“Two Vowels meeting, each with its full Sound,
    Always to make Two Syllables are bound.”—­Brightland’s Gram., p. 64.

EXERCISE III.—­FIGURE OF WORDS.

“I was surprised by the return of my long lost brother.”—­Parker’s Exercises in English Composition, p. 5.  “Such singular and unheard of clemency cannot be passed over by me in silence.”—­Ib., p. 10.  “I perceive my whole system excited by the potent stimulus of sun-shine.”—­Ib., p. 11.  “To preserve the unity of a sentence, it is sometimes necessary to employ the case absolute, instead of the verb and conjunction.”—­Ib., p. 17.  “Severity and hard hearted opinions accord with the temper of the times.”—­Ib., p. 18.  “That poor man was put into the mad house.”—­Ib., p. 22.  “This fellow must be put into the poor house.”—­Ib. p. 22.  “I have seen the breast works and other defences of earth, that were thrown up.”—­Ib., p. 24.  “Cloven footed animals are enabled to walk more easily on uneven ground.”—­Ib., p. 25.  “Self conceit blasts the prospects of many a youth.”—­Ib., p. 26.  “Not a moment should elapse without bringing some thing to pass.”—­Ib., p. 36.  “A school master decoyed the children of the principal citizens into the Roman camp.”—­Ib., p. 39.  “The pupil may now write a description of the following objects.  A school room.  A steam boat.  A writing desk.  A dwelling house.  A meeting house.  A paper mill.  A grist mill.  A wind mill.”—­Ib., p. 45.  “Every metaphor should be founded on a resemblance which is clear and striking; not far fetched, nor difficult to be discovered.”—­Ib., p. 49.  “I was reclining in an arbour overhung with honey suckle and jessamine of the most exquisite fragrance.”—­Ib., p. 51.  “The author of the following extract is speaking of the slave trade.”—­Ib., p. 60.  “The all wise and benevolent Author of nature has so framed the soul of man, that he cannot but approve of virtue.”—­Ib., p. 74.  “There is something of self denial in the very idea of it.”—­Ib., p. 75.  “Age therefore requires a well spent youth to render it happy.”—­Ib., p. 76.  “Pearl-ash requires much labour in its extraction from ashes.”—­Ib., p. 91. “Club, or crump, footed, Loripes; Rough, or leather, footed, Plumipes.”—­Ainsworth’s Dict.

   “The honey-bags steal from the humble bees,
    And for night-tapers crop their waxen thighs.” 
        —­SHAK.:  Joh.’s Dict., w.  Glowworm.

   “The honeybags steal from the bumblebees,
    And for night tapers crop their waxen thighs.” 
        —­SHAK.:  Joh.’s Dict., w.  Humblebee.

   “The honey bags steal from the humble-bees,
    And, for night tapers crop their waxen thighs.”
        —­Dodd’s Beauties of Shak., p. 51.