  ny 
ad  mi  ral  ty 
ad  ver  sa  ry 
al  i  mo  ny 
alle  go  ry- 
cer  e  mo  ny 
cus  tom  a  ry 
del  i  ca  cy 
dif  fi  cult  y 


dil  a  to  ry 
ep  i  lep  sy 
em.is  sa  ry 
ig  no  min  y 
in  ti  ma  cy 
in  tri  ca.  cy 
in  vent  o  ry 
man  da  to  ry 
mat  ri  mo  ny 
mer  ce  na  ry 
mis  eel  la  ny  - 
mil  i  ta  ry 
pat  ri  mo  ny 
plan  et  a  ry 
C2 


preb  end  a  ry 
pref  a  to  ry 
pur  ga  to  ry 
sal  u  ta  ry 
sane  tu  a  ry 
sec  re  ta  ry 
sed  en  ta  ry 
Stat  u  a  ry 
sump  tu  a  ry 
ter  ri  to  ry  , 
tes  ti  mo  ny 
trib  u  ta  ry 
per  emp  to  ry  > 
sub  lu  naxy> 


^  J       An  Easj  Standard  of  Pronunciatwn, 
c6n  tro  ver  sy    prom  on  to  ry    con  tu  ma  cy 
men  as  te  ry       vol  iin  ta  ry        con  tu  me  ly 
ob  sti  na  cy        ob  du  ra  cy        drom  e  da  ry 
prom  is  so  ry     com  ment  a  ry  com  mis  sa  ry 

The  words  het-e'ro~dox,lin-e-a-ment,  pat-ri-ot-wm,  sep-tu-a-gint, 
have  the  full  accent  on  the  first  syllable,  aud  the  half  accent  on  the 

last. 


TABLE  X. 

Easy  war  as  of  Jour  syllables  accented  on  the 
second. 

ob  scu  ri  ty 
ob  tain  a  h\e 
pro  pri  e  ty 
se  cu  ri  ty 
so  bri  e  ty 


A  e  ri  al 
an  nu  i  ty 
ar  mo  ri  al 
cen  tu  ri  on 
col  le  gi  al 


com  mu  nic  ant  va  cu  i  ty 
com  mu  ni  ty  va  ri  e  ty 
con  gru  i  ty       ab  surd  i  ty 


con  nu  bi  al 
cor  po  re  al 
ere  du  li  ty 
cri  te  ri  on 
e  le  gi  ac 
fu  tu  ri  ty 


ac  tiv  1  ty 
ac  cess  a  ry 
ac  cess  o  ry 
ad  min  is  ter 
ad  vers  i  ty 
a  dul  te  ry 


gram  ma  r i  an  af  fin  i  ty 
gra  tu  i  ty  a  nal  o  gy 


his  to  n  an 
Xi  bra  ri  an 
ma  te  ri  al 
ma  tu  ri  ty 
me  mo  ri  al 
mer  cu  ri  al 


a  nat  o  my 
an  tag  o  nist 
ar  til  le  ry 
a  vid  i  ty 
bar  bar  i  ty 
brutal  Lty 


©Ut  rage  diss  ly  ea  lam  i  ty 


cap  tiv  1  ty 
ce  lib  a  cy 
ci  vil  i  ty 
cli  mac  ter  ic 
CO  in  cid  ent 
col  lat  e  ral 
cam  par  is  on 
com  pet  it  or 
com  pui  so  ry 
conjee  tur  al 
con  spir  a  cy 
con  stit  u  ent 
de  cliv  i  ty 
de  Iin  quen  cj, 
de  prav  i  ty 
di  am  e  ter 
dis  par  i  ty 
di  vin  i  ty 
effect  u  al 
e  lee  trie  al 
em  p}T  c  al 
c  pis  CO  pal 
e  pit  o  me 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation. 

e  qulv  a  lent       ho  bil  i  ty  ve  nal  i  ty 

nil  mer  ic  al 
om  nip  o  tent 
par  tic  II  lar 
per  pet  u  al 
po  lit  ic  al 
po  lyg  a  my 
pos-ter  i  ty 
pre  cip  it  ant 
pre  die  a  ment 
pro  fund  i  ty 
pros  per  i  ty 
ra  pid  i  ty 
re  cip  ro  cal 
re  pub  lie  an 
sab  bat  ic  al 
sa  tan  ic  al 
scur  ril  i  ty 
se  ver  i  ty 
sig  nif  ic  ant 
se  ren  i  ty 
sin  cer  i  ty 
so  lem  ni  ty 
su  prem  a  cy 
ter  res  tri  al 


31 


e  quiv  o  cal 
e  van  gel  ist 
e  vent  u  al 
fa  tal  i  ty 
fer  til  i  ty 
fes  tiv  i  ty 
fi  del  i  ty 
for  mal  i  tv 
fru  gal  i  ty 
gram  mat  ic  al 
ha  bit  u  al 
hos  til  i  ty 
hu  mani  ty 
hu  mil  ity 
i  den  ti  ty 
im  mens  i  ty 
im  ped  im  ent 
ju  rid  ic  al 
le  vit  ic  al 
Ion  gev  i  ty 
ma  lev  o  lent 
ma  lig  ni  ty 
m'l  len  ni  um 
mo  ral  i  ty 
mu  nif  i  cent 
na  tiv  i  ty 
ne  ces  si  ty 


VI  cin  1  ty 
a  p6l  o  gy 
a  pos  ta  cy 
as  trol  o  ^ 
as  tron  o  my 
bi  og  ra  phy 
com  mod  i  ty 
con  com  it  ant 
de  moc  ra  cy 
de  spond  en  cy 
e  con  o  my 
ge  om  e  try 
hy  poc  ri  sy 
ma  jar  i  ty 
me  trop  o  lis 
mi  nor  i  ty 
mo  nop  o  \y 
pre  dom  in  ate 
pri  or  i  ty 
tau  tol  o  gy  . 
ver  bos  i  ty 
ad  vir  si  ty 
di  ver  si  ty 
e  ter  ni  ty 


tran  quil  li  ty  hy  per  bo  le 
ty  ran  nic  al  pro  verb  i  al 
va  lid  i  ty  sub  serv  i  ent 


TABLE   XI. 

Easy  words  of/our  syllables;  the  full  accent  07i. 

the  thirds  and  the  half  accent  on  the  firsts 
An  tc  ce  dent  com  ment  a  tor 

ap  par  ra  tus  me  di  a  tor 


S 1        An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation^  - 

sa  cer  do  tal  mem  o  ran  dum^ 

sii  per  vi  ^or  o  ri  ent  al 

ac  ci  dent  al  or  iia  rnent  aL 

ar  o  mat  ic  pan  e  gyr  ic 

cal  i  man  co  pred  e  ces  sor 

det  ri  ment  al  sri  en  ti£  ic 

en  er  get  ic  sys  tern  at  ic 

fun  da  ment  al  cor  res  pond  ent 

in  nu  en  do  hor  i  zon  tal 

mal  e  fac  tor  u  ni  ver  sal 

mar^  i  fest  o  un  der  stand  ing 

at  mos  pher  ic  o  ver  whelm  ing 

0^  Having  proceeded  througk  tables,  composed  of  easy  woids 
from  one  to  four  syllables,  let  the  learner  begin  the  following  tables^ 
which  consist  of  more  difficult  words.  In  these  the  child  will  be 
much  assisted  by  a  knowledge  of  the  figures  and  the  use  of  the 
Italics. 

If  the  instructor  should  think  it  useful  to  let  his  pupils  read  some 
of  the  easy  lessons,  before  they  have  finished  spelling,  he  may  di- 
vide their  studies — let  them  spell  one  part  of  tlie  day,  and  read  the 
otber. 


TABLE  XII. 

Difficult  and 

irregular  Monosyllables. 

I  would  recommend  Uiis  table  to  be  read  s 

.ometimes  across  the  page 

BAy 

clay 

rail 

flair 

brain 

day 

way 

frail 

snail 

chain 

hay 

ray 

wail  ^ 

laird 

grain 

ky 

bray 

mail 

aid 

slain 

say 

stray 

nail 

maid 

train 

may 

slay 

trail. 

stair 

rain 

pay 

spay    . 

bail 

sw^ar 

main 

pray 

jail 

ail 

w^ar 

plain 

sway 

pail 

hail 

b«ir 

sprain 

iray 

sail 

tail 

tC2St 

stain-. 

An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation.      33 


tray- 

change 

squeal 

creed 

gay 

strange 

beer 

heed 

slay 

blaze 

peer 

n\^ad 

play 

be 

deer 

^nead . 

hezxdi 

pe« 

ferzr 

reed 

date 

se^ 

de(Tr 

bleed 

tale 

tta 

hear 

breed 

staid 

fie^ 

near 

plead 

laid 

ye^ 

rear 

deem 

oaid 

ke)^ 

veer 

seem 

>raid 

le^p 

drear 

cream 

air 

ne^p 

clear 

dream 

chair 

re^ 

shear 

stream 

fair 

che^ 

steer 

beam 

hair 

he^p 

bier 

steam 

Dair 

steel 

tier 

seam 

ain 

/eneel 

year 

gleam 

pain 

ter;'l 

cheer 

scream 

stram 

-  feci 

heard 

fleam 

gain 

keel 

blear 

fream 

blain 

de^l 

ear 

ream 

drain 

hera 

sear 

team 

fain 

mcc-zl 

sme^n- 

least 

faint 

peel 

spear 

feast 

taint 

reel 

tear 

yeast 

saint 

^Q,a\ 

queer 

beast 

trait 

ste<^l 

deed 

priest 

haste 

ve^^:! 

feed 

east 

paste 

weal 

need 

reef 

waste 

zed 

weed 

srief 

baste 

per^l 

bead 

brief 

cl'iaste 

be.^l 

lead 

chief 

taste 

ce/'l 

read 

deaf 

ti'aipse 

eci 

seed 

leaf 

34       An  Easy  Standard  oj  Pronunciation^ 


sheaf 

teat 

sleeve 

leagwe 

sleight 

fief 

beak 

grieve 

teagz/e 

brip-At 
fi^At 

lief 

leak 

reeve 

tweag 

beef 

weak 

leave 

leash 

hVight 

plea 

bleak 

lieve 

liege 

{right 

flee 

snetrk 

reave 

szege 

fli^Vzt 

bee 

speak 

beeves 

dry 

wip-At 

deep 

freak 

eaves 

hys 

nuright- 

keep 

squeak 

greaves 

fly 

clime 

weep 

reek 

freeze 

cry 

r  Ayme^ 

steep 

cheek 

sneeze 

sky 

kruSt 

sleep 

*tyreak 

breeze 

li^ 

clim^ 

creep 

fleak 

ea^e 

di<f 

smile 

sheep 

screak 

scjueeze 

eye 

stile 

fleece 

shriek 

cheese 

bz/y 

gwile 

peace 

sleek 

frieze 

try 

mild- 

cease 

streak 

please 

fry 

child  ' 

lease 

seen 

seize 

pi^ 

wild 

geese 

bean 

tea^e- 

wry 

bride 

niece 

clean 

speech 

hi^/2 

stride- 

piece 

mien 

leach 

mgh 

gz/irle 

grease 

queen 

beach 

s^gh 

gwi^e- 

crease 

wean 

reach 

by 

fro 

meet 

keen 

teach 

fie 

do^ 

bleat 

.glean 

screech 

hie 

tOf 

cheat 

spleen 

breach 

vie 

fO(? 

treat 

dean 

bleach 

Wght 

how 

meat 

green 

each 

m\gM 

mow 

seat 

quean 

peach 

height- 

to'u; 

feat 

yean 

fiend 

mght 

row 

beat 

lean 

yield' 

right 

ow^ 

neat 

mean 

shield 

^ight 

flo-zw 

feet 

heave 

wield 

tight 

glo-zy 

eat 

cleave 

field 

^Vkght 

bloiay 

An 


I  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation.      3f 

ro^st 

loan 

hoarse 

rii^ 

co^st 

shown 

so2/rce 

shrew 

tOi^St 

old 

coarbQ 

spew 

more 

told 

board 

stew 

ihur 

cold 

Jioard 

tew 

poz/r 

mold 

goi/rd 

yew 

clo<?r 

port 

S'irord 

chew 

^oor 

fort 

ho/me 

clew 

roar 

sport 

oaf 

,  ^\ye 

boar 

coz/rt 

loaf 

slii^ 

hoar 

go^d 

due 

mew 

oar 

Io<^d 

trii^ 

cure 

sOiTr 

tOi^d 

yon 

pure 

oat 

wo^d 

glu^ 

yt?ur 

boat 

so^p 

SlI^ 

rude 

doat 

Iroze 

dew 

prude 

goat 

clo^e 

few 

shrev.d 

moat 

pro^e 

nqw 

crude 

bloat 

cho^ 

pew 

ieud 

^oat 

coach 

fcu 

rZ/tT-m 

pke 

poi^ch 

view 

miue 

oak 

ro<3:ch 

flew 

bru/\r€ 

cro<^k 

bro<7cli 

grew 

U5e 

cloke 

fo/ks 

screw 

criu'cc  ^ 
spruce 

so^k 

co^x 

brew 

tone 

foi^m 

blew 

use 

o^.t?n 

ro^m 

drew 

juce 

known 

com^ 

^iiew 

cnise 

gioan 

lo^m 

ci'ew 

slu/cc 

blczun 

shorn 

hew 

fruit 

flown 

sworn 

strew 

bruft 

mcu/n 

mourn 

sl:iew 

su/t 

soil;!! 

ftjrc<i 

slew 

mewl 

mo^n 

corpse 

blU(? 

Jure 

56      Jf 

I  Easy  Su 

mdard  of  Pronunciation. 

jam3 

check 

d€iye 

skill 

jalt 

lam^ 

speck 

\2\\e 

spill 

b02/]t 

plaM 

wreck 

gz/ess 

chill 

dolt 

lim^ 

meant 

breast 

ditch 

mowh 

gaz/nt 

sens^ 

gz/est 

pitch 

co^t 

dens^ 

tensd" 

SWCt^Zt 

witch 

dost 

htncd' 

bench 

dc^t 

tvvitch 

cM 

penc^ 

clench 

stem 

nich^ 

hurl 

h-ViCe 

stench 

plile^m 

hing(? 

churl 

lapsd- 

quench 

vink 

sing^ 

drum 

fiat 

^^•ench 

pink 

cringe 

dum^ 

^nat 

'zprench 

cinq?/d' 

fringd" 

crum^ 

cash 

drench 

prkni 

tv/ingd* 

numZ' 

clash 

fetch 

sMi^m 

glimpse 

plum 

^•nash 

sketch 

chip 

sinc(? 

much 

strap 

"luretch 

skip 

rinc^ 

such 

wrap 

spend 

ship 

wincf 

t^uch 

shaft 

friend 

^  strip 

t<?int 

crutch 

bled 

blend 

scrip 

brick 

burst 

de^^d 

badg^ 

spin 

stick 

stuff 

ste^d 

fadg^ 

chin 

kick 

snufF 

read 

edg6' 

twin 

wick 

ri?ugh 

tre<^d 

hedg^ 

skin 

•quick 

t(?ugh 

{P-ad 

wedg^ 

gz/ilt 

spit 

plump 

dre<^d 

sledge 

bwilt 

^nit 

stump 

'Sprctzd 

ledge 

quilt 

t^vit 

trunip 

shred 

sedpfi? 

hulid 

liv^ 

lurch 

he^d 

pledge- 

drift 

sirv'^ 

church 

cie^:ns^ 

dredge" 

shift 

ridg^ 

}-(?ung 

re^liii 

fiedg^t' 

SAvift 

none 

gulf 

drum 

bridge- 

twist 

stone 

nymph 

deck 

biia'i' 

•eprist 

home 

h^'Xiin 

neck 

helve 

risk 

boit 

judg^ 

peck 

twelve 

sluill 

colt 

gnidge 

Jn 

Easy  Stai 

ndmrdof  A 

Promnciatwfu      5 

drudge 

lost 

sawn 

squaU 

co//gh 

trudge 

iost 

bra^vn 

ya^vl 

trough 

slirub 

war 

spawn 

awl 

fork 

scrub 

fort 

yawn 

had 

cork 

bulg^ 

norf 

la/zd 

stall 

hav/k 

gurg^ 

imighX 

fra?/d 

small 

ba/k 

surg^ 

C2iUg/lt 

broad 

cra^\'l 

wa/k 

piirg^ 

hroiight 

cord 

brawl 

ta/k. 

plunge 

sought 

lord 

bawl 

cha/k 

ciirs^ 

ought 

ward 

ca?^l 

3ta/k 

pvirs^ 

ivroiight 

ga//z^ 

drawl 

ca/k 

Mw 

iottght 

02dise 

w^art 

da/zb 

shaw 

gi-d?at 

^2dLSe 

sort 

bawd 

taw 

irdiught 

qSmisc 

short 

waq) 

maw 

VJAUght 

torch 

quart 

^vasp 

raw 

form 

scorch 

snort 

want 

paw 

.  storm 

gorg^ 

bald 

sa7/ce 

saw 

swarm 

all 

scald 

ba/m 

aw^ 

warm 

tail 

orT 

ca/m 

^law 

born 

fall 

oft 

pa/m 

straw 

corn 

hall 

loft 

psa/m 

ilaw 

warn 

gall 

soft 

qua/m 

draw 

cors(? 

pail 

cross 

a/ms 

chaw 

hoiTi 

ball 

dross 

Ijask 

claw 

mom 

call 

moss 

cask 

craw 

fawn 

wall 

loss 

ask 

haw 

lawn 

mawl 

horsd- 

mafik 

jaw 

dawn 

scrawl 

corpse 

task 

cost^ 

pawn 

spra'\vl 

dwarf 

ark 

S7 


*  Perhaps  g  and  a  in  the  words  corf,  boniy  xcarm,  Sec.  ma/  bs 
considered  as  coming  more  properl/  under  the  fig-ure  5:  B:if  the 
liquids  that  follow  the-.n,  have  such  an  efieet  in  lengtiie»;ng  the  syU 
lai>le,  ihiix.  it  appears  mors  natural  to  place  them  imder  figure  3.  A 
s'ruiiar  remarii  apjilies  to  a  in  (}(ir. 

f  Thes^  words,  wh«n  uneiY'.phatical,  gxe  necessa?uy  short, 

D 


38      An 

Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation. 

bark 

starve 

dazmt 

gap^ 

^ock 

dark 

arm 

fiawnt 

earn 

drop 

hark 

harm 

ha/mt 

darn 

crop 

mark 

charm 

jamit 

bam 

shop 

lark 

iarm 

taz/nt 

yarn 

shock 

park 

barm 

\2iunt 

bar 

wan 

spark 

ast 

cast 

far 

swan 

arc' 

cart 

past 

scar 

gon^ 

shark 

dart 

last 

spar 

wash 

stark 

hart 

vast 

star 

swash 

asp 

mart 

blast 

tar 

watch 

clasp 

part 

fast 

^zar 

wa^ 

hasp 

tart 

mast 

car 

wast 

rasp 

start 

mass 

char 

^nob 

gasp 

smart 

pass 

jar 

swab 

grasp 

chart 

lass 

mar 

wad 

hard 

hc-art 

bass 

par 

dodg^ 

bard 

staff 

brass 

barb 

lodg(? 

card 

chafF 

class 

garb 

bodge 

lard 

ha/f 

glass 

cark 

podge 

gz/ard 

ca/f 

grass 

marl 

fosse 

pard 

laz/gh 

arch 

snarl 

bond 

yard 

craft 

march 

chance 

fond 

branch 

shaft 

parch 

danc^ 

pond 

lanch 

waft 

starch 

prance 

wand 

staz/nch 

raft 

harsh 

ianc^ 

strong 

hawnch 

drat/ght 

chargi? 

glance 

'surong 

blanch 

aft 

Iarg(? 

trance 

botch 

crawnch 

haft 

barg^ 

scarf 

scotch 

carp 

pant 

farc^ 

last<? 

mosqz/^? 

harp 

grant 

parsf 

s^vlip 

blot 

sharp 

slant 

ca/v<? 

deck 

ya^t 

scarp 

ant 

ha/vd" 

mock 

scoat 

"Gfirv^ 

2iunt 

^^he 

clock 

halt 

An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation,     %^ 


spool 

woo 

roof 

stirp 

droop 

proof 

loof 

chirp 

scoop 

woof 

soon 

jerk 

troop 

loos^ 

hoopt 

perk 

loop 

goos^ 

coop 

smerk 

SO/ip 

moos^ 

poop 

yerk 

groz/p 

spoon 

full 

quirk 

hoop* 

roost 

bull 

Aerb 

boot 

root 

pull 

verb 

coot 

foot 

wool 

fir 

hoot 

shoot 

bush 

myrrA 

toot 

book 

push 

fern 

moot 

cook 

puss 
i^rl 

e^rn 

food 

hook 

y^avn 

rood 

look 

pe^l 

ie^ni 

brood 

took 

skirtj 

stern 

mood  ' 

brook 

vers(? 

kern 

mov^ 

crook 

fierce 

quern 

prov^ 

flook 

pferc^ 

scOTch 

groove? 

rook 

tferc^ 

perch 

noo^e 

shook 

hers^ 

swerv<? 

choo^<? 

lo^^ 

boo^i? 

ooz^ 

Quse 

coo 

tiuo 

do 

shotf 

loo 

*    To  cry  out. 
:|:  Under  this  figure,  in 
second  e. 

y  Pronounced  wun. 


croz/p  ters^  wert 

%vood  verg^  son 

stood  serg^  run 

good  dirgf  ton 

hood  virg^  won 

cow/d  vert  done 

woz//d  term  on^  || 

sho2//d  firm  com^ 

M^olf  germ  som^ 

hoof  sperm  bom^ 

t  Of  a  cask, 
the  words  siirtt  &c.    i  has  the  souod  ct 


49      Jn  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation. 


clomi^ 

onc^^ 

foil 

brow 

browse. 

rAom^ 

monk 

boil 

plow 

spou^f 

dirt 

tongz/i? 

coil 

bou^A 

drowse 

shirt 

birch 

join 

slou^A 

cloud 

ffirt 

spone^ 

coin 

out 

crowd 

wcrt 

h^T 

loin 

stout 

loud 

girt 

trey 

groin 

©ust 

proud 

spilt 

sle^ 

boy 

trout 

shroud' 

squirt 

pre^ 

joy 

gout 

bound 

kirk 

grey 

toy 

pout 

hound 

v/ork 

W'^igh 

coy 

clout 

pound 

bird 

tigh 

cloy 

rout 

round 

xvord 

ndgh 

b«oy 

shout 

sound 

first 

rdgn 

point 

spout 

ground 

worst 

vem 

joint 

scout 

wound 

wors<? 

fe^^n 

voic^ 

dou^t 

foul 

blo^d 

dez^n 

choice 

bout 

owl 

fi0(7d 

skein 

moist 

drou^At 

fowl 

?ir 

rein 

hoist 

our 

scowl 

her 

eight 

joist 

sour 

cowl 

stir 

fr  tig  hi 

noi^^ 

brown 

growl 

worm 

vj  tight 

quoit 

crown 

howl 

world 

strtighi 

t  coif 

do\Mi 

bounce 

front 

ttte 

quoif 

drown 

ounc^ 

rant 

feint 

ou  and 

ofufrown 

pounce 

wont 

veil 

now 

clo^vn 

flounce 

doy^ 

oi  and  oy  cow 

gown 

couch 

lov^ 

oil 

how 

town 

vouch 

«>hoV^ 

spoil 

bow 

hous(? 

slouch 

glov^ 

soil 

mow 

lous^ 

pouch 

twill 

broil 

SOAV 

mous^ 

goug^ 

d\inc^ 

toil 

vow 

dous^ 

lounge 

• 

Pronounced 

wunce. 

An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation,      4 1 

MONOSYLLABLES  i^TH. 

The  following  have  the  first  sound  of  th^  viz,  as 
in  thick,  thin. 


Throw 

thoii;! 

hath 

breadth 

bath 

truth 

threw 

rath 

filth 

lath 

y^uth 

thrice 

pith 

frith 

wrath 

sheath 

thrive 

with* 

plinth 

throb 

he^ 

throne 

thea 

spilth 

throng 

both 

thro^ 

thatch 

thaw 

thong 

G^h 

throve 

thill 

cloth 

t6oth 

forth 

thing 

thrid 

moth 

ihvougn 

foz/rth 

think 

thriU 

broth 

larth 

hi^Ath 

thin 

thrush 

sloth 

dearth 

three 

thank 

thwak 

troth 

birtli 

throat 

thick 

tilth 

north 

girth 

theme 

thrift 

with^ 

loth 

mirth 

thip-A 

thum^ 

doth    , 

thought 

third 

thief 

thump 

smith 

thorn 

thirst 

faith 

length 

thrust 

froth 

worth 

blowth 

strength 

L  thrum 

thrall 

m_onth 

groTuth 

breath 

thread 

thwart 

thirl 

quoth 

death 

stealth 

warmth 

ou 

ruth 

health 

thrash 

swath 

south 

teeth 

wealth 

depth 

path 

mouth 

thane 

threat 

width 

\C20Cth 

drouth 

♦  In  this  word,  tb  has  its  first  sound  before  a  cwiscmant,  as  'n 
withstand  {  and  its  second  sound  before  a  vowel,  as  in  %i.itbcmt,  ii:^:j 
us.  But  in  other  compound  words,  tb  generally  retains  the  sou/J 
of  its  primitive. 

D  2 


42      An  Easy  Standard  of  Promnciamn. 


The  following  haiie  the  second  sound  of  th,  as  in 
thou. 

bhthe 

wreath 

writhe 

sythe 

seethe 

bre^^the 

tlifs 

that 

*  The  noun  \tet\  has  the  first  sound  of  th,  and  the  verb  to  tteth  its 
5:cond  sound.  The  same  is  observable  of  twuth  and  to  trwutb. 
Tlxis  is  the  reason  why  these  words  are  found  under  both  heads. 

The  words  m^Mh,  moth,  cloth,  oath, path,  svoath,  bath,  lath,  ^  have 
Tlie  first  sound  of  f^  in  the  singular  number,  and  the  second  m  the 
pluval. 

Examples  of  the  formation  of  plurals,  and  other 
derivatives. 


ThAne 

teeth^ 

thy 

tho^e 

bathe 

tithe 

lathe 

the«^e 

swathe 

though 

clothe 

th^e 

lOi^the 

hithe 

meethe 

lithe 

then 

soothe 

thus 

thgy 

the 

there 

them 

their 

thence 

ou 

than 

thou 

booth 

mouth 

smooth 

Bay, 
day, 
lay, 


bays 
days 
lays 
pays 

■)ray,  prays 
sway,  sways 
way,   ways 
mail,  mails 


stain,    ^tains 
brain,  brains 
ch:\in,  chains 
paii#,     pains 
paint,   paints 
claim,  claims 
strait,    straits 
plague,  plagues 
key,     keys 
knave,  knaves 
green,  greens 
yield,    yields 

1  stride,  strides 
o;uide,  ^ 

smiles 


nail,     nails 
sail,-   sails 
weep,  weeps 
seam,  seams 

lly,      Hies 

cr}^      cries    |  guide,  guides 

dry,     dries   !  smile, 


samts  N 

heaps 

tears 

hears 

spears 

creeds 

traits 

chiefs 

leaks 

speaks 

sheaves 

leaves 

polls, 
souls 
coals  , 


sky, 


An  Easy 
skies 
buy,     buys 
sigh,    sigh^ 
flight,  flights 
light,    lights 
sight,    sights 
life,      lives 
wife,    wives 
knife,  knives 


Standard  of  Pronunciation,       45 

I  toe,  toes      I  bowl,      bowls 

foe,  foes      I  rogue,    rogues 

bow,  bows    1 

glow  glows 

flow,  flows 


blow,   blows 
snow,  snows 
hoe,     hoes 
foal,     foals' 


post,  posts 

host,  hosts 

toast,  toasts - 

coast,  coasts 

door,  doors 

floor,  floors 

oar,  oars 


TABLE   XIII. 

Lessons  of  easy  words ^  to  teach  children  to  read^ 
and  to  know  their  duty. 

Lesson    I. 
NO  man  may  put  off*  the  law  of  God  : 
My  joy  is  in  his  law  all  the  day. 
O  may  I  not  go  in  the  way  of  sin  ! 
Let  me  not  go  in  the  way  of  ill  men,  . 

IL 
A  bad  man  is  a  foe  to  the  law ;  , 
It  is  his  joy  to  do  ill. 
All  men  go  out  of  the  way. 
Who  can  say  he  has  no  sin  ?  . 

IIL 
The  way  of  man  is  ill. 
My  son  do  as  you  ai'e  bid  : 
But  if  you  are  bid,  do  no  ill. 
See  not  my  sin,  and  let  me  not  go  to  the  pit, : 

IV. 
Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  mind  his  word. 
My  son,  hold  fast  the  law  that  is  good. 
You  must  not  tell  a  lie,  nor  do  hurt, 
We  must  let  no  man  hurt  us. 


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V. 

Do  as  well  as  you  can,  and  do  no  harm. 
Mark  the  man  that  doth  well,  and  do  so  too. 
Help  such  as  want  help,  and  be  kind. 
Let  your  sins  past  put  you  in  mind  to  m^nd, 

VI. 

I  will  not  walk  with  bad  men,  that  I  may  not 

be  cast  off  with  them. 
I  will  love  the  law  and  keep  it. 
I  will  walk  with  the  just  and  do  good. 

VII. 

This  life  is  not  long  ;  but  the.  life  to  come  has 

no  end. 
We  must  pray  for  them  that  hate  us. 
We  must  l©ve  them  that  love  not  us. 
We  must  do  as  we  likfe  to  be  done  tOa  . 

VIII. 

A  bad  life  will  make  a  bad  end. 
He  must  live  well  that  will  die  well. , 
He  doth  live  ill  that  doth  not  mend. 
In  time  to  come  we  must  do  no  ill. . 

IX. 

No  man  can  say  that  he  has  done  no  ilL 
For  all  men  have  gone  out  of  the  way. 
There  is  none  that  doth  good  ;  no  not  onej 
If  I  have  done  harm,  I  must  do  it  no  more, , 

X. 

Sin  will  lead  us  to  pain  and  woe. 
Love  that  which  is  good  and  shun  vice. 
Hate  no  man,  but  love  both  friends  and  foes* 
A  bad  man  can  take  no  rest^  day  nor  night 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunctation.      45 

XL 

He  who  came  to  save  us,  will  wash  us  from 
all  sin  ;  I  will  be  glad  in  his  name. 

A  good  boy  will  do  all  that  is  just  ;  he  will 
flee  from  vice  ;  he  will  do  good,  and  walk  in 
the  way  of  life. 

Love  not  the  world,  nor  the  things  that  arc 
in  the  world  ;  for  they  are  sin. 

I  will  not  fear  v/hat  flesh  can  do  to  me  ;  for 
my  trust  is  in  him  who  made  the  world  : 

He  is  nigh  to  them  that  pray  to  him,  and 
praise  his  name. 

xn. 

Be  a  good  child ;  mind  your  book;  love  your 
scliool,  and  strive  to  learn. 

Tell  no  tales  ;  call  no  ill  names  ;  you  must 
not  lie,  nor  swear,  nor  cheat,  nor  steal. 

Play  not  with  bad  boys  ;  use  no  ill  words  at 
play  ;  spend  your  time  well ;  live  in  peace,  and 
shun  ail  strife.  This  is  the  way  to  make  good 
men  love  you,  and  save  your  soui  from  pain 
and  woe. 

xm. 

A  good  child  will  not  He,  swear,  nor  steaL 
— He  will  be  good  at  home,  and  ask  to  read  his 
book;  when  he  gets  up  he  will  wash  liis  haixds 
and  face  clean;  he  will  comb  his  hair,  and  make 
haste  to  school;  he  will  not  play  by  the  way,  as 
bad  boys  do. 

XIV. 

When  good  boys  and  girls  are  at  school,  they 
will  mind  their  books,  and  try  to  learn  to  spell 
and  read  well,  and  not  play  in  the  time  of 
schooL 


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W^en  they  are  at  church,  they  will  sit,  kneel^ 
or  stand  still ;  and  wh(«»n  they  are  at  home,  will 
read  some  good  book,  that  God  may  bless  them. 
XV. 

As  for  those  boys  and  girls  that  mind  not 
their  books,  and  love  not  the  church  and  school, 
but  play  with  such  as  tell  tales,  tell  lies,  curse, 
swear  and  steal,  they  will  come  to  some  bad 
end,  and  must  be  whipt  till  they  mend  thei# 
ways. 


TABLE  XIV. 

' 

Words  of  tv)o  syllables  accented  on  the  first. 

1 

fe^  tur^ 

ni  ter 

tai  lor 

A  cr^ 

fe  male 

Or2t  mC/3l 

trai  tor 

a  pron 

fro  luard 

past  ry 

Xxta  ty 

bare  foot 

grate  ful 

pi  (7US 

wea  ry 

be^st  ly 

griev  ous 

pet?  pl<? 

wo  ful 

brew  er 

^no  mon 

plu  mag^ 

ji?ri  ter 

hea^x  ty 

hain  ous 

pa  rent 

wain  scot 

brok  en 

hind  most 

pro  logw^ 

yeo  man 

boot  swam  ho^r  y 

quo  ta 

ab  senee 

bow  sprit 

hu  mor 

r/ui  barb 

ab  bey 

brave  ry 

jew  el 

riii(? 

am  pk 

ca  \Ae 

jucy 

rog//  ish 

as/A  ma 

che^  <?n 

>^iave  ry 

re  gion 

an  ck 

dai  ly 

^ni^Athoodse<2  son. 

bal  ance- 

dai  sy 

li  ver 

spri^At  ly 

belfry 

de^  con 

la  bor 

s^fl^ 

bash  ful 

di^  mond 

le  gfon 

stee  pk 

bisliLop 

do  tag^ 

may  x)r 

bol  ster 

blem  ish 

eve  ning 

me  ter 

cokI  ter 

blus  ter 

fa  vor 

mi  ter 

slave  ry 

brim  ston<? 

l^a  vor 

metf  s\e^ 

showl  der 

brick  kib? 

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blud  geon 
bel  lows 
bis  Quit 
brit  \\c 
buck  ram 
bus  He 
cam  el 
cap  ric^ 
eap  tarn 
ceii-sur^ 
chap  el 
chas  ten 
cher  ish 
chim  xi€j 
'car  ry 
car  Yiage 
cis  tern 
cit  y 
clam  or 
clean  ly 
cred  it 
crev  ice 
crick  et 
crust  y 
crys  tal 
cup  hoard. 
cus  torn 
-crib  bag^ 
cul  tur^ 
coMs  m 
cut  kiss 
dam  ao-i^ 
d£im  ask 
dam  5el 


dam  ^on 
dan  gl<? 
dac  tyl 
de/7t  or 
dim  pk 
dis  tanc^ 
dcub  \e 
driv  ea 
dud  geon 
dun  ge^n 
deunk  ard 
dust  y 
ec  logw^ 
en  gine 
en  si^ 
en  trails 
er  ror 
fash  ion 
fam  ish 
fas  set 
fat  ten 
fes  ter 
fer  Yiage 
fid  die 
flag  on 
fi'ec  kl^ 
frus  trate 
fur  lough 
fran  chis^ 
ges  tur^ 
gant  let    - 
gin  p.e 
glis  ten  ■ 
grand  rar 


grav  el 
grum  bl<? 
gz/in  e2i 
gud  geon 
hand  ful 
habit 
has  soc 
hav  oc 
heif  er 
he^v  y 
hin  dranc^ 
hu^  baiid 
hum  bk 
husk  y 
im  ag(f 
in  stanc(? 
in  ward 
ist  mus 
je^^l  oxis 
]owc  nal 


mel  on 

mer  it 
min  gi<? 
mis  tress 
mis  chid-f 
musk  et 
mu^  lin 
mus  ter 
mar  ri^ge 
nev  er 
nim  h\e 
pad  lock 
pamph  let 
pen  anctf 
j)es  ter 
phren  zy 
pis  mire 
plan  et 
ple^5  ant 
pe^5  ant 


judg^  ment  pin  cher^ 


i^nuck  \e 
^nap  sack 
Jan  guag^ 
Ian  gtior 
land  lord 
lev  el 
lim  it 
lus  ter 
lunch  <fon 
mad  am 
mal  ic^ 
man  g\e 
mas  tiff 


prat  tie 
pun  ish 
puz  tXc 
pic  tur<? 
pur  chasff 
prac  tice 
phxh'is  ic 
punch  e^ 
quick  en 
ram  bl^ 
rap  id 
rat  tldf 
reb  el 


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rel  ish 
rig  or 
ri^  ^n 
riv  er 
riv  et 
ruffle 
rts  in 
sam  pl^ 
sa/m  on 
satch  el 
scab  bard 

SC'lS  SOYS 


tav  ern 
ttmpt  er 
ten  ant 
till  ag^ 
tip  pl^ 
tres  pass 
troub  le 
twink  ling 
trans  port 


dsiugh  ter 
a?/  tumn 
fa?^lt  y 
for  tress 
for  tune 
gaf/  dy 
geor  gic 
gorg^  ous 
law  rel 


trim  cheon  lord  ship 


ven  om 
ven  tur(? 


se^^n  ni^At  vint  ag^ 


step  ter 
spec  ter 
scrib  b\e 
scuf  ^e 
sin  ew 
sim  pl^ 
sin  gk 
step  tic 
smug  gle 
span  gk 
spig  ot 
spit  tl<? 
spin  die 
sup  pk 
suk  le 
star  gean 
sur  geon 
tal  ent 
tal  on 
tan  gk 
tat  tie 


VIS  it 

Yis  ag^ 
Yict  uals 


hatfgk  ty 
mom  ing 
mor  tal 
morr  gag^ 
nmigh  ty 
saw  yer 


veiig^  ance  tor  ment 

venf  son 

vin<?  yard 

wel  conid? 

wed  lock 

wick  ed 

luran  gk 

wrap  per 

litres  tk 

lurist  band 

we^p  on 

wid  gean 

ze^^l  ot 

zeal  ous 


zepli  yr 
slaz/f  A  ter 
bor  der 


wa  ter 
saw  cy 
saw  cer 
an  s=ii>er 
barb  er 
brac^  let 
cart  er 
cham  ber 
craft  y 
char  coal 
flask  et 
gar  land 
gAast  ly 
gar  ment 
harlot 
har  vest 


mark  et 
mas  ter 
mar  quis 
par  c^l 
par  don 
par  lor 
part  ner 
pas  tur^ 
ps?ilvci  ist 
scar  let 
slan  der 
al  so 
al  way 
bon  lire 
cob  ler 
clo5  et 
col  league 
com  et 
com  mde 
con  qwer 
cock  swain 
con  duit 
cop  y 
con  trite 
cof  fin 
doc  tr  in 
ilor  id 
fon  di(? 
for^  htad , 
frol  ic 
fal  chfon 
gTog  ram 
gos  lin 


CO 


T  ner       jawn  dic-^     hogs  hejd 


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horn  2Lge      spoil  dee 
hon  est        wan  der 
/ion  or         wail  ton 
^Mowl  ed^e  ^vwc  rant 
hal  lo^  squan  der 

lodg  er        yon  der 
mod  est       gloom  y 
mod  em      wo  man 
mon  Straus  boo  by 
wool  len 


nov  el 
nov  ic^ 
prof  fer 
prog  ress 
prom  is^ 
pros  pect 
pros  per 
quad  rant 
quad  rate 
squad  ron 
stop  pag^ 


JDusli  el 
bo  som 
bush  y 
worst  ed 
cush  ion 
bul  let 
bul  lock 
bully 
bul  wark 
butch  er 


coop  er 
cuck  oo 
ver  mill 
ver  diet 
ver juce 
vir  tu^ 
kern  el 
con  jur^ 
cov  er 
cir  cuit 
firkin 
com  pass 
com  fort 
bor  Gugh 
dirt  y 
gov  ern 
lion  ev 
sov^  refill 
stir  rup 
skir  mish 


TABLE    XV. 
Lesson    I. 


shov  el 
squir  rel 
vir  gin 
wor  ship 
won  der 
nhigh  bor 

ou 
coun  cil 
coun  er 
coun  ty 
dou^-^  ty 
di«ow  sj 
mount  am 
show  er 
fiov/  er 
bow  er 
pow  er 
■  oy 
voy  age 


)C 


THE  time  will  come  when  we  must  all 
laid  in  the  dust. 

