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.

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THE COMPENDIOUS Schoolmaster, &c.

FIrst of Letters in general, and particularly of Vowels, Consonants, and Dipthongs.

A Letter is the least part of a Word, and to every Letter three things belong.

1. Name, whereby it is called.
2. Figure, whereby it is known.
3. Force, whereby it is pronounced.

Of Letters are made Syllables, of Syllables Words, of Words a Speech, which is either Prose or Verse.

Letters are distinguished two ways, 1. By Shape. 2. By ••ound. According to their Shape,

First, Into Great or Capital Letters, as

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V U W X Y Z &c.

Secondly, Small, as

a b c d e f g h i k l m n o p q r s s t v u w x y z & &c.

Great Letters are to be written in the Front or Title of a Book, as,

THE BOOK OF PSALMS.

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Also in the Glorious Names of God, as, I AM JEHOVAH LORD, And such like.

Also to begin a Sentence, as, Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard, consider her ways, and be wise.

Proper Names of Men, Charles, James, &c.
Of Women, as Mary, Elizabeth, Patience.
Of Dignities, as Majesty, Highness, &c.
Of Arts, as Grammar, Logick, &c.
Of Trades, as Taylor, Barber, &c.
Of Countries, as England, Ireland, &c.
Of Cities, as London, Oxford, Bristol, &c.
Of Towns, as Bedford, Buckingham, &c.
Of Villages, as Newington, Kensington, &c.
Of Rivers, as Thames, Tine, and Tweed, &c.
Of Months, as January, February, &c.

To begin a Verse, as,

Falls have their Risings, Wainings have their Primes, And desperate Sorrows wait their better Times.

Letters are also divided into Vowels, which are five, a e i o u and y sounding like i in the middle or end of a Syllable, is a Greek Vowel.

And Consonants which are 19, and thus pronounced: bee cee dee ef gee iee ca el em en b c d f g i k l m n pee cu ar es tee yu ex wi zed. p q r s t u x y z.

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A Vowel hath a perfect sound by itself without any other Letter, as, (A) good Man (I) ought to prize. (O) that this Age abounded with such Worthies.

Consonants be so called, because they cannot be sounded without a Vowel, as Gd sv th Kng, which with their Vowels added to make up the Sense, is, God save the King.

Consonants are of two sorts, single and double.

Single Consonants are 19, as before expressed: b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v x y z.

Y being both a Vowel and a Consonant, as appears in sun∣dry Examples, P. 18. &c.

Double Consonants are these seven, ct ff fl ss sl sh st.

A Dipthong is the sound of two Vowels in one Syllable; Dipthongs are proper, or improper.

The proper Dipthongs are eight, ai, ei, oi, au, eu, ee, oo, ou.

The improper Dipthongs are six, ay, ey, oy, aw, ew, ow.

They differ not much in sound, but differ very much in writing; for the proper Dipthongs are to be used in the be∣ginning and middle of a word, as in Oister, fair, Air, either; but when you have the same sounds in the end of a word, you must write ay, ey, oy, as prey, may, joy.

Though Letters usually have the same sound, yet it should be considered, that some Letters are to be differently sounded according as they are placed; And Secondly, that some Let∣ters in sundry words lose their sound, being not at all pro∣nounced,

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as by many pertinent Examples of both kinds Al∣phabetically considered, shall plainly appear to the ample satisfaction of the studious ingenious Reader.

First, some Letters are to be differently sounded, according as they are variously placed, as in these following Alphabeti∣cal Examples.

A Is generally pronounced sharp, as in bat, cat, fat, hat, lat, sat, mat, &c. But when A comes before ll, it is pronounced after the French manner, as au in ball, call, fall, hall, shall, wall, gall, which we pronounce like gaul, &c.

C Before a, o, oo, u, always sounds like k, as cade, came, cane, can, cap, cart, cast, caught, cave, cavel, &c.

Also before o, oo and u, C hath ever the same sound, as Court, Cold, Cook, Custom, Curious, and the like.

Also C in the beginning of a word, having a Consonant following it, is ever like k, as claim, clean, clime, clown, clue, crave, cram, creed, cry, crown, croud, crue, &c.

C before e or i, in all Latin and English words, is ever pronounced like s, as Cedar, Cellar, City, Civil, and the like.

But all Hebrew and Greek words that have e following c in the beginning of the Syllable, c is to be pronounced like k, as Cedron, which is pronounced as Kedron; and Acel∣dama, as Akeldama, &c. except Cephas and Cenchrea, where c sounds like s.

Ch in words purely English, have a peculiar sound with them both before and after Vowels.

Before Vowels, as Charles, church, charge, charity, chariot, cheer, cheat, child, chirp, charter, chapter, chace, chance, chant, cheap, cherry, cheese, chose, chuse, chine, chip, chop, chup, churl, and the like.

Also after a Vowel ch is pronounced as before a Vowel, as ach, reach, rich, roche, such, teach, preach, breach, &c.

But in words of a Hebrew or Greek derivation, Ch sounds like k, both before a Vowel in the beginning of a word, and

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after a Vowel in the middle or end of a word, as in these following Examples plainly appears.

In the beginning of a word, as in Chilion, Chim-ham, Che-dar-la-o-mer, Chios, Choos, Cher••th, Choler, &c. where Ch is pronounced like k, as if it were written Kilion, Kim-ham, Ke-dar-la-o-mer, Kios, Koos, Kerith, Koler.

Thus after a Vowel in the middle of a word, Ch is pro∣nounced like k, as Achan, Achor, Achaiah, Archelaus, Mi∣chol, Michmas, Michael, Nicholas, Bich••y, Machination, Pro∣cherus, Eschol; as if these words were written Akan, Akor, Akaiah, Arkelaus, Mikol, Mickmash, Mikael, Nickolas, Bickey, Mack∣ination, Prokerus, Eskol.

Ch is likewise pronounced like k in the end of a word, as in Adramelech, Abimelech, Ahimelech, Enoch, Lamech, Mesech, Molech, Monarch; as if these words were written Adrameleck, Abimeleck, Ahimeleck, Elimeleck, Enok, La∣meck, Meseck, Moleck, Monark, &c.

But some few Hebrew and Greek words, custom (that controuls Grammar) hath exempted from this Rule, as Che∣rubim, Tychicus, Antioch, and Rachel, which, by the same Rule, should be pronounced Rakel, but because that would be of a bad sound, we say Rachel.

As also words compounded of Arch, as Archer, Arches, Archi-tecture, Arch-Bishop, Arch-Deacon, Arch-Duke; but we pronounce Arch-Angel, as if written Ark-Angel, accord∣ing to the former Examples, as is ever to be observed.

For pronouncing e at the end of a word, is not so inge∣niously reduced to any special Rule in the English Tongue, the French more exactly observe an e masculin, and an e feminin; the e masculin they mark and pronounce sharp, like the Latin Adverb Maximè; the e feminin, without any thing over it, is almost swallowed up in the pronunciation.

But though e in the end of an English word generally loseth its sound, as in p more plainly and particularly appears; yet in the following words e is ever fully pronoun∣ced, as in he, she, we, ye, be. As also in some other words for distinguishing both the sense and sound from words of the same Orthography or Spelling, as bate from bat, care from car, cate from cat, fate from fat, fare from far, mare from mar, pare from par, ware from war, fire from fir, made

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from mad, mile from mill, quite from quit, bide from bid, ride from rid, gate from gat, hate from hat, and such like, where it alters not more the sense than sound.

Also e at the end of an English word softens the sound of g coming next before e, as in age, cage, rage, stage, sage and singe, where g hath a much softer sound than in cag, rag, stag, sing, which is plain to the meanest Capacity.

FIs always pronounced like itself, but in words borrowed from the Greek ph is used for it, as Philip, Philemon, Phebe, Phenice, Phantasy, Physick, Phlebotomy, and the like.

G Before a, o, or u, is pronounced short and sharp, sound∣ing like the Greek (γ) Gamma, as in these following Examples, Game, gone, gun, gaudy, godly, guilty, and such like.

But in Haggai, the first g is pronounc'd short, and the second g, though a follows it, sounds flat, like an j Consonant, as if it were written Hagjai.

G before e or i in English words, is somtimes pronoun∣ced long or flat, like an j Consonant, as gill, gin, gipsy, gem, gender, giant, generation, genealogy, gentility, generosity, geometry, gesture; and some proper Names, as Gervase, George, Gerard, Germany, Gifford; but the last may be, without Censure, pronounced either way, and gill, the gill of a fish, is pronounc'd short and sharp, as in gild; and gill, a gill of wine is pronounc'd long or flat, as in giant.

In all Hebrew and Greek words which we find in the Bible, or other Writings, this Rule is without Exception, that e following g, ever sounds sharp like itself, as before a, o, or u, as Gebal, Geber, Gedaliah, Gerezim, Genazareth, Geshur, Gershom, Gethsemane, &c.

Also when i follows next after g, as in Gibeon, Gideon, Gihon, Gilead; and girl, gillary, with all Hebrew and Greek Names of Persons or Places; it is absurd to pronounce g like an j Consonant, according to the English and Latin pronunciation of it before noted.

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G before a Consonant is ever pronounced sharp, as in Gre∣gory, Grevile, Glanvile, Grantham, grave, greasy, grim, ground, grind, grace, great, grief, gruel, gravel, grain, grapes, glass, grass, grow, glow, glide, glen, green, groan, grown, glean, grim, graffe, griffon, grimston, griest, and the like.

Gh is sounded like ff in laugh, tough, cough, enough, but not at all pronounc'd in though, which is sounded tho.

H Hath a perfect found in the beginning of all English words, as Henry, Hicks, Hugh, Hunt, Herbert, Hil∣dersham, Hambleton, Harrington, Harrison, Holbourn, hand, heart, house, have, &c.

Ph is somtimes sounded like f, as in Philip, Philemon, Phebe, &c.

As also in the middle of a word, as Orphan, Sulphur, So∣phister, Sophisticate.

And also in the end of a word, as gulph, triumph, and the like. But if ph be in two Syllables, then they are other∣ways pronounced, as in Shep-herd, Clap-ham, and the like.

Q Is always followed by u, though u add nothing to the sound of it, as in quaint, quail, quart, quarter, quarrel, quaker, queen, quill, &c.

Qu is pronounced like ck in Exchequer, Liquor, Ca∣tholique, Apostolique, Authentique; which words may be in∣differently written with ck or que, as also frantick and pe∣dantick.

R When it comes single, and when it comes double in the same Syllable, it is sounded alike, as in bar, barre; far, or farre; mar, or marre; jar, or jarre; war, or warre; e in the end of a word always following a double r, softens the sound, as if it were written with a single r, the r and the e being superfluous, as also in conferre, referre, deferre, inferre, and the like, where single r is enough to express the proper sound of the Syllable.

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S Is pronounced like z in some words, as in easy, bosom, lose, use, abuse, sins, sons, desire, as has, was, &c.

Single s and double s sound alike at the end of a word, as blesse, transgresse, helplesse, hopelesse, wantonnesse, wicked∣nesse, righteousnesse, and the like, the single s being enough to express the sound, and therefore best written with a single s.

There is a long s, and a short s, and you must always write long s at the beginning and middle of words, as son, soul, save, sanctuary, sister, solid, sold, and the like; and write s short in the end of words, as in sisters, sons, mothers, husbands, lands, &c.

TI when it begins a word, it is always fully pronoun∣ced, as in Tide, Tiber, Tiler, Tiburn, Titus, and the like.

Likewise in the middle of a word, when s comes imme∣diately before ti, then ti retains its perfect sound, as A-na-bap-tis-ti-cal, Bum-bas-ti-cal, Rus-ti-cal, Ce-les-ti-al, Fan-tas-ti-cal, Com-bus-ti-on, Fus-ti-an, Ques-ti-on, Tes-ti-mo-ny, Jus-ti-fy, and such like.

When ti begins a Syllable in the middle of a word, though s comes not before it, ti is pronounced as after s, in these words prag-ma-ti-cal, sab-ba-ti-cal, cer-ti-fy, gra-ti-fy, for-ti-fy, for-ti-tude, gra-ti-fy, gra-ti-tude, sanc-ti-fy.

Also all words ending in ti or ty, they are to be pronoun∣ced as before, as in the following Examples is ever to be observed.

ad-ver-si-ty
car-na-li-ty
ca-la-mi-ty
cer-tain-ty
de-for-mi-ty
e-nor-mi-ty
en-mi-ty
ex-tre-mi-ty
im-pi-e-ty
cru-el-ty
hos-pi-ta-li-ty
hos-ti-li-ty
in-fi-de-li-ty
ge-ne-ra-li-ty
ma-lig-ni-ty
mo-ro-sity
im-pu-ri-ty
im-mu-ni-ty.
le-vi-ty
li-be-ra-li-ty
im-pu-ni-ty
spe-ci-al-ly
sure-ty
se-cu-ri-ty
cer-tain-ty
per-plex-i-ty
in-dig-ni-ty
stu-pi-di-ty
cre-du-lity
cha-ri-ty
ci-vi-li-ty
hu-ma-ni-ty
se-ve-ri-ty
pro-spe-ri-ty

Which Reading will make familiar and pleasant to the se∣rious ingenious Reader.

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But ti in the middle of a word is generally pronounced like ci, or si, as in these following Examples plainly ap∣pears.

a-du-la-ti-on
ab-di-ca-ti-on
ab-ju-ra-ti-on
a-bo-mi-na-ti-on
ce-le-bra-ti-on
com-bi-na-ti-on
com-mi-na-ti-on
com-mu-ni-ca-ti-on
con-fla-gra-ti-on
con-ster-na-ti-on
dis-si-mu-la-ti-on
de-po-pu-la-ti-on
de-pe-cu-la-tion
di-la-pi-da-ti-on
de-col-la-ti-on
de-ci-ma-ti-on
dis-lo-ca-ti-on
de-fec-ti-on
de-tec-ti-on
de-trac-ti-on
de-cep-ti-on
de-jec-ti-on
dis-pu-ta-ti-on
dis-sen-ti-on
dis-pro-por-ti-on
de-pra-va-ti-on
de-pri-va-ti-on
de-plo-ra-ti-on
de-por-ta-ti-on
de-fa-ma-ti-on
de-gra-da-ti-on
dis-trac-ti-on
de-so-la-ti-on
de-struc-ti-on
ex-pos-tu-la-ti-on
ex-as-pe-ra-ti-on
ex-al-ta-ti-on
era-di-ca-ti-on
ex-e-cu-ti-on
fac-ti-on
frac-ti-on
func-ti-on
fic-ti-on
hu-mi-li-a-ti-on
in-no-va-ti-on
in-fa-tu-a-ti-on
in-tox-i-ca-ti-on
in-si-nu-a-ti-on
in-sul-ta-ti-on
in-can-ta-ti-on
in-dig-na-ti-on
in-sur-rec-ti-on
ju-ris-dic-ti-on
la-men-ta-ti-on
os-ten-ta-ti-on
pre-va-ri-ca-ti-on
pa-ti-ence
pol-lu-ti-on
pre-sump-ti-on
pro-vo-ca-ti-on
pro-po-si-ti-on
re-can-ta-ti-on
re-cri-mi-na-ti-on
re-demp-ti-on
re-jec-ti-on
se-di-ti-on
se-duc-ti-on
se-pa-ra-ti-on
se-ques-tra-ti-on
sal-va-ti-on
sti-pu-la-ti-on
tem-ta-ti-on
tri-bu-la-ti-on
trans-la-ti-on
vex-a-ti-on
vi-o-la-ti-on
vi-si-ta-ti-on
vo-ca-ti-on
u-sur-pa-ti-on

And in many the like words, which custom and diligence in read∣ing will make fami∣liar and pleasant to the judicious Reader.

And these words,

con-sti-tu-ti-on
in-sti-tu-ti-on
res-ti-tu-ti-on
es-ti-ma-ti-on
su-per-sti-ti-on
jus-ti-fi-ca-ti-on
sanc-ti-fi-ca-ti-on

have the first ti pro∣nounced, as in the be∣ginning or end of a word, and the last ti to be pronounced like ci, or si, as is ever to be observed.

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Note, That an j Consonant, and an v Consonant, as they differ in shape, so in sound from an i Vowel, and an u Vowel, as much as one Letter doth from another.

I When written as a Vowel in the beginning of a Word, is thus ever to be pronounced, as Ibleam, Iconium, Idu∣mea, Iturea; if, ignorance, illuminate, illustrious, imprudent, impudent, irreverent, incoherent, inconvenient, injuricus, in∣commodious, and the like.

An J Consonant is always pronounc'd like g, as in James, Jacob, Job, Joseph, Japhet, Jebus, Jesus, Jerusalem, Jury, Judah, July, Judicious, Justice, and in all other Words which begin with an j Consonant, as is ever to be ob∣served.

U Is variously pronounced, as a Vowel when written u, and as a Consonant which is written v, as by sundry pertinent Examples shall more plainly and particularly ap∣pear.

An u Vowel in the beginning of a Word having a Conso∣nant following after, must be ever pronounced as in these following Words is ever to be observed.

Ʋriah, Ʋrania, Ʋrban, Ʋzziah, Ʋlisses, Ʋbiquity, Ʋti∣lity, Ʋniversity, Ʋniversality, Ʋnity, Ʋnite, Ʋnderstand∣ing, &c.

An u Vowel is commonly set in the midst of a Syllable, having a Vowel after it, as due, sue, continue, retinue, re∣venue, value, Venus, Vertue, and such like, where it is pro∣nounced flat, as in you.

V Consonant begins a Syllable with a Vowel after it, ha∣ving a different sound from a u Vowel, being strongly pro∣nounced, as in vain, vaunt, vile, vermin, vengeance, vice, voice, vulture, Venice, venison, value, vow, &c.

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And it is further to be noted, that an J Consonant, nor an v Consonant never end a Syllable, but begin it.

An j Consonant begins a Syllable, as in these Examples plainly appears, ab-ject, ob-ject, ob-jure, ad-jure, ad-journ, ad-join, ad-judge, con-jure, con-join, dis-join, de-ject, enjoy, enjoin, Eli-jah, per-jur'd, so-journer, and such like, as you will find in Reading.

And thus an v Consonant begins a Syllable, as in these Examples following.

ad-vance
ad-vice
ad-vise
ad-vent
ad-verb
an-vil
be-vil
ca-vil
con-vent
con-verse
con-vert
con-vey
con-vince
con-vict
Da-vid
Dan-vers
De-vil
de-vour
de-vote
de-vout
de-vice
de-vise
di-verse
di-vide
di-vine
di-vorce
di-vulge
dri-ven
dri-ver
dri-ving
en-vy
e-ven
e-vent
e-ver
fa-vour
fer-vent
fla-vel
gra-vel
gra-ven
gra-ver
gra-ving
gra-vy
har-vest
ho-vel
in-vade
in-vent
in-vite
in-voke
kna-vish
li-ver
li-ved
li-ving
lo-ver
lo-ving
mar-vel
o-val
o-ven
o-ver
pa-ved
pa-ving
per-verse
per-vert
pre-vail
pre-vent
pri-vy
pro-ved
pro-ving
pro-verb
pro-vide
pro-vince
pro-voke
ra-ven
ra-vish
re-veal
re-venge
re-verse
re-view
re-vile
re-vise
re-vive
re-voke
re-volt
ro-vers
sa-ved
sa-ving
sa-vage
sa-voy
sa-vour
sa-vi-our
scur-vy
sel-vedge
ser-vice
ser-vile
ser-ving
shi-vers
sho-vel
star-ved
swer-ved
ta-vern
tra-vel
tra-verse
wa-ver
wea-ver
wo-ven

A v Con∣sonant is sometimes placed in the middle of a Sylla∣ble, having an e after it to end the word, as

brave
cave
crave
drave
drive
drove
dove
dive
five
gave
give
grieve
grave
grove
have
heave
hove
leave
live
love
move
pave
rave
rove
save
sieve
salve
wave
weave
wove

and the like.

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Which foregoing Words of one Syllable, with divers others of the same kind, as knave, slave, shave, deceive, reave, cove, thrive, strive, &c. must never be written with an u Vowel, because it gives the Syllable a flat and a false sound, sounding like ew, as Hebrew, due, sue, &c. This is intended for a modest Rebuke to Scholars and Printers that frequent∣ly, but corruptly write and print a u Vowel for a u Conso∣nant, in sundry of the Examples before named, to the weak Reader's Prejudice, and the Penman and Printer's Re∣proach.

X In the beginning of a Word is pronounced soft like z, as in Xocrates, Xenophon, X••••tippe: But in the middle of a Syllable x is pronounced more sharply, as in Exit, Exodus, Xerxes, where the first x is pronounced soft, and the last sharp; and in Artaxerxes, where x in both places sounds briskly.

Y Before a Vowel in English is a Consonant, as in your, yonder, younger, yard, year, yesterday, yeoman, &c.

But y after a Consonant is a Vowel, as my, cry, dry, fry; and also after a Vowel in the end of a Syllable, is al∣ways a Vowel, as bay, buy, boy, coy, key, lay, may, nay, pray, prey, say, way, and the like.

When j and y are Consonants, they are very differently pronounced, as jack, jet, joke, and yate, yet, yoke; and it is further to be observed, that y is never set before u, and never before i, but in yield.

Note that ic, and y, are promiscuously used in the end of a Word, as beautie, beauty; charitie, charity; civilitie, civility; dutie, duty; and many other Words, wherein ie or y may be indifferently used; but in many words, as bay, day, gay, bay, lay, may, coy, joy, and the like; Custom carries it with y, and I give my Vote for y to conclude the rest.

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Thus having considered the proper sounds of Letters, and the several sounds of the same Letters variously pla∣ced in the same Words, according to their different Deri∣vations, I now proceed to a second Alphabetical Prospect, in pursuit of the Elegancy of the English Tongue, to shew that Letters which must be written in a Word, are not at all sounded in the proper pronunciation of those Words, with such plain and pertinent Examples, that he that runs may read, and he that reads may understand what many Coun∣try Schoolmasters and Schooldames are ignorant of, as fol∣loweth.

A In some Words loseth its sound: For Example, we write Pharaoh, but we read Pharo, where neither a nor h is pronounced. And likewise in Isaac, Balaam, and Canaan, where the later a in those three Words is not pro∣nounced by the Learned in the English Tongue, as if they were written Isac, Balam, and Canan; but in Baal both are pronounced to lengthen the sound, like the bleating of a Sheep, Baa-lam, to distinguish Baal from bal, ball, and baul.

When ea come together, as in earth, wealth, beat, beauty; and oa, as boat, moat, abroad, &c. a in both is but little sounded, only draws the Syllable long to soften it, and sweeten the sound, like e in come, home, some, and the like.

B In the end of a Word is not pronounced, as in lamb, limb, dumb, numb, thumb, womb, as also in debt, doubt, and the like.

C Between a Vowel and k is not pronounced, as in back, black, check, jack, lick, lock, suck, truck, dick, duck, buck, muck, luck, and the like.

C after s is not pronounced, as in descent, conscience, ascent, disciple, and the like.

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D Is not pronounced in badge, drudge, bridge, hedge, judge, lodge, trudge, friendship, handmaid, wed∣nesday, &c.

E Is usually written, but not pronounced in these Words, honey, money, moneth, trueth; as also at the end of Words, as sue, due, heare, teare, feare, neare, deare, and the like, as if they were written hony, mony, month, truth, su, du, hear, tear, fear, near, dear, in which Words (ex∣cept sue and due) the e is left out in writing.

But you must ever except some Words of a Foreign deri∣vation, as Jesse, Jubilee, Epitome, &c. where e at the end sounds strongly, as in the Latin Adverb certè, where e, like the French e Masculin, is ever briskly pronounced.

G Is not pronounced in reign, sign, flegm, assign, design, and the like.

Gh in the middle of a Syllable are but softly pronounced, as in light, bright, might, night, right, as also in thought, straight, strength, slaughter; and in high, thigh, nigh, gh are not at all sounded.

H Is written, but not sounded in sundry Words, as Christ, Chrystal, Christopher, Thomas, John, Zachary, Achan, Achor, Anchor, Aristarchus, Shadrach, Mesech, Scholar, Eunuch, Myrrhe, Chronicle, Authority, Choler, Rhine, Rhenish, Rhetorick, Melancholy, Rheum, Scheme, and the like.

Also the sound of h is lost in the beginning of Words that are either in whole or in part borrowed from Hebrew: For Example, we should write Hierusalem, which we now pro∣nounce, and Custom hath of late introduc'd the writing of it without an h, as Jerusalem, and h is almost swallowed up in Humphrey and humble.

But h beginning Words derived from the Greek, is pro∣nounced, as Hierarchy, &c.

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H also loseth its sound at the end of divers Words, as Micah, Micaiah, Hezekiah, Hannah, Hilkiah, Hananiah, Elkanah, Obadiah, Jonah, Jeddidiah, Josiah, Joshuah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jeconiah, Goliah, Gemariah, Ʋriah, Zerviah, Zechariah, Zedekiah, with many other names of Persons and Places mentioned in Holy Scripture. But in ah, oh, foh, h is pronounced.

I Is not sounded in adieu, suit, fruit, fashion, bruised, cousin, carriage, translation, and the like; and after e, as deceive, &c.

K Is very little sounded in back, beik, buck, deck, dick, duck, sack, sick, suck, rick, rack, wrack, ruck, pack, peck, pick, track, trick, truck; in all which, and the like Words, c takes off the sound from k, c being there pro∣nounced like k.

L Loseth its sound in calf, half, stalk, salve, falcon, sal∣mon, Lincoln, Bristol, Holbourn, Norfolk, Suffolk, &c.

