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8 shish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee?. DEFINITIONS, &c.-And look, understood in Sent. 3d after eyes. Define nursed, enlarged, abundance, converted unto thee, (turned to thy use,) forces, (resources,) Gentiles, (every people except the Jews,) multitude, camels, dromedaries, incense, praises, flocks, ams, minister, acceptance, altar, cloud, doves, windows, isles. Sent. 8th delivered with the waving slide. (See Part. I. iv. 3.)

SECT. CCXXIX.-THE MAGNIFICENT PROSPECT.

THIS beautiful house was on the declivity of a hill, from 1 whence you beheld the sea, sometimes clear and smooth as glass, sometimes idly irritated against the rocks on which it broke bellowing, and swelling its waves like mountains. On 2 another side was seen a river, in which were islands bordered with blooming limes, and lofty poplars, which raised their 3 proud heads to the very clouds. The several channels, which formed those islands, seemed sporting in the plain. Some rolled their limpid waters with rapidity: some had a 4 peaceful and still course: others, by long windings, ran back again, to reascend as it were to their source, and seemed not to have power to leave these enchanting borders. At a distance were seen hills and mountains, which 5 were lost in the clouds, and formed, by their fantastic figure, as delightful a horizon as the eye could wish to behold. The 6 neighboring mountains were covered with verdant vine branches, hanging in festoons: the grapes, brighter than purple, could not conceal themselves under the leaves; and the vine was overloaded with its fruit. The fig, the olive, the pome7 granate, and all other trees, overspread the plain, and made it one large garden.

DEFINITIONS, &c.-Define declivity, beheld, glass, irritated, broke, bellowing, side, river, islands, bordered, blooming, limes, lofty, poplars, raised, several, channels, sporting, plain, rolled, limpid, rapidity, course, windings, reascend, source, enchanting, fantastic figure, horizon, neighboring, verdant, vine, branches, hanging, festoons, grapes, purple, conceal, leaves, overloaded, fig, olive, pomegranate, garden.

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SECT. CCXXX.-W HACKETT & SON,
BAKERS, CONFECTIONERS,

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AND DEALERS IN FANCY Toys,

Nos. 151, 180, and 182 Genesee-street, Utica.

HACKETT & SON BEG TO INFORM THEIR FRIENDS

and customers, that they have now completed the largest and best-assorted stock of Fancy Articles that they have ever before had the pleasure of offering. It has been 3 selected with great care in New York, and embraces all kinds of Fancy Toys for children, and many choice articles of costly material and beautiful workmanship, designed for ornament and use, and forming elegant and appropriate Holiday Presents.

They also keep the largest manufactory of Cakes and 4 Candies to be found in this section of country; which is constantly producing every description of the richest Confec5 tionery and the choicest kinds of Cakes. Their Wedding Cakes in particular, are beautifully ornamented, and have 6 never failed in giving satisfaction to customers. None can be obtained, west of New York, equal to those produced at this establishment. They flatter themselves, that from their 7 extensive custom, long experience, and the attention they have paid to supplying Weddings, Parties, and Balls, they can give entire satisfaction to all who may favor them with their patronage. They make nothing but what is the very 8 best; in doing which, they spare neither time nor expense; which gives them the assurance of being able to please whoever may want a good article.

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DEFINITIONS, &c.-Define bakers, confectioners, dealers, fancy toys, (fanciful toys.) Where is Utica? Define customers, completed, assorted, stock, offering, (for sale?) selected, embraces, choice, (chosen, desirable, because elegant,) workmanship, ornament, use, elegant, appropriate, holiday presents, manufactory, section, producing, every description, establishment, flatter, extensive, supplying, weddings, parties, balls, entire, (perfect,) patronage. Understand occupy, or live at, or may be found at, before Nos. 151, fc. in Sent. 1st, and after offering in Sent. 2d, for sale, or to the public for sale.

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SECT. CCXXXI.-PSALM XXIII.

THE Lord is my shepherd": I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth

2 me beside the still waters: he restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake: yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil'; for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine 3 enemies thou anointest my head with oil: my cup runneth

over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days 4 of my life'; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever".

DEFINITIONS, &c.-Define maketh, pastures, restoreth, paths, his name's sake, valley, shadow, death, (valley over which death casts a shadow; i. e. what we call "the passage to the tomb:" death,) evil, rod, staff, comfort, (i. e. the rod and staff of my Shepherd give me assurance of safety and happiness,) preparest, table, presence, anointest, oil, cup, runneth over, house of the Lord, (temple ?)

