Demosthenes - Creasy. Cicero and Demosthenes Compared-Fen- elon. Alfred the Great-Dickens. Mary, Queen of Scots- ertson. Last Moments of Addison - Macaulay. Lord Chatham in Parliament-Hazlitt. As Secretary of State- - Grattan. Ed- Degeneracy of Athens-Demosthenes. Value of Literature-Cicero. On Taxing the American Colonies idan. Impeachment of Hastings- Burke. The Impracticable Undesirable-Ib. American Progress-lb. The Schoolmaster Know before you Speak-True Generosity-Moral and Physical Basis of our System Washington. A Republic Strongest - Jef- ferson. True Bond of Union - Jackson. Religious and Mental Culture Wayland. Our Political Experiment Wirt. Moral Force of Example-Mc Lean. Fabric of our Government-Webster, 287 136. The Harbor of San Francisco, 137. Execution of Madame Roland, 138. What a Common Man may say, 142 THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. Traits of Character Flint. Indian Mounds-1b. 147. Shakspeare's Power of Expression, 148. MORAL AND RELIGIOUS ELOQUENCE. Religion essential to Morality Washington. Indebtedness to Christianity-Park. This Life's Experiences point to Another - Wilson. Joys of a Good Conscience South. Outward and In- ward Riches-Talfourd. Effects of Infidelity-Hall. Knowl- edge an Assurance of Immortality - Wilson. Demoralization of Irreligion Channing. Study of God's Works Linnæus. Min- istry of the Beautiful- Chalmers. The most Precious Possession 31 - - MACAULAY, ROGERS, KARR, 338 345 353 360 363 Indebtedness to Society-Mountford. Love of Home - Webster. Obligations to Literature- - Hood. The Worth of Books Chan- Desira- ning. Moral Influence of a Literary Taste -- Hillard. Herschel The Habit may be Extent of the Universe. The Atmosphere - Qu. Review. Ulysses' Dog. Feigned Courage- Miss Lamb. Beauty Gay. - ance- Young. Affectionate Remembrance Happiness-Keble. Friendship - Wordsworth. Comfort in Adver- A Prayer - Thomson. Providence Inscrutable-Addison. Essen- Trust in God-Young. He lives long who lives well-Randolph. The Tardy Spring- Whittier. The Blue-bird's Song Strea Delights of Spring -Howitt. First Warm Day of Spring - Horace The Lee-shore-Hood. The Rhine. - From the German. Beauty and .358 Artevelde Taylor. Innocence-Titus before Jerusalem man. The Duke Aranza to Juliana- 415 The Lessons of this Part contain much that the memory should be repeatedly refreshed with; and they have been constructed and arranged to serve us Reading Exercises, either after some of the simpler Exercises of Part II., or before, according to the capacity of pupils 1. THE ability to read aloud in an easy and agreeable manner ought to rank first among the physical and intellectual accomplishments of the young. Apart from the service it may enable us to render to others, is the benefit to health which the habit of exercising the voice, under proper restrictions, may afford. "Reading aloud, and recitation," says Dr. Combe, "are more useful and invigorating muscular exercises than is generally imagined.” 2. To attain a good elocutionary delivery, the articulation must be firm and complete, the pronunciation correct, the modulation or management of the voice appropriate, and the expression animated and sympathetic. In proportion as these conditions are complied with, the delivery will be distinct, significant, and impressive. Audibleness depends less on a loud voice than on a clear and faithful articulation. 3. It will thus be seen that there are three stages of advancement for the pupil. In the first, his attention is confined to the mechanical effort of uttering letters, syllables and words, with precision and ease; in the second, which presupposes the first, he utters sentences according to their |