456. Are you going to Boston? What did you ask me ? Are you going to Boston ?* 457. They tell ûs to be moderate; but thêy, they are to revel in profusion. 458. I see thou hast learned to râil. 459. I know that thou art a scoundrel. 460. Such trifling would not be admitted in the intercourse of men, and do you think it will avail more with Almighty God? 461. Is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? 462. Talk to me of dǎngers? Death and shame! Is not my race as high, as ancient, and as proud as thine ? [Let the pupil tell in which of the four ways the following sentence should be read.] 463. Betrayest thou the Son of Man with a kiss? 470. Trùst! Trust we have a good conscience! 471. Certainly, Trim, quoth my father, interrupting him, you give that sentence a very improper accent; for you curl up your nose, man, and read it with such a sneering tone, as if the parson was going to abuse the apostle. 472. For we trûst we have a good conscience. 473. Trúst! Trúst we have a good conscience! 474. Surely, if there is anything in this life which a man may depend upon, and to the knowledge of which he is capable of arriving upon the most indisputable evidence, it must be this very thing, - whether he has a good conscience or no. * In all questions which can be answered by yes or no, (as has been already stated, under Lesson 6th,) rising inflection of the voice is used. But it may here be remarked, that when the question is repeated, the repetition is generally accompanied by the falling inflection. But the reason of this is, that on the repetition of the question it becomes rather a declaration than a question. Thus, in the question in No. 456, if the person addressed, by reason of distance or deafness, does not hear distinctly, and says, What did you ask me? the reply would naturally be, I asked you, Are you going to Boston. 475. I am positive I am right, quoth Dr. Slop. 476. If a man thinks at all, he cannot well be a stranger to the true state of this account; he must be privy to his own thoughts and desires- he must remember his past pursuits, and know certainly the true springs and motives which in general have governed the actions of his life. I defý him, without an assistant, quoth Dr. Slop. 477. In other matters we may be deceived by false appearances; but here the mind has all the evidence and facts within herself. LESSON XXIII. EMPHASIS. By Emphasis is meant the force or loudness of voice by which we distinguish the principal word or words in a sen tence. To emphasize a word, means to pronounce it in a loud or forcible manner. The meaning of a sentence, especially if it be a question, often depends upon the proper placing of the emphasis. Thus in the sentence, Shall you ride to town to-day? if the emphasis be placed upon ride, the question will be, Shall you RIDE to town to-day?—and it may be answered, No, I shall not ride, I shall walk. If the emphasis be placed upon you, the question then becomes, Shall YOU ride to town to-day? and the answer may be, No, I shall not go myself, I shall send my son. If the emphasis be placed on town, the question then becomes, Shall you ride to TOWN to-day? and the answer may be, No, I shall not ride to Town, but I shall ride into the country. If the emphasis be placed upon day, the question then becomes, Shall you ride to town TO-DAY? and the answer may be, No, I shall not go to-day, but I shall to-morrow. In reading the following sentences, the pupil will emphasize the words in capital letters. 478. You were paid to FIGHT against Alexander, not to RAIL at him. 479. And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou DECEIVED me so? 480. Then said the High Priest, Are these things SO? 481. Exercise and temperance strengthen even an INDIFFERENT constitution. 482. AGAIN to the battle, Achaians. 483. I that denied thee GOLD, will give my HEART. 484. You wronged YOURSELF to write in such a case. 485. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our STARS; but in OURSELVES, that we are underlings. 486. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the BEAM that is in thine OWN eye? 487. And Nathan said unto David, THOU art the man. 488. A day, an HOUR of virtuous liberty, is worth a whole eternity of bondage. 489. I'm tortured even to madness when I THINK of the proud victor. 490. 'Tis all a libel, PAXTON, sir, will say: Not yet, my friend! TO-MORROW, faith, it may; 491. The men whom nature's works can charm, with GOD HIMSELF hold converse; grow familiar day by day with his conceptions, ACT upon his plan, and form to HIS the relish of their souls. 