Progressive.

It is a good exercise for the instructer to pronounce these and similar sentences, and accustom the learner to spell or write them on a slate or black-board, and, at the same time, tell the parts speech.

Progressive.

Progressive.

Do as you would be done by.
We should render good for evil.
We should do justice to all men.
We should always reward merit.
Despise not the poor and friendless.
Let us never insult the distressed.
Respect is ever due to the aged.
We must not spend our time idly.
Strive to excel in your studies.
Wisdom is much better than riches.
Learning will make life pleasant.
We should envy none for their wealth.
Gold cannot purchase ease or peace.
We should never get angry at trifles.
A wise man avoids being angry at all.
We should try to improve our morals.
Avoid gaming; it is an evil practice.
Do not confide in wicked men.
Quarrel with none of your friends.
Injure none of your playmates.
Boast not of the favours you bestow,
We should delight in acts of kindness.
We do not live for ourselves only.
Always think before you promise.
Never persuade any one to do wrong.
We should always avoid mischief.
Live well, that you may die well.
Good men forgive those who injure them.
God forgives those who are humble.
He sent his Son to redeem the world

Progressive.

None, who are able to work, should be idle.
All good boy's love wisdom more than play.
A life well-spent makes old age pleasant.
He who wants virtue wants all things.
Correct the heart, and all will be right.
The love of money is the root of much evil.
Those who steal will come to a bad end.
Peace and plenty are the greatest blessings.
All wish to be happy; few strive to be good
We can confide in none, but the truly good.
A wise person will not begin a quarrel.
To forget a wrong is the best revenge.
Of two evils, we should choose the least.
One lie requires many more to cover it.
We ought never to tell a lie, even in jest.
Nothing can be great which is not good.
Do not practice what you blame in others.
Imprint on your mind the love of truth.
Parents should govern, and children obey.
Trust not too much in boasted friendship.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Envy is the greatest cause of evil-speaking.
To know one's self is the first step to wisdom.
Try to be good, and you will surely be so.
We should prefer our duty to our pleasure.
Virtue is the only good of which man can boast.
Bad as the world is, respect is always paid to virtue.
Of all dreadful things, death is the most dreadful.
God is worthy to be beloved and trusted.

We can never conceal a crime from God.

HAY-MAKING.

Hark! what noise is that! It is the mower whetting his scythe. He is going to cut down the grass and the pretty flowers. The scythe is very sharp. Do not go too near it. Come into this field. See! all the grass is cut down,

There is a great number of men and women with their forks and rakes. They toss, and spread, and turn the new-mown grass. How hard they work! Come let us help to make hay. O! it is very hot! No matter; we must make hay while the sun shines.

How sweet the hay smells! When the hay is quite dry, it must be made into stacks. Hay is for sheep, cows, and horses to eat in winter, when the grass does not grow.

THUNDER AND LIGHTNING

There has not been any rain for a great while. The ground is very dry and hard. The grass does not look green, as it used to do. It is brown: it is scorched by the sun. If it do not rain soon, we must water the trees and flowers, else they will die.

The sun does not shine now: but it is very hot. It is quite sultry. There is no wind at all. The leaves on the trees do not inove. The sky looks very black and how dark it is! A bright light shone through the room. It did not last long. It was lightning.

Lightning comes from the clouds. Now it lightens again. What a noise there is in the air, just over our heads: That is thunder. How loud the thunder is! It begins to rain. O what large drops! Now it rains very fast.