N Is not sounded in solemn, condemn, contemn, column, autumn, hymn, and the like; yet n is written after m in the foregoing words, to shew their derivation from the Latin.

O Is not pronounced in bloud, courage, damosel, gaoler, jeopardy, people, nourish, flourish, pious, scourge, young, yeoman, and touch, which is pronounced like such, much, &c.

P Is not sounded in Psalm, Psalter, Psaltery, receipt, re∣ceipt, redemption, Simpson, symptom, sumptuous, tempt, &c.

S Is not sounded, but always written in Isle, Viscount, Island, which are pronounced Ile, Vicount, Iland.

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T Loseth its sound before c, as catch, hatch, latch, match, snatch, stretch, wretch, and the like.

U Vowel is not sounded in guard, guest, guide, guile, buy, build, built, guise, guilt, guilty, circuit, conduit, errour, horrour, mirrour, bury, busy, plague, plagued, tongue, prologue, epilogue, catalogue, rogue, vogue, and such like, where u is not pronounced.

VV After o is softly sounded in grow, slow, blow, yellow, shadow, widow, sorrow, shallow, borrow, fallow, follow; and in wrack, wrath, wroth, wretch, wrinckle, wranckle, wright, w is not at all pronounced.

Y Is not pronounced in chimney, journey, key, kidney, monkey, pulley, and such like.

And now Reader consider, that albeit the Learned have rendered a Reason why these superfluous Letters should be written in the words foregoing where they are not pronoun∣ced, because they shew from whence the words are derived; yet it is much to be desired, and hath been by some of late ingeniously endeavoured to write Words as we speak them, which would make our Tongue abundantly more familiar and useful both to our selves and strangers. And it would tend no less to the Honour, than the Interest of our Nation, so far to decline the wordy frothy French, as to read as we write, and speak as we think.

Thus having shew'd not only the different sounds of Let∣ters according as they are placed in a Word, with sundry per∣tinent Alphabetical Examples; but also where Letters are written, and not at all pronounced in Reading, exactly and effectually to teach my Scholar the proper pronunciation of Words, according to their different Derivations, which is the Key of the Work: I now proceed to consider Syllables, of which Words are made, with some Examples of Words of One Syllable, which is the business of the Second Chapter.

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Of Syllables, and Words of One Syllable.

A Syllable is the pronouncing one Letter or more with one breath, as, O Lord; and gives a perfect sound, con∣sisting of one Letter or more of any Number under Nine, as in these following Examples.

I do see that brave Amazon brought strength.

Of Letters are made Syllables, and of Syllables Words.

Easie Syllables for Young Learners.

ab eb ib ob ub
ac ec ic oc uc
ad ed id od ud
af ef if of uf
ag eg ig og ug
ak ek ik ok uk
al el il ol ul
am em im om um
an en in on un
ap ep ip op up
ar er ir or ur
as es is os us
at et it ot ut
ba be bi bo bu by
ca ce ci co cu cy
da de di do du dy
fa fe fi fo fu fy
ga ge gi go gu gy
ka ke ki ko ku ky
la le li lo lu ly
ma me mi mo mu my
na ne ni no nu ny
pa pe pi po pu py
ra re ri ro ru ry
sa se si so su sy
ta te ti to tu ty
va ve vi vo vu vy
wa we wi wo •••• wy

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Examples of Words of One Syllable.

A

Ace
add
age
ah
ale
ape
are
a••••
aw
ax
ay

B

Babe
back
bake
bald
ba••••
bark
bare
base
bath
bay
beg
beam
bears
beast
belch

C

Cage
cake
calf
calve
came
cane
can
canst
catch
cave
caught
change
chance
charge

D

Dare
date
dance
dawn
dead
deaf
deal
dealt
dear
dearn
delve
den

E

Each
ear
earth
ease
eat
edge
eigh
e'm
e••e
end
ere
err
ew

F

Face
fact
fade
fail
faint
fair
faith
false
fame
fare
fault
fear
feast
feed

G

Gain
gat
gate
gave
gay
gaze
ghost
give
g••ad
glass
g••ean
g••••••h
g••••t
goat

H

Ha
had
hail
hair
hare
hast
hatch
hate
hath
haunt
hawk
here
hear

I

Jaw
jack
jot
joy
join
joint
judge
just
joyst
juyce
inne
ink
in
ice
i••

K

Keen
keep
kept
key
kick
kind
kine
kiss
kite
knee
kneel
knew
knife
knock
know

L

Lace
lack
lad
lade
lake
lamb
lame
lamp
lance
lanch
land
late
laud
loud

M

Made
maid
make
match
march
mark
mast
make
mate
meal
meat
meet
met

N

Nail
name
nag
naught
nay
neigh
nigh
new
next
night
nine
noon
noise
none
nurse

O

Oar
oath
odd
of
off
oft
oates
old
one
ounce
ought
our
out
own
oxe

P

Pace
pack
pad
page
peace
piece
pearl
price
pomp
pump
pond
pure
purge
purse

Q

Quack
quaff
quail
quake
quart
queen
quench
quick
quill
quince
quit
quite
quote
quoit

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R

Race
rack
rage
rail
rant
reach
read
realm
ream
reap
rich
ride
rob
robe
run

S

Sack
safe
said
seal
seek
seize
serve
sift
sight
sign
sold
some
soon
sun

T

Take
taste
taunt
the
thee
them
then
thigh
thin
thing
thine
took
tool
tooth
tun

V

Vail
vain
vale
vamp
veal
vein
vend
vent
vile
vine
vice
voice
void
us

W

Want
wade
waft
wail
wealth
wean
weave
whine
whip
whisk
win
wit
worm
worn
wrung

Y

Yard
year
yea
ye
yarn
yearn
yield
yell
yew
you
your
yours
young
youth

Z

Zeal
Zone

Sundry short exact Rules for dividing Words of Two Syllables, with a pleasant Variety of pertinent Ex∣amples to each Rule, never to be forgotten.

The First Rule sheweth, That one Consonant in the middle of a Word between two Vowels, is usually joined to the later Vowel, as in the following Ex∣amples is to be observed.

A

A-base
a-b••••••
a-bide
a-b••r••
a-bode
a-bove
a-bound
a-bout
a-buse
a-corn
a-cre
a-dieu
a-dopt
a-••••••
a-dorn
a-dore
a-far
a-fore
a-fraid
a-fresh
a-gain
a-gainst
a-••••••
a-••••••
a-gree
a-gue
a-••••••
a-lack
a-larm
a-las
a-lass
a-like
a-live
a-loft
a-lone
a-light
a-long
a-loof
a-loud
a-maze
a-mend
a-men
a-••••••••••
a-miss
a-mong
a-mongst
a-••••••••••
a-••••••••
a-ny
a-••••••••
a-part
a-piece
a-p••ill
a-pron
a-••••••
a-right
a-rise
a-rose
a-sleep
a-wake
a-••••••••
a-••••••••
a-way
a-wake
a-woke
au-gu••••

B

Ba-con
ba-••••••••
ba-••••••••
ba-k••
ba-king
...

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bare-foot
bare-leg
base-ness
...〈◊〉〈◊〉
...〈◊〉〈◊〉
ba-son
bay-salt
bea-ver
be-came
be-cause
be-come
be-fall
be-fell
be-fore
be-gan
be-g••t
be-g••••
be-g••••
be-••••••
be-gin
be-g••••••
be-••••••
be-half
be-have
be-••••••••
be-••••••••
be-hind
be-hold
be-••••••••
be-lieve
be-••••••
be-••••••
be-low
be-long
be-••••••••
be-neath
be-••••••••
be-••••••••
be-••••••••
be-••••••••
be-set
be-sides
be-som
be-••••••
be-s••••ght
be-••••••••
be-times
bi-teth
bla-med
bla-meth
blame-less
bla-zing
bla-zon
ble-mish
bo-dy
bo-dice
boo-by
boo-ty
bo-rough
bo-red
bo-rage
bo-som
bra-sen
bri-nish
bro-ken
bro-ker
brui-sed
bu-ry
bu-sy

C

Case-ment
ca-ses
cau-ses
cau-sing
ca-reer
cea-sing
ce-dar
ce-ment
cha-fing
cha-ces
cha-sing
chea-pen
chea-per
che-rish
chee-ses
chi-ding
choi-cest
cho-ler
choo-ser
chu-sing
choo-sen
cla-mor
cla-ret
cla-ry
clo-ses
clo-ser
clo-set
clou-dy
co-heirs
co-lour
come-ly
co-meth
co-ming
co-nies
co-py
co-ping
co-ral
cou-rage
cou-sin
cra-sy
cre-dit
crea-ture
cree-pers
cree-ping
cu-bit
cu-rat
cu-red
cu-pid

D

Dai-ry
da-mask
dai-ly
day-light
dea-con
de-base
de-bate
de-coy
de-cease
de-ceit
de-ceive
de-coct
de-cent
de-fame
de-face
de-feat
de-fend
de-fence
de-fer
de-file
de-form
de-fie
de-lay
de-light
de-lude
de-luge
de-mand
de-mean
de-mise
de-mur
de-mure
de-nounce
de-ny
de-pute
de-part
de-pend
de-pose
de-ride
de-sart
de-sert
de-sign
de-serve
de-sire
de-sist
de-tain
de-ter
de-test
di-ned
di-rect
dole-ful
dole-wood
do-ting
dove-house
do-zen
dra-gon
dra-per
du-ring
du-ty
du-ties
duke-dom

E

Ea-ger
ea-led
ea-sy
e-dict
e-gypt
e-ject
e-lect
e-nough
e-qual
e-rect
eu-nuch
eye-lids
eye-salve
eye-sight
eye-sore

F

Fa-ces
fa-cil
fa-deth
fa-ding
fa-got
fa-mous
false-ly
false-ness
fa-mine
fa-misht
fare-well
fe-lon
fe-male
fi-ling
fi-gure
fi-nal
fi-ner
fi-nest
fi-nish
flou-rish
fo-ling
fo-ming
fo-ment
foo-lish
fore-go
fore-head
fore-horse
fore-know
fore-man
fore-most
fore-part
fore-saw
fore-tell
fore-told
fore-warn
for-lorn
fra-med
free-dom
free-leave
free-ly
free-man
free-gift
fre-quent
free-will
fri-day
fro-ward
fro-zen
fu-ry

G

Ga-ped
ga-zer
ga-ping
ga-zing
gli-ding
gloo-my
glo-ry
glue-pot
gou-ty
gra-tor
grea-ter
gree-dy
grea-sy
gri-ping
gro-cer
gro-ping
gross-ly
gui-ded

H

Ha-bit
hai-ry
...

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ha-ling
ha-sel
ha-ted
hate-ful
ha-ter
ha-ting
hea-dy
hei-fer
hei-nous
he-rald
he-roe
here-by
here-with
hi-ding
hi-red
hire-ling
hoa-ry
ho-cus
hoi-sed
ho-ly
ho-mage
home-born
home-ly
ho-nest
ho-nour
ho-ney
ho-ping
hope-ful
hope-less
horse-back
horse-man
horse-leech
hou-ses
house-wife
hu-man
hu-mour
hy-men
hy-sop

I

Ja-cint
ja-ded
jay-lor
i-dol
jea-lous
Je-sus
joy-ful
joy-ner
i-ron
i-tem
jui-cy
ju-ly
ju-ry

K

Ki-bed
knea-ding
knee-deep
kneel-ing

L

La-bour
la-ced
lace-man
la-den
la-ding
la-dy
la-dies
la-ment
la-ter
la-tin
late-ly
la-zy
le-per
lea-sing
lea-sure
le-gar
le-mon
lea-per
leo-pard
li-bel
li-cense
like-wise
like-ly
li-ning
live-ly
lo-cal
lo-cust
lo-ser
lo-sing
low-ly
ly-zard

M

Ma-dam
ma-dest
ma-gick
mai-den
ma-ker
ma-king
make-bate
ma-lice
ma-lign
ma-nure
ma-rine
ma-son
may-day
may-game
mea-dow
mea-ly
mea-sure
mee-ter
mi-ner
mi-nor
mi-ry
mo-dest
mo-del
mo-dern
mo-dish
mo-gul
mole-hil
mo-ment
mo-ney
mo-ping
mo-pus
mo-ted
mu-sing
mu-sick
my-ter

N

Na-ked
na-med
name-ly
na-tive
na-ture
nee-dy
neu-ter
nine-pence
nine-pound
nine-teen
nine-teenth
nine-ty
noi-som
noi-sed
no-ses
no-sing
no-ted
no-tice
no-ting
nou-rish

O

Oa-ten
o-bey
o-dors
o-live
o-men
o-mer
oi-ly
o-mit
o-nix
o-pen
o-range

P

Pa-ces
pa-cing
pa-ler
pale-ness
pa-lace
pa-late
pa-rents
pa-rish
pa-per
pa-ring
pay-day
pay-ment
pea-cock
pea-hen
pease-cod
pea-sant
pe-nal
pe-rish
pe-ril
phea-sant
phra-ses
pide-bull
pie-ces
Pi-lat
pi-lot
pi-ous
pi-ped
pi-ping
pla-ces
pla-cing
pla-gued
play-fair
play-foul
play-not
plea-der
plea-ding
plea-sant
plea-sing
plea-sure
plu-ral
poi-son
po-sy
po-sing
prai-ses
prai-sing
pra-ter
pra-ting
pre-cept
pre-cise
pre-cede
pre-dict
pre-fer
pre-face
pre-late
pre-lude
pre-pare
pre-sage
pre-sence
pre-sent
pre-sume
pre-tence
pre-tend
pri-son
pri-zes
pri-zers
pri-zing
pro-bate
pro-bing
pro-ceed
pro-cess
pro-cure
pro-duce
pro-duct
pro-fane
pro-fess
pro-phet
pro-fit
pro-found
pro-long
pro-mote
pro-mise
pro-nounce
pro-per
pro-tect
pro-logue
pro-pose
pro-pound
pro-rogue
pro-test
pru-dence
pru-dent
pru-ned
pru-ning
pu-mice
pure-ly
pure-ness
pye-meat

Q

Qua-ked
...

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qua-king
que-ry
quo-rum
quo-ted

R

Ra-cy
ra-dish
ra-ged
ra-ging
rai-ment
rai-ny
rai-sed
rai-sins
rea-sons
rake-hell
ra-pine
re-pine
rare-ly
ra-zor
rea-dy
rea-per
rea-ping
rea-son
re-bate
re-bel
re-build
re-built
re-buke
re-bound
re-ceit
re-cite
re-call
re-ceive
re-cant
re-ceipt
re-cess
re-cord
re-coil
re-count
re-dound
re-fer
re-fine
re-form
re-fuge
re-fuse
re-fute
re-gain
re-gard
re-hearse
re-late
re-lease
re-lief
re-lieve
re-lict
re-lish
re-ly
re-main
re-mand
re-mind
re-miss
re-mit
re-mark
re-morse
re-mote
re-move
re-new
re-nounce
re-nown
re-pair
re-past
re-pay
re-peal
re-pel
re-peat
re-pent
re-pine
re-ply
re-pose
re-port
re-pute
re-quire
re-quite
re-quest
re-serve
re-side
re-sist
re-sign
re-solve
re-sort
re-sult
re-tain
re-tard
re-tire
re-turn
re-ward
ri-der
ri-ding
ri-gor
ri-pen
ri-per
ri-sen
ri-sing
ro-man
rou-sing
ru-by
ru-ler
ru-ling
ru-mor

S

Safe-ly
safe-guard
safe-ty
sa-ges
sa-lute
sa-tan
sa-tyr
scho-lar
sco-ring
scou-ring
scra-ping
scrive-ner
sea-son
sea-ted
se-cond
se-cure
se-duce
sei-sed
se-lah
se-nate
sense-less
sea-led
sha-dow
sha-dy
sha-king
sha-med
shame-ful
sha-ped
sha-ring
shea-ring
she-kel
she-riff
shi-ning
sie-ges
si-lence
si-lent
si-der
sli-der
slu-ces
smi-ter
smo-test
sno-red
sno-ring
sna-ring
so-der
so-lace
so-lar
so-lemn
so-lid
soo-ner
sore-ly
sore-ness
so-rer
snea-king
spa-nish
spa-ring
spa-rib
spee-dy
spi-ces
spi-der
spi-rit
spite-ful
spo-ken
sta-ble
state-ly
sta-ture
sta-tutes
stea-dy
sti-pend
sto-ned
sto-ny
sto-ry
stri-king
stu-dy
su-gar
sure-ly
sure-ness
sure-ty
sy-nod
sy-rup

T

Ta-ber
tai-lor
ta-ken
ta-lent
ta-med
ta-per
there-by
there-fore
there-with
tho-row
thou-sand
three-fold
ti-dings
ti-ling
ti-ring
time-ly
tra-ding
to-ping
to-ries
to-tal
to-ward
tra-ded
tray-tor
trea-cle
trea-son
tre-ble
tre-foil
tri-bute
tri-bune
tri-dent
tru-ly
tu-lip
tu-mult
tu-tor
tu-mor
twi-light
ty-rant
ty-ler

V

Va-cant
va-lor
va-lue
va-nish
va-por
vi-car
vi-ces
vi-gils
vi-lest
vile-ness
vi-per
vi-sage
vi-sit
vo-mit
vo-ting
u-nite
u-rine
u-sage
u-sed
u-ses
use-less
use-ful
u-sing
u-surp

W

Wa-ding
wa-fer
wa-ger
wa-ges
wa-king
wa-ter
way-side
wea-ry
wea-ring
wea-sel
where-to
where-with
whining
...

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whi-ting
white-ness
whoo-rish
who-so
wi-dow
wi-der
wi-ping
wi-ring
wise-ly
wi-ser
wo-ful
wo-man
wo-men
wri-ting
wri-ter

Y

Yeo-man
yeo-men
yo-ked

Z

Zea-lous
zea-lot
ze-nith

But as there is no General Rule but may be liable to some Exception, so the foregoing Rule is here contradicted in sundry Words wherein a Consonant placed in the middle of a Word between two Vowels is not always joined to the later Vowel, as in the former Examples, but sometimes to the former Vowel, as in the following Examples is to be observed.

A

Aid-ed
ail-ed
ail-eth
aim-ed
air-ed
arm-ed
ax-ed

B

Bear-er
bear-ing
beak-er
beat-en
beat-ing
bind-er
bind-ing
bleat-ing
blend-ing
blind-ed
bloom-ing
blow-eth
blow-ing
blush-ing
boast-ed
boil-ed
boil-ing
boot-ed
bow-ed
bow-els
bow-er
box-ing
break-er
break-ing
breed-er
breed-ing
brew-er
brief-er
broad-er
broad-est
broil-ed
broil-ing

C

Chain-ing
chain-ed
cheer-eth
cheat-ing
chew-ed
chew-ing
chief-est
choak-ed
ciel-ing
claim-ing
clasp-ing
claw-ing
clout-ed
coat-ed
coin-ing
cook-ing
cool-ing
coop-er
crook-ed
croud-ing
crow-ing

D

Daub-ing
deal-er
deal-ing
debt-or
dis-ease
draw-er
draw-ing
dream-ed
dream-er
dread-ing
drew-est

E

Ear-ed
ear-ing
eat-en
eat-ing
eat-er
end-ing
ew-er
ex-act
ex-alt
ex-ile

F

Fail-ed
fail-ing
faint-ed
fair-er
fair-ing
fear-ing
feel-ing
few-el
few-er
fix-ed
fix-ing
float-ing
fool-ing
foot-ing
foul-ed
foul-er
fox-es
freez-ing

G

Gain-ed
glean-ed
glean-ing
gnaw-ing
goat-ish
greet-ing
groan-ing
grow-ing

H

Hail-ed
...

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head-ach
heal-ing
heal-er
heap-ing
hear-er
hear-ing
hew-ing
hog-ish
hook-ing
hoop-ing
hoot-ing

I

Jeer-ing
jew-el
jew-ish
join-ed
im-age

K

Keen-er
keep-er
keep-ing
knew-est
know-est
know-ing
knit-ting

L

Lead-er
lead-ing
leak-ing
lean-ing
leap-ing
lift-ed
lift-ing
load-en
low-der
low-er

M

Maim-ed
mean-ing
meet-ing
mix-ed
mix-ing
moan-ing
mop-ey'd
moor-ish
mow-ed
mow-er
mow-ing

N

Nail-ed
nail-ing
near-er
new-er

O

Ox-en

P

Pain-ed
paw-ing
plait-ing
plead-ing
plow-ed
plow-ing
pour-ed
pour-ing
pout-ing
pow-er
proud-er
prow-ess
pun-ish

Q

Quoit-ed
quart-ale

R

Rail-ed
rail-ing
read-er
read-ing
rear-ing
roar-ed
roar-ing
root-ed
root-ing
row-ed
row-ing
row-ers

S

Said-est
sail-ers
sail-ing
scoul-ing
scorn-ing
seal-ed
sear-ed
sew-ed
seek-ing
shear-ing
shew-eth
shew-ing
shoot-ing
shout-ing
shread-ing
shrub-ing
sleep-ing
sneak-ing
sneez-ing
soar-ing
sow-er
sow-ing
speak-er
speak-ing
spew-ing
spread-ing
sprout-ing
stain-ing
steer-ing
stew-ard
stew-ing
stick-ing
stoop-ing
strain-ing
strawed
stream-ers
stroak-ing
sub-urbs
suck-ing
suit-ed
swear-ing
sweat-ing
sweep-ing
sweet-er

T

Tax-es
tax-ing
tear-ing
teem-ing
took-est
tow-el
tow-er
tow-ed
train-ing
tread-ing
troop-er

V

Vail-ed
view-ed
vow-ed
vow-el

W

Wain-ing
wait-ing
wax-ing
wax-ed
wax-eth
weed-ing
weep-ing
wheat-en
wheez-ing
wood-en
ward-er
ward-ing
walk-ed
walk-er
walk-ing
work-ing

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Thirdly, When two like Consonants come together in the middle of a Word between two Vowels, they are to be divided, as in the following Examples is ever to be observed.

A

Ab-ba
ab-bot
ab-by
ac-cept
ac-cess
ac-cord
ac-count
ac-cuse
ac-curst
ad-ded
ad-der
ad-dict
af-fairs
af-fect
af-firm
af-ford
al-lay
al-ledge
al-lure
an-nex
an-nise
an-noy
ap-peal
ap-pear
ap-pease
ap-point
ar-raign
ar-rears
ar-rest
ar-rive
ar-row
as-sail
as-say
as-sent
as-sess
as-ses
as-sign
as-sist
as-soon
as-sure
at-tach
at-tack
at-tain
at-taint
at-tend
at-tempt
at-tire

B

Blad-der
bid-ding
beg-ging
beg-ged
beg-gar
bag-gage
bud-ding
buf-fet
buf-foon
bal-lance
bal-last
bel-low
bel-lows
bel-ly
bul-lock
bil-let
bit-ten
bit-ter
bit-tern
brim-mer
ban-ner
ban-ning
bar-red
bar-rel
bar-ren
bar-row
bor-row
bon-net
bon-ny
ber-ries
bles-sed
bles-sing
blos-som
bos-ses
blot-ting
blot-ted
bot-tom
but-ter
but-ting
but-tock
but-tocks
but-ton

C

Cab-bage
cab-bin
cof-fee
cof-fer
cof-fin
cog-ging
clog-ging
col-lar
col-ledge
col-lops
col-lumn
cuf-fing
com-mand
com-mend
com-mence
com-merce
com-mit
com-mon
com-mune
cum-min
chan-nel
con-nive
con-nex
cop-per
cop-pice
chap-pel
clap-per
clap-ped
car-reer
car-ry
cor-rect
cor-rode
cor-rupt
cur-rent
cur-rant
cur-ry
cot-tage
cut-ting

D

Dif-fer
dag-ger
dig-ger
dig-ged
dal-ly
dril-led
dril-ler
dril-ling
dal-ly
dam-mage
dip-ped
dip-per
dip-ping
drop-ping
droop-ping
dres-sing
dres-ser
dis-solve

E

Ef-fect
er-rand
er-rant
er-ror
ear-rings
es-say
es-sence

F

Fal-len
fal-ling
fel-led
fel-ling
fel-low
fol-low
fol-ly
ful-ler
fil-led
fil-let
fil-ling
fer-ret
fer-ry
for-reign
fur-row
fat-ted
flat-ter
flut-ter
fret-ting
fet-ters
fit-ting
fit-ted

G

God-dess
gid-dy
gal-lant
gal-ly
gal-led
gal-lows
gul-led
gul-let
gram-mar
gum-med
grin-ning
gun-ner
ghes-sing
glas-ses
glos-sy
...

