And there lay the rider distorted and pale, With the dew on his brow, and the rust on his mail; And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, Send her victorious, Long to reign over us, Sound an alarm to the slaves of a tyranny! 207 PART VII. EXERCISES IN PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALS. COMMA. THE tutor by instruction and discipline, lays the foundation of the pupil's future honour. Self-conceit, presumption and obstinacy, blast the prospect of many a youth. Deliberate slowly execute promptly. To live soberly righteously and piously comprehends the whole of our duty. The path of piety and virtue pursued with a firm and constant spirit will assuredly lead to happiness. Continue my dear child to make virtue the principal study. Peace of mind being secured we may smile at misfortunes. He who is a stranger to industry may possess but he cannot enjoy. Beware of those rash and dangerous con nexions which may afterwards load thee with dishonour SEMICOLON. The path of truth is a plain and a safe path that of falsehood is a perplexing maze. Modesty is one of the chief ornaments of youth and has ever been esteemed a presage of rising merit. Heaven is the region of gentleness and friendship, hell of fierceness and animosity. COLON. Often is the smile of gaiety assumed whilst the heart aches within though folly may laugh. guilt will sting. There is no mortal truly wise and restless at the same time wisdom is the repose of minds. PERIOD. We ruin the happiness of life when we attempt to raise it too high a tolerable and comfortable state is all that we can propose to ourselves on earth peace and contentment not bliss nor transport are the full portion of man perfect joy is reserved for heaven. INTERROGATION AND EXCLAMATION. To lie down on the pillow after a day spent in temperance in beneficence and in piety how sweet it is We wait till to-morow to be happy alas why not to-day shall we be younger are we sure we shall be healthier will our passions become feebler and our love of the world less To each his sufferings all are men The tender for another's pain Th' unfeeling for his own Yet ah why should they know their fate No more where ignorance is bliss 'Tis folly to be wise Now the golden Morn aloft Waves her dew-bespangled wing With vermil cheek and whisper soft She wooes the tardy Spring Till April starts and calls around The sleeping fragrance from the ground New-born flocks in rustic dance But chief the skylark warbles high And lessening from the dazzled sight Write the following paragraphs with the proper stops and capitals: there were two very powerful tyrants engaged in a perpetual war against each other the name of the first was luxury and of the second avarice the aim of each of them was no less than universal monarchy over the hearts of mankind luxury had many generals under him who did him great service as pleasure mirth pomp and fashion avarice was likewise very strong in his officers being faithfully served by hunger industry care and watchfulness he had likewise a privy counsellor who was always at his elbow and whispering something or other in his ear the name of this privy counsellor was poverty as avarice conducted himself by the counsels of poverty his antagonist was entirely guided by the dictates and advice of plenty who was his first counsellor and minister of state that concerted all his measures for him and never departed out of his sight. |