492. It is equally unjust in thee to put DAMON or ME to death but PYTHIAS were unjust, did he let Damon suffer a death that the tyrant prepared only for PYTHIAS. 493. What! does life DISPLEASE thee? Yes; it displeases me when I see a TYRANT. 494. BETRAYEST thou the Son of man with a kiss? 495. Betrayest THOU the Son of man with a kiss? 496. Betrayest thou the SON of man with a kiss? 497. Betrayest thou the Son of MAN with a kiss? 498. Betrayest thou the Son of man with a KISS? 499. The firmest works of MAN, too, are gradually giving way. 500. And THOU must sail upon this sea, a long eventful voyage. The wise MAY suffer wreck the foolish MUST. 501. My ear is PAINED, my soul is SICK, with every day's report of wrong and outrage, with which earth is FILLED. There is no FLESH in man's obdurate heart, it does not FEEL for man. 502. Slaves cannot BREATHE in England; if their lungs receive our air, that moment they are FREE. LESSON XXIV. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EMPHASIS.* In sentences where several words are to be emphasized, some words receive a stronger emphasis than others. This leads to a distinction, called primary and secondary emphasis. The primary emphasis is the stronger emphasis. The secondary emphasis is the weaker emphasis; of which, there are several degrees. In the following sentences, the words in LARGE CAPITALS are to receive the primary emphasis. Those in SMALL CAPITALS are to receive the secondary emphasis, and those in Italic an emphasis of less force than those in small capitals. 503. What STRONGER breastplate than a heart untainted! THRICE is he armed that hath his quarrel JUST and he but naked, though locked up in STEEL, whose conscience with INJUSTICE is corrupted. 504. But winter has yet BRIGHTER Scenes; he boasts splendors BEYOND what gorgeous SUMMER knows, - or AUTUMN with her many fruits and woods, all flushed with many hues. 505. Boisterous in speech, in action prompt and bold. He buys, he sells, -he STEALS, he KILLS for gold. 506. The combat deepens. ON, ye brave, who rush to glory or the GRAVE! WAVE, Munich, all thy banners wave, and CHARGE with all thy chivalry. 507. Oh, fear not thou to DIE! But rather fear to LIVE; Although emphasis generally requires a degree of loudness in the voice, yet it is frequently the case that strongly emphatic words should be uttered with a deeper rather than a louder tone of voice. This remark can be exemplified better by the living teacher than by examples addressed to the eye. for life has thousand SNARES thy feet to try, by peril, pain, and strife. 508. Yea, long as Nature's humblest child hath kept her temple undefiled by sinful sacrifice, Earth's fairest scenes are all HIS OWN: he is a MONARCH, and his throne is built amid the skies. 509. Misses! the TALE that I relate this LESSON seems to carryChoose not alone a proper MATE, but proper TIME to marry. 510. Son of night, RETIRE; call thy winds and fly: WHY dost thou come to my presence with thy shadowy arms? Do I FEAR thy GLOOMY FORM, dismal spirit of Loda! WEAK is thy shield of clouds; FEEBLE is that meteor, thy sword. 511. My dwelling is calm, above the clouds; the fields of my rest are pleasant. DWELL then in thy calm field, and let Comhal's son be forgot. Do my steps ascend, from my hills into THY peaceful plains? Do I meet thee, with a spear, in thy cloud, spirit of dismal Loda? Why, then, dost thou frown on Fingal? or shake thine airy spear? But thou frownest in VAIN; I never fled from mighty MEN. And shall the sons of the WIND frighten the KING OF MORVEN? NO; he knows the weakness of their arms. 512. Yonder schoolboy, who plays the truant, says, the proclamation of peace was NOTHING to the show; and even the chairing of the members at ELECTION, would not have been a finer sight than THIS; only that red and green are prettier colors than all this mourning. 513. The text is gospel wisdom. I would RIDE the camel, — yea, LEAP him FLYING, through the needle's eye, as easily as such a pampered soul could pass the narrow gate. 514. Why judge you then so HARDLY of the dead? For what he left UNDONE:- - for sins, not ONE of which is mentioned in the ten commandments. 515. Though you may THINK of a million strokes in a minute, you are required to EXECUTE but one. 516. Not thirty TYRANTS now enforce the chain, but every CARLE can lord it o'er thy land. 517. HEREDITARY BONDMEN! Know ye not, - who would be free, THEMSELVES must strike the blow? By THEIR right arm the conquest must be wrought: - Will GAUL or MUSCOVITE redress ye?- NO! True, they may |