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gos-sip
got-ten
glit-ter
grit-ty
gut-ter
gut-ting

H

Hal-low
hol-low
ham-mock
hem-ming
hum-ming
har-pen
hap-py
hip-ped
har-rase
her-ring
hor-ror
hur-ry
his-sing
hat-ter
hot-ter
ham-mer

I

Jag-ged
jag-ger
j••b-ber
jol-ly
jel-ly
jog-ging
jar-ring
jet-ting
im-mense
in-ner
is-sue

K

Kil-ling
Kis-ses.
kis-sing
knot-ty

L

Lad-der
led-dest
lag-ging
lol-ling
lin-nen
lap-ping
lop-ping
lop-ped
las-ses
les-sen
les-son
les-ser
lat-ter
lat-tice
let-ter
let-ting

M

Mad-der
mid-day
mud-dy
mag-got
mug-gets
mal-lard
mal-lows
mel-lon
mel-low
mal-let
mil-ler
mil-led
mul-led
man-na
man-ned
man-ners
man-nage
man-nour
mar-red
mar-ring
mar-row
mar-ry
mer-ry
mur-rain
mur-rey
mas-sy
mes-sage
mes-ses
mis-sing
mor-row
mat-ter
mat-tock
met-tal
mit-tens
mut-ter

N

Nog-gin
nod-dy
nod-ding
nig-gard
nul-led
nul-ling
nap-ping
nar-row
new-wine
nut-ting

O

Oc-cur
of-fence
of-fend
of-sals
of-fer
of-fice
op-pose
op-pugn
o••-ris
ot-ter

P

Pad-der
pad-ding
pud-ding
puf-fing
peg-ging
pil-lage
pil-lar
pil-ling
pil-low
pul-let
pul-ling
pol-lish
pol-led
pol-lute
plum-mer
plum-met
pin-nace
pep-per
pip-pin
pas-sage
pas-sing
pres-sed
pres-sing
pis-sing
pos-set
pup-py
pop-ping
pat-tern
pat-tens
pat-tent
pet-tish
pet-ty
pret-ty
pit-ty
plat-ted
plat-ter
plot-ter
pot-tage
plot-ting
plot-ted
pot-ter
pot-ted
pot-ting
put-ting

Q

Quaffing
quel-led
quil-led
quil-let
quar-rel
quar-ry
quit-tance
quit-ted
quit-ting

R

Rab-bet
rib-bond
rob-ber
rob-bing
rub-bing
rub-bish
red-dish
rid-dance
rid-den
rud-dy
rag-gad
rug-ged
rol-ling
rol-led
run-nest
run-ning
run-ner
rot-ten
rut-ting
rut-ter

S

Sab-bath
scab-bard
scab-by
shab-by
stab-bed
stub-born
sub-born
suc-ceed
suc-cess
suc-cour
sted-dy
stud-dy
stud-ded
slug-gard
shed-ding
sod-den
scof-fers
scof-fing
scof-fed
snuf-fers
snuf-fing
stuf-fing
suf-fer
suf-fice
scaf-fold
stag-ger
sug-gest
shal-low
shril-ler
sel-ler
sel-ling
smal-lest
skil-let
spel-ling
spil-ling
shil-ling
stal-led
stil-led
swal-low
swol-len
swel-ling
swil-ling
sum-med
sum-ming
sum-mer
stam-mer
sham-my
sin-ner
sin-ned
sin-ning
shun-ning
span-ning
spin-ning
spin-ner
sun-ny
ship-ped
ship-ping
...

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skip-per
skip-ping
ship-ped
slip-pers
slip-ping
sop-ping
step-ping
stop-per
stop-ping
strap-ped
strip-ped
strip-ping
sup-ped
sup-per
sup-pose
sup-port
swap-ping
swap-ped
spar-row
star-ry
stir-ring
sor-rel
sor-row
sor-ry
stir-rup
smit-ten
spit-ting
spit-ted
sot-tish
set-ter
set-ting
scat-ter
squat-ting

T

Trod-den
tag-ged
tug-ged
tug-ging
traf-fick
tal-ler
tal-low
tal-ly
tel-ling
til-lage
til-ling
tur-ret
tram-mel
tam-my
thum-mim
thum-ming
trim-ming
tan-ning
tan-ned
tun-ned
tun-ning
trap-ping
trip-ping
tar-ras
tar-ry
tor-rent
tos-sed
tos-ting
tos-tings

V

Val-lens
vil-lage
vol-ley
vil-lain
vel-lum
up-per
vas-sal
ut-ter

W

Wed-ded
wed-ding
wag-ging
wag-gon
wal-led
wal-let
wal-low
wil-ling
wil-lows
win-ner
win-ning
win-now
wrap-ped
war-rant
war-red
war-ring
was-sel
whetting
whet-ter
wit-ty
writ-ten

* Note also that these like Conso∣nants, thô they be placed be∣tween a Vowel and a Conso∣nant, are thus divi∣ded as fol∣loweth.

Ap-ple
ap-ply
ap-plaud
ap-plause
ap-prove
ap-proch
as-swage
bab-ble
bub-ble
brit-tle
chat-tle
crep-ple
dub-ble

and the like.

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When two unlike Consonants come together in the middle of a Word between two Vowels, they are ever to be divided, as in the following Examples is plainly and particularly expressed.

A

Ab-hor
ab-sence
ab-sent
ab-solve
ab-surd
ac-quaint
ac-quit
ac-tive
ac-tor
ad-here
ad-mit
af-ter
al-so
al-tar
al-ter
al-way
am-ber
am-bush
an-gel
an-ger
an-guish
ar-bor
ar-gue
ar-my
ar-mor
as-cend
as-cent
as-perse
aug-ment

B

Bab-ler
bab-ling
bad-ger
bal-som
ban-ded
ban-dy
ban-quet
bap-tize
bap-tism
bap-tist
bar-bed
bar-ber
bar-gain
bar-ter
bas-ket
bas-tard
bec-kon
bil-boe
blan-ket
blis-ter
bod-kin
bon-dage
bor-der
bow-man
bow-ler
bow-ling
bran-dy
bran-dish
bran-disht
braw-ny
break-fast
break-neck
bug-bear
bul-rush
bul-wark
bur-den
bur-gess
bur-nish
bris-tol
but-ler

C

Com-bat
com-bine
com-fort
com-pact
com-pass
can-cel
can-ker
cap-tain
cap-tious
cap-tive
car-cass
car-man
car-ter
cam-pagn
car-nal
cen-ser
cen-sure
cham-bers
chan-cel
chan-gers
chan-ced
chan-ceth
chan-ter
chap-lets
chap-man
chap-lain
chap-ter
char-ming
char-ter
cheer-ful
chas-ten
ches-nut
chim-ney
chris-ten
chrys-tal
chur-lish
cir-cuit
cis-tern
clean-ly
clean-ser
clean-seth
clear-ly
clear-ness
clear-sight
clow-nish
cob-ler
clus-ter
cod-lings
com-pare
com-pose
com-port
com-pute
con-ceal
con-ceit
con-ceive
con-cise
con-cern
con-cord
con-course
con-coct
con-demn
con-dign
con-dole
con-duce
con-duct
con-fess
con-fer
con-firm
con-form
con-fide
con-found
con-fute
con-geal
con-gy
con-quer
con-quest
con-sent
con-sist
con-serve
con-sort
con-sult
con-sume
con-tain
con-temn
con-tend
con-tent
con-test
cool-ness
cor-ner
cor-net
coul-ter
coun-sel
coun-cil
coun-ter
coun-tess
coun-ty
cour-ses
craf-ty
crim-son
cros-bow
cros-ness
cros-way
cur-led
cuc-kow
cud-gel
cur-ses
cur-sing
cur-tain
cus-tom
cus-tard
cut-ler
cym-bal
cyn-der

D

Dain-ty
dam-ned
dam-sen
dan-ces
dan-cing
...

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dan-ger
dar-ling
dead-ly
dead-ness
dear-ly
deep-ness
dis-cern
dis-course
dis-count
dis-card
dis-dain
dis-guise
dis-may
dis-miss
dis-pair
dis-patch
dis-pence
dis-perse
dis-pose
dis-pute
dis-taffe
dis-tance
dis-tant
dis-tinct
dis-til
dis-taste
dow-ry
drop-sy
drow-sy
dim-ness
drun-ken
drun-kard
dul-ness
doc-tor

E

Ear-ned
ear-nest
eas-ter
em-balm
em-pire
en-camp
en-dorse
en-dear
en-dow
en-due
en-duce
en-dure
en-force
en-gage
en-gine
en-hance
en-large
en-quire
en-rich
en-sign
en-sue
en-sure
en-ter
ex-ceed
ex-cel
ex-cept
ex-cess
ex-cize
ex-cuse
ex-haust
ex-hort
ex-pect
ex-pel
ex-pence
ex-pert
ex-pose
ex-port
ex-pound
ex-pire
ex-tant
ex-tend
ex-tinct
ex-tol
ex-tort

F

Fac-tor
fat-ness
fat-ning
faul-ty
faint-ing
fear-ful
fen-ced
fier-cer
fit-ly
foot-man
foot-pad
foot-way
for-bad
for-bear
for-bid
for-born
for-ced
for-ces
for-gat
for-get
for-gave
for-give
for-got
for-ged
for-ges
for-gers
for-ging
fif-teen
fif-teenth
fif-ty
fig-leaves
fin-ger
fingers
flood-gate
for-lorn
for-mal
for-sake
for-sook
for-sooth
for-ty
for-ward
foun-der
foun-tain
four-fold
four-teen
fow-ler
frag-ments
frin-ges
fruit-ful
ful-ness
fur-bish
fur-bush
fur-long
fur-nace
ful-som
fur-nish

G

Gar-den
gar-land
gar-lick
gar-ment
gar-ner
gar-nish
gen-der
gen-tile
ges-ture
gin-ger
glad-ly
glad-ness
glib-ly
glis-ter
gob-lets
gob-ling
god-head
god-ly
god-ward
gol-den
good-ness
gor-get
gos-ling
gos-hawk
gos-pel
gain-say
great-ness
guil-ty
graf-ted
griz-led
gun-room

H

Hag-ling
hag-ler
han-sel
han-dy
har-den
head-long
head-strong
hen-bane
hour-ly
has-tings
har-bour
har-lot
har-ness
har-per
has-ten
has-ty
hat-band
head-piece
hear-ty
hel-met
hem-lock
him-self
hin-der
hin-ges
hol-pen
hor-net
har-vest
hor-ses
how-ling
hun-ger
hun-ter
hur-led
hur-ling
hus-band

I

Jaw-bone
jaw-teeth
im-balm
im-barque
im-part
im-pede
im-port
im-pose
im-post
im-pute
in-fect
in-force
in-gage
in-tice
in-tail
in-tire
in-tomb
in-camp
in-cense
in-sert
in-cest
in-dear
in-due
in-dow
in-dure
in-quire
in-rage
in-debt
in-dent
in-dorse
in-duce
in-deed
in-dulge
in-come
in-fant
in-fer
in-form
in-hance
in-let
in-mate
in-mates
in-rol
in-cence
in-fide
in-tend
in-tent
in-ward
jour-ney
jour-nal
jud-ges
jug-ler
jug-ling

K

Ken-tish
ker-seys
ker-nel
kid-ney
kit-ling
know-ledg

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L

Lan-ces
lan-cing
lan-guage
lan-guish
lan-tern
lap-wing
lap-sed
las-ting
law-ful
law-less
law-terms
leaf-gold
lear-ned
lear-ning
lec-ture
led-ges
len-tiles
lim-ner
lin-tel
lod-ger
log-wood
lof-ty
lon-ger
low-ly
lus-ty

M

Mad-man
mad-ness
mag-pye
main-tain
man-ger
man-gy
man-kind
man-ly
man-hood
mar-gin
mar-quess
mar-tin
mar-tyr
mas-ter
meal-tub
med-lar
med-ling
meek-ness
meer-ly
mem-ber
mer-cer
mer-cy
mer-cies
mer-maid
mid-lent
mid-night
mid-wife
mid-wives
mil-dew
min-ced
min-cing
mis-laid
mis-lead
mis-led
mis-hap
mis-like
mis-pend
mis-take
mix-ture
mois-ture
mol-ten
mon-key
moun-tain
moun-tains
mon-day
mor-ning
mor-gage
mor-sel
mor-tal
mor-tar
mor-ter
moul-dy
moul-ting
mul-sack
mur-der
mur-mur
mus-tang
mus-ter

N

Nap-kin
neat-ness
need-ful
need-less
nec-tar
neg-lect
net-led
net-work
new-ness
non-sence
non-suit
noon-day
noon-tyde
nor-man
num-ber
num-bers
nur-ses
nur-sing
nut-meg
nur-ture

O

Oat-cake
ob-lige
ob-serve
ob-tain
of-ten
of-ter
of-test
oi-ster
on-ly
on-set
or-dain
or-der
or-gans
out-cast
out-do
out-go
out-law
out-run
out-••••••e
out-ward
out-went
out-work

P

Pac-quet
pad-lock
pad-nag
pail-ful
pain-ful
pal-mer
pain-ter
pal-sy
pam-per
par-boil
par-cel
par-don
par-ley
par-lor
par-ty
par-ties
par-ting
pas-tor
pas-ture
pas-tures
pas-time
pas-ty
paw-ned
pear-main
ped-ler
ped-ling
pen-sive
per-ceive
per-due
per-fect
pid-ling
pew-ter
prac-tice
proud-ly
per-force
per-form
per-fume
per-haps
per-mit
per-••i••
per-son
pi••-••••••e
pi••••-••er
pil-fer
pin-box
pin-case
pip-kin
pan-cake
pis-tol
pit-coal
pit-hole
plan-ter
plais-ter
pled-ges
plen-ty
plow-man
plun-ged
pon-der
pop-lar
por-ker
por-ter
pot-lid
pot-luck
pos-ture
poun-dage
poun-ding
pow-der
pran-cing
prin-ces
prin-cess
prin-ter
prin-ters
psal-mist
psal-ter
pub-lick
pub-lish
pul-pit
pur-ging
pur-ges
pur-ling
pur-loin
pur-pose
pur-ses
pur-sing
pur-sue
pur-ses

Q

Quag-mire
quar-tern
quar-ter
quar-ters
quin-ces
quod-ling

R

Raf-ter
raf-ters
rag-man
rain-bow
ram-pant
ram-ping
ran-cour
ran-dan
ran-dom
ran-ging
ran-sack
ran-som
rain-bow
raw-bone
raw-ness
red-lead
red-ness
red-coat
red-cow
rem-nant
ren-der
ren-ding
rin-sed
rear-ward
res-pit
rup-ture

S

Sad-ler
sad-ness
so••-d••••
s••n-dals
san-dy
s••n-g••••••
...〈◊〉〈◊〉
...

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scar-let
scep-ter
sel-dom
sen-ses
sen-tence
ser-pent
ser-mon
shar-pen
sheep-coat
sex-ton
sheep-fold
sheep-giue
shel-ter
shep-herd
ship-bord
ship-man
shor-ten
shor-ter
shoul-der
shif-ted
shif-ting
sif-ted
sif-ting
sig-net
sin-cere
sin-ful
sin-ged
sin-ger
sis-ter
sim-per
six-teen
six-teenth
six-ty
skil-ful
slan-der
slan-ders
slin-ger
slow-ly
slum-ber
sof-ten
sof-ter
sor-did
spar-tan
spar-tans
speer-man
speer-men
spec-tors
spen-ding
spraw-ling
spot-less
squab-ling
squan-der
stan-dard
star-light
stool-ball
stor-my
stout-ly
stout-ness
strag-ling
stran-ger
strip-ling
strug-ling
strum-pet
stur-dy
stur-geon
sub-dean
sub-due
sub-lime
sub-mit
sub-mits
sub-sist
sub-til
sun-burnt
sun-day
sun-der
sur-fit
sur-ly
sur-mise
sur-mount
sur-name
sus-pect
sus-tain
swad-led
swad-ling
sweet-ly
sweet-ness
stil-ness
scrip-ture
scrip-tures
spik-nard
sides-man
sides-men
sym-bol
sym-nel

T

Tam-per
tan-kard
tan-sy
tap-lash
tar-dy
tar-get
tal-king
tat-ling
tem-per
tem-pest
ten-der
ten-pence
thir-teen
thir-teenth
thir-ty
thor-ny
threat-ning
thrif-ty
thun-der
tim-ber
tin-der
tin-sel
tip-ling
tom-boy
tor-ment
tor-toise
tor-ture
trap-ball
trap-door
tres-pass
trin-kets
troun-cing
trum-pet
trum-pets
thros-ter
toil-som
trus-ty
tub-man
tur-ky
tur-moil
twen-ty

V

Van-quish
var-nish
ven-ture
ver-duro
ver-ses
ves-pers
ver-tue
ves-ture
vic-tor
vin-tage
vir-gin
un-der
un-do
un-done
un-couth
un-fold
un-kind
un-lade
un-less
un-load
un-loose
um-ber
un-seen
un-serv'd
un-sent
un-sound
un-taught
un-til
un-wise
up-held
up-hold
up-right
up-rore
up-side
up-wards
ur-ged
ur-gent
ur-ging
vul-gar
vul-tures

W

Wal-nut
wal-nuts
wan-der
wan-ting
wan-ton
war-fare
weak-ning
weak-ness
wed-lock
wel-come
wel-done
wel-fare
wood-cock
wil-ful
whis-per
whol-som
win-dy
win-dow
win-ter
wis-dom
won-der
wor-ser
wrin-sed
wrin-sing

Y

Year-ly
yon-der

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Lastly, Note, That when three or four Consonants come together in the middle of a Word between two Vowels, they are so to be divided as may best express the proper sound of the Word, for which there is no particular Rule to be prescribed, but the Reader's own Observation must direct him, for whom I have muster'd up the following Ex∣amples.

A

Ab-stract
al-pha
al-tho
am-ble
an-chor
an-gle
an-gred
an-gry
ar-cher
arm-strong

B

Back-parts
back-side
back-slide
back-ward
bank-rupt
beck-ned
bed-sted
birth-day
black-box
bond-man
bond-men
bond-slave
bon-grace
bound-less
breast-bone
breast-plate
breath-less
brick-wall
brim-stone
bum-kin
bun-dle
bur-glary

C

Cam-brick
cam-phire
cart-rope
cart-wheel
cart-horse
cas-tle
child-hood
child-less
chil-dren
christ-mas
church-porch
cold-ness
com-plain
com-plaint
com-pleat
con-clude
con-flict
con-front
con-stant
con-spire
con-strain
con-tract
con-trite
con-trive
corp-ses
cost-ly
crack-ling
crafts-man
crafts-men
crost-let

D

Dip-thong
dis-charge
dis-claim
dis-close
d••s-creet
dis-grace
dis-prove
dis-please
dis-praise
dis-play
dis-tress
dis-train
dis-trust
doc-trin
dooms-day
doubt-ful
doubt-less
down-bed
down-ward
dung-cart
dung-hil
dung-port

E

Earl-dom
earth-quake
east-ward
eigh-teen
eigh-teenth
emp-ty
Eng-land
eng-lish
en-trance
en-try
en-throne
en-thral
en-trust
...

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ex-change
ex-claim
ex-clude
ex-plain
ex-ploit
ex-press
ex-tract
ex-tream
ex-treams

F

Fast-ned
faint-heart
faint-ness
faith-ful
faith-less
fals-hood
far-thing
fault-less
feast-day
fil-thy
first-ling
fir-tree
first-born
first-day
first-fruits
first-month
fish-gate
fish-hook
fish-pool
fish-pond
fish-spearl
flesh-hook
flesh-ly
flesh-pots
flint-glass
fond-ness
foot-cloth
foot-steps
foot-stool
for-swear
for-sworn
forth-with
four-square
four-score
friend-ly
friend-ship
front-lets
frost-work
frus-trate
fur-ther

G

Gam-ster
gan-grene
gen-tle
gen-tly
gen-try
ghost-ly
gold-smith
gold-watch
gras-plat
ground-less
guilt-less

H

Hack-ney
ham-lets
hail-stones
hand-ful
han-dle
han-dling
hand-maid
hand-saw
hand-som
hard-ned
hard-ness
hard-ly
harm-less
hars-let
hast-ned
head-strong
heark-ned
heads-man
herds-man
high-ness
hind-leg
hind-most
hind-part
high-way
hour-glass
hum-ble
hum-bled
hum-bly
hun-dred
hun-dredth
hunts-man
hunts-men
hur-dle
hurt-ful
hum-phrey

I

Jack-daw
jack-line
jack-straw
jack-weight
im-brace
im-plead
im-plore
im-ploy
im-prove
in-chant
in-cline
in-close
in-clude
in-flame
in-fringe
in-spect
in-spire
in-stant
in-struct
in-thral
in-trench
in-snare
joynt-heirs
joynt-stool
judg-ment
jus-tle
just-ly

K

Ker-tle
ker-chief
kin-dle
kind-ness
knuck-le

L

Lamb-py
lamb-skin
lamb-stones
land-lord
land-mark
lan-dress
laugh-ter
left-hand
left-leg
light-ness
lewd-ness
light-ning
light-som
ling-ring
list-ner
list-ning
lob-ster
lobs-pound
lord-ly

M

Main-prize
malt-ster
man-drake
man-child
man-tle
mar-ble
mar-bling
march-pane
mar-shal
migh-ty
milch-cow
milk-pail
milk-sop
mild-ness
mil-stone
...

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mind-ful
min-gle
ming-ling
min-strel
mis-chief
mis-tress
mis-trust
moist-ning
month-ly
mon-ster
mon-strous
mourn-ful
mum-ble
mum-bling
myr-tle

N

Naugh-ty
nec-trel
neigh-bor
night-mare
night-shade
nim-ble
ninth-ly
north-gate
north-point
north-pole
north-port
north-side
north-ward
north-west
north-wind
nos-trils

O

Ob-scene
ob-scure
ob-struct
off-spring
oft-ner
old-cole
old-man
old-gold
old-friend
old-time
orch-ard
or-phan
os-trich

P

Pal-fry
pack-thred
pan-ther
pan-try
pan-sly
part-ners
par-tridge
pas-chal
past-bord
past-boul
past-brush
path-way
parch-ment
pear-main
pear-plumb
pear-tree
per-plex
per-swade
pes-tle
pick-le
pick-lock
pick-thank
pie-plate
pigs-head
pigs-ty
pil-chard
pil-grim
plow-share
plumb-line
plush-coat
pock-holes
pomp-kin
post-boy
post-horn
post-horse
post-house
post-stage
pos-tage
pot-sherd
poul-try
pour-tray
priest-hood
pur-blind
pur-chace
pur-ple

Q

Quart-pot
quaint-ness
quar-tern
quar-ter
quest-men
quick-ly
quick-ness
quick-sands

R

Ran-cle
rash-ly
rash-ness
rats-bane
ren-dring
rich-ly
right-ly
rough-ly
rum-bling

S

Sack-butt
sack-cloth
salt-ness
sam-ple
sat-chel
scant-ling
scram-ble
scorn-ful
sem-ster
self-will
sham-bles
sharp-ness
sheep-skins
shew-bread
ship-wrack
ship-wright
sic-kle
sick-ly
sick-ness
sim-ple
sim-ply
sin-gle
slaugh-ter
sloth-ful
slum-ber
slum-bring
smooth-ness
soft-ly
soft-ness
sound-ness
south-ward
south-west
south-wind
sour-ly
spang-les
spark-les
spark-ling
speck-led
speech-less
spend-thrift
spin-dle
spin-ster
sprin-kle
star-tle
straight-ly
straight-ness
strang-ling
stum-bled
stumb-ling
sun-shine
swift-ness
symp-tom

T

Tem-pler
temp-ter
...

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temp-ting
tenth-part
thank-ful
thick-ness
thim-ble
third-ly
thirs-ty
this-tle
through-ly
tim-brel
tinc-ture
tin-gle
tink-ling
tip-staff
tomb-stone
tos-pot
tough-ness
town-clark
town-bull
town-house
tram-ple
tran-scend
trans-form
trans-gress
trans-late
trans-plant
trans-pose
trans-port
trap-stick
trem-ble
trem-bling
tren-ches
tren-cher
tick-le
tick-ling
tum-bler
tumb-ling
turn-coat
twink-ling

V

Vest-ment
vest-ry
vint-ner
un-cle
un-clean
un-known
vouch-safe
up-braid
ur-chin

W

Ward-robe
wash-boul
wash-pot
wash-ball
wash-house
watch-ful
wast-ful
weal-thy
wednes-day
weigh-ty
wel-spring
west-ward
west-wind
whirl-pit
whirl-wind
witch-craft
with-draw
with-drew
with-held
with-hold
with-stand
with-stood
work-house
world-ly
worm-seed
wor-ship
wain-scot
wors-ted
worth-less
wor-thy
wrath-ful
wran-gle
wrink-le
wrong-ful

Y

Young-man
youth-ful
young-ster

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Words of Three Syllables divided.

A

A-ban-don
a-ba-sed
a-ba-ted
a-ba-sing
a-bi-ding
ab-hor-red
ab-hor-ring
ab-ju-red
ab-ju-ring
a-bo-lish
a-bor-tive
a-bun-dance
a-bun-dant
a-bound-ed
a-bound-ing
a-bu-sive
a-bu-sing
ab-sent-ed
ab-sent-ing
ab-sol-ving
ab-so-lute
ab-stain-ing
ab-sti-nence
ac-cep-tance
ac-cept-ing
ac-cept-ed
ac-ci-dent
ac-com-plish
ac-cord-ing
ac-cord-ed
ac-count-ed
ac-count-ing
ac-cu-sed
ac-cu-sing
ac-cur-sed
ac-cus-tom
ac-know-ledge
ac-quaint-ance
ac-quaint-ing
ac-quit-tance
ac-quit-ted
ac-qui-red
ac-tive-ness
ac-tu-al
ac-ti-on
a-da-mant
ad-dict-ed
ad-dres-sed
ad-dres-sing
ad-he-ring
a-dorn-ed
ad-joyn-ed
ad-joyn-ing
ad-journ-ed
ad-journ-ing
ad-judg-ing
ad-ju-ring
ad-mi-red
ad-mi-ring
ad-mit-tance
ad-mit-ted
ad-mo-nish
a-dopt-ed
a-dopt-ing
a-do-red
a-do-ring
ad-van-ced
ad-van-cing
ad-van-tage
ad-ven-ture
ad-ver-tise
ad-vi-sed
ad-vo-cate
af-fected
af-firm-ed
af-firm-ing
af-flict-ed
af-flict-ing
af-ford-ed
af-ford-ing
af-fright-ed
af-fright-ing
a-fore-hand
a-fore-time
af-ter-noon
af-ter-word
a-go-ny
a-gree-ing
a-gree-ment
al-layed
al-lay-ing
al-ledg-ed
al-ledg-ing
a-li-en
al-li-ed
al-low-ed
al-low-ing
al-low-ance
al-lu-red
al-lu-ring
al-ma-nack
al-mond-tree
al-migh-ty
a-ma-zed
a-maze-ment
an-di-ron
an-cle-bones
an-ci-ent
an-noy-ance
ap-pa-rent
ap-peal-ed
ap-proch-ing
ap-pro-ving
ar-ray-ed
ar-raign-ed
as-sault-ed
a-sha-med
a-scri-bed
aug-ment-ed
a-vouch-ed
a-wak-ed

B

Back-bi-ter
back-sli-der
back-ward-ly
ba-nish-ed
ban-quet-ing
bap-ti-zing
bar-ba-rous
bar-gain-ing
beau-ti-fy
be-guil-ed
be-head-ed
be-hold-ing
bed-cham-ber
bed-fel-low
be-fore-hand
be-gin-ning
be-ha-ved
be-li-ed
be-lie-ving
be-lo-ved
be-moan-ing
be-ne-fice
be-night-ed
be-quea-thed
be-rea-ved
be-seech-ing
be-seem-ing
...

