1. Earth' to earth', and dust to dust';
Here the evil' and the just`;
Here the youthful' and the old`;
Here the timid' and the bold`;
Here the matron` and the maid'
In one common grave', are laid'.

2. Here the vassal' and the king',
Side by side', lie mouldering';
Here the sword` and sceptre' rust';
Earth to earth', and dust' to dust`.

3. Age' on age', shall roll along,
O'er this pale and ghastly throng';
Those that wept then, those that weep',
All shall with these sleepers', sleep'.

4. Trump of peace', nor clarion's roar',
• Ne'er shall break their slumbers more';
Death shall keep his silent trust';
Mingle'd with its mother dust.

TARE AND TRET.-LESSON 11.

CASE 2. When the tare is so much a bbl., box, bag, &c. RULE. Multiply the given boxes, bags, &c., by the tare per box, &c., and subtract the product from the gross weight; then the remainder will be the neat wt. Thus:

(1) What is the wt. of 30 casks, each 2cwt. 3qrs. 12lbs. Tre 21lbs. per cask; and what the price at $7.35 a cwt.? 30×21630lbs.÷28=22qr. 14lbs., or 5cwt. 2qr. 14lb. tare. 2wt. 3q. 12lb. X30=82cwt. 2q. 24lbs. gross wt. 2.2.24-5: 2. 14=77.0. 10, neat wt. Ans.

(2) What is the neat wt. of 8hhds. 86cwt. 2qrs. 24lbs.. gross, tare 100lbs. a hhd.? Ans. 79cwt. 2qr. 8lbs.

APPLICATION OF THE COMMA.-LESSON 12.

RULE 3. When two or more simple members occur in succession, they are parted by a comma. Thus:

He is fed by his father, his brother, and his uncle. The husband, wife, and children, were present.

OBS. 1. When the parts are short, and are connected by a conjunction, the comma is omitted. Thus:

Virtue and vice have different features. Libertines often call religion bigotry or superstition.

OBS. 2. Two or more adjectives referring to the same noun, are parted by a comma.

Thus:

David was a brave, wise, and pious man.

tle, amiable woman.

A sensible, gen

OBS. 3. When two or more adjectives are joined by a conjunction, the comma is omitted. Thus:

Truth is fair and artless, simple and fearless, uniform and consistent. The good and wise man is esteemed.

SPELLING.-LESSON 13.

Words of two syllables; Accent on the second; Vowels long. be-calm be-kàm' be-speak bē-spēēk' de-cree dē-krēē' be-came bê-kāme' be-stir be-stur

de-cry de-kri

be-half be-hǎf'

co-here kō-here'

be-head be-hĕd'

co-mate kō-māte

de-ny dē-ni'

be-nign bē-nīne

de-cide de-side'

be-quest bē-kwěst' de-clare dē-klare' be-reave bê-rêve de-cline de-kline' be-seech bē-sēētsh' de-coy dē-kdē

READING.-LESSON 14.

Thy days, how few!

de-sert de-zěrť
de-serve de-zērv

de-sign de-sine'
de-sire dē-zire'

1. Light of my life'!
Quench'd is the vital flame so soon'?
Or ere thy joys were rife',

Or thou hadst reach'd life's manly noon'?
2. Thy days', how few!
How swifter than an eagle's flight',
Amid yon heav'n of blue'!

Thy course' like his', soon wrapt from sight'.
3. Light of my life'!
And art thou gone'-for ever gone'?

Oh' grief! to thee the strife

I yield.-Flow`, then', my tears',-flow on'.
4. Ah fatal flight'—

To thee', and thine.-Yet why deplore?
Anon', in fields of light

We meet again',—to part no more`.

TARE AND TRET.-LESSON 15.

CASE 3. When the tare is a given rate per cwt.

RULE. 1. Find the even parts of a cwt. contained in the

fare.

2. Subtract the amount of the results from the gross weight, and the remainder will be the neat weight. Thus:

(1) What is the neat wt. of 12bbls., each 7cwt. 1qr. 10lbs.; tare 16lbs. a cwt.?

7.1.10X12=88. 0.8, gross wt. And 16lbs. of a cwt. 88.0.8÷12. 2. 9, Tare; and 88. 0.8-12. 2.9— 75. 1. 27, neat. Ans.

(2) What is the neat wt. of 83cwt 3qrs. gross; tare, 20lbs. a cwt.? Ans. 68cwt. 3qrs. 5lbs.