Keep  thy  tongue  from  ill,  and  thy  lips  from 
guile.  Let  thy  words  be  plain  and  true  to  the 
tnoughts  of  tiie  heart. 

He  that  strives  to  vex  or  hurt  those  tliat  sit 
laext  him,  is  a  bad  boy,  and  will  meet  witli  foes 
let  him  go  where  he  will  ;  but  he  that  is  kind, 
and  loves  to  live  in  peace,  will  make  friends  of 
all  that  knoAv  him. 


■-■I 

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A  clown  will  not  make  a  bow,  nor  thank  you  I 
when  you  give  him  what  he  wants  ;  but  he  that '. 
is  A\'ell  bred,  will  do  both. 

He  that  speaks  loud  in  school  will  not  learn 
his  own  book  well,  nor  let  the  rest  learn  theirs ; 
but  those  that  make  no  noise  will  soon  be  wise, 
and  gain  much  love  and  good  will. 
II. 

Shun  the  boy  that  tells  lies,  or  speaks  bad 
words;  for  he  would  soon  bring  thee  to  shame.j 

He  that  does  no  harm  shall  gain  ^e  love  or 
the  whole  school ;  but  he  that  strives  to  hurt 
the  rest,  shall  gain  their  ill  will. 

He  that  lies  in  bed  when  he  should  go  to 
school,  is  not  wise;  but  he  that  shalces  off  sleep 
shall  have  praise. 

He  is  a  fool  that  does  not  choose  the  best 
boys  when  he  goes  to  play ;    for  bad  boys  will 
cheat,  and  lie,    and  swear,  and  strive  to  make ; 
iiim  as  bad  as  themselves. 

Slight  no  man,  for  you  know  not  how  Soon 

you  may  stand  in  need  of  his  help.  ' 

HI.  1 

If  you  have  done  ^vrong,  own  your  fault; 
for  he  that  tells  a  lie  to  hide  it,  makes  it  worse. 

He  that  tells  the  truth  is  a  wise  child;  but  he 
that  tells  lies,  will  not  be  heard  when  he  speaks 
tlie  truth. 

When  you  are  at  school,  make  no  noise, 
but  keep  your  seat,  and  mind  your  book  ;  for 
%vhat  you  learn  will  do  you  good,  v»^hen  you 
grow  to  be  a  man. 

Play  no  tricks  on  them  tliat  sitnext  you  ;  for 


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^f  you  do,  good  boys  will  shun  you  as  they  would 
I  dog  that  they  knew  would  bite  them. 

He  that  nurts  you  at  the  same  time  that  I-^e 
;alls  you  xiis  friend,  is  worse  than  a  snake  in  the 
^rass. 

Be  kind  to  all  men,  and  hurt  not  thyself. 

A  wise  child  loves  to  learn  his  book,  but  the 
hoX  would  choose  to  play  with  toys^ 
IV. 

Slctfh  keeps  such  a  hold  of  some  boys,  that 
hey  lie  in  bed  v/ben  they  should  go  to  school ; 
)ut  a  boy  that  vvants  to  be  wise  will  chrive  sleep 
ar  from  him. 

Love  him  that  loves  his  book,  and  speaks 
^ood  Vv'ords,  and  does  no  harm  :  For  such  a 
riend  may  do  thee  good  all  tlie  days  of  thy  life. 

Be  kind  to  all  as  far  as  you  can  ;  you  kao^7 
lot  how  soon  you  may  want  their  help  ;  and  he 
hat  has  the  good  will  of  all  that  know^  him  shall 
lot  want  a  friend  in  time  of  need. 

If  you  w^ant  to  be  good,  wise  and  strong, 
ead  w  ith  care  such  books  as  have  been  made 
>y  vv^ise  and  good  men  ;  think  of  wiiat  you  read 
n  your  spare  hours  ;  be  brisk  at  play,  but  do 
iot  swear  ;  and  waste  not  too  much  of  your 
ime  in  bed. 

TABLE  XVI. 

IVords  oftmio  syUahks^  accented  on  the  second. 
\.z  quire     affair  ap  pro^ch    a  stra_y   « 

base  af  fri^At       ar  rai^       a  vail 

buje         a  gainst       a  ri^e  a  wake 

dzVu         a  mu^e        as  si^        a  way 


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ally 

en  crotch 

un  ti^ 

a  far 

aw  ry 

€n  dear 

un  trii<? 

a  larm 

be  h'eve 

en  tr^at 

up  ri  P-At 
ad  joiim 

gz/itar 

be  Ifef 

ex  ci^e 

in  graft 

be  n'lgn 

ex  po^e 

a  byss 

re  mark 

be  siege 

in  crejse 

at  tack 

sur  pass 

be  low 

in  did; 

at  tempt 

ca  tarrA 

be  stow 

im  pair 

a  veng^ 

re  gard 

bohe<^ 

in  fuse 

ad  ept 

ap  prove 

con  si^n 

in  scribe 

be  he^^d 

a  mour 

com  plain 

ma  li^ 

be  twixt 

bab  oon 

cam  paig-n 

ob  tain 

bur  lesqw^ 

bas  soon 

com  poje 

o  pake 

con  tem/z 

be  hoove 

con  di^n 

ob  lige 

con  tempt 

buf  foon 

con  cise 

per  tain 

CO  quet 

ca  no<? 

con  ceft 

pre  vail 

e  nf?ugh 

car  toz/ch 

con  fu^e 

pre  scribe 

fi  ness^ 

dis  prov<f 

con  strain 

pro  poje 

ga  zett^ 

a  do 

de  ceive 

pur  suft 

gro  tesque 

aloof 

de  ceft 

pro  rogwe 

Ear  axigue 

e  merg^ 

de  crease 

re  ceive 

im  mens^ 

im  mers<? 

de  li^At 

re  cdpt 

qua  drills 

affirm 

de  pose 

re  coz/rse 

so  jcurn 

de  ^ert 

de  scribe 

re  pair 

be  chise 

de  str\e 

de  si^/n 

re  po^-e 

a  dorn 

above 

de  ^ire 

re  prfeve 

a  broad 

a  mong 

de  vi^e 

re  straint 

de  fraz/d 

be  com^ 

dis  claim 

re  mme 

de  baz^ch 

be  lov^ 

dis  co?/rse 

re  tain 

per  form 

con  vey 

dis  may 

re  Sign 

re  Avard 

sur  yey 

dis  oiun 

sup  po^e 

sub  orn 

in  vdgh 

dis  play 

tran  scribe 

trans  form 

oi 

dis  po^ 

Irani"  po^e 

e  cla/ 

ap  point 

m  clo^e 

un  cloiye 

ad  vanc^ 

a  noint 

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avoid  rejoice-  compound  propound 

em  broil  sub  join  con  found  sur  mount 

en  joy  dis  joint  de  vour  al  low 

de  stroy  ou  ac  count  a  bound 

de  coy  a  mount  pro  >iiounc^  an  nounce? 

pur  loin  a  bout  re  nounc^  ca  xqmsc 

TABLE^VII. 

E:4amples  of  words  derived  from  their  roots  or 

primiti'ces. 

Example  I, 

Prhn,        Ihfw. 

grass,  grass-y 
glass,  giass-y 
ice,      i-cy 
frost,  frost-y 
snov/,  snow-y 
fog,     fog-g>' 
wood,  wocd-y 
room,  room-y 

Example    II. 

Plural  nouns  of  two  syllable,  formed  from  the  singular  of  OEe 
syUaUe. 

brush,  bnish-esjhouse,  hous-es 


Prim.  Deriv. 

Rain,    rain-y 
rust,     rust-y 
leaf,      leaf-y 
stick,   stick-y 
pith,     pith-y 
length,  length- y 
slight,  slight-y 
storm,  storm-y 


Prim.  Derim. 

froth,  froth-y 
drouth,  drouth-y 

size,  si-zy 

chill,  chiU-y 

chalk,  chalk-y 

down,  down-y 

gloss,  gloss- y 

vv^orth,  w^or-thy 


lace, 

face, 

pace, 

trace, 

cage, 

page, 

nose, 

rose, 

curse, 

purse, 


la-ces 

fa-ces 

pa-ces 

tra-ces 

ca-ges 

pa-ges 

no-ses 

ro-ses 

curs-es 

pui:s-es 

surge,  surg-esi 


pri-ces 
sli-ces 


price, 
slice, 
spice,  spi-ces 
grace,  gra-ces 
press,  press-es 


church,  church- es 
box,      box-es 
tierce,  tiep-ces 
verse,    vers-es 
lodge,    lodo:-es 


dress,  dress-esjwatch,  watch-es^ 
maze,  ma-zes 
iish,     fish-es 
horse,  hors-es 
corpse,corps-es»sense, 
E^2^ 


noise,    nois-e^ 
voice,   voic-es 
charge,  charg-e& 
sens- eg 


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loss,  loss-es 
arch,  arch-es 
cheese,  chees-es 


cause,    caiis-es 
farce,     far-ces 
course,  cours-es 
Example    III. 

Wca-ds  formed  by  adding  ing  to  verbs,  and  called  Participlss. 


frmge,  frin-ges 
ridge,  ridg-es 
dance,  dan-ces 


call, 

air, 

faint, 

feel, 

see, 

beat, 


call-ing 

air-ing 

faint-ing 

feel-ing 

see-ing 

beat-ing 


al-lay,  al-lay-ing 

corn-plain,  com-plain-ing 
al-low,         al-low-ins: 
fin-ish,        fin-ish-ing 
lav-ish,       lav-ish-ing 
glim-mer,  glim-mer-ing 


Words  in  which  e  final  is  omitted  in  the  dei-ivative. 


change, 

glance, 

praPxCe, 

grace, 

give, 

hedge, 

style, 

solve, 

tri-flc, 

ri-fle, 

shuf-fle 


chang-ing 

glanc-ing 

pranc-ing 

grac-ing 

giv-ing 

hedg-ing 

styl-ing 

solv-ing 

tri-fiing 

ri -fling 

shuf- fling 


ex-change,  ex-chang-ing 
dis-pose      dis-pos-ing 
gen-er-ate,  gen-e-rat-ing 
con-verse,   con-vers-iiig 
con-vinc-ing 
op-e-ra-ting 
dis-solv-ing 
im-i-tat-ing 
re-ceiv-ing 
per-ceiv-ing 
prac-tic-ing 


con-vmce 

op-e-rate, 

dis- solve, 

im-i-tate, 

re-ceive, 

per-ceive, 

prac-tice. 

Example.  IV. 

The  manner  of  expressing  degrees  of  comparison  in  qualities,  b] 
adding  er  and  est,  or  r  and  st;  called  Positive,  Comparative,  am 
Superlative. 

'  ~  Superl.  Fos.         Camp.        Superl. 

wise,    wis-er,    wis-est 


Pos.        Comp 

gi-eat,  great-er,  great-est 
kind,  kind-er,   kind-est 
bold,  bold-er, 
rich,  rich-cr, 
near,  near-er, 
cold,  cold-er. 


ripe,     np-er,    ri^vest 
rare,     rar-er,    rar-est 
grave ,  grav- er,  grav-  est 
chaste, chast-er,chast-es 
brave,  brav-er,  brav-est 
wanii,warm«€"rwarni-est|vile,     vil-er,    vil-est 


bold- est 
rich-est 
near-est 
cold- est 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation.       55 
Examples  V. 

Words  ending  in  tsb,  ex^jressing  a  degree  of  quality  less  than  the 
positive. 

red-dish,        red,  red-der,  red-dest 

browR-ish,    brown,  brown-er,  brown-est 

whi-tish,       white,  whi-ter,  whit-est 

green-ish,      green,  green-er,  green-est 

black-ish,      black,  black-er,  black-est 

blu-ish,         bkie,  biu-er,  bki-est 

yel-low-ish,  yel-low,  yel-low-er,  yel-low-est 
Example  VL 

Formation  of  verbs  in  the  thi  ee  persons. 
Present  Time. 
Sin^lar  number.  Plural. 

12  3 

I  love,  thou  lovest ')  he  loveth  ^  1  We  love 

you  iove,    3  ^^  loves,  /  2  ye  or  you  love 
she  loves  l  3  they  love 
it  loves,    ^ 

I  grant,  thou  grantest,  ^  he  granteth,  \  We  graixt 
you  grant,      3  ^^  grants,     f  ye  or  you 
she  grants,  C    grant 
it  grants,      ^  they  grant 

Past  Time. 

I  loved,  thou  lovedst  1  he  loved,  ^  We  loved 

you  loved,    5  she  loved  >  ye  or  you  loved 
it  loved,  )  they  loved 

TABLE    XVIII. 

Familiar  Lessons, 

A  Dog  growls  and  barks  ;  a  cat  mev/s  and 

purrs  ;  a  cock  crows  ;  a  hen  clucks  and  cackjes; 

a  bird  chirps  and  sings  ;    an   ox  lows  ;  a   bull 

bellows  ;  a  lion  roars  ;  a  horse  neighs  ;  an  ass 


56  An  Easy  Standard  of  Fronunciation. 
brays  ;  a  whale  spouts.  Birds  fly  in  the  air 
by  the  help  of  wings;  snakes  crawl  on  the  earth 
without  feet ;  fishes  swim  in  ^vater,  by  means  of 
fins  ;  beasts  have  feet,  with  hoofs  or  claws,  to 
walk  or  run  on  land.  < 

All  animals  are  fitted  for  certain  modes  of  ■ 
living.  The  birds  which  feed  on  flesh,  have 
strong  claws,  to  catch  and  hold  small  animals, 
and  a  hooked  bill  to  tear  the  flesh  in  pieces  ; 
such  is  the  vulture  and  the  hawk.  Fowls  which 
feed  on  insects  and  grain,  have  mostly  a  short 
strait  bill,  like  the  robin.  Those  which  live 
on  fish,  have  long  legs  for  wading,  or  long 
bills  for  seizing  and  holding  their  prey,  like  the 
heron  and  fish  liawk.  Fowls  which  delight 
chiefly  to  fly  in  the  air,  and  light  and  build 
nests  on  the  trees,  have  their  toes  divided ,  by 
which  they  cling  to  the  branches  and  twigs  ; 
those  which  live  in  and  about  water  have  web- 
bed feet,  that  is,  their  toes  united  by  a  film  or 
skin,  so  that  their  feet  serve  as  oars  or  paddles 
for  swimming.  * 

See  the  dog,  the  cat,  tlie  wolf,  the  lion,  the 
panther  and  catamount ;  what  sharp  claws  and 
pointed  teeth  they  have,  to  seize  little  animals, 
and  tear  them  in  pieces  !  But  see  the  gentle 
cow  and  ox,  and  timid  fheep — these  useful  an- 
imals are  made  for  man, — they  have  no  claws, 
nor  sharp  teeth, — they  have  only  blunt  teeth  in 
the  under  jaw,  fitted  to  crop  the  grass  of  the 
field: — they  feed  in  quiet,  and  come  at  the  call 
of  man.  Oxen  submit  to  the  yoke,  and  plow 
the  field,  or  draw  the  cart ; — the  cow  returns 
home  at  eveningj  to  fill  the  farmer's  pails  with 


A?i  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation.  57 
milk,  the  wholesome  food  of  men; — and  tlie 
sheep  yields  her  yearly  fleece,  to  furnish  uswitli 
warm  garments. 

Heniy,  tell  me  the  number  of  days  in  ayear. 
Three  hundred  and  sixty  five. — How  many 
weeks  in  a  year?  Fifty  two. — How  many  days 
in  a  week  ?  Seven. — What  are  they  called  ? 
Sunday,  Monday,  Tuesday ,  Wednesday,  Thurs- 
day,  Friday,  Saturday :  Sunday  is  the  Sabbath, 
or  day  of  rest,  and  called  the  Lord's  day,  being 
devoted  to  religious  duties. — How  many  hours 
are  there  in  a  day?  Tvv^entyfour. — How  many 
minutes  in  an  hour  ?  Sixty,  ai-id  sixty  seconds 
in  a  minute.  Tim^e  is  measured  by  clocks  and 
watches,  dials  and  glasses.  The  light  of  the 
sun  makes  the  day,  and  the  shade  of  the  earth 
makes  the  night.  The  eai'th  is  round,  and  rolls 
round  firom  west  to  east  once  in  twenty  four 
hours.  The  day  time  is  for  labor,  and  tlie 
night  for  sleep  and  repose.  Children  shouki 
go  to  bed  early. 

Charles,   how  is  the  year   divided?    Into 

months  and   seasons. How  many  are  the 

months?  Twelve  calendar  months,  and  nearly 
thirteen  lunar  months  What  are  the  names 
of  the  calendar  months?  January,  February, 
Mai'ch,  April,  INIay,  June,  July,  August,  Sep- 
tember, October,  November,  December.  Jan- 
uary begins  the  year,  and  the  first  day  of  that 
month  is  called  New  Year's  day.  Then  people 
express  to  each  other  their  good  wishes,  and 
little  boys  and  girls  expect  gifts  of  liitle  bocks, 
toys  and  plums. — What  is  the  lunar  month  ? 
It  is  the  time  from  one  change  of  the  moon  to 


SS       An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation. 
anotlier,  which  is  about  twenty  nine  days,   and 
a  half. 

John,  what  are  the  seasons?  Spring,  summer, 
autumn  or  fall,  and  winter.  The  spring  is  so 
called  from  the  springing  or  first  shooting  of  the 
plants:  when  they  put  forth  leaves  and  blossoms, 
an  nature  is  decked  with  bloom,  and  perfumed 
with  fragrant  odors.  The  spring  months  are 
March,  April  and  May.  The  summer  months 
ar£  June,  July  and  August,  when  the  sun  pours 
his  heating  rays  on  the  earth,  the  trees  are  clo- 
thed with  leaves  and  fruit,  and  the  ground  is 
covered  with  herbage.  The  autumnal  months 
are  September,  October  and  Novem.ber;  which 
are  also  called/^//,  from  th^fall  of  the  leaves. 
Now  the  fruits  are  gathered,  the  verdure  of  the 
plants  decays ;  the  leaves  of  the  forest  turn  red 
or  yellow,  and  fall  from  the  trees,  and  nature 
is  stripped  of  her  verdant  robes.  Then  comes 
dreary  winter.  In  December,  January  and  Fe- 
bruar}^,  frost  binds  the  earth  in  chains,  and 
spreads  an  icy  bridge  over  rivers  and  lakes:  the 
snow,  with  her  white  mantle,  enwraps  the  earth; 
no  birds  fill  the  air  with  the  music  of  their 
notes;  the  beasts  stand  shivering  in  the  stall  : 
and  men  croud  around  the  fire-side,  or  wrap, 
ped  in  wool  and  fur,  prepare  to  meet  the  chil- 
ling blast. 

ADVICE. 

Prefer  solid  sense  to  vaiii  wit ;  study  to  be  useful  ra- 
ther than  diverting  ;  commend  and  respect  nothing  so 
muck  as  true  pietjr  and  virtue — Let  no  jestintrude  to  vio- 
late ijood  maimers  j  n^ever  utter  what  may  offend  the 
chastest  ear. 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation,      5  9 


TABLE  XIX. 

fTords  of  three  syllablesy  the  full  accent  on  the 
firsts  and  the  half  accent  on  the  third. 

Note.  In  half  accented  terminations,  ofe,  ude,  ure,  ize,  ute,  ise,  ule, 
ug€,  ide,  the  vowel  has  its  tirst  so«nd  generally,  thoug^h  not  dwelt 
upon  so  long,  or  pronounced  with  so  much  force  a^  in  the  full  ac- 
cented syllables.  But  in  the  terminations  ice,  ive.  He,  the  vowd 
has  generally  its  second  sound,  and  the  final  e  is  superfluous,  or 
©nly  softens  c ;  as  notice,  relative,  juveiule, — pronounced  notis, 
relativ,  juvenil.  In  the  former  case,  the  final  e  is  in  Roman;  and 
in  the  latter  case,  in  Italic. 


Di  a  phra^-in      pku  ri  sy 
du  pli  cate  qui  et  ude 


di  a  lo^ue 
aid  de  camp 
€  go  ti^m 
fa  vor  it^ 
for  ci  h\e 
fre  quen  cy 
fu  gi  tiv^ 
fQa  SI  h\e 
glo  ri  ous 
he  ro  i,?m 
ju  bi  lee 
ju  ve  nik 
live  li  hood 
lu  bri  cate 
lu  era  tiv^ 
lu  die  rous 
lu  mill  ous 
ni^At  in  gale 
nu  mer  ons 
o  di  ous 
pre  vi  ous 
pa  gan  i^ra 


rhew  ma  ti^m 
ru  mnl  ate 
scni  pu  bus 
se  ri  OMS 
spu  ri  ons 
su  i  cide 
suit  a  h\e 
va  ri  (?us 
u  ni  form 
u  ^u  ry 
id  jec  tiv^ 
ag  gi'a  A^ate 
an  a  pest 
an  im  ate 
ap  pe  tite 
al  ti  tude 
ab  die  ate 
ac  cu  rate 
ad  e  quate 
ac  tu  ate 
ag  o  nize 
al  ge  bra 


am  or  ovis 
an  ec  dote 
an  ti  quate 
ap  ti  tude 
an  o  d}Tie 
ap  er  ture 
as  y  lum 
bev  e  rage 
blun  der  buss 
cat  a  \ogue 
cal  cu  late 
can  did  ate 
can  die  stick 
car  a  way 
eel  e  brate 
cri't  i  ci^m 
cim  e  tar 
court  e  sy 
cul  tiv  ate 
dec  alogatf 
dec  o  rate 
ded  ic  ate 
def  in  it^ 
del  ^  gate 


60      An  Easy 
dem  on  strate 
der  o  gate 
des  o  late 
des  po  tism. 
des  pe  rate 
des  ti  tute 
dem  a  gog«^ 
ep  aw  lette 
ep  i  lo^ue 
el  o  quench 
el  e  ^^ate 
em  pha  sis 
em  u  lows 
en  ter  prize 
en  vi  ous 
ep  i  cure 
es  tim  at-e 
ex  eel  lenc^ 
fas  cin  ate 
fab  u  bus 
feb  ri  fuge 
flue  tu  ate 
fur  be  low 
gen  er  o\xs 
gen  tl<?  man 
^Qii  u  in^ 
gi'ad  u  ate 
gran  a  ry 
hem  i  sphere 
hes  it  ate 
hand  ker  clil^f 
hur  ri  cane 
hyp  o  crit^ 
im  ag^  ry 


Standard  ofPr 

im  pi  ous 
in  fa  TCions 
in  stig  ate 
in  sti  tute 
in  tim  ate 
je^I  d?us  y 
je(?p  ar  dy 
jes  samin^ 
las  &i  tude 
lat  i  tude 
lib  er  tin^ 
lit  ig  ate 
mack  er  el 
mag  ni  tude 
man  u  script 
mas  sa  cr^ 
med  i  cin^ 
med  it  ate 
mis  chfev  ous 
met  a  phor 
mus^  mel  on 
novLT  ish  ment 
ped  a  gogw^ 
pal  li  ate 
pal  pa  bb 
pd  pit  ate 
par  a  bb 
par  a  dise 
par  a  di^m 
par  a  phra^<i 
par  a  si^e 
par  ent  age 
par  ox  i.ym 
par  ri  cide 


onunciatton* 
pen  te  coet 
per  qui^  ite 
phy^  ic  al 
plen  i  tude 
pres  byt  er 
pre^  id  ent 
pri^  on  er 
priv  i  leg(? 
quer  u  bus 
par  a  sol 
ral  le  ry 
ran  cor  ons 
rap  tur  ons 
rav  en  ous 
rec  ti  tude 
rel  a  txve 
ren  o  vate 
re  qui^  it^ 
ren  dez  vous 
rep  ro  bate 
re5  i  denc^ 
re^  i  du^ 
ret  i  nu^ 
rev  er  enc<? 
rev  er  end 
r/zap  so  dy 
rAet  o  ric 
rid  i  cule 
sac  ri  fice 
sac  ri  leg^ 
sal  iv  ate 
sas  sa  fras 
sat  ir  ize 
scav  en  ger 


An  Easy 
sens  i  bl^ 
Sep  a  rate 
ser  a  phim 
staf/t  hold  er 
stim  u  late 
stip  u  late 
stren  u  ous 
sub  ju  gate 
sub  se  quent 
sub  sti  tute 
s}^n  a  gogue 
sim  i  le 
seep  ti  cism 
syn  CO  pe 
sur  ro  gate 
syc  o  phant 
syl  lo  gi^m 
tan  ta  lize 
tan  ta  mount 
tel  e  scope 
ten  a  bl^ 
tim  o  YOMS 
tre<2ch  er  o\x^ 
trip  lie  ate 
tur  pi  tude 
vas  sal  age 
vin  die  ate 
bil  let  doux 
fniz/d  u  lent 
cor  di  al 
cor  po  ral 
for  feit  ure 
for  ti  tude 
for  tu  nate 


Standard  of  Pronunciation, 
la/^  da  bid-  crock  e  ry 


61 


pla//  ^i  bk 

por  phy  ry 

arch  i  tect 

ar  gu  ment 

ar  ma  ment 

ar  ti  fic^ 

bay  o  net 

bcir  ba  ri^m 

bar  ba  rous 

car  din  al 

car  pen  ter 

chan  eel  lor 

chan  ce  ry 

g7/ar  di  an 

g/zast  ii  ness 

lar  ce  ny 

mar  gin  al 

mas  quer  ade 

par  ti  Sim 

phar  ma  cy 

par  lia  ment 

rasp  ber  r}'- 

al  der  man 

al  ma  nac 

bot  a  ny 

col  lo  quy 

com  pli  ment 

com  plai  ^anc^  roq  zie  laur 

con  sti  tute        torn  a  hawk 


hor  i  zon 
Ion  gi  tude 
nom-in  ate 
ob  lig  ate 
ob  lo  quy 
ob  sta  ck 
ob  stin  ate 
ob  vi  ons 
om  in  ^us 
op  e  rate 
op  po  site 
or  i  fic^        ^ 
prob  a  bk  . 
pop  u  bus 
poj  i  live 
pot  en  tate 
prof  li  gate 
proph  e  cy 
quar  an  tin 
pros  e  cute 
por  rin  ger 
pros  per  o\i& 
pros  ti  tute 
sol  e  ci^-m 
sol  i  tude 
soph  i's  try 
vol  a  tile 


con  tem  plate 
com  pen  sate 
con  fis  cate 
cor  o  ner 
F 


per  se  cute 
per  son  age 
prin  ci  pl^ 
serv  i  tude 


62     -dn  Easy  Starirlard  of  Pronunciation* 

ter  min  ate      €om  pa  ny  roy  alty 
firm  a  ment     Com^  li  ness  cu 

mir  a  ck  gov  ern  or  coim  sel  lor 

circular  governess  counterfeit 

cir  cum  stance     oi  '  coun  te  nance 

cir  Gum  spect  poig  nan  cy  boun  ti  ful 

TABLE    XX. 

Lesson  I. 
MY  son,    hear  the  counsel  of  thy  father,   and 
iorsake  not  the  law  of  thy  mother. 

If  sinners  entice  thee  to  sin,  consent  thou  not. 

Walk  not  in  the  way  vrith  them ;  refrain  thy  feet 
from  their  path,  for  their  feet  run  to  evil,  and  make  j 
haste  to  shed  blood, 

IL 

Be  not  wise  in  thine  own  eyes  ;  but  be  humble. 

Let  truth  only  proceed  from  thy  m&uth. — De- 
spise not  the  poor,  because  he  is  poor ;  but  honor 
him  who  is  honest  and  just.  Envy  not  the  rich, 
but  be  content  with  thy  fortune.  Follow  peace 
with  all  men,  and  let  w^isdom  direct  thy  steps. 
III. 

Happy  is  the  man  that  findeth  wisdom.  She  is 
of  more  value  than  rubies.  Length  of  days  is  in 
her  right  hand,  and  in  her  left  hand,  riches  and 
honor.  Her  ways  are  pleasant,  and  all  her  pathg 
are  peace.  Exalt  her  and  she  shall  promote  thee  : 
"She  shall  bring  thee  to  honor,  when  thou  dost  em- 
brace her. 

IF. 

The  ways  of  virtue  are  pleas-ant,  and  lead  tc 
life  ;  but  they  v/ho  hate  wisdom,  love  death.  There 
fore  pursue  the  paths  of  virtue  and  peace,  ther 
safety  and  glory  will  be  thy  reward.  All  my  ^e 
light  is  upon  the  saints  that  are  in  the  earth,  aiic 
.upon  such  as  excel  in  virtue. 


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An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation, 
TABLE     XXL 

Words  of  three  syllables,  accented  on  the  second 


A  chihv  meiit 
ac  quaint  anc^ 
ap  pr^i^  er 
a-r  rear  age 
bias  phe  mer 
con  ta  g/on 
oon  ta  g/ous 
cor  ro  siv(? 
c^ur  age  ous 
de  ce/t  ful 
de  ci  siv^ 
dif  fu  sivf 
in  qui  ry 
e  gre  gmis 
en  li^At  en 
o  bei  sanc<? 
out  rage  ous 
pro  ce  dur^ 
po  ta  to^ 
so  no  reus 
mus  ke  to/? 
a  brfdgd"  ment 
ac  /^noiyl  edg^ 
ad  ven  tur^ 
af  fran  chi^e 
g  grand  ize 
dis  fran  chi.^e 
ap  pren  tic<? 
au  turn  nal 
bis  sex  tik 
com  pul  siv^ 
cur  mud  gef?n 


con  jec  tur^ 
con  vuls  ive 
de  ben  tur^ 
de  feet  iv^ 
dis  conr  ag^ 
dis  par  ag<; 
di^  ^em  bk 
cf  ful  gent 
en  tan  gk 
ex  cul  pate 
gym  nas  tic 
ef  feet  ive 
em  bez  zk 
en  d^av  or 
ex  cess  ive 
ex  pens  iv^ 
ex  press  iv^ 
ex  tens  iv^ 
ex  cheq  2/er 
es  cutch  ton 
ho  ^an  na 
il  ius  trate 
i  am  bus 
in  cen  tiv^ 
in  cul  cate 
in  dent  ur^ 
in  jus  tic^ 
in  vec  tiy<? 
lieu  ten  ant 
mo  ment  oiis 
of  fens  ive 
op  press  ive 


mis  ^vis  ion 
pneii  mat  ics  ' 
pre  ^ump  tiv€' 
pro  due  tiv<? 
pro  gres  sivc 
re  pills  ive 
re  ten  tive* 
re  veng(?  f^ 
r/ieii  mat  ic 
stu  pend  ows 
sub  mis  sivc 
ab  or  me 
in  dorsf?  ment 
im  port  rjice 
ini  pos  tur;? 
per  form  vcace 
re  cord  er 
.  mis  for  tune 
ad  van  tage 
a  part  ment 
dc  part  ment 
Qis  as  ter 
em  bar  go 
a  pos  lie 
re  mon  strate 
sub  al  teni 
ac  cou^  ter 
ma  neu  ver 
al  t^rn  ate 
de  ter  min 
re  he^rs  al 
sub  vers  ive 


64       jin  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciatioju 

TJie  follovi'mg  are  accented  on  the  first  and  third 

syllables, 

Ap  per  tain      con  nois  sc^ur  em  bra  ^ure 

ad  ver  ti^e        dis  ap  per7r  ac  qui  est^f 

2&  cer  tain         en  ter  tain  co  a  les^^ 

con  tra  vene     gaz  et  teer  mai^  con  tent 

can  nonadc     deb  o  nair  coun  ter  mdnd 

TABLE    XXII. 

Words  not  exceeding  three  syllables^  divided* 
Lessqn  I. 

THE  wick-ed  flee  when  no  man  pur-su-eth; 
but  tile  right-e-ous  are  as  bold  as  a  li-on. 

Vir-tue  ex-alt-eth  a  na-tion;  but  sin  is  a  reproach 
to  a-ny  peo-ple. 

The  law  of  the  wise  is  a  foun-tain  af  Kfe  to  de- 
part from  the  snares  of  death. 

Wealth  got-ten  by  de-ceit,  is  soon  wast-ed  ;  but 
he  that  gath-er-eth  by  ia-bor,  shall  in-crease  in 
rich-es. 

//. 

I-dle-ness  will  bring  thee  to  pov-er-ty  ;  but  by 
m-dus-try  and  pru-dence  fhou  shalt  be  fill-ed  with 
bread. 

Wealth  rnak-eth  ma-ny  friends  ;  but  the  poor 
are  for-got-ten  by  their  neigh-bors. 

A  pru-dent  man  fore-seeth  the  e-vil,  and  hid-eth 
him-self  ;  but  the  thought-less  pass  on  and  are 
punished. 

III. 

Train  up  a  child  in  the  way  he  should  go,  and 
when  he  is  old  he  will  not  de-part  from  it. 

Where  there  is  no  wood  the  fire  go-eth  out,  and 
where  there  is  no  tat-ler  the  strife  ceas-eth. 

A  word  fit-ly  spok-en  is  like  ap-ples  of  gold   in    ' 
pic-tures  of  sit-ver. 


An  Easy  SlarJard  of  Pronunciation .       6 5 

He  that  cov-e.r-eth  his  sins  shall  not  prqs-per, 
but  he  that  con-fess-eth'and  for-sak-eth  them  shall 
find  mer-cy. 

IV. 

The  rod  and  re-proof  give  wis-dom  ;  but  a  child 
left  to  him-self  bring-eth  his  pa-rents  to  shanie. 

Cor-rect  thy  son,  and  he  will  give  thee  rest ;  yea 
ke  will  give  thee  de-light  to  thy  soul. 

A  man's  pride  sliali  bring  him  low  ;  but  hon-or 
shall  up-hold  the  hum-ble  i>n  spir-it. 

The  eye  that  mock-eth  at  his  fath-er,  and  scorn- 
eth  to  o-bey  his  moth-er,  the  ra-vens  of  the  val-ley 
shall  pick  it  out,  and  the  young  ea-gles  shall  eat  it. 

V. 

By  the  bless-ing  of  the  up-right,  the  city  is  ex- 
alt-ed,  but  it  is  o-ver-thro\\Ti  by  the  mouth  of  the 
wick-ed 

Where  no  coun-sel  is,  the  peo-ple  fall ;  but  in 
the  midst  of  coun-sel-lors  there  is  safe-t)'. 

The  wis-dom  of  the  prudent  is  to  un-der-stand 
his  way,  but  the  fol-ly  of  fools  is  de-ceit. 

A  wise  man  fear-eth  and  de^pait-tth  from  e-vil  j 
but  the  fool  rag-eth  and  is  con-fi-dent.  ' 

Be  nottiast-y  in  thy  spir-it  to  be  angry;  for  aj>- 
ger  rest-eth  in  the  bo-som  of  fools^ 

TABLE^XIIL 

Words  offoursyllahlt'S^  acccraed  on  thejlr<:\ 
2  des  pi  ca  bk      mij^  er  a  bit- 

Ad  mi  ra  bk     el  i  gi  bh  nav  i  ga  bk 

ac  cu  rate  ly      es  ti  ma  bLf        pal  li  a  tiv^ 
am  i  ca  b\e    *    ex  pli  ca  the      pit  i  a  bl^ 
ap  pli  ca  bl^       fig  u  ra  tiv^        pref  er  a  bl^ 
ar  ro  gant  ly      lam  ent  a  bb      ref  er  a  b.^ 
cred  it  a  bl?       lit  er  a  ture        rev  o  ca  bl^ 
erim  in  ai  ly       mar  ri^g^  a  hie  sump  tu  ous  ly 
F  2 


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spec  u  la  tiv^  a  mi  a  bk.  com  mon  al  ty 

suf  fer  a  bk  ju  di  ca  tare  nom  in  a  twc 

tern  per  a  ture  va  ri  a  h\e  op  er  a  tiv^ 

val  u  a  h\e  hos  pit  a  h\e  prof  it  a  bk 

veil  cr  a  h\e  for  mid  a  h\e  tol  er  a  h\e 

vul  ner  a  bk  ^n  swer  a  bk  cop  u  la  tiv^ 

The  foUoivmg  have  the  half  accent  on  the  third 
2  syllable, 

Ag  ri  cul  turf  tab  er  ha  ck       arch  i  tect  ur^ 
ail  ti  qua  ry        trail  sit  o  ry       ar  bi  tra  ry 
ap  o  plex  y        at/  dit  o  ry         par  si  mo  ny 

TABLE  XXIV. 

fFbrds  of  four  syllables;  the  full  accent  on  the. 
second^  and  half  accent  on  the  fourth. 

Note.    The  terminations  fy,  ry,  and  ly^  have  very  little  accent. 