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be-tray-ed
be-troth-ed
be-wail-ed
be-witch-ed
be-wray-ed
bish-op-rick
blas-phe-mer
blind-fold-ed
blis-ter-ing
blood-thir-sty
boi-ste-rous
bond-ser-vant
bond-wo-man
bol-ster-ing
boun-ti-ful
bran-dish-ed
bram-ble-bush
bra-ve-ry
bre-vi-ty
bri-be-ry
bride-cham-ber
broi-der-ed
bro-ther-ly
buf-fet-ed
bul-rush-es
bur-den-som
bu-ri-al
bu-ry-ing
bur-nish-ed
bur-nish-ing
bu-si-ness
but-ler-ship
but-cher-ing
but-ter-ed
but-ton-ed

C

Cab-ba-ges
can-dle-mas
can-dle-stick
ca-bi-net
ca-len-dar
ca-lum-ny
can-ker-ed
can-ker-worm
can-cel-ed
ca-pa-ble
car-bun-cle
care-ful-ly
care-les-ly
ca-res-sing
car-nal-ly
car-pen-ter
car-ri-age
car-cas-ses
car-ry-ing
cast-a-way
ca-ta-logue
ca-te-chize
ca-te-chism
ca-tho-lick
ca-te-rer
ca-vel-ling
ce-le-brate
cer-tain-ly
cer-ti-fy
cen-su-red
chal-len-ged
cha-li-ces
cham-ber-ing
cham-ber-lain
cham-pi-on
chan-cel-lor
change-a-ble
cha-rac-ter
cha-riot
cha-ri-ty
cha-sten-ing
chea-pen-ing
chear-ful-ly
chees-mon-ger
che-ru-bims
child-ish-n••••••
chol-le-rick
chris-ti-an
chris-ten-dom
cir-cum-spect
cir-cum-stance
cir-cum-cise
cla-mo-rous
clean-li-ness
cle-men-cy
col-li-er
co-lo-nel
co-lo-ny
co-lour-ed
com-bat-ing
com-bi-ning
com-mand-ing
com-mit-ting
com-mo-ner
com-mon-ly
com-pa-ny
com-pa-ring
com-pas-sed
com-pel-••••••
com-plain-ing
com-pleat-ing
con-ceal-ing
con-ceit-ed
con-cern-ed
con-clu-ding
con-cu-bine
con-du-cing
con-duct-ing
co-part-ner
co-pi-ous
co-py-ing
cor-di-al
cor-mo-rant
co-ve-nant
co-ve-ring
co-ver-ed
cre-a-tor
cre-di-tor
cru-ci-fy
cru-el-ty
cun-ning-ly
cur-sed-ly
cum-ber-ing
cur-ry-comb
cus-to-mer
cus-to-dy
cus-tom-house
cur-rent-ly
cup-bear-er
cush-i-on
cu-ri-ous

D

Dal-ly-ing
dam-na-ble
dam-ma-ges
dam-ni-fy
dan-ge-rous
da-ring-ly
dar-ken-ed
de-ba-sing
de-ba-ting
de-cay-ing
de-cea-sed
de-ceit-ful
de-cei-ver
de-cen-cy
de-cent-ly
de-ci-ded
de-cla-red
de-cree-ing
de-cli-ning
de-di-cate
de-fa-cing
de-fa-ming
de-feat-ing
de-fend-ing
de-fy-ing
de-fi-ling
de-fraud-ing
de-fi-ning
de-fray-ing
de-gra-ding
de-ject-ed
de-lay-ing
de-li-cate
de-light-ful
de-lin-quent
de-li-ver
de-lu-ded
de-mand-ing
de-mean-or
de-me-rit
de-mi-sed
de-mo-lish
de-mur-ring
...

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de-mure-ness
de-ni-al
de-noun-cing
de-part-ing
de-plo-red
de-po-sed
de-pra-ved
de-pri-ved
de-pu-ted
de-ri-ded
de-scri-bed
de-sign-ed
de-ser-ving
de-si-ring
de-test-ing
de-vi-sing
di-rect-ing
dis-a-gree
dis-ap-point
dis-ap-prove
di-vi-ding
di-vine-ly
di-vor-ced
di-vorce-ment
doc-tri-nal
do-mi-neer
drop-si-cal
du-ra-ble
drow-si-ness
drun-ken-ess
du-ti-ful
du-ra-ble
dul-ci-mer
do-lo-rous
dole-ful-ness

E

Ea-ger-ness
ear-li-er
ear-nest-ly
earth-li-ness
ea-si-ness
e-di-fy
e-du-cate
ef-fect-ed
e-ject-ment
e-le-gant
e-le-ment
e-le-phant
e-le-vate
e-le-ven
e-lo-quent
em-bas-sy
em-bol-den
e-mi-nent
em-pe-ror
en-camp-ed
en-coun-ter
en-com-pass
en-cou-rage
en-da-mage
en-dan-ger
en-dea-vour
en-dow-ment
en-du-reth
e-ne-my
en-ga-ged
en-fla-ming
in-for-ced
en-fran-chise
en-gage-ment
en-gra-ving
en-joy-ment
en-joyn-ing
en-large-ment
en-light-en
en-mi-ty
en-qui-ring
en-rich-ing
en-stal-ling
en-su-ing
en-tail-ed
en-tan-gle
en-ter-course
en-ter-prize
en-tomb-ed
en-vi-ron
en-tire-ly
e-pi-cure
e-pi-gram
e-pi-logue
e-qui-page
e-qui-ty
e-rect-ed
e-sca-ping
e-schew-ing
e-spy-ed
e-spou-sing
es-say-ing
e-sta-blish
e-steem-ed
es-ti-mate
e-strang-ing
e-ter-nal
e-ven-ing
e-ven-song
e-ven-tide
e-ver-more
e-ve-ry
e-vi-dence
e-vi-dent
ex-act-ing
ex-act-er
ex-act-ness
ex-alt-ed
ex-a-min
ex-am-ple
ex-ceed-ing
ex-cel-lent
ex-cept-ed
ex-ces-sive
ex-chang-ing
ex-clu-ded
ex-clu-sive
ex-che-quer
ex-cu-sing
ex-empt-ed
ex-er-cise
ex-e-crate
ex-claim-ing
ex-e-cute
ex-haust-ed
ex-pect-ing
ex-pen-ces
ex-pi-red
ex-plo-ded

F

Fa-bu-lous
fac-ti-ous
fa-cul-ty
fa-ding-ly
faint-heart-ed
faith-ful-ly
fal-la-cy
fa-mi-ly
fa-mish-ed
fan-ta-sie
fan-tas-tick
fa-shi-on
fas-ten-ed
fa-ther-less
fa-vour-ed
fa-vou-rite
fear-ful-ness
fea-ther-ed
feel-ing-ly
feign-ed-ly
fel-low-ship
fer-ven-cy
fer-vent-ly
fes-ti-val
fet-ter-ed
fil-thi-ness
fi-li-al
fi-nal-ly
fi-nish-er
fin-ger-ing
fir-ma-ment
fi-sher-man
fish-ing-nets
flat-ter-ing
fleg-ma-tick
flou-rish-ing
fol-low-ing
fool-ish-ness
for-bear-ing
for-bid-ding
for-feit-ing
fore-fa-thers
fore-know-ledg
fore-run-ner
fore-see-ing
for-swear-ing
for-ge-ry
fore-warn-ing
...

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for-get-ful
for-get-ing
for-gi-ving
for-give-ness
fo-reign-er
for-mer-ly
for-sa-ken
frau-du-lent
fre-quent-ly
fro-ward-ly
fruc-ti-fy
frus-tra-ted
fu-gi-tive
ful-fil-led
fu-ne-ral
fu-ri-ous
fur-ni-shed
func-ti-on
fur-ni-ture
fur-ri-er
fur-ther-ance
fur-ther-end
fur-ther-side
fur-ther-more
fur-ther-off
fur-ther-on
fus-ti-an
fus-ti-tripes

G

Gab-ble-ing
gain-say-ers
gain-say-ing
gal-lan-try
gal-le-ry
gal-ley-slave
gar-di-ner
gar-ni-shed
gar-ri-son
ga-ther-ing
ga-zing-stock
ge-ne-ral
gen-tle-ness
gen-tle-man
gid-di-ness
gin-ger-bread
glis-ter-ing
glis-ter-pipe
glit-ter-ing
gloo-mi-ness
glo-ry-ing
glo-ri-fy
glo-ri-ous
glu-ten-ous
glut-ton-ous
glut-to-ny
god-li-ness
good-li-ness
gor-ge-ous
go-vern-ment
go-ver-nour
gos-sip-ing
gra-ci-ous
grand-chil-dren
grand-fa-ther
grand-mo-ther
grai-ne-ry
gra-ti-tude
gras-hop-per
gra-vel-ling
gra-vi-ty
gree-di-ness
grie-vous-ly
grid-i-ron
grudg-ing-ly
guar-di-an
gun-ners-mate
gun-pow-der
gut-ter-ing
guil-ti-ness
guile-ful-ly
guilt-les-ly

H

Ha-bi-ted
hal-low-ed
ham-per-ing
han-dy-craft
han-dy-work
hand-ker-chief
hand-mai-den
hand-wri-ting
han-dle-ing
hand-som-ness
hap-pen-ed
hap-pi-er
har-bour-ing
har-den-ed
har-mo-ny
har-ras-sing
har-vest-time
has-ti-ness
hate-ful-ly
hay-ma-king
haugh-ti-ness
hea-di-er
heal-thi-er
hear-ken-ed
hear-ti-er
hea-then-ish
hea-ven-ly
heed-les-ness
heed-ful-ness
here-af-ter
here-to-fore
he-re-tick
he-ri-tage
ho-li-ness
ho-nes-ty
hor-rib-ly
hor-rid-ly
hum-ble-ness
hus-band-ry
hy-po-crite

I

I-dle-ness
i-de-a
je-lou-sy
jeo-par-dy
jeer-ing-ly
je-su-it
jew-el-ler
jew-el-ling
ig-no-ble
ig-no-rance
ig-no-rant
il-le-gal
im-be-zil
im-balm-ing
im-a-ges
im-a-gine
im-bold-ned
im-mer-sed
im-mi-nent
im-mo-dest
im-mor-tal
im-part-ing
im-per-fect
im-pi-ous
im-plo-ring
im-ploy-ed
im-ploy-ment
im-port-ance
im-por-tune
im-po-sed
im-post-hume
im-pos-tour
im-pos-ture
im-po-tent
im-prove-ment
im-pro-per
im-pu-ted
im-pu-test
in-as-much
in-car-nate
in-cen-sed
in-chant-ed
in-chant-ment
in-sert-ed
in-cli-ning
in-clo-sed
in-clu-sive
in-con-stant
in-crea-sing
in-croach-ing
in-cul-cate
in-cum-bent
in-cum-brance
in-dear-ed
in-debt-ed
in-den-ture
in-dent-ed
...

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in-di-ting
in-di-gent
in-di-rect
in-dis-creet
in-dor-sed
in-du-ced
in-dul-gence
in-dul-gent
in-fa-my
in-fa-mous
in-fan-cy
in-fan-try
in-fect-ed
in-fe-rence
in-fer-nal
in-fi-del
in-fi-nite
in-flict-ed
in-fla-ming
in-fold-ing
in-for-mer
in-for-ming
in-form-ing
in-form-ed
in-flu-ence
in-fring-ing
in-graft-ing
in-gage-ment
in-grate-ful
in-ha-bit
in-he-rent
in-he-rit
in-jus-tice
in-joyn-ing
inn-keep-er
in-ner-most
in-no-cent
in-rol-led
in-so-lent
in-spi-red
in-stant-ly
in-sti-tute
in-struct-ed
in-stru-ment
in-tan-gle
in-tend-ing
in-ter-cede
in-ter-cept
in-te-rest
in-ter-nal
in-ter-pose
in-ter-pret
in-ter-val
in-ter-vene
in-ti-mate
in-tire-ly
in-trea-ty
in-tru-ding
in-tro-duce
in-trust-ed
in-va-ding
in-veigh-ing
in-vei-gle
in-vent-ing
in-vi-ron
in-volv-ing
in-vi-ting
in-ward-ly
jour-ney-ing
i-vo-ry
joy-ful-ness
ju-bi-le
ir-ri-tate
is-su-ed
ju-da-ism
jus-ti-ces
••us-ti-fy

K

Ka-len-dar
kind-nes-ses
kil-der-kin
kins-wo-man
kis-sing-crust
know-ing-ly
knuc-kle-bone
knock-down-ale

L

La-bour-ing
la-byr-inth
la-dy-day
la-dy-ship
la-ment-ed
lan-guish-ing
lan-gua-ges
lat-ter-end
la-zi-ly
lea-ven-ed
lec-tu-rer
left-hand-ed
le-che-ry
le-ga-cy
le-gi-on
length-en-ed
le-o-pard
le-pro-sy
learn-ed-ly
les-sen-ing
let-ter-case
let-ti-ces
le-vel-ling
le-vi-ty
li-ber-tine
li-ber-ty
li-bel-ling
li-be-ral
light-en-ing
li-o-ness
lin-ger-ing
lis-ten-ing
live-ly-ness
loath-som-ness
lof-ti-ness
lone-som-ness
love-li-ness
low-li-ness
lon-don-bridge
low-er-most
luke-warm-ness
lu-na-tick

M

Ma-ca-roons
mac-ke-rel
ma-gi-strate
mag-ni-fy
mag-ni-tude
ma-ga-zine
maid-ser-vant
ma-je-sty
main-te-nance
main-tain-ed
male-chil-dren
ma-lig-nant
ma-nage-ment
ma-na-cles
ma-ho-met
ma-ni-fest
ma-ni-fold
man-si-on
ma-nu-ring
ma-nu-script
man-ser-vant
man-slay-er
man-slaugh-ter
mar-gi-nal
mar-ket-ing
mar-ket-cross
ma-ri-ner
mar-ri-age
mar-ry-ing
mar-ma-let
mar-ques-dom
mar-tyr-dom
mar-vel-lous
mas-cu-line
mas-sa-cre
mas-te-ry
match-ma-ker
mea-su-ring
me-di-cine
me-di-ate
me-di-tate
me-lo-dy
me-mo-ry
men-ti-on
men-plea-ser••
men-steal-ers
men-stru-ous
mer-chan-dise
mer-ci-ful
...

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mer-cy-seat
mes-sen-ger
mes-si-as
mes-su-age
me-ta-phor
me-theg-lin
mid-dle-most
migh-ti-ness
milk-ing-pale
mil-li-ons
mi-ni-ster
mi-ne-rals
min-ish-ed
mi-ni-string
mind-ful-ness
mi-ra-cle
mis-cal-ling
mis-car-ry
mis-chie-vous
mis-lead-ing
mis-li-king
mis-ta-ken
mis-trust-ing
mis-pend-ing
mis-u-sing
mock-e-ry
mo-de-rate
mo-de-sty
mol-li-fy
mo-nar-chy
mo-ra-lize
mo-nu-ment
more-o-ver
mor-ti-fy
mo-ti-on
move-a-ble
moun-te-bank
mourn-ful-ly
mur-mur-ing
mul-ti-ply
mu-ta-ble
mul-ti-tude
mur-der-er
mu-si-cal
mu-tu-al
mus-tard-seed
mus-ter-ing
mut-ter-ing
mys-te-ry

N

Na-ked-ness
nar-row-ly
nar-ra-tive
nas-ti-ness
na-ti-on
na-tu-ral
naugh-ti-ness
neg-lect-ed
neg-li-gence
neigh-bor-hood
neigh-bor-ly
net-ma-ker
news-mon-ger
nib-ble-ing
nig-gard-ly
night-in-gale
nim-ble-ness
no-ble-ness
nip-ping-frost
noi-som-ness
non-suit-ed
no-ta-ble
no-ta-ry
north-bor-der
north-quar-ter
no-vel-ty
no-vem-ber
no-vi-ces
nou-rish-ment
nul-li-ty
num-ber-ing
num-ber-less
nur-se-ry
nu-tri-ment

O

O-bey-ed
o-bey-sance
o-bi-lisk
ob-ject-ed
ob-li-ged
ob-ser-ved
ob-ser-vant
ob-scure-ness
ob-sti-nate
ob-struct-ed
ob-tain-ed
ob-vi-ous
o-cu-list
oc-cur-rence
o-ce-an
oc-to-ber
o-di-ous
of-fen-ces
of-fend-ed
of-fen-sive
of-fer-ing
of-fi-cer
of-fi-ces
off-scour-ing
of-ten-times
o-live-tree
o-live-yard
oil-o-live
al-ler-ton
o-lym-pick
om-i-nous
o-ni-ons
o-pen-ed
o-pen-ing
o-pen-ly
op-po-ser
op-po-sing
op-po-site
op-pres-sed
op-pres-sor
o-ra-cle
o-ra-tor
or-dain-ed
or-dain-ing
or-der-ed
or-der-ing
or-der-ly
or-di-nance
o-ran-ges
o-range-trees
or-na-ment
os-trich-es
o-ther-wise
o-ver-wise
o-ver-all
o-ver-bid
o-ver-bake
o-ver-boots
o-ver-came
o-ver-cast
o-ver-did
o-ver-do
o-ver-drive
o-ver-flow
o-ver-match
o-ver-much
o-ver-throw
o-ver-turn
o-ver-whelm
out-bid-ding
out-stretch-ed
out-ward-ly
o-zi-ers

P

Pa-ci-fy
pack-sad-dle
pa-gan-ism
pain-ful-ness
pa-la-ces
pa-la-tine
pal-pa-ble
pa-ra-ble
palm-er-worm
pa-pa-cy
pa-per-mills
pa-ra-dise
pa-ra-mount
pa-ra-mour
par-don-ed
par-don-ing
par-ish-es
par-ta-kers
par-ti-al
par-tridg-es
...

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pas-sa-ges
pas-sen-ger
pas-si-on
pass-o-ver
pas-to-ral
pas-tu-ring
pa-ti-ence
pa-ti-ent
pa-tri-arch
pau-ci-ty
peace-a-ble
pa-ter-nal
peace-ma-ker
pe-di-gree
pee-vish-ness
pe-li-can
pe-nal-ty
pe-ni-tent
pe-nu-ry
pen-ny-worth
pen-te-cost
pen-sive-ness
per-fect-ing
per-form-ance
per-fu-med
pe-ril-lous
per-ju-ry
pe-ra-wig
pe-rish-ed
per-mit-ted
per-se-cute
per-plex-ed
per-sist-ing
per-se-vere
per-so-nate
per-swa-ded
per-spect-ive
pes-ti-lence
per-tain-ing
per-vers-ness
per-vert-ing
pha-ri-see
phi-lis-tines
pi-e-ty
pil-gri-mage
pi-ous-ly
plea-sant-ness
plen-ti-ful
pleu-ri-sy
pli-a-ble
po-e-try
poi-son-ing
po-li-cy
po-lish-ed
po-li-ticks
pom-gra-nate
pon-der-ing
po-pe-ry
po-pu-lous
por-ti-on
pos-ses-sed
pos-si-ble
po-si-tive
post-mas-ter
po-ten-tate
po-ver-ty
pow-er-ful
prac-ti-cal
prac-ti-sed
pre-ce-dence
pre-ci-ous
pre-cise-ness
pre-fer-ment
pre-pa-red
pre-scri-bed

Q

Qua-ker-ism
qua-li-fy
qua-li-ty
quan-da-ry
quan-ti-ty
quar-rel-ers
quar-rel-ing
quar-ter-ed
quar-ter-ing
quar-ter-ly
que-ri-ster
que-ru-lous
ques-ti-on
quick-en-eth
quick-en-ing
quick-sil-ver
qui-et-ness
qui-et-ly
qui-et-ing
quin-tes-sence
qua-ver-ing
qui-ver-ed
qui-ver-ing
quin-bo-rough
quib-ble-ing

R

Ra-di-cal
ra-dish-es
ra-di-ent
rag-ged-ness
ran-som-ed
ra-pi-er
ra-ri-ty
ras-ber-ries
ras-kal-ly
rat-tle-ing
ra-ven-ous
ra-vish-ing
rea-di-ness
rea-son-ing
re-bel-ling
re-bu-king
re-bu-ked
re-build-ed
re-cei-ver
re-cei-ving
reck-on-ing
re-claim-ing
re-com-mend
re-com-pence
re-con-cile
re-cord-ed
re-cord-er
re-count-ing
re-cre-ate
rec-ti-fy
re-deem-er
re-deem-ed
re-dres-sed
re-fe-rence
re-fi-ner
re-fi-ning
re-flect-ing
re-form-ed
re-strain-ing
re-fresh-ment
re-fu-sing
re-gain-ing
re-gard-ed
re-gard-ing
re-gi-ment
re-gi-on
re-gis-ter
re-gis-tred
re-gu-lar
re-hear-sal
re-hear-sing
re-ject-ed
re-joy-cing
re-laps-ed
re-la-ted
re-lea-sed
re-lent-ing
re-li-ed
re-lie-ving
re-lin-quish
re-lish-ed
re-mand-ed
re-main-ed
re-main-der
re-me-dy
re-mem-ber
re-mem-brance
re-mind-ed
re-mit-ted
re-miss-ness
re-mo-test
re-mo-ved
re-mo-ving
ren-der-ed
ren-de-vous
re-new-ed
re-noun-cing
re-pair-ed
re-pay-ed
re-peal-ed
...

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re-peat-ed
re-pel-ling
re-pen-tance
re-pi-ning
re-plant-ing
re-ple-nish
re-ply-ing
re-port-ed
re-po-sed
re-pre-hend
re-pre-sent
re-print-ed
re-pro-bate
re-pro-ved
re-pug-nant
re-pul-sed
re-pu-ted
re-quest-ed
re-qui-red
re-qui-ted
re-qui-site
res-cu-ed
re-sem-ble
re-sent-ed
re-ser-ved
re-si-ding
re-sign-ed
re-si-due
re-sist-ed
re-sol-ved
re-so-lute
re-sort-ed
re-spect-ed
re-sto-red
re-strain-ed

S

Sa-cra-ment
sa-cri-fice
sa-cri-ledge
sa-cred-ness
sad-du-ces
sa-lu-ting
sanc-ti-fy
sa-ti-ate
sa-tis-fy
sa-vage-ness
sau-cy-ness
sau-sa-ges
sa-ving-ly
sa-vi-our
sa-vou-ry
scan-da-lous
scar-ci-ty
scat-ter-ed
sca-ven-ger
schis-ma-tick
school-mas-ter
school-mis-tress
scorn-ful-ness
scor-pi-on
scof-fing-ly
sot-tish-ness
scrip-tu-ral
scri-vi-ner
scru-pu-lous
scul-li-on
sea-son-ed
sec-ta-ry
se-cond-ly
se-cre-cy
se-cret-ly
se-cure-ly
se-cu-red
se-cu-lar
se-du-cer
se-du-cing
seem-ing-ly
se-na-tor
se-ni-or
sen-su-al
sen-si-ble
sense-les-ness
sen-ten-ces
sep-tem-ber
se-pa-rate
se-pul-chre
se-ques-tred
se-ri-ous
se-ra-phims
ser-pen-tine
ser-vi-tor
ser-vi-tude
ser-vant-maid
ser-ving-man
se-ven-fold
se-ven-score
se-ven-teen
se-ven-ty
se-ve-ral
se-ve-red
sha-dow-ing
shal-low-ness
shame-fa-ced
shame-les-ly
shame-ful-ly
shoo-ma-ker
shel-ter-ing
shep-herd-ess
shop-keep-er
sig-ni-fy
si-lent-ly
sil-ver-smith
sing-ing-man
sin-gle-man
sin-gu-lar
skil-ful-ness
sla-vish-ness
slan-der-ing
slaugh-ter-house
sin-cere-ly
sin-gle-ness
slip-pe-ry
sloth-ful-ness
slo-ven-ly
slug-gish-ness
slum-ber-ing
slut-tish-ness
so-ber-ly
so-ber-ness
so-journ-er
so-lem-nize
spa-ring-ly
spe-ci-ous
spec-ta-cle
spec-ta-tor
spee-di-ly
squan-der-ing

T

Tal-ka-tive
tam-per-ing
ta-pe-stry
tar-ras-walk
tar-ry-ing
task-mas-ters
taunt-ing-ly
te-di-ous
tem-po-rize
tem-pe-rance
tem-pe-red
tem-po-ral
ten-der-ness
ten-ter-hooks
tes-ta-ment
tes-ta-tor
tes-ti-fy
thank-ful-ness
thank-wor-thy
thanks-gi-ving
there-un-to
thrif-ti-ly
thrif-ti-ness
thun-der-bolt
thun-der-ing
tip-ple-ing
ti-ring-room
tire-wo-man
to-bac-co
to-ge-ther
to-ward-ly
tor-ment-ed
tor-men-tors
tor-tu-red
tor-toise-shel
tot-ter-ing
trac-ta-ble
tra-ge-dy
tra-gi-cal
trans-la-ting
trai-te-rous
trans-fer-red
trans-form-ed
...

