The compendious schoolmaster teaching the English-tongue after a more easie & demonstrable method than hath been hitherto published or taught ... / by a lover of learning and a hearty well-wisher to his beloved country.

CHAP. III. Of Words of the same sound, but dif-fer-ent sense and spel-ling, shew-ing the Sig-ni-fi-can-cy and E-le-gan-cy of the Eng-lish Tongue. Al-pha-be-ti-cal-ly di-gest-ed.

YOung A-bel is now a-ble to ring a Bell, who did al-ter the Work at the Al-tar, and he did as-sent that there should be an as-cent to the Al-tar of In-cense; and he would not in-cense the Work-men: There he smelt a sweet scent, and sent the com-pa-ny a-way.

The Chil-dren of Ba-bel did bab-ble, and plaid with a Bau-ble, and Good-man Ball kickt the Foot-ball, and plead-ed for Ba-al, and he gave bail for the Mo-ney due for the Bale of Pa-per which he bought.

A Tan-ner of Bark-shire brought his Barque (or Boat) here, to fetch a-way his Oak-Bark, and the Dogs did bark at him.

I did call for the Caul (or Fat) of the Sheep, and the Cawl of the Per-ri-wig, and I let off the Can-nons of the Cas-tle to de-fend the Ca-nons of the Church, and the Can-ons of the Bells from them that want the Rope; and Mr. Cal-lis went to Ca-lice, and took the Chal-lice to his own House.

My dear (in-dul-gent) Fa-ther, calls me his dear (not be-lo-ved, but cost-ly) Son, be-cause my Ex-tra-va-gan-cy hath cost him dear, for steal-ing the Kings Deer, who could ne-ver di-gest Ve-ni-son, that sau-sy Meat, since he paid For-ty Pound to save a pre-ci-ous Rogue from Lobbs Pownd.

He was of good descent, (or pe-di-gree,) and was ve-ry de∣cent in ap-pa-rel, and did dis-sent from them that were a∣gainst me; and when he had paid the shot, (or reck-on-ing) he shot a Dragon, and a Dra-goon at one shot; and when he had done, he mount-ed Dun to Dun his Mas-ter for Mo-ney due to the Spanish Don.

Doc-tor Ea-ton in-vi-ted me to E-ton Colledge to Dine with him; but he had eat-en his Din-ner be-fore I could get thi-ther.

I gave an Ear to your Dis-course which you whis-per-ed in my Ear, and ere (be-fore) we part, I will shew you a large Ear of Corn, which grew on that Land which I pur∣pose to Ear (Plow, or Till) the next Year; And I will set a Hedge on the Edge of that Land to se-cure it, and Est-her shall stay till Eas-ter to look to my Con-cerns.

I saw a Ra-ven-ous Fowl (or Bird) fly at a Fly o-ver a foul (dirty) way; and I saw a Flow-er stick in the Wheat-Flour on the Plaister-Floor, and because I felt it did freeze, I went in-to the Sheep-cote, and put on my Frieze Coat lined with Furres, and fetcht some Furze to warm me that Fros-ty Morn∣ing.

The Blood on my Sword with the Gilt Hilt, shews my Guilt in shed-ding my Bro-thers Blood, which the Gilt or Gelt Sow drank up.

It is ve-ry hard (un-rea-son-a-ble) that I can-not be heard (ob-ser-ved) by a rude Herd of in-cul-ti-va-ted Co-ry-dons, and ne-fa-ri-ous Ne-bu-lons, tho I live hard by, and was ne∣ver hard, tart, or cru-el to them. I come here, but they will not hear Rea-son; and I did hire him that is the Heir, but he is now high-er than to work for me, or Mas-ter Eyre, who can-not live up-on the Air. I saw the young Spark last Ho-ly-day cut down a Hol-ly-Tree, and his Bro-ther Hugh did hew with the Col-li-ers, and made his Face of a strange hue, and was fol-low-ed with a Hue and Cry, and ta-ken for a Fe-lon that had swept a Chim-ney, and a Chest that was li-ned with Sil-ver.

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My Neigh-bour Job did me a Jobb, I find the Man very in-ge-ni-ous, (an a-cute, ex-pert, and dex-te-rous Ar-tist,) and he was ve-ry in-ge-nu-ous (can-did and cour-te-ous) in his De-mands for what he did: Al-so he did in-cite (in-vite and stir me up) to get an in-sight in that Inn, that I might keep it, and live like a Man.

I ken that Man who is of my Kin, (or Kin-dred,) who is ve-ry keen a-gainst me, be-cause I did res-cue my Kine from him when he was dri-ving them to the Pin-fold; and he did bar-ba-rous-ly kill his own Bro-ther at the Kiln for tel-ling him of his un-kind-ness to his Kin-dred.

Mr. Li-man was wea-ry of his Le-man, and gave her a Lem-mon and an O-range to be rid of her, whom he did loathe (abhor) and was loth (un-wil-ling and a-sha-med) to be seen in her com-pa-ny, for he had lost a Limb, and did now learn to Limn for a Live-ly-hood.

Mat-thew Mar-tin caught a Bird cal-led a Mar-ten, and and made his Man Mau-rice dance the Mor-ris hard by the Moat, and pull out the Mote out of his Bro-thers Eye; and after his u-su-al man-ner went in-to the Man-nour Yard, and car-ry-ed a-way the Ma-nure for Ma-nu-ring the Land; and Mas-ter Man-nours took him in the man-ner, (act,) and told him he shew-ed no good Man-ners in do-ing that thing; and for a Mite, I might, if it were meet, mete with a Yard-Wand the Meat my Mate did eat in the Mea-dow, and get my Mate to make up the breach be-tween my Man and Mr. Man-nours.

My Niece was ve-ry nice, and af-front-ed Mas-ter Nye, who dwells nigh (near) this place, tho he did (ne'er) say her nay in what she de-si-red of him: But the Horse would not (neigh) she bought of him, being naught, good for nought, (for no-thing,) and there-fore proved a bad Bar-gain.

The Wa-ter-man took an O-ny-on to weep for his Friend Mr. Ʋn-win, and de-sires U-ni-on with his Neigh-bours; and he took his Oar, to help me o'er the Ferry, and told me of his Lead-Ore Delph in Dar-by-shire.

The Prin-ces of Ger-ma-ny in-vi-ted the Prin-cess of Au-range to a Treat, and pre-sent-ed her with a can-ded O-range, which she can-did-ly ac-cept-ed.

