“The lights and shades, whose
well accorded strife
Gives all the strength and
colour of our life.”
—Murray’s
Gram., p. 54; Fisk’s, 65.
LESSON II.—MIXED.
“In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah.”—1 Kings, xvi, 15. “In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah, began Omri to reign over Israel.”—Ib., xvi, 23. “He cannot so deceive himself as to fancy that he is able to do a rule of three sum.”—Foreign Quarterly Review. “The best cod are those known under the name of Isle of Shoals dun fish.”—Balbi’s Geog., p. 26. “The soldiers, with down cast eyes, seemed to beg for mercy.”—Goldsmith’s Greece, Vol. ii, p. 142. “His head was covered with a coarse worn out piece of cloth.”—Ib., p. 124. “Though they had lately received a reinforcement of a thousand heavy armed Spartans.”—Ib., p. 38. “But he laid them by unopened; and, with a smile, said, ‘Business to morrow.’”—Ib., p. 7. “Chester monthly meeting is held at Moore’s town, the third day following the second second day.”—The Friend, Vol. vii, p. 124. “Eggharbour monthly meeting is held the first second day.”—Ib., p. 124. “Little Egg Harbour Monthly Meeting is held at Tuckerton on the second fifth day in each month.”—Ib., p. 231. “At three o’clock, on first day morning the 24th of eleventh month, 1834,” &c.—Ib., p. 64. “In less than one-fourth part of the time usually devoted.”—Kirkham’s Gram., p. 4. “The pupil will not have occasion to use it one-tenth part as much.”—Ib., p. 11. “The painter dips his paint brush in paint, to paint the carriage.”—Ib., p. 28. “In an ancient English version of