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trans-gres-sed
trans-pa-rent
trea-che-rous
trea-che-ry
trea-su-rer
trea-su-ry
tres-pas-ses
tri-bu-nal
tri-ni-ty
tri-vi-al
tri-um-phant
truce-break-ers
tur-bu-lent
tur-pen-tine
ty-ran-ny
ty-ran-nize
ty-thing-men
tri-umph-ing
tri-umph-ant
tra-vel-ler

V

Va-can-cy
va-ga-bond
va-len-tine
va-li-ant
va-lu-ed
va-nish-ed
va-ni-ty
van-quish-ed
va-pour-ing
va-ri-ance
va-ri-ous
ve-he-ment
ve-ne-mous
ver-tu-ous
ven-tu-rous
ve-ni-son
ve-ri-ly
ve-ri-ty
vi-car-age
vi-ci-ous
vic-to-ry
vic-tu-als
vi-gi-lant
vil-la-ges
vil-la-ny
vi-ne-gar
vin-to-ner
vi-o-late
vi-o-let
vi-o-lin
vir-gi-nals
vine-dres-sers
vi-o-lence
vi-o-lent
vi-si-on
vi-sit-ed
un-a-wares
un-be-lief
un-cer-tain
un-clea-ness
un-come-ly
un-con-cern'd
un-co-ver
un-daunt-ed
un-der-ling
un-der-mine
un-der-neath
un-der-stand
un-der-take
un-e-qual
un-e-ven
un-faith-ful
un-feign-ed
un-fruit-ful
un-fold-ed
un-gird-ed
un-god-ly
un-ho-ly
u-ni-corn
u-ni-form
u-ni-on
u-ni-verse
u-ni-ted
u-ni-ty
un-just-ly
un-kind-ness
un-la-ding
un-lap-ped
un-law-ful
un-learn-ed
un-load-ed
un-man-ly
un-mask-ed
un-mind-ful
un-qui-et
un-quench-ed
un-ready
un-ru-ly
un-seem-ly
un-skil-ful
un-spot-ted
un-stop-ped
un-ta-med
un-tap-ped
un-thank-ful
un-time-ly
un-tomb-ed
un-to-ward
un-vail-ed
un-wash-ed
un-wash-en
un-weigh-ed
un-wor-thy
un-weil-dy
un-wise-ly
un-whole-som
vo-lu-ble
vo-mit-ing
vo-ta-ry
voy-a-ges

W

Wag-gon-er
wa-ken-ed
wal-low-ing
wan-der-ing
wan-ton-ess
warm-ing-pan
war-rant-ed
watch-ful-ness
wa-ter-ed
wa-ter-brooks
wa-ter-course
wa-ver-ing
weal-thi-er
water-springs
way-fa-ring
wea-ri-some
wea-ri-ness
well-do-ing
well-pleased
well-plea-sing
whis-per-ing
whis-per-er
whore-mon-ger
wick-ed-ly
wick-ed-ness
wid-ow-er
wid-ow-hood
wil-der-ness
wil-ful-ly
wil-ling-ly
wil-low-tree
will-wor-ship
win-now-ed
win-ter-ed
wise-heart-ed
with-draw-ing
wi-ther-ed
with-hold-eth
wit-nes-sed
wit-nes-sing
wit-nes-ses
wit-ti-ly
wit-ting-ly
work-man-ship
wor-ship-ed
wor-ship-er
wor-ship-ful
won-der-ful
wo-man-ish
wor-thi-ness
wrong-ful-ly
wretch-ed-ness

X

Xe-no-phon
Xo-cra-tes

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Y

Youth-ful-ly
yes-ter-day
ye-ster-night

Z

Ze-bo-im
zea-lous-ly

Of Words of Four Syllables.

A

A-ban-don-ed
a-bi-li-ty
a-bo-lish-ed
a-bo-mi-nate
ab-ro-ga-ted
ab-so-lure-ly
a-bun-dant-ly
a-bu-sive-ness
a-ca-de-my
ac-cep-ta-ble
ac-ces-sa-ry
ac-com-plish-ed
ac-com-plish-ment
ac-com-pa-ny
ac-ci-den-tal
ac-co-mo-date
ac-cor-ding-ly
ac-cu-rate-ly
ac-cur-sed-ly
ac-know-ledg-ment
ac-ti-vi-ty
a-da-man-tine
ad-di-ti-on
ad-mi-ni-ster
ad-mi-ra-ble
ad-mo-nish-ed
a-dop-ti-on
ad-van-ta-ges
ad-ven-tu-rous
ad-ver-sa-ry
ad-ver-si-ty
a-dul-te-ry
a-dul-te-rer
a-dul-ter-ess
a-dul-te-rous
af-fec-ti-on
af-fi-ni-ty
af-flic-ti-on
a-la-ba-ster
a-la-cri-ty
a-li-e-nate
al-le-gi-ance
al-le-go-ry
al-to-ge-ther
a-ma-zed-ly
am-bas-sa-dor
am-bi-gu-ous
am-bi-ti-on
a-mi-a-ble
a-mi-ca-ble
a-na-the-ma
a-na-to-my
an-nu-i-ty
an-swer-able
an-ta-go-nist
an-ti-qui-ty
an-ti-pa-thy
an-ti-ci-pate
an-ti-qua-ry
a-po-cri-phal
a-po-lo-gy
a-po-lo-gize
a-po-stle-ship
ap-per-tain-ing
a-po-sta-cy
a-po-sta-tize
a-pa-rel-led
ap-pa-rent-ly
ap-per-tain-ing
ap-pre-hend-ed
ap-pre-hen-sive
ap-pro-pri-ate
ap-pur-te-nance
ar-bi-tra-ry
arch-bish-op-rick
arch-dea-con-ship
ar-chi-tec-ture
ar-gu-ment-al
a-rith-me-tick
ar-rear-a-ges
ar-ro-gan-cy
ar-ti-fi-cer
ar-til-le-ry
as-per-si-on
as-so-ci-ate
a-sto-nish-ed
a-sto-nish-ment
a-stro-lo-ger
a-stro-lo-gy
a-stro-no-my
at-ten-tive-ly
at-ten-ti-on
au-tho-ri-ty
au-da-ci-ous
au-di-to-ry
au-then-ti-cal
au-tho-ri-zing

B

Ba-by-lo-nish
bar-ba-ri-an
bar-ba-ri-ty
bar-ba-rous-ly
be-a-ti-tudes
be-ha-vi-our
beau-ti-ful-ly
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beau-ti-ful-ness
be-ne-fac-tors
be-ne-fi-cence
be-ne-vo-lence
be-nig-ni-ty
be-to-ken-eth
blas-phe-mous-ly
blood-guil-ti-ness
boi-ste-rous-ly
boi-ste-rous-ness
boun-ti-ful-ness
boun-ti-ful-ly
bur-den-som-ness
burnt-of-fer-ings
burnt-sa-cri-fice
bu-sy-bo-dy

C

Ca-la-mi-ty
ca-pa-ci-ty
ca-pa-ci-ous
ca-pri-ci-ous
cap-ti-va-ted
cap-ti-vi-ty
car-ri-a-ges
car-na-ti-on
car-na-li-ty
ca-tho-li-cal
ca-te-chi-sing
ca-ter-pil-lar
ce-le-ri-ty
ce-le-bra-ting
ce-les-ti-al
cen-tu-ri-on
ce-re-mo-ny
cer-ti-fy-ing
cer-ti-fyed
cer-ti-fi-cate
cha-rac-te-rize
cha-ri-ta-ble
cha-ri-ta-bly
cir-cum-ci-sed
cir-cum-spect-ly
chi-rur-ge-on
cir-cum-fe-rence
ci-vi-li-ty
cock-a-tri-ces
co-e-ter-nal
col-la-tion
col-la-te-ral
col-lec-ti-on
col-le-gi-ate
col-le-gi-ans
com-for-ta-ble
com-bus-ti-on
com-me-mo-rate
com-mi-se-rate
com-mis-si-on
com-mo-di-ous
com-mo-di-ty
com-mo-nal-ty
com-mo-ti-on
com-mu-ni-cant
com-mu-ni-cate
com-mu-ni-on
com-mu-ni-ty
com-pact-ed-ness
com-pa-ni-on
com-pas-si-on
com-pen-di-ous
com-pa-ra-ble
com-pa-ri-son
com-pla-cen-cy
com-ple-men-tal
com-plex-i-on
com-pre-hend-ed
co-me-di-ans
com-pul-si-on
com-punc-ti-on
com-pre-hen-sive
con-ca-vi-ty
con-cep-ti-on
con-ces-sion
con-ci-si-on
con-clu-si-on
con-cu-pis-cence
con-de-scend-ing
con-di-ti-on
con-fe-de-rate
con-fec-ti-on
con-fes-si-on
con-fi-dent-ly
con-for-ma-ble
con-for-mi-ty
con-fu-si-on
con-gra-tu-late
con-jec-tu-red
con-junc-ti-on
con-nex-i-on
con-sci-en-ces
con-sis-to-ry
con-se-cra-ted
con-sid-er-ed
con-sid-er-ing
con-spi-ra-cy
con-struc-ti-on
con-sump-ti-on
con-ta-gi-on
con-temp-ti-ble
con-temp-tu-ous
con-ten-ti-on
con-ti-nen-cy
con-ti-nu-al
con-ti-nent-ly
con-ti-nu-ance
con-tra-dict-ing
con-tra-dic-ti-on
con-tra-ry-wise
con-tri-bu-ted
con-tri-ti-on
con-tro-ver-sy
con-tro-ver-ted
con-tu-ma-cy
con-tu-me-ly
con-ve-ni-ent
con-ven-ti-on
con-ver-si-on
con-vic-ti-on
con-vul-si-on
co-o-pe-rate
co-pi-ous-ness
co-ri-an-der
cor-po-ral-ly
cor-po-ra-ted
cor-po-re-al
cor-rec-ti-on
cor-ro-bo-rate
cor-rup-ti-on
cor-rup-ti-ble
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cos-ter-mon-ger
co-ve-nant-ed
coun-ter-vail-ing
coun-ter-feit-ed
co-ve-tous-ness
coun-te-nan-cing
cour-te-ous-ly
cre-a-ti-on
cru-ci-fi-ed
cu-ri-ous-ly
cus-to-ma-ry

D

Dam-na-ti-on
dam-ni-fi-ed
de-bi-li-tate
de-ceit-ful-ness
de-ci-si-on
de-coc-ti-on
de-di-ca-ted
de-fec-ti-on
de-fi-ci-ent
de-for-mi-ty
de-ge-ne-rate
de-jec-tion
de-jec-ted-ness
de-lec-ta-ble
de-li-be-rate
de-li-ca-cies
de-li-cate-ness
de-li-ci-ous
de-li-ne-ate
de-lin-quen-cy
de-li-ve-rance
de-li-ve-red
de-lu-si-on
de-mo-lish-ed
de-mon-stra-ted
de-no-mi-nate
de-plo-ra-ble
de-pres-si-on
de-ri-si-on
de-scrip-ti-on
de-ser-ti-on
de-sign-ed-ly
de-si-ra-ble
de-so-late-ly
des-pe-rate-ly
des-pi-ca-ble
de-spite-ful-ly
de-struc-ti-on
de-ter-mi-nate
de-ter-mi-ned
de-tes-ta-ble
de-vo-ti-on
dia-me-ter
dif-fer-en-ces
dif-fi-cul-ty
di-ges-ti-on
dig-ni-fi-ed
di-gres-si-on
di-li-gent-ly
di-mi-ni-shed
di-rec-ti-on
dis-al-low-ed
dis-a-nul-led
dis-ad-van-tage
dis-a-gree-ing
dis-ap-point-ed
dis-ap-pro-ving
dis-com-fit-ed
dis-com-po-sed
dis-con-tent-ed
dis-con-ti-nue
dis-con-so-late
dis-co-ver-ed
dis-coun-te-nance
dis-cou-ra-ged
dis-cour-te-sie
dis-cre-dit-ed
dis-cre-ti-on
dis-dain-ful-ly
dis-en-ga-ging
dis-fi-gu-ring
dis-hear-ten-ing
dis-ho-nes-ty
dis-ho-nour-ing
dis-in-he-rit
dis-junc-ti-on
dis-o-bey-ed
dis-ob-li-ging
dis-or-der-ly
dis-pa-rage-ment
dis-per-si-on
dis-pos-ses-sed
dis-pu-ta-ble
dis-qui-et-ness
dis-sen-ti-on
dis-se-ver-ed
dis-tem-per-ing
dis-tinc-ti-on
dis-tin-guish-ed
dis-trac-ti-on
dis-tri-bu-ting
di-ver-si-ties
di-ver-si-on
di-vi-ni-ty
di-vi-si-on
do-mi-neer-ing
do-mi-ni-on
dox-o-lo-gy

E

E-di-fy-ing
e-di-ti-on
e-du-ca-ted
ef-fec-tu-al
ef-fe-mi-nate
ef-fi-ca-cy
ef-fi-ci-ent
ef-fi-gi-es
ef-fu-si-on
e-gre-gi-ous
e-gyp-ti-an
e-lec-ti-on
e-le-gan-cy
e-le-gant-ly
e-le-va-ted
e-lo-quent-ly
em-bas-sa-dor
em-broi-der-ed
em-bol-den-ed
em-pha-ti-cal
e-na-mour-ed
en-com-pas-sing
en-coun-ter-ing
en-cou-ra-ging
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en-cum-ber-ing
en-da-ma-ged
en-dan-ger-ing
en-dea-vour-ing
en-fran-chise-ment
en-ter-med-dle
en-ter-tain-ment
en-thu-si-asm
e-mi-nent-ly
e-nor-mi-ty
en-ter-pri-ses
en-ter-min-gle
en-vi-ron-ed
e-pis-co-pal
e-qua-li-ty
e-qui-ta-ble
e-qui-va-lent
e-qui-vo-cate
er-ro-ne-ous
es-sen-ti-al
e-sta-blish-ment
e-ter-nal-ly
e-ter-ni-ty
e-va-cu-ate
e-van-ge-list
e-ven-ing-tide
e-ver-last-ing
e-vi-den-ces
e-vi-dent-ly
ex-ac-ti-on
ex-a-mi-ned
ex-as-pe-rate
ex-ceed-ing-ly
ex-cel-len-cy
ex-cep-ti-on
ex-ces-sive-ly
ex-e-cu-ted
ex-e-cu-tors
ex-em-pla-ry
ex-emp-ti-on
ex-er-ci-ses
ex-hi-bit-ing
ex-pe-di-ent
ex-pe-ri-ence
ex-pe-ri-ment
ex-pi-a-ted
ex-po-si-tor
ex-pos-tu-late
ex-pres-si-on
ex-qui-site-ly
ex-tem-po-re
ex-te-nu-ate
ex-ter-nal-ly
ex-tin-guish-ed
ex-tor-ti-on
ex-tra-va-gant
ex-tre-mi-ty

F

Fa-bu-lous-ly
fa-ci-li-ty
fac-ti-ous-ly
fal-la-ci-ous
fal-si-fy-ing
fa-mi-li-ar
fan-tas-ti-cal
fa-vou-ra-ble
fe-bru-a-ry
fel-low-ser-vant
fi-de-li-ty
for-ma-li-ty
fore-or-dain-ed
for-get-ful-ness
for-give-nes-ses
for-ni-ca-tor
for-ti-fi-ed
foun-da-ti-on
frau-du-lent-ly
fru-i-ti-on
fun-da-men-tal
fu-ri-ous-ly

G

Ge-ne-ral-ly
ge-ne-rous-ly
ge-o-gra-pher
ge-o-gra-phy
ge-o-me-try
ge-o-man-cy
glo-ri-fi-ed
glo-ri-ous-ly
gor-ge-ous-ly
gra-ci-ous-ly
gra-du-al-ly

H

Ha-ber-dash-er
ha-ber-gi-on
ha-bi-ta-ble
hal-ber-dier
ha-le-lu-jah
he-re-ti-cal
he-ro-i-cal
he-te-ro-dox
hi-e-rar-chy
ho-nou-ra-ble
how-so-e-ver
hu-ma-ni-ty
hu-mi-li-ty
his-to-ri-an
hos-pi-ta-ble
hy-po-cri-sy
hun-ger-bit-ten

I

I-do-la-ter
i-do-la-try
ig-no-mi-ny
ig-no-rant-ly
il-le-gal-ly
il-li-te-rate
il-lu-mi-nate
il-lus-tri-ous
im-a-gi-ned
im-ma-cu-late
im-mo-de-rate
im-mo-des-ty
im-i-ta-ting
im-mu-ta-ble
im-me-di-ate
im-mi-nent-ly
im-par-ti-al
im-pa-ti-ence
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im-pe-di-ment
im-pe-ni-tence
im-pe-ra-tive
im-pi-e-ty
im-pi-ous-ly
im-pla-ca-ble
im-por-tu-nate
im-pos-si-ble
im-po-ver-ish
im-pres-si-on
im-pri-son-ment
im-pro-ba-ble
im-pro-per-ly
im-pro-vi-dent
in-ca-pa-ble
in-ces-tu-ous
in-com-mo-date
in-com-pe-tent
in-con-gru-ous
in-con-sist-ent
in-con-stan-cy
in-con-ti-nent
in-cor-po-rate
in-coun-ter-ed
in-cou-ra-ged
in-cre-di-ble
in-cre-du-lous
in-cul-pa-ble
in-cu-ra-ble
in-de-fi-nite
in-dea-vour-ing
in-de-li-ble
in-de-pen-dent
in-dif-fer-ent
in-dig-ni-ty
in-di-rect-ly
in-dis-creet-ly
in-dis-po-sed
in-do-ci-ble
in-dul-gen-ces
in-ef-fa-ble
in-dus-tri-ous
in-fal-lib-ly
in-sec-ti-ous
in-fe-ri-or
in-fer-nal-ly
in-fi-nit-ly
in-flex-i-ble
in-for-tu-nate
in-fir-mi-ty
in-flu-en-ces
in-ha-bi-tant
in-cor-rupt-ed
in-ge-ni-ous
in-ge-nu-ous
in-gra-ti-tude
in-he-ri-tor
in-he-ri-tance
in-i-qui-ty
in-ju-ri-ous
in-ligh-ten-ed
in-no-cent-ly
in-or-di-nate
in-no-cen-cy
in-qui-si-tive
in-scrip-ti-on
in-sen-si-ble
in-se-pa-rate
in-si-nu-ate
in-so-lent-ly
in-spec-ti-on
in-sti-tu-ted
in-struc-ti-on
in-stru-men-tal
in-te-gri-ty
in-tel-li-gence
in-tem-pe-rance
in-ten-ti-on
in-ter-ces-sor
in-ter-cept-ing
in-ter-med-dle
in-ter-min-gle
in-ter-po-sing
in-ti-ma-ting
in-ter-pre-ter
in-ter-pre-ting
in-ter-rup-ting
in-ter-ve-ning
in-trac-ta-ble
in-tro-du-cing
in-va-si-on
in-ven-ti-on
in-ven-to-ry
in-vi-sible
in-vin-ci-ble
in-vi-ro-ned
ir-re-ve-rent
ju-di-ca-ture
ju-di-ci-al
ju-di-ci-ous
jus-ti-fi-ed

K

Knight-ba-ro-net
knip-per-do-ling
ken-tish-pip-pins

L

La-bo-ri-ous
la-men-table
las-ci-vi-ous
le-gi-ti-mate
li-be-ral-ly
le-vi-a-than
li-cen-ti-ous
le-vi-ti-cal
long-suf-fer-ing
look-ing-glas-ses
lo-ving-kind-ness
lux-u-ri-ous
le-vi-ti-cal

M

Ma-gi-ci-an
mag-ni-fi-cence
mag-ni-fi-cent
mag-ni-fi-cal
mag-ni-fi-cat
mag-ni-fy-ing
ma-ho-me-tan
ma-le-fac-tor
ma-le-vo-lent
ma-li-ci-ous
ma-lig-ni-ty
ma-ni-fest-ed
...

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man-si-on-house
mar-ri-a-ges
mar-vel-lous-ly
mas-ter-buil-der
ma-te-ri-al
ma-the-ma-ticks
ma-tri-mo-ny
ma-tu-ri-ty
meat-of-fer-ing
me-di-a-tor
me-di-a-ting
me-di-ta-ting
me-lan-cho-ly
me-lo-di-ous
me-mo-ra-ble
me-mo-ri-al
men-ti-on-ing
mer-chan-di-zing
mer-ci-ful-ly
mes-su-a-ges
me-tro-po-lis
mi-no-ri-ty
mi-ra-cu-lous
mis-car-ri-age
mis-chie-vous-ness
mis-hap-pen-ed
mi-ti-ga-ting
mo-de-rate-ly
mo-nar-chi-cal
mo-ra-li-ty
mor-ta-li-ty
mo-ti-on-ed
mu-ni-ti-on
mol-li-fi-ed
mo-ny-chan-gers
mul-ber-ry-trees
mul-ti-ply-ing
mut-ton-mon-ger
mu-si-ti-an

N

Nar-ra-ti-on
na-tu-ra-lize
na-ti-on-al
na-ti-vi-ty
na-vi-ga-ble
na-tu-ral-ly
ne-ces-si-ty
neg-li-gent-ly
ne-cro-man-cer
ne-cro-man-cy
ne-ver-the-less
no-bi-li-ty
no-to-ri-ous
not-with-stand-ing
nu-me-rous-ly
nun-ne-ri-es
nur-se-ri-es
nu-me-ri-cal

O

O-be-di-ence
ob-jec-ti-on
ob-la-ti-on
ob-li-qui-ty
ob-li-vi-on
ob-sti-nate-ly
ob-struc-ti-on
ob-scu-ri-ty
oc-ca-si-on
oc-cur-ren-ces
o-di-ous-ly
of-fi-ci-ous
om-ni-po-sent
om-ni-pre-sent
om-ni-sci-ent
o-pe-ra-ting
o-pi-ni-on
op-por-tune-ly
op-pres-si-on
o-ra-ti-on
o-ra-to-ry
or-di-nan-ces
or-di-na-ry
o-ri-gi-nal
or-na-men-tal
o-ver-char-ged
o-ver-co-meth
o-ver-flow-ed
o-ver-lay-ing
o-ver-run-ning
o-ver-sha-dow
o-ver-ta-ken
o-ver-throw-eth
o-ver-turn-ed
o-ver-whelm-ed
out-ra-gi-ous

P

Pa-ci-fi-ed
pa-la-ta-ble
pa-pis-ti-cal
par-li-a-ment
par-ti-al-ly
par-ti-cu-lar
par-ti-ti-on
pa-ti-ent-ly
pas-si-on-ate
pa-tri-mo-ny
pa-vil-li-on
pe-cu-li-ar
pe-ni-tent-ly
pe-nu-ri-ous
per-ad-ven-ture
per-di-ti-on
per-fec-ti-on
per-fi-di-ous
per-ni-ci-ous
per-pe-tu-al
per-se-cu-ted
per-se-ve-rance
per-so-na-ble
per-mis-sion
per-plex-i-ty
per-se-cu-ted
per-swa-si-on
pe-ti-ti-on
phi-lo-so-pher
phi-lo-so-phy
phy-si-ti-an
plen-te-ous-ness
plu-ra-li-ty
po-e-ti-cal
po-li-ti-cal
pol-lu-ti-on
...