An Eng-lish and French Peer, met at the Peer of Do-ver, where they did dif-fer, and de-fer their mat-ter to a Com-peer, (or e-qual,) then walk-ing on the Rampier, (or Bul-wark,) who did Um-peer (or com-pose) the dif-fe-rence, and it did ap-pear, that all this con-test was a-bout a Pear.

He did pal-li-ate (or cloke) his kna-ve-ry un-der a pre-tence of cour-te-sie, and plea-sed his pa-late (or taste) with cost-ly cates at a no-ble Din-ner; and af-ter he had di-ned, he lay down on his pal-let (or couch) to rest him af-ter his sore la-bour, to ve-ri-fie the Old Pro-verb, When the Bel-ly is full, the Bones would be at rest.

I went to the Stone quar-ry, and saw the Hawk had her qua-ry, and I made a que-ry, whether the Hawk, if he should fly a-way were worth our en-qui-ry after, or bet-ter lost than found to de-vour the ow-ner: I there was of-fend-ed at a sau-sie Se-di-ti-ous Woman, and I sent a quoit on an an-gry er-rand to re-quite the quean, that a-bu-sed the Queen.

I did raise my cou-rage, when I saw the Rayes of the Sun, and be-fore I run my race, I took a rase of Gin-ger to com-fort my Sto-mach; but I had more rea-son to take a Rai-sin, and go to Mar-ket Rai-son, to raise one up-on his Legs, who is not a-ble to stand or rise with-out help, and that morn-ing I did Oyl the Rein of my New Bri-dle, to save it from the Rain, and it ser-ved me all the last Kings Reign, with-out rot-ting or breaking.

I went with a Gen-tle-man Sewer, (one that ush-ers up, and pla-ces the Dish-es of Meat on a No-ble-mans Ta-ble,) and af-ter din-ner wa•• o-ver, we went up-on a com-mis-si-on of Sew-ers to view the Ri-ver, and I told my Friend, here will be pre-sent-ly a great Shour, and we shall be sure to be wet to the Skin, if we get not pre-sent-ly in-to some House hard by,

to se-cure us from the Storm, a lit-tle de-lay will put it out of our pow-er to be kept dry, when the Rain will pour down up∣on us like wa-ter out of a buck-et.

Here I will rest, and will hear the rest be-fore I go to Rest-Park, to ar-rest my bro-ther, and wrest the pow-er out of his Hand.

Mr. Cel-li-er, and Mr. Sel-ler, went in-to the Cel-lar, and both be-ing af-front-ed by an im-per-ti-nent Wo-man, a-greed to sell her for a shoul-der of Mut-ton, and there came in some Scul-lers to sea-son some Scho-lars with some nap-py Ox-ford Ale in a good sea-son, when Mas-ter Would-have-more was ta-king li-ve-ry and sei-sin (pos-ses-si-on) of the Land, he bought of Mr. Had-land, and Mr. Ne-ver-e-nough, ready to seize on the Goods and Cat-tel on the Ground, for the neg-lect of pay-ing three Months in-te-rest when he paid the prin-ci-pal in.

I sent a pair of Gloves, that had a good scent to my ab-sent Friend, who could not be pre-sent at this time, and I gave the poor Wo-man a safe-gard to ride in, and two Men for her safe-guard, to con-duct her safe-home-ward, the one is a Sing-er, and the o-ther a Sin-ger, the one brought up to sing Songs, and the o-ther to singe Swine, but let them that are for Sing-ing and Sin-ging take heed of Sin-ning and Swing-ing; this they both took for sage (wise) coun-sel, which went well down with a glass of good sage Ale, which I gave them.

Jack Jol-ly and I, we two did go to a Flax-mans Shop, and were too blame for hurt-ing the Shop keep-ers Toe, and for not pay-ing him for his Tow, and I was bar-ba-rous to throw a dart that pierc'd tho-row his body, but, through (or by) the fa-vour of a friend that came by, we got a way, a pri-vate way, and af-ter-ward took time to set the Thime in the Gar-den, which we bought of the Gar-den-er.

The Sowe did spoil what I did sow, which made the Sow-er look sowre to view his sore loss, and to see de-vour-ing Rooks and Jack-daws soar a-loft, that had done me much hurt,

and I did sew my Coat, and sue my Ser-vant Su, for look-ing no bet-ter to the Sowe; and pre-sent-ly there came some Men for a Sum of Mo-ney, and I cal-led my Son to fetch it, but the Sun be-ing ve-ry hot, tho' the Lad was be-fore in Health, safe and sound, fell into a swound, and I had much a-do to save his Life.

I had ra-ther have this friend-ly Toast, and this con-ve-ni-ent quan-ti-ty of strong Beer, with this com-fort-a-ble mix-ture of Nut-meg and Su-gar in this Chim-ney Nook, near so good a Fire, than to be tost up-on the Sea, in a tat-te-red shat-ter-ed Ship, where there is more, but worse, li-quor, and less safe∣ty, and I es-teem this pair of Tongs in my Hand, a-bove all the ly-ing Tongues in the World.

In the Va-ca-ti-on, I fol-low my Vo-ca-ti-on in ex-pec-ta-ti-on of a good cus-to-mer in good time, to take my ware off my Hand, be-fore I am a-ware, I last Night when I was wea-ry, took a Vi-al with Cor-di-al Wa-ter, and drank a lit-tle, and then took my Vi-ol, and play'd a Les-son, and my Fa-ther did lis-sen, and did not les-sen his kind-ness to me, but now I am bound for Ve-nice, an a-vow'd Vo-ta-ry of Ve-nus.

Mr. Wright did teach to write, and he did right in ob-ser-ving the Rite, the Sign of the Cross, which he was not Cross, or per-verse, to op-pose.

I wrote a Let-ter, which I have by Rote, and that Let-ter wrought good ef-fects on my Friend.

The Lord May-or of York ex-a-mi-ned the Trades-mens Weights and Mea-sures, whether they were right, and the poor Wid-ows pray'd for him, and the waits of the Ci-ty play'd be-fore him, and no ho-nest Man fear-ed hard mea-sure from him, who is a righ-teous (right-wise) Man, who al-ways doth right things.

I yield, that you should fell and sell the Yew-tree, and kill the Ewe that feeds in the close.

Right-hand-ed Com-pari-sons, wor-thy the Rea-ders Con-si-de-ra-ti-on.