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SECT. CCXXXII.-GRATITUDE, ETC.

GRATITUDE.

My Father! Oh! let me unlade my breast':
Pour out the fulness of my soul before you':
Show every tender, every grateful thought,

This wondrous goodness stirs". But 'tis impossible,
And utt'rance all is vile; since I can only

Swear you reign here, but never tell how much.

ENTREATY.

Reward him for the noble deed, just Heavens':
For this one action, guard him, and distinguish him
With signal mercies, and with great deliverance,
Save him from wrong, adversity, and shame.
Let never-fading honors flourish round him,
And consecrate his name, even to time's end:
Let him know nothing else, but good on earth
And everlasting blessedness hereafter.

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A SILLY TRICK OF LAUGHING.

COMMANDING.

Silence, ye winds!

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That make outrageous war upon the ocean";
And thou, old ocean! lull thy boist'rous waves.
Ye warring elements! be hushed as death,
While I impose my dread commands on hell.
And thou, profoundest hell! whose dreadful sway,
Is given to me by fate and demogorgon,

Hear, hear my powerful voice, through all thy regions,
And from thy gloomy caverns, thunder the reply.

RESIGNATION.

Yet, yet endure, nor murmur, O my soul' !

For, are not thy transgressions great and numberless?
Do they not cover thee, like rising floods,

And press thee, like a weight of waters, down?
Does not the hand of righteousness afflict thee?
And who shall plead against it? who shall say
To Power Almighty, Thou hast done enough;
Or bid his dreadful rod of vengeance stay?

Wait, then, with patience, till the circling hours
Shall bring the time of thy appointed rest,

And lay thee down in death.

DEFINITIONS, &c.-Define unlade, pour, tender, utterance, since, only, reign, much, reward, noble, signal, shame, hereafter. Does this last word mean just after this moment, or forever after death? Define winds, outrageous, boisterous, waves, warring, elements. How many elements are there? I will tell you: they are almost innumerable; but the ancients did not know this, as we do: they thought there were only four: earth, air, fire, water; and these we generally mean by elements: so in the text Define death, hell, profoundest, sway, demogorgon, regions, thunder, reply, endure, murmur, soul, transgressions, numberless, cover, rising, floods, righteousness, plead, rod, stay, wait, patience, circling, (going round in a circle ?)

SECT. CCXXXIII.-A SILLY TRICK OF LAUGHING

SOME people have a silly trick of laughing whenever they 1 speak; so that they are always on the grin, and their faces are ever distorted. This and a thousand other tricks, such 2 as scratching their heads, twirling their hats, fumbling with their button, playing with their fingers, &c., are acquired from a false modesty at their first outset in life. Being

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3 shamefaced in company, they try a variety of ways to keep themselves in countenance: thus, they fall into those awkward habits I have mentioned, which grow upon them, and in time become habitual.

DEFINITIONS, &c.—Silly trick-foolish way, manner, habit. Define laughing, whenever, grin, distorted, scratching, twirling, fumbling, shamefaced, company. Keep themselves in countenance-to remain selfpossessed, to keep courage up. Define mentioned, grow, in time.

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SECT. CCXXXIV.-ANGER.

HEAR me, rash man: on thy allegiance hear me.
Since thou hast striven to make us break our vow,
Which nor our nature nor our place can bear,
We banish thee forever from our sight

And kingdom. If, when three days are expired,
Thy hated trunk be found in our dominions,
That moment is thy death. Away!

EXECRATION.

Cursed be your senate: cursed your constitution :
The curse of growing factions and divisions
Still vex your councils, shake your public safety,
And make the robes of government you wear,

Hateful to you, as these base chains to me.

DEFINITIONS, &c.-Define rash, allegiance, striven, vow, (break a vow as you would a stick?) banish, kingdom, (the king's dom, or dominion?) Define expired, hated, trunk, (this properly means the body of a man without head, arms, or legs; but here it is used for the whole body, the man.) What other meanings has trunk? I think of two at least just now: what are they? Define cursed, senate, factions, councils, safety, robes, base, chains.

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SECT. CCXXXV.-GOOD SPELLING.

IF writing well shows the gentleman, much more so does spelling well. It is so essentially necessary for a gentleman, 2 or a man of letters, that one false spelling may fix a ridicule on him for the remainder of his life. Words in books are 3 generally well spelt, according to the orthography of the age reading therefore with attention will teach every one to spell right. It sometimes happens that words shall be 4 spelt differently by different authors; but if you spell them