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pos-ses-si-on
po-si-ti-on
po-ste-ri-ty
prac-ti-cal-ly
pre-ce-den-cy
pre-ci-ous-ness
pre-ci-si-an
pre-de-ces-sor
pre-des-ti-nate
pre-dic-ti-on
pre-fi-gu-red
pre-ju-di-ced
pre-la-ti-cal
pre-pa-ra-tive
pre-he-mi-nence
pre-pos-te-rous
pre-ro-ga-tive
pres-by-te-ry
pre-scrip-ti-on
pre-sump-ti-on
pre-sump-tu-ous
pre-ven-ti-on
prin-ci-pal-ly
pro-di-gal-ly
pro-di-gi-ous
pro-hi-bi-ting
pro-pa-gatted
pro-pri-e-ty
pro-phe-ti-cal
pro-por-ti-on
pro-se-cu-ted
pros-pe-ri-ty
pro-tec-ti-on
pro-fes-si-on
pre-me-di-tate
pro-fi-ta-ble
pro-ge-ni-tors
pro-mo-ti-on
pro-phe-sy-ing
pros-pe-rous-ly
pro-vi-si-on
pro-ver-bi-al
pro-vin-ci-al
pru-den-ti-al
pur-ga-to-ry
pu-ri-fi-ed
pur-ga-ti-on

Q

Qua-li-fi-ed
qua-ter-ni-on
ques-ti-on-ed
quo-ti-di-an
que-ru-lous-ness

R

Ra-ti-o-nal
ra-ve-nous-ly
re-a-li-ty
rea-so-na-ble
re-bel-li-on
re-cep-ta-cle
re-cep-ti-on
re-com-mend-ed
re-com-pen-sed
re-con-ci-led
re-co-ve-red
re-cre-a-ted
rec-ti-fy-ing
re-demp-ti-on
re-fer-en-ces
re-flec-ti-on
re-frac-to-ry
re-gis-ter-ing
re-gu-lar-ly
re-jec-ti-on
re-la-ti-on
re-li-gi-on
re-lin-quish-ed
re-luc-tan-cy
re-mem-ber-ed
re-mis-si-on
re-mu-ne-rate
re-nu-me-rate
re-ple-nish-ed
re-pre-sent-ed
re-proch-ful-ly
re-so-lute-ly
re-spec-tive-ly
re-sp••••-••i-ble
re-sto-ra-tive
re-ta-li-ate
re-ten-ti-on
re-ti-red-ly
re-ver-si-on
rhe-to-ri-cal
righ-te-ous-ness
ri-go-rous-ly
ri-ot-ous-ness
re-ve-ren-ced

S

Sa-cer-do-tal
sa-cra-men-tal
sa-cri-fi-cing
sa-cri-fi-cer
sa-ga-ci-ty
sal-va-ti-on
sanc-ti-fi-ed
sanc-tu-a-ry
scan-da-lous-ly
schis-ma-ti-cal
scru-pu-lous-ly
se-cre-ta-ry
se-cu-ri-ty
se-den-ta-ry
se-di-ti-on
sen-su-al-ly
sen-ten-ti-ous
se-ri-ous-ly
ser-vice-a-ble
se-ve-ral-ly
se-ve-ri-ty
shame-fa-ced-ness
sig-ni-fy-ing
si-mi-li-tude
sim-pli-ci-ty
sin-ce-ri-ty
sin-gu-lar-ly
so-bri-e-t••
so-ber-mind-ed
so-ci-a-ble
so-ci-e-ty
so-lem-ni-ty
so-lem-ni-zed
...

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so-li-ci-tor
so-li-ci-tous
so-li-lo-quy
so-li-ta-ry
sor-row-ful-ness
so-ve-reign-ty
spe-ci-al-ly
spe-ci-ous-ly
spe-cu-la-tive
spi-ri-tu-al
slan-de-rous-ly
stu-di-ous-ly
stu-pi-di-ty
stu-pi-fy-ing
sub-jec-ti-on
sub-mis-si-on
sub-scrip-ti-on
sub-stan-ti-al
sub-trac-ti-on
sub-ver-si-on
suc-ces-si-on
suf-fi-ci-ent
suf-fo-ca-ted
sug-ges-ti-on
sum-ma-ri-ly
sump-tu-ous-ly
sta-bi-li-ty
su-per-flu-ous
su-per-la-tive
su-pre-ma-cy
sym-pa-thi-sing

T

Ta-ber-na-cle
te-di-ous-ness
tax-a-ti-on
tem-pes-tu-ous
tem-po-ri-sing
temp-ta-ti-on
ter-res-tri-al
tes-ti-mo-ny
ter-ri-fi-ed
tes-ti-fy-ing
to-le-ra-ble
to-le-ra-ted
tra-di-ti-on
trai-te-rous-ly
tran-quil-li-ty
trans-ac-ti-on
trans-fi-gu-red
trans-gres-si-on
tran-si-to-ry
trans-la-ti-on
trea-che-rous-ly
trea-so-na-ble
tri-bu-ta-ry
tu-i-ti-on
tu-mul-tu-ous
tur-bu-len-cy

V

Va-ca-ti-on
va-li-ant-ly
va-lo-rous-ly
va-lu-a-ble
va-ri-a-ble
va-ri-e-ty
ve-he-ment-ly
ve-ne-ra-ble
ve-ra-ci-ty
ver-mil-li-on
ver-tu-ous-ly
vex-a-ti-on
vi-cis-si-tude
vic-tu-al-ler
vi-gi-lan-cy
vi-o-lent-ly
vir-gi-ni-ty
un-ac-quaint-ed
un-ad-vi-sed
u-na-ni-mous
un-be-lie-ving
un-be-lie-vers
un-bla-ma-ble
un-ca-pa-ble
un-cer-tain-ty
un-change-a-ble
un-der-stand-ing
un-con-dem-ned
un-co-ver-ed
un-cor-rupt-ed
un-der-ta-king
un-de-ser-ving
un-doubt-ed-ly
un-faith-ful-ly
un-feign-ed-ly
un-for-tu-nate
un-fur-nish-ed
un-de-fi-led
un-god-li-ness
u-ni-ver-sal
un-law-ful-ly
un-learn-ed-ly
un-e-qual-ly
un-lea-ven-ed
un-lim-it-ed
un-mea-su-red
un-mer-ci-ful
un-mo-va-ble
un-mar-ri-ed
un-na-tu-ral
un-qui-et-ly
un-quench-a-ble
un-pre-pa-red
un-sa-vo-ry
un-search-a-ble
un-sea-son-ed
un-speak-a-ble
un-thank-ful-ness
un-wea-ri-ed
un-whol-som-ness
vo-lup-tu-ous
u-su-al-ly
un-tem-per-ed
un-wit-ting-ly
vo-ca-ti-on
vo-lun-ta-ry

W

Wa-ter-cour-ses
wa-ter-ing-tub
wel-be-lo-ved
what-so-e-ver
when-so-e-ver
where-so-e-ver
who-so-e-ver
whom-so-e-ver
whose-so-e-ver
won-der-ful-ly
won-der-ous-ly

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Words of Five Syllables.

A

A-bo-mi-na-bly
a-ca-de-mi-cal
ab-so-lu-ti-on
ac-cep-ta-ti-on
ac-ci-den-tal-ly
ac-cla-ma-ti-on
ac-com-mo-da-ted
ac-cu-sa-ti-on
ad-mi-ra-ti-on
ad-mo-ni-ti-on
a-du-la-ti-on
ad-van-ta-gi-ous
al-ter-a-ti-on

B

Ba-by-lo-ni-ans
be-a-ti-fi-cal
be-ne-dic-ti-on
be-ne-fi-ci-al
be-ne-vo-lent-ly
burnt-sa-cri-fi-ces

C

Ca-te-chis-ti-cal
ce-re-mo-ni-al
chri-s-ti-a-ni-ty
cir-cum-ci-si-on
co-es-sen-ti-al
co-gi-ta-ti-on
com-bi-na-ti-on
cir-cum-spec-ti-on
com-men-da-ti-on
con-se-cra-ti-on
con-so-la-ti-on
con-ten-ta-ti-on
con-ver-sa-ti-on
cu-ri-o-si-ty

D

De-cei-va-ble-ness
de-di-ca-ti-on
de-cla-ra-ti-on
de-cla-ma-ti-on
de-fa-ma-ti-on
de-fi-ni-ti-on
de-so-la-ti-on
de-mon-stra-ti-on
di-a-bo-li-cal
dis-o-be-di-ent
dis-po-si-ti-on
dis-pro-por-ti-on
dis-so-lu-ti-on

E

E-du-ca-ti-on
ef-fec-tu-al-ly
ef-fi-ca-ci-ous
e-gre-gi-ous-ly
e-pis-co-pa-cy
ex-pec-ta-ti-on
ex-hor-ta-ti-on
ex-em-pli-fi-ed
ex-com-mu-ni-cate
ex-tor-ti-on-er
ex-pe-di-ti-on
ex-pi-a-ti-on
ex-pla-na-tion
ex-po-si-ti-on

F

Fa-ce-ti-ous-ly
fa-mi-li-ar-ly
fe-lo-ni-ous-ly
fa-vou-ra-ble-ness
fel-low-ci-ti-zen
fel-low-la-bou-rer
fel-low-pri-so-ner
for-men-ta-ti-on
for-ni-ca-ti-on
fun-da-men-tal-ly

G

Ge-ne-a-lo-gy
ge-ne-ra-ti-on
geo-gra-phi-cal
ge-o-me-tri-cal

H

Ha-bi-ta-ti-on
har-mo-ni-ous-ly
he-re-ti-cal-ly
he-ro-i-cal-ly
his-to-ri-cal-ly
hy-po-cri-ti-cal
hos-pi-ta-li-ty

I

Je-su-it-i-cal
ig-no-mi-ni-ous
il-le-ga-li-ty
il-le-gi-ti-mate
il-lu-mi-na-ted
il-lus-tri-ous-ly
im-be-ci-li-ty
im-me-di-at-ly
im-mo-de-rat-ly
im-mor-ta-li-ty
in-cen-di-a-ry
in-ces-tu-ous-ly
in-con-ti-nent-ly
in-spi-ra-ti-on

K

Ka-desh-bar-ne-a
ke-desh-nap-tha-ly
kib-roth-hat-taa-vah

L

La-bo-ri-ous-ness
la-men-ta-ti-on
las-ci-vi-ous-ness
li-be-ra-li-ty
li-cen-ti-ous-ness
li-mi-ta-ti-on
lux-u-ri-ous-ness

M

Ma-ho-me-ta-nism
ma-te-ri-al-ly
ma-the-ma-ti-cal
ma-tri-mo-ni-al
me-di-a-tor-ship
me-di-ta-ti-on
ma-di-o-cri-ty
ma-li-ci-ous-ly
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ma-li-ci-ous-ness
mag-ni-fi-cent-ly
mag-na-ni-mous-ly
mis-con-struc-ti-on
mo-de-ra-ti-on

N

Na-vi-ga-ti-on
ne-ces-sa-ri-ly
no-to-ri-ous-ly
non-con-for-mi-ty
no-bi-li-ta-ting
nu-me-ra-ti-on

O

Ob-li-ga-ti-on
ob-ser-va-ti-on
oc-cu-pa-ti-on
of-fi-ci-ous-ly
om-ni-po-ten-cy
om-ni-sci-en-cy
o-pe-ra-ti-on
op-por-tu-ni-ty
op-po-si-ti-on
or-di-na-ti-on
o-ri-gi-nal-ly
or-na-men-tal-ly
os-ten-ta-ti-on
o-ver-sha-dow-ed

P

Par-ti-a-li-ty
par-ti-cu-lar-ly
pe-nu-ri-ous-ly
per-fi-di-ous-ly
per-ni-ci-ous-ly
per-pe-tu-al-ly
per-se-cu-ti-on
pro-se-cu-ti-on
pre-pa-ra-ti-on
pro-pa-ga-ti-on
pro-vo-ca-ti-on
pub-li-ca-ti-on
pu-ri-ta-ni-cal

Q

Ques-ti-on-a-ble

R

Ra-ti-o-nal-ly
re-bel-li-ous-ly
re-cre-a-ti-on
re-for-ma-ti-on
re-no-va-ti-on
re-pa-ra-ti-on
re-pe-ti-ti-on
re-pre-hen-si-on
re-pro-ba-ti-on
re-pa-ta-ti-on
re-so-lu-ti-on
re-trac-ta-ti-on
re-ve-la-ti-on
re-vo-lu-ti-on

S

Sa-cra-men-tal-ly
sa-cri-le-gi-ous
sa-lu-ta-ti-on
sa-tis-fac-ti-on
se-di-ti-ous-ly
sen-su-a-li-ty
se-pa-ra-ti-on
se-que-stra-ti-on
sin-gu-la-ri-ty
si-tu-a-ti-on
so-li-ta-ri-ness
spe-cu-la-ti-on
suf-fi-ci-ent-ly
suf-fi-ci-en-cy
su-per-a-bound-ing
su-per-fi-ci-al
su-per-flu-ous-ly
su-per-la-tive-ly
su-per-na-tu-ral
su-per-scrip-ti-on
su-per-sti-ti-on
su-per-sti-ti-ous
sup-p••i-••••-ti-••••
sup-po-••••-ti-on
sup-po-••••-to-••y
sym-pa-the-ti-cal

T

T••••••••p••s••••••••ous-ly
te••••p〈8 letters〉〈8 letters〉y
...〈◊〉〈◊〉
...〈◊〉〈◊〉
tra-di-ti-o-nal
trans-for••••a-ti-on
tri-bu-〈8 letters〉〈8 letters〉
tu-mul-tu-••••••••••••
ty-ran-ni-cal-ly

V

Va-ri-able-ness
ve-ne-ra-ti-on
vex-a-ti-ous-ly
vic-to-ri-ous-ly
vi-o-la-ti-on
vi-si-bi-li-ty
vi-si-ta-ti-on
un-ac-ces-si-ble
un-ac-cus-to-med
un-ad-vi-sed-ly
un-na-ni-mous-ly
un-cha-ri-ta-ble
un-de-ser-ved-ly
un-ex-cu-sa-ble
un-for-tu-nate-ly
u-ni-for-mi-ty
u-ni-ver-si-ty
un-mea-su-ra-ble
un-mer-ci-ful-ly
un-na-tu-ral-ly
un-ne-ces-sa-ry
un-righ-te-ous-ly
un-search-a-ble-ness
un-sea-son-a-ble
un-speak-a-ble-ness
un-wea-ri-ed-ness
vo-lup-tu-ous-ness
un-cir-cum-ci-sed
un-pro-fi-ta-ble
un-re-buke-a-ble
un-righ-te-ous-ness
un-••a-ti-a-ble
un-gra-ci-ous-ly
un-com-for-ta-ble
un-pre-pa-red-ness
un-••••••p••••ra-ble
vo-lun-ta-ri-ly

W

Wh••••ther-so-e-ver

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Words of Six and Seven Syllables.

A

A-bo-mi-na-ti-on
a-bre-vi-a-ti-on
ac-com-mo-da-ti-on
ad-mi-ni-stra-ti-on
ad-di-ti-o-nal-ly
af-fec-tio-nate-ly
al-pha-be-ti-cal-ly
al-suf-fi-ci-en-cy
an-ti-chris-ti-an-ism

C

Cir-cum-lo-cu-ti-on
com-me-mo-ra-ti-on
com-mi-se-ra-ti-on
com-mu-ni-ca-ti-on
con-sci-en-ti-ous-ly
con-si-de-ra-ti-on
con-ti-nu-a-ti-on
con-sub-••••••••-••i-••••••••-on

D

De-ge-ne-ra-ti-on
de-li-be-ra-ti-on
de-no-mi-na-ti-on
de-ter-mi-na-ti-on
dis-ad-van-ta-ge-ous-ly
dis-con-ti-nu-a-ti-on
dis-pro-por-ti-o-na-ble
dis-pro-por-tio-na-ble-ness

E

Ec-cle-si-a-sti-cal
e-di-fi-ca-ti-on
ef-fi-ca-ci-ous-ly
en-thu-si-as-ti-cal
e-nu-me-ra-ti-on
e-ja-cu-la-ti-on
e••j••••cu-la-to-ry
e-qui-vo-ca-ti-on
e-va-cu-a-ti-on
e-van-gel-li-cal-ly
ex-a-mi-na-••i-on
ex-as-pe••••a-ti••on
ex-com-mu-ni-ca-ted
ex-com-mu-ni-ca-ti-on
ex-pos-tu-la-ti-on
ex-tra-or-di-na-ri-ly

F

Fa-mi-li-a-ri-ty
fruc-ti-fi-ca-ti-on
for-ti-si-ca-ti-ons

G

Ge-o-gra-phi-cal-ly
ge-o-me-tri-cal-ly
glo-ri-fi-ca-ti-on
gra-ti-fi-ca-ti-on

H

He-te-ro-dox-i-cal
hu-mi-li-a-ti-on
hy-po-cri-ti-cal-ly
he-te-ro-dox-i-cal-ly

I

Je-su-it-i-cal-ly
ig-no-mi-ni-ous-ly
im-par-ti-al-i-ty
im-pos-si-bi-li-ty
in-com-mu-ni-ca-ble
in-com-pre-hen-si-ble
in-con-ve-ni-ent-ly
in-cor-ri-gi-ble-ness
im-mu-ta-bi-li-ty
im-pro-ba-bi-li-ty
im-pro-pri-a-ti-on
in-de-fa-ti-ga-ble
in-dis-po-si-ti-on
in-di-vi-du-al-ly
in-ef-fec-tu-al-ly
in-fal-li-bi-li-ty
in-sa-ti-a-ble-ness
in-si-nu-a-ti-on
in-ter-pre-ta-ti-on
in-ter-ro-ga-ti-on
in-com-prehen-sible-ness

M

Ma-ni-fes-ta-ti••on
me-ri-to-ri-ous-ly
mor-ti-fi-ca-ti-on
mul-ti-pli-ca-ti-on
ma-the-ma-ti-cal-ly
ma-the-ma-ti-ci-an

O

O-be-di-en-ti-al
oc-ca-si-o-nal-ly
o-be-di-en-ti-al-ly

P

Pa-ci-fi-ca-ti-on
par-li-a-men-••••-••y
pre-des-ti-na-ti-on
pre-va-ri-ca-ti-on
pro-cras-ti-na-ti-on
pro-nun-ci-a-ti-on
pro-pi-ti-a-ti-on
pro-pi-ti-a-to-ry
pro-por-ti-o-na-ble
phi-lo-so-phi-cal-ly
pu-ri-fi-ca-ti-on
pre-con-si-de-ra-ti-on
pro-por-ti-on-a-ble-ness

Q

Qua-li-fi-ca-ti-on

R

Ra-ti-fi-ca-ti-on
re-ge-ne-ra-ti-on
re-••••-••-ra-ti-on
re-nun-ci-a-ti-on
re-pre-sen-ta-ti-on
re-••••-li-••-ti-on
re-con-ci-li-a-ti-on

S

Sanc-ti-fi-ca-ti-on
sa-tis-fac-to-ri-ly
sig-ni-fi-ca-ti-on
so••lem-ni-z••-ti-on
su-per-fi-ci-al-ly

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su-per na-tu-ral-ly
su-pe-ri-o-ri-ty
su-per-sti-ti-ous-ly
sur-rep-ti-ti-ous-ness
su-per-er-o-ga-ti-on

T

Trans-fi-gu-ra-ti-on
tra-di-ti-o-nal-ly

V

Un-ac-ces-si-ble-ness
un-cha-ri-ta-ble-ness
un-cir-cum-ci-si-on
un-con-sci-o-na-ble
un-con-si-de-rate-ly
un-com-pas-si-o-nate
un-ques-ti-o-na-ble
u-ni-ver-sa-li-ty
un-pro-fi-ta-ble-ness
un-rea-so-na-ble-ness
un-sea-so-nable-ness
un-con-sci-o-na-ble-ness
un-ques-ti-o-na-ble-ness

Proper Names of Three, Four, and Five Syllables.

A

A-bra-ham
Al-phe-us
A-bed-ne-go
A-bi-a-thar
A-do-ni-be-zek
A-do-ni-ze-dek

B

Bar-na-bas
Ba-rab-bas
Ba-ra-chi-ah
Bar-tho-lo-mew
Bar-ti-me-us
Bo-a-ner-ges

C

Clau-di-us
Cle-o-phas
Cor-ne-li-us
Cy-re-ni-us

D

Da-ni-el
Da-ri-us
De-me-tri-us
Di-o-tre-phes
Dy-o-ni-si-us

E

E-li-jah
E-li-sha
E-li-a-kim
E-li-za-beth
E-sar-had-don

F

For-tu-na-tus

G

Ge-ha-zi
Ga-bra-el
Ga-ma-li-el
Ge-da-li-ah
Ge-ma-ri-ah

H

Hab-ba-kuk
Ha-za-el
He-ze-ki-ah
He-ro-di-as

I

Jo-na-than
Jo-si-ah
Je-re-mi-ah
Je-ro-bo-am
Ig-da-li-ah

K

Ke-mu-el
Ke-tu-rah

L

Lu-ci-us
Leb-be-us
Ly-si-as
Ly-sa-ni-as

M

Mat-thi-as
Mi-cha-el
Mel-chi-se-dec
Me-phi-bo-sheth
Mer-cu-ri-us

N

Na-a-man
Naph-ta-li
Na-tha-na-el
Ne-he-mi-ah
Ne-bu-cad-nez-zar
Ne-bu-za-ra-dan

O

O-ba-di-ah
O-bed-e-dom
O-ne-si-mus
O-ne-si-pho-rus

P

Phi-le-mon
Pub-li-us
Po-ti-phar
Pris-cu-la

R

Rab-sha-keh
Re-be-kah

S

Sa-mu-el
So-lo-mon
Sa-la-thi-el
She-ma-ri-ah

T

Ta-bi-tha
Ti-mo-thy
Thad-de-us
To-bi-ah
Ti-me-us
Ty-chi-cus

V

U-ri-ah
Uz-zi-ah

Z

Za-che-us
Ze-be-dee
Ze-bu-lun
Ze-lo-tes
Za-cha-ry
Ze-cha-ri-ah
Ze-de-ki-ah
Ze-pha-ni-ah
Zo-ro-ba-bel

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I Pre-sume, some will be rea-dy to cen-sure this Work, as de-fi-ci-ent, for two things. First, be-cause I have not u-sed so ma-ny Words, as one Au-thor hath done be-fore me. And Se-cond-ly, for not wri-ting Words of se-ve-ral Syl-la-bles whole, as well as di-vi-ded, as se-ve-ral Au-thors have thought re-qui-site to do.

To the First Ob-jec-ti-on, That I have not as ma-ny Words, as one that hath writ be-fore me, I an-swer, That I pre-tend not to write a Dic-ti-o-na-ry of Words, but Rules of Di-rec-ti-on for the due re-gu-la-ti-on, dis-tinct di-vi-si-on, and pro-per pro-noun-ci-a-ti-on of them: And my Rules, both for di-vi-si-on, and pro-noun-ci-a-ti-on, are so per-ti-nent, and clear, that no-thing can be made more plain to an in-ge-ni-ous Read-er.

To the Se-cond Ob-jec-ti-on, That I have not writ the same Words whole, as well as di-vi-ded, I an-swer, That I Judge it su-per-flu-ous so to do, be-cause long Words are ea-si-ly read, when right-ly di-vi-ded. It is there-fore my hum-ble mo-ti-on to the Learn-ed, That the Psal-ter, and New Tes-ta-ment might be Print-ed with the Syl-la-bles di-vi-ded, ex-act-ly done, for the use of Chil-dren, which would tend much to the ad-vance-ment of Eng-lish Learn-ing, and the Ease and De-light both of Teach-er and Learn-er; which ad-van-ta-ge-ous Me-thod I have there-fore ob-ser-ved in this Book.

The LORD's Prayer.

OƲR Fa-ther, which art in Hea-ven, Hal-low-ed be thy Name, thy King-dom come, thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Hea-ven; give us this day our dai-ly Bread; and for-give us our Tres-pas-ses, as we for-give them that tres-pass

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a-gainst us; and lead us not in-to temp-ta-ti-on; but de-li-ver us from e-vil, for thine is the King-dom, Pow-er and Glo-ry, for e-ver and e-ver, Amen.

The Apostolick Creed.

I Be-lieve in God the Fa-ther Al-migh-ty, Ma-ker of Hea-ven and Earth, and in Je-sus Christ his on-ly Son our Lord, who was con-cei-ved by the Ho-ly Ghost, born of the Vir-gin Ma-ry, suf-fer-ed un-der Pon-ti-us Pi-late, was cru-ci-fi-ed, dead and bu-ri-ed; he de-scend-ed in-to Hell, the third day he rose a-gain from the dead, he as-cend-ed in-to Hea-ven, and sit-teth on the Right hand of God the Fa-ther Al-migh-ty, from thence he shall come to judge both the quick and the dead; I be-lieve in the Ho-ly Ghost, the Ho-ly Ca-tho-lick Church, the Com-mu-ni-on of Saints, the For-give-ness of Sins, the Re-sur-rec-ti-on of the Bo-dy, and the Life e-ver-last-ing, Amen.

The Ten Commandments.

The Pre-face. AND God spake all these Words, say-ing, I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the Land of E-gypt, out of the House of Bon-dage.

I. Thou shalt have no o-ther Gods be-fore me.

II. Thou shalt not make un-to thee a-ny gra-ven I-mage, or a-ny like-ness of a-ny thing that is in Hea-ven a-bove, or

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that is in the Earth be-neath, or that is in the Wa-ter un-der the Earth; thou shalt not bow down thy self to them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jea-lous God, vi-sit-ing the i-ni-qui-ty of the Fa-thers up-on the Chil-dren, un-to the third and fourth Ge-ne-ra-ti-on of them that hate me, and shew-ing Mer-cy un-to thou-sands of them that love me, and keep my com-mand-ments.

III. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guilt-less that ta-keth his Name in vain.

IV. Re-mem-ber the Sab-bath day to keep it ho-ly, six days shalt thou la-bour and do all thy work, but the se-venth day is the Sab-bath of the Lord thy God, in it thou shalt not do a-ny Work, thou, nor thy Son, nor thy Daugh-ter, thy Man-ser-vant, nor thy Maid-ser-vant, nor thy Cat-tel, nor thy Stran-ger that is with-in thy Gates, for in six days the Lord made Hea-ven and Earth, the Sea, and all that in them is, and rest-ed the se-venth day; where-fore the Lord bles-sed the sab-bath day, and hal-lowed it.

V. Ho-nour thy Fa-ther and thy Mo-ther, that thy days may be long upon the Land which the Lord thy God gi-veth thee.

VI. Thou shalt not kill.

VII. Thou shalt not com-mit A-dul-te-ry.

VIII. Thou shalt not steal.

IX. Thou shalt not bear false Wit-ness a-gainst thy Neigh-bour.

X, Thou shalt not co-vet thy Neigh-bours House, thou shalt not co-vet thy Neigh-bours Wife, nor his Man-ser-vant, nor his Maid-ser-vant, nor his Ox, nor his Ass, nor a-ny thing that is thy Neigh-bours.