• AS bright as the Sun.
• As clear as a Spa-nish Sky.
• As righ-te-ous as Noah.
• As just as Lot.
• As faith-ful as A-bra-ham.
• As mo-dest as I-sa-ac.
• As chaste and ge-ne-rous as Jo-seph.
• As meek as Mo-ses.
• As ju-di-ci-ous as Je-thro.
• As re-li-gi-ous as Jo-shu-a.
• As strong as Samp-son.
• As va-li-ant as Gideon.
• As sin-cere as Sa-mu-el.
• As de-vout as Da-vid.
• As wise as So-lo-mon.
• As beau-ti-ful as Absalom.
• As du-ti-ful as the Re-cha-bites.
• As love-ly as Jo-na-than.
• As loy-al as Me-phi-bo-sheth.
• As in-ge-nu-ous as Bo-az.
• As boun-ti-ful as Bar-zil-lai.
• As zea-lous as Jo-si-ah.
• As pa-ti-ent as Job.
• As pe-ni-tent as Pe-ter.
• As wel-com as Flow-ers in May.
• As wil-ling-ly as a want-ing Wo-man went to be mar-ry-ed.
• With as good a will as e-ver I came from School.

Left-hand-ed Com-pa-ri-sons, worthy the Rea-ders Con-si-de-ra-ti-on.

• AS an-gry as a Wasp.
• As bold as a Bum-bai-liff.
• As cold as Cha-ri-ty.
• As crafty as A-chi-to-phel.
• As cruel as Ne-ro.
• As bru-tish as Ne-bu-chad-nez-zar.
• As da-ring as Go-li-ah.
• As dull as Dun in the mire.
• As de-ceit-ful as De-li-lah.
• As spight-ful as a Sa-ma-ri-tan.
• As ma-li-ci-ous and jea-lous as a Jew.
• As bar-ba-rous as a Turk.
• As pre-cise as a Pu-ri-tan.
• As faith-less as a Pha-ri-see.
• As fickle as a French-Woman.
• As false as a —
• As fit as a Flawn for a —
• As pre-sump-tu-ous and pertinacious as Pha-ra-oh.
• As pu-sil-la-ni-mous and per-si-di-ous as Pilat.
• As tray-tor-ous as Judas.
• As im-pe-ri-ous as Pen-ni-nah.
• As in-so-lent as Ish-ma-el.
• As in-fa-mous as a Pub-li-can.
• As proud as Lu-ci-fer.
• As pro-fane as E-sau.
• As ob-scene as So-lo-mons strange Wo-man.
• As sub-til as a Ser-pent.
• As frau-du-lent as a Fo-res-ter.
• As mu-ta-ble as the Moon.
• As in-con-stant as a Wo-man.
• As light as a Wa-ter-Wag-tail.
• As drun-ken as a Dutch-man.
• As pert as a Pear-mon-ger.
• ...

• As wanton as a Calf with two Dams.
• As wild as a Buck.
• As wi-ly as a Fox.
• As le-che-rous as a Goat.
• As ra-ve-nous as a Wolf.
• As fierce as a Ty-ger.
• As sur-ly as a Butch-ers Dog.
• As chur-lish as Na-bal.
• As kna-vish as La-ban.
• As pie-vish as Xan-tip-pe.
• As sea-son-a-ble as Snow in Sum-mer.
• As wel-com as wa-ter in-to a Ship.
• With as good a will as a Thief goes to the Gal-lows.

Pi-thy Pro-ver-bi-al Say-ings, col-lect-ed from the Au-then-tick Wri-tings of Lear-ned Wor-thies of se-ve-ral Na-ti-ons; with the Au-thors Am-pli-fi-ca-ti-on, wor-thy the Rea-ders Ob-ser-va-ti-on, Al-pha-be-ti-cal-ly di-gest-ed.

A.

• A Bad Cus-tom, like good Cake, is bet-ter bro-ken than kept.
• A Bird in Hand is worth two in the Bush.
• A Dumb Man can-not lye.
• A Wo-man con-ceals what she knows not.
• A Mans best or worst For-tune is a Wife.
• A Wo-mans Mind, and a Win-ters Wind, change oft.
• A proud Wife and a Back-door, oft make a Rich-man poor.
• A Fat House-keep-er makes Lean Ex-e-cu-tors.
• A fair Hos-tess makes a foul Reck-on-ing.
• An ear-ly Man o-ver Night.
• A Va-li-ant Man be-fore the Bat-tel.
• ...

• All are not Thieves that Dogs bark at.
• A Fools haste is no speed.
• As a Man is be-friend-ed, his Mat-ter is end-ed.
• A Friend in Court is worth a Pe-ny in a Mans Purse.
• A hun-gry Hawk will seize on a dir-ty Prey.
• A rough Cur ne-ver makes good Spa-ni-el.
• A hea-vy Purse makes a light Heart.
• An emp-ty Purse makes a bash-ful Mer-chant.
• Al-most and hard by, saves ma-ny a Lye.
• A lof-ty Ship car-ries great Sails.
• A lit-tle Stream drives a light Mill.
• A small Sum pays a short Reck-on-ing.
• A short Horse is soon cur-ri-ed.
• A Horse can-not e-va-cu-ate Oats that ne-ver eat them.
• A good Lead-er makes a good Fol-low-er.
• Aw makes Dun draw.
• A Wool-sel-ler kens a Wool-buy-er.
• All is well that ends well.

B.

• Be-fore thou mar-ry, be sure of a House where-in to tar-ry.
• Bet-ter sit still, than rise and get a fall.
• Bet-ter Rule than be Ru-led by the Rout.
• Bet-ter learn by thy Neigh-bours loss than thy own.
• Bet-ter give than take.
• Bet-ter spare at the Brim than the Bot-tom.
• Bet-ter leave than lack.
• Bet-ter say here it is, than here it was.
• Bet-ter be en-vy-ed than pi-ty-ed.
• Bet-ter a lit-tle Fire that warms, than a mickle that burns.
• Bet-ter be a-lone than in bad com-pa-ny.
• Bet-ter Chil-dren cry, than the A-ged weep.
• Brab-ling Curs ne-ver want sore Ears.

C

• Cat af-ter kind.
• Cut thy Coat ac-cord-ing to thy Cloth.
• Count not thy Chick-ins be-fore they be hatcht.
• Com-mend a fair Day at Night.
• ...

• Con-fide not in an un-fixt fa-mi-li-ar.
• Com-pa-ri-sons and Ex-am-ples are some-times o-di-ous.
• Com-mit not the We-ther to the Wolfs tu-i-tion.

