Mag., Vol. i, p. 72.  “There is now extant a poetical composition, called the golden verses of Pythagoras.”—­ Lempriere’s Dict. “Exercise of the Mind upon Theorems of Science, like generous and manly Exercise of the Body, tends to call forth and strengthen Nature’s original Vigour.”—­Harris’s Hermes, p. 295.  “O that I could prevail on Christians to melt down, under the warm influence of brotherly love, all the distinctions of methodists, independents, baptists, anabaptists, arians, trinitarians, unitarians, in the glorious name of christians.”—­KNOX:  Churchill’s Gram., p. 173.  “Pythagoras long ago remarked, ’that ability and necessity dwell near each other.’”—­Student’s Manual, p. 285.

   “The Latin Writers Decency neglect,
    But modern Readers challenge more Respect.”
        —­Brightland’s Gram., p. 172.

EXERCISE II.—­SYLLABLES.

1.  Correct Bolles, in the division of the following words:  “Del-ia, Jul-ia, Lyd-ia, heigh-ten, pat-ron, ad-roit, worth-y, fath-er, fath-er-ly, mar-chi-o-ness, i-dent-ic-al, out-ra-ge-ous, ob-nox-i-ous, pro-di-gi-ous, tre-mend-ous, ob-liv-i-on, pe-cul-i-ar.”—­Revised Spelling-Book:  New London, 1831.

2.  Correct Sears, in the division of the following words:  “A-quil-a, hear-ty, drea-ry, wor-my, hai-ry, thor-ny, phil-os-o-phy, dis-cov-e-ry, re-cov-e-ry, ad-diti-on, am-biti-on, au-spici-ous, fac-titi-ous, fla-giti-ous, fru-iti-on, sol-stiti-al, ab-o-liti-on.”—­Standard Spelling-Book:  “New Haven,” 1826.

3.  Correct Bradley, in the division of the following words:  “Jes-ter, rai-ny, forg-e-ry, fin-e-ry, spic-e-ry, brib-e-ry, groc-e-ry, chi-can-e-ry, fer-riage, line-age, cri-ed, tri-ed, su-ed, slic-ed, forc-ed, pledg-ed, sav-ed, dup-ed, strip-ed, touch-ed, trounc-ed.”—­Improved Spelling-Book:  Windsor, 1815.

4.  Correct Burhans, in the division of the following words:  “Boar-der, brigh-ten, cei-ling, frigh-ten, glea-ner, lea-kage, suc-ker, mos-sy, fros-ty, twop-ence, pu-pill-ar-y, crit-i-call-y, gen-er-all-y, lit-er-all-y, log-i-call-y, trag-i-call-y, ar-ti-fici-al, po-liti-call-y, sloth-full-y, spite-full-y, re-all-y, sui-ta-ble, ta-mea-ble, flumm-er-y, nesc-i-ence, shep-her-dess, trav-ell-er, re-pea-ter, re-pressi-on, suc-cessi-on, un-lear-ned.”—­Critical Pronouncing Spelling-Book:[128] Philadelphia, 1823.

5.  Correct Marshall, in the division of the following words:  “Trench-er, trunch-eon, dros-sy, glos-sy, glas-sy, gras-sy, dres-ses, pres-ses, cal-ling, chan-ging, en-chan-ging, con-ver-sing, mois-ture, join-ture, qua-drant, qua-drate, trans-gres-sor, dis-es-teem.”—­New Spelling-Book:  New York, 1836.

6.  Correct Emerson, in the division of the following words:  “Dus-ty mis-ty, mar-shy, mil-ky, wes-tern, stor-my, nee-dy, spee-dy, drea-ry, fros-ty, pas-sing, roc-ky, bran-chy, bland-ish, pru-dish, eve-ning, a-noth-er.”—­National Spelling-Book:  Boston, 1828.