(3) What is the neat wt. of 9hhds., each 8cwt. 3qrs. 14lbs.; tare, 16lbs. per cwt.? Ans. 68cwt. 1qr. 24lbs.

APPLICATION OF THE COMMA.LESSON 16.

RULE 4. When two or more verbs occur, referring to the

same subject, they are parted by a comma.

Thus:

In a letter, we may exhort, advise, comfort, and instruct. Whether we eat, drink, labour, or sleep, we should be temperate.

OBS. 1. When two or more verbs are joined by a conjunclion, they are not separated. Thus:

The study of natural history, elevates and expands the mind. He rides or walks, works or plays, the whole year through.

OBS. 2. Two or more participles are pointed in the same way. As,

We are pleased with being loved, esteemed, and respected. Admired and followed, he became vain and disgusting.

OBS. 3. Two or more adverbs, have the same pointing. As, Success, generally depends upon acting promptly, steadily, and vigorously. We live virtuously or viciously, and die happily or miserably.

OBS. 4. When the conjunction is parted from the member to which it belongs, it is set off by a comma.

Thus:

They set out early, and, before night, reached the town. He went to bed in health and spirits, and, at 12 o'clock, was past recovery.

SPELLING.LESSON 17.

e lect e-lěkť
enough e-nŭf
e quip é kwip
ere long ĕre-long
e rect e-rěkt
e spouse ĕ-spòûze'
e spy ĕ-spi'

pre cede pré-sēde^

pre eise pre-sise'
pre dict pre-dikt'
pre fix pre-fiks'
pre mise pre-mise^
pre pose pre-pōze
pre sage pre-sadje ́

e squire e-skwire' pre scend pre-send e strange e-stranje' pre tence pre-tense

e vict e-vikt'
e volve ē-võlv
forc cast fōre-kast'
fore know fōre-no'
fore say fōre-sä
fore show fore-sho
fore tel före-těl'

go too gō-tôô

go by gō-bi'

pre vail prē-vāle pro ceed pro-seēd pro cure prō-kūre ́ pro duce prō-duse pro fess pro-fes' pro file prō-file project pro-jěkt pro lix prō-liks'

pro pose prō-pōze

gre mace gre-mase' pro tect pro-těkt

re build ze-bild

re call re-káľ

di vulge di-vulje
du resse du-rĕs'
e duse è-duse'
e ject ē-jěkt

re cant rê-kǎnt'
re cede rê-sēde

ma lign mâ-line'
o paque ō-pake
po lice pō-lēēse

re sete re-sēte'

por tray pōr-trā'

READING.-LESSON 18.

The American Eagle.

1. There's a fine bald bird', with a bending beak',
With an angry eye', and a startling shriek',
That inhabits the crag', where the cliff flow'rs blow ́,
On the precipice-top', in perpetual snow`.

2. He sits where the air, is shrill` and bleak',
On the splinter'd point of a shiver'd peak;
Bold', hald`, and strip'ď', like a vulture torn',
In wind and strife', his feathers worn'.
3. All ruffl'd and stain'd', yet gleaming bright',
Round his serpent-neck', that's wrinkled and white",
Winds a red tuft of hair', which glitters afar',
Like the crest of a chieftain', thin'd in war'.
TARE AND TRET.--LESSON 19.

CASE 4. When Tret is allowed with the Tare.

RULE. 1. Find the tare and subtract it from the gross wt. 2. Divide the suttle by 26; the quotient will be the tret, which subtract from the suttle; the remainder will be the neat weight. Thus:

(1) What is the neat wt. of 10cwt 2qrs 24lbs gross, tare 14lbs a cwt, and tret, 4lbs for each 104lbs?

14lbs of a cwt, and 10. 2. 24÷}=1.1.5, Tare. 10 .2 . 24—1.1.5=9.1. 19, suttle wt. And,

9 .1.19÷26=0.1.12, tret; and 9.1.19-0.1. 121 9.0.6, Ans.

NOTE. Dividing the suttle by 26, is the same as multiplying the suttle by 4, and dividing the product by 104; for, 104 -4=26.

(2) In 27 bags of Coffee, each 2cwt 3qrs 17lbs gross; tare 13lbs a cwt, and tret, 4lbs for each 104lbs, what is the neat wt? Ans. 66.2.11.

APPLICATION OF THE SEMICOLON.LESSON 20. NOTE. The Semicolon is used to divide compound sentences into two or more parts, less intimately connected than those separated by commas.

RULE 1. When the sentence consists of two great con