5. "From the thicket the man-hunter sprung; 6. "Flow, ye tears, down my cheeks ever flow; Drink deep of the stream of my heart. And mournful, beneath the wân light, Who lingers so long from his grave. 10. "Now sinking ămidst the dim ray, And rush to the realms of the brave !"* SECTION XXXII. The Swallows. 1. ERE yellow autumn from our plains retir'd, With serious look he mark'd the nice debate, *It may not be improper to remind the young reader, that the anguish of the unhappy negroes, on being separated for ever from their country and dearest connexions, with the dreadful prospect of perpetual slavery, frequently becomes so ex'qui-şite, as to produce derangement of mind, and suicide. 3. "Observe' yon twitt'ring flock, my gentle maid; Obşĕrve', and read the wond'rous ways of Heav'n With us, through summer's genial reign they stay And food and lodgings to their wants were giv'n. 4. "But now, through sacred pré'science,* well they The near approach of elemental strife; The blust'ring tempest and the chilly snow, With every wânt and scourge of tender life. 5 Thus taught, they meditate a speedy flight; For this, e'en now they prune their vig'rous win For this, consult, advise, prepare, excite; And prove their strength in many an airy ring. 6. "They feel a pow'r, an impulse all di-vine! That wârns them hence; they feel it and obey: To this di-rec'tión all their cares resign, Unknown their destin'd stage, unmark'd their wa 7. "And does no pow'r its friendly aid dispense, Nor give us tidings of some happier clime? Find we no guide in gracious Providence, Beyond the stroke of death, the verge of time? 8. "Yes, yes, the sacred oracles we hear, That point the path to realms of endless day; That bid our hearts nor death, nor anguish fear This, future transport; that, to life the way. 9. Then let us timely for our flight prepare, And form the soul for her di-vine ǎbōde; Obey the call, and trust the leader's care, To bring us safe, through vir'tue'st paths, to Go 10. "Let no fond love for earth exact a sigh; No doubts di-věrt our steady steps ǎside; Nor let us long to live, nor dread to die: Heav'n is our hope, and Prov'idence our guide. In prose, prē'she-ense. †fu'tshūre. ‡věr'tshū's. Containing a selection of words from the lessons in prose of this Book, arranged as they occur, and marked with the number of the page on which they are to be found; designed for the benefit of young pupils as incipient lessons to the use of the English Dictionary, and the better understanding of the language. Page 11. -13. Compi'ler, s. one who collects from various Perception, s. consciousness, idea. autho.s. Elocution, s. fluency of speech Diph'thong, s. a coalitron of two vowels to Con'sonant, s. a letter which cannot be sounded by itself. -12. Respect, s. regard, reverence, relation. Sentence, s. a short paragraph, condemnation. Thoroughly, ad. fully.. Combina'tion, s. union. Propri'ety, s. justness, exclusive right, a word or sentence. Ca'dence. s. fall of the voice. Preci'se, a. exact, strict, fermal. Importance, s. concern, consequence. Vari'ety, s. intermixture, change. Economy, s. management, frugality. Emo'tion, s. excitement of mind. Exclama'tion, s. a note by which a pathet- Mod'erate, a. temperate, not excessive. Endeavour, v. n. to labour to a certain pur- Mod'ulate, v. a. to form sound to a certain key, or to certain notes.. Solemn, a. awful. Se'rious, a. grave. Kumorous, a jocular, capricious. Iron'ical, a. expressing one thing and mean ing another. Pas'sage, s. part of a book, a journey. Absurd, a. contrary to reason. Trivial, a. trifling, worthless, vile. Formality, s. ceremony. Verse, s. poetry, a paragraph. Con'ma, s. a point, or short pause [,] in Narrative, a. story-telling, relating. Prose, s. language not restrained to number writing or printing. Lei'surely, ad. slowly. Semicolon, s. a mark or pause [;] longer Didac'tick, a. giving precepts. Tone, s. note, sound, a whine. In'cident, a. apt to happen, casual. Yawn, v. n. to gape. Elevate, v. a. to raise up, to