Ad  vi  5a  bk       iiii  me  di  ate      vie  to  ri  f?us 
ac  cu  mu  late     im  pe  ri  (?us      vo  lu  min  <?us 
ap  pro  pri  ate     im  pla  cabk      ux  o  ri  ous 
an  ni  hi  late       in  tu  i  tiv^  as  par  a  gus 

a  me  na  bk  ia  bo  ri  ous  ac  eel  er  ate 
ab  bre  vi  ate  me  lo  di  (?us  ad  mis  si  bk 
al  le  vi  ate  mys  te  ri  f?us     ad  venturous, 

cen  so  ri  cus       no  to  ri  ous       a  dul  ter  ate 
com  mo  di  cus  ob  se  qui  ous     ac  cept  a  bk 
com  mu  ni  cate  op  pro  bri  cois  aggrandizement 
con  cu  pis  cenc<f  pe  nu  ri  ous      disfranchisement 
com  pa  ra  bk     pre  ca  ri  (?us      anf  big  u  ous 
de  plo  ra  bk      sa  lu  bri  o\x%      am  phib  i  (?us 
dis  pu  ta  bk      spon  ta  ne  ous  a  nal  y  sis 
er  ro  ne  (7us        ter  ra  que  ous    ar  tic  u  late 
\m  HK)  ni  eus    vi  ca  ri  ous        as  sas  sin  gte 


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^e  at  i  tude        im  pet  u  ons  e  nor  mi  ty 

ZB.  lum  ni  ate      industri  ons  sub  or  din  ate 

ca  pit  u  late       in  gen  u  oms  a  bom  in  ate 

cer  tif  i  cate       in  qui^  i  tive  ac  com  mo  date 

ca  tas  tro  phe     in  vid  i  ons  a  non  y  mous 

CO  ag  u  late        in  vin  ci  h\e  a  poc  a  lyps^ 

com  bus  ti  h\e   in  vi^  i  h\e  a  poc  ry  pha 

com  mem  o  rateper  iid  i  o\\%  a  pos  tro  phe 

com  mis  er  ate  per  spic  u  ous  cor  rob  o  rate 

com  par  a  tiv^    pre  die  a  ment  de  nom  in  ate 

com  pat  i  h\e     per  plex  i  ty  de  mon  stra  hie 
com  pend  i  ons  pro  mis  cu  ons  de  pop  u  late 

con  grat  u  late  pa  rish  on  er  dis  con  so  late 

con  spic  u  ous  re  cep  ta  oXe  pre  pos  ter  ous 

con  templative-ri  die  u  bus  pre  rog  a  tiv^ 

con  tempt  i  h\e  si  mil  i  tude  re  spons  i  bl^ 

con  tig  u  QMS     sus  cep  ti  bk  ad  m!s  si  bl^ 

de  fin  i  tiv^        tem  pest  u  ons  con  vers  a  h\c 

de  lib  er  ate        tu  mult  u  ous  re  vers  i  bk 

de  riv  a  tiv^      vi  cis  si  tude  su  per  fiu  ons 

di  min  u  tiv^     vo  cif  er  ons  su  per  la  tiv^ 

e  phem  e  ris-      vo  iup  tu  ons  pre  serv  a  tivtf 

e  piph  a  ny        u  nan  im  ons  ac  com  pa  ny 

fa  cil  it  ate         de  baz/ch  e  ry  dis  cov  er  y 
fa  nat  i  ci^m       con  form  i  ty  oi 

il  lus  tri  ons       de  form  i  ty  em.broi<l  er  y 

TABLE  XXV. 

THERE  are  five  states  of  human  life,  infancy, 
ehildhoodj  youth,  manhood,  and  old  age.  The  in- 
fant is  helpless ;  he  is  nourished  with  milk^- 
when  he  has  teeth,  he  begins  to  eat  bread,  meat, 
and  fruit,  and  is  very  fond  of  cakes  and  plums. 
The  litde  boy  c-huses  some  plaything  that  will  make 
a  noise,  a  hammer,  a  stick,  or  a  whip.   The  little  girl 


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loves  her  doll  andlearns  to  dress.it.     She  chuses  a. 
closet  for  her  baby-house,  where  she  sets  her  doll  in 
a  little  chair,  by  the  side  of  a  table,  furnished  with 
tea-cups  as  big  as  a  thimble. 

As  soon  as  boys  are  large  enough,  they  run  away 
from  home,  grow  fond  of  play,  climb  trees  to  rob 
birds'  nests,  tear  their  clothes,  and  when  they  come 
home,  their  parents  often  chastise  them* — O  hov/ 
the  rod  makes  their  legs  smart.  -These  are  naught}' 
boys,  who  love  play  better  than  their  books — cruel  i 
boys,  who  rob  the  birds  of  their  eggs, — ^poor  little 
birds  which  do  no  harm,  which  fill  the  air  with  the 
sweet  melody  of  their  notes,  and  do  much  good 
by  devouring  the  worms,  and  other  insects,  which 
destroy  the  fruits  and  herbage. 

Chai'les,  how  many  barley  corns  make  an  inch  I 
Three. — How  many  inches  are  in  u  foot  ?  Twelve. 
—How  many  feet  in  a  yard  ?  Thret:.— How  many 
yards  in  a  rod,  perch,  or  pole  ?  Five  and  a  half.— 
How  many  rods  in  a  mile  ?  Three  hundred  and 
twenty. -7— Ho v/  many  rods  in  a  furlong  ?  Forty.^ 
How  many  furlongs  in  a  mile?  Eight. — How  many 
miles  in  a  league  ?  Three. — How  many  lines  in  a^n 
inch  ?  Tweive.^ — What  is  a  cubit  ?  The  length  of 
the  arm  frt^m  the  eibo\v  to  the  end  of  the  longest 
finger,  which  is  about  eighteen  inches.  A  fathom 
'  is  the  distance  of  the  ends  of  a  man's  fingers,  when, 
the  arms  are  extended,  which  is  about  six  feet. 

Henry,  tell  me  the  gills  in  a  pint.  Fouro 
Two  pints  make  a  quart,  four  quarts  make  a  gallon. 
Barrels  are  cf  various  sizes  ;  some  contain  no 
more  than  twenty  seven  gallons,  some  thirty,  or 
thirty  two,  others  diirty  six.  A  hogshead  con- 
tains sixty  three  gallons  ;  but  we  usually  call  pun» 
cl^eons  by  the  name  of  hogsheads,  and  these  hold 
about  one  hundred  and  ten  gallons*  A  pipe  con- 
tains two  hogsheads,  or  four  barrels,  or  ^out  one 
^.undred  and  twenty  galloiis. 


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TABLE    XXVI. 

JVords  of  Jive  syllables  ;  the  full  accent  on  the 


second. 


Co  tem_  po  ra  ry 
de  clam  a  to  ly 
de  fam  a  to  ry 
dis  pens  a  to  ry 
€  lee  tu  a  ry 
e  pis  to  la  ry 
ex  clam  a  to  ry 
ex  plaa  a  to  ry 
ex  tem  po  ra  ry 
be  red  it  a  ry 
in  cen  di  a  ry 
in  fiam  ma  to  ry 
pre  lim  i  na  ry 
com  mu  ni  ca  bl<? 
com  mu  ni  ca  tiv^ 
in  vi  o  la  bk 
per  spi  ra  to  ry 
de  gen  er  a  cy 
con  fed  er  a  cy 
eon  sid  er  a  bl^ 


pre  par  a  to  ry 
pi'o  hib  it  o  ry 
re  jid  u  a  ry 
tu  mult  u  a  ry 
VG  cab  u  la  ry 
vo  lup  tu  a  ry 
con  sol  a  to  ry 
de  po5  it  G  ry 
de  rog  a  to  ry 
in  vol  un  ta  ry 
re  po^  it  o  ry 
ob  ^erv  a  to  ry 
de  lib  er  a  tivf 
ef  fem  in  a  cy 
in  suf  fer  a  h\e. 
in  dis  so  lu  bl<? 
in  vul  ner  a  bltf 
in  vet  er  a  cy 
in  ter  min  a  \Ae 
in  tem  per  ate  ly 


TABLE  XXVIL 
WILLIAM,  tell  me  how  many  mills  make  a 
cent  ?  Ten. — How  many  cents  a  dime  l  Ten.— 
Tell  me  the  other  coins  of  the  United  States.  Ten 
dimes  make  a  dollar,  ten  dollars  an  eagle,  which  is 
a  gold  coin,  and  the  largest  which  is  coined  in  the 
United  States.  Dimes  and  dollars  are  silver  coins. 
Gents  are  copper  coins.     These  are  new  species  of 


70      ^n  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation. 

coin — What  is  the  ancient  manner  of  reckoning  mO"- 
ney  ?  By  pbunds,  shillings,  pence  and  farthings. 
Four  farthings  make  a  penny,  tAvelve  pence  a  shil- 
ling, and  twenty  shillings  a  pound. 

William  loves  fruit.  See  him  picking  strawber- 
ries— b4-ing  him  a  basket — ^lethim  put  the  berries  in 
a  basket — and  cany  them  to  his  mamma  and  sis- 
ters. Little  boys  should  be  kind  and  generous— 
they  should  always  carry  some  fruit  home  for  their 
friends.  Observe  the  cherry  trees — see,  how  .they 
begin  to  redden — in  a  few  da}'s,  the  cherries  will  be 
ripe,  the  honey-hearts,  the  black-hearts,  and  ox- 
hearts,  how  sweet  they  are.  You  must  not  eat  too 
many,  and  make  yourself  sick.  Fill  your  basket : 
with  cherries  and  give  them  to  your  little  friends. 

Now  see  the  pears.  The  harvest  pear,  how  yellow* 
It  is  ripe,  let  me  pick  and  eat  it.  The  sugar  pear, 
how  plump  and  soft  it  is  ;  and  what  a  beautiful  red 
covers  one  side  of  it.  See  the  Catherine  pear,  and 
thevergaloo,  how  rich,  jucy,  and  delicious.  But  the 
peach — ^how  it  exceeds  all  fruit  in  its  delicious  fla- 
vor; what  can  equal  its  fragi*ance,  and  how  it  melts 
upon  the  tongue.  The  nutmeg,  the  rare-ripe  with 
its  blushing  cheek,  the  whit'=i  cling-stone  with  its 
cri^n son  tints — and  the  lemon  cllng-stone  with  its 
golden  hue,  and  all  the  varieties  of  the  free  stones." 
Such  are  the  rich  bounties  of  nature,  bestowed  on 
man  to  please  his  taste,  preserve  his  health,  and 
draw  his  grateful  heart  towards  the  'Author  of  his 
happiness. 


REMARKS. 

A  wise  man  will  consider,  not  so  much  the  present 
pleasure  and  advantage  of  a  measure,  as  its  future  con- 
sequences. 

Sudden  asid  violent  passions  are  seldom  durable. 


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TABLE  XXVIII. 


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f Fords  ofJi*i)e  syllables  accented  on  thefivst  and 
third. 


Am  bi  gu  i  ty 
con  ti  gu  i  ty 
con  tra  ri  e  ty 
die  ta  to  ri  al 
ep  i  cu  re  an 
im  por  til  ni  ty 
no  to  ri  e  ty 
op  por  tu  ni  ty 
per  pe  tu  i  ty 
per  spi  cu  i  ty 
pres  By  te  ri  an 
pri  mo  ge  ni  al 
su  per  flu  i  ty 
tes  ti  mo  ni  al 
ac  a  dem  ic  al 
af  fa  bil  i  ty 
al  pha  bet  ic  al 
an  a  lyt  ic  al 
ar  gu  ment  a  tiv<? 
mon  o  syl  la  h\e 
plau  s'\  bil  i  ty 
pol  y  syl  la  hie 
pop  ular  i  ty 
pos  si  bil  i  ty 
pri  mo  gen  i  turc 
prin  ci  pal  i  ty 
prob  a  bil  i  ty 
prod  i  gcJ  i  ty 
punc  tu  al  i  ty 
j)u  sil  lau  im  (?us 


reg  u  lar  i  ty 
rep  re  hen  si  hie 
rep  re  sen  ta  tiv^ 
sat  is  fac  to  ry 
sen  si  bil  i  ty 
sen  su  al  i  ty 
sim  i  lar  i  ty 
sin  gii  lar  i  ty 
tes  ta  ment  a  ry 
cir  cum  am  bi  ent 
com  pre  hen  si  h\e 
con  san  guin  i  ty 
con  tra  diet  o  ry 
cred  i  bii  i  ty 
di  a  met  ric  al 
e  le  ment  a  ry 
ep  i  dem  ic  al 
e  van  gel  ic  al 
fal  li  bil  i  ty 
gen  e  al  o  gy 
hos  pi  tal  i  ty 
il  le  git  im  ate 
im  per  cep  ti  bk 
in  tel  lect  u  al 
in  tro  due  to  ry 
in  tre  pid  i  ty 
ir  re  ^ist  i  bi^ 
mag  na  nim  i  ty 
met  a  phy^  ic  al 
an  a  torn  ic  al 


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ail  i  mos  i  ty  in  ter  rog  a  tiv^ 

apos  tol  ic  al  met  a  phor  ic  al 

ar  is  toe  ra  cy  pe  ri  od  ic  al 

as  tro  nom  ic  al  phi  lo  soph  ic  al 

cat  e  gor  ic  al  phy^  i  og  no  my 

cu  ri  OS  i  ty     '  phy^^  i  ol  o  gy 

di  a  bol  ic  al  trig  o  nom  c  try 

€t  y  mol  o  gy  u  ni  form  i  ty 

gen  e  ros  i  ty  u  ni  vers  i  ty 

e  qui  pen  der  ant  em  blem  at  ic  al 

in  dis  soiv  a  h\e  ge  o  graph  ic  al 


TABLE  XXIX. 
Lesson  /. 

BE  not  anxious  for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat, 
or  what  ye  shall  drink  ;  nor  for  your  body,  what 
ye  shall  put  on;  for  your  heavenly  Father  knoweth 
that  ye  have  need  of  these  things. 

Behold  the  fowls  of  the  uir  :  For  they  sow  not, 
neither  do  they  reap,  nor  gather  into  bams  ;  yet 
your  heavenly  Father  feecleth  them. 

Consider  the  lilies  of  the  (ieicl,  how  they  grow  ; 
they  toil  not,  neither  do  they  spin  ;  and  yet  Solo- 
mon in  all  his  glory,  was  not  airayed  like  one  of 
these. 

IT. 

Therefore  be  not  anxious  for  the  good  thin^  of 
this  life,  but  seek  first  the  kingdom  of  heaven  and 
its  righteousness,  and  all  these  things  shall  be  ad- 
ded  to  you. 

Ask  and  it  shall  be  given  unto  3rou  :  Seek  and 
ye  shall  find  :   Knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened. 

Love  your  enemies  ;  bless  them  that  curse  you  ; 
do  good  unto  them  that  hate  you  ;  and  pray  for 
diem  that  scornfully  use  you  and  persecute  }ou. 


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III, 

When  thou  prayest,  be  not  as  the  h\i-)ocrites, 
who  love  to  pray  standing  in  the  synagogues,  and 
in  the  streets,  that  they  may  be  seen  of  men  :  But 
when  thou  prayest,  enter  into  thy  closet,  and  when 
thou  hast  shut  thy  door,  pray  to  thy  Father  who  is 
in  secret,  and  thy  Father  who  seeth  in  secret  shall 
reward  thee  openly. 

IF, 

Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treasures  on  earth, 
where  moth  and  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where 
thieves  break  through  and  steal  ;  but  lay  up  for 
yourselves  treasures  in  heaven,  where  neither  moth 
nor  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  v/here  thieves  do  not 
break  through  and  steal  :  For  v/here  your  treasure 
is,  there  will  your  heart  be  also. 


Our  Savior^s  Golden  Rule, 
ALL  things  which  you   would   have  men   do  t© 
you,  do  ye  the   same  to  them ;  for  this  is  th«  law 
and  the  prophets. 

TABLE    XXX. 

In  the  following  words  tior.,  tian,  tial  and  tier,  are  prontimced 
cbun,  cbal,  cbur. 

•C(\i/rtier  fustian  oom  bus  tion 

Ms  tion  mix  tion  di  ges  tion 

Christ  ian  ce  lis  tiai  ad  mix  tiosi 

And  in  all  words  where  t  is  preceded  by  $  or  x. 
^  In  all  other  w  ords  tion  is  pronounced  simn ;  as  are  also  aV//},  c-"an, 
tion.      Thus,  ttpition,  coercion,    halcyon,   mansion,   are  pronounced 
mosbun,  coeribun^  baisbun,  inamhun.     Cial  is  pron-uur.ced  sbal. 

Words  oft'CDo  syllables  accented  on  the  first. 
Mo  tion  por  tion  sta  tion 

na  tion  po  tion  Jc  tion 

ou  tion  ra  tion  die  tion 

G 


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fac  tion  men  tion  ses  sion 

He  tion  mis  sion  ten  sion 

fraction  passion  unction 

fric  tion  pen  sion  hic  tion 

fimc  tion  sane  tion  6^  tion 

mansion  section  version 


Words  ofthi 
Ces  sa  tion 
com  mo  tion 
de  vo  tion 
plant  a  tion 
pol  lu  tion 
pro  por  tion 
re  la  tion 
sal  va  tion 
£  du  ciai 
ad  mis  sion 
af  fee  tion 
^  flic  tion 
as  cen  sion 
as  sumj&  tioii 
at  ten  tion 
col  lee  tion 


-ee  syllables  accented  on  the  second. 
com  mis  sion     pro  tec  tion 


com  pres  sion 
con  fes  sion 
con  sump  tion 
con  ven  ti©n 
con  vie  tion 
cor  rec  tion 
de  cep  tion 
de  scrip  tion 
di  rec  tion 
dis  tine  tion 
ex  cep  tion 
ex  pres  sion 
in  fiic  tioa 
ob  jec  tion 
pro  fes  sion 


pre  emp  tion 
re  demp  tion 
re  flee  tion 
sub  jec  tion 
sue  ces  sion 
sus  pen  sion 
as  per  sion 
as  ser  tion 
a  ver  sion 
con  ver  sion 
de  ^er  tion 
dis  per  sion 
re  ver  sion 
sub  ver  sion 
sub  Stan  tial 


IFords  of  four  syllables ;  the  full  accent  on  the 
third,  and  the  half  accent  on  the  first. 


Ac  cept  a  tion 
ac  cu  ^a  tion 
ad  mi  ra  tion 
ad  o  ra  tion 
ag  gra  va  tion 
ap  pro  ba  tion 
:av  o  ca  tioai 


cal  cu  la  tion  ^ 
con  dem  na  tion 
con  gre  ga  tion 
con  sti  tu  tion 
coai  tem  pla  tion 
cul  ti  va  tion 
decla  ration 


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des  o  la  tion 
ed  u  ca  tion 
cl  o  cu  tion 
em  II  la  tion 
ex  pect  a  tion 
hab  it  a  tion 
in  clin  a  tion 
in  sti  tu  tion 
med  it  a  tion 
mod  era  tion 
nav  i  ga  tion 
'ob  strw  a  tion 
per  se  cu  tion 
pre^  erv  a  tion 
proc  la  ma  tion 
pub  lie  a  tion 
ref  orm  a  tion 


re^  o  lu  tion 
rev  e  la  tion 
rev  o  lu  tion 
sep  a  ra  tion 
sup  pli  ca  tion 
trib  u  la  tio» 
vi  o  la  tion 
vi^  it  a  tion 
ap  pre  hin  sion 
com  pre  hen  sion 
con  de  s/:en  sion 
con  tra  die  tion 
ju  ris  die  tion 
re^  ur  rec  tion 
sat  is  fac  tion 
ar/g  ment  a  tion 
al  ter  a  tion 


Werds  office  syllables ^  accented  on  the  first  and  - 
fourth. 


AM  pHfi cation 
qual  i  fi  ca  tion 
ed  i  fi  ca  tion 
as  so  ci  a  tion 
mul  ti  pli  cation 
con  tin  u  a  tion  ' 
rat  i  fi  ca  tion 
sane  ti  fi  ca  tion 
sig  ni  fi  ca  tion 
cir  cum  lo  cu  tion 
eir  cum  val  la  tion 


con  fed  e  ra  tion 
con  grat  u  la  tion 
con  so  ci  a  tion 
or  gan  i  za  tion 
CO  op  e  ra  tion 
glo  ri  fi  ca  ti  on 
pro  nun  ci  a  tion 
pro  pi  ti  a  tion 
re  gen  e  ra  tion 
re  nun  ci  a  tion 


re  tal  i  a  tion 
com  mem  mo  ra  tion  ar  gu  ment  a  tion 

Note.  As'sas-sin-a-tion,  de-nom-in-a-tion,  de'ter-min-a-ticn,  illw 
nun-a-tiont  have  the  second  and  fourth  syllables  accented,  and  traw 
sub-staii'ti-a-tion,  has  an  accent  on  the  first,  third  and  fifth  syllables. 
fyr-sub'Stan'ti-a-tion,  follows  the  same  rule. 


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TABLE  XXXI. 

Familiar  Lessons. 

HENRY  is  a  good  boy.  Come  here,  Henry,  let 
me  hear  you  read.  Can  you  spell  easy  words  t  Hold 
up  your  head  ;  speak  loud  and  plain.  Keep  your 
book  clean  j  do  not  tear  it. 

John,  keep  your  seat,  and  sit  still.  You  must 
not  say  a  word,  nor  laugh  nor  play.  Look  on  your 
book,  learn  your  letters,  study  your  lesson. 

Charles,  can  you  coui;it?  I'ly.  One,  two,  three, 
four,  five,  six,  seven^  eight,  nine,  ten. — Weil  said; 
now  spell  bird.  B-i-r-d.  How  the  birds  sing  and 
hop  from  branch  to  branch  among  the  trees.  They 
make  nests  too,  and  lay  eggs  ;  then  sit  on  their 
eggs,  and  hatch  young  birds.  Dear  little  birds, 
how  they  sing  and  play.  You  must  not  rob  their 
nests,  nor  kill  their  young  :  it  is  cruel, 

Moses,  see  the  cat,  how  quiet  she  lies  by  the 
fire.  Puss  catches  mice.  Did  you  ever  see  puss 
v/atching  for  mice?  How  still  and  sly  !  She  creeps 
along,  fixing  her  eyes  steady  on  the  place  where  the 
mouse  lies.  As  soon  as  she  gets  near  enough,  she 
darts  forward,  and  seizes  the  little  victim  by  th« 
neck.  Now  the  little  mouse  will  do  no  more  mis- 
chief. 

See  the  little  helpless  kittens.  How  warm  and 
quiet  they  lie  in  their  bed,  while  puss  is  ^one. 
Take  them  in  your  hands,  don't  hurt  them  ;  they 
are  harndesa,  and  do  no  hurt.  They  will  not  bite 
nor  scratch.  Lay  them  down  softly,  and  let  them 
go  to  sleep. 

George,  the  sun  has  risen,  and  it  is  tima  for  you 
to  rise.  See  the  sun,  how  it  shines  :  it  dispels  the 
darkness  of  night,  and  makes  all  nature  gay  and 
cheerful.  Get  up,  Charles  ;  wash  your  hands, 
comb  your  hair,  and  get  ready  for  breakfast.  What 
are  we  to   have    for  breakfast?  Bread   and  milk-- 


Ari  Easy  Standard  of  Frcmmciatvn.  11 
This  is  the  best  food  for  little  boys.  Sometimes 
we  have  coffee  or  tea,  and  toast.  "  Sometimes  we 
ha^^  cakes. 

James,  hold  your  spoon  in  your  right  handj  and 
if  you  use  a  knife  and  fork,  hold  the  knife  in  your 
right  hand.  Do  not  eat  fast  :  hungry  boys  are  apt 
to  eat  fast,  like  the  pigs.  Never  waste  your  bread  j 
bread  is  gained  by  the  sweat  of  the  brow.  Your 
father  plants  or  sows  comj  com  grows  in  the  held; 
when  it  is  ripe,  it  is  cut,  and  put  in  the  barn;  then 
it  is  thrashed  out  of  the  ears,  and  sent  to  a  mill : 
the  mill  grinds  it,  and  the  bolter  separates  the  bran 
from  the  flour.  Flour  is  wet  with  water  or  milk ; 
and  with  a  little  yeast  or  leaven,  it  is  raised,  and 
made  light;  this  is  called  dough:  dough  is  baked 
in  an  oven,  or  pan,  and  makes  bread. 

The  Sisters. 

Emily,  look  at  the  flowers  in  the  garden.  What 
a  charming  sight.  How  the  tuHps  adorn  the  bor- 
ders of  the  alleys,  d^-essing  them  with  gayet\'.  Soon 
ijie  sweet  pinks  will  deck  the  beds;  and  the  fragrant 
•OSes  perfume  the  air.  Take  cai'e  of  the  s wee t- 
Brilliams,  the  jonquils,  and  the  artemisia.  See  the 
loney-suckle,  how  it  winds  about  the  column,  and 
limbs  along  the  mar,grn  of  the  windows.  Now  it 
5  in  bloom, howfragrant  the  air  around  it;  how  sweet 
he  perfume,  after  a  gentle  shower,  or  amidst  tlie 
oft  dews  of  the  evening.  Such  are  the  cha^-ms  of 
outh,  when  robed  in  innocence ;  such  is  the  bloom 
f  life,  when  decked  with  modesty,  and  a  sweet  tem- 
cr. Come,  my  child,  let  me  hear  your  song, 

The  Rose. 

The  rose  had  been  \7ash'd,  lately  wash'd  in  a  skow'r. 

That  J  ulia  to  Emma  convey'd ; 
A  plenifful  moisture  encumber*d  the  flow'r, 

And  wei^h'd  down  its  beautiful  head. 
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The  cop  was  all  filled,  and  the  leaves  were  all  wet, 

And  seeni'd,  at  a  fanciful  view. 
To  weep  with  regret,  for  the  buds  it  hadieft^ 

On  the  fiourishhig  bush  where  i.t  greviT . 

I  hastil)'-  seizM  it,  unfit  as  it  was 

For  a  nosegay,  so  dripping  and  drown'd ; 
And  shaking  it  rudely,— too  rudely,  alas, 

1  snapt  it — it  fell  to  the  ground. 
*'  And  such,"  1  exclaimed,  "  is  the  pitiless  part 

"  S  ome  act  by  the  delicate  m  ind ; 
"  Regardless  of  wringing  and  breaking  a  heart  , 

**  Already  to  sorrow  resign'd. 
"  This  beautiful  rose,  had  1  shaken  it  less, 

«*  Might  have  bloom' d  with  the  owner  a  while ; 
••  And  the  tear  that  is  wip'd,  with  a  little  address, 

**  May  be  follow'd  perhaps  with  a  smile." 

Julia,  rise  in  the  morning  betimes,  dress  the  borr 
ders  of  the  flowerbeds,  pull  up  the  noxious  weeds^ 
water  the  thirsty  roots.  See  how  the  plants  wither 
for  want  of  rain.  The  flowers  fade,  the  leaves 
shrivel  and  droop.  Bruig  a  little  water  to  refresli 
them.  Now  the' plants  look  green  and  fresh;  th< 
weeds  which  shaded  or  robbtd  their  roots  of  mois 
ture,  are  removed,  and  the  plants  will  thrive.  Doe; 
the  heart  want  culture?  Weed  out  the  noxious  pas^ 
sions  from  t\i<i  heart,  as  you  would  hurtful  plant 
from  among  the  flowers.  Cherish  the  virtues- 
love,  kindness,  meekness,  modesty,  goodness.  Le 
them  thrive,  and  produce  their  natural  fruit,  pur 
happiness,  and  joys  serene  through  life. 

Look  to  the  gende  lambs,  hov/  imiocent  and  plaj 
ful;  how  agreeable  to  the  sight;  how  pleasant  th 
task  to  feed  them;  how  grateful  they  are  for  yov 
care.     JuUa,  let  me  hear  your  song. 

The  Lamb. 

A  young  feeble  Lamb,  as  Emily  pass'd, 

I  n  pity  she  tumM  to  behold ; 
How  it  shivet'd  and  shrunk  from  the  merciew  olast, 

Then  fell  all  benumb'd  with  the  cold. 


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She  rais'd  it,  and  touch'd  with  the  innocent*s  fate, 

its  soft  form  to  her  bosom  she  prest; 
But  the  tender  relief  was  afforded  too  late, 

It  bleated,  and  died  on  her  breast. 
The  moralist  then,  as  the  corse  she  resigned 

And  weepjng.  springilow'rs  o'er  it  laid, 
Thus  mus'd,  "  So  it  fares  with  the  delicate  mind, 

«'  To  the  tempest  of  fortune  betray'd; 
««  Too  tender,  like  tkee,  the  rude  shock  to  sustain, 

"  And  deni'd  the  relief  which  would  save, 
♦«  She's  lost,  and  when  pity  and  kindness  are  vain-, 

*«  Thus  we  dress  the  poor  suHerer's  grave." 

Harriet,  bring  your  book,  let  me  he^r  you  read. 
What  book  have  you?  Let  me  see;  a  little  volume 
of  poems.  How  many  can  you  repeat?  Let  me 
hear  my  dear  Harriet  speak  one. 

The  Bird*s  Nch-u 

Yes,  little  nest,  I'll  hold  you  fast, 

And  little  birds,  one,  tvvo,  three,  rour; 
I've  w  atch'd  you  long,  you're  mine  at  last ; 

Poor  little  things,  you'll 'scape  no  more. 

Chirp,  cry,  and  flutter,  as  you  vvitH 

Ah!  simplerebels, 'tis  in  vain; 

Your  little  wings  are  unfledg'd  still. 

How  can  you  freedom  then  obtain! 
What  note  of  sorrow  strikes  my  ear  1 

Is  it  their  mother  thus  distrest  ? 
Ah  yes,  and  see,  their  father  dear 

Flies  round  and  round,  to  seek  their  nest,   . 
And  is  it  I  who  cause  their  moan  ? 

I,  who  so  aft  in  summer's  heat. 
Beneath  yon  oak  have  laid  me  down 

To  listen  to  their  songs  so  sweet  \ 
If  from  my  tender  mother's  side, 

S  ome  w  icked  wretch  should  make  me  fly. 
Full  well  I  know,  'tw  ould  her  betide. 

To  break  her  heart,  to  sink,  to  die. 
And  shall  I  then  so  cruel  prove? 

Your  little  ones  to  force  away ! 
No,  no;  together  live  and  ove; 

See  bers  tlicy  are,— take  them,  I  pray 


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Teach  them  ia  yonder  wood  to  fly. 

And  let  them  your  sweet  v/ai-biing  hear. 

Till  their  own  wings  can  soar  as  high, 
And  their  own  notes  may  sound  as  clear.  > 

Go,  gende  birds ;  go  free  as  air ; 

While  oft  again  in  summer's  heat, 
To  yonder  oak  I  will  repair. 

And  listen  to  your  songs  so  sweet. 


Mary,  what  a  charming  little  sonnet  your  sister 
Harriet  has  repeated. :  Come,  my  sweet  girl,  you 
must  let  me  hear  what  you  can  say.  But  stop,  let 
me  see  your  work.  Your  little  fingers  are  very 
handy  with  a  needle.  Very  pretty  indeed;  very 
pretty  work.  \Vliat  small  stitches.  You  shall  hem 
and  mark  all  your  papa's  handkerchiefs,  and  very 
soon  you  shall  work  a  muslin  frock  for  yourself, 
Now,  my  girl,  let  me  hear  you  repeat  some  verses. 


On  a  Goldfinch  starved  in  his  Cage. 


Time  was  when  I  was  free  as  air. 
The  thistle*s  downy  seed  my  fiire, 

My  drink  the  morning  dew; 
I  perch'd  at  will  on  every  spray. 
My  form  genteel,  my  plumage  gay. 

My  strains  for  ever  new. 

But  gaudy  plumage,  sprightly  strain. 
And  form  genteel,  were  all  in  vain, 

And  of  a  transient  date; 
For  caught  and  cag*d,  and  starv'd  to  deatfej 
In  dyingsighs,  my  little  breath 

Soon  pass'd  he  wiry  grate. 

Thanks,  little  Miss,  for  all  my  woes. 
And  thanks  for  this  effectual  close. 

And  ciHfe  of  eVry  ill; 
More  cruelty  could  none  express, 
And  I,  if  you  had  shown  me  less?'  -■ 

Had  been  your  pris*iier  still. 


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Precepts  concerning  the  social  relations. 

ART  thou  a  young  man,  seeking  for  a  partner 
for  life?  Obey  the  ardinance  of  God,  and  become  a 
useful  member  of  society.  But  be  not  in  haste  to 
marry,  and  let  thy  choice  be  directed  by  wisdom. 

Is  a  woman  devoted  to  dress  and  amusement?  Is 
she  delighted  with  her  own  praise,  or  an  admirer  of  her 
own  beauty?  Is  she  given  to  much  talking  and  loud 
laughter?  If  her  feet  abide  not  at  home,  and  her  eyes 
rove  with  boldness  on  the  faces  of  men — turn  thy 
feet  from  her,  ^id  sulFer  not  thy  heart  to  be  ensnared 
by  thy  fancy. 

But  when  thou  findest  sensibilit}^  of  heart  joined 
with  softness  of  manners;  an  accomplished  mind 
and  peligion,  united  with  sweetness  of  temper,  mo- 
dest deportment,  and  a  love  of  domestic  life — Such 
is  the  woman  who  will  divide  the  sorrows,  and  dou- 
ble the  joys  of  thy  life.  Take  her  to  thyself;  she 
is  worthy  to  be  thy  nearest  friend,  thy  companion, 
the  wife  of  thy  bosom; 

'  Art  thou  a  young  woman,  wishing  to  know  thy 
fiittu-e  destiny?  Be  cautious  in  listening  to  the  ad- 
fdresses  of  m.en.  Art  thou  pleased  vrith  smiles  and 
|flattering  words ?  Remember  that  man  often  smiles 
and  flatte-rs  most,  when  he  would  betray  thee. 

Listen  to  no  soft  persuasion,  till  a  long  acqaint- 
ance  and  a  steady,  respectful  conduct  have  given 
thee  proof  of  the  pure  attachment  and  honorable 
views  of  thy  lover.  Is  thy  suitor  addicted  to  low 
vices?  is  he  profane?  is  he  a  gambler?  a  tipler?  a 
spendthrift?  a  haunter  of  taverns?  has  he  lived  in 
idleness  and  pleasure?  has  he  acquired  a  contempt 
for  thy  sex  in  vile  company  ?  and  above  all,  is  he  a 
scoffer  at  religion?— Banish  such  a  man  from  thy 
presence;  his  hepj't  is  false,  and  his  hand  would  lead, 
thee  to  wretchedness  and  ruin. 


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Art  thou  a  husband?  Treat  thy  wife  with  tender-- 
ness  and  respect;  reprove  her  faults  with  gentleness;^: 
be  faithful  to  her  in  love ;  give  up  thy  heart  to  her 
in  confiden.ce,  and  alleviate  her  cares. 

Art  thou  a  wife?  Respect  thy  husband;  oppose 
him  not  unreasonbly,  but  yield  thy  will  to  his, 
and  thou  shalt  be  blest  with  peace  and  concord; 
study  to  make  him  respectable,  as  v/ell  for  thine 
©wn  sake,  as  for  his ;  hide  his  faults ;  be  constant 
in  thy  love;  and  devote  thy  time  to  the  care  and' 
education  of  the  dear  pledges  of  thy  love. 

Art  thou  a  parent?  Teach  thy  children  obedience ; 
teach  them  temperance,  justice,  diligence  in  useful 
occupations;  teach  them  science;  teach  them  thei 
social  virtues,  and  fortify  thy  precepts  by  thine  owni 
example:  above  all  teach  them  religion.  Sciencej 
and  virtue  will  make  them  respectable  in  this  life- 
religion  and  piety  alone  can  secure  to  them  happi» 
ness  in  the  life  to  come.  . 

Art  thou  a  brother  or  a  sister?  Honor  thy  charac* 
ter  by  living  in  the  bonds  of  affection  with  thy  breth> 
ren.  Be  kind;  be  condescending.  Is  thy  brothel 
in  adversit}',  assist  him ;  if  thy  sister  is  in  distress^ 
administer  to  her  necessities  and  alleviate  her  cares* 

Art  thou  a  son  or  a  daughter?  Be  grateful  to  thy 
father,  for  he  gave  thee  life :  and  to  thy  mother 
for  she  sustained  thee.  Piety  in  a  child  is  sweet* 
er  than  the  incense  of  Persia,  yea  more  delicioui 
than  odors,  wafted,  by  western  gales,,  from  a  fielc 
of  Arabian  spices.  Hear  the  words  of  thy  father 
for  they  are  spoken  for  thy  good:  give  ear  to  th( 
admonitions  of  thy  mother,  for  they  proceed  fron 
her  tenderest  love.  Honor  their  gray  hairs,  am 
support  them  in  the  evening  of  life:  and  thini 
ov/n  children,  in  reverence  of  thy  example,  shaJj 
repay  thy  piety  with  filial  love  and  dmy.  1 


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•^      'i^:?'*^K  '"'i^sS^L^*^'         --:^;-:'  '-  =  _  "^         '     Will  /  \  " 


wmsm^ 


FABLE  I. 

Of  the  Boy  that  stole  Apples, 
AN  old  man  found  a  rude  boy  upon  one  of  his 
ts-ees  stealing  Apples,  and  desired  him  to  come 
down;  but  the  young  Sauce-box  told  him  plainly  be 
would  not.  Won^t  you?  said  the  old  Man,  then 
I  will  fetch  you  down;  so  he  pulled  up  some  txifts 
of  Grass,  and  threw  at  him;  but  this  only  made 
the  Youngster  laugh,  to  think  the  old  Man  should 
pretend  to  beat  him  down  from  tlie  tree  with  grass 
only. 

Well,  well,  said  the  old  Man,  if  neither  words  nor 
grass,  will  do,  I  must  try  what  virtue  there  is  in 
Stones;  so  the  old  man  pelted  hini  heartily  with 
stones;  which  soon  made  the  young  Chap  hasten 
down  from  the  tree  and  beg  the  old  Man's  pardon. 

MORAL. 

If  good  words  and  gentle  meaJis  will  not  reclaim 
the  wickedy  they  must  be  dealt  with  in  a  more  severe 
manner^ 


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TABLE  XXXII. 

In  all  words  ending  in  c^io  unaccented,  -w  is  silent,  and  o  has  its  first 
sound.  Many  of  these  words^re  corrupted  in  vulgar  pronuncia- 
tion ;  follcfvo  is  called y^/Zer,  Sec.  for  which  reason  the  words  of 
this  class  are  collected  in  the  following  table. 


BSr  row 
bel  low 
bil  low 
bur  row 
cl  bow 
fel  low 
fal  low 
'far  row 
fur  row 


gal  lows 
bel  lows 
har  row 
cal  low 
mallo'^us 
mar  row 
meadow 
mel  low 
min  now 


nar  row 
hoi  low 
shad  ow 

shal  low 
spar  row 
tal  low 
whit  low 
wicl  o'lU 
wil  low 


win  dow 
win  now 
yel  low 
bor  row 
fol  low 
mor  row 
sor  row 
wal  low 
s^v^^al  low 


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Jn  the  following  words^  si  sound  like  zb.  Thus,  sonfusion  is  por- 
nounced  confu-zbun  ;  bra-tier ,  dra-zhur;  o-zier,  o-zbur;  vi-sitnt 
vizb-un;  pLeaS'ure,  pleazb-nr. 

Uote.  In  this  and  the  following  table,  the  figures  show  the  ac- 
cented syllables,  without  any  other  direction. 

Bra\yier 
cro  ^ier 
gla  zier 
o  zier 
ra  sure 
ho  ^ier 
sei  zur^ 
fu  ^ion 
am  bro  ^ial 
ad  he  ^ion 
al  lu  ^ion 
-co  he  ^ion 
col  lu  ^ion 
Gon  clu  ^ion 


con  fu  ^yion 

il  lu  ^ion 

con  tu  ^-ioa 

in  tru  ^ion 

de  hi  ^ion 

in  fu  ^ion 

dif  fu  s'lon 

pro  fu  ^ion 

ef  fu  ^ion 

oc  ca  ^ion 

ex  clu  ^ion 

oh  tru  ^ion 

ex  plo  ^ion 

yh  ion 

e  va  .9ion 

mcas  ur^ 

a  bra  ^ion 

.ple^.9  ur(? 

cor  ro  ^on 

tre^?  liri? 

de  tru  ^ion 

lew  ur<? 

dis  plo  5ion 

az  urd" 

in  clo  5ure 

ab  stkS  ion 

e  ro  ^ian 

ggI  \is  ion 

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con  QAs  ion  e  lij  ion  in  ci^  ion 

di  \\s  ion  e  lyo  ian  al  li^*  ion 

tie  ci^  ion  pre  ci^  ion         re  ci^  ion 

de  ri^  ion  pro  vi^  ion         clr  cum  ci^  ion 

The  compounds  and  derivatives  follow  the  same  rule. 