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The First Chapter of St. Matthew.

THE Book of the Ge-ne-ra-ti-on of Je-sus Christ, the Son of D-avid, the Son of A-bra-ham.

2. A-bra-ham begat I-sac, and I-sac be-gat Ja-cob, and Ja-cob be-gat Ju-das and his Bre-thren.

3. And Ju-das be-gat Pha-rez and Za-ra, of Tha-mar, and Pha-rez be-gat Ez-rom, and Ez-rom be-gat A-ram.

4 And A-ram be-gat A-mi-na-dab, and A-mi-na-dab be-gat Na-as-son, and Na-as-son be-gat Sal-mon.

5. And Sal-mon be-gat Bo-az of Ra-chab, and Bo-az be-gat O-bed of Ruth, and O-bed be-gat Jes-se.

6. And Jes-se be-gat Da-vid the King, and Da-vid the King be-gat Sa-lo-mon of her that had been the Wife of Ʋ-ri-as.

7. And Sa-lo-mon be-gat Ro-bo-ham, and Ro-bo-ham be-gat A-bi-a, and A-bi-a be-gat A-sa.

8. And A-sa be-gat Jo-sa-phat, and Jo-sa-phat be-gat Jo-ram, and Jo-ram be-gat O-zi-as.

9. And O-zi-as be-gat Jo-a-tham, and Jo-a-tham be-gat A-chas, and A-chas be-gat E-ze-ki-as.

10. And E-ze-ki-as be-gat Ma-nas-ses, and Ma-nas-ses be-gat A-mon, and A-mon be-gat Jo-si-as.

11. And Jo-si-as be-gat Ja-kim, and J-akim be-gat Je-cho-ni-as and his Bre-thren, about the time they were car-ri-ed a-way to Ba-by-lon.

12. And af-ter they were car-ri-ed away in-to Ba-by-lon, Je-cho-ni-as be-gat Sa-la-thi-el, and Sa-la-thi-el be-gat Zo-ro-ba-bel.

13. And Zo-ro-ba-bel be-gat A-bi-ud, and A-bi-ud be-gat E-li-a-kim, and E-li-a-kim be-gat A-zor.

14. And A-zor be-gat Sa-doc, and Sadoc be-gat A-chim, and A-chim be-gat E-li-ud.

15. And E-li-ud be-gat E-li-a-zer, and E-li-a-zer be-gat Mat-than, and Mat-than be-gat Ja-cob.

16. And Ja-cob be-gat Jo-seph, the Husband of Ma-ry, of whom was born Je-sus, who is cal-led Christ.

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The X Commandments in X Distichs

The sum of Sinais sacred Law see here A standing Rule how thou the Lord shalt fear: Which Law shall not be null'd till y^e last day When Heaven, & Earth, & Time, shall pass away.

JEHOVAH

I

All other Gods disclaim, me only have; Who am thy God, and thee alone can save.

II

Idols and Image worship still decline, Else for that Sin I'le visit thee and thine.

III

Rash and false oaths, and imprecations fly, Do not my Name dishonour, last thou dy.

IIII

My day of rest keep holy unto me, Both thou, thy self, and all that dwell w^th. thee.

V

Honour thy Parents to prolong thy dayes, That thou mayst live, & prosper in thy wayes.

VI

Fly wrath, rash anger, & malicious strife; Be tender of thy owne, & neighbors life.

VII

All lustfull Acts, & wanton dalliance fly, Lasivious language, & leud company.

VIII

Thy neighbor no way wrong by craft or might, Use no deceit to gull him of his right.

IX

Do not thy neighbor any way defame, To spoil him of a jewel, his good name.

X

Let not thy roving rambling thoughts aspire Thy neighbors wife or wealth for to desire.

These pregnant Prcepts holy just and true, My heart, O Lord, perswade still to persue.

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17. So all the Ge-ne-ra-ti-ons from A-bra-ham to Da-vid are four-teen Ge-ne-ra-ti-ons; and from Da-vid to the car-ry-ing to Ba-by-lon, four-teen Ge-ne-ra-ti-ons: and from the car-ry-ing a-way in-to Ba-by-lon, un-to Christ, are four-teen Ge-ne-ra-ti-ons.

CHAP. I. Of Proper Christian Names.

THere is a three-fold use of Names, wor-thy my Read-ers Ob-ser-va-ti-on.

First, to di-stin-guish Men and Wo-men one from an-o-ther, by their Chri-sti-an Name, as one Fa-mi-ly from an-o-ther, by their Sir-names.

Se-cond-ly, That they might be stir-red up to ve-ri-fie the va-ri-ous sig-ni-fi-ca-ti-ons of their Names.

There-fore let e-ve-ry Al-fred be all for Peace, e-ve-ry Bar-na-bas, a Son of Con-so-la-ti-on; every Ben-ja-min, a Son of the Right hand; every Charles, (that love-ly name) whol-ly No-ble; e-ve-ry Con-stan-tine, con-stant; e-ve-ry Fran-cis, free and friend-ly; e-ve-ry Fe-lix, ho-ly and hap-py; e-ve-ry James, (that re-nown-ed Name) a Sup-plant-er of Er-ror, and a Main-tain-er of the Truth; e-ve-ry Jo-nah, a Dove; e-ve-ry John, gra-ci-ous; e-ve-ry Mark, re-mark-a-ble for good-ness; e-ve-ry O-ba-di-ah, a Ser-vant of God; e-ve-ry O-ne-si-mus, pro-fi-ta-ble; e-ve-ry Paul, lit-tle in his own eyes, and great in the eyes of good Men; e-ve-ry Pe-ter, a Rock im-preg-na-ble a-gainst Temp-ta-ti-on and Per-se-cu-ti-on; e-ve-ry Ro-ger, peace-a-ble; e-ve-ry Rich-ard, rich heart-ed, and li-be-ral hand-ed; e-ve-ry The-o-phi-lus,

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a lo-ver of God; e-ve-ry Ti-mo-thy, a true Wor-ship-per and Ho-nour-er of God; e-ve-ry Vin-cent, vic-to-ri-ous o-ver his own Lusts; e-ve-ry Ʋ-ri-ah, zea-lous for God; e-ve-ry Wil-li-am, a help and de-fence to ma-ny; and e-ve-ry Za-cha-ri-ah, mind-ful of the Lord.

Let not those that have good Names be-ly them in their Lives, like Ab-sa-lom, who was not the Fa-ther of Peace, (or his Fa-ther's Peace) as his Name speaks, but a Son of Se-di-ti-on, and un-na-tu-ral Re-bel-li-on; nor like Phi-le-tus, which sig-ni-fies a-mi-a-ble, who pro-ved a hate-ful A-pos-tate, de-ser-ved-ly o-di-ous to God and Man; or like Di-o-tre-phes, not nurs'd by God, as his Name im-ports, but puf∣fed up by the De-vil to op-pose the pro-gress of the Gos∣pel; or like our late O-li-ver (the peace bring-ing Olive, as his Name sounds, who was a fa-tal Thun-der-bolt of War, and a Fire-brand of Hell, to dis-turb and de-stroy our Peace with our in-com-pa-ra-ble Prince.)

Let e-ve-ry A-bi-gal be her Fa-ther's Joy; e-ve-ry Ann, mer-ci-ful; e-ve-ry A-my, love-ly and be-lo-ved; e-ve-ry Fran-ces, ge-ne-rous and in-ge-ni-ous; e-ve-ry Fi-de-li-a, faith-ful; e-ve-ry Grace, gra-ci-ous; e-ve-ry Phe-be, clear and bright, with-out spot; e-ve-ry Pa-ti-ence, meek and mute; e-ve-ry Pru-dence, dis-creet, and vir-tu-ous; e-ve-ry Ra-chel, a Sheep, not a Fix-on; and e-ve-ry Su-san-na, a Li-ly, and a Rose, in the Beau-ty and Fra-gran-cy of a good Life.

Third-ly, Names are gi-ven, to in-cite and in-vite us to i-mi-tate the Vir-tues of those wor-thy per-sons who have been bear-ers of them.

Let e-ve-ry A-bra-ham be faith-ful; e-ve-ry I-sac, quiet; e-ve-ry Ja-cob, pain-ful; e-ve-ry Jo-seph, chast; e-ve-ry Mo-ses, meek; e-ve-ry Job, pa-ti-ent; e-ve-ry Da-vid, de-vout; e-ve-ry Da-ni-el, re-li-gi-ous, and re-so-lute; e-ve-ry Na-tha-na-el, with-out guile; e-ve-ry Jo-si-ah, zea-lous; e-ve-ry Ha-na-ni-ah, a fear-er of God; e-ve-ry Ne-he-mi-ah, a be-ne-fac-tor to his Coun-try; e-ve-ry Sa-mu-el, sin-cere; e-ve-ry

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Ste-phen, con-stant, and cha-ri-ta-ble; and e-ve-ry So-lo-mon, be wise, and be-ware of Wo-men.

Let e-ve-ry Sa-rah be o-be-di-ent to her Hus-band; e-ve-ry Re-bec-ca, modest, and ju-di-ci-ous; e-ve-ry Han-nah, de∣vout, cir-cum-spect, and re-li-gi-ous; e-ve-ry Dor-cas, a Do∣ner to poor Wi-dows; e-ve-ry Ly-di-a, o-pen heart-ed, and hand-ed, to God and Good-ness; and e-ve-ry Pris-cil-la, zea∣lous, and stu-di-ous in the best things.

Let them al-so care-ful-ly a-void those Sins, for which the Bear-ers of the Names stand brand-ed to Pos-te-ri-ty.

Let e-ve-ry Jo-nah be-ware of fro-ward-ness; Tho-mas, of dis-trust-ful-ness; Mar-tha, of world-li-ness; Ma-ry, of wan∣tonness.

If there be two, of our Names, the one ex-ceed-ing-ly good, the o-ther no-to-ri-ous-ly e-vil; let us de-cline the Vi∣ces of the one, and prac-tice the Vir-tues of the o-ther.

Let e-ve-ry Ju-das not fol-low Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot, who be-tray-ed our Sa-vi-our, but Ju-das, the Bro-ther of James, the wri-ter of the ge-ne-ral E-pis-tle; each De-me-tri-us, not fol-low him in the Acts, who made Sil-ver Shrines for Di-a-na, whose gain was his chief-est god-li-ness, but De-me-tri-us in the third E-pis-tle of S. John, who had a good re-port of all men; e-ve-ry Ig-na-ti-us i-mi-tate the ve-ne-ra-ble Ig-na-ti-us, the wor-thy Mar-tyr of the Pri-mi-tive Church.

And if it should chance, through the In-dis-cre-ti-on of Pa-rents, and God-fa-thers, that a bad Name should be im-po-sed on any; because Na-bal is his Name, let not fol-ly be with him, but in such a case let them strive to fal-si-fie; dis∣prove, and con-fute their Names: o-ther-wise, if they be good, they must an-swer them. And let not my Rea-der be of-fend-ed at my re-pre-sent-ing and re-pre-hend-ing three sorts of peo-ple, as wor-thy of re-proof, for their ill choice of Names; I ha-ving no de-sign to cast a-ny in-ju-ri-ous or dis-in-ge-nu-ous re-flec-ti-on on a-ny per-son, (high, or low)

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in the World; but faith-ful-ly to of-fer my o-pi-ni-on, as a can-did Chris-ti-an, for pre-vent-ing the like mis-takes, for the fu-ture Ge-ne-rations.

1. Those con-ceit-ed fan-tas-tick No-vi-ces that fix Ro-man-tick Names up-on their Chil-dren, ta-ken from the fond fic-ti-ons of Pa-gan Po-ets, and ri-di-cu-lous Ro-man-cers, names of no good sig-ni-fi-ca-ti-on, and names of Per-sons that ne∣ver were, which sa-vours more of Ro-man-tick le-vi-ty, than of se-ri-ous Chris-ti-a-ni-ty.

2. They are (in my o-pi-ni-on) no less blame-wor-thy, that bring in Sir-names of great Fa-mi-lies (pos-sibly less e-mi-nent for good-ness than great-ness) to jus-tle out Chris∣tian names; as if a de-baucht great one were more ho-nou-ra-ble than the high and ho-ly one of God, by e-steem-ing it a great-er ho-nour to be a Gen-tle-man than a Chris-ti-an, in pre-fer-ring him be-fore the Chris-ti-an. And some in-fe-ri-our per-sons, am-bi-ti-ous to i-mi-tate their Su-pe-ri-ors, to look great, in-stead of a Chris-ti-an name, will have a great Sir-name to stand be-fore their lit-tle one, to pass for no small ones a-mong their Neigh-bours; which pre-pos-te-rous piece of im-per-ti-nent pride must not pass with-out the de-ser-ved re-proof of an im-par-ti-al Pen.

3. They are ne-ver to be ex-cu-sed that make an ill choise of Scrip-ture names, such as ought not to be fixt on Chris-ti-an In-fants. Some will have their Son na-med Im-ma-nu-el, (which is by In-ter-pre-ta-ti-on God with us) a Name pe-cu-li-ar to the ho-ly one of God; and those Mi-nis-ters are blame-wor-thy, that bap-tize the sin-ful Son of a-ny sin-ful Man with that sa-cred Name, which, like that bles-sed Name, Je-sus, is on-ly ap-pli-ca-ble to the im-ma-cu-late Son of God, God the Son. An-o-ther Pre-ci-si-an will have one Son cal∣led Praise-God, an-o-ther, Love-God; an-o-ther, Fear-God; an-o-ther, Thank-God. An-o-ther will bap-tize his Daugh∣ter Pa-ti-ence till Pope be down: And I knew a cra-zy brain'd Sec-ta-ry, that (a-bove for-ty years since) would have his Son bap-ti-zed Pe-leg, which sig-ni-fies Di-vi-si-on, as if that Son had been born to ush-er in those dis-mal dis-trac-ti-ons

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in those do-lo-rous days of Eng-land's fa-tal in-fa-tu-a-ti-on, when, for the Divisions of Reu-ben, there were great thoughts of heart; a Name al-to-ge-ther un-wor-thy a Chris-ti-an, who is cal-led un-to Peace.

CHAP. II. Of Words of the same Orthography, and Sound, but different signification, Alpha∣betically reduced to pleasant Discourses, for the Pleasure and Profit of the Studious In∣genious Reader.

I Did after (ac-cord-ing to) my Mas-ter's di-rec-ti-ons, and went after (behind, not be-fore) him, but came (too late) af-ter he was gone.

Thou art a Mas-ter of Art.

I saw an Asp (or ve-ne-mous Newt) ly un-der an Asp Tree, whose Leaves, like Lambs Tails, and Wo-mens Tongues, are al-ways wag-ging.

I saw a Bay horse stand-ing by a Bay Tree, at the end of my new Bay of Build-ing, near the Bay or Ha-ven, where my Dog did Bay a Pheasant, and dis-turb a Dear at Bay.

The black Bull tost Good-man Bull up-on his Horns, when he had the Pope's Bull (Mandate) in his hand; and a Wo∣man with a Bulls Fea-ther (Curls, or Towers) on her Fore-head, put a base Bull up-on her Hus-band, and threw him the Cuck-olds Horns for his Fortune.

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Mr. Case sta-ted the case (or mat-ter,) but for want of a case (or cover) for his new Hat, it was in an ill case (or con-di-ti-on) by wearing it in a wet day.

I made a foo-lish con-tract, (or a-gree-ment,) and did thereby con-tract (draw upon me) great in-con-ve-ni-en-ces, which did soon con-tract (re-duce) my es-tate to a small scant-ling.

I did draw (drag or pull) the seene, and I did draw near (ap-proach high) the Cel-lar to draw some Beer, and did draw a Scam in my Coat; and I did draw (com-pose) a com-ple-men-tal E-pi-stle, and by that did draw in (per-swade and de-c••y) my Friend to be bound for me; which did draw (suck and drain) his Purse dry, to pay what I had drawn him to.

I ••••ood up-on e-ven (plain) ground, and I weigh-ed the Sil-ver in an e-ven (exact) ba-lance, and I was e-ven (al∣most) at deaths door, and I will be e-ven (quit scores) with you.

It is sit (re-qui-site) that you should fit (fur-nish) your Cus-tom-ers with Shooes, to be fit (pre-pared, or ready) for a good Market; and let the Pair of Shooes I spake for, fit (be ex••ct and easie for) my Foot, or I shall fit (punish) your neglect, and put you in-to a trem-bling fit of an A-gue.

I will give (be-stow) my Alms to the Poor, and I will give (pay) the La-bour-ers their hire, and I will give (pawn or leave) a Pledge in your Hand for the pay-ment of what I owe you, and you shall give (re-store) me my Pledge or Pawn when I pay the Debt, and I will give (grant) you a War∣rant to search for your Goods, and seize them where-ever you find them.

He was too hard (sub-til) for me, and sold me a hard bar∣gain, (a pinch-ing penny-worth,) and he made me car-ry a hard (heavy) Load, put me in a hard (not soft) Bed, and gave me hard, tart, sowre Beer, that was not pleasant, and he made me tra-vel hard, (fast, a great pace,) and gave me a

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hard Les-son, (dif-fi-cult to learn,) and gave me hard Words, (bi-tings, Taunts and bitter Re-proa-ches,) and he gives me a hard Cha-rac-ter, (a scan-da-lous Name,) and he gave me hard Blows, (which were not ea-sie,) and it was my hard fate (cru-el for-tune) to fall in-to the Hands of such a hard hearted Wretch, so ob-du-rate and des-pe-rate, but hard by (near at hand) I have now met with a bet-ter Mas-ter.

Jack, wind up the Jack, and take the black Jack full of strong Beer to the Ringers, and attend the Gen-tle-men in-to the Bowl-ing-Green; and take the Jack which you hid, and throw it out on the Green, that the Game-sters may Bowle after it.

I bought a kind (a like-ly, thri-ving) Swine of my kind Neigh-bour Good-man Do-well.

Mr. Long, my old Gown is too short, but it will be long e-nough ere I get a new one. I long for the Ve-ni-son Pas-••y on your long Ta-ble, not the coun-ter-feit Pas-ties on the O-val Ta-ble, where the Mut-ton Pas-sies are set to co-sen the Co-ry-dons.

A lean Man that did lean on a Staff, did lead me to the Lead-Mine, which I call mine.

I shall, with my Bro-thers leave, (al-low-ance, or li-cence,) leave (or quit) my Con-cerns to my Son, and leave (be-queath) my Bro-ther a li-be-ral Le-ga-cy, and hope to have e-nough to leave (spare) to car-ry on my Sons bu-si-ness bri••k-ly.

I rose when it was light, (not dark,) and did light (kindle) the fire, and sad-led my light (met-tle-some) Horse, and I gave him some light (not sad) Bread, and I did light on (find) my Friend, and I did light (des-cend) from my Horse, and went in-to the Ale-house, where was one Man that had a light Heart, mer-ry; a-no-ther, light-head-ed, drunk; a-no-ther light wit-ted, mad; a-no-ther, light-hand-ed, (slight of hand) a Jug-ler; a-no-ther, light-fin-ger'd, (thie-vish:) And a Wo-man that was light heel'd, (who-rish,) who left me a light Purse, which

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is a hea-vy Curse, and I came a-way with a light re-pu-ta-ti-on, of mean es-ti-ma-ti-on, light-ly and slight-ly es-teem'd of for keep-ing such Com-pa-ny, and want-ing Mo-ney to pay the Reck-on-ing.

I took the List of the Cloth which was bought for the Sol-di-ers, and I read the List of their Names that were to wear it; but I list not to wear such Cloth, or to be a Sol-di-er.

Mark, you must mark (observe) your Mas-ters In-struc-ti-ons, to mark (brand and Ear-mark) the Sheep, but re-move not the an-ci-ent Land-mark, nor fail to hit the Mark you are now to shoot at for the Wa-ger.

I will make (com-pel) you to do your Task, and I will make you (take pains in in-struct-ing you to be) a Work-man; and I will make you a Man, ma-nage, ac-com-mo-date, and ac-com-plish you in your Cal-ling, for your pros-per-ous pro-gress in the way of Trade.

I went o-ver (cross) the way, and I o-ver-went my Bro-ther, (got be-fore him,) and I came o-ver (cir-cum-vent-ed) my Friend by a Wile, and I did o-ver-come (con-quer) mine E-ne-my by Strength and Po-li-cy.

He took great pains (hard la-bour) to get Money, and was much trou-bled at the pains (or penalties) of the Court, and his part-ing with so much Money there for no-thing, had like to have brought up-on him the pains of death.

I bought a par-cel of Quick-set, and bid my Man be quick in set-ting the Quick, and I call'd for a Glass of Ale (that was quick, not dead) for my Supper.

I will re-mem-ber (not forget) what you told me, and I will re-mem-ber (••e-lieve) the Poor-man in want, and I will re-mem-ber (per-form my pro-mise to) my Friend, and I will re-mem-ber (re-quite) your for-mer kind-ness to me, and I will re-mem-ber (re-venge) the da-ring in-so-lence of my in-grate-ful E-ne-my.

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I will sus-pend (de-fer, or delay) the de-cla-ring my judg-ment in this mat-ter, and will sus-pend (de-grade) the scan-da-lous Scho-lar of his De-grees, and cause the Bish-op to sus-pend (dis-charge) his fac-ti-ous Brother from his Li-ving, and I will sus-pend (hang up) the Tray-tor for hatch-ing Trea-son a-gainst his So-ver-aign.

I have a War-rant to take (at-tach) you, and I will take (re-ceive) you in-to my Fa-mi-ly, to de-fend you from fur-ther dan-ger; and I will take (chuse) you for my Ad-vo-cate to plead my cause in a weigh-ty con-cern, be-cause I take you (es-teem you) to be a Man of great A-bi-li-ty and In-te-gri-ty, and I will take (chal-lenge) you for one fall, and I will take (swear, sub-scribe, and observe) the Oaths of Su-pre-ma-cy and Al-le-gi-ance to my So-ver-aign, which the May-or of the Town takes up-on him (as-sumes the Au-tho-ri-ty) to ten-der me.

The Book you tear, shall cost a Tear, and you shall pay for the Flax Tear which you bought; and I will tire (at-tire) my Head, and tyre (wea-ry) my Horse in Hunt-ing, and I will serve the Prince of Tyre, and re-tire my self from such tire-some ex-er-cise.

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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.

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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.

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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,

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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,

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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.

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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

CHAP. IV.

MY next Task is to Teach my Read-er how to write Spruce-ly and Dex-te-rous-ly, with-out ta-king Pen from Pa-per, ei-ther in ma-king Small or Ca-pi-tal Let-ters, for two Neat Hands, with Let-ters of the same Cut, and on-ly dif-fe-rent in their size and shape, the la-ter be-ing lar-ger and more O-val than the for-mer, with choice co-pies com-po-sed by the Au-thor, for the Read-er to learn and live by, as fol-low-eth.

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Copies Alphabetically composed for the Instruction and Observation of Boys and Men.

These Copies scan, and follow seriously, They are Right Lines to Learn and Practice by.

ADvance in Wit and Learning; grow in Grace, And all good Motions let thy Soul imbrace.

Bear and forbear, Triumph in Troubles past; Thy Faith and Patience shall be crown'd at last.

Count that day lost, whose low descending Sun, Views from thy hand no Virtuous action done.

Disdain thou no Man; hate base Taunts and Brags: Reverence the Hoary Head, tho' cloath'd in Rags.

Envy thou not the Oppressors prosperous days, But be content and learn none of his ways.

Fear thou God and the King; The Laws still keep, And thou shalt sing, when Rebel Rake-hells weep.

Give them that want of thy convenient Store. And for thy Bounty God will give thee more.

Honour thou every Man in his Degree; For in so doing, Men will Honour thee.

Improve thy precious Time and Talents well; Detest dire Drunkenness, that Rode to Hell.

Know well thy self, and thy Relations own; And prize that Friend, whose faithfulness is known.

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Live every day as thou wouldst then be found When Christ shall come, and the last Trump shall Sound.

Make use of Time, now wisely lay in Store For Elder Years, when thou canst save no more.

No coupled Miseries so sadly greet, As Age and Want, when they together meet.

Offer the Strength and Prime time of thy Youth; And riper Age to serve thy God in Truth.

Prepare for Trying-Tottering Times, my Friend, Be patient, prudent, constant to the end.

Quench follies flames, all Satans charms defie; Avoid vile Vice and Vitious Company.

Render to God and Caesar, both their due; Unto thy Soveraign, and thy Soul prove true.

Submit thy will always in every thing, To what Gods Righteous providence shall bring.

Trust still the Living God, and well is thee; In dark and gloomy days, thou Light shalt see.

Unto thy Parents, yield observance due; That God may bless thee, and thy Age renew.

Weigh well the end, ere thou a work begin; So shalt thou tremble at the thought of Sin.

Xantippe, that imperious peevish Wife, Made patient Socrates not fond of Life.

Young Men be Sober, Serious, Chast and True, Lest thy Gray Hairs thy Youthful follies rue.

Zealously learn to practice these things well; And thou in Grace and Glory shalt excell.

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Numeration Table.

C Millions.	X Millions.	Millions.	C Thousands.	X Thousands.	Thousands.	Hundreds.	Tens.	Units.	The Right Hand.
9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	The First Place.
9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	987 Mill. 654 Thousand 321
	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	98 Mill. 765 Thousand 432
		9	8	7	6	5	4	3	9 Mill. 876 Thousand 543
			9	8	7	6	5	4	987 Thousand—654
				9	8	7	6	5	98 Thousand—765
	The			9	8	7	6	9 Thousand—876
	Left				9	8	7	—987
	Hand.				9	8	—98
								9	—9

Numeration teacheth how to form the Numeral Figures as they must be writ, and to pronounce them with their various Significations as they must be read, as the foregoing Table and following Examples plainly demonstrate.