D

• Death keeps no Ka-len-der.
• De-sert and re-ward go not always together.
• Drawn Wells have the sweet-est Wa-ter, and are sel-dom dry.
• Drink not o-thers Healths, and for-get thy own.
• Drink-ing, drab-bing and du-el-ling kill many.

E.

• Ea-ten Bread is soon for-got-ten.
• Ear-ly to bed, and ear-ly to rise
• Makes a Man heal-thy, weal-thy and wise.
• E-ven-ing Orts are good morn-ings fod-der.
• E-ve-ry Her-ring must hang by its own Gill.
• E-ve-ry can-ker'd Cur snaps at a stran-ger.
• E-ve-ry one is for a-do-ring the Ri-sing Sun.
• E-ve-ry one bast-eth the fat Hog, while the lean one burn-eth.
• Es-sex stiles, Kentish miles, Nor-folk wiles, ma-ny Men be-guiles.
• Ex-pe-ri-ence makes Fools wise.

F.

• Fat-pan-ches make lean pates.
• Flat-te-ry pro-cures Friend-ship, but truth ha-tred.
• Fools make Feasts, and Wise-Men eat them.
• Fools build Houses, and wise Men buy them.
• Fools lade Wa-ter, and Wise Men catch the Fish.
• Foul Wa-ter quench-eth Fire.
• For-bear-ance is no ac-quit-tance.

G.

• Give to the poor, to increase thy store.
• God, our Prince, our Pa-rents, our Mas-ter and our Mi-ni-ster, can ne-ver be re-qui-ted.
• ...

• Good to be-gin well, bet-ten to end well.
• Good Wine needs no Bush.
• Good-will should be-taken in part of pay-ment.
• Goods are theirs that use them.
• Green Wood makes a hot Fire.
• Grace will last, but fa-vour will blast.
• Great Spen-ders are bad len-ders.

H.

• Half an Acre is good Land.
• Hall Ben-ches are slip-pe-ry.
• Hap-py is he, whose Friends were born be-fore him.
• Has-ty climb-ers have sud-den falls.
• Have ma-ny Friends, but one con-fi-ding fa-mi-li-ar.
• He would fain fly, but wants fea-thers.
• He hath a rea-dy mouth for a ripe Cher-ry.
• He car-ries his screw al-ways with him.
• He draws a strong Bow.
• He shoots a sharp Ar-row.
• He talks much, but speaks little.
• He that speaks what he should not, hears what he would not
• He plays well that wins.
• He rides sure that ne-ver falls.
• He that is wel-come, fares well.
• He that comes un-call'd sits un-serv'd.
• He is Meek that was ne-ver mo-ved.
• He is Wise that can make a Friend of a Foe.
• He that doth lend, shall lose his Friend.
• He that buys a House rea-dy wrought
• Hath ma-ny a pin, and nail for nought.
• Hed-ges have Eyes, and Walls have Ears.
• He shall ne-ver pur-chase good pe-ny-worth, that is a-fraid to ask the price.
• He wants not much, that is con-tent with lit-tle.
• He that hath most salt must not put too much in-to the pot.
• He loves for little, that hates for no-thing.
• He is his own E-ne-my, that is no Mans Friend.
• He that hath but one Hog makes him Fat, and he that hath but one Son, makes him a fool.
• He that can-not pay, let him pray.
• He is poor that can pro-mise no-thing.
• ...

• He pro-mi-seth like a Mer-chant, and pays like a Man of War.
• He goes far that ne-ver turns.
• He may free-ly re-ceive cour-te-sies, that knows how to re∣quite them.
• He gives twice, that gives in a trice.
• Help thy self, and God will help thee.
• He dwells from Neigh-bours, who hath no ones praise but his own.
• His Heart is in his Hose.
• He that winketh with one Eye, and looks with a-no-ther,
• I will not trust him, tho' he were my bro-ther.

I.

• Ill Weeds need no sow-ing.
• Ill-will ne-ver spake well.
• Idle com-pa-ni-ons lack no ex-cu-ses.
• In-dus-try is Fortunes right Hand, Fru-ga-li-ty her left.
• In a thou-sand pound of Law, there is not an Ounce of Love.
• In time of pros-pe-ri-ty Friends will be plenty,
• In time of ad-ver-si-ty, not one a-mong twenty.
• In Gol-go-tha, are Sculls of all Si-zes.
• It's ea-sie rob-bing an Or-chard, when none keeps it.
• It's a sad bur-den to car-ry a Dead Mans Child.
• It's an ill Dog, that de-serves not a Crust.
• It's un-safe wa-ding in an unknown water.
• It's a run-ning plague to a Horse, when a has-ty Ass rides him.
• It's a fil-thy Flock, where the Sow bears the Bell.
• I like not a Fox, lick-ing a Lamb.

K.

• Keep good Com-pa-ny, and be of the Number.
• Keep thy Tongue in Pri-son, to have thy Heels at li-ber-ty.
• Keep thy Shop, and thy Shop will keep thee.
• Keep some till fur-ther-more come.
• Knot-ty Wood must have smooth wed-ges.

L.

• Life is half spent, be-fore we know what it is.
• Lend thy Horse for a long Journey, and take the skin for thy re-com-pence.
• Let thy Let-ter stay for the Post, not the Post for thy Letter.
• Light gain and quick re-turn makes a hea-vy purse.
• Like good, like Blood, and like Age, make the hap-py-est Mar-ri-age.
• ...

• Long-looked for comes at last.
• Lit-tle said is soon a-mend-ed.
• Lit-tle strokes fell great Oaks.
• Lit-tle for the Rake to get af-ter the Bee-som.
• Love will find out the way.
• Love will creep, where it can-not go.
• Love lives in Cot-ta-ges as-well as in Kings Courts.
• Little doth the pam-per'd Steed know, what the poor Pack∣horse doth un-der-go.

M.

• Make Hay while the Sun shines.
• Ma-ny Hands make light work.
• Man pur-po-seth, but God dis-po-seth.
• Ma-ny a good Cow, hath a bad Calf.
• Man-ners makes a Man, said Wil-li-am of Wick-ham.
• Mis-un-der-stand-ing brings mis-takes to Town.
• Mis-reck-on-ing is no pay-ment.
• My Mind to me a King-dom is.

N.

• Na-ture pas-seth nour-ture.
• Ne-ces-si-ty hath no Law.
• New Lords, new Laws.
• Need makes the Old Wife Trot, and the young Man gal-lop.
• No more haste than good speed.
• No Sun-shine with-out some Sha-dow.
• No body bears all the blame.
• No Man loves his Fet-ters, tho' made of Gold.