FABLE  IL 

The  country  Maid  and  her  Milk  pail. 

WHEN  men  suiTer  their  imagination  to  amuse 
them,  v/ith  tlic  prospect  of  distant  and  uncertain  im- 
provements of  their  condition,  they  frequently  sus- 
tain real  losses,  bv  their  inattention  to  thc^.&e  affairs 


Acoiinrf}' Maid  v/as  walking  very  deliherately 
'With  a  pail  of  milk  upon  her  heaa,  when  she  fell  in« 
to  tb.e  following  train  of-refiections :  The  money  for 
which  I  shall  sell  this  milk,  will  enable  me  to  en- 
crease  my  slock  of  egg;3  to  dire e  hundred.  These 
eggs^  allovvlnjr  for  \vhac  may  prove  addle,  and  what 
!n'\v  be  dest!-oyed  bv  vei  mia,  will  prodi'.ce  at  least 
1-; ;    b'lndrcd  and  lifu-  chickens.     The  chickens  wil^ 

H 


S6  An  Easy  Standard  of  PronimciatiGn. 
be  fit  to  carry  to  market  about  Christmas,  when 
poultry  always  bears  a  good  price;  so  that  by  May 
day  I  cannot  fail  of  having  money  enough  to  pur- 
chase a  new  gown.  Green — -let  me  consider — yes, 
green  become^  my  complexion  best,  and  green  it  shall 
be.  In  this  dress  I  will  go  to  the  fair,  where  all  the 
young  fellows  will  strive  to  have  me  for  a  partner; 
but  I  shall  perhaps  refuse  every  one  of  them,  and 
with  an  air  of  disdain  toss  from  them.  Transported 
with  this  triumphant  thought,  she  could  not  forbear 
acting  with  her  head  what  thus  passed  in  her  imagin- 
ation, when  d-own  came  the  pail  of  milk,  and  v/ith  it 
all  her  imaginary  happiness. 


TABLE  XXXI V. 

Words  in  which  ckf  sic,  and  fte  are  pronounced  ^Ac  ;  tia^ndcia, 
sla  ;'  cions  and  tious,  shis.  Thus,  ancient,  partial,  captious,  are 
pronounced,  anshcnt,  pa-rshal,  capMkvs.  This  rule  will  be  suffi- 
cient to  dirt-ct  the  learner  to  aright  pronunciation,  without  dis- 
ti3-igu:shirig  the  silent  letters, 

tran  sient 
Ills  cioiis 
caw  tious 
par  tial 
con  science 
con  scions 
ap  pre  ciate 
as  so  ciate 
aw  da  cious 
ca  pa  cious 
con  so  ciate 
dis  so  ciate 
e  ma  ciate 
ex  cru  crate 


Gre  clan 
gra  cious 
pa  tient 
quo  tient 
spa  cious 


spe  cious 
spe  cies'^'^" 
so  cial 
sa  tiate 
an  cient 
cap  ticus 
fac  tiaus 
iic  tious 
;  ;\ip  tial 


ex  pa  tiate 
fa  ce  tious 
fal  la  cious 
fe  ro  cious 
in  gra  tiate 
lo  qua  cious 
ne  go  ciate 
pro  ca  cious 
ra  pa  cious 
sa  ga  cious 
se  qua  cious 
te  na  cious 
vex  a  tious 
vi  va  cious 


Pronounced  speshiz. 


con  sci  en  tious 
con  se  quen  tial 
con  li  den  tial 
pen  i  ten  tlal 


jin  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation.  87^ 
vo  ra  cious  pro  vin  cial  cir  cum  stSn  tial 
an  n'an  ciate  pru  <}i.Q}A  tial 
con  ten  tious  sen  ten  tious 
ere  den  tials  sub  stan  tiate 
■  c  nun  ciate  com  mSr  cial 
es  sen  tial  contuma  ciousj  pes  ti  len  tial 
in  fee  tious  ef  fi  ca  cicus  prov  i  den  tial 
li  cen  tiate  os  ten  ta  tious  rev  e  ren  ti-al  . 
om  nis  cienci'  per  spi  ca  cious  re,?  i  den  tia  ry 
po  ten  tial         per  ti  na  cious    e  qui  ncc  tial 

The  compounds  and  derivatives  follow  the  same  rult^, 
t  Th^  words  of  four  syllables  have  the  half  accent  on  the  frst. 


^^^^   fi&^;: 


FABLE  III. 

The  Fox  and  ths  SuvaUoTV. 

ARISTOTLE  informs  us,  that  the  following  fa- 
ble was  spoken  by  Esop  to  the  Samians,  on  a  debate 
wpon  changing  their  ministers,  who  were  accused  of 
plundering  the  commcn',yealth. 

A  Fox  swimming  acr<-ss  a  river,  happened  to  be 
entangled  in  ssome  weeds  that  grew  near  the  bank, 


88  An  Easy  Staridard  #/  Fronundation. 
from  which  he  was  unal^le  to  extricate  himseir.  A« 
he  lay  thus  exposed  to  whole  swarms  of  flies,  which 
were  galling  him  and  sucking  his  hiood,  a  sv/allow, 
obs*irving  his  distrr-ss,  kindh'  olTered  to  drive  tliem 
away.  By  no  means,  said  the  Fox;  for  if ,  thesi:-. 
should  be  <:hased  a-yay,  which  are  already  sulBcient- 
\y  gorgrd,  anodier  more  hungiy  swarm  rtouldisuc- 
ceedj  and  I  should  be  robbed  of  e^ery  remaining 
drop  of  blood  in  my  vein.^. 


TABLE  XXXV. 

In  tl-ve  folbwing  woyds  the  vo\vel5  a?s  shoj't,  .  and  thr  ?xcc-n^ 
ed  syllable  must  ly*  prGnounce4  uS  thotigh  ir.endtd  with  th%^ 
consonant  5/6.  Thus,  pre-cious,  ipe-ci<U,.  eji<Unt,  h^i-ci:t7ii jyii/i- 
tin,  adiii'thn,  are yfonou need,  p;2sh'US,spe$b'iil,  efH-s.^-^nt,  lo^ish- 
tw,  fnUU-b-a,  addU^h-on.  Thess  wcvdo  will  s^rve  as  examrle.'j 
Ibj- the  following  tilile. 


PrS  cious 
spe  cial 
Ti  cious 
vi  tiute 
ad  d!  tion 
am  bi  ticn 
az/s  pi  clous 
ca  pri  cious 
CO  mi  tial 
con  di  tion 
cog  ni  tion 
con  tri  tion 
de  fi  cient 
de  li  cious 
dis  ere  tion 
dis  cu  tient 
e  di  tion 


ef  fi  cis^nt 
es  pe  cial 
fla  gi  tioiis 
fru  i  tion 
iu  di  cial 


lo  gi  cian 
ma  gi  clan 
ma  ii  clous 
mi  li  tia 
mu  ^i  cian 
nu  tri  tion 
no  vi  ciate 
of  fi  ciate 
of  fi  cial 
of  fi  clous 
pa  tri  cian 
par  ti  tion 


per  di  ticn 
per  ni  cious 
pe  ti  tion 
pro  fi  cient 
phy  ^i  ciaj]  - 
po  SI  tion 
pro  pi  tion 5 
se  di  tion 
se  di  tious 
sol  sti  tial 
suf  fi  cient 
sus  pi  cious 
trans  i  tion 
vo  li  tion 
ab  o  If  tion* 
ac  qui  s\  tion 
ad  rno  ni  tion- 


*  The  words  of  four  syllables  have  a  half  acccn!  on  rhe  fi»»t,  nc- 
rept  practitioiitr.  Arithmetician  and  sw/»j!;o..7'£ili(ius  have  the  half  f  ^" 
rent  on  the  second,  ojcade^niciar.  d^vA -iniiibtmaiidan  gx\  th&  first. 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation,     85 

ad  ven  ti  tious  prej  u  di  cial  co  a  ii  tion 
pol  i  ti  clan 
prop  o  ^i  tion 
prep  o  ii  tion 
pro  hi  bi  tion 
r/zet  o  ri  cian 
su  per  11  cial 

su  per  sti  ticn  prac  ti  uon  er 
sup  po  si  tion  a  rith  vojt  tf  cian 
sur  rep  ti  tioiis  ac  a  de  mi  cian 
av  a  ri  cicus  suppo^  ti  tious 
ben  e  ii  cial       math  ema  ti  cian 


am  mu  m  tion 
ap  pa  ri  tion 
ar  ti  fl  cial 
ad  s^i  ti  tious 
ap  po  ^i  tion 
eb  ui  ii  tion 
er  u  di  tion 
ex  hi  bi  tion 
ex  po  ^i  tion 
im  po  ^i  tion 
op  po  ^i  tion 


com  pe  ti  tion 
com  po  ^i  tion 
def  i  ni  ticn 
dem  o  Ii  tion 
dep  o  s\  tion 

dis  po  ^i  tion 

.3 


The  compounds  and  derivatives  fc41ovv  t-he  same  rule 


In  the  following  words,  the  consonant;^  terminates  a  syllable  :  but 
perhaps  the  ease  of  the  learner  may  reader  a  diilerent  division. 


2 

E  qui  ty 
e  qui  ta  bk 
Ii  quid 


Ii  qz/or 
Ii  que  fy 
Ii  qui  date 
la  qz/ey 


an  ti  qui  ty 
in  i  qui  ty 
in  i  qui  t<9as 
ob  ii  q^d  ty 


SELECT  SENTENCES. 

Never  speak  of  a  man's  virtues  to  his  face,  nor  of  his 
faults  behmd  his  back  ;  thus  you  will  equally  avoid  flat- 
tery which  is  disgusting,  aixi  slander  which  is  criminaL 

If  you  are  poor,  labor  will  procure  you  food  and  clothj 
ing — if  you  ai-e  rich,  it  will  strengthen  the  body,  invigo- 
rate the  mind,  and  keep  you  from  vice. — Every  man 
therefore  should  be  busy  in  some  employment. 


H2 


so      An  Easy  Standard  of  Proniinctation. 


FABLE  IV. 
The  Cat  and  the  Rat, 
A  CERTAIN  Cat  had  made  such unmercifai hav- 
oc among  the  vermm  of  her  neighborhood,  that  nota 
single  Rat  or  Mouse  dared  venture  to  appear  abroad. 
Fuss  was  soon  convinced,  that  if  affairs  ,  remained  in  \ 
their  present  situation,  she  must  be  totally  unsupplied 
with  provision.  After  mature  deliberation  therefore, 
she  resolved  to  have  recourse  to  stratagem.  For  this 
purpose,  she  suspended  herself  from  a  hook  with  her 
head  downwards,  pretending  to  be  dead.  The  Rats 
and  Mice  as  they  peeped  from  their  holes  observing 
her,  in  this  dangling  attitude^  concluded  she  was 
hanging  for  some  misdemeanor;  and  with  great  joy 
immediately  sallied  foith  in  quest  of  their  prey. 
Puss,  as  soon  as  a  suftiei-ent  number  were  collected 
together,  quitting  her  hold,  dropped  into  the  midst 
of  them ;  and  ver^^  fev^^^  had  the  fortune  to  make  good 
their  retreat.  This  artifice  having  succeeded  so  well, 
she  was  encouraged  to  tiy  the  event  of  a  second. 
Accordingly  she  whitened  her  coat  all  over,  by  rol- 
ling herself  in  a  heap  of  flour,  and  in  this  disguise  lay^ 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Frormn:iatioTu  y  i 
concealed  in  the  bottom  of  a  meal  tub.  This  strata- 
gem was  executed  in  general  with  the  same  effect  as 
the  former.  But  an  old  experienced  Rat,  altogether 
as  cunning  as  his  adversar}-,  was  not  so  easily  ensnar- 
ed. I  don  t  much  like,  said  he,  that  %vhite  heap  yon- 
der:  Something  whispers  me  there  is  mischief  con- 
cealed under  it.  'Tis  true  it  may  be  meal;  but  it  may 
likewise  be  something  that  I  should  not  relish  quite 
so  well.  There  can  be  no  harm  at  least  in  keeping 
at  a  proper  distance ;  for  caution,  I  am  sure,  is  the 
parent  of  safety,   . 


TABLE  XXXVL 

trie  follow  ing  table,  i  befcre  a  vowel  sounds  like^  at  the  begmnmg 
cf  words,  as  \n  junior,  f  Hal,  dGmijiicn,  wmch  are  pronouuccd 
junyur^  filycU,  dom^iyon 


Fol  io 
ran  ior 
sol  dier^ 
sav  ior 
se^n  ior 
un  ion 
al  ien 
gen  ial 
^cn  ius 
anx  iousf 
^dell  ium 
bii  ions 
bill  iards 
bill  ions 
brill  iant 
ba^  io 
filial 
fiex  ion 
fiUX  ion 


mill  ion  in  gen  ions 

min  ion  bat  tal  ion 

pill  ion  ci  vil  ian 

pin  ion  com  pan  ion 

trill  ion  con  nex  ion 

trmm  ion  de  flux  ion 

val  iant^  do  min  ion 

cull  ion  fa  mil  iar 

ninn  ion  o  pin  ion 

scull  ion  pa  vil  ion 

bull  ion  post  ill  ion 

coll  ier  punc  till  io 

pon  iard  ras  cal  ion 

on  ion  re  bell  ion 

be  hav  iour  se  ra^l  io 

com  mun  ion  ver  mil  ion 

par  hel  ion  af/x  il  ia  ry 

pe  cul  iar  min  ia  ture 

con  ven  ient  .  pe  ciin  ia  ry 


•  Pronouicsd  sol-scr. 


\  Pronounced  ank-shus. 


92      An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation . 


FABLE  V. 

The  Fox  and  the  Bramble, 

A  FOX,  closely  pursued  by  a  pack  of  Dogs, 
took  shelter  under  the  covert  of  a  Bramble,  He 
rejoiced  in  this  asylum;  and  for  a  while,  was  veiy 
happy;  but  soon  found  that  if  he  attempted  to  stir, 
he  was  wounded  by  thorns  a?id  prickles  on  every 
side.  However,  making  a  virtue  of  necessit};',  he 
forbore  to  complain;  and  comforted  himself  with 
reflecting  that  no  bliss  is  perfect;  that  good  and 
and  evil  are  mixed,  and  ilow  from  the  same  fountain. 
These  Briars,  indeed,  said  he,  v/ill  tear  my  skin  a 
little,  yet  they  keep  off  the  dogs.  For  the  sake 
of  the  good  then  let  me  bear  the  evil  with  pa- 
tience; each  bitter  has  its  sweet;  and  these  Bram- 
bles, though  they  v/ound  my  flesh,  preserve  my  life 
from  danger. 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation, 


93- 


1 

E  tlier 
ja  cinth 
the  sis 
zenith 
thfln  der 
meth  od 
an  them 
tijp  thong 
eth  ics 
pan  tl>er ; 
sab  bath 
thim  bL- 
tliis  tk 
tliurj  cuiy 
trip  thong 
en  tlirai 
ath  wart 
I5t  troth 
thir  tv 
thor  ough 
thir  teen 

ou 
thou  ^and 
d  the  i^m 
the  o  ry 

\l  ther 
nef  ther 
he^  then 
doth  ier 


TABLE  XXXVI L 

The  Rrst  sound  olth,  csin  thir-h 

the  o  rem 
the  a  ter 
hy  a  cinth 
cath  o  lie 
ep  i  th.et 
lab  y  rinth 
leth  ar  gy 
pletli  0  ry 
sym  pa  thy 
am  a  ranth 
am  e  thyst 
an  a  thy 
can  tlie  itis 
math  e  sis 
syn  the  sis 
pan  the  on 
e  tl:ie  ri  al 
can  tha  ris 
ca  the  cTal 
u  re  thra 
au  thSn  tic 
pa  thet  ic 
syn  thet  ic 
a  canth  us 
ath  let  ic 
me  tlieg  lin 

Second  sound  <^1th,  a^  in  thaii. 

rath  er  hith  er  we^th  cr 

fath  om  le<3;th  cr  with  er 

fet^th  er  far  ther  wheth  er 

gath  er  breth  ren  nether  ; 


ca  th^T  tic 
en  thu  ii  a^m 
an  tip  a  tliy 
pa  ieiith  e  sis 
a  rith  me  tic 
an  tith  e  sis 
mis  an  thro  py 
pbi  Ian  thro  ::y 
can  thari  d^:'^ 
the  6c  ra  cy 
the  ol  o  g}' 
the  od  o  lite 
ther  mom  e  tir 
an  thor  i  ty 
ca  thcl  i  con 
my  thol  o  gy 
or  thog  ra  ]3hy 
\\^  Tioth  e  sis 
li  thog  ra  phy 
li  ihot  o  my 
a  poth  e  ca  ry 
ap  o  th^  o  sis 
poly  the  ijra 
biblioihical 
ich  thy6l  ogy 
or  ni  thol  o  gy  . 


broth  ei 
V.  or  thy 


94      An  Easy  Standard  of  Frommcmuon. 

\yeth  er  wiiitpi  er 

prith  ee  fa  ther 

burthen  farthing 

Si?iith  ern  far  ih;;r' 

teth  er  p6th  er 

thith  er  broth  el 

The  de:',r:.t' 


be  que<^th 
an  6lh  er 

incti'i  er  .  to  ^eth  er 
i-nioth  er    log  a  rithm^ 

n^verthelc^ 


i  er 
nirzth 


'^^% 


'^i 


■Jil 


FABLE  VI. 
The  Bear  and  the  Tvjo  Friends. 

TYV'O  Fricr.dG,  sctx^n^  out  together  upor.  a  jour-. 
ney,  which  led  through  a  dr.ngerous  forest,  iTiUtually 
promised  to  assist  each  other,  if  thej^  should  hap-^ 
pen  to  be  assaulted.  They  had  not  proceeded  far, 
before  they  perceived  a  Bear  makbig  towards  them 
with  great  rage. 

There  were  no  hopes  in  flight;  but  one  of  them, 
being  very  active,  sprung  up  into  a  tree;  upon  which 
the  other,  throv/ing  himself  fiat  on  the  ground, 
held  his  breath  and  pretended  to  be  dead;  remem- 
bering to  have  heard  it  asserted,  that  this  creature 
will  not  prey  upon  a  dead  carcase.     The  bear  came 


A71  Easy  Standard  of  Frominciatiofiy      9B 

up,  and  after  smeUing  to  him  some  time,  left  him, 
and  went  on. — When  he  was  fairly  out  of  sight 
and  hearing,  the  hero  from  the  tree  called  out — 
Weil,  my  friend,  v/hat  said  the  bear  ?  he  seemed  to 
whisper  you  very  closely.  lie  did  so,  replied  die  o- 
ther,  and  gave  me  this  good  piece  of  advice,  never 
to  associate  with  a  wretch,  v/ho  in  the  hour  of  dan- 
ger, will  desert  his  friend. 


W 


TABLE  XXXVHI. 

ords  Li  which  cb  have  th{ 

;  sound  of  k. 

cl  iol  ic 

or  ches  ter 

chol  er 

och  i  my 

schoi  ar 

chi  me  ra 

moii  cU'ch 

pa  ro  chi  al 

sclxfr  rows 

cha  mel  ion 

stom  ach 

tri  bac  chus 

pa  tri  3Tch* 

chro  mat  ic 

eu  cha  rist 

me  chan  ic 

an  ar  chy 

ca  chex  y 

chrys  o  lite 

cha  lib  e  ate 

char  ac  tcr 

a  nach  ro  ni^m 

cat  e  chi^m 

syn  ec  do  chy 

pen  ta  td-uch 

pyr  rmch  i  us 

sep  111  clier 

am  phib  ri  chus 

tech  nic  al 

mil  an  chol  y 

al  chy  my 

chro  nol  o  gy 

an  cho  mt 

chi  rog  ra  phy 

brach  i  al 

cho  rog  ra  phy 

lach  ry  mal 

cliro  nom  e  ter  j 

mach  in  ate 

the  om  a  chy 

sac  chai*  in^ 

an  ti  bac  chus 

syn  chro  ni^m 

cat  e  chet  ic  al 

mich  qfel  mas 

bac  chan  al  iaii 

chor  is  ter 

cat  e  chu  men 

chron ;  ck 

ich  thy  61  o  gy 

96      An  Easy  Standard  ef  Pronuncmtion, 


n. 


FABLE  VII. 

The    Tzi'O   Dogs, 
HASTY  ?ind  inconsiderate  connections  are  gen-^^ 

errJiy  attended  v^^ith  great  disadvantages;  and  much 
oi  every  riian'3  good  or  ill  fortune,  depends  upon  the 
Ghoice  lie  ma.kes  of  his  friends. 

A  good-natured  Spaniel  OA^ertook  a  surly  IMas^ 
•tlfl",  ?s  he  Vvas  travelling  upan  the  high  road.  Tray, 
akbough  a^n  entire  stranger  to  Tiger,  vcr)' civilly 
accosted  him;  and  if  it  would  be  no  interruption,  he 
■'  ■'•  *  -^  should  be  glad  to  bear  him  company  on 
Tiger,  vrho  happened  not  to  be  alto- 
getiitr  in  so  grov/ling  a  mood  as  usual,  accepted 
the  prcpoial;  and  they  veiy  amicably  pursued 
their  journey  togetlier.  In  the  midst  of  their  con- 
versation, diey  arrived  at  the  next  village,  where 
Tiger  began  to  display  his  malignant  disposition^ 
by  an  unurovoked  attack  upon  every  dog  he  m.et. 
I'he  villagers  immediate-lv  sallied  forth  with  great 
indignation,  to  recctie  their  respeotive  favorites; 
and  railing  upon  our  two  friends,  without  distinction 
or  mercy,  poor  Tray  was  most  cruelly  treated,  for 
no  o  ' 
panyc 


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TABLE  XXXIX. 

^fWords  of  French  original,  in  which  ch  sound  like  sb,  and  i  ac  • 
'  cented,  lil^e  i  long. 


Chake 

fa  tigz^if 

mag  a  zinc 

chdm  ois^ 

in  tng7/(? 

bomb  a  ^in 

chan  Qxe 

ma  rine 

man  da  rin 

cham  ade 

der  nier 

brig  a  di^r 

chain  pai^^ 

po  lic^ 

bom  bi'j-d  \£X 

fra  cluoir 

ma  chin^  ry 

buc  can  ic-r 

%^  chi  cane 

chev  er  il 

can  non  \ex 

10 

chev  is  ance 

cap  a  pi^ 

piq?/^ 

chiv  al  ry 

car  bin  i^r 

shire 

deb  'Au  chee 

cav  a  li<fr 

10 

10 

cor  de  li^r 

ma  chine 

chev  a  li^r 

gren  a  di,fr 
fi  nan  ci^r 

cash  ic-r 

chan  de  1  i^r 

.  an  tiqz/(? 

cap  u  chill 

*  Pronounced  shammy. 

SELECT  SENTENCES. 

We  may  as  well  expect  tliat  God  will  make  us  rick 
without  industry,  as  tte  he  will  make  us  good  and  hap- 
py, witliout  our  own  endeavors. 

Zeno,  hearing  a  young  man  veiyjlo^.juacious,  told  him, 
that  men  have  two  ears  and  but  one  tongue  ;  therefore 
they  should  hear  much  and  speak  little. 

A  man  who,  in  company,  engrosses  the  whole  con- 
versation, always  gives  oftense  ;  for  the  compcmy  con- 
sider him  as  assuming  a  degree  of  superiority,  and 
treatint^  them  ail  ar.  his  pupils. 

The  basis  or  all  excellence  in  writing  and  conversa- 
tion, is  truth. — ^truth  is  intellectual  gold,  which  is  as  du- 
rable as  it  is  splendid  and  valuable. 

Faction  seldom  leaves  a  man  honest,  however  it  may 
find  him. 

I 


1: 8     jin  Easy  Standard  cf  Profiunciatim* 


FABLE  VIII. 

The  Partial  Judge, 

A  FARMER  came  to  a  neighboring  Lawyer, 
expressing  great- concern  for  an  accident  which  he 
£p.id  had  just  hapj^ened.  One  of  your  Oxen,  con- 
tinued he",  has  been  gored  by  an  unhicky  Bull  of 
riiine,  and  I  should  be  glad  to  know  how  I  am  to 
miil^e  you  reparation.  Thou  art  a  very  honest 
fellov/,  replied  the  Lav/yer,  and  wilt  not  think  it 
unreasonaljle  that  I  expect  one  of  thy  Oxen  in  re- 
turn. It  is  no  more  than  justice,  quoth  the  Farm- 
er, to  be  sure;  but  what  did  I  say? — I  mistake — 
It  is  your  Bull  that  has  killed  one  of  nnj  Oxen. 
Indeed!  says  the  Lawyer,  that  alters  the  case:  I 
must  inquire  into  the  affair ;  and  if — And  //  /  said 
the  Farmer — the  business  I  find  would  have  been 
coacUided  without  an  if,  had  ycu  been  as  ready  to 
i;^  justice  to  others,  as  to  exact  it  from  them. 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronuncicmon.     09 
TABLE  XL. 

Words  in  which  ^  is  hard  before  e,  i,  and  jr. 


Q:haT 

dag  ger 

leg  ged 

g/zerk  im- 

gctise 

crag  gy 

pig  gill 

ku  ger 

geld 

bug  gy 

quaggy 

boggy 

get 

crag  ged 

r:.^  ged 

i^g^y 

gift 

dig  ger 

rigger 

clog  gy 

giv^ 

dreg  ^Y 

rig  gish 

C9g  ger 

gl? 

drug  get 

rug  ged 

dog  ged 

gild 

drug  gist 

scragged 

dog  ^^T 

gill 

flag  gy 

scrag  gy 

dog  gish 

gimp 

gib  ber 

shaggy- 

jog  ger 

gird 

gib  baus 

slug  gish 

noi.^  gen 

girt 

gi(]  dy 

snag  ged 

parget 

giri 

gig  g\e 

si)rig'gy 

tar  get 

i^ger 

gig  iet 

stag  ger 

gir  dld^ 

mec?  gcr 

giz  zai-d 

SM^ag  ger 

be  gin 

gevv  gaw 

gim  blet 

swag  gy 

wag  ge  ry 

tiger* 

hag  gish 

trig  ger 

log  gcr  he^d 
or  gil  bus 

to  ged 

m  gy 

twig  gin 

big  gin 

jag  ged 

tivig  gy 

to  geth  er 

brag  ger 

/^nag  gy 

wag  gish 

pet  ti  log  ger 

The  foUowhig  are  pronounced  as  though  they  were  written  wiih 
double^.     Thus,  hnger  is  jjronounced  Jingger 

young  er        long  est 
y£?ur,g  est      stronger 
long  er  mong  er 

These  with  rheir  coimijounds  and  derivatives,  are  most  of  tli« 
words  in  the  language,  in  which  ,^  has  its  hard  sound  before  e,  i, 
%n6.y.  Bur  to  tliese  must  be  added  the  derivatives  of  verbs  ending- 
in  g.  Thus  from  dig  coiae  Hggetb,  diggest,  diggedf  digging,  J^c  in 
vhdch  g  is  hard  before  e  and  iV 


Fin  ger 

lin  ger 

an  ger 

lin  go 

hun  ger 

lin  guist 

100   All  Easy  Standard  of  Promncmicn, 

TABLE  XL  I. 

The  Boy  that  went  t@  the  Wood  to  lo$k  for  Birds' 
Nests ^  when  he  should  have  gone  to  School. 
WHEN  Jack  got  up,  and  put  on  his  clothes, 
he  thought  if  he  could  get  to  the  wood  he  should 
be  quite  well;  for  he  thought  more  of  a  bird's 
nest,  than  his  book,  that  would  make  him  wise  and 
great.  When  he  came  there,  he  could  ftnd  no 
nest,  but  one  that  was  on  the  top  of  a  tree,  and 
with  much  ado  he  got  up  to  it,  and  robbed  it  of 
the  eggs.— Then  he  tried  to  get  down;  but  a  branch 
of  the  tree  found  a  hole  in  the  skirt  of  his  coat, 
and  held  him  f?:st.  At  this  time'  he  would  have 
been  glad  to  be  at  school ;  for  the  bird  in  a  rage 
at  the  loss  of-  her  eggs,  flew  at  him,  and  was  like 
to  pick  out  his  eyes.  Now  it  was  that  the  sight 
of  a  man  at  the  foot  of  the  tree,,  g-ave  him  more  joy 
than  all  the  nests  in  the  world.  This  man  was  so 
kind  as  to  chase  av/cly  the  bird,  and  help  hina 
down  from  the  tree ;  and  from  that  time  forth  he 
would  not  loiter  from  school;  but  grew  a  good 
boy  and  a  wise  young  man;  and  had  the  praise  and 
good  will  of  all  that  knew  liim. 


OBSERVATIONS. 

The  cheerful  man  hears  the  lark  in  the  morning  j  the 
jter.sive  man  hears  the  nightingale  in  the  evening. 

He  who  desires  no  virtue  in  a  coinijanion,  has  no  vir- 
t\5e  iiiinself ;  and  that  state  is  hasteninc^  to  ruin,  in  which 
no  diifercnce  is  made  between  good  and  bad  men. 

Some  men  read  for  the  purpose  of  learning  to  write  ; 
ethers,  for  the  piu'pose  of  learning  to  talk — the  fonner 
study  for  the  sake  of  science  ;  tlie  latter,  for  the  sake  of 
£.nuTS«m£nt. 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation, 
TABLE  XLII. 


101 


It  is  a  rule  in  the  language,  tiiat  c  and  ^  are  hard  at  the  eAd  of  words, 
and  they  commx>nly  are  so  at  the  end  of  s)  llables;  but  in  the  fol- 
lowing table  they  are  soft,  like*  2,nd^'  at  t)-je  end  of  the  accented 
syllable.  Thus,  tnayic,  acidj  are  proxiour.ced  juajic,  asid,  and 
ought  to  be  divided  niag-ic,  ac-id.  It  is  a  matter  disputed  by 
teachers  which  is  the  most  eligible  division — viag-ic,  ac-id,  or 
ma-gic,  a-cid.  However,  as  children  acquire  a  habit  of  pronoun- 
cing c  and  g  hard  at  the  end  of  syllables,  I  choose  not  to  break 
the  practice,  but  have  joined  these  consonants  to  the  la^t  syllable. 
The  figures  show  that  the  vowels  of  the  accented  syllables  are  att 
short. 

pa  ci  iy 
pa  gCc^nt  ry 
pa  gin  al 
re  gi  cide 
re  gim  en 


Ma  gic 
tra  gic 
a  gik 
a  cid 
digit 
VI  gil 
fa  c\le 
fra  gik 
fri  gid 
ri  gid 
pla  cid 
pi  g^on 
si  gil 
ta  cit 
a  git  ate 
ag  ger  ate-* 
le  gi  h\e 
fla  gel  et 
pre  ce  dent 
pre  ci  pic<? 
re  ci  pe 
de  cim  al 
de  cim  ate 
la  cer  ate 


re  gim  ent 
re  gis  ter 
spe  ci  fy 
spe  cim  en 
ma  cer  ate 
ma  cii  ent 
ma  gis  trate 
ne  ces  sary 
tra  ge  dy 
vi  cin  age 
ve  get  ate 
ve  get  ant 
16  gic 
pro  cess 
CO  git  ate 
pro  ge  ny 
illicit  ^ 
im  pli  cit 
e  li  cit        ^ 

•  g  soft. 

*    I  2 


ex  pli  cit 
so  li  cit 
im  a  gin 
re  li  gion 
li  ti  gic^us 
pro  di  g/c»us 
au  da  ci  ty 
ca  pa  ci  ty 
fii  ga  ci  ty 
lo  qua  ci  ty 
men  da  ci  ty 
men  di  ci  ty 
di  la  cer  ate 
du  pli  ci  ty 
fe  li  ci  ty 
mu  ni  ci  pal 
an  ti  ci  pate 
par  ti  ci  ]3ate 
sim  pli  ci  ty 
me  di  Cmi  al 
so  li  ci  tilde 
per  Hi  01  ty 
tri  pli  ci  ty 
ver  ti  ci  ty 


102      An  £u 

t:  da  ci  ty 
ex  8.S;  f^-er  ate 
iiior  da  ci  ty 
nu  ga  ci  ty 
o  pa  ci  ty 
ru  pa  ci  ty 
sa  ga  ci  ty 
se  qua  ci  ty 
vi  va  ci  ty 
te  na  ci  ty 
vc  ra  ci  ty 
a  da  gi  o 
bel  li  ger  cut 
or  i  gin  al 
ar  miger(?us 

The  ccmpo 


i  of  Frommciatwn. 


om  ni  gm  ous 
ver  ti  gin  ous 
re  fri  ger  ate 

le  gis  ia  tion 
re  cit  a  tion 


sa  cii 


ol( 


le  glows 


a  gm  ^us 


per  spi  ca  ci  ty 
per  ti  na  ci  ty 
a  tro  ci  ty 
fe  ro  ci  ty  , 
ve  lo  ci  ty 
rAi  no  ce  ros 
an  a  16  eic  al 


au  then  ti  ci  ty  as  tro  lo  gic  al 
ge  o  lo  gic  al 
ped  a  go  gic  a! 
phi  lolo  gic  al 
tau  to  log  ic  al 
the  o  lo  gic  al 


e  las  ti  ci  ty 

e  lee  tri  ci  ty  , 

du  o  de  ci  mo 

ab  o  li  gin  al 

ec  cen  tri  ci  ty 

niu  cila  gin  ous     re  ci  pro  ci  ty 

mul  ti  pli  ci  Xy    le  ger  de  r   " 

irJs  and  derivatives  follow  the  same  rale. 


TABLE  XLIII. 

Wwds  In  wliicli  b  is  proiiounced  before  ty,  though  written  after  it. 
Thus,  'what,  ixkaiy  ^ix'hispcr,  are  pronouliced  binat,  tvjcn,  kwisptr , 
that  is  hooat,  hooen,  hooispar. 

Whale 

whejl 


\vne<5t 

v/Iieel 

wheez- 

ivhile 

whilst 

v/liinc 

white 

why  ' 

whelk 

whelp 


wnen 

whence 

%\'het 

which 

whiff 

whis: 

whim 

whin 

whip 

wliisk 

whist 


whit 

whiz 

vvhurr 

wharf 

what  ' 

whirl 

whey 
whee  di(? 
whi  ting 
whi  tish 
whir  ret 


wner  r}^ 
wheth  er 
whif  ?Le 
whim  sey 
whin  ny 
v/his  per 
whis  tl^ 
whith  er 
v/hit  Xo'iu 
whit  ster 
whit  tl^ 
whim  per 


The  compounds  and  derivatives  follow  the  same  rule. 
In  the  follow inj,  v/ith  their  compounds  and  derivatives,  hh,  is  silent. 

Whire     whole     wh6     whom     whoop  who^e 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Frommciation,     iOS 
TABLE   XLIV. 

In  the  following,  with  rheir  compounds  and  derivatives,   x  is  prs- 
nouuced  like  ^z ;  exact  is  pronounced  egzact,  ilfc. 

Ex  act  ex  em  pli  fy  ex  or  bit  ant 

ex  ist  ex  an  i  mate  ex  or  di  um 

ex  empt  ex  as  pe  rate  ex  alt 

ex  ult  ex  ude  ex  ot  ic 

ex  am  in  ex  a  men  ex  on  er  rate 

ex  am  jAe  ex  u  ber  anc^  ex  eit 

ex  em  plar  ex  haust  ex  er  cent 

^x  ec  u  tor  ex  y^ort  exnie 

In  most  or  all  other  words,  x  is  pronounced  like  ks,  except  at  the 
beginning  of  Greek  xiames,  w  here  it  sounds  like  z. 


TABLE   XLV. 

The  history  of  the  Creation  of  the  IVorld. 

IN  six  days  God  mkde  the  world,  and  all  things 
that  are  in  it.  He  made  the  Sun  to  shine  by  day, 
and  the  Moon  to  give  light  by  night — He  made 
•all  the  beasts  that  walk  on  the  earth,  ail  the  birds 
that  ily  in  the  air,  and  all  the  fish  that  swim  in 
the  sea.  Each  herb,  and  plant,  and  tree,  is  the 
work  of  his  hands.  AH  things,  both  great  and 
small  that  live  and  move,  and  breathe  in  this  v/ide 
world,  to  him  do  owe  their  birth,  to  him  their 
life.  And  God  saw  that  all  the  things  he  had 
made  wese  good.  But  as  yet  there  was  not  a  man 
to  till  the  ground  :  so  God  made  man  of  the  dust 
of  the  earth,  and  breathed  into  him  the  breath  of 
life,  and  gave  him  rule  overall  that  he  had  made. 
And  the  man  gave  names  to  all  the  beasts  of  the 
field,  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the  sea. 
But  there  \Tas  not  found  an  help  meet  for  man  j 
so  ^  God  brought  on  him  a  deep  sleep,  and  then 
toek  from  his  side  a  rib,  of  which  he  made  a  wife, 


104     An  Easy  Standard  oj  Prominciation, 

and  gave  her  to  the  man,  and  her  name  was  Eve— *< 
And  from  these  two  came  ali  the  sons  of  men. 

All  things  are  known  to  God  ;  though  his  throne 
of  state  is  far  on  high,  yet  doth  his  eye  look  dov/n 
upon  us  in  this  lower  world,  and  see  all  the  ways  of 
the  sons  of  men. 

If  we  go  out,  he  marks  our  steps :  and  when  we 
go  in,  no  door  can  shut  him  from  us.  While  we 
are  by  ourselves,  he  knows  all  our  vain  thoughts, 
and  the  ends  we  aim  at;  And  when  we  talk  to  friend i 
or  foe,  he  hears  our  w^ords,  and  views  the  good  or 
harm  we  do  to  them,  or  to  ourselves. 

AVTien  we  pray,  he  notes  our  zeal.  Ail  the  day 
long  he  minds  how  we  spend  our  time,  and  no  dark- 
night  can  hide  our  works  from  him.  If  we  play  the 
cheat,  he  marks  the  fraud,  and  hears  the  least 
word  of  a  false  tongue. 

He  sees  if  our  hearts  are  hard  to  the  poor,  or 
if  by  alms  we  help  their  wants  :  If  in  our  breast  we 
pine  at  the  rich,  or  if  we  are  w^ell  pleased  with 
our  own  state.  He  know  s  all  that  we  do  ;  and  bC; 
we  where  we  will,  he  is  sure  to  be  with  us. 


TABLE  XL VI. 

Examples  of  the  formation  of  dcrhathes  and. 

compound  words. 

