ADVERTISEMENT. AS many of the examples in the book of Exercises, contain several errors in the same sentence, and some of them admit of various constructions in amending them; a Key for ascertaining all the corrections, and giving them the neatest form, appears to be indispensable and this is the more expedient, from the work's being designed for the benefit of private learners, as well as for the use of schools. The Key now produced will, it is presumed, answer the ends in view. It not only shows the corrected words and phrases of each sentence, distinguished by Italic letters, but exhibits the sentence at large, in all its parts. This method of pointing out the corrections, will produce a better effect, than if the alterations had been denoted only by detached, mutilated parts of the sentence in question. By the plan we have adopted, the work has a more regular and uniform appearance; the correspondent parts may be more readily examined; and the propriety of the corrections will be more apparent and striking. The best mode of correcting the errors in the book of Exercises, appears to be the following. Let the student examine, with attention, the erroneous conVOL. II. X struction; compare it with the rule of grammar to which it relates; and then express the whole sentence precisely as he conceives it ought to be. After he has proceeded in this manner, he should compare his amendments with those which are contained in the Key; and make such further improvements as the comparison may suggest. This process would be a pleasing and encouraging exercise of the student's ingenuity; and would strongly impress on his mind the principles on which the corrections are made. The sentences, besides their grammatical use, are of an interesting and instructive nature; and most of them contain principles of piety and virtue. The language too, as it is exhibited in the Key, has been studiously regarded. They may therefore be considered as doubly useful to the student; serving at once to inculcate important sentiments, and to fix in memory the rules of grammatical construction. his CHAP. 1. Corrections of the false Orthography, arranged 6. Corrections of the promiscuous instances of de- · PART V. PERSPICUITY AND ACCURACY. First, with respect to single words and phrases. Page 240 CHAP. 1. Corrections of the errors that relate to Purity, 249 2. Corrections of the errors that relate to Pro CHAP. 1. Corrections of the errors which relate to the Clearness of a sentence, 256 2. Corrections of the errors relating to the Unity 261 3. Corrections of the errors which respect the 263 4. Corrections of the errors that relate to Figures of speech, 270 5. Corrections of the errors in the chapter of Pro- 272 Alphabetical Index to both the Volumes, 283 KEY TO THE EXERCISES. PART II.* ORTHOGRAPHY. CHAPTER I. Containing corrections of the false ORTHOGRAPHY, arranged under the respective Rules. 1 RULE I. See Vol. 1. p. 23. Vol. 2. p. 27. IT is no great merit to spell properly; but a great defect to do it incorrectly. Jacob worshiped his Creator, leaning on the top of his staff. We may place too little, as well as too much, stress upon dreams. Our manners should be neither gross nor excessively refined. RULE II. See Vol. 1. p. 23. Vol. 2. p. 27. A car signifies a chariot of war, or a small carraige of burden. In the names of drugs and plants, the mistake in a word may endanger life. Nor undelightful is the ceaseless hum To him who muses through the woods at noon. The fin of a fish is the limb, by which he balances his body, and moves in the water. Many a trap is laid to insnare the feet of youth. * A regular explanation of the Exercises in Parsing would occupy a great portion of this volume; and, after all, would be of little use to the reader: a Key to Part I. is therefore omitted. General directions, respecting the mode of Parsing, may be seen at pages 225234, of the First Volume. If they are carefully studied, they will enable the student to parse all the exercises. VOL. II. Y |