O.

• Old Friends, old Wine, and old Gold are worth prizing.
• Old Wood sets Green on Fire.
• On paint-ing and fight-ing look a loof off.
• One Flow-er makes no Gar-land.
• One Swal-low makes no Som-mer, nor one Wood-Cock a Win-ter.
• One Eye of the Master seeth more than ten of the Ser-vants.
• Op-por-tu-ni-ty makes Thieves.

P.

• Pa-ti-ence, a Flow-er that grows not in e-ve-ry Gar-den.
• Play, Wo-men and Wine, un-do Men laugh-ing.
• Pe-ny and pe-ny, laid up will be ma-ny.
• ...

• Praise the ford as you find it.
• Prize an ap-pro-ved Friend, and keep his friend-ship to the end.
• Po-ver-ty part-eth good Fellow-ship.
• Prop and sit, build and flit.
• Pud-dings and Pa-ra-mors, should be hot-ly hand-led.

Q

• Quar-rel not with a quon-dam Cro-ny.
• Ques-ti-on not the fi-de-li-ty of a faith-ful Friend.
• Quib-ble not with a cap-ti-ous Crit-ick.
• Qui-et-ness a Je-wel worth pur-cha-sing.
• Quick at Meat, quick at Work.

R.

• Rome was not built in a day.
• Rowl-ing Stones gather no Moss.

S.

• Self-love a Mote in e-ve-ry Mans Eye.
• Sell not the Bears skin, till the Bear be dead.
• Sit in thy place, and none can make thee rise.
• Soft Fire makes sweet Malt.
• Soft and fair go-eth far.
• Strike while the I-ron is hot.
• Speak as in the pre-sence of an E-ne-my.

T.

• The ab-sent par-ty is still faul-ty.
• The ear-ly bird catch-eth the Worm.
• The least boy car-ry-eth the great-est Fid-dle.
• The best Work-man makes the fewest chips.
• The more No-ble, the more hum-ble.
• The sweet-est Wine makes the sharp-est Vin-e-gar.
• The sharp-est Vin-e-gar makes the sa-vo-rist Sauce.
• The De-vils meal is half bran.
• The Life of man is a Win-ters day, and a Win-ters way.
• Three ills come from the North, cold Wind, shrinking cloth, and c—
• The first point of Hawk-ing is hold fast.
• The Pos-tern Door makes Thief and Whore.
• The great-est Wealth is con-tent-ment with a lit-tle.
• The great-est strokes makes not the best Mu-sick.
• That is well spo-ken, that is well ta-ken.
• The Gown's hers that wears, and the World his that enjoys it.
• ...

• The fair-est Silk is soon-est stain'd.
• The Old Mans Staff a Rap-per at Deaths Door.
• They need much, whom-no-thing will con-tent.
• They that can-not do as they will, must will as they may, and do as they can.
• Time is the Ri-der, that breaks Youth.
• Time and Tide stay for no Man.
• Think no place with-out a wit-ness.
• Try be-fore you trust.
• Truth and Oil will be up-per-most.
• Tythe well and thrive well.

V.

• Va-lour that par-lies is near yield-ing.
• Ven-ture a small Fish to take a great one.
• Use makes per-fect-ness.

W.

• War makes Thieves, and Peace hangs them.
• When the Cup is ful-lest bear it e-ven-est.
• White Sil-ver draws black Lines.
• What thou seest a-miss in a-no-ther, mend in thy self.
• Wel-com Death, quoth the Rat, when he fell in the Trap.
• Where-e-ver you see your Kind-red, make much of your Friends.
• Wil-lows are weak, yet bind o-ther Wood.
• Wine in the Bot-tle doth not quench thirst.
• Wo-mens Tongues, like Lambs Tails, will be wag-ging.

Y.

• Young Lamb-Skins go as soon to the Mar-ket as old Sheep.
• Young Men may die, Old Men must die.
• Youth Rides well when Age holds the Reins.
• Youth and White Pa-per take a-ny Im-pres-si-on.
• You shall have as much fa-vour for a Box on the Ear at Bil∣lings-gate.
• You crip-ple the dex-te-ri-ty of a Draw-er by run-ning on the Score.

A-pho-risms, or Se-lect Sen-ten-ces Mo-ral and Di-vine, wor-thy of Ob-ser-va-ti-on.

A.

• A Good Name more to be de-si-red than a great.
• A good Name is like a Sheep, e-ve-ry place is the bet-ter for him where he comes.
• A wick-ed Man is like a Goat, e-ve-ry place where he comes is the worse for him, who leaves an un-sa-vo-ry smell be-hind him.
• A wick-ed be-gin-ning is com-mon-ly at-tend-ed with a wretch-ed end-ing.
• A clear Con-sci-ence, like a Mar-ble Stone, shi-vers the Shafts of Li-cen-ti-ous Tongues that are shot a-gainst him that hath it.
• A clear Con-sci-ence need-eth no ex-cuse, nor fear-eth any Ac-cu-sa-ti-on.
• A faun-ing glo-sing Tongue the In-dex of a frau-du-lent Heart.
• A frown-ing Coun-te-nance a sus-pi-ci-ous sign of a gen-tle and ge-ne-rous Na-ture.
• A frau-du-lent Man can ne-ver be a Friend to him-self, nor faith-ful to his con-fi-ding Fa-mi-li-ar.
• A-chil-les ha-ted not the Gates of Hell so much as he did those that did not speak as they thought.
• A false faun-ing flat-ter-ing Tongue is like Poi-son in a Gold-en Cup.
• As Vir-tue is a Gar-ment of Ho-nour, so Wick-ed-ness is a Robe of In-fa-my.
• As Kings have Ho-nour to coun-te-nance their Ac-ti-ons, so poor Men have Ho-nes-ty to com-mend their Con-ver-sa-ti-ons.
• Ad-mo-nish thy Friend in pri-vate, com-mend him in pub-lick.
• An-ger is soon bu-ri-ed in a Wise-mans Bo-som.
• An Oath not fit to be ta-ken, ought to be bro-ken, be-cause an un-law-ful Oath ob-li-geth the Ta-ker to no more than re-pen-tance.
• ...

• A qui-et com-pe-tent Living a Por-ti-on worth pri-zing.
• A vi-gi-lant care and di-li-gent en-dea-vour to walk wor-thy thy Vo-ca-ti-on, is the in-dis-pens-a-ble Du-ty of a Chris-ti-an.