exalt. Habit'ual, a. accustomed, inveterate. Delicacy, s. softness, nicety. Can'ting, p.a. speaking with a particular tone. Whim'sical, a. fanciful, capricious. ་ Dishon'our, s. reproach, disgrace. Hon'est, a. just, upright, chaste. -20. Hereaf'ter, ad. in a future state. Na'ture, s. an imaginary being supposed to preside over the material and animal world. the regular course of things. Grat'itude, s. desire to return benefits. Favourite, a regarded with love or favour. Extraordinary, a. remarkable, more than common. Benevolent, a. kind, having good will. Disda'in, v. a. to scorn. Peculiar, a. belonging to any one with ex- En'vious, a. infected with envy. clusion of others, appropriate. -16. Con'trary, s. a thing of opposite qualities to another. Consid'erable, a. more than a little. Intel'ligible, a. to be conceived by the understanding. Competent, a. qualified, fit. Skill, s. knowledge of any practice or art. -17. Vice, s. a course of action opposite to virtue. Opportunity, s. suitableness of circumstances Ines'timable, a. too valuable to be rated. Virtue, s. moral goodness. -18. Generous, a. noble of mind. Patient, a. calm under pain, not basty. Hum'ble, a. modest, not proud. Compas'sionate, a. inclined to pity, Solitary, a. living alone, dismal. O'dious, a. hateful. Disposition, s. temper, method, tendency. Trac'table, a. manageable, docile. Harmony, s. just proportion of sound,concord -22. Unfortunate, a. not successful, unprosperous. Terrible, a. dreadful, causing fear. Disobe'dience, s. breach of duty, incompli ance. Atonement, s. expiation, concord. Research, s. inquiry. -23. Irrep'arable, a. not to be repaired. U'sual, a. common, customary. Pret'ty, a. neat, beautiful without grandeur. Cor'dial, a. hearty, sincere. Inexhaustible, a. not to be spent. Irres'olute, a. not determined. -24. Immediate, a. instant, acting by itself. La'va, s. quid matter emitted from volca noes. Precious, a. valuable, costly. Preservation, s. act of saving or keeping. Admira'tion, s. the act of regarding with Orphan, s. a child which has lost father or Posterity, s. succeeding generations. mother or both. Courtesy, s. civility, complaisance, Ten'derness, s. state of being tender. Institution, s. establishment Men'ace, s. a threat. Louis-d'ors', s. a gold coin of France a Advance, s. the act of coming forward. Dev-as-ta'tion, s. waste, havock. Share, v. a. to divide, to part among many Remon'strate, v. n. to make a strong repre- Negligence, s. habit of omitting by heed sentation. Barbarous, a. savage, cruel. Ca'pable, a. sufficient, able. -26. Contortion, s. twist, wry motion. Stud, v. a. to adorn with studs or knobs. Expedition, s. speed, a warlike enterprise. Seren'ity, s. calmness, quietness. Verdure, s. green colour. Perfume, s. sweet odour. -27. Drought, s. dry weather, thirst. Anticipate, v. a. to preclude, to foretaste. number. Elegant, a. pleasing, nice. Beautiful, a. fair. Sym'metry, s. proportion, harmony. Coun'tenance, s. face, look, support. External, a. outward, visible. Trav'erse, v. a. to cross, to wander over. -28. Preclude, v. a. to shut out. Care'less, a. without care, heedless. Aromat'ick, a. spicy. Delicious, a, sweet, delicate. Dainty, s. a delicacy. signable points, interstice. order. Communicate, v. a. to impart, to reveal. Bish'op, s. an overseer of the church. Prin'cipal, a. chief, capital. Bus'iness, s. employment. Fortunate, a. lucky, successful. Human'ity, s. tenderness, the nature of man. Deport'ment, s. conduct, behaviour Huma'ne, a. kind, benevolent. Service, s. use, menial office. Opportune'ly, ad. seasonably. Provincial, a. relating to a province. Applau'se, s. publick praise. Posses'sion, s. state of having in one's own Depen'dence, s. trust, reliance. Lease, s. a contract for a temporary posses- Tenant, s. one who holds of another. Interval, s. time passing between two as- Expulsion, s. the act of driving out. Phial, s. a small bottle. Epicure, s. one given to luxury. Sensuality, s. addiction to corporeal plea sures. Philosoph'ick, a. belonging to philosophy. Surfeit, v. a. to make sick with eating |