and the use which the teacher should make of it, are given some what in full. As the prefixes and affixes constitute an important class of vocables, varying the sense of words to an almost unlimited extent, a table of those most frequently found united with primitive words, is annexed to this book. Occasionally, in defining a word, its derivation and etymology are pointed out by a reference to the table. This method has been introduced merely as a model to guide the pupil in examining the composition of words. In this way not only a knowledge of the prefixes and affixes will be secured, but the signification of the primitive or radical word will be ascertained. In our selections for the reading lessons, we have had special regard to mental refinement and moral purity to the dignity, nature, and object of literature, whether embodied in poetry, to please the fancy, in the drama to move the passions, or in the form of prose, to instruct or persuade. In each case, intellect is displayed, the principles of rhetoric are observed, and the tropes and figures, either for beautifying the description or invigorating the diction, are appositely employed. BOSTON, August 1, 1848. CONTENTS. A well-defined Principle associated with each Emotion,. Style of Composition frequently found in School Books,.. 35 Wife, Children, and Friends,. Notice of Dr. Thomas Chalmers,. Difference between Taste and Genius, The Cultivation of Taste,..... Elegy written in a Country Churchyard, |