B.

• Be cau-ti-ous-ly cha-ri-ta-ble, and cha-ri-ta-bly cau-ti-ous.
• Be cir-cum-spect in thy con-fe-rence, and cau-ti-ous in thy con-fi-dence.
• Be not fond of fair Words, to pre-fer the Flow-ers of May be-fore the Fruits of Au-gust.
• Be not proud, po-pu-lar, nor pre-cise, but pre-fer sin-gle-ness of Heart be-fore seem-ing Sanc-ti-ty or Sin-gu-la-ri-ty of O-pi-ni-on.
• Be-ware of a Re-con-ci-led E-ne-my.
• Be an Ar-bi-tra-tor as lit-tle as thou canst be-tween thy Friends, lest in at-tempt-ing to make them Friends, they for thy In-te-gri-ty and Cha-ri-ty be-come thine E-ne-mies.

C.

• Cae-sar had not been so ea-sie a prey to the tray-to-rous Se-nats Bar-ba-ri-ty, if he had not been de-coy'd by flat-te-ry in-to an o-ver cre-du-lous care-less Con-fi-dence of his own safe-ty.
• Chri-sti-ans should en-ter-tain no o-ther sor-row for the Dead, than what is con-si-stent with the hope of the Re-sur-rec-ti-on.
• Cu-ri-o-si-ty is a tur-bu-lent and im-per-ti-nent e-vil; sel-dom is a cha-ri-ta-ble Man cu-ri-ous, or a cu-ri-ous Man cha-ri-ta-ble.
• Ca-pi-tal De-lin-quents some-times com-mit Crim-son Crimes with more ap-plause than a can-did con-sci-en-ti-ous Mi-ni-ster re-proves them; whilst the Re-pro-ver that dares be ho-nest in tel-ling Men faith-ful-ly of their Faults, must (with the mud-dy-brain'd Rab-ble) pass for a Rayl-er, and the cant-ing Cri-mi-nal ac-count-ed a sin-gu-lar Saint.
• Cau-ti-on ought to be u-sed in cast-ing of Pearls.

D.

• Do not pros-ti-tute thy Soul for Gain.

E.

• E-ve-ry Ac-ti-on of Christ was for our In-struc-tion, but his Mo-ral Ac-ti-ons on-ly for our I-mi-ta-ti-on.

F.

• Faith doth jus-ti-fie us be-fore God, and good Works tes-ti-fie our Faith and Faith-ful-ness be-fore Men.
• Forget the In-ju-ries, but not the Kind-ness, of an E-ne-my.
• For-ti-tude in Tri-bu-la-ti-on an Ar-gu-ment of a gra-ci-ous and ge-ne-rous Dis-po-si-ti-on.
• Fear not that which can-not be a-void-ed.

G.

• Grieve not for that which can-not be re-cal-led.
• God hates an ob-sti-nate Sin-ner, but loves a re-lent-ing Pe-ni-tent.
• Go as thou wouldst be met, sit as thou wouldst be found.
• Good Wine needs no Bush, and he needs not be his own Trum∣pet that re-al-ly is what he seems.
• Great Im-ploy-ments call for great En-dow-ments: The high-est Pla-ces require the chief-est Gra-ces.

H.

• Have Peace with all Men, War with Vice.
• Ho-nes-ty is the best Po-li-cy, and no-thing can be pros-pe-rous that is not in-ge-nu-ous.
• He that would keep him-self from Wick-ed-ness, must ad-mit no fel-low-ship or fa-mi-li-a-ri-ty with wick-ed Per-sons.
• He that will no e-vil do, must keep from all that tends there∣to.
• Have ma-ny Friends, but one con-fi-ding fa-mi-li-ar, in whose sig-nal a-bi-li-ty and fi-de-li-ty, thou may-est re-pose con-fi-dence with sa-tis-fac-ti-on and safe-ty.
• Have Com-mu-ni-on with few, be in-ti-mate with one,
• Deal just-ly with all, speak e-vil of none.

I.

• I des-pise B's ar-gu-ments, which are more wit-ty than weigh-ty, ha-ving more sub-til-ty than sub-stance, or sin-ce-ri-ty, in them, and I hate the pre-pos-te-rous pre-sump-ti-on of those that pro-mote per-verse dis-pu-ta-ti-on, for am-bi-ti-on and fac-ti-on, ra-ther than for con-vic-ti-on and sa-tis-fac-ti-on, whose fol-ly and fal-la-cy ap-pear in their par-ti-a-lity, who seek not Ve-ri-ty but Vic-to-ry.
• In the midst of thy jol-li-ty, be mind-ful of thy Mor-ta-li-ty.
• It is dan-ge-rous for a Man to Live in such a con-di-ti-on, where-in he is a-fraid to die.
• ...

• It is the height of Im-pi-e-ty to be har-den-ed with Im-pe-ni-tency.
• I de-test the vile Hy-po-cri-sie of those that com-mit Vil-la-ny un-der a Mask and Man-tle of Sanc-ti-ty.
• It is re-qui-red that Mi-ni-sters should be Lo-vers of Hos-pi-ta-li-ty; and it were well if un-con-sci-on-a-ble Pa-trons and Op-pres-sive Im-pro-pri-a-tors would suf-fer them to shew Hos-pi-ta-li-ty as well as love it.
• It is bet-ter to weep with Ma-ry Mag-da-len, than to laugh and quaff with Bel-shaz-zar.
• It is com-mon with pro-fane Ma-ri-ners to pray in a storm at Sea, when the Dol-phins be-gin to play, and the Sea to prey up-on them, and to be seem-ing-ly ear-nest in their De-vo-ti-on, with so-lemn Vows of fu-ture re-for-ma-ti-on, for their pre-sent pre-ser-va-tion; but as soon as the Tem-pest is o-ver, and the Sea-men safe on the shore, their dan-ger and de-vo-ti-on are both for-got-ten.
• If the Rude Rab-ble once get a Re-port by the end of some∣thing ill done by their Prince, whe-ther the Re-port be true or false, it is in their Mouths like Wild-fire that can-not be quench-ed.
• I have known the great-est Sin-ners, the great-est Sec-ta-ries; and the great-est Pro-fes-sors, the great-est Trans-gres-sors in the Nation.

K.

• Keep with-in com-pass.
• Keep thine own coun-sel.
• Know thy self.

L.

