May untaught men soon not be found- Earth soon become like heavenly ground, O huge, rough mass of unwrought mind! But where the power of culture goes, Then let the wise, the learned, the good, Thus Adam's children all might learn FEMALE IMPROVEMENT, Thou finest, fairest part of man How long neglected lie? When shall some kinder, wiser plan, Thy mental wants supply? Thou towering man-thou learned and strong! Let woman be thy mate; For sacred rights to her belong All that have power among the great, Let those who guide the helm of state, Enlarge her needful power to aid By this fair means man's worth does grow; By this fair means men wisdom know ; Thus only shall the church prevail While her apt heart and mind avail Let woman ne'er her worth debase, And ever smile in Virtue's face . NATURE AND ITS LORD. Nature! my God's own fair domain, Thy bulky clouds, thy pleasant air, Thy brilliant worlds-bright dancing north, Thy brook's calm sound, thy stream-fall's roar, Thy shining day, thy starry night;- Attend my walks, around me dwell, Jupiter, Saturn, Herschel, Earth, Their twice nine moons, in changing mirth; Fair nature's Lord, I'll thee adore; - TIME'S FLIGHT. How fleet e'en childhood's years; Soon hoary locks come on, And warn "For death prepare ;" How soon the trembling frame bows down, Then, children, time well prize : ENGLISH GRAMMAR MADE VERY EASY FOR CHILDREN AT HOME OR AT SCHOOL; OR, THE DIFFERENT SORTS AND FORMS OF WORDS SPOKEN OF BY THEMSELVES, AND ALSO IN THEIR RELATIONS OR CONNECTIONS WITH EACH OTHER. NOTE.-I use INDIRECT definition, explanation, and illustration of the meaning of words, not well understood by the pupils, instead of that which is formal. THIS branch of learning has been very hard for beginners. There has been a trial here to make it much easier and shorter. This treatise, or discourse, is designed to help parents and other teachers to instruct children on this subject, by talking to them, while they are at suitable work, or not at work, as they please. But if people will still put a book of grammar, or of proper speaking, into the hands of children to be learned by rote, this will probably do as well, at least, for that purpose as any other. I will now say a little to you about all language. It is any way or method of telling others our thoughts. There are as many of these ways as we have outward senses, which are five-seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, smelling. The first and chief method of language is by the noise, or voice, made with air breathed and pressed from our lungs, or breast, for us to hear. This |