21.  What says Rule 8th of final ll, and of final l single? 22.  What words does this rule claim, which might seem to come under Rule 7th? and why? 23.  What says Rule 9th of final e omitted? 24.  Under what three heads are the exceptions, real or apparent, here noticed? 25.  What says Rule 10th of final e retained? 26.  Under what three heads are the exceptions to this rule noticed? 27.  What says Rule 11th of final y changed? 28.  Under what three heads are the limits and exceptions to this rule noticed? 29.  What says Rule 12th of final y unchanged? 30.  Under what three heads are the exceptions to this rule noticed? 31.  What says Rule 13th of the terminations ize and ise? 32.  Under what three heads are the apparent exceptions to this rule noticed? 33.  What says Rule 14th of compounds? 34.  Under what seven heads are the exceptions to this rule noticed? 35.  What says Rule 15th of usage, as a law of spelling?

[Now turn to the fourth chapter of Orthography, and correct the improprieties there quoted for the practical application of these rules and their exceptions.]

CHAPTER VI.—­FOR WRITING.

EXERCISES IN ORTHOGRAPHY.

[Fist] [The following examples of false orthography are inserted here, and not explained in the general Key, that they may he corrected by the pupil in writing.  Some of the examples here quoted are less inaccurate than others, but all of them, except a few shown in contrast, are, in some respect or other, erroneous.  It is supposed, that every student who can answer the questions contained in the preceding chapter, will readily discern wherein the errors lie, and be able to make the necessary corrections.]

EXERCISE I.—­CAPITALS.

“Alexander the great killed his friend Clitus.”—­Harrison’s Gram., p. 68.  “The words in italics are parsed in the same manner.”—­Maltby’s Gram., p. 69.  “It may be read by those who do not understand latin.”—­Barclay’s Works, Vol. iii, p. 262.  “A roman s being added to a word in italics or small capitals.”—­Churchill’s Gram., p. 215.  “This is not simply a gallicism, but a corruption of the French on; itself a corruption.”—­ Ib., p. 228.  “The Gallicism, ‘it is me,’ is perpetually striking the ear in London.”—­Ib., p. 316. “‘Almost nothing,’ is a common Scotticism, equally improper:  it should be, ‘scarcely any thing.’”—­Ib., p. 333.  “To use learn for teach, is a common Scotticism, that ought to be carefully avoided.”—­See ib., p. 261.  “A few observations on the subjunctive mood as it appears in our English bible.”—­Wilcox’s Gram., p. 40.  “The translators of the bible, have confounded two tenses, which in the original are uniformly kept distinct.”—­Ib., p. 40.  “More like heaven on earth, than the holy land would have been.”—­Anti-Slavery