• Love and For-tune fa-vour the most Re-so-lute.
• Love o-thers to be be-lo-ved thy self.
• Love hath a large Man-tle to co-ver the In-fir-mi-ties, and a sweet and shrill Trum-pet to pro-claim the Ex-cel-len-cies of an in-jur'd, in-no-cent, and ab-sent Friend.
• Let a-no-thers Woes make thee wise.
• Let them teach us, that they may not touch us.
• Look on the Vi-ces of o-thers as their shame, not thy ex-am-ple; with cau-ti-on and de-tes-ta-ti-on, not as thy Rule for I-mi-ta-ti-on.

M.

• Make not thy self a Fool to make o-thers mer-ry, nor jest so long till thou be-come one.

N.

• Name not a Rope in his House that hang'd him-self, or fell in∣to the Hands of the Hang-man.
• No-thing to be ac-count-ed pro-fit-a-ble but what is ho-nest.
• No-thing could teach them, let them teach us.

O.

• Ob-sti-na-cy and Im-pe-ni-ten-cy ad-ded to Im-pi-e-ty, pro-voke the God of Re-com-pen-ces to sig-nal Se-ve-ri-ty.
• The Sin-ners de-fence mul-ti-plies the of-fence to the high ag-gra-va-ti-on of the trans-gres-si-on, and the just vin-di-ca-ti-on of the Trans-gres-sors con-dem-na-ti-on.

P.

• Par-don ma-ny things to o-thers, but no-thing to thy self.
• Pi-e-ty is the best Po-li-cy, and the cir-cum-spect Chris-ti-an the great-est Po-li-ti-ti-an.
• Pass by with a si-lent care-less neg-lect those bark-ing Curs that can-not bite, but on-ly grin and shew their Teeth; let them a-lone, and they will be soon out of breath with bark∣ing: But dex-te-rous-ly shun those si-lent sharp-bit-ten Dogs, that, like the Curs of Congo, bite, but bark not.
• Pride se-ver-eth a Man from God, ha-tred from his Neigh-bour, an-ger from him-self.
• Pre-ju-dice cast-eth a false co-lour on the most splen-did and can-did Ac-ti-ons of the most vir-tu-ous and in-ge-nu-ous.
• Pro-spe-ri-ty pro-cu-reth, Ad-ver-si-ty pro-veth, Friends.
• Prize an ap-pro-ved Friend as thy most pre-ci-ous Trea-sure.

Q.

• Quench not the Spi-rit by smo-ther-ing those good Mo-ti-ons of the Ho-ly Ghost with-in thee, that striwe with thee to make thee ho-ly and hap-py.

R.

• Ren-der not e-vil for e-vil, nor rail-ing for rail-ing: If a Dog barks at a Sheep, a Sheep will not bark at a Dog,

S.

• Sin leaves a sting and a stain up-on the Con-sci-ence, to check and choke the wick-ed Mans mirth, who hath many a se∣cret gripe with-in, e-ven then when his coun-te-nance coun-ter-feit-eth a smile with-out.
• ...

• Shew can-dour and kind-ness in thy car-ri-age to-wards all Men, so shalt thou car-ry a good Con-sci-ence with thee, and leave a good Name be-hind thee.

T.

• The pu-rest Gold is most duc-til, and that is com-mon-ly a good Blade that bends well.
• The an-ci-ent Ro-mans so pla-ced the Tem-ple of Ho-nour, that none could come at it, but through the Tem-ple of Virtue.
• Think al-ways what thou speak-est, but speak not all that thou think-est.
• Trust not a fa-ding Co-lour in the Coun-te-nance of thine E-ne-my.
• True Friend-ship is on-ly a-mong good Men.
• The love of feign-ed Friends is like the Win-ters Sun, which casts a good-ly Coun-te-nance when it shines, but af-fords very lit-tle warmth or com-fort, ha-ving less life than lu-stre in his beau-ti-ful Beams.
• There is no af-fec-ti-on or de-tes-ta-ti-on like that of a Wo∣man; These Pas-si-ons of love and ha-tred are strong-est in the weak-est Sex: Those whom they love, they love dear∣ly; and those whom they hate, they hate dead-ly.
• Truth seeks no cor-ners, nor fears no co-lours; she smiles be∣fore the Judge, and is nei-ther a-fraid of the Ac-cu-sa-ti-ons of Men, nor the Frowns of Ty-rants.
• The Judg-ment of Cha-ri-ty is not al-ways the Judg-ment of Ve-ri-ty.
• The con-stan-cy of a Mans good be-ha-vi-our dis-coun-te-nan-ceth Ca-lum-ny, and makes the Ca-lum-ni-a-tor to be de-ser-ved-ly ab-hor-red.
• The best means to get more than we have, is to be thank-ful for what we have al-rea-dy.
• The Ce-re-mo-ni-al Law was the Gos-pel pro-mi-sed, and the Gos-pel is the Ce-re-mo-ni-al Law ful-fil-led.
• The Mys-te-ries of Sal-va-ti-on were co-ver-ed un-der the Ce-re-mo-nies of the Law, but are now dis-co-ver-ed in the Do∣ctrine of the Gos-pel.
• The more thou i-mi-ta-test the Vir-tues of a Saint de-part-ed, the bet-ter thou ce-le-bra-test that Saints day. God is not pleas'd with sur-feit-ing for his sake, who with his fast-ing so of-ten plea-sed his God.

U.

• U-ti-li-ty a strong In-duce-ment to In-dus-try and In-ge-nu-i-ty.
• U-ni-ty and A-mi-ty a-dorn Chris-ti-a-ni-ty. How a-mi-a-ble and ac-cept-a-ble, how love-ly and laud-a-ble, how come-ly and seem-ly, how de-cent and plea-sant a thing it is for Bre-thren to dwell to-ge-ther in U-ni-ty! It is like Aa-rons pre-ci-ous and fra-grant Oynt-ment, which ran down from his Head to the Skirt of his Garment; or like Her-mons Pear-ly Dew, that re-fresht and en-richt the pla-ces where it fell. Nor is Bro-ther-ly Con-cord more pro-fit-a-ble to Man, than plea-sing to God, who cau-seth Bles-sed-ness to set-tle there. As it were so-lemn-ly en-act-ing a Law, that U-ni-ty and Fe-li-ci-ty shall dwell to-ge-ther: For there the LORD com-mand-ed the Bles-sing, e-ven Life for e-ver-more.
• Wise-ly prize and praise the sig-nal ar-den-cy and sin-ce-ri-ty of the ne-ver-fail-ing un-feign-ed and fer-vent af-fec-ti-on of thy firm, fa-mi-li-ar and faith-ful Friend.
• Where Flat-te-ry bears sway, Fi-de-li-ty is thrust a-way.
• Wor-thi-ly are they made Ex-am-ples, that will take none.