Example   L 

Words  in  which  cr  or  er  are  added  to  denote  an  agent. 

jRrim.               Deriv.                         Prim.  Deriv. 

hi-struct,  in-striict-or 

blas-pheme,  blas-phe-mcF 

cor-rect,  cor-rect-or 

dis  pose,  dis-po-ser 

op-press,  op-press-or 

re-deem,  re-deem-  t 

dis-sent,  dis-sent-e« 


Act,  act- or 

lead,  lead-er 

deal,  deal-er 

gain,  gain-er 

hate,  ha;ter 

cool,  cool-er 

feeip,,  help-er 


peer, 

priest, 

prince, 

po-et, 

song-ster 

li-on, 

mas-ter, 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation.     105 
Example.  II. 

Words  to  express  females,  or  the  feminine  gender,  formed  frem 
these  which  repress  males,  or  the  mascviline  gender. 

act-or,       act-ress 
bar-on,       bar-on-ess 
tii-tor,       tu-tor-ess 
trait-or,     trait-re:is 
count,       count-ess 
dea-con,   dea-con-ess 
duke,       duch-ess 
heir,         heir -ess 
proph-et,  proph-et-es3 
sor-ce-rer,sor-cer-ess 

a-dul-ter-er, 

em-bas-sa-dor, 

shep-herd, 

ben-e-fac-tor, 

gov-em-or, 

mar-quis, 

pro-tect-or, 

cx-ec-u-tor, 

ad-min-is-tra-tor 


peer- ess 

priest-ess 

prin-cess 

po-et-ess 

song-stress 

li-on-ess 

mis-ti*ess 

em-pe-ror,  em-press 

test-ta-tcr,  test-a-trix 

seam-ster,  seam-stress 

a-dul-ter-ess 

em-bas-sa-dress 

shep-herd-ess 

ben-e-fac-tress 

gowerh-ess 

mar-chi-o-nes; 

pro-tect-ress 

ex-ec-u-trix 

ad-min-is-tra-trix 


Example  III. 

Words  formed  by  ly  (which  is  a  conti-aciion  of  Hie  J  used  to  denois 
a  quality-,  or  shew  the  manner  of  action,  or  degree  of  quality. 


bad,     bad-ly 
brave,  brave-Iy 
chief,  chief-ly 
dark,   dark-ly 
l^ood,  gcod-iy 
ligli,   high-ly 
weak,  weak-ly  . 
year,    year-ly 
new,    new-ly 


ab--sti'use-iv 


cow-ard-l)' 


ab-struse, 
cow-ard, 

crook-ed,     crook-ed-Iy 
ex-act,  ex-act-Iy 

ef-fect-n-al,  ef-iect-u-al-ly 
ex-cess-ive,  ex-cess-ive-iy 
fa-ther,  fu-ther-ly  ^ 

gal-lant,        gal-lant-Iy 
se-date,         se-date-}y 


106     A?!  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation, 
_  Example  IV. 

Wovds  formed  hyfuU,  denctijig  abundance. 


mer-cy,  mer-ei~fiil 


youth, 

awe, 

care, 


mou 

hopc-f\i 


care-iUi 


i-mi 


de-ceit, 


de-cejt-ful 

re- spec  c- fur 
>.IiS'£p-ace,  dis-grace-iul 
de - 1 ! ght-,    de  -light -  fu  1 
venge,  re-veiige-fiil- 
-trust,  di>'-trubt4\]l . 
dii-tv,        dii-ti-f\ii 


re-spcct 


Woi'ds  fonper:  '^y 

GOir.-mend,co<n-meiKl-a-bie 
as-sail,        as-sail-a-b!e 
re- spire,      re-spi-ra-bie 
per-spi-3'a-ble 
ad-vi-sa-ble 
re-vers-i-ble 
man-an:e-a-b!e 
cred-it-a-ble 
prof-it-a-ble 

Example 

Words  formed  by  v.ess,  dc '  i  .i '  .  ^ 


X AMPLE     V. 

.<:  or  iblej  denoting  power  or  ability. 


per-spire, 
ad -vise, 
re- verse, 
man -age, 
cred-it, 
prof-it, 


cure,  cii-ra-ble 
pay,  pay-a-ble 
sale,  sale-?.-ble 
vend,  veiid-i-ble 
test,  test-a-ble 
taste,  tast-a-ble 
tax,  tax-a-bie 
tame,  tanie-a-ble 
rare,      ra-ta-ble 

VL 

-:,  ;  ir.te  cr  condition. 


good,     good  -ness, 
great,     great-ness 
rash,      rash-ness 
bald,      bald-ness 
hoarse,  hoarse-ness 
felood-y  ,blood-i-ness 

mis-er-a-ble, 

for-iTii-da-ble, 

gra-cious, 

fa-vor-a-ble, 

of-^fen-^ye, 


bjund, 
rough, 
seif-ish, 


slirevd,  shrewd-ness 
plain,       plain-ness 
sound -ness 
rougli-ness 
self-ish-ness 
come-ly,  come-li-ncss 

mis-er-a-ble-ness 

for-mi-da-ble-ness 

gra-cious-r.ess 

fa-vor-a-ble-ness 

of-fen-sive-ness 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Frominciation.    107 


Example    VII. 

Words  fovmed  by  ji.j,  denoting  quality  or  a  small  degree  of  it. 


ape, 

a- pish 

^■\T.itej 

whi-tish 

warp, 

\vasp-:sh 

blue. 

biu~ish 

^y^g> 

wag^gish      . 

black, 

bluck-ish 

block, 

block -ish 

pur-ple, 

pur-plish 

sour, 

sour-ish 

gray, 

gray-ish 

sweet, 

s\yeet-ish 

clown 

clown- ish 

Example  VIII 

• 

Words  formed  by  le^i 

^art,  art-less 

grace,  grace- less 

shape,  shape-less 

need,  need-less 

heed,  heed -less 

care,  care-less 


denoting  destitution  or  absence. 

num-ber,    num-ber-less 
mo-ticn,     nio-tron-less 
meas-ure,  rneas-ure-less 
fa-ther,       fa-ther-less 
moih-er,     moth-er-less 
pray-er,      pray-er-less 


Example    IX. 

Words  fonnedby  al^  denoting  quality,  and  by  *ome,' noting  fulbvesi 


frac-tion,  frac-tion-ai 

doc-trin,  doc-trin-al 

crime,  crim-in-al 

na-tion  na-tiou-al 


glad,         glad- some 
ioadi,       loath-some 
irol-ick,  frol-ick-some 
de-light,  de-iight-some 


Example   X. 

Words  formed  by  ous,  arul  ivc,  noting  quality. 


grace,         gra-cious 
glo-ry,        glo-ri-ous 
bu-mor,      hu-mor-ous 
m^i-o-dy,  me-lo-di-ous 
liar-rno-ny,har^mo-ni-ous 
^dc-tor        vic'to-ri-ous 


sport,  sport-ive 

ex-'"pense,  ex-pens-ive 
con-clude,con-ciu-sive 
ex-cess,     ex-cess-ive 
e-lect,        e-lect-ive 
de-cidcj     de-ci-sive 


103     An  Easy  Stcuidard  of  Pronunciatkn. 

Example  XI. 

V/oxds  formed  by  age^  ment,  aice,  and  awe,  denoting  state,  condi= 
tion,  cr  action  performed,  &c. 


pa-rent,  par-ent-age 
pat-ron,  pat-ron-age 
per- son,  per- son- age 
car-ry,    car-riage 
mar-rj^,   mar-riage 
re-mit,    re-mit-tance 


per-form,  per-form-ance 
ful-iil,       ful-fil-ment 
at-tain,     at-tain-ment 
de-pend,  de-pend-ence 
oc-cur,      oc-cur-rence 
re-pent,     re-pent-ance 


ac-com-plish.  ac-convplish-ment 
aom-mand,      com-mand-ment 

Example   XII. 

Words  ending  in  or  over  and  ee,  the  former  noting  the  agent,  an<i 
the  latter  the  person,  to  wliom  an  act  is  done. 

les-sor',  les-see'  |  ap-pel-ior',  ap-pel-lee' 
do'-nor,  do-nee'  j  cog-ni-zor'  cog-ni-zee' 
bail-or',      bail-ee'  in-dors'-er,  in-dors-ee' 

as-£ign-or,as-sign-ee'  '  ob-li-gor',    ob-li-gee' 
pay^or,      pay-ee'      mort'-ga-ger,  mort-ga-gec' 

Example  XIII. 

Words  ending  in  ity,  denoting  power,  capacity,  state,  &Ct 

in-firm,  m-irrm-i-ty  |  le-gal,    le-gal-i-ty 

a-ble,      a-bil-i-ty  |  mor-tnl,  mor-tal-i-tj 
pos-si-ble,  pos-si-bil-i-t}^. 

con-form,  con-form-i-ty 

chris  •  tian,  chris-tian-i-ty 

pop-ii-lar,  pop-u-lar-i-ty 

sin-gu-lar,  sin-gu-hr-i-ty 

fea-si-]:>Ie,  fea-si-bii-i-ty 

com-pat-i-ble  com-pat-i-bil-i-ty 

ini-pen-e-tra-ble,      im-Xien-e-ti*a-bil-i-tr 


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Example  XIV. 

Verbs  or  affirmations,  formed  by  the  terminations  ize  and  m^ 

Gen-er-al,gen-er-al-ize  fmo-ral,  mor-al-ize 

le-gal,        le-gal-izc       jour-nal,  jour-nal-iz€ 

tyr-an-ny,  t}T-ran-nize   can-on,  can-on-ize 
meth-od,   meth-od-ize  |har-nio-ny,har-mo-nize 

au-thcr,      au-thor-ize  (strait,  strait-en 

bas-tai'd,     bas-tard-ize  Kvide,  wi'-den,  or 

S3^s.tem,     sys-tem-ize  wid-en 

eiv-il,         civ-il-ize      'length,  length-en 

Example    XV, 

Words  in  which  the  sense  is  changed  by  prefixmg;  a  syllable,  o^r 
syllabiei. 


Ap-pear,  dis-ap-pear 
al"iow,      dis-ai-low 
dis-o-bey 
dis-o-blige 
dis-es-tcem 
dis-pos-scss 
mi^>ap-ph' 
mislX'-have 
xi'iis  in-forrii 
dc-cclve,  im-dc-ccivt 
work}       un-der-work 
Gp^e-rate-^i-op-  er  ate 
en  -  gj^c ,  pre •  c  i :  •  gage 
ma-ture,  pre-ina-tiire 
num-ber,  out-num-ber 
rua,         out-run 
fee  -bie,     e  a-  iee-ble ' 
no-bic,     en-no- ble 


o-bey, 

o-blige, 

es-teeni, 

pos-se.sSi 

aij-ply, 

beJnve, 

in-foi-m, 


look, 

run, 

take, 

ihrow, 

turn, 

ad-mit, 


o-ver»grow 
o-ver-look 


o=ver-rim 
O'Vertake 
o-ver-tliTow 
o-ver.tiirn 
re-ad-mit 
a.s-sniae,  re-as-siime 
em  -bai  k  ,re-em-bai'k 
en- force,  re-en-force 
add,         sii-per-add 
a  -bound ,  bu  -per-a-bouni 
w  eave,     in-ter- weave 
hee,  fore- see 

Sight,      foresight 
pkjit,      tiuins-piant 
coni^pose,  de-com-pose 
act,         coun-ter-act 


K 


tlO    An  Eas^  Standard  of  Pronunciatlen* 
Example  XVI. 

Names  formed  from  qualities  by  change  of  termination. 

Long,  length         deep,    depth       dry,   drouth 
strong,  strength      hjgh,    liighth     widfe,  width 

Examples  of  various  derivatives  from  ©ne  root,  or  radical  word. 

Boiin-ty,  boun-te-ous,  boun-te-ous4y,  boun* 
te-ous-ness,  boun-ti-ful^  boun-ti-ful-ly,  boun- 
ti-ful-ness. 

3eau-ty,  beau-te-ous,  beau-te-ous-ly,  beau- 
te-ous-ness,  beau-ti-iril,  beau-ti-ful-ly,  beau- 
ti-ful-ness,  beau-ti-fy. 

Art,  art-fui,  art-ful-]}',  art-ful-ness,  art-less, 
art-less-ly.,  art-less-ness. 

Con-form,  con-form-i-ty,  con-form- a-ble,  con- 
fcrm-a-bly,  con-form- ist,  con-form-a-tion, 
con-form-a-ble-ness. 

Press,  press-m-e,  im-press,  im-press-ion,  im- 
press-ive,  im-press-ive-ly,  corn-press,  Com- 
prcss-m-e,  com-press-ion,  com-press-i-ble, 
com-press-i-bil-i-ty,  in-com-press-i-ble,  In- 
ccni-press-i-bil-i-ty,  de-press,  de-press-ion, 
sup-prebs,  sup-press-ion. 

Grief,  griev-ous,  giiev-ous-ly,  griev-ance,  ag- 
grieve, 

At-tciul,  at-tend-ant,  at-tend-ance,  at-ten-tion, 
ai-ten-tive,  at-ten-tive-iy,  at-ten-tive-ness. 

Fa-vor,  fo-vor-ite,  fii-vor-a-bie,  fa-vor-a-bly, 
f  ,-\or-a-i>le-ness,  fa-vor-it-ism,  un-fa-vor-a- 
ble,     un-fa-vor-a-bly,    uivfa-vor-a-ble-i4ess, 


Ah  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation.     Hi 


Ale  house 
ap  pie  tree 
bed  fel:  low 
bed  chain  ber 
bee  hive 
book  sell  er 
but  ter  milk 
can  die  stick 
chain  shot 
cher  ry  tree 
ches  nut  tree 
cop  y  book 


Compound  Words, 

cop  per  plate 
day  light 
di  ning  room 
Charles  town 
George  town 
dress  ing  room 
drip  ping  pan 
earth  quake 
el  bow  chair 
fer  ry  man 
fire  arms 
fire  shov  el 


gin  ger  bread 
grand  child 
New  hft  vcn 
New  york 
ink  stand 
ju  ry  man 
land  tax 
lap  dog  ^ 
moon  shins 
pa  per  mill 
ti  tie  page 
Yale  col  lege 


OBSERVATIONS. 

He  seldom  lives  frugally,  who  lives  by  chance. 

Most  men  are  more  willing  to  induic;e  in  easy  vices, 
liian  to  practice  laborious  Wrtues. 

A  man  may  mistake  tlie  love  of  virtue  for  the  practicc- 
©f  it;  and  be  less  a  p-ood  man,  than  the  friend  of  goodness* 

Without  frugality,  none  can  be  rich;  and  with  it,  few 
would  be  poor. 

Modei-iition  and  mildness,  often  effect  v/hat  cannot  be 
done  by  force.  A  Persian  writer  finely  obsen'ts^  that 
"  a  gentle  hand  leads  the  elephant  liiniself  by  a  hair.** 

The  most  necessary  part  of  learnmg  is,  to  imleaj'n  aur 
errors. 

Small  parties  make  up  in  diligence  what  they  want  in 
numbers. 

borne  talk  of  «ibjects  which' they  do  not  understand; - 
others  praise  virtue,  v,  ho  do  not  practice  it. 

No  persons  are  more  apt  to  ridicule  or  censure  otliers, 
than  those  who  are  most  apt  to  be  gjiilty  of  follies  and 
faults. 


1 1^    An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronmciation. 
TABLE  XL VII. 

Irregular  ivordsy  not  comprised  in  the  foregoing 
tables. 


Written. 

A  ny 
bat  teau 
beau 
beaux 
been 
bu  reau 
bu  ry 
bu  sy 
CO  lo  nel 
iwiut  boy 


Pronounced, 

en  ny 
bat  to 
bo 
boze 
bin 
bu  ro 
berry 
biz  sy 
cur  nel 
ho  boy 


Written, 

Ap  ro  pos 
bel  ks  let  tres 
bu  si  ness 
flam  beau 
die  vaux  de  frisc 
en  ten  dre 
port  man  teau 
right  €Ous 


Written,     Pronouneed, 

isle  ile 

isl  and      ile  and 
ma  ny      men  ny 
o  cean      o  shun 
says  sez 

said  sed 

sous  soo 

su  gar  shoog  ar 
vis  count  vi  count 
wo  men    wim  ia 

Pronounced, 
ap  pro  pa 
bel  let  ter 
biz  ness 
flam  bo 

shev  o  de  freeze 
en  taim  der 
port  man  ten 
ri  chus 


The  compoumlsand  derivatives  foHow  the  same  rule. 

OBSERVATIONS. 

Seek  a  virtuous  man  for  your  friend,  for  a  vicious  man 
can  neither  love  long,  nor  be  long  beloved-,— The  friend- 
ships of  the  "wicked  are  conspiracies  against  morality  and 
social  happiness. 

More  persons  seek  to  li?c  long,  though  long  life  is  not 
in  their  power;  than  to  live  wfcHj  though  a  good  life  de- 
fends cm  tlfeir  own  vriiW. 


An  Easy  Standard  o/Fronunciaticn.     1 13 

USEFUL   LESSONS, 

JOHN  can  tell  how  many  square  rods  of  gi'ound  make 
an  acre.  Let  me  hear  him.  Three  feet  make  a  yard ; 
five  yards  and  a  half  make  a  rod  or  percli ;  forty  stjuare 
rods  make  a  rood  or  one  quarter  of  an  acre,  and  one 
hundred  and  sixty  square  rods  make  an  acre.  One 
team  will  plow  an  acre  in  a  day — sometimes  more. 

In  solids,  forty  feet  of  round  timber,  ov  iifty  feet  of 
he-Avn  timber,  make  a  ton.  A  cord  of  wood  contains  one 
hundred  and  twenty  eight  solid  feet  ;  th^t  is,  a  pile  four 
feet  high,  four  feet  w^ide,  and  eight  feet  long. 

In  cloth  measure,  tv/o  inches  and  a  fifth  m?Jve  anail, 
— four  nails,  one  quarter  of  a  yard— thirty  six  inches  or 
three  feet  make  a  yard— three  quiirtei  s  of  a  yard  make 
an  ell  Flemish — and  five  quarters,  make  an  English  ell. 

Let  us  exaniin  the  weights  used  in  our  own  country. 
How  are  heavy  goods  weighed  ?  By  avordupois  weight 
— in  which  sixteen  drams  make  an  ounce — sixteen  oun- 
ces, one  pound — tv/cnty  eight  pounds,  one  quarter  of  a 
hundred — four  quarters,  or  one  hundredandtwelvepuunds 
make  a  hundred — and  twenty  hundreds,  one  ton. 

By  this  weight,  are  sold  hay,  sugar,  coifee,  and  all 
heavy  goods  and  metals,  except  gold  aixl  silver. 

What  is  troy  weight?  It  is  that  by  which  is  estima- 
ted, the  quantit-y  of  gold  and  silver,  jewehyj  and  ihe 
imgs  sold  by  the  druggist  and  apothecary.  In  troy 
weight,  twenty  four  grains  make  a -penny  Aveight— 
tAventy  pennyweights,  one  ounce — and  twelve  ounces,  one 
pound.  These  are  the  divisions  used  by  the  silversmith 
and  jeweller.  But  the  apothecary  uses  ?i  different  divi- 
sion, and  in  his  weight,  tv/enty  grains  make  a  scruple — 
three  scruples  one  dram — eight  dram"),  one  omice— 
and,  twelve  oimces,  one  pound. 

The  dollar  is  one  hundred  cents;  but  the  value  of  a 
pound,  shilling  and  penny,  is  different,  in  different  States, 
and  m  England.  English  money  is  called  Sterling- 
One  dollarisfourshillingsand  sixpence  sterling — in  New 
England  and  Virginia,  it  is  six  shillings — in  New  York  . 
and  North  Carolina,  it  is  eight  shillings — in  New  Jersey, 
PennsyhTinia^elaware  and  Maryland,  it  is  seven  skUilngr? 
K  2 


114    An  Easy  Standard  of  Prominciiition^ 

anci  six  pence— in  South  Carolina  and  Georgia,  it  is  four, 
shillings  and  eight  pence.  Eut  tl>ese  differences  give 
great  trouble,  and  will  soon  be  laid  aside  as  useless,— ^^ 
money  will  be  reckoned  in  dollars  and  cents. 

JnhabitanU  of  the   United  States  according  to  thcr^ 
census  of  1^00, 

New  Hampshire  i  83, 00» 

Massachusetts  575,000         , 
Rhode  Island  70,  000 

Connecticut  251 ,000 

Vermont  154,  000 

New  York  586,  000  ^ 

New  Jersey  211,  000 

Pennsylvania  604, 000 
Delaware  64, 000 

Maryland  322, 000 

Virginia  886,000 

North  Carolina  478,  000 

South  Carolina  345, 00© 

Georgia  162, 009 

Kentucky  220, 000 

Tennessee .  1 37, 000 


OBSERVATIONS  and  MAXIMS. 

THE  path  of  duty,  is  always  the  path  of  safety. 

Be  very  cautious  in  believing  ill  of  your  neigWb^r  ; 
but  more  cautious  in  reporting  it. 

It  requires  but  little  discernment  to  discover  the  im- . 
perfections  of  others  ;  but  much  humility  to  acknow- 
ledge our  own. 

Many  evils  incident  to  human  life  apeunavoidable  ; 
but  no  man  is  vicious,  except  by  h^^  own  choice. 

Avoid  vicious  company^  where  the  good  are  often 
made  bad,  and  the  bad  worse.  If  the  good  ever  associ- 
ate Avith  evil  mea,  it  should  be  for  the  same  i-eascn  as  a 
physician  visits  the  sick, — not  to  catch  the  diseascj  but  to 
cure  it, 

Some .  people  are  lost  for  want  of  good  advice  but 
B^ore  f&r  want  ©f  giving  heed  to  it. 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation* 
TABLE  XLVIIL  . 


115 


The  most  usual  Names  of  MeUy 

accented* 

Aa'ron 

Dan'  iel 

Hugh 

A'bel 

Da'  vid 

Ho  ra'  tio 

A'  brant 

Den'  nis  - 

Hor'  ace 

A'  bra  hara  ~ 

Hez.eki'ak. 

Ad'  am 

Ed'  mimd 

Al'  bert 

Ed'  ward 

F  saac 

Al'len 

Ed'  win 

Is'  rael 

Al  ex  Ml'  dw: . 

Ed' gar 

Ich'abod 

Al'-fred 

Eg' bert 

Am'  brose 

E  le  a'  zar 

Ja'bez 

A'  mos 

El'  dad 

Ja'  cob 

An'  drew 

E'  li 

James 

An'  iho  ny 

Eli' as. 

Jeffrey 

Ar'  chi  bald 

Eli'zur 

Job 

Ar'nold. 

E  li'  sha 

Jo'  el 

At'thUT: 

Eliph'alet 

John 

Au'  stin 

E'  noch 

Jo'  nas^ 

A'sahel 

E'phraim 

Jo'seph 

A'  saph  ■ 

Ezc'kiel 

Jo  si'  ah 

A'sa 

E  ras'  tus  ^ 

Josh'  u  a 

Ash'  er. 

Ez'ra 

Jude 

Eb  e  ne'  zer 

Jus'  tus 

Bar'  na  bas 
Ben'  ja  mim  - 
Ben'  net 

Fran'  cis 
Fred';ericr: 

Jer  emi'ah.^ 
Jon'  a  than 
Ja'red 
Jcs'se 

Leon'  ard 

Ber'  nard 
Brad' ford; 

Ga'brieli 
George 

Gid'e  on^ 

Lew'  is 

Ca'kb 

Gil' bert 

Lu'  cius 

Charles 

Giles 

Luke 

Chris' to  phfer 

God'fVey 

Lem'  u  el  ; 

Cor  ne'  li  us 

Greg'  o  ry 

Le'vi 

Clark 

Lu'iher 

%'p'  ri  aa 

Hen'ry 

116   An  Easy 

Standard  of  Prommciatim. 

Mark 

?e'  ter 

Ste'  phen 

Mar'  tin 

Paul 

Si'  las 

Mat'  thew 

Phil'  ip 

Mi'  chael 

Phin'  e  as 

The'  o  dore 

Miles 

The  oph'  i  Ids 

Mor'  gan 

Ralph 

Thom'  as 

Mo'  ses 

Reu'  ben 

Tim'  o  thy 

Me'  dad 

Rich'  ard 

Ti'  tus 

Na'  than 

Rob'  ert 
Ro"  ger 

Uri'ah 

Na  than'  \e\ 

Ru'  lus      , 

Val'entine 

Ne  he  mi'  ah 
Nich'olas 
Nor'  man 

Sam'  u  cl 
Seth 

Sil  ves'  ter 
Sim'  e  on 

Vin'  cent 

Wal'  ter 
Will'  iam 

Ob  a  di'  ah 

Si'  mon 

Za  doc 

OF  i  ver 

Sol'  o  mon 

Zecha  ri'  ah  » 

Names  of  Women 

• 

Ab'igaa 

Dor'  cas 

Grace 

A' my 

Dor'  o  thy 

Ann 

De'lia 

Han'  nah 

An'na 

Har'riet 

An'  nis 

El'  ea  nor 

Hel'  en 

A  me'  l:ia 

E  li'  za 

Hen  ri  et'  ta 

Eliz'abeth 

HeVter 

Bridg'  €t 

Em'  ma 

Hul'dah 

Be  lin'  da 

Em'  i  ly 

Es'tAer 

Is'abel 

Car'  o  line 

Eu'  nice 

Cla  ris'  sa 

E  mil'  ia 

Jane 

Ce'lia. 

Je  mi'  ina 

Faith 

Jen'aet 

Deb'  ©Tafe 

Flo'  ra 

Ju'lia 

Di^flah^ 

Frmi'  cea 

Ju  li  an' 

Ah  Eaxy  Standard  of  Pronunciation,     1 17 
Kath'  a  rine       Ma  ri'  a  Re  bee'  ca 


Lore 

Nan'  cy 

Rose 

Lu'cy 

Lyd'  ia  ^ 

Pa'  tience 

Sa'  rah 

Lu  ere'  tra 

Pe  neV  o  pe 

So  phi'  a 

Lu  ein'  da 

Phe'  be 

Sal'ly 

Phil'  lis 

Sa  san'  nak 

Ma'  bel 

Pris  oil'  la 

Su'san 

Mar'  ga  ret 
Mar'  tha 

Pru'  dance 

Ttm'perance 

Ma'ry 

Ra'  ch^l 

Ur  su'  la 

Derivatives  from  Namcs^ 
Am'  mon.  Am'  mon  ite 


Ca'  naan, 
E'  phraim, 
Mo'  ab, 
Cal'  vin, 
Lu'  ther, 
Is'  rael, 
Rome, 
Cor'  inth, 
Ath'  ens, 
Ha' gar, 
Ga  la'  tia, 
Sa  ma'  ri  a, 
Am'  a  lek, 
E'  dom, 
Beth' le  hem, 
Lon'  don. 
Par'  is, 
Ben'  ja  min, 
Reu'  ben, 
Jew, 
New'  ton, 


Ca'  naan  ite 
E'  phraim  ite 
Mo'  ab  ite 
Cal'  vin  ist 
Lu'  ther  an 
Is'  rael  ite 
Ro'  man 
Co  rinth'  i  &n 
A  the'  ni  an 
Ha'  gar  enes 
Ga  la'  tians 
Sa  mar'  i  tans 
Am'  a  lek  ite 
E'  dom  ite 
Beth'  le  hem  ite 
Lon'  don  er 
Pa  ris'  ian 
Ben'  ja  min  ite 
Reu' ben  ite 
JeV  ish 
New  to'  m  an 


118     An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronuncmtion . 

A  lex  an'  dri  a,  A  lex  an'  dri  an 

Ci"  ce  ro,  Ci"  ce  ro'  ni  an 

Go  per'  nic  us,  Co  per'  nic  an 

Ep  i  cu'  rus,  Ep  r  cu'  re  an 

Ga'  li  iee.  Gal  li  le'  an 

Ma  horn'  et,  Ma  horn'  e  tan 

Sad  du  cee'.  Sad  du  ce'  an 

Phar'  i  see,  Phar  i  sa'  ic 

Pla'to,  Piaton'ic 

Pla'  to  nhm  Pla'  to  nist 

Chal  de'  a,  Chal  de'  an 

Cy  re'  ne  Cy  re'  ni  an 

Gil'  e  ad,  Gil'  e  ad  iie 

Her'  od  He  ro'  di  ans 

Ish'  ma  el  Ish'  ma  el  ite 

Mid'  i  an  Mid'  i  an  it€ 

Tyre  Tyr'  i  an 


TABLE  XLIX. 

Pameft  of  the  principal  Covntries  on  the  FMstem  Con-. 

tinenty   the  adjective  belon^-ing  to  each^  the  namt 

of  the  People^  and  the   chief  Town    or  City-^ 

accented 

Country,         Adjective.         Peohle,         Chief  Cities. 
A'  sia,        A  siat'  ic,      A  siat'  ics, 
Af  ri  ca,    Af  ri  can,      AP  ri  cans, 
Aus'  tri  a,  Aus'  tri  an,    Ans'  tri  ans,    Vi  en'  na 

A  ra'  bi  a,  f  ^' '? ^^='       "^^  f  , '''  ^"^'  iMec'  ca 
'  A  T»  hi  an,    or  A  Tab's,    J 

AI  gie'rs,    Al  ge  ri'ne,  AI  ge  rines,  Al  gi'ers 

Brit'  ain,    Brit'  ish,        Brit'  ons,  ^  t      '  1 

Eng'  land,  Eng'  lish,      Engaish,  5  ^^^  ^^^ 

Scot' land,  Scotch,  Scots,  Ed' inburgli 

rreln.d,.rrish,        \\^Z.,    j  Dub' lb., 
H4  be/ni  a.  Hi  ber'  ni  an,Hi  ber'  ni  ans  J 


An  Easy  St  atidard  of  Pronunciation.     II9 

Country*  Adjective,  People,  Chief  Cities* 

Wales  Welch,  Welch'  men, 

Bo  he'  mi  a.  Bo  he'  mi  an, Bo  he'  mi  ans,  Prague 

Chi'  na,      4  pt^v^^  ^  '  \  Chi  ne'se,        Pe'  kin 

Cor'  si  ca,     Cor'  si  can,  Cor'  si  cans,    Bas'  tia 
Den' mark,  Da' nish,       Danes,         Copenha'gea 

Er        ^  17         / .        1?        /  -.•         i  Ca'i  ro,  or 

gypt,         E  gyp'  tian,  E  gyp'  tians,  |  ^^j  ^^  ' 

Eu'  rope,  Eu  ro  pe'  an,  Eu  ro  pe'  ans, 

Fla^'  ders,  Flem'  ish,      Fltra'  ings,  1  g^,  ^^ 

rsel  gi  um,  Bel  gi  an,     Bel  gi  ans,  J 

France,  French^         French,        *) 

f>     ,  Gal'  lie,  or     ^     ,  >  Par'  is 

Gaul,  r-  vv  Gauls,  \ 

'  Gd  li  can,  '  J 

Fran  co'ni  a,  Fran  co'ni  an,Franco'nians,  Wiirts'burg 

Ger'many,   >-,  ^  ,.    }•  Ger' mans,  Vi  en' na 

^  '  Ger  man  ic  J  ' 

Ba  va'  ri  a,    Ba  va'  ri  an,  Ba  va'  ri  ans,  Mu'nich 

Gen'  o  a.        Gen  o  e'se.    Gen  o  e'se,   >  ^     , 
r  >      >    .'        -r  •      ,    .    '    ,  -      ,  .      '    S-  Gen'  o » 
Li  gu  ri  a      j^i  gu  ri  an,  Li  gu  ri  ans,  J 

Greece,  Gre'  cian,       Greeks,  Ath'  ens 

Hoi' land,      Dutch,  ^j'-^'f^^'      }  Am  ster- 

'  ^  Hoi  landers  V      dam 

Ba  ta'  vi  a,     Ba  ta'  vi  an,   Ba  fe' vi  ans,  J  Hague 
Hun'  ga  TV,    Hun  ga'ri  an.Hun  ga'  ri  ans  {  ^"q  J"Jf 

[t'  a  ly,        5  ]  *^i;  if'   I  I  tai'  i  ans,      Rome 
•' '         ^1  tai  ic,      3  ' 

['ce  land,        Ice  land'  ic,   I'ce  land  ers, 

In'  di  an.        In'  di  an, 


'n'  dl  a 


fin  «li  an.  In  di  an,  1 
jHin'du,  Hin'dus,  V 
t  Hin'  doo,       Hin'  doos,  J 


Del'  hi 
Cal  cut'  ta 

Xi  du'  Stan,  Gen'  too,        Gen'  toos,        Ma  drass 

a  pan',  Jap  an  e'se,    Jap  an  e'se, 

Ui  laa  e'se.  Mi  Ian  e'se,  Mi  Ian  e'se,     Mi  Ian' 

VIo  roc'  CO,  Bloor'  ish,      Moors,  Fez 

d a'  p!eG,  Ne  a  poi"i  tan  jlS^e  a  pol'i  taas,Na'  j)ks 


120     An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation, 

Country,         Adjective.         Peo^e.  Chief  Cities, 

Nor' way,  Nor  we' gi  an,  Nor  we'gians,Bcr'gea 

Per'  sia,  Per'  sian,  Per'  sians,      Is  pa  hau' 

Vitd  mont',  Vi^d  mon  te'se,  P/eaf  mon  te'se,  Tu  rin' 

Po'  land,       Po'  lish,  I  ^i^^tZl  \  War'  saw 
Por'  tu  gal,  Por'  tu  gwese,    Por'  tu  g?^ese.,  Lis'  bon 

Prus'  sia,      Prus'  sian,  Prus'  sians,       Ber'  lin 

Rus'  sia,       Rus'  sian  Rus'  sians,  Pe'tersburg 

Si"  ci  ly,        Si  cil'  i  an,  Si  cil'  i  ans,   Palermo 

Spain             Span'  ish,  Span'  iarcls,   Ma  drid' 

Sar  din'  i  a,  Sar  din'  i  an,  Sardin'ians,  CagliaVi 

Swe' den,      Swe'dish,  Swedes,      Stock' holm 

Swit'zer laud, Swiss  Swiss         j  R    i' 

Sax'  o  ny       Sax'  on,  Sax'  ons,      Dx'es'  den 

Swa'  hi  a,     Swa'  bi  an,        Swa'  hi  ans,Augs'burg 

Tur'key,      Turk' ish,         Turks,  }    ^^^.  ^^'"^ 

1  ar  ta  ly ,  ^  ^  ..^ta'ri  an  /  ^  *^^  ^^'^^   1  Tbi'  bet 

Tu  nis»  Tu  nis'  ian,       Tu  nis'ians,  Tu'  nis 

Tus'  ca  ny,  Tus^  cans,         Tus'  cans,     Flor*  ence 

Si' am,  Si  am  e'&e,        Si  am  c'se,     Si  aKi* 

Ton'  quin,  Ton  quin  e's€,  Ton  qui  Ac'se,Tougtoo' 

Ven' ice,  Vent'tiai^,      Ve  ne' dauSj  Venice 

In  America, 
A  met'  i  en,      A  mer'  i  can,       A  m«r'  i  cam 
Slates,  Chief  Tonms,  F(^o/iie, 

New  Hamp'  shire,     Po'rts  mtouth 
Bfnine,  in  f  Fo'rt  land 

Mas  sa  chu'  setts  1  Bos'  ton  Bos  to'  ni  ans 

rBcn  ning  ton,  "I 
Ver  monl'  4  Hut'  land,         >  Ver  mont'  c» 

iWiiid'  sor       } 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation.       121 


States. 
Rhode  i's  land, 

Con  nee'  ti  cut 

Xew  York, 

New  Jer'  sey 

Penn  svl  va'  ni 
Del' a  ware, 
Ma' ry  land 


Chief  Townti,  People, 

{Prov'  i  dence  ^  1    Rhode 
Nsivv'port  j    X'^landeM, 

r  Hart' lord, 
X  Nev^  \W  ven  £if 
LNew  Lon'  don 
r  Xev/  York  and     ")  -^t      y.r    \  f 
lAl'bany  j  Ne^York'er* 

r  Tren'  ton,  E  liz'  a  beth  town 
\  Prince' toii,  indNew'  ark 
r  i'hil  a  del  phi  a, ")  Penn  syi  va'- 
''  \  Lan'  cas  ter,         j    ni  ans 
Wil'  niiag  ton  i^  Do'  ver 

{I5al'  ti  more  and    )  Ma'  ry  land- 
An  nap'  o  Hs  j    ers 

Klch'  mond. 


Vir 


gm  1  a, 


rnicn  mond,  "J 

-j  A I  ex  an'  dri  a,    \  Vir  gin' 

[Nor' folk  J 


1  asi 


ew  oem, 


^  North  Car  o  li'na,  \  Wii'  ming  to 
i  J:£'d^nton, 

p  South  Car  o  li'na,  j  Charles'  ton, 


Car  o  lin'  i  ans 


Ge  or'  g!  a, 

Ken  tuck'  y. 
Ten  nes  see', 
O  hi'  o, 
Lou  is  ian'  a. 


Co  lum'  hi  a         J 

r  Sa  van'  na,  1  ,^        ,    . 

lAagus'taj  ^'^  ^"^  S^  ^*^ 

Lex'  ing  ton,  Ken  tuck'  i  ans 

Nash'  viilf,  Ten  nes  se'  ans 

Chil  li  co'  tlia 

New  Or'  leans.  Lou  is  ia'  ni  an* 


Brilhh^  Spaniah  am  Portutr'  --   ^ 
I-         Frovinct.u  CIuefToKxxm, 


?*Can'ada, 
■New  Brons'  wick, 
;  No'  va  Sco'  tia 
p.£.  Flor'  i  da 
'  W.  Fioir' i  da, 


Que  bee', 
St,  Joiins 
Hal'  i  hjL 
All  gus  ti'ne 
Pen  sa  co'  la 
L 


Less  Amerua* 
People. 
Ca  na'  di  acf 


122    Jn  Easy  Standard  of  ProHuneiatim, 

Provinces.  Chief  Toiims.  People. 

Mex'  i  CO,  Mex'  i  co, 

Chi'ii,  St.  Ja'go, 

Pe  ru'  Li'  ina, 

Qui'  to,  Qui'  to, 

Par  a  gua'y,  Buen'  os  ayres, 

Bra  zir,  St.  aal  vado're, 


Mex'  i  cans 
Chil'  i  ans 
Pe  ru'  vi  ans 


Bra  zil'  i  ans 


TABLE  L. 

Chief  Rivers  on  the  Eastern  CoJitinent. 
In  EUROPE. 


Dan'  ube 
Don,  or 
Ta  na'is 
Drave 
Du'  ro 
Dwi'  n-a 
E'bro 
Elb^ 
Eu  ro'  tas 
Ga  ro'nn^ 
Gua'  del  quiv 
Gua  di  an'  a 
Hum'  ber 


Loir^ 
Med'  way 
Maes 
^vlo  sell'e? 
N/e'  per,  or 
Bo  rist'  he  nes 
Nie'  men 
N?e'  ster 
0'  dtr 
Pe  ne'  Vks 
ier     Po 
R/zone 
R/^lne 
*  Pronounced  Shelt. 