1. 11. 111. 1111. 2. 22. 222. 2222. Each Figure on the Left Hand being ten times the value of that on the Right.

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Addition.

ADdition teacheth you to add two or more Sums together, to make them one whole or total Sum.

Example: I delivered several Parcels of Sheep to my Shep∣herd, and desire to know how many they are in all.

At one time	253
At another time	121
More	312
More	125
More	434
The whole	1245

For the working of this, and all others of this kind, you must begin with the first and highest Figure on the Right Hand, saying, 3 & 1 is 4, & 2 is 6, & 5 is 11, & 4 makes 15; then set down 5 directly under that Row, and carry 1 to the next place, saying, One 10 which I carry & 5 make 6, & 2 makes 8, & one 9 & 2 make 11, & 3 make 14; then write down 4 under the Row, and carry one to the next place, saying, 1 that I carry & 2 make 3, & 1 is 4, & 3 is 7, & 1 make 8, & 4 make 12; the 2 you are to set down under the Row, & 1 to the Left Hand; and your whole Number of Sheep is 1245.

A General Rule.

Observe to set down all that is above 10 or 10's under the Row cast up, and for every 10, carry 1 to the next place, un∣til you come to the last place, which must always be set down, as in the former and following Examples plainly appear.

9 8 7 6
9 7 6 5
4 3 2 1
5 4 6 5
3 2 5 7
8 9 7 6
9 9 9 9
5 0 6 5 9

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Addition of Money.

NOte, That 4 Farthings make a Peny, 12 Pence a Shil∣ling, and 20 Shillings a Pound. Turn your Farthings into Pence, your Pence into Shillings, and your Shillings into Pounds, and the Work is done; but first get this Table by Heart, as followeth.

d.		s.	d.
20	is	1	8
30	is	2	6
40	is	3	4
50	is	4	2
60	is	5	0
70	is	5	10
80	is	6	8
90	is	7	6
100	is	8	4
110	is	9	2
120	is	10	0

A Steward received several Sums of Mo∣ney for his Lord, who desires to know how much he hath received in all.

l.	s.	d.
99	19	11⅓
33	00	00
45	15	06½
63	05	09
29	19	06¼
13	13	04
15	10	10
51	15	05
353	00	04½

For casting up this Sum, say, 3 Farthings & 2 is 5, & 1 is 6; set down a Half-peny, and carry a peny to the pence, say∣ing, 1 & 1 is 2, & 6 is 8, & 9 is 17, & 6 is 23, & 4 is 27, & 5 is 32, & 10 is 42, & 10 is 52; set down 4 pence under the pence, and carry 4 shillings to the shillings, saying, 4 & 9 makes 13, & 5 18, & 5 23, & 9 32, & 3 35, & 5 40, & 6 10's make the 40 shillings 5 pounds; set down 2 Ciphers under the shil∣lings, and carry 5 pound to the pounds, saying, 5 & 9 is 14, & 3 is 17, and 5 is 22, & 3 is 25, & 9 is 34, & 3 is 37, & 5 is 42, & 1 is 43; set down 3 & carry 4, saying, 4 that I carry & 9 is 13, & 3 is 16, & 4 is 20, & 6 is 26, & 2 is 28, & 1 is 29, & 1 is 30, & 5 is 35, which you are to set down as in the Example. And the Sum total is 353 l. 00. 04½.

To prove that it is right cast up, do it without the upper line, and then add the upper line to it, and if both makes up what it is cast up to, it is right, else not.

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Subtraction.

SUbtraction teacheth how to take any lesser Number out of a greater, and to know what remains, as in these Ex∣amples:

I at several times took into my custody 1597 Sheep, and I delivered forth 1359. I would know how many yet remain with me.

Received	1597
Delivered	1359
Remains	0238
Proof	1597
Received	95459
Delivered	39569
Remains	55890
Proof	95459

If all the Figures of the smaller Sum, except the last Figure to the Left Hand, or any one of them be greater of the Sum to be subtracted, than those of the upper line you must subtract from, you must borrow ten, and add 1 to the upper Figure next to be considered, as in the foregoing Example.

Take 9 out of 7 you cannot, but 9 out of 17, and there re∣mains 8; the 1 that I borrowed and 5 makes 6, take 6 out of 9 and there remains 3; take 3 out of 5, and there remains 2; take 1 out of 1, and there remains 0 nothing. For proof, if what you delivered, and what remains, make up the whole number received, it is right cast up, as in the foregoing Ex∣ample plainly appears.

I received	1597
I delivered	1359
Remains	0238
Proof	1597

9 and 8 is 17, write down 7 and carry 1; then 1 and 5 is 6, and 3 is 9; 3 and 2 is 5, and 1 is 1, as in the Example.

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Subtraction of Money.

THis Rule teacheth how to take any lesser sum out of a greater, and to know what Remains.

Note, that if some Figure or Figures be greater in the lesser or lower Sum than in the upper, borrow one from the next Denomination, as in Pence to borrow a Shilling, in Shillings you must borrow a Pound, and in Pounds you are to borrow Ten, as before in Addition, and in the following Examples more plainly appear.

	l.	s.	d.
Received	432	10	4
Paid	256	19	9
Remains	175	10	7
Proof	432	10	4

Which foregoing Sum is cast up thus, take 9 out of 4, that you cannot, but take 9 out of one Shilling 4 pence, and there remains 7, which you set down under the pence, and say, the Shilling that I borrowed to make 4 pence one Shilling 4 pence, must be paid to the 19 Shillings, saying, 19 and 1 that I bor∣rowed makes 20, take 20 Shillings out of 10 Shillings I cannot, but take 20 Shillings out of one Pound 10 Shillings, and there remains 10, which is set down under the Shillings, then say 6 and 1 that I borrowed makes 7, take 7 out of 2 I cannot, but take 7 out of 12 and there remains 5. 1 that I borrowed and 5 make 6, take 6 out of 3 I cannot, but take 6 out of 13, and there remains 7, the one that I borrowed and 2 make 3, and take 3 out of 4, and there remains 1, which is to be proved as in the former Rule.

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Multiplication Table.

2 times	2	is	4
3	6
4	8
5	10
6	12
7	14
8	16
9	18
3 times	3	is	9
4	12
5	15
6	18
7	21
8	24
9	27
4 times	4	is	16
5	20
6	24
7	28
8	32
9	36

5 times	5	is	25
6	30
7	35
8	40
9	45
6 times.	6	is	36
7	42
8	48
9	54
7 times	7	is	49
8	56
9	63
8 times	8	is	64
9	72
9 times	9	is	81
10 times	10	is	100

Multiplication.

MUltiplication serveth in stead of many Additions, and teacheth of two Numbers given to increase the greater as often as are Units in the lesser.

Three things strictly to be observed, viz.

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1. The Multiplicand, or Sum to be multiplied.
2. The Multiplyer, or Sum you multiply by.
3. The Product, or Sum produced from both.

Example: In 52 Weeks, which is a whole Year, I would know how many days are there: To do this, first, set down the greatest Number, and the lesser under it, beginning at the Right hand, thus.

52	Multiplicand.
7	Multiplier.
364	Product.

Come to the Multiplyer, and say, 7 times 2 is 14, then write 4 under 7, and carry 1 to the next place, saying, 7 times 5 is 35, and 1 I carried makes 36, which you are to set down, having no further place to carry them; and so it appears that there are in 52 Weeks, 364 Days.

A Second Example.

I Would know how many Farthings are in 712 Shillings: Note, that 48 Farthings make a Shilling; and to answer your question, first set down your Multiplicand, and under that the Multiplyer, thus:

712	Multiplicand.
48	Multiplyer.
5696	Product.
2848
34176

For the second Example of Farthings, after you have set down your Sum as you see, then say, 8 times 2 is 16, set down 6 and carry 10, as in Addition, and say, 8 times 1, and 1 I car∣ried, makes 9, which you are to set down; then say, 8 times 7 is 56, which you must set down; then say, 4 times 2 is 8, which you are to set down; 4 times 1 is 4, which you set down, and 4 times 7 is 28, which you are to put down, and sum up the whole, and it appears that there are 34176 Fa••∣things in 712 Shillings.

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A Compassionate Sigh for Londons dismal Conflagration, On the Authors amazing view of those devouring Flames, that laid London's Glory in the Dust, Sept. 4. 1666.

BEhold what Desolation's made by Sin,
In England's most Renowned Mother-City;
We to those furious Flames did fuel bring,
To th' spoiling Her, whose Ruins Challenge Pity.
Stay, wondering Passenger, let's now begin
To shew our Pity, and lament our Sin.

What Man so impious as to smile? Alas!
The Christian World for this hath cause to mourn;
'Twas England's Sin, brought London to this pass,
And made the Fire imperiously to burn:
Our want of Love did London thus inflame,
To many Thousands loss, and Englands shame.

God highly was displeas'd, when thus he brought
So much of that great City to the Dust;
And had he then consum'd us all to nought,
We must acknowledg'd, LORD, that thou are just.
Thou great Preserver, we thy Love admire,
In saving us, as Brands snatcht from the Fire.

O Happy Citizens, and English Nation,
If London's Flames refine us from our Dross;
If Plague and Fire produce a Reformation,
How great will be our gain by London's loss!
Then from her Ashes Phoenix-like shall fly
A Glorious City, fair and rich and high.

And let all Sons of Hell, that shall conspire
How on the rest they may Destruction bring,
Receive at Tyburn their deserved hire;
LORD, plead our cause, preserve us, and our King.
That we and ours, Love, Peace and Truth may nourish;
The Church may Prosper, and the Crown still flourish.

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A Cordial Congratulation of London's Glori∣ous Resurrection, from the late dreadful Conflagration, on the Authors view of the Superlative Splendor of that Famous City, May 29. 1683.

SEe England's Royal City shine in State;
London, that saddest spectacle of late,
Which almost totally subscrib'd to Fate.

Behold! A Phoenix from her Ashes rise,
In Sixty Six made a burnt Sacrifice,
Which now her self, and all the World out-vies!

Her splendid Structures, uniform you see:
O did her Citizens so well agree,
And manifest their joynt conformity

Then on this joyous City Heaven would smile,
And be intreated for this sinful Isle,
If, Dove-like, we liv'd without gaul and guile.

Let London now be Loyal, Chaste and Wise;
No Whores nor Traytors mischiefs here devise,
The fatal causes of our Miseries.

New Hearts new Houses would adorn full well:
May Faithfulness in these fair Mansions dwell,
And London's Glory all the World excel.

Farewel, fair City, I must still love thee,
For Quondam candid kindnesses to me,
Which make me long for thy Felicity.

Let lovely London live in Wealth and Bliss;
May Righteousness and Peace each other kiss
And all Incendiaries their purpose miss.

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May neither Plague nor Flames, nor bloody Wars,
Foreign Invasions, nor Intestine Jars,
Come near to touch these stately Gates and Bars.

May Truth and Peace, LORD, here be ever found;
And Right and Left-hand blessings still abound,
And all her Foes Con-vert, or else confound.

May Court and City well accord alway,
And mutual dues still to each other pay;
And may the Scepter o're this Sword bear sway,
Till time shall be no more, till the last day.

The Scho-lars Pray-er for the Morn-ing.

MOst Gra-ci-ous God, and in Christ Je-sus my most Mer-ci-ful Fa-ther, I thy un-wor-thy Ser-vant, de-sire in all hu-mi-li-ty and sin-ce-ri-ty, to of-fer up my self, Soul and Bo-dy, a li-ving Sa-cri-fice, ho-ly and ac-cept-a-ble un-to Thee, which is but my rea-son-a-ble Ser-vice, which I be-seech Thee ac-cept for thy Sons sake, in whom thou art well plea-sed. I bless thy Name for thy pre-ser-va-ti-on of me this last Night, and bring¦ing me to be-hold the Light of a chear-ful Morn-ing, cause thy Face to shine up-on me this Day, that I may walk in the Light of thy Coun-te-nance, quick-en my dul-ness to seek Thee, en-light-en my Dark-ness to know Thee, en-li-ven my dead-ness to serve Thee. Give me the Faith and Faith-ful-ness of A-bra-ham, the Fear and fi-li-al O-be-di-ence of I-sa-ac, the In-dus-try and In-te-gri-ty of Ja-cob, the Chas-ti-ty and Cha-ri-ty of Jo-seph, the Mag-na-ni-mi-ty and Meek-ness of Mo-ses, the De-vo-ti-on of Da-vid, the Re-so-lu-ti-on of Jo-shu-ah, the Pi-e-ty and Pa-ti-ence of Job, and the Pe-ni-ten-cy of Pe-ter. Di-rect me in thy Way, e-sta-blishe me in thy Truth, keep me in thy Fear, pro-tect me by thy Po-wer, sup-port me by thy Grace, and con-duct me to thy Glo-ry. Send thy Gos-pel, where it is not, and pros-per it where it is. Be Gra-ci-ous to these Church-es of Great Bri-tain, and Ire-land, and let the Chris-ti-an Re-li-gi-on, ac-cord-ing to the Pro-fes-si-on of the Church of Eng-land, flou-rish in these

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King-doms, so long as the Sun and the Moon en-dure. Bless the Kings Most Ex-cel-lent Ma-jes-ty, my Gra-ci-ous So-ve-raign; that he may Reign long to Thy Glo-ry here, and E-ter-nal-ly with Thee in Glo-ry here-af-ter: Bless him in his Roy-al Re-la-ti-ons, bless him in his Coun-sels, bless him in his Na-vies and Ar-mies, bless him in all his Sub-jects, and bless all his Sub-jects in him, that we may be all hap-py in the Love of our So-ve-raign, and our So-ve-raign hap-py in the Loy-al-ty of his Peo-ple. Bless my Dear Pa-rents, and near Re-la-ti-ons, my Guar-di-ans and Go-ver-nors, my Mas-ter and Mi-ni-ster set o-ver me in the LORD, with all my Chris-ti-an Friends and Ac-quaint-ance, and re-pay all their kind-nes-ses to me, an Hund-red Fold in-to their Bo-soms. Bless me in my Me-di-ta-ti-ons and Con-ver-sa-ti-on, that in both I may be ser-vice-a-ble to thy Glo-ry in my ap-poin-ted Sta-ti-on, by ser-ving my Ge-ne-ra-ti-on ac-cor-ding to the Will of God; give me a quick Ap-pre-hen-si-on, a right Ʋn-der-stand-ing, and a Faith-ful Me-mo-ry to re-tain and prac-tice what is Good, and suf-fer me ne-ver to dis-ho-nour Thee with the Mer-cies re-ceiv-ed from Thee. Sea-son my ten-der Years with thy Grace, that I may fly youth-ful Lusts, and cleanse my way by ta-king heed ac-cord-ing to thy Word, give me Wis-dom to dis-cern, Hu-mi-li-ty to Im-brace, and con-stan-cy to hold fast the Truths of the Gos-pel, give me a sin-cere love to thy Ser-vants, a de-light in thine Or-di-nan-ces, a Re-ve-rence to thy Sab-baths and Sanc-tu-a-ry, and a Zeal for thy Glo-ry, that I may bring forth Fruit un-to Ho-li-ness, and reach my much de-si-red end, e-ver-last-ing Life, and all for Je-sus Christs sake, the Son of thy dear-est Love, in whose most pre-ci-ous and pre-va-lent Name and Words, I con∣clude my im-per-fect pe-ti-ti-ons, say-ing as he him-self hath taught us in his Ho-ly Gos-pel, Our Father, &c.

Pre-vent me, O LORD, in all my do-ings, with thy most Gra-ci-ous Fa-vour, and fur-ther me with thy con-ti-nu-al help, that in all my Works, be-gun, con-ti-nu-ed, and end-ed in Thee, I may glo-ri-fie thy Ho-ly Name, and fi-nal-ly, by thy Mer-cy, ob-tain E-ver-last-ing Life, through Je-sus Christ our LORD. Amen.

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The Scho-lars E-ven-ing Pray-er.

MOst Glo-ri-ous and most Gra-ci-ous LORD God, who art the Fa-ther of Mer-cies, and the God of all Con-so-la-ti-on, the Au-thor of my be-ing and well-being, I beseech Thee for Je-sus Christs sake, ac-cept my E-ven-ing Sa-cri-fice of Praise and Thanks-gi-ving, for thy great Good-ness to me this Day, in pre-ser-ving me from the dan-gers of it, for rai-sing me up Friends, for sup-ply-ing my Wants, and pros-pe-ring my En-dea-vours. Par-don my Sins, O LORD, which ren-der me un-wor-thy the con-ti-nu-ance of thy Fa-vours, sub-due my Cor-rup-ti-ons, sanc-ti-fie my af-fec-ti-ons, and en-a-ble me to e-ve-ry good Word and Work. Af-fect my Heart with the L••ve of Thee, that I may ne-ver for-get the great things thou hast done for my Soul, that thy Pa-ti-ence, For-bear-ance and Lo-ving Kind-ness to-wards me, may lead me to Re-pen-tance, O-be-di-ence and Thank-ful-ness- Keep me from the Sin of Ʋn-cha-ri-ta-ble-ness, that my Soul may ne-ver be Im-bit-ter-ed with Ma-lice, nor my Hands de-fi-led with Blood, give me the Wis-dom from a-bove, which is first Pure and then Peace-a-ble, gen-tle and ea-sie to be in-treat-ed, full of good fruit with-out par-ti-a-li-ty and with-out Hy-po-cri-sie; A∣dorn my Soul with that Ex-cel-lent Orn-a-ment of a meek and a qui-et Spi-rit, which is in thy sight of great price, that I may ne-ver be o-ver-come of E-vil, but may o-ver-come o-thers E-vil with my Good. Look down in Mer-cy up-on all Jews, Turks and In-fi-dels, bring them to the know-ledge and ac-know-ledg-ment of the Truth, as it is in Je-sus, that they may be a wil-ling Peo-ple in the day of Thy Pow-er. Re-move all im-pe-di-ments out of the way, that hin-der the com-ing of thy King-dom. Bl••ss all the Plan-ta-ti-ons of the Gos-pel be-yond the Seas, and per-pe-tu-ate the pros-pe-rous pro-gress of it in these Na-ti-ons. Bless the Kings Most Ex-cel-lent Ma-je-sty, the Queen and Roy-al Fa-mi-ly, the Coun-cil, the No-bles, the Judges, the Ma-gi-strates, the Mi-nis-ters, the Gen-try and Com-mons; his Ma-jes-ties N••-vies and Ar-mies, all Sorts and De-grees of Peo-ple. Par-don our Pro-vo-ca-ti-ons,

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u-nite our Di-strac-ti-ons, com-pose our un-hap-py dif-fer-ences, and made up our un-Chris-ti-an breach-es that Glo-ry may dwell in our Land. Bless the Roy-al City, let Truth and Loy-al-ty, Peace and Plen-ty be with-in her Walls, and Pi-e-ty and Pros-pe-ri-ty with-in her Pa-la-ces; That nei-ther the de-stroy-ing Sword, the dread-ful Pes-ti-lence, nor the de-vour-ing Flames, may ne-ver a-gain Tri-umph o-ver her Dwel-lings. Bless the Go-ver-nors and Go-vern-ment of it, that Of-fend-ers may be pun-ish-ed, Wick-ed-ness ban-ish-ed, Rude-ness re-strain-ed, Drunk-en-ness de-tect-ed, Swear-ing and Blas-phe-my se-vere-ly cen-su-red, Want-on-ness chas-ti-zed, Per-ju-ry stig-ma-tiz'd, Fac-ti-on curb-ed, Schism and He-re-sie re-bu-ked, Pride hum-bled, Hy-po-cri-sie un-mask-ed, the Na-ked clo-thed, the Hun-gry re-fresh-ed, the Fee-ble streng-then-ed, the Nee-dy re-lie-ved, the af-flic-ted com-for-ted, the Lan-guish-ing Soul sup-por-ted, the Hum-ble ex-alt-ed, the Vir-tu-ous re-ward-ed, Gods pure Word and Wor-ship main-tain-ed, his faith-ful Mi-ni-sters en-cou-rag-ed, Su-per-sti-ti-on and Pro-fane-ness dis-coun-te-nan-ced, and all the E-ne-mies of the Truth sup-pres-sed, the King-dom of Grace ad-van-ced, and the King-dom of Glo-ry has-ten-ed, and so come Lord Je-sus, come quick-ly. Bless my Dear Pa-rents, and en-a-ble thine un-wor-thy Ser-vant in some mea-sure to re-quite them for their Pa-ter-nal kind-nes-ses to me, and their ten-der care o-ver me, bless all my Re-la-ti-ons, Faith-ful Friends and good Neigh-bours. Let the bles-sings of both Worlds be their por-ti-on, for-give mine E-ne-mies, and suf-fer it not to be in the pow-er of their Hand to do me hurt, but in-cline their Hearts to do me good. Let my ways so please Thee, that mine E-ne-mies may be at Peace with me. Take me in-to thy Tu-i-ti-on this Night, suf-fer no E-vil to come nigh my Per-son or Ha-bi-ta-ti-on, light-on mine Eyes that I sleep not the sleep of Death, but raise me up in the Morn-ing, a-bund-ant-ly re-fresh-ed with thy Mer-cy, in-a-bled with chear-ful-ness to do Thee Ser-vice. And Grant that I may Live in thy Fear, and Die in Thy Fa-vour, and rest in thy Peace, and Rise in thy Pow-er, and Reign with Thee in Thy Glo-ry. And all for the sake of the Son of Thy Love, Je-sus Christ the Righ-te-ous, for whom I for e-ver de-sire to Bless Thee, and in whose most Bles-sed Name and Words, I fur-ther call up-on Thee, say-ing, Our Father, &c.

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The Grace of our LORD Je-sus Christ, and the Love of God, and the Fel-low-ship of the Ho-ly Ghost be with us all e-ver-more. Amen.

A short Pray-er, or Grace be-fore Meat.

MOst Gra-ci-ous God, we be-seech thee com-mand a Bles-sing on these thy good Crea-tures pro-vi-ded for us. Give us Grace, to re-ceive them Thank-ful-ly, as from thy Hand, and to use them so-ber-ly, as in thy sight, through Je-sus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Thanks-gi-ving af-ter Meat.

WE Bless thy Name, Most Boun-ti-ful God, for re-fresh-ing us at this time with Thy good Crea-tures. We hum-bly be-seech Thee, like-wise to re-ple-nish our Souls with thy Grace, and pre-pare us for thy Glo-ry.

Bless thy Ʋ-ni-ver-sal Church, our Gra-ci-ous King, the Queen, the Roy-al Fa-mi-ly, and these Realms, and give us Health, Peace and Life E-ver-last-ing, Through Je-sus Christ our LORD. Amen.

Be-fore Meat.

O LORD, we be-seech Thee, bless these thy good Crea-tures to us, which thou hast boun-ti-ful-ly be-stow-ed upon us. Give them strength to nou-rish us, and us grace in that strength to Glo-ri-fie Thee, Through Je-sus Christ our LORD, A-men.

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Af-ter Meat.

BLes-sing, and Glo-ry and Praise, be gi-ven to Thee, most Gra-ci-ous God, for these and all other Thine in-es-ti-ma-ble Be-ne-fits to us, streng-then us by thy Grace, and fit us for thy Glo-ry, make us wise to prize and im-prove them to thy Glo-ry.

Bless thy Ʋ-ni-ver-sal Church, with Truth and Ʋ-ni-ty, the Kings Ma-jes-ty, the Queen and Roy-al Fa-mi-ly, with Tem-po-ral and E-ter-nal Fe-li-ci-ty, these Na-ti-ons with Peace, Plen-ty, and Pros-pe-ri-ty, and in-crease Bro-ther-ly Love and Cha-ri-ty, Through Je-sus Christ our LORD, Amen.

FINIS.

d.		s.	d.
20	is	1	8
30	is	2	6
40	is	3	4
50	is	4	2
60	is	5	0
70	is	5	10
80	is	6	8
90	is	7	6
100	is	8	4
110	is	9	2
120	is	10	0

d.		s.	d.
20	is	1	8
30	is	2	6
40	is	3	4
50	is	4	2
60	is	5	0
70	is	5	10
80	is	6	8
90	is	7	6
100	is	8	4
110	is	9	2
120	is	10	0

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THE COMPENDIOUS Schoolmaster, &c.

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Of Syllables, and Words of One Syllable.

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Examples of Words of One Syllable.

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Sundry short exact Rules for dividing Words of Two Syllables, with a pleasant Variety of pertinent Ex∣amples to each Rule, never to be forgotten.

The First Rule sheweth, That one Consonant in the middle of a Word between two Vowels, is usually joined to the later Vowel, as in the following Ex∣amples is to be observed.

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Thirdly, When two like Consonants come together in the middle of a Word between two Vowels, they are to be divided, as in the following Examples is ever to be observed.

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When two unlike Consonants come together in the middle of a Word between two Vowels, they are ever to be divided, as in the following Examples is plainly and particularly expressed.

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Words of Three Syllables divided.

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Of Words of Four Syllables.

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Words of Five Syllables.

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Words of Six and Seven Syllables.

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Proper Names of Three, Four, and Five Syllables.

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The LORD's Prayer.

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The Apostolick Creed.

The Ten Commandments.

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20	is	1	8
30	is	2	6
40	is	3	4
50	is	4	2
60	is	5	0
70	is	5	10
80	is	6	8
90	is	7	6
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