Rules for Grace-ful Reading.

HA-ving in the fore-go-ing Chap-ters, ful-ly shew-ed my Rea-der the pro-per pro-noun-ci-a-ti-on of Let-ters and Syl-la-bles, ac-cord-ing to their dif-fe-rent De-ri-va-ti-ons, and pre-sen-ted my Read-er with In-fal-li-ble Rules for the Re-gu-lar Di-vi-si-on of Syl-la-bles in long Words, il-lus-tra-ted with Five large Ta-bles of Al-pha-be-ti-cal Ex-am-ples; (a Ta-ble to each Rule.) And made a plea-sant im-prove-ment of the va-ri-ous Sig-ni-fi-ca-ti-ons and E-le-gan-cies of the Eng-lish Tongue, in Two In-ge-ni-ous Al-pha-be-ti-cal in-stan-ces, the like ne-ver be-fore Ex-tant.

1. Of Words of the same Or-tho-gra-phy, or Spel-ling, being ex-tend-ed to their ut-most Sense, as far as Gram-mar and Cu-stom have made them known to the Learn-ed, one Word ad-mit-ting of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. or more dif-fe-rent sig-ni-fi-ca-ti-ons, as they are fre-quent-ly u-sed in the Eng-lish Tongue.

2. Of words of the same Sound, (or near it,) but far dif-fe-rent Sense and Spel-ling, to ac-quaint my Read-er with the

quaint Cri-ti-cizms, and cu-ri-ous Charm-ing Ele-gan-cies of the Eng-lish Tongue, for ac-com-plish-ing my Scho-lar with the Flow-ers of Rhe-to-ri-cal Sense, and Arm him a-gainst the per-ni-ci-ous Ser-pent-ine sub-til-ty of craf-ty cant-ing Cri-ticks, that stud-dy how to speak du-bi-ous-ly, like the De-vil, in the O-ra-cles of Old, Dark-Lan-thorn Lan-guage, in the cun-ning choice of such Words, as bear va-ri-ous coun-ter con-struc-ti-ons, to put the bet-ter co-lour on their de-sign-ed de-lu-si-ons; which are here dex-te-rous-ly dis-co-ver-ed, and plea-sant-ly ex-plain-ed and im-pro-ved. And to ren-der this Work wor-thy the ob-ser-va-ti-on both of Boys and Men, I have ta-ken no-tice of the pro-per sig-ni-fi-ca-ti-on of Chris-tian Names, with such ne-ces-sa-ry cau-ti-ons and in-struc-ti-ons, as ought to be pur-sued and ob-ser-ved by all Good Chris-ti-ans.

And be-cause Pro-verbs are the Wis-dom of a Na-ti-on, a-like plea-sant and pro-fi-ta-ble to speak them, wor-thy a Wise-mans ob-ser-va-ti-on. I have pre-sent-ed my Read-er with a rich va-ri-e-ty of the choi-cest Pro-verbs, care-ful-ly col-lect-ed from the most ju-di-ci-ous and in-ge-nu-ous Au-thors, with some of my own, ne-ver be-fore Print-ed, Al-pha-be-ti-cal-ly di-gest-ed. And to im-print good things in the Me-mo-ry of Youth, I have, with no small pains, pre-sent-ed my Read-er with sun-dry se-lect Sen-ten-ces, (in an Al-pha-be-ti-cal Order,) both Mo-ral and Di-vine, some of them bor-row-ed from wor-thy Au-thors, and some (not a few,) mine own; which are all a-bove the Read-ers con-tempt or con-troul.

My next bu-si-ness, is, to pre-scribe short Rules for Grace-ful Read-ing, the de-sign of the pre-sent Chap-ter, as fol-low-eth.

1. Let e-ve-ry Let-ter in a Syl-la-ble, and e-ve-ry Syl-la-ble in a Word, have their due Sound, ac-cord-ing to the Rules fore-go-ing, e-ver to be ob-ser-ved.

2. A-void Stam-mer-ing in your Speech, a na-tu-ral im-pe-di-ment in some, and an af-fect-ed fault in o-thers, which at first they took a Pride in, and got an ill ha-bit which they could not leave.

3. Speak not too broad or clown-ish-ly af-ter the rude Cu-stom of the Vul-gar in the re-mo-ter Nor-thern and Wes-tern Coun-ties of Eng-land.

4. A-void the con-tra-ry ex-tream, to mince your Words, nor speak fi-ni-cal-ly or af-fect-ed-ly, as ma-ny con-ceit-ed su-per-ci-li-ous No-vi-ces, that think it be-comes them to play the Fool in speak-ing ri-di-cu-lous-ly.

But pro-nounce your Words plain-ly and pro-per-ly, with-out ei-ther af-fec-ta-ti-on, nice-ness, or slo-ven-li-ness, as the Sound of the Syl-la-ble, or Word, will best bear and may be best un-der-stood.

And as you are to keep due time in Speak-ing, by giv-ing each Word its pro-per pro-noun-ci-a-ti-on, long or short, ac-cor-ding to Rule and Cu-stom, so you are to al-ter your Tone or Voice, (modestly, not af-fect-ed-ly,) when in Read-ing, the Read-er per-so-nates sun-dry Per-sons, ques-ti-on-ing and ans-wer-ing one a-no-ther; as God and A-dam, the Wo-man and the Ser-pent, Sa-mu-el, Saul, and the Witch of En-dor, Christ and the Temp-ter, and the like. I should now also shew how to pro-nounce an in-ter-ro-ga-ti-on point, or note of ad-mi-ra-ti-on, which is not so briskly to be done by the Pen of the learn-edst Au-thor, as by the more pow-er-ful and pre-va-lent in-struc-ti-on, ac-ti-on and de-mon-stra-ti-on of a Li-ving Tu-tor, to the am-ple sa-tis-fac-ti-on of the ob-ser-vant and di-li-gent Read-er. And for place-ing Pa-ren-the-sis, Pe-ri-ods, Com-ma's, Co-lons, &c. I judge those things too ear-ly to pro-pound to a young Read-ers con-si-de-ra-ti-on, and there-fore I de-sign-ed-ly re-serve them, with o-ther things for my next Book, if this well-meant Piece, (for my en-cou-rage-ment,) find ac-cep-tance with the ju-di-ci-ous and in-ge-nu-ous.