Scheldt'-^ 
Sev'  em 
Shan'  non 
Seme 
Soone 
Tay 
Ta'gus 
T/zames 
Ti'  ber 
Vis'  tu  la 
We'  ser 
Wol'  ga  or 
Vol'  ga 


A  rax'  es 

A'va 

Cu  ban' 

Eu  phra'  tea 

Gan'  .c-es 

Ha'  lys 

Ir/  dus,  cr  Smd 


In  ASIA, 

Ir'  lis 
Jen  i  see' 

Kur,  or 
Cy'  rus 
Me  au'  der 
Me  non' 

Me  c>>n' 


O'by 

Ox'UB 

Pegu' 
RAa 
Ti'  gris 
y el  low,  cr 
Ho  ang'  h« 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Projmnciation.       12S 

In  AFRICA. 
Ba  gra'  da,  or      Sen  e  gal'  Or'  ange 

Me  ger'  da  Ni'  ger,  or  Gau  rit'z 

Nile  Jol  i  ba' 

Oceans, 
At  Ian'  tic  Pa  cif  ic  In'  di  an 

Seas» 
Bal'  tic  Eu'x  ine  Me  o'  tis,  9r 

Cas'  pi  an  Med  i  ter  ra'  ne  an  A'  zoph 

Bays  and  GulJSi. 

A  clri  at'  ic  Cal  i  for'  ni  a  Fun'  dy 

Bai"  fins  Ches' o  peak  Hud' sons 

Bis'  cay  Cha  leu'r  Mex'  i  c» 

Botli'  ni  a  Fin'  land  Ri  ga' 

Lakes  in  Europe  and  Asia* 
As  plial'  tis         Ge  ne'  va  Lu  ga'  na 

Bai' kal  Gar' da  Mag  gi  o'rc 

Co'  mo  Is'  CO  O  ne'  ga 

Con  stance'        '  La  do'  ga  Wi  nan' 

Iloiintains  iji  Europe^  Africa  and  Asia* 


Alps 

Car'  mel 

Jti'ra 

Ap'  pe  nines 

Et'  na 

Py  re  nee's 

^v'  ra  rat 

Heck'  la 

Si'  nai 

A^t'las 

Ko'reb 

Tau'  rus 

Ce  vennes' 

I' da 

Ve  su'  vi  us' 

iau'  ca  sus 

In  America.  ^ 

^n'  des,  or 

Al  le  ga'  ny 

Kit  ta  kin'  ny 

}or  dil'  ler  as 

Kaats'kiU 

O  le  roy' 

124     An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation. 

ChieJ  Rivers  in  America, 

Am'  a  zon,  or      Ja  ne'/  rp  Pe  dee' 
Mar'  a  non            James,  or 

Ai'  ba  ny  Pow  hat  tan'  Roan  o'ke 

Ap  a  lach'  y  Rap  pa  han'  roc 

Ap'  a  lach'  i  co'  la  Kan  ha'  wajr  Rar'  i  ton 
Ar'  kan  saw           Ken  tac'  ky 

Al  ta  ma  haw'       Ken  ne  htd  g^  ^^^  ^^ 

An  dros  cog' gin  San  tee' 

^   r,.  .  .         '"Jl^  Sa  lu'  da 

Bnf'falo  La  mod  Sa  til' la 

,  ^.     .    .  ,    .  S'us  que  han'  na: 

Cum'  her  land      Mis  si  sip  pi  Schuyi  kill 

Chat  ta  ho'  chy    Mis  so  nej  g^.  ^,  ^^ 

Clar'  en  don,  or  Musk  ing"iim  g^,^/  ^^ 

Cape  Fear  Mi  am'  i  g^^^/  ^^^ 


Chow  an'  Mo  bill'  c 


John 


Con  nee'  ti  cut      Mia  slsk'  o        •    g^^  j^|^ 

Co  lum'  bi  a,  or    Mer'  ri  mac  g  J^/  ^^ 

Ta  co'  chy  i^Ioose  g^^g  ^^  ^^aw'  m 

Chau  di  eVe  Ma  ken  zis  g^  ^^^^ 

Sagunau' 
Del' aware  Nuse 

Nei'  son 

E  dis'to  Tennessee' 

Elk  O  ro  no'ke  Tu'gulo 

O  hi'  o  Tom  big'  hf 
Flint                      O  gee/  chy 

On'  ion  Un  ji  ga 

Hack' en  sac  U  ta  was' 
Hou  sa  ton'  uc      Par  a  gua'y,  or 

Hock  hock' ing    Plate  lYf^^  ^f  ^f 

Hud'  son  Pa  to'  mac  ^  au  bosh 

Pecrl 

Ilknois'  Pascal' a  way  York     ^ 

I'  ro  quois,  or       Pe  nob'  scot  Ya  zoo 
St.  Law'  rence     Pas  sa'  ic 


Ati  Easy  Standard  of  PrGnnnciatlon, 

Lakes  in  America. 
Moose  head         Su  pe'  ri  or 


125 


Cay  u'  ga 
Gan  a  dar'  qua 
Cham  pla'in 
E'  rie 
George 
Hu'  ron 
Mish  i  gan' 


Memfrema'gogTez  cu'  co 

Ot  se'  go  Um'  ba  gog 

O  ne-i'  da  Win'  ni  pis  i  o'  gy 

On  ta'  ri  o  Win'  ni  pic 

On  an  da'  go         Wa'  que  fa  no'  ga 

Sen' e  ka  or  O'ka  fa  no'ke 


TABLE   LI. 

Names  of  Cities^   Towns y    Counties ^   Rivers^  Mowi' 

tainsy  Lakes,  Islands,  Bays,  ^c\   in  America. 

The  following  have  the  accent  on  the  first  syllable^ 


A 

:Ab'  er  corn 
Ab  ing  don 
Ab  ing  t®n 
Ab  se  con 
Ac  ton 
Ad  ams 
Ac  worth 
Al  ba  ny 
Al  bi  on 
Al  ford 
Al  lens  town 
All  burg 
Al  lo  way 
A.U  saints 
^/ms  bu  ry 
'^l  stead 
\.m  boy 
V.m  e  lins 
Ime  well 
km  herst 
^  3ter  dam 


An  do  ver 
An  ge  lo 
An  ge  los 
An  trim 
An  rill 
Aq  ue  fort 
Arm  strong 
Ar  ling  ton 
Ar  row  sike 
Ar  uba 
Ash  bum  ham 
Ash  by 
Ash  field 
Ash  ford 
Ash  ton 
Ash  we  lot 
As  sa  bet 
Athol 
At  kin  son 
At  de  bo  rou^ 
Av  a  Ion 
A  ve  ril 

L2 


Av  on 
Ayers  toa 

B 
BaJrds  town 
Ba  kers  field 
Ba  kers  town 
Ball  toivn 
Bai  ti  more 
Ban  gor 
Bar  ba  ra 
Bar  nard 
Bar  ne  ve'lt 
Bar  ne  gat 
Bar  net 
Barn  sta  bl^ ' 
Barn  sted 
Bar  re 
Bar  rets  toR. 
Barring  ton 
Bart  let 
Bai*  teait: 


126      An  Easy  Standard  cf  Pronunciation.. 

Bart 

Biooni  field 

Bridge  port 

Bath 

Bloom  ing  dale 

Brid  poit 

Bat  ten  kill 

Bi(^unt 

Brim  iield  ^ 

Bea  ver 

Blounts  vilief 

Bris  tol 

Br«u  fort 

Blue  hill 

Brom  ley 

Beck  et 

Bol  in  broke 

Brook  field 

Bed  ford 

Bol  ton 

Brook  lyn 

Bed  min  ster 

Bom  bay 

Broth  er  ton . 

Beek  man 

Bom  ba  zin 

B rough  ton 

Belch  er 

Bon  a  ven  tiire 

Brown  field 

Bel  fast 

Bon  a  vis  ta 

Brun  ners  town 

Bel  grade 

Bon  hiim  town 

Browns  ville 

Belling  ham 

Boone  ton 

Bruns  wick 

Ben  ning  ton 

Boons  bo  rough 

Bru  tus 

Ben  e  diet 

Bop  quam 

Buck  land 

Ben  son 

Bor  den  town 

Bug  kles  town 

Ber  gen 

Bot  e  touTt  , 

Bucks  town 

Berk  ley 

Bot  tlehjll    - 

Buck  to\\rn 

Berk  shire 

Bound  brook 

Bull  skm  ^ 

Berlin 

Bour  bon 

Burke 

Ber  nards  town 

Boy/  doin 

Bur  ling  ton 

Bern 

Bow  doin  ham 

Bur  ton 

Ber  wick 

Eov7  ling  green 

Bush  town. 

Beth  a  ny 

Box  bo  rough 

Bush  wick 

Beth  el 

Box  ford 

Bus  tard  ., 

Beth  le  hem 

Bcyl  ston 

But  ler 

Bev  er  ly 

Boz  rah 

But  ter  field 

Bil  lings  port 

Brad  ford 

But  ter  hill 

Bir  ming  ham 

Brain  tree 

Bux  ton 

Black  stone 

Bran  don 

Buz  zards  bay  . 

Bla  den 

Bran  dy  wine 

By  be]-  it 

Bla  dens  bui'g 

Bran  ford 

Bye  field. 

Blan  ca 

Brat  tie  bo  rough  By  ram              | 

Blan  CO 

Breck  nock 

Bland  ford 

Brent  wood 

C 

.Bled  soe 

Bre  ton 

Cab  ot 

Blen  heJRi 

Bridge  town 

Ca  diz 

Block  ley 

Bridge  wa  t^r 

Cal  ais: 

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Charles  ton  Col  ches  ter 

Ch:^rles  town 

Charle  ton 

Char  lott^ 

Char  lottos  vill^ 

Chsat  ham 

Chtlms  ford 

Chel  ssa 

Chel  ten  ham 

Chesh 


Cal  ders  burg 
Cal  la  o 
Cal  vert 
Cam  bridge 
Cam  den 
Camp  bell ' 
Cam  po  l>el  lo 
Camp  ton 
Ca  naan 
Can  dia 
Can  ons  burg 
Can  so 
Can  ter  bu  ry 
Can  to?i 
Car  di  gan 
Car  ibs 
Car  los 
Car  mel 
Car  mel  o 
Car  ne  ro 
Cams  vill^ 
Car  o  line 
Gar  ter 
Car  ter  et 
Car  ters  villf 
Car  ver 
Cas  CO 
C?vS  tie  ton 
Cas  tie  town 
Cas  well 
Cato 

Cav  en  dish 
Cay  mans 
Ge  cil 
Cen  ter 


ire 
Ches  ter 
Ches  ter  field 
Ches  ter  town 
Chick  o  py 
Chi  ches  ter 
Chip  pe  ways 
Chil  mark 
Chitt  en  den 
Choc  taws 


Cole  brock 
Con  cord 
Con  v/ay 
Coots  towa 
Cor  inth 
Cor  nish 
Corn  wail 
Cort  iandt 
Cov  en  try 
Cov/  pens 
Cox  hail 
Crab  or  char  J 
Cran  ber  ry 
Cra  ney 
Crans  ton 
Cra  ven 
Craw  ford 
Cross  wicks 


Chris  tians  burg  Cro  ton 
Chris  tian  sted     Crown  point 
Chris  to  phers 


Church  town 
Ci"  ce  ro 
Clar  en  don 
Chirks  burg 
Clarke s  town 
Clarkes-  viXie 
Clav  er  ack 
Clm  ton 
Clineh 
Clos  ter 
Cob  ham 
Co  bles  hill 
Cock  burntf 


Cham  bers  burg  Cock  er  mout 
Chap  el  hill         Coey  mans 
Ghaace  ford        Cokes  bu  ry 


Croy  den 
Cul  pep  per 
Cum  ber  land 
Cum  ming  ten 
Cus  CO 
Cush  e  tunk 
Cush  ing 
Cus  sens 
Cus  si  tall 

D 

Dal  ton 
Dan  bu  ry 
Dan  by 
Dan  vei's 
Dan  vill^^ 
D^hy 


An  Easy  Standardof  Pronunciathn, 


128 

Dar  i  en 
Dar  ling  ton 
Dart  m^uth 
Dau  phin 
Da  vid  son 
Ded  ham 
Deer  field 
Deer  ing 
Den  nis 
Den  ton 
Dept  ford 
Derby 
Der  ry 
Der  ry  field 
Dig  by 
Yy'igh  ton 
Dis  mal 
Don  ne  gal 
Dor  ches  ter 
Dor  lach 
Dor  set 
Dcug  las 
Down  ings 
Dra  cut 
Dres  den 
Dro  more 
Drum  mond 
Dry  den 
Duck  creek 
Duck  trap 
Dud  ley 
Dum  mer 
Dum  mers  town 
Dan  cans  burg 
Dun  der  burg 
Dun  sta  bl* 
Dur  ham 
Duch  ess 


Dux  bo  \Qugh 
Dux  bu  ry 
Dy  ber  ry 

E 
Eas  ter  ton 
East  ham 
East  on 
East  town 
Ea  ton 
Ea  ton  town 
E  den 
Edes  ton 
Ed  gar  ton 
Edg^  comb 
Edg#  field 
Edgtf  mont 
Ef  fing  ham 
Egg  har  bar 
Eg  mont 
Eg  re  mont 
Elbert 
El  bert  son 
Elk 

Elk  horn 
Elk  ridg^. 
Elk  ton 
El  ling  ton 
Ellis 
El  more 
Em  mits  burg 
En  field 
En  glish  to-wn 
E  no 

E  nos  burg 
Ep  phig 
Ep  soaa 
Ear  rol: 


Er  vin 
Es  qui  maux 
Es  sex 
Est  her  town 
Eus  tace 
Ev  ans  ham 
Eves  ham 
Ex  e  ter 

F 
Fa  bi  us 
Fair  fax 
Fair  field 
Fair  lee 
Falk  land 
Fal  m(3uth 
Fals  ing  toa 
Fan  net 
Fa  quier 
Far  ming  ton 
Fay  ett?  ville^ 
Fays  town 
Fed  er  als  burg 
Fells  point 
Fer  ris  burg 
Fin  cas  tlf 
Find  ley 
Fish  ers  field 
Fish  kill 
Fitch  bui'g 
Flat  land 
Flem  ing  ton  . 
Fletch  er 
Flints  ton 
Flower  town 
Floyd 
Flush  ing 
Fol  low  field 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Prominciaden.     129 


For  est  er  ton 

Gias  gow 

Had  ley 

Fram  ing  ham 

Gias  ten  bu  ry 

Ha  gars  town 

Fran  ces  to^vn 

GXoKces  ter 

Hal  lam 

Fran  cis  burg 

Glov  CF 

Hal  low  el 

Fran  cois 

Glynn 

Ham  den 

Frank  fort 

GofFs  town 

Ham  burg 

Frank  lin 

Golds  biu*g 

Ham  il  ton 

Franks  town 

Gol  phing  ton 

Ham  mels  town 

Fred  e  ri  ca 

Gooch  land 

Hamp  shire 

Fred  e  rick 

Gor  ham 

Hamp  Bted 

Fredericksburg  Go  shen 

Hamp  ton 

Fred  e  sicks  to\yn  Gos  port 

Han  cock 

Free  hold 

Go  tham 

Kan  nabs  towft 

Free  port 

Graf  ton 

Han  ni  bal 

Free  to-svn 

Grain  ger 

Han  o  ver 

Fri^d  burg 

Gren  a  dines 

Har  din 

Fri^d  land 

Gran  vill^ 

Hard  wick 

Fried  en  stadt 

Gray 

Hardy 

Fry  burg 

Green  burg 

Har  dys  to-wm 

Frow  sack 

Green  cas  tl^ 

Har  ford 

Green  fiiild 

Har  lem 

G 

Green  land 

Har  mo  ny 

Galen 

Greens  burg 

Har  mar 

Gallo  way 

Greens  vill? 

Har  pers  field 

Gal  way 

Green  vill^ 

Har  p]^ 

Gard  ner 

Green  wich 

Harps  well 

Gas  pee 

Green  wc  od 

Har  ring  ton= 

Gates 

Gregs  town 

Har  ris  burg 

Gay  head 

Gro  ton 

Har  ri  son 

George  town 

Gry  son 

Har  rods  burg 

Ger  man  town 

Gwil  ford 

Hart  ford 

Ger  ma  ny 

Gur  net 

Han  land 

Ger  ry 

Guys  burg 

Kar  vard 

Get  tys  burg 

Har  wich 

Gill 

H 

Hru*  Vv'in  tcn^. 

Gil  lo  ri 

Hack  ets  town 

Hat  burg 

Gil  man  town 

Had  dam 

Hat  field 

Gil -son 

Had  don  field 

Hat  chy 

130     An  Easy 
Hat  te  ras 
Hav  er  ford 
Ha  ver  hill 
Hav  er  straw 
Haw 
Hawke 
Haw  kins 
Haw  ley 
Hay  cock 
Heath 
He  bron 
Hec  tor 
Hei  die  berg 
Hell  gate 
Hem  lock 
Hemp  field 
Hen  ni  ker 
Hen  ri  co 
Henry 
Her  ke  mer 
Hert  ford 
Hi  ats  town 
Hick  mans 
Hi^^  gate 
"R^gh  land 
HiUs  dale 
Hills  burg 
Hill  town 
Hines  burg 
Hing  ham 
Hins  dale 
Hi  ram 
Hit  ton 
Ho  bok 
Hoi  den 
Hoi  der  ness 
Hoi  land 
Hoi  Us 


Sta^idard  of  Pr 
Hoi  lis  ton 
Hols  ton 
Ho  mer 
Hon  ey  goe 
Hooks  town 
Hoo  sac 
Hop  kin  ton 
Hop  kins 
Hope  well 
Horn  town 
Horse  neck 
Hors  ham 
Horton 
Ho  sac 
Hub  bard  ton 
Hub  ber  ton 
Hu^^j"  burg 
Hurn  mels  town 
Hun  ger  ford 
Hun  ter  don 
Hun  ters  town 
Hun  t'ijag  don 
Huntington 
Hunts  burg 
Hunts-vilU 
Hur  ley 
Hydfs  park 

I 

lb  ber  vill^ 
In  gra  ham 
In  \^er  nesi 
I}>tt  wich 
I  ras  burg 
Ire  dell 
Ir  vin 
I^les  burg 
lalip 


onmiaatim* 

y 

Jack  son 
Jack  sons  burg^ 
Jaf  frey 
Ja  go 
James 
James  towa 

Jay 

Tef  far  son 

Jekyl 

j  enk  in  towit 

Jer  e  m/e 

Jer  i  C8 

Jer  sey 

Jolins  bu  ry 

John  son 

John  son  burg. 

Johns  town 

Johns  ton 

Jones 

Jones  burg 

Jop  p?i 

Jore 

Ju  diih 

Ju  Han 

Ju  li  et 

Ju  ni  us 

A-" 
Kaats  kill 
Keene 
Kei  lys  burg 
Ken  net 
Ken  no  mic 
Ken  sing  ton 
Kent 
Kep  lers 
Ker  is  son  gar. 


An  Easy 
Ker  shaw 
Kick  a  mmt 
Kil  ling  ly 
Kil  ling  ton 
Kil  ling  v/orth 
Kim  bac 
King  less 
Kings  bu  ry 
Kings  ton 
King  Vr'ood 
iCit  te  ry 
-^noti;]  ton 
KnoK 
Knotil  ton 
^nox  v'llle 
Kort  right 

Z 

Lab  ra  dor 

Lam  pe  ter 
Lam  prey 
Lan  cas  ter 
Lang  don 
Lanes  bo  rough 
Lan  sing  burg 
Law  renctf 
Lau  Tens 
Lea  c«ck 
Lees  burg 
Leb  a  aon 
Leeds 
Le  high 
Lef/rej  ter 
Lem  ing  to^ 
Lemus  ter 
Len  ox 
Le  o  gane 
Leom  in  stcr 


Standard  of  Pronunciation.     131 


Le  on 

Leon  ards  tov/n 
Lev  er  ett 
Le  vi 

Lew  is 
Lew  is  burg 
Lew  is  town 
Lex  ing  ton 
Li'y  den 
Lib  er  ly- 
Lien  te  uau 
Lick  ing 
Lim  er  ick 
Lime  stone 
Lin  co/n 
Lin  co/n  tOAvn 
Lind  ley 
Litch  field 
lAt  tie  burg 
Lit  tie  ton 
Liv  er  more 
Liv  er  pool 
Liv  jng  ston 
Lockdr 

Lock  arts  bui'g 
Lo  gaai 
Logs  town 
Lon  don  der  ly 
Lon  don  grove 
Look  out 
Lou  don 
Loch  a  bar 
Lou  is  ville 
Lou  is  town 

Lo}-  ?.l  5/OC 

Luin  1  i;r  ton 
Lu  con  burg 


Lur  gan 
Lut  ter  lock 
lyy  man 
Lyme 
Lynch  burg 
Lynde  burg 
Lyn  den 
L}'iin 
Lynn  field 
Ly  ons 
Lys  tra 

31 
Mac  o  keth 
Mac  o  pin 

Mad  bu  ly 
Mad  i  son 
Maid  stone 
Maine 
Make  field 
Mai  a  bar 
Mai  den 
Mar  o  nee 
Man  ca 
Man  chac 
Man  ches  ter 
Man  heim 
Man  li  us 
Man  ning  toa 
Man  or 
Man  sel 
Mans  field 
Mar  ble  ton 
Mar  ga  reu  vill^ 
M-ir  got 
Pm  arl  i^o  xQygb 
Mar  low 
Mcu-  p!^ 


152     An  Easy  Standard  of  Fi 

Marsh  field 
iMar  tic 
Mar  tin 
ISIar  tins  burg 
Mfu*  tins  villfT 
Mas  CO  my 
Ma  son 
jMas  sac 
Mas  ti  ^on 
Mat  thews 
May  field 
Mead  viil^ 
Meek  len  burg 
Med  field 
Med  ford 
Med  way 
M  end  ham 


Mer  cer 

Mer  cers  burg 

Mere  dith 

Mc^  i  meg 

M?r  i  on 

Mero 

Mes  sers  burg 

IVTid  dhj  bo  rough  M  an  cy 


Mil  lers  town 
Mill  stone 
Mill  town 
Mil  ton 
Min  gun 
Min  goes 
Min  i  sink 
Mis  tic 
Mo  hawk 
Monk  ton 
Mon  m&uth 
Mon  son 
Mon  ta  gue 
Mont  mo  rin 
Moore 
Moore  field 
Moose  head 
More  land 
More 
Mor  gan 
Mor  gan  town 
Mor  ris  towm 
Mar  ris  v'lUf 
Mc//1  ton  berg 
Mul  li  cus 


Mid  die  bu  ry 
Mid  die  field 
M  id  die  hook 
Mid  die  berg 
Mid  «ile  burg: 
Mid  vie  sex 
Mid  die  ton 
M'^d  die  town 
Mkl  way 
Mi.T  iin 
Mil  lord 
Mil  field 


Mar  frees  burg 
My  ers  town 

Nan  je  my 
Nun  ti  coke 
Nan  ti  mill 
Nash 
Nash  u  a 
Nas  ,au 
Natch  ea 
Na  tick 


•onunciation, 

Nau  ga  tuc 
Nave  sink 
Naz  a  reth 
Ned  dick 
Need  ham 
Nel  son 
Nes  CO  pec 
Nesh  a  noc 
Nev  er  sink 
New  ark 
New  burg 
New  bu  ry 
New  bu  ry  port 
New  found  land 
New  rng  ton 
New  Iin 
New  market 
Nev.^  ton 
New  tow.n 
Nit  ta  ny 
Nix  on  ton 
No  ble  burg 
None  such 
Noot  ka 
Nor  ridge  woe 
Nor  ri  ton 
North  bo  rough 
Nortl)  bridge 
Nortli  field 
North  port 
North  wood 
Nor  ton 
Nor  walk 
Nor  vray 
Nor  wich 
Not  ta  V7ay 
Not  ting  liaia. 
Nox  an 


An  Easy 
O 

Oak  ham 

Obcd 

O  bi  on 

O  cri  coc 

O  g\e  thorp 

O  hi  ope 

Old  town 

Ons  low 

Or  angf 
Or  arigtf  burg 
Or  ang^  town 
Or  ford 
Or  le  ans 
Or  ring  ton 
Or  v/el 
Os  ncr  burg 
Os  si  pj 
Os  ti  CO 
O  tis  field 
Ot  ta  was 
Ot  ter  creek 
Ou  li  out 
Ovid 
Ox  ford 


Standard  of  Pronunciation,     133 
Par  tridge  field     Pinck  ney 


Pack  ers  field 
Pac  o  let 
Pal  a  tine 
Pa/m  er 
Pam  ti  CO 
Pan  ton 
Pa  ri  a 
Par  is 
Pax  tang 
Par  sons  field 


Pat  ter  son 
Pan  ca  tuc 
Paw  ling 
Pauls  burg 
Paw  let 
Pax  ton 
Peach  am 
Pea  cock 
Pearl 
Peeks  kill 
Pel  ham 
Pel  i  can 
Pern  i  gon 
Pern  broke 
Pen  dk  ton 
Pen  guin 
Pen  ning  ton 
Penns  burg 
Penns  bu  ly 
Pep  in 
Pep  per  el 


Pinck  ney  ville 

Pis  to  let 

Pitt 

Pitts  burg 

Pitts  field 

Pitts  ford 

Pitts  town 

Plain  field 

Plais  tow 

Platts  burg 

Plum  sted 

Plym  outh 

Plymp  ton 

Po  land 

Pom  fret 

Pomp  ton 
Pomp  ey 
Pop  lin 
Por  peas 
Por  ter  field 
Port  land 


Pep  per  ei  burg    Poits  m^^uth 


Pe  quot 
Per  ki  o  my 
Per  lie  an 
Per  son 

Pe  ter  bo  rough 
Pe  ters  bm-g 
Pe  ters  ham 
Pev  tons  bui'^ 
Phil  ip  ^ 

Phil  ips  burg 
Pick  ers  viUe 
Pic  o  let 
Pi"  geon 
Pike  land 
Pi  iot  tov/n 
M 


Pot  ters 
Pot  ters  tov/n 
Potts  grove 
Po?dt  ney 
Pow  nai 
Pow  nal  burg 
Prai  ry 
Pres  cott 
Prcs  ton 
Pros  pect 
Prov  inc^ 
Prov  inc^  town 
Pru  denc^ 
Pur  n.  3  burg 
Put  aey 


154      An  Easy  Standard  of  PronuJiciation* 

^  Rln  gos  town 

Qua  ker  town  Rob  ert  son 

Quee  chy  Rob  e  son 

Queens  bu  ly  Roch  es  ter 

Queens  town  Rock  bridge 

Quib  ble  town  Rock  fish 

Quin  e  bang  Rock  ford 

Quin  cy  Rock  hiil 

Quin  e  paug  Rock  ing  ham 

R  Ro"  gers  ville? 

Ra  by  Rom  ney 

Rad  nor  Rom  o  pac 

Ra  \ft\gh  Rom  u  lus 

Ran  dolph  Rose  way 

Ran  dom  Ros  sig  nol 

Ra  pha  el  Rat  ter  dam 

Raph  oc  Rowe 

Raw  don  Row  ley 

Rah  way  Rox  burg 

Ray  mond  Rox  bu  ry 

Rapi  ham  Roy  al  ton 

Rays  town  Rpy  als  ton 

Read  field  Rum  ney 

Re«d  ing  Ru  pert 

Red  ding  Rus  sel 

Refifd  ing  town  Ruth  er  ford 

Reeds  burg  Rutiis  burg 

Reel  foot  Rye 

Reanos  town  Rye  gate 
Re  is  ters  town  S 

Reus  se  iaox  Sa  lem 
Rens  se  l^er  wick  Sack  viib 

Rhine  beck  Sad  bu  ry 


Rich  field 
Rich  mond 
Riclg^  field 

Rkl  ley 
Rind^i? 


Sau  ga  tuc 
Sal  ford 
Sal/s  bu  ry 
Sam  burg 
Samp  town 


Samp  son 
San  born  ton 
San  CO  ty 
Sand  gate 
San  dis  field 
San  down 
Sand  wick 
San  dy  hook 
San  dys  ton 
Sand  ford 
San  ger  field 
San  ta  cruse 
Sas  sa  fras 
Sau  con 
Sau  kies 
Sav  age 
Say  brook 
Scar  bo  rough 
Scars  dale 
Sho  dack 
Shen  brun 
Scoo  due 
Schay  le-r 
Scip  i  o 
Scit  u  ate 
Scriv  en 
S croon 
Sea  brook 
Sears  burg 
Sedg  wick 
See  konk 
Se  gum 
Sen  e  ka 
Sev  em 
Se  vi  er 
Shafts  bu  ry 
Sham  mo  ny 
Sham  o  kia 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciatien, 

Shap  \Q\gh  Sole  bu  ry  Stod  dard 

Sha  ron  So  Ion 

Sharks  town  Som  ers 

Sharps  burg  Som  er  set 

Shaw  ny  So«n  ers  worirh 

Shaw  nees  Son  go 

Sheep  scut  South  bo  rough 

Shef  field  Soudi  bu  ry 

Shel  bum  South  field 

Shel  by  S^uth  ing  ton 

Shen  an  do  ah  S^uth  %02iYk 


13S 


Skep  herds  field  South  wick 
Shep  herds  town  Span  ish  town 
Sher  bum  Spar  ta 

Ship  pands  town  Spar  tan  burg" 


Ship  pens  burg 
Shir  ley 
Shong  um 
Shore  ham 
Shrews  bu  ry 
Shutes  bu  ry 
Sid  ney 
Sims  bu  ry 
Sing  sing 
Sin  i  ca 
Sin  pink 
Skencs  burg 
Skup  per  nong 
Skip  ton 
Sku  tock 
Slab  towm 
Smith  field 
Smith  to-'.vn 
Smith  villff 
Sm)T  na 
Snow  hill 
Snow  town 
So  dus 


bpen  cer 
S}X)ts  wood 
Spring  field 
Spur  wing 
Squam 
Staais  burg 
Stafford 
Stam  ford 
Stand  ish 
Stan  ford 
Stan  wix 
St  arks  burg 
States  burg 
Staun  ton 
Ster  ling 
Steu  ben 
Ste  ven« 
Ste  vens  burg 
Ste  ven  to^vn 
Ste  phen  town 
Still  wa  ter 
Stock  bridg* 
Stock  port 


Stokes 
Stone  ham. 
Ston  ing  ton 
Sto  no 
Stou  e  nuck 
Stough  ton 
Stow 
Straf  ford 
Stras  burg 
Strat  ford 
Strat  ham 
Strat  ton 
Stums  town 
Stur  bridge 
Styx 

Steu  ben  villc 
Stis  sick 
Sud  i:)u  ry 
Suf  field 
Suffolk^ 
Suf  frage 
Sul  li  van 
Su  mans  town 
Sum  ner 
Sun  a  py 
Sun  bu  ry 
Sun  cook 
Sun  der  land 
Sur  ly 
Sus  sex 
Sut  ton 
S warns  cot 
Swans  burg 
Swan  sey 
Swan  ton 
Swan  town 
Swedes  burg 


136    An  Easy  Standard  of  Fronunciasion, 


Syd  ney 

T 
Tal  bot 
Tarn  ma  ny 
Tarn  worth 
Xa  ney  town 
Ten  saw 
Tar  bo  rough 
Tar  ry  town 
Taun  ton 
Teach  es 
Tel  li  CO 
Tern  pW 
Tern  pU  ton 
Tewks  bu  ry 
T/zames 
Thet  ford 
T/iom  as 
Thorn  as  town 
T/zomp  son 
Thorn  bu  ry 
Thorn  torn 
Thur  man 
Tin  i  cum 
Tin  mouth 
Tis  bu  ry 
Tiz  on 

Tiv  er  ton 

Tol  land 

Tomp  son  town 

Tops  field 

Tops  ham 

Tor  but 

Tor  ring  to» 

Tot  te  ry 

Tow  er  hill 

Towns  end 

Trap 


Trap  town 
Trent 
Tren  ton 
Troy 
Trnro 
Try  on 
Tuck  er  ton 
Tuf  ton  burg 
Tul  ly 
Tun  bridge 
Tur  bet 
Tur  key 
Turn  er 
Twig  twees 
yngsburg 
Tvr  ing  ham 
Tyr  rel 

U 
Uls  ter 
Un  der  hill 
U  ni  on 

U  ni  ty 

Up  ton 

U  ti  ca 

U  trecht 

0x  bridge 

V 
Vas  sal  burg 
Veal  town 
Ver  non 
Ver  shire 
Vic  to  ry 
Vin  cent 
Vir  gil 
Vol  un  towa 

JV 
Wades  burg 


Wad  me  law- 
Wads  worth 
Wad  ham 
Waits  field 
Wa  jo  mic 
Wake  field 
Wak  a  maw 
Wal  den 
W^ald  burg 
Wales 

Wal  ling  ford 
Wall  kill 

Wall  pack 

Wal  pole 

Wal  sing  ham 

Walt  ham 

Wand  o 

Want  age 

Wards  burg 

Wards  bridge 

Ware 

Ware  ham 

War  min  ster 

Warn  er 

War  ren 

War  ren  ton 

War  ring  ton 

War  saw 

War  wick 

Wash  ing  ton 

Wa  ter  burg 
Wa  ter  bu  r)^ 
Wa  ter  ford 
Wa  ter  town 
Wa  ter  vliet 
Waw  a  sink 
Wayne 
Waynes  burg 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation,      137 


I  Weare 
Weth  ers  field 
W^i  sen  berg 
Well  fleet 
Wells 
Wen  deU 
Wen  ham 
Went  worth 
Wesel 

West  bo  rough 
Wes  ter  ly 
Wes  tern 
West  field 
West  fi^rd 
West  ham 
West  min  ster 
West  more 


White  marsh 
AVhit  paine 
White  plains 
Whites  town 
Whi  ting 
Whit  ting  ham 
Wick  ford 
Wil  bra  ham 
Wilks  Ixir  re 
Will  iams  burg 
Will  iams  port 
Will  iam  son 
Will  iams  town 
Wil  lin  burg 
Wil  ling  ton 
Wil  lis 
Wil  lis  ton 


West  more  land  Wills  burg 
West  on  Wil  man  ton 


West  port 
West  town 
Wey  mouth 
Wey  bridg/ 
Whar  ton 
Whate  ly 
Wheel  mg 
Wh<;e  lock 
Whip  pa  ny 
White  field 


Wil  rning  ton 
Wil  mot 
Wil  son  villff 
W^in  chcn  clon 
Win  chcs  ter 
Wind  ham 
Win  hall 
Win  lock 
Win  ni  pec 
Winns  burg 


Wins  low 
Win  ter  ham 
Win  throp 
W^in  ton 
Wo  bum 
Wol  cott 
Wolf  burg 
Wo  mel  dorf 
Wood  bridge 
Wood  bu  ry 
Wood  creek 
Wood  ford 
Wood  stock 
Woods  towft 
Wool  wich 
Wonrs  ter 
Wor  thing  ton 
\\  '-ent  ham 
flights  burg 
^rights  tow^n 
Wy  an  dots 
W\  n  ton 
Wydie 

r 

Yad  kin 
Yar  riiOutk 
Yonk  ers 
York 
\ork  to^vn 


The  foHowing  hive  the  accent  on  tlie  second  syllable. 


A  bac'  CO 
A  bit  i  bis 
A  ca  di  a 
A  quae  nac 
A  las  ka 


Al  gon  kins 
Al  kan  sas 
A  me  lia 
A  me  ni  a 
An  CO  cus 
A  run  del 
M2 


An  til  les 
An  to  ni  o 
A  pu  ri  ma 
A  qmd  nee 
Ash  cut  ney 
As  sin  i  beib^ 


138     ji7i  Easy 

As  sump  tion 
Au  re  li  us 
Au  ro  ra 
B 
Bald  ea  gle 
Bal  div  i  si 
Baleze 
Balk  ham  sted 
Bar  thol  o  mew 
Bel  laire 
Bell  grove 
Bel  pre 
Ber  bice 
Ber  mu  da 
Ber  tie 
Bil  ler  i  ca 
Bo  q^aet 

Bos  caw  en 
Brook  ha  ven 
C 

Ca  bar  rus 

Co  han  sie 

Ca  ho  ki  a 

Ca  mil  lus 

Cam  peach  y 

Caer  nar  von 

Co  nan  i  cut 

Ca  rac  as 

Ca  ran  gas 

Car  li6le 

Cas  tine 

Ca  taw  ba 

Ca  val  lo 

Cay  lo  ma 

Cay  enne 

Caz  no  vi  a 

Cham  blee 

Char  lo  tm 


Standard  of  Pronunciation, 


Che  buc  to 
Che  mung 
Che  raws 
Chi  a  pa 
Chop  tank 
Chow  an 
Cler  mont 
Chic  kau  go 
Co  do  rus 
Co  chel  mus 
Co  col  i  CO 
Co  che  cho 
Cock  sa  kie 
Co  hoc  sink 
Co  han  zy 
Co  has  set 
Co  hoze. 
Cole  rain 
Co  lum  bi  a 
Co  ne  sus 
Con  hoe  ton 
Co  hos 
Coo  saw 
Cor  dil  le  ras 
Com  wal  lis 
Coo  dras 
Cow  e  tas 
Cu  ma  na, 

D 
Daw  fus  ky 
De  fi  anc^ 
De  troit 
Din  wid  die 
Do  min  go 
Du  anes  burg, 
Dum  fr/es 
Dun  bar  toa  - 


Du  page 
Du  plin 

E 
E  liz  a  beth 
E  liz  a  beth  tows 
Em  maus 
Eu  phra  ta 
Es  cam  bi  a 
Eu  sta  tia 
E  so  pus 
Ex  u  ma 

F 
Fair  ha  v«n 
Fay  ette 
Fitz  will  iam 
Flat  bush 
Flu  van  na 

G 

Ge  ne  va 
Ge  rards  towja 
Go  naives 
Gwyn  nedd 
Graves  end 
Green  bush 
Gwild  hall 

H 
Ha  van  na 
Hel  e  na 
Hen  lo  pen 
Hi  was  see 
Hon  du  ras 

7 

Jac  mel 

Je  ru  sa  Icm  . 


jin  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation.     15  f^ 


K 

Ma  ho  ning 

N 

Kas  kas  ki  a 

Ma  nal  lin 

Na  hant 

Kow  sa  ki 

Man  hat  tan 

Na  mask  et 

Key  wa  wa 

Ma  nil  Ion 

Nan  task  et 

Kil  lis  ti  noe 

Ma  quoit 

Nan  tuck  et 

Kil  ken  ny 

Mar  eel  lus 

Nan  tux  et 

King  sess  ing 

Mar  gal  la  way 

Na  shon 

Kin  sale 

Ma  tane 

Nas  keag 

Kas  kas  kunk 

Ma  tan  zas 

Navarre 

Ma  til  da 

Ne  pon  set 

L 

Ma  tin  i  cus 

Ne  sham  o  ny^ 

La  com  ic 

Mat  tap  o  ny 

New  cas  tie 

La  CO  ni  a 

Me  dun  cook 

New  Eng  land 

T.a  goon 

Me  her  rin 

New  fane 

Le  noir 

Mem  ram  cook 

New  paltz 

Long  bay 

Men  do  aa 

New  Roch  ell^ 

Long  i  ^land 

Men  ol  o  pen 

New  U  trecht 

Long  lake 

Me  thu  en 

Ni  ag  a  ra 

Long  mead  ow 

Mi  am  i 

Ni  pis  sing 

Lo  ren  zo 

Mis  sisk  o 

North  amp  to» 

Lo  ret  to 

Mine  head 

North  cas  tie 

Lou  i  sa 

Mo  bill 

North  east 

Low  hill 

Mo  he  gan 

Northumberland 

Lu  cay  si 

Mo  hie  con 

Lu  eia 

Mo  nad  noc 

0 

Lu  zeme 

Mon  he  g-an 

Gakfiisky 

Ly  com  ing 

Mo  noc  a  sy 

Oak  mul  gy 

Lynn  ha  ven 

Mon  seag 

O  CO  ny 

Ly  san  der 

Mon  tauk 

O  nei  da 

Mon  te  go 

Orchil  la 

31 

Mont   gom  e  rj 

T  Os  we  go 

Ma  chi  as 

Mont  pe  lier 

Ot  se  go 

Ma  cun  gy 

Mont  villtf 

O  was  CO 

Ma  con  nels  burg  Mo  rant 

O  we  go 

Ma  de  ra 

Mor  gan  za 

O  wy  hee 

Ma  hack  a  mac 

Mo  shan  non 

Ma  ho  ney 

Mul  he  gan 

P 

Ma  hone 

Musk  ing  urn 

Pal  my  r!t. 

Pronounced,  Shammonr, 


140     An  Easy 
Pa  munk  y 
Pa  nu  CO 
Pa  rai  ba 
Pas  sump  sic 
Pa  taps  CO 
Pa  tuck  et 
Pa  tux  et 
Pau  tuck  et 
Pau  tux  et 
Pe  gun  noc 
Pe  jep  scot 
Pe  quon  uc 
Per  a  mus 
Per  cip  a  ny 
Per  nam  bu  co 
Perth  am  boy 
Phi  lop  o  lis 
Py  an  ke  tunk 
Py  an  ke  shaws 
Pier  mont 
Pin  chin  a 
Pi  o  ri  as 
Pla  cen  tia 
Po  kon  ca 
Po  soom  sue 
Port  roy  al 
Port  penn 
Po  to  si 
Tough  keep  sie 
Pound  ridg^ 
Presqwe  i.9le 
Pre  sums  cot 
Pro  tect  worth 

Quam  pea  gan 

i? 
BLed  hook 


Standard  of  Pronunciation, 
Re  ho  both  Ta  doo  sac 

Ri  van  na 
Rock  on  ca  ma 
Ros  seau 


Ro  siers 
Row  an 

S 
Sag  har  bour 
Salt  ash 
San  dus  ky 
Sa  rec  to 
3 a  vil  la 
Sa  voy 
Sco  har  rie 
Scow  he  gan 
Se  kon  net 
Se  ba  go 
Se  bas  ti  cook 
Se  bas  tian 
Sem  pro  ni  us 
Se  wee 

Sha  wan  gimk* 
Shav/  sheen 
She  nan  go 
She  tuck  et 
Sche  nee  ta  dy 
Skip  pac 
South  amp  ton 
South  hold 
Stra  bane 
Sw^an.  na  no 
Swa  ta  ra 

T 
Tap  paa 
Ta  ba  go 
Ta  bas  co 
Ta  con  net 


Ta  en  sa 
Tar  pau  lin 
Ta  wan  dy 
Ta  wixt  wy 
Ti  o  ga 

To  mis  ca  ning 
Tor  bay 
To  pon  to 
Tor  tu  gas 
Tou  Ion 
Tre  coth  ic 
Trux  il  lo 
Tunk  han  noc 
Ty  bee 
Ty  rone 

U 
U  lys  ses 
Ur  ban  na 

V 

Ver  genm  s 
Ver  saints 
Ve  nan  go 

W 
Wa  cho  vi  a 
Wa  chu  set 
Wal  hold  ing 
Wap  pac  a  mO' 
Wa  tau  ga 
Wa  keag 
Web  ham  et 
West  chest  er 
West  hamp  to» 
West  In  dies 
West  point 
Wi  «om  i  CO 


•  Pronounced,  Shongnm. 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Fronunctation,     14 1 


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The  following  have 
them  a 

A 

Kh  be  viUe' 
\.z  a  pul  CO 
^c  CO  mac 
^g  a  men  tic  us 
\g  a  mun  tic 
W  a  bam  a 
^1  a  chu  a 
W.  be  marl 
\1  le  mand 
W  va  ra  do 
\m  a  zo  ni  a 
\m  o  noo  sue 
\in  us  keag 
^n  ah  uac 
\n  as  ta  sia 
\n  ti  cos  ti 
A.p  a  lach  i  an 
A.p  a  lach  es 
A.p  o  quen  e  my 
A.p  po  mat  ox 
A.  que  doch  ton 
A.rch  i  pel  a  go 
A.U  gus  tine 

B 
B as  ken  ridg^ 
Bel  vi  dere 
Bag  a  duce 
Beth  a  ba  ra 
Bux  a  loons 

C 

Cach  i  may  o 


Wi  nee 
"Win  yaw 


Wis  cas  set 
Wy  o  ming 


the  accent  on  tlie  third  syllable,  and  most  of 
secondary  accent  on  the  Erst. 

Cagh  ne  wa  ga     Con  es  te  o 
Cal  e  do  ni  a 
Can  a  dar  qua 

Can  a  wisk 


Can  i  CO  de  c 
Car  ib  bee 
Car  i  coo 
Car  i  boo 
Car  tha  ge  na 
Cat  a  ra  qua 
Cat  a  wis  sa 
Cat  te  hunk 
Chab  a  quid  ic 
Char  le  mont 
Chat  a  ho  chy 
Chat  a  nu  ga 
Cher  o  kee 
Chet  i  ma  chas 
Chic  ca  mog  ga 
Chick  a  horn  i  ny 
Chick  a  Kia  ges 
Chick  a  saw 
Chil  ho  wee 
Chil  lis  quae 
Chim  bo  ra  zo 
Chris  ti  an  a 
Clar  e  mont 
Cin  cin  na  tiis 
Con  a  wa  go 
Con  a  wan  go 
Con  dus  keag 
Con  e  dog  we  net 
Co  ne  mau^/a 
Cock  a  la  mus 


Con  es  to  go 
Con  ga  ree 
Coo  sa  hatch  ] 
Co  to  pax  i 
Cur  ri  tuc 
Cus  CO  wil  la 
Cus  se  wa  g® 


D 

Dem  e  ra  ra 
Des  e  a  da 

E 
Eb  en  e  zer 
En  o  ree 
Es  ca  ta  ri 

Es  se  que  b© 

F 
Fron  ti  nac 
Freidenhuetteav 


Gal  li  op  o  lis 
Gen  ne  see 
Gen  e  vieve 
Grad  en  huet  tem 

/ 
In  di  an  a 

K 
Kar  a  tunk 
Kas  ki  nom  pat 


142     An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation*   ^ 
Kay  da  ros  so  raMus  ko  gee  Port  to  bac  co 


Ken  ne  bunk  N 

Kick  a  poo  Na  hun  keag 

Kin  der  hook  Nan  se  mond 
Kis  ke  man  i  tas  Naii  do  wcs  sy 

Kit  ta  ning  Ni-c  a  ra  gua 

Kit  ta  tin  ny  Nip  e  gon 

L  Niv  er  nois 
Lach  a  wan  na 


Lech  a  wax  en 
Let  ter  ken  ny 


Nock  a  mix  on 
Nol  a  chiic  ky 
0 


Lit  tie  comp  ton  Oc  co  chap  po 
M  Oc  CO  neack  y 

Mach  a  noy  Oc  co  quan 

Mag  da  le  na        Oc  to  ra  ro 
Mag  e  gad  a  vie  On  a  hish  ka 


Ma  gel  Ian 
Ma  gel  la  ni  a 
Mar  a  cai  bo 
Man  a  han 
Mar  ble  head 
]Mar  cus  hook 
Mar  ga  ret  ta 
Ma  ri  et  ta 
Mas  sa  nu  ten 
!RIau  re  pas 
Mel  a  v/as  ka 


Os  sa  baw 
Os  we  gach  y 
Ot  o  gam  ies 

P 
Pak  a  n@k  it 
Pan  a  ma 
Pan  i  mar  i  bo 
Pas  ca  go  la 
Pas  quo  tank 
Fas  sy  unk 
Pat  a  go  ni  a 


Mem  fre  ma  gog  Pern  a  quid 


Mack  1  naw 
Mi  ro  goane 
Mis  sin  abe 
Mis  si  quash 
Mo  hon  ton  go 
Mo  non  ga  lia 
Mont  re  al 
Mor  ris  se  na 


Pen  sa  co  la 
Per  qui  minr> 
Per  ki  o  men 
Pitts  syl  va  ni  a 
Pluck  e  min 
Po  ca  hon  tas 
Po  CO  moke 
Pont  char  train 


Moy  a  men  sing  Por  to  bel  lo 


Put  a  wat  o  mi| 

•t 

Quern  a  ho  niii 

R 
Reg  o  lets 
Riv  er  head 
Rock  e  mo  ko 

S 

Sag  a  mond 
Sag  a  naum 
Sag  en  da  go 
Sal  va  dore 
Sar  a  nac 
Sar  a  to  ga 
Sax  e  go  ths 
Scat  e  cook 
Seb  a  cook 
Sem  i  nolcs 
Sin  e  pux  ent 
Scan  e  at  e  tes- 
Soc  an  da  ga 
Spot  syl  va  ni 
SiAr  i  nam 


Tal  la  see 
Tal  a  poo  sy 
Tap  pa  han  not 
The  a  kik  i 
Tib  e  ron 
Tow  a  men  sin 
To  ne  wan  to 
To  to  wa 
Tuck  a  hoc 
Tu  cu  man 


The  popular  pronunciation  of  MishiUmackinac 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciatwn,     145 


ul  pe  hock  en 
us  ca  ro  ra 

U 
""  na  dil  la 
i  nal  ha  ven 


W 
Wah  que  tank 
Wil  li  man  tic 
"Win  ne  ba  go 
VvV  a  lu  sing 


Wy  a  lux  ing 
Wv  o  noke 

r 

Yu  ca  tan 
Yoh  o  ga  ny 


The  following  are  accented  on  the  fourth  syllable. 


Can  a  jo  har  ry 
Can  a  se  ra  ga 
Can  e  de  ra  go 
Chick  a  ma  com  i  co 
Cob  bes  e  con  ty 
Co  hon  go  ron  to 
Con  e  go  cheag 
Dam  c  ris  cot  ta 
Eas  tan  al  lee 
Kish  a  CO  quil  las 
Mish  il  li  mack  a  nac* 


Mo  non  ga  he  la 
Om  pom  pa  noo  sue 
Pas  sam  a  quod  dy 
Pern  i  ge  was  set 
Quin  sig  a  mond 
Rip  pa  ca  noe 
Sag  a  da  hoc 
Sax  a  pa  haw 
Ti  con  de  ro  ga 
Wa  nas  pe  tuck  et 


Pronoimced,  MackiHaw. 


Islands  of  the  JVest  Indies, 


lH  guil'  la 
m  ti'  gua* 
a  ha'  ma 
er  mu'  da 
ar  ba'  does 
ar  bu'  da 
ur  a  so' 
lu'ba 

>om  in  i'  cof 
jlar  tin  i^  coj 

*  Pronounced,  Antega.  |  Domineke.  ^  f-l<i.nmekeo 

Portoreko.        (j  Guadaloop.  ^  Saint  Luzee. 


Per  to  ri'  co§ 
Eu  sta'  tia 
Ore  na'  da 
Gau  da  lou'peH 
Hay  ti  cr 
His  pan  i  o'  la 
Ja  rna'i  ca 
Ivlar  i  ga  lant' 
Miq  ue  Ion' 
Mont  ser  rat' 


To  ba'  go 
Trin  i  dad' 
Sant  a  Cruse 
St.Christ'ophers 
St.  Lu  cia^ 
St.  Mar'  tins 
St.  T^om'  as 
St.  Vin'  cent 


144 

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TABLE  LII. 

3 

Of  Numbers, 

^ 
•^ 

Figures.  Letters, 

J^ames,            Numerical  Jdjectrvea^ 

1 

I 

one 

first 

2 

II 

two 

second 

3 

III 

tliree 

third                   i.^ 

4 

IV 

four 

fourth                ^? 

5 

V 

five 

fifth                    J 

€ 

VI 

six 

sixth 

r 

VII 

seven 

seventh 

8 

VIII 

eight 

eighth 

9 

IX 

nme 

ninth 

10 

X 

ten 

tenth 

11 

XI 

eleven 

eleventh 

12 

XII 

twelve 

twelfth 

13 

XIII 

thuteen 

thirteenth 

14 

XIV 

fourteen 

fourteenth 

15 

XV 

fifteen 

fifteenth 

16 

XVI 

sixteen 

sixteenth 

17 

XVII 

seventeen 

seventeenth 

18 

XVIII 

eighteen 

eighteenth 

19 

XIX 

nineteen 

nineteenth 

20 

XX 

twenty 

twentieth 

30 

XXX 

thirty 

thirtieth 

40 

XL 

foitv 

fortieth                I 

50 

L 

fifty 

fiftieth 

60 

LX 

sixty 

sixtieth 

70 

LXX 

seventy 

seventieth 

80 

LXXX 

eighty 

eightieth 

-90 

XC 

ninety 

ninetieth 

100 

C 

one  Imndred 

one  hundredth 

200 

cc 

two  luindred 

two  hundredth 

300 

ccc 

tbi-ce  hundred 

three  hundredth 

400 

cccc 

four  hundred 

four  hundredth 

500 

D 

five  hundred 

five  hundredth 

600 

DC 

six  hundred 

six  hundredth 

700 

Dec 

seven  Imndred 

seven  iiundrecUh 

BOO 

DCCC 

eight  hundred 

eight  hundredth 

900 

DCCCC 

nine  hundred 

nine  hundredth 

1000 

M 

one  thousand,  Sec 

.  one  thousandth 

1804 

MDCCCI 

Vone  thousand  eis?! 

It  hundred  &  fowr. 

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TABLE  LIII. 

Words  of  the  same  sound ^  but  different   in  spelling 
and  signification. 


AIL,  to  l)e  troubled 
AJe,  malt  liquor 

Ak',  an  element 

Are,  plural  of  is  or  am 

Heir,  to  an  estate 
All,  the  -whole 
Awl,  an  instiaimemt 

Al  tar,  for  sacrifice 

Al,.ter,  to  change 
Ant,  a  pismirAi 
Aunt,  uncle's  wife. 

As  cent,  steepness. 

As  sent,  an  agreement 
Au  ger,  an  instrument 
All  gur,  one  who  foretells 

Bail,  surety 

Bale,  a  puck  of  goods 
Ball,  a  round  substance 
Bawl,  to  cry  aloud 

Bare,  naked 

Bear  to  suffer 

Bear,  abetist 
Base,  vile 
Bass,  in  music 

Beer,  a  liquor 

Bier,  to  can  y  the  de?.d 
Ber  ry,  a  sniai]  fruit 
Bu  ry,  to  inter  the  dead 

Beat,  to  strike 

Beet,  a  root 
Blew,  did  blow 
Blue,  colou'i* 

Boar,  a  male  swine 

Bore,   to  make  a  hole 
Bow,  to  bend 
Bough,  a  branch 


EoAv,  to  slioot  with 
Boau,  a  gay  fellow 

lired,  brought  up 

Bread,  food 

Bur  ro^v',  for  rabbits 
Bo  rough,  a  town  coip®- 
i-atc 

By,  a  particle 

Buy,  to  purcha&e 
Cain,  a  man's  name 
Cane,    a  shnib  or  staff 

Call,  to  cry  out 

Caul,  of  a  wig  or  bowels 
Can  non,  a  large  gun 
Can  on,  a  rule 

Can  vass,  to  examin 

Call  vas.  coarse  cloth 
Ceil  ing,  of  a  room 
Seal  ing,  setting  of  a  seal 

Cell,   a  hut 

Sell,   to  dispose  of 


Cen  tu 


7  J 


hundred 


years 

Cen  tau  ry,  an  herb 
Choi  er,  wrath 
Col  hu',  for  the  neck 

Cord,  a  sin  ail  rope 

Cho"d,  in  music 
Ci  c-n,  a  youiig  shoot 
Si  on,  a  mountain 

Cite,  to  summon 

Siglit,  seeing 

Site,  situation 
Chron  i  cah  of  a  long  con- 
tinuance 
Chron  i  cle,  a  history 
N 


^4^         An.  Easy  Standard  Oj 


Co\n  sc,  order  or  direction 

Coarse,  not  line 
Com  pie  ment,  a  full  iram- 

ber 
Com  pii  ment,    expression 
of  civility 

Cous  in>  a  relation 

Coz  en,  to  cheat 
Conn  cil,  an  assembly 
Coun  sei,  advice 

Cur  rant,  a  berry 

Current,    passing,    or  a 
stream 
3ecr,  a  wild  animal 
DccU*,  of  great  pi-ice 

Dew,  from  heaven 

Due,  ov.'ed 
Die,  to  expire 
Dye,  to  color 

Doe,  a  femaie  deer 

Doui^h,  bread  unbaked 
Dun,  brown  color 
Done,  performed 

Fane,  a  v.'eather  cock 

Fain,  gl.dly 

Feign,  to  dissemble 
Faint,  weary 
Taint,  a  false  march 

Fair,  comely 

Fare,  food,  customary  du- 
ty, CCC. 
Pel  Ion,  a  whitlow 
Fel  on,  a  criminal 

Flea,  an  insect 

Flee,  to  run  away 
Flour,  of  wheat 
Flow  er,  of  the  field 
Ftjurtli,  in  numbe-r 
i'brcn,  abroad 
Foui,  nasty 
Fowl,  a  bir4 


of  Pronunciatlo-n. 

Gilt,  with  ^old 

Guilt,  crime 
Grate,  for  coals 
Great,  lare-c 

Groan,  to  sigh 

G  rown .  increased 
I  Tail,"  to  salute,  or  frozen 

drops  of  rain 
Flale,  'sound,  healthy 

Hari:,  a  beast 

Heart,  W.t  seal  of  life 
Hare,  an  animal 
Flair,  of  the  head 

Flere,  in  this  place 

Hear,  to  hearken 
Hew,  to  cut 
Flue,  color 

Him,  that  man 

Flymn,  a  sacred  song 
Hire,  wages 
FFigh  er,  more  high 

Heel,  of  I  he  foot 

Heal,  to  cure 
I,  myself 
Eye,  organ  of  sig.ht 

Isle,  an  Island 

lie,  of  a  cL'Tirch 
In,  witiiin 
Inn,  a  tavern 

In  dite,  to  compose 

In  diet,  to  prosecute 
Kill,  to  slay 
Kiln,  of  brick 

Knave,  a  dishonest  mas 

Nave,  of  a  v.iieel 
Knight,  by  honor 
Night,   the  evening 

knov. ,  to  be  actiUaintetJ 

No,  not  «o 
Knew,  (lid  know 
New,  nfc>t  Old 


Aji  Easy  Standard 

Knot,  made  bjr  tying 

Not,  denyixig 
Lade,  to  dip  water 
Laid,  placed 

Lain,  did  lie 

Lane,  a  narro^r  passage 
Leek,   a  root 
Leak,  to  run  out 

Les  son,  a  reading 

Les  sen,  to  diminish 
Li  ar,  a  teller  of  lies 
Lyre,  a  harp 

Led,  did  lead 

Lead,  heavy  metal 
Lie,    a  falseiiood,    also  to 

rest  on  a  bed 
Lye,  water  drained  through 
ashes 

Lo,  behold 

Low,  humble 
Made,  finished 
Maid,  an  unmarried  woman 

Main,  the  chief 

Mane,  of  a  horse 
Male,  the  he  kintl 
Mail,  armor,  or  a  packet 

Man  ner,  mode  or  custom 

M^.n  or,  a  lordship 
Meet,  to  come  toLjether 
Meat,  fiesh 
Mete,  measure 

Mite,  an  msect 

^r.i^ht,  strength 
Met  al,    gold  or  silver,  &g. 
^Ict  tie,  brisfcicss 

Nau'^iU,  bad 

Noii^dit,    lione 
Nay,  no 
Neigh,  as  a  horse 

Oar,    toix)W  with 

Ore,  metal  net  separated 


of  Pronunciation.         1  4j7 

Oh,  alas 

Owe,  to  be  indebted 

One,  in  number 

Won,  past  time  of  7tTn 
Our,  belonginp: 
Hour,  sixty  minutes 

Pale,  wanting  color 

Pail,  a  vessel  . 
Pain,  torment 
Pane,  a  square  of  glass 

Peel,  the  outside 

Pe-d.  upon  the  bclJs 
Pear,    a  fruit 
Pare,  to  cut  oiT 

Plain,  even,  or  level 

Plane,  to  make  smooth 
Plate,  a  flat  piece  of  metal- 
Plait,  a  fold  in  a  garment. 

Pray,  to  implore 

Prey,  a  booty 
Prin  ci  pal,  chief 
Prin  ci  pie,    first  mle 

Proph  et,  a  foreteller 

Prof  it,  advantage 
Peace,  tranquiUity 
Piece,  apart 

Rain,  fiihng  water 

Rein,  of  a  bridle 

Reign,  to  rule 
Reed,  a  shrub 
Read,  to  pcrvvse 

Rest,  ease 

Wrest,  to  force 
Rice,  a  sort  of  coni 
Rise,  origin 

Rye,  a  sort  of  grain 

Wry,  crooked 
Ring,  to  sound 
Wring,  to  twist 

Rite,  ceremony 

Rigiu,  jU5t  . 


t4^S        An  Easy  Standa 

Write,  to  form  letters  with 

a  pen 
Wright,   a  workman 

Rode,  did  ride 

Road,  the  highway 
E®e,  a  deer 
Row,  a  rank 

Ruff,  a  neckcloth 

Rough,  not  smooth 
Sail,  of  a  ship 
Sale,  a  selling 

Seen,  beheld 

Scene,  of  a  stage 
See,  to  behold 
Sea,  the  ocean 

Sent,  ordered  away 

Scent,  smell 
Sen  ior,  elder 
Seign  or,  a  lord 

Shore,  side  of  a  river 

Shoar,  a  prop 
Smk,  to  go  do\^Ti 
Cinque,  five 

So,  thus 

Sow,  to  scatter- 
Sum,  the  whole 
Some,  a  part 

Sun,  the  fountain  of  light 

Son,  a  male  child 
Sore,  an  ulcer 
Soar,  to  mount  up 

Stare,  to  look  earnestly 

Stair,  a  step 
Steel-,  hard  metal 
Steal,  to  take  without  lib- 
erty 

Si:c  cor,  help 

Suck  er,    a  young  twig 
Sleight,  dexterity 
Slight,  to  d©s]>ise 


rd  af  Promindatsm . 

Sole,  of  the  foot 

Soul,  the  spirit 
Tax,  a  rate 
Tacks,  small  nail* 

Tale,  a  story 

Tail,  the  end 
Tare,   weight  aliawed 
Tear,  to  rend 

Team,  of  cattle  or  horses 

Teem,  to  go  with  young 
Their,  belonging  to  thc-m 
There,  in  that  place 

The,  a  particle 

Thee,  yourself 
Too,  likewise 
Two,  twice  one 

Tow,  to  drag  after 

Toe,  of  the  foot 
Vale,  a  valley 
Veil,  a  covering 

Vein,  for  the  blood 

Vane,  to  shew  the  cour&< 
of  the  wind 
Vice,  sin 
Vise,  a  screw 

Wait,  to  tarry 

Weight,  heaviness 
Wear,  to  put  on 
Ware,  merchandize 
Were,  past  time  plu.of  am 

Waste,  to  spend 

Waist,  the  middle 
Way,  road 
Weigh,  to  iwise 

Week,  seven  clay* 

Weak,  not  strong 
Wood,  trees 
Would,  was  willing 

You,  plural  of  thee 

Yew,  a  tree 


Ail  Basy  Standard  of  PHrmmiaiion.' 

TABLE  LIV. 

Q/*  Abbreviations. 


149 


K.  A.S.  Fellow  of  the  A- 
merican  Academy 

;^.  A.  S.  FelloAv  of  the  Con- 
necticut Academy 

\.  B.  Bachelor  of  Arts 

\.  D.  In  the  year  of  our 
Lord 

\."Sl.  Master  of  Alts,  be- 
fore noon,  or  in  tlie  yeiMr 
of  ihe  world 

3art.  Baronet 

5.  D.  Bachelor  of  Divinity* 

Z,  or  Cent,  an  hundred 

^apt.  Captain 

yol.  Colonel 

^ant.  Canticles 

>hiq).  Chapter 

^hron.  Chronicles 

lo.  Company 

>oni.   Commissioner 

'r.  Credit 

Zwt.  Humh'ed  weight 

}.  D.  Doctor  of  Divinity  . 

)r.   Doctor  or  Debtor 

)ec.  December 

)ep.  Dei>nty 

)eiil.   Deuteronomy 

)6.  or  ditio,  the  same 

L.  G.  ,for  example 

^ccl.   r-GclesiaSless 

Ip.  Epistle 

:n:^-.  Enyhsh 

Iph.  Kpi»esiuns 

Isa.  Esaias 

Ix.  Exumple,  or  Exodus 

eb.  February 

1^  France,  or  Francis 

N 


F.  R.  S.  Fellow  of  ^le 
Royu^  Society 

Gal.  Galatians 
Gen.   Genesis 
Gent.  Gentleman 
Geo.  George 

G.  R.  George  the  King 
lieb.  Hebrews 

Hon.  Honorable 
Hund.  Hundred 
Ibidem,   ibid.  In  the  same 

pl-ace 
Isa.  Isaiah 
i.  e.   tliat  is 
Id.  the  same . 
Jan.  Januiiiy  ^ 
Ja.  James 
Jac.  Jacob 
Josh.  Joshuai 
K.  King  •*  ■ 
Km.   Kingdom 
Kt.  Knigiit 
L.  Lord  or  Lydy 
Lev.  Leviticus 
Lieut..  Lieutetiurat 
L.  L.  D.  Doctor  of  Lav/.s  - 
L.  S  the  place  of  the  Seal 
Lona.  London 
M.   Marquis 

M.  B.  Bachelor  of  Physie 
M.  D.  Doctor  of  Physic 
Mr.   Master 

Messrs.  Gentlemen.  Sirs 
Mi's.   Misi'^ess 
M.  vS.   Manuscript 
M.  IS.  S.  Manuscripts 
Mat.  Mathd^v 


ISO        An  Easy  Standard 

Math.  ^-.lathemaucs 

N.B.  take  particular  notice 

Nov.  November 

No.  Number 

N.  S.  New  Stile 

Obj.  Objection 

Oct.  October 

O.  S.  Old  Stile 

Pari.  Parliament 

Per  cent,  by  tke  hwidred 

Pet.  Peter 

Fhil.  Philip 

Philom.  a  lover  of  learning 

P.  M.  Afternoon 

P.  S.  Postscript 

Ps.  Psalra 

Q.  Question,  Qut^en 

q  d.  as  if  he  should  say 

4|.  1.  as  much  as  you  please 

Ecgr.  Register 

Rev.  Revelation,  Reyerfrsd 


of  FronunciatioTU 

Rt.  Hon.  Right  Honorable-. 

S.  South  and  Shilling 

St.  Saint 

Sept.  September 

Scrj.  Sergeant 

S.  T.  P.  Professor  of  Di-.! 
vinity 

S.  T.  D.  Doctor  of  Divi- 
nity 

ss.  to  wit,  namely- 

Theo.  Theophiius 

Tho.Thoinas 

ThesSj  Thessaionians- 

V.  or  vide,  see 

Viz.  to  wit,  namely  . 

\\'m.. .  Vv  ilham 

Wp.  Worsliip 

S5..  and 

&C.  and  so  forth 

U.  S.  A.  United  States  ot 
America 


EXPLANATION 

Of  the  Pauses  and  other  Characters  used  in 

Vv^RlTING. 

A  comma,  (,)  is  a  pause  of  one  syllable— A  semieo!; 
Ion  (;)  two — A  colon  (;)  four — A  period  (.)  six — Ai 
interrogation  point  (?)  shows  v/hen  a  question  is  asked;  as* 
What  do  ijou  ate?  An  exclurafvtion  point  (!)  is  a  mark  o| 
wonder  or  sui'prise  ;  as.  O  tht- folly ,  of  iiinriei's  ! — Th« 
pause  of  these  tMo  points  is  the  same  as  a  colon  or  a  pe- 
riod, and  the  sentence  should  usually  be  closed  with  a 
raised  tone  of  voice. 

()  A  parenthesis  includes  a  pan  of  a  sentence,  which 
is  not  necessary  to  make  sense,  and  should  be  read, 
quicker,  and  in  a  v»'«aker  tone  of  voice. 

[]  Brackets  or  Hooks,  include  words  that  serve,  to  cx«; 
f\v\n  a  forcf^oing  w©rd  or  sentence  * 

-  A  Hyphen  joins  words  or  syllables;   as,  sea-^ater. 

*  An  ApoetropiK;  shows  when  a  letter  is  omitted,  as 
5«'i  for  used. 


A^i  Eastf  Standard  of  PrGnuticiatwn,  l  J»J: 

A  A  Caret  shows  when  a  word  or  number  of  words  aj©. 

my 
omitted  thi'ough  mistake ;  ^s^  this  is  book. 

A 

"  A  quotation  or  double  comma,  inchides  a  passage 
that  is  taken  from  some  otiier  author  in  his  own  words.- 

^y*  Tkc  index,  points  to  some  remarkable  passage, 

h  The  Parai^raph  begins  a  nev»'  subject. 

1)  The  Section  is  used  to  divide  chapters. 

*tH  An  Asterisk,  and  other  references,  point  to  a 
note  in  the  margin  or  bottom  of  a  page. 

OF  CAPITAL  LETTERS. 

Sentences  sboukl  beg-in  with  a  capital  letter— Also, 
every  line  in  poetry.  Proper  names,  which  are  the  names, 
of  persons,  places,  rivers,  mountains,  lakes,  kc.  should^ 
begin  with  a  capital.  Also  the  name  of  the  SuprcBie^ 
Being. 


ADDITIONAL  Li:SSV.\S. 

DOMESTIC  ECONOMY 

Or,  7%<?  History  of  The  I  rrr  and  UufHRiFTr, 
THERE  is  a  grea-t  difference  among   men,  in   their- 
abiHty  to  gain  property  ;    but  a  still  greater   di [Terence. 
in  their  power  of  using  it  to  yidvantage.     Two  men  may* 
acquire  the  same  amount  of  money,   in  a  given    time;, 
y^t  one  will  prx)ve  to  be  a  poor  man,  while  the  other  be- 
eomes  rich.    A  chief  and  essential  dilTerence  in  the  ma-, 
nagement  of  property,  is,  that  one  man  spends  only  the 
vUerest  ©f  bis  money,,  wlule  another   spendn   the  firin" 
citial, 

I  know  a  farmer  by  the  name  of  Thrifty,  wlio  ma- 
nages his  affairs  in  this  manner  :     He  rises  early  in  the- 
morning,  looks  to  the  condition  of  hia  b7U3e,  barn,  hom«- 
lot  and  stock — sees  that  his  cnttle,  hmses  and   hogs  arc 
fed  ;   examms  the  tools  to  see  whetlier  they  are  all  in 
good  order  for  the  woi;kmen — takes  care  that  breakfast , 
is  ready  in  due  season,   and  begins  work  in  the  cool  of. 
tlje  day — When  in  the  field,  he  keeps  steadily  at  work,^ 
tlipugh  not  so  violently  as  to  fatigup  >md  exhaust  the. bo-^ 


152  An  Easy  Standard  of  Pi'onvmciatton^ 

dy.' — nor  does  he  stop  to  tell  or  hear  lonjj  stories — When 
the  labor  of  the  clay  is  past,  lie  takes  refreshment,  and 
goes  to  rest  at  an  early  hour — In  this  manner  he  earns 
and  gains  money. 

When  Thrifty  has  acquired  a  little  pioperty,  he  docs 
not  spend  it  or  let  it  slip  from  him,  without  use  or  bene- 
fit. He  pays  his  taxes  and  debts  when  due  or  called  for, 
s-o  th-dt  he  has  no  officers  fees  to  pay,  nor  expenses  of 
courts.  He  does  not  frequent  the  tavern  and  drink  up, 
all  his  earmn^^s  in  liquor  that  does  him  no  good.  He 
puts  his  money  to  use,  that  is,  he  buys  more  laud,  or 
stock,  or  lends  his  money  at  interest — in  short,  he  makes 
liis  money  produce  some  profit  or  income.  These  sav- 
ing's and  profits,  though  small  by  themsolvts,  amount  in 
a  year  to  a  considerable  sum,  and  in  a  few  years,  they 
SAveli  to  an  estate — Thrifty  becomes  a  wealthy  farmer, 
v/ith  several  hundred  acres  of  land,  and  a  hundred  head 
of  cattle. 

Very  different  is  the  management  of  Unthrifty: 
He  lies  in  bed,  till  a  late  hoia^  in  tlie  morning — tlien  ri- 
ses, and  goes  to  the  bottle  for  a  dram,  or  to  tiie  taveia 
for  a  glass  of  bitters — Thus  he  spends  six  cents  berorc 
breakfast,  for  a  dram  that  makes  him  dull  aiid  iieavy  all 
day.  He  gets  his  breakfast  late,  when  he  ought  to  be  at 
>v5ork — \\'hen  he  supposes  he  is  ready  to  Ijegin  the  work 
ollhe  day,  he  finds  he  has  not  the  necessary  tools,  or 
some  of  them  are  out  of  order, — the  plow-share  is  to  be  . 
Etait  half  a  mile  to  a  blacksni-ith  to  be  mended  ;  a  tooth 
or  two  in  a  rake  or  tlie  handle  of  a  hoe,  is  broke;  or  a 
sytlie  oi'  an  ax  is  to  be  ground. — Now,  he  is  iii  a  great 
hurry,  lie  bustles  about  to  make  preparation  for  work— . 
and  what  is  done  in  a  hurry  is  ill  done— he  loses  a  part 
©f  the  day  in  getting  ready — and  perhaps  the  time  of  his 
workmen.  At  ten  or  eleven  o'clock-  he  is  ready  to  go  la 
work — then  comes  a  boy  and  teiis  him,  the  sheep  have 
csca[>ed  fi-om  the  pasture — or  the  cows  have  got  among- 
kis  corn — o*'  the  hogs  into  the  garden — He  frets  and 
storms,  and  runs  to  drive  them  out — a  half  hour  or  more 
time  is  lost  in  driving  the  cattle  from  miscliief,  and  re- 
pairing a  poor  broken  fence — a  fence  that  answers  no 
piW'pos.  but  to  lull  him  into  security,  and  teacli  his  hor- 
ses, and  cattle  to  be  unruly— After  all  this  feustle,  the  fs*. 


An  Eisy  Standard  of  Pronunciation*  153 
tigue  of  which  is  woi-se  than  common  labor,  Unthrifty  is 
peady  to  begin  a  day's  work  at  twelve  o'clock.— Thus 
half  his  time  is  lost  in  supplying  defects,  Avhich  proceed 
from  want  of  foresight  and  good  management.  His  small 
crops  are  damaged  or  destroyed  by  unruly  cattle. — His 
barn  is  open  and  leaky,  and  what  little  he  gathei'S,  is  in- 
jured by  tike  ruin  and  snow. — His  house  is  in  a  iike^  con- 
dition— the  shingles  and  clapboards  fall  off  and  let  in  bhe 
water,  which  causes  the  timber,  floors  and  furniture  to 
decay — and  exposed  to  inclemencies  of  weather,  his  wife 
and  children  fall  sick — their  time  is  lost,  and  the  mis- 
chief closes  with  a  ruinous  train  of  expenses  for  medi- 
cines and  physicians. — After  dragging  out  some  years 
of  disapi>ointment,  misery  and  poverty,  the  la\7yer  and 
the  sheriff  sweep  away  the  scanty  remains  of  his  estate. 
This  is  the  history  of  Ux thrifty — his  principal  is 
spent— he  has  no  interest. 

Not  unlike  this,  is  the  history  of  the  Grog-drinkeF. 
This  man  wonders  why  he  does  not  thrive  in  the  world  ; 
he  cannot  see  the  reason  why  his  neighbor  Temfierance 
sliould  be  more  prosperous  than  himself — but  in  truth, 
h«  makes  no  calculations.  Ten  cents  a  day  for  grog,  is 
a  small  sum,  he  thinks,  which  can  hurt  no  man  1  But 
let  us  make  an  estimate — arithmetic  is  very  useful  for  a 
Bfian  who  ventures  to  spend  small  sums  every  cfey.  Ten 
cents  a  day  amount  in  a  year  to  thirty-six  dollars  and  a 
half — a  sum  sufficient  to  buy  a  good  farm  horse  !  This 
surely  is  no  small  sum  for  a  fa-nner  or  mechanic— .But  in 
ten  years,  this  sum  amounts  to  three  imndred  and  sixty 
five  dollars,  besides  interest  in  the  mean  time  1  \Vhat  an 
amount  is  this  for  drams  and  bitters  in  ten  years  I  it  is 
money  enough  to  build  a  small  house  I.  But  look  at  the 
amount  in  thirty  years  '.—One  thousand  and  ninety  five 
dollars  !  What  a  vast  sum  to  run  down  one  man's  throat 
in  liquor — a  sum  that  will  buy  a  farm  sufficient  to  main- 
tain a  small  family.  Suppose  a  family  to  consume  a 
Gfaart  of  spirits  in  a  day,  at  twenty  five  cents  a  quart.  The 
amount  of  this  in  a  yeia>  is  ninety  one  dollars  and  a  quar- 
ter— in  ten  years,  nine  hundred  and  twelve  dollars  and  a 
half — and  in  thirty  years,two  thousand, seven  hundred  an*.] 
thirty  seven  dollars  and  a  half  I  A  great  estate,  may  th-ns 


1 54  An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation, 

be  consumed,  in  single  quarts  of  mm  I    What  mischief  is 

done  by  the  love  of  spirituous  liquors  ! 

But,  says  the  laboring  man,  "  I  cannot  work  withoiTt 
spirits — I  must  have  something  to  give  me  strength.'*' 
Then  drink  bometliing  that  will  give  dumble  nourishment 
— Of  all  the  substances  taken  into  the  stomach,  spiritu- 
ous liquors  contain  the  least  nutriment,  and  add  the  least 
to  bodily  vigor.  Malt  liquors,  melusscs  and  water,  milk 
and  water,  contain  nutriment,  and  even  cyder  is  not 
^vholly  destitut'e  of  it— -but  distilled  spirituous  liquors  coii- 
tain  little  or  none. 

But  says  the  laborer  or  the  traveller,  "spirituous  U- 
qviors  warm  the  stomach,  and  arc  very  useful  in  cold 
weather"— No,  this  is  not  correct.  Spirits  enliven  the 
feelings  for  half  an  hour — but  leave  the  body  more  dull, 
languid  and  cold  than  it  was.  before.  A  man  will  freeze 
the  sooner  for  drinking  spirits  of  any  kind.  If  a  man 
wishes  to  guard  against  cold,  let  him  eat  a  biscuit,  a  bit 
of  bread  or  a  m^al  of  victuals.  Four  ounces  of  bread  will 
give  a  more  durable  warmth  to  the  body,  than  a  gallon  of 
spirits — food  is  the  natural  stimulant  or  exciting  power  of 
the  human  body—it  gives  warmth  and  strength,  and  docs 
Rot  leave  th.e  body,  as  spirit  does,mo4'e  feeble  and  languid. 
—The  practice  of  drinking  spirits  i^ivcs  a  man  red  eye&j 
a  bloated  face,  and  an  empty  purse — It  injures  the  liver, 
produces  dropsy,  occasions  a  trembling  of  the  joints  and 
limbs,  and  closes  life  with  a  slow  decay  or  palsy — This  is 
a  short  history  of  the  drinker  of  distilled  spirits,  if  a  few 
drinking  men  are  found  to  be  exceptions  to  this  account, 
still  the  remarks  are  tiiie,  as  they  apply  to  most  cases. 
Spirituous  liquois  shorten  more  lives  than  famin,  pestr- 
lence  and  the  sword  ! 

LESSONS  ON  FAMILIAR  SUBJECTS. 
ALL  manlJnd  live  on  the  fruits  of  the  earth — the  fir*i 
and  most  necessary  employment  therefore  is  the  tillage, 
©f  the  ground,  called  agriculture,  husbandry,  or  farm- 
ing. The  farmer  clears  his  land  of  trees,  roots  and 
istones — he  surrounds  it  with  a  fence  of  poles,  posts  and 
rails,  stone-wall,  hedge  or  diteh.  He  plows  and  hari-ows.or 
drags  the  soil,  to  break  the  clods  or  turf,  and  make  it  mel* 
low.  aiid  pliable — -he  manures  it  also,   if  nece&sary,  wivh 


An  Easy  Stmidard  Qf  Pronunciation  155 

stable  chiiig,  ashes,  marl,  plaster,  lime,  sea-shelLi,  or  de- 
cayed \egetai)]e  substances.  He  plants  maiz  in  rows,  or 
sov.-s  wheat,  btdley,  i-ye,  oats,  buckwheat,  ilax  oi-  kemp. 
Ke  hoes  the  iiiaiz-  two  or  tiiree  times,  kills  the  weeds 
and  draws  the  cartii  round  the  hills  to  support  and  nour- 
ish the  pkmts — When  the  gi'am  is  ripe,  he  reaps  or  ci*a- 
dies  his  grain,  and  pulls  the  flax. — The  ears  of  maiz 
are  picked  by  hand,  or  the  stalks  cut  with  a  sickle  or 
knife  and  the  husks  are  stripped  ofF,  in  the  evei-ing. 
With  what  joy  does  the  farmer  gather  his  crops,  of  the 
fcnner  and  latttr  harvest  I — He  toils  indeed,  but  he 
reaps  the  fruit  of  his  labor  in  peace — he  fdls  his  i^ranary 
in  summer,  and  in  autumn  presents  a  thank-oueiing  to 
God  for  his  bounty. 

Set  the  mower,  hov/  he  swings  his  sythe  ! — The 
grass  falls  pi-ostrate  before  him — the  glory  of  tiie  field 
is  laid  low — tiie  land  is  stripped  of  its  verdant  covering. 
See  the  stripling  follow  his  father  or  brother,  and  w  ith  a 
pitch  fork,  spread  the  thick  swath,  and  shake  the  grass 
about  the  meadovv  !  How  fragrant  the  smell  of  new 
made  hay — ho\y  delightful  th-e  task  to  tend  it  ! 

Enter  live  fijrest  of  the  wilderness — See  liere  and  there 
a  rustic  dwelling  made  of  icgs — a  httle  spot  cleared  and 
cultivated — a  thatched  hovel  to  shelter  a  cow  and  her 
food — the  forest  resounding  with  the  ax-man's  blows,  as 
he  levels tlie  siurdy  beach,  maple,  or  hemlock;  while  the 
crackliw*;  fire  aicB  his  hands,  by  consuming  the  massy 
piles  of  wood  which  he  cannot  remove — Hear  the  howl- 
ing wolf,  or  w^atcii  the  nimble  deer,  as  h-e  bounds  along 
aiiiai:g  the  trees — The  faithful  cow,  in  search  of  sin-ubs 
and  twigi,  strays  from  the  cottage,  and  the  owner  seeks 
her  at  eveviing,  in  tiie  gloomy  forest  ;  led  by  the  tmkiing 
©i  the  bL;ll,  he  fin<ls  and  drives  her  horn'*.  A  bow]  of 
bread  and  milk,  furnishes  him  with  liis  frugal  repast ; 
he  retires  weary  to  rest — and  the  sleep  of  the  laboring 
man  is  sweet. 

See  the  dairy  woman,  while  slie  fills  her  pails  with 
new  milk — the  gentle  cows  <]iiRtly  chev.ing  their  cudis 
by  iicr  side.  Enter  the  miik-r-.>om,  sec  the  pans,  pails 
and  tubs,  how  clean  an<l  sweet,  all  in  order,  and  ut 
fbrAi-sc  !  Thi  milk  strained  and  put  in  a  ^ooi  plr.cc — the 
cream  hkimmscl  oilier  butter,«r  Uie  miiU  set  for  ekcese 


tS^         An  Eaty  Standard  of  Pronunciation, 

—Here  is  a  churn  as  white  as  ivory — there  a  cheese- 
press  forcing  the  ^  hey  from  the  curd  !  See  the  shelves 
filled  with  cheeses — \Mjat  a  noble  sight  I  ^iil  butter  as 
yellow  as  the  pur  tit  gold  I 

George,  let  us  look  into  the  work-shops  among  tlic 
mechanics.  Here  is  a  carpenter,  he  squares  a  post  or 
a  beam  ;  he  scores  or  notches  it  first,  and  then  hews  it 
with  his  Li  oad-ax.  He  bores  holes  with  an  auger,  ai>d 
with  the  help  of  a  chisel  forms  a  mortise  for  a  tenon. 
He  measures  with  a  scjuare  or  rule,  and  marks  his  work 
with  a  conipass.  Each  timber  is  litled  to  its  place.  The 
sills  support  the  posts,  and  these  support  the  beams. 
Braces  secure  the  frame  of  a  building  from  swaying  or 
leanir.g — Girders  imd  joists  support  tlie  floors;  studs,  with 
the  j^osts,  support  the  wails,  aiid  rafters  uphold  the  roof. 

Is'ow  comes  the  joiner  with  his  chest  of  tools.  He 
plains  the  boards,  joints  the  shingles,  and  covers  tlie 
buildi-ng— With  his  smw  he  cuts  boards,  with  his  gimolet 
or  whimble,  he  makes  holts  for  nails,  pins  or  spikes,-— 
with  his  chisel  and  gouge,  he  makes  moitises. 

Then  comes  the  mason  with  his  trowel- — the  laths  are 
nailed  to  the  studs  cu>d  joists  to  support  the  plaster,  first 
a  reugh  coat  of  coai-se  mortar  of  lime  and  sand  is  laid  on, 
and  tliis  is  covered  with  a  beautiful  v.hite  plaster.  And 
last  of  all  comes  the  painter  with  his  brush  and  oil-pots 
— he  mixes  the  oil  and  white  lead,  and  gives  to  the 
apartments  the  color  which  the  owner  or  his  lady  se^ 
fit  to  direct. 

A  MORAL  CATECHISM. 

QucniiGn.    WHA7' is  moral  virtue  ? 

Ans%\  er.  It  is  an  honest  upright  conduct  in  all  our  deal- 
mgs  with  men. 

Q.  What  rules  Juvue  ivc  tv  direct  us  in  our  moral  con.' 
duct  ? 

A.  God's  word,  contained  in  the  bible,  has  furnished 
all  necessary  ruiet  to  direct  our  conduct. 

Q.  In  ivhut  fiarr  of  the  bible  are  these  rulc-fi  to  be  found? 

A.  In  almost  every  pa.  t  ;  but  the  mo:jrL  important  du- 
ties bet'vA  ecu  njcn  are  summed  up  in  the  begiimrUig  of 
Mattiiew,  inL:.KisT's  Sermon  on  the  Mount. 


An  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciation.       1S7 
Of  humility. 

Q.    H%at  is  humility  ? 

A.  A  lowly  temper  of  mind. 

Q,    JVIiat  are  the  advantages  ofhumiUtij? 

A.  The  advantages  of  humUity  in  this  life  arc  very 
numerous  and  great.  The  humble  man  has  few  or  no 
enemies.  Every  one  loves  him  and  is  ready  to  do  him 
good.  If  he  is  rich  and  prosparous,  people  do  not  enTy 
him  ;  if  he  is  poor  and  unfortunate,  every  one  pities  hiirii 
and  is  disposed  to  alleviate  his  disti'esse*. 

Q.    What  is  [lyidc  7 

A.  A  \i)h^  high  mmded  disposition. 

Q.  Is  pride  comineiulable  ? 

A.  By  no  means.  A  modest,  self  approving^  opinion  of 
«ur  own  good  deeds  is  very  right — it  is  natural — it  is  a- 
g'l  eeable,  and  a  spur  to  good  actions.  But  we  should  not 
suffer  our  heiu  Ls  to  be  blo-vvn  up  Vr^ith  pride,  whatever 
great  and  good  deeds  we  have  done  ;  for  pride  brings  upoa 
us  the  iil-vvjll  of  m-ankind,  and  displeasure  of  our  Maker. 

Q.    What  effect  ,-ias  hundlity  u/iq71  our  oivii  minds  ? 

A.  iiumillty  is  attended  witli  peace  of  mind  and  self- 
satisfaction.  Tlifc  huKible  m,an  is  r^ot disturbed  with  cross 
accidents,  oTid  is  never  fretful  and  uneasy  ;  nor  does  he 
repine  when  others  grow  rich.  He  is  contented,  because 
his  mind 'is  at  ease. 

Q.    Whut  is  the  effect  cffiridc  on  a  man's  Itafijuness  ? 

A.  Pride  exposes  a  man  to  numberless  disappoint^' 
ments  and  mortifications.  The  proud  man  expects  moi'C 
attention  and  respect  v/ill  be  paid  to  him,  than  he  db* 
senes,  or  than  others  are  willing  to  pay  him.  He  ib  ne- 
glected, }aup;lied  at  and  despised,  and  this  treatment  frets 
him,  so  that  his  own  mind  becomes  a  seat  of  torment. 
A  proud  man  cannot  be  a  happy  man. 

Q,  llliat  has  Christ  saidy  respecting  the  virtue  ofhu^ 
miiity  ? 

A.  He  has  said,  ^^  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit  for 
theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heavea.**  Poorness  of  spirit  is 
humility  ;  and  this  humble  temper  prepai'e*  a  man  far 
heaven,  v/here  all  is.  peace  and  love. 

O 


158        A7i  Easy  Staiidard  of  Pronunciation* 

Of  mercy. 

Q.  IVJiat  is  mercy  ? 

A.  It  is  tenderness  of  heart. 

Q.    What  are  the  advantages  of  this  virtue  ? 

A.  The  exercise  of  it  tends  to  diffuse  happiness  and 
lessen  the  evils  of  life.  Rulers  of  a  merciful  temper  will 
make  ihtixgood  subjects  happy;  and  will  not  torment  the 
bad^  with  needless  severity.  Parents  and  masters  will 
Rot  at)use  their  children  and  servants  with  harsh  treat- 
ment. More  love,  more  confidence,  more  happhiess, 
will  subsist  among  men,  and  of  course  society  will  be 
liappier. 

Q.  Should  not  beaats  as  well  as  men  be  treated  laith 
Thercy  ? 

A.  They  ou^ht  indeed.  It  s  wrong  to  give  needless 
pain  even  to  a  beast.  Cruelty  to  the  brutes  shows  a  man 
has  a  hard  heart,  and>if  a  man  is  unfeeling  to  a  beast,  he 
will  not  have  much  feeling  for  men.  If  a  man  treats  his 
beast  with  cruelty,  beware  of  trusting  yourself  in  his  pow- 
er. H»e  will  probably  make  a  severe  master  and  a  cruel 
liusbaJid. 

Q.  Hgiv  docs  cructy  shov)  its  effects  ? 

A.  A  cruel  disposition  is  usually  exercised  upon  those 
who  are  under  its  power.  Cruel  rulers  make  severe  laws 
which  injure  the  persons  and  properties  of  their  subjects. 
Cruel  officers  execute  le.ws  in  a  severe  manner,  when  it 
is  not  necessary  for  public  good.  A  cmel  husband  abu- 
ses his  wife  and  children.  A  cruel  master  acts  the  ty- 
rant over  his  apprentices  and  servants.  The  effects  of 
cruelty  are,   hatred,  quarrels,  tumults  and  wretchedness. 

Q.    What  does  Christ  say  of  the  merciful  man? 

A.  He  says  he  is  "  blessed,   for  he  shall  obtain  mer- 
cy." He  Avho  shows  mercy  and  tenderness  to  otliers,  will 
be  treated  with  tenderness  and  compassion  himself. 
Of  PEACE-MAKERS. 

Q.    Who  are  peace-makers  ? 

A.  All  who  endeavor  to  prevent  quarrels  and  di«- 
putes  simong  men  ;  or  to  reconcile  those  who  are  sepa^ 
rated  by  strife. 

Q.  is  it  unla'uful  to  contend  with  others  on  any  occasion? 

A.  It  is  impossible  to  avoid  some  differences  with 


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mtn-y  disputes  should, be  always  conducted  with  tem- 
per and  moderation.  The  man  who  keeps  his  temper 
will  not  be  rash,  and  do  or  say  Lhmgs  which  he  will  after- 
wards repent  of.  And  though  men  should  sometimes  dif- 
fer, still  they  should  be  friends.  They  shoukl  be  ready 
to  do  kind  offices  to  each  other. 

Q.  IVImt  is  the  reward  of  the  peace-maker  ? 
A.  He  shall  be  "  blessed,  and  called  the  ciiild  of  God.*' 
The  mild,  peaceable,  fnendly  man,  resembles  God. 
What  an  amiable  character  is  this  I  To  be  iilte  our  hea- 
venly Father,  that  lovely,  perfect  and  glorious  being,  who 
is  the  source  of  all  good,  is  to  be  the  best  and  happiest  of 
men. 

Of  purity  of  HEART. 
Q.    Wfiai  is  a  pure  heart  ? 

A.  A  heart  free  fro-m  all  bad  desires,  and  inclined  to 
€Ohform  to  the  divine  will  in  all  things. 

Q.  Should  a  man*s  intentions  as  nvell  as  Ms  actions  be 
good  ? 

A.  Most  certainly.    Actions  cannot  be  called  good^  un- 
less thev  proceed  from  good  motives..    We  should  wiatu 
to  see  and  to   make  all  men   belter  and   happier— we 
should  rejoice  at  their  prosperity.     This  is  benevolence. 
Q.    What  reward  is  premised  to  the  Jmvs  in  hcari? 
A.  Christ  has  declared  "   they   shall  see  God."   A 
pure  heart  is  like  God,  and  those   who  possess  it  shall 
dwcVi  in  his  presence  antl  enjoy  his  favor  for  ever. 
Of  ANGER. 
Q.  la  it  right  erjer  to  be  angry? 

A.  It  is  right  in  certain  cases  that  we  should  be  an- 
-  gry  ;  as  v/hen  gross  affronts  are  offered  to  us,  and  inju- 
ries done  us  by  design.     A  suitable  spirit  of  resentment,- 
in  such  cases,  will  obtain  justice  for  us,  and  protect  usr 
from  further  insults, 

Q.  By  vihat  rule  should  anger  be  governed  ? 
A.  We  should  never  be  angry  without  cause  ;  that  is, 
we  i;hould  be  certain  that  a  person  means  to  affrom,  in-- 
jure  or  insult  us,  before  we  sufTer  ourselves  to  be  angry. 
It  is  wrong,  it  is  mean,  it  is  a  mark  of  a  little  mind  to 
take  fire  at  every  little  trifli-ng  dispute.  And  when  we 
have  real  cause  to  be  angry,  w«  should  observe  mode- 


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ration.  We  should  never  be  in  a  passion.  A  passionate 
Bian  is  like  a  madman  und  is  always  inexcusable.  We 
should  be  cool  even  in  anger  5  and  be  angry  no  longer 
fhan  to  obtain  justice.  In  short,  we  should  "  be  angry 
and  sin  not." 

O?  REVENGE. 

Q.    What  is  revenge  ? 

A.  It  is  to  injure  a  man  because  he  has  injured  us>, 

Q.  Is  this  justifiable? 

A.  Never,  in  any  possible  case.  Revenge  is  perhaps 
the  meanest,  as  well  as  wickedest  vice  in  society. 

Q.  What  shall  a  mmi  do  to  obtain  justice  nvhen  he  is  iH' 
jured P 

A.  In  general,  laws  hare  made  provision  for  doing; 
justice  to  every  man ;  and  it  is  right  and  honorable,  when 
a  man  is  injured,  that  he  should  seek  a  recompence. 
But  a  recompence  is  all  he  can  demand,  and  of  that  he 
should  not  be  kis  own  judge,  but  should  submit  the  mat* 
te-r  to  judges  appointed  by  authority. 

O.  £ut  suppose  a  man  insults  u9  in  such  a  manner  thai 
the  law  cannot  give  us  redress  ? 

A.  Then  forgive  him.  "  If  a  man  strikes  you  on  one 
cheek,  turn  the  other  to  lilm,"  and  let  him  repeat  the 
abuse,  rather  than  strike  hini^ 

Q.  Butifnve  are  in  davger  /rofn  the  bloW»  of  anotlt^r^ 
nay  Wf  '^lot  defend  oursrlve^  f 

A.  Most  certainly.  We  have  always  a  right  to  defend 
©ur  ]^>ersons,  property  a>id  families.  But  we  have  no 
rigVit  to  light  and  abuse  people  merely  for  revenge.  It 
is  nobler  to  forgive.  "  Love  your  enemies — bless  thera 
that  curse  you — do  gcod  to  them  that  hate  you— pray 
for  them  that  use.  you  ill," — these  are  the  commands  of 
the  blessed  Savior  of  men.  The  man  who  does  this  is 
great  and  good ;  he  is  as  much  above  the  little,  mean, 
VevengefulTnan,  as  virtue  is  above  vice,  or  as  heaven  ia 
higher  than  hell. 

Of  justice. 

Q.    What  is  justice  ? 

A.  It  is  giving  to  every  man  his  dye. 

Q.  Is  it  al-ivays  easy  to  hioiu  ':v/:'vf  i^  just  ? 

A.  It  is  g^enerally  easy  ;  and  v/hure  there  is  any  dii!*- 


Ati  Easy  Standard  of  Pronunciatian*  161' 

culty  in  determimng,  let  a  man  consult  th€  golden  rul« 

."  To  do  to  others,  what  he  could  reasonably  wish  they 
should  do  to  him,  in  the  same  circumstances." 

Q,   What  are  the  ill  cfTccts  of  injustice  ? 

A.  If  a  man  does  injustice,  or  rather,  if  he  refuses  to 
do  justice,  he  must  be  compelled.  Then  follows  a  law- 
suit, with  a  series  of  expenses,  and  what  is  worse,  ill- 
blood  and  enmity  between  the  parties^  Somebody  is  al- 
ways the  worse  for  law-suits,  and  of  course  society  is  Icaa 
happy.% 

Of  generosity. 

Q.    What  is  generosity  ? 

A.  It  is  some  act  of  kindness  performed  for  anqth^i? 
which  strict  justice  does  not  demand. 

Q.  Is  this  a  virtue  ? 

A.  It  is  indeed  a  noble  virtue.    To  do  justice,  is  well ;  • 
but  to  do  more  than  justice,  is  still  better,  and  may  pro- 
ceed from  nobler  motives. 

Q.    Wh(jt  Jias  Christ  said  reshecting  generosity  ? 

A.  He  has  commanded  us  to  be  generous  in  this  pas- 
sage, "  Whosoever  shall  compel  (or  urge)  you  to  go  a 
mile^  go  with  him  tivo.'* 

Q.  Are  we  to  perform  this  literally  ? 

A.  The  meaning  of  this  command  v.'ill  not  always  re- 
quire this. — But  in  general  we  are  to  do  raiore  for  others 
than  they  ask,  provided  we  can  do  it,  without  essentially 
injuring  ourselves.  We  ought  cheerfully  to  suffer  many 
inconveniences  to  oblige  others,  though  we  are  not  rs- 
:juired  to  do  ourselves  any  essential  injury. 

Q.  Ofivlmt  advantage  is  generosity  to  ihc  man  w/w  ex^ 
Seises  it  P 

A.  It  lays  others  under  obligations  to  the  generous 
man  ;  and  the  probability  is,  that  he  will  be  repaid  three 
fold.  Every  man  on  earth  wants  favors  at  some  time  or 
!)ther  in  his  life  ;  and  if  we  wi'U  not  help  others,  others 
mUl  not  help  us.  It  is  for  a  man's  interest  to  be  generous, 

Q.  Ought  vfe  to  do  kind  actions  because  it  is  for  our  iiu 
erest? 

A.  This  maybe  a  motive  at  all  times  ;  but  if  it  is  the 
principal  metive,  it  is  less  honoi-able.    We  ought  to  ck) 
O  3 


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j^-ood,  as  we  have  opportunity,  at  all  times  and  to  all  men, 
whether -VTC  expect  a  reward  or  not;  for  if  we  do  good>. 
sornebedy  is  the  happier  for   it.     This  alone  is  reason 
cnougli,  why  we  should  do  all  the  good  in  our  poweu. 

Of  gratitude. 

Q.    What  is  gratitude.  ? 

A.  A  thankfulr,ess  of  heart  for  favors  received.  - 

Q.  Is  it  a  duty  to  be  ikankfulfor  fcroors  ?  , 

d.  It  is  a  duty  and  a  virtue.  A  man  who  does  not 
feel  grateful  for  kind  acts  done  for  him  by  others,  does 
not  deserve  favors  of  any  kind.  He  ought  to  be  shut  out 
from  the  society  of  the  good.  He  is  worse  than  a  sa\ij| 
age,  for  a  savage  never  forgets  an  act  of  kindness.  1 
Q  What  is  the  effect  of  true  kijidness  ? 
A.  It  softens  the  heart  towards  the  generous  man, 
and  every  thing  which  subdues  the  pride  and  other  un- 
social passions  of  the  heart,  Hts  a  man  to  be  a  better 
citizen,  a  better  neighbor,  a  better  husband  and  a  better 
friend.  A  man  who  is  sensible  of  favors  and  ready  to 
acknowledge  them,  is  more  inclined  to  perfonii  kind  of- 
fices, not  only  towards  his  benefactor,  but  towards  all 
«thers.. 

Op  truth. 

^.    What  is  truth  ? 

A.  It  is  speaking  and  acting  agreeable  to  fact. 

Q.  Is  it  a  duty  to  aiieak  truth  at  all  times  ? 

A.  If  we  speak  at  all,  we  should  tell  the  truth.  It  is 
uot  always  necessay  to  tell  what  we  knov»\  I'here  are 
many  things  which  concern  ourselves  and. others  whick 
v/e  had  better  not  publish  to  tlie  v/orld. 

Q.  What  rules  are  there  resjiecting.  tlie  publishing  of 
truth  ? 

A.  1.  Whe^n  we  are  called  upon  to  testify  in  courtSi 
we  should  speak  the  whole  truth  and  that  without  dis- 
guise. To  leave  out  small  circumstances,  or  to  give  a 
coloring  to  others,  with  a  view  to  favor  one  side  more 
than  the  other,  is  to  the  highest  degTee  criminal. 

2.  Whsn  we  ioiow  soipetbing  of  our  neighbor  which 


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is  against  his  character,  Ave  may  not  publish  it,  «nlcs8- 
to-prevent  his  doing  an  injnry  to  another  person. 

3.  When  we  sell  any  thing  to  another,  we  ought  not 
to  represent  the  article  to  be  better  tiian  it  really  is.  If 
there  are  faults  in  it  wliich  may  easily  be  seen,  the  law 
of  man  does  not  require  us  to  inform  the  buyer  of  these 
fiaults,  because  he  may  see  them  himself.  But  it  is  not 
honorable  nor  generous,  nor  strictly  honest  to  conceal 
even  apparent  faults.  But  when  faults  are  out  o/  sight, 
the  seller  ought  to  tell  the  buyer  of  them.  If  he  does 
not,  he  is  a  cheat  and  a  downright  knave. 

Q.    What  are  the  ill  effects  of  lying  and  deceiving  ? 

A.  The  man  who  lies,  deceives  or  cheats,  loses  his  re- 
putation. No  person  will  believe  him,  even  when  he 
speaks  the  truth  ;  he  is  shunned  as  a  pest  to  society. 

Falsehood  and  cheating  destroy  all  confidence  between 
man  and  man  ;  they  raise  jealousies  and  suspicions  a- 
mong  men  ;  they  thus  weaken  the  bands  of  society  and 
destroy  happiness.  Besides,  cheatmg  often  strips  people 
of  their  property,  and  makes  them  poor  and  wretched. 

Of  charity  and  GIVING  ALMS. 

Q.    What  is  charity  ? 

A.  It  signifies  giAing  to  the  poor,  or  it  is  a  favorable 
opinion  of  men  and  their  actions. 

Q.    When  and  hciv  Jxir  is  it  our  duty  to  give  to  the  fiocr  f 

A.  When  others  really  v/ant  what  vre  can  spare  with- 
out material  injury  to  ourselves,  it  is  our  duty  to  i};ive 
tliem  something  to  relieve  their  wants. 

Q.  When  persons  are  reduced  tc  nvcr.t  by  their  own  la- 
ziness andvicecy  by  drunker.ness^  _  gambling  and  the  likey  is 
it  a  duty  to  relieve  them  ? 

A.  In  general,  it  is  not.  TJie  man  who  gives  money 
and  provisions  to  a  lazy,  vicious  man,  becomes  a  par- 
taker of  his  guilt.  Perhaps  it  may  be  riglit,  to  give 
such  a  man  a  meal  of  vicluals  to  keep  him  fi  om  starv- 
ing, and  it  is  certainly  right  to  feed  his  wife  and  family, 
and  make  them  comfoitable. 

Q,    WhQ  are  tliejiropcr  objects  of  charity  ^ 


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A.  Persons  who  are  reduced  to  want  by  sickness,  ua* 
avoidable  losses  by  fire,  storms  at  sea  or  land,  drouth  or 
accidents  of  other  kinds.  To  such  persons  we  are  com- 
Hiandedtogive;  and  it  is  our  own  interest  to  be  chari- 
table ;  for  we  are  all  liable  to  misfortunes  and  may  want 
charity  ourselves. 

Q.  In  what  manner  should  nve  bestoiu  favors  ? 

A.  We  should  do  it  with  gentleness  and  affection  ; 
putting  on  no  airs  of  pride  and  arrogance.  We  should 
also  take  no  pains  to  publish  our  charities,  but  rather 
to  conceal  them  ;  for  if  we  boast  of  our  generosity,  we 
discover  that  we  give  from  mean,  selfish  motives.  Christ 
commands  us,  in  giving  alms,  not  to  let  our  left  hand 
know  what  our  right  hand  doeth. 

Q.  Hoiv  can  charity  be  exercised  in  our  ofiitiions  of 
others  ? 

A.  By  thinking  favorably  of  them  and  their  actions* 
Every  man  has  his  faults  ;  but  charity  will  not  put  a> 
harsh  construction  on  another's  conduct.  It  will  not 
charge  his  conduct  to  bad  views  and  motives,  unless  this 
appears  very  clear  indeed. 

Of  avarice. 

Q.   What  is  avarice  ? 

A,  An  excessive  desire  of  possessing  wealth; 

Q.  /6'  this  commendable  ? 

A.  It  is  not  ;  but  one  of  tlie  meanest  of  vices- 

Q,  Can  an  arvaricious  man  be  an  honest  man  ? 

A.  It  is  hardly  possible  ;  for. the  lust  of  gain  is  alnMJSt- 
always  accompanied  with  a  disposition  to  take  mean  and 
undue  advantages  of  others. 

Q,    What  effect  has  avarice  ufion  the  heart  ? 

A.  It  contracts  the  heart — narrows  the  sphere  of  be^ 
nevolerjce— blunts  all  the  fine  feelings  of  sensibility,  and 
sours  tte  mind  towards  society.  An  avaricious  man,  a 
iftiser,  a  niggard,  is  wrapped  up  in  selfishness,  Hke  some 
worms,  which  crawl  about  and  eat  ftir  some  time  to  fill 
themselves^  then  wind  themselves  up^  in  separate  cover* 
at^gsand  die. 


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Q.    What  injury  is  done  by  ca^arice  to  society  ? 

A.  Avarice  gathers  together  more  property,  than  the 
owner  wants,  and  keeps  it  hoarded  up,  where  it  does  no 
good.  The  poor  are  thus  deprived  of  some  business, 
some  means  of  support ;  the  property  gains  nothing  to 
tlie  community;  and  somebody  is  kss  happy  by  means 
of  tiiis  hoarding  of  v/ealth. 

Q.  In  Kvkat  pToJiortion  does  avarice  do  hzirt  ? 

^.  In  an  exact  pix)portion  to  its  power  of  doing  good. 
The  miser's  heart  grows  less.^  in  proportion  as  his  estate 
arrows  larger.  The  more  money  he  has,  the  mere  he 
has  people  in  his  power,  and  the  mere  he  grinds  the 
ace  of  the  poor.  The  larger  the  tree  and  the  mors 
spreading  th-e  bre.nches,  the  m.ore  small  plants  are  shad- 
ed and  robbed  of  their  nourishment. 

Of  frugality  and  economy. 

Q.  Who:  is  the  dzstiuction  between  ^^rugaUiy  cmd  ava: 
ice  ? 

A.  Frugality  i«  a  prudent  saving  of  property  from 
leedless  waste.  Avarice  gathers  more  and  spends  less 
han  is  necessary. 

Q.   What  it  £C3:zzTn'j  ? 

J.  It  is  fiiigality  in  erp2n=es-^it  is  a  prudent  man- 
geraent  of  one's  estate.  It  disposes  of  property  for 
5eful  purposes  without  w££te. 

Q.  110%)  far  dc€s  true  eccnoviy  ejcterui  ? 

A.  To  the  saving  of  every  thing  which  it  is  not  neces- 
iiy  to  spend  for  comfort  and  convenience  ;  and  the 
eeping  one's  expenses  v/ithin  liis  income  or  earnings. 

Q.    What  is  xi'asiefuir.ts?  ? 

A.  It  is  the  spending  of  money  for  what  is  not  want- 
'J.  If  a  man  drinks  a  dram  which  is  not  necessary  for 
im,  or  buys  a  cane  which  he  does  not  want,  he  wastes 
is  money.  He  injures  hirLself,  as  much  as  if  he  had 
iro'^vn  away  hism^oney. 

Q.  Is  not  xvastf  o/ttn    occasioyied  by  mere  negligence  ? 

A.  Very  often.  The  man  who  does  not  keep  his 
3use  and  barn  well  covered  ;  who  does  not  keep  good 
nces  about  liis  fields  ;  who  suffers  his  farming  ut«n- 


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sils  to  lie  out  in  the  rain  or  on  tiie  ground ;  or  his  cattli 
to  waste  manure  in  the  high  v/ay,  is  as  much  a  spend 
thrift  as  the  tavern  haunter,  the  tipler  and  the  gamester 

Q.  Do  not  careleiis,  slovenly  fieofile  'a)ork  Imrder  than  th 
neat  and  orderhj  ? 

ji.  Much  harder.  It  is  more  labor  to  destroy  a  growt 
of  sturdy  weeds,  than  to  puU  them  up  when  tliey  fin 
spring  from  the  ground.  So  the  disorders  and  abuse 
wiiich  grow  out  of  a  sloven's  carelessness,  in  tmie,  bt 
come  almost  incurable.  Hence  such  peoj^le  work  lil^ 
slaves,  and  to  little  effect. 

Of  industry. 

Q.    What  is  industry  ? 

A.  It  is  a  diligent  attention  to  business  in  our^sev^r 
occupations. 

Q.  Is  labor  a  curse  or  a  blessing? 

J.  Hard  labor  or  drudgery  is  often  a  curse,  by  ma 
mg  life  toilsome  and  painful.  But  constant  modern 
labor  is  the  greatest  of  blessings. 

Q.  Why  then  do  people  complain  of  it  ? 

A,  Because  they  do  not  know  the  evils  of  not  labonr 
Labor  keeps  the  body  in  health  and  makes  men  reli 
all  their  enjoyments.  "  The  .Icep  of  the  Yf"^?^ 
is  sweet,"  i)  is  his  food.  He  walks  cheerful  and  wlu 
lino-  about  his  field  or  his  shop,  and  scarcely  kiiows  pa 

The  rich  and  indolent  first  lose  their  heaitn  for  w: 
of  action-They  turn  pale,  their  todies  ^^^  ^^^r"  va 
they  lose  their  appetite  for  food  and  sleep,  they  >  a 
out  a  tasteless  life  of  dullness,  without  pleasure,  and  oi 

useless  to  the  world.  ^ .    ,    .      o 

Q.  What  are  the  %ther  good  effects  of  industry  / 

A.  One  effect  is  to  procure    an  estate.     Our  Crea 

h^.s  kindly   united  our  duty,  our  interest  and  happrnc; 

iox  the  same  labor  which  makes  us  healthy  and  che 

fuk  irivcs  wealth.  ,  - 

Another  good  effect  of  industry  is,  to  keep  men  fi 

vice      Not   all  the  moral   discourses  ever  deliverec 

mankind,  have  so  much  eff^ect  in  checkhig  the  bad  ] 

^onsof  men,in  keeping  order  and  peace,  and  mamtaii 


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^moral  virtue  in  society,  as  industry.  Business  is  a  source 
of  health,  of  prosperity,  of  virtue  aud  obedience  to  law. 
■  To  iijake  good  subjects  and  good  citizens,  the  first 
requisite  is  to  educate  every  young  person,  in  some  kind 
of  business.  The  possession  of  millions  shcald  not  ex- 
cuse a  young  man  from  application  to  Imsiness  ;  and  that 
parent  or  guardian  \vho  suffers  his  child  or  his  ward  to 
be  bred  in  idleness,  becomes  accessary  to  tlie  vices  and 
disorders  of  society — He  is  guilty  of  *'  not  providing  for 
his  household,  and  is  worse  than  an  infidel." 

Of  cheerfulness. 

Q.  Is  cheerfulness  a  virtue  ? 

A.  It  doubtless  is,  and  a  moral  duty  to  practice  it; 

Q.  Can  ive  be  cheerful  ivhtn  %vej:lease  ? 

ji.  In  general  it  depends  much  on  ourselves.  We 
can  often  mold,  our  tempers  into  a  cheerful  frame.— 
We  can  frequent  company  and  other  objects  calculated 
to  inspire  us  v/ith  cheerfulness.  To  indulge  an  habitual 
gloomiiiefs  of  mind  is  wsakn-ess  and  sin. 

Q.    What  are  the  effects  of  cheerfulness  on  ourselves  ? 

A.  Cheei-fuiness  is  a  great  preservative  of  health, 
over  which  it  is  our  duty  to  watch  with  care.  We 
have  no  right  to  sacriiice  our  health  by  the  indulgence 
of  a  gloomy  state  of  mind.  Besides,  a  cheerful  «ian  will 
do  more  business,  and  do  it  better,  than  a  melancholy 
•ne. 

Q.   mmt  are  the  effects  of  cheerfulness  on  others  ? 

J.  Cheerfulness  is  readily  communicated  t©  others, 
by  which  means  their  happiness  is  increased.  We  are 
all  mSuenced  by  sympathy,  and  naturally  partake  of  Jthe 
joys  and  sorrows  of  others. 

Q.    What  effect  has  vielanchcly  on  the  heart  f 

A.  It  hardens  and  benums  it — It  chills  the  warm  af- 
fections of  love  and  friendship,  and  prevents  the  exercise 
of  the  social  passions.  A  melancholy  person's  life  is  all 
rught  and  winter.  It  is  as  unnatural  as  perpetual  dark- 
ness and  frost. 

Q.    W/tat  shall  one  do  when  ovenahelmed  ivith  grief? 

A,  The  best  method  of  expelling  grief  from  the  mind, 


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or  of  quieting  its  pains,  is  to  change  the  objects  that  arc 
about  us  ;  to  ride  from  place  to  place,  and  frequent  cheer- 
ful company.  It  is  our  duty  so  to  do,  tispecially  when 
grief  sits  heavy  on  the  heart. 

Q.   /.9  it  not  right  to  grieve  for  the  loss  of  our  friends  ? 

A.  It  is  certauily  right;  but  we  should  endeavor  to 
iTiodeiiite  our  grief,  and  not  suffer  it  to  impair  our  health, 
or  to  grow  into  a  settled  melancholy.  The  use  of  grief 
is  to  soiuen  the  heart  and  make  us  better.  But  when  our 
friends  are  dead,  v/e  can  render  them  no  further  service. 
Our  duty  to  them  ends,  when  v/e  commit  them  to  the; 
grave  ;  but  our  duty  to  ourselves,  our  families  and  sur-j 
vi\ing  friends,  requires  that  we  perform  to  them  the 
customary  ofTices  of  life.  We  sliould  therefore  remembei!' 
our  departed  friends  only  to  imitate  their  virtues  ;  and 
not  to  pine  away  with  uselsiss  sorrow. 

Q.  Has   not  rcligiGu  a    tendency   to  fill  the  mind  ivitft 

ghOJH  ? 

yl.  Trde  religion  never  has  this  effect.  Superstition 
and  false  nollons  of  God,  often  make  men  gloomy  ;  b'dt 
true,  rational  piety  and  religion  have  the  contrary  effect. 
They  fill  tlie  mind  with  joy  iind  cheerfulness  ;  and  the 
countenance  of  a  tmly  pious  man  should  always  wear  a 
serene  smile. 

Q.    IVhat  has  Chriat  said  concerning  glcoiny  Christians  ? 

ji.  He  has  pronounced  them  hypocrites  ;  and  com- 
manded his  followers  not  to  copy  their  sad  countenancea 
and  disfigured  faces  ;  but  even  in  their  acts  of  humilia- 
tion to  "  anoint  their  heads  and  wash  tlieir  feet."  Christ 
intended  by  this,  tliat  rehgion  does  Rot  consist  in,  nor  re- 
quire a  monkish  sadness  and  gravity ;  on  tJie  other  handj 
he  intimates  that  such  afi/:cara?ices  of  sanctity  are  gene: 
rally  the  marks  of  hypocrisy,  lie  expressly  enjoins  up^ 
on  his  follov/ers,  marks  of  cheerfulness.  Indeed,  the  o>i- 
ly  true  ground  of  perpetual  cheerfulness,  is,  a  conscious- 
ness of  ever  having  done  well,  and  an  assurance  of  divine; 
favor. 

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