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Long, 6 Broad o. 6 a hate, fame. o nor, for. e er ee mete, need. 7 SAorf oo. i kind, find. 7 oo 7 book, 7 stood. o u mote, note. mute, pure. 8 8 Sharp w. 8 6 7 fly, deny. 2 Short, u bush, 9 £/ior/ w. full. 9 2 2 9 9 9 a can, had. o come, love. e men, fed. i sir, bird. i kid, pin. 10 S/ior/ o. o a y not, from, tun, but. fury, sylvan. a it 10 what, 11 Long a, ii 10 was. ii 3 Broad a. e there, survey. 3 a 3 9 fall, draw. n 12 -Long e. 12 12 4 Flat a. i fatigue, marine. 4 a « * balm, hard. oi ) Oil ) OW ) voice, oil. r T 5 Long o or oo. 5 5 joy- found, out. o or oo move, noon. now, down. Silent letters are printed in Italics, except *, which when printed in Italic sounds like *. PREFACE. It has become very common with the compilers of spelling-books, to begin with a long enumeration of faults in the systems of others, and an apology for intruding their own work on the public. With this plan I shall dispense, and only flatter myself that every attempt to improve, and render easy the art of instructing our youth in the rudiments of the English language, cannot fail to meet with encouragement by a wise, virtuous, and en lightened people. In the first part of the following work, the spelling lessons are arranged from one to six syllables ; and an easy gradation has been observed, so as to keep pace with the capacity of the learner, without confusing his ideas too soon with difficult words. The second part is composed of a table of proper names of persons, cities, rivers, mountains, and villages, regularly arranged, and concluding with a table of words alike in sound but different in spelling and signification. The third part is composed of a large table of words accented and explained. The pronunciation of Walker has been pursued throughout the work, and the most natural division of the syllables has been attended to. Care has been taken to adapt the reading lessons to the understanding of children, and the subjects are such as are calculated to inspire the youthful mind with a love of virtue and truth, while, at the same time, they amuse and instruct. STEPHEN BYERLY. Philadelphia, Jan. 1836. Byerlxfs Spetting-Book. Kite. \ Pot. Lamp. Quail Mask. Rose. Byerhfs Spelling-Book* Zebra. 12 3 456 7890. A BYERLY'S New American Spelling-Book. = PART I THE ALPHABET. ROMAN CAPITALS. ABCDEFGHIJKLMN OPQRSTUVWXYZ. ROMAN SMALL LETTERS. abcdefghij klmnopq rstuvwxyz. dcouehkmflniprtwy vxzaqjbgs. ITALICS. ABCDEFGHIJKLMN OPQRSTUVWXYZ. a b c defghijk I m n o p q r s t u v iv x y z. Byerljfs Spelling-Book. Double Letters, now in use. fffiffiflffl Syllables SECTION I. ba LESSON 1. be bi bo bu ab LESSON 5. eb ib ob ub ca da fa ce ci de di fe fi CO do fo cu du m ac ad af ec ic ed id ef if oc od of uc ud uf g a g e g 1 go g 11 a g e g J g °g ug LESSON 2. LESSON 6, ha he hi ho hu ah oh J a ka la ke ki le li JO ko lo J 11 ku lu ak al ek ik el il ok ol uk al ma me mi mo fflU am em lm om urn LESSON 3. LESSOR r 7. na ne ni no nu an en in on un pa ra pe pi re ri po ro pu ru ap ai- e P !P er ir op or up ur sa ta se si te ti so to su tu as at es is et it OS ot us ut LESSON 4. LESSON 8. va ve vi vo va av ev iv ov uv wa we wi wo wu y a za ze zi y° zo fp. zu ax az ex ix ez iz ox oz ux LIZ Byerhfs Spelling-Book. 9 LESSON 9. LESSON 10. ac da em id oc ro im za gu ki it se of di he cu la in re by hu c y g° ne wa fu eg ik ic on ed ho lu ax ci ye zo ry ko ec ku nu az ya oc me cu al ex cy Syllables of three Letters, LESSON 1. LESSON 4. bla ble bli bio blu bra bre bri bro bru qua que qui quo sea see sci sco scu cha che chi cho chu sha she shi sho shu cla cle cli clo clu ska ske ski sko sku era ere cri cro cru sla sle sli slo slu LESSON 2. LESSON 5. dra dre dri dro dru sma sme smi smo smu dwa d we dwi dwo d wu sna sne sni sno snu fla fle fli flo flu fra fre fri fro fru spa spe spi spo spu sta ste sti sto stu gla gle gli glo giu swa swe swi swo swu LESSON 3. LESSON 6, gra gre gri gro gru kna kne kni kno knu tha the thi tho thu tra tre tri tro tru pha phe phi pho phu pla pie pli plo plu twa twe twi two twu wha whe whi who whu pra pre pri pro pru wra wre wri wro wru 10 Byerly^s Spelling- LESSON 7. Book. An owl and a bat ; a cat and a rat. A sow A cow and a pig ; a nut and a fig. and an ox : a hen and a fox. See the mad dog, on the wet bog. SECTION II Words of three L etters. LESSON 1. bag ban beg bet bid bog can bug cap bun cat den did dig dip dog dot bat big but cut LESSON 2. dim dug Fkn fig fun had hid hot fag fat fin fit gad hag gap ham him hit hug hum fen fog gum hat LESSON 3. hog hut All of us my son are to die. ' Go not in the way of bad men; For batl men are in the way of sin. Be a good boy, and try to do well. LESSON 4. Kid lad lip log man nag mat net num nut pen pet lag lap lot lug men nit met nod LESSON 5. pad pan pin Pod ran ram rob run set pot pun put rap rat red rib rot rig rub rip rug rut sad sap sin sit sob i ' WMJMniiV iiTlffhf Byerhfs Spelling-Book. 11 lesson 6. My son do no ill. The eye of God is on us all the day; And he can see us in all we do. Let us not go out of the good way. LESSON 7. Sot tap tit urn wet fur sum tax top wag wig mud sun ten tub wax win mug tag- tin tug wen wit fix LESSON 8. Sop jet bar f&r did cry mix jut far nor ode dry sex SIX car oy ore try vex Srm tar boy fly s py ink art mar toy fry thy LESSON 9. Be just and true, and kind to all. Love all men, and do good to all ; But most of all love God who made thee. Put thy trust in him and fear him, L SECTION III. Words of four Letters. LESSON 1. B&ck belt bung buck duck fist band bend bond cash dust fish bank beck bump damp fang furl bang best burn dash felt frog LESSON 2, Gift hemp hurt just land lick gilt help hush king lash link hack hilt husk kill lend list hand hiss hill lack left limp 12 Byerhfs Spelling-Book, LESSON 3. If our end be bad we go to wc ). And thus it is with all who do ill; But he that does what good he can Will gair i the love of God and man. LESSON 4. L6ng lust mend much nick pest lost mash milk mump pack pick left mast mint must past pill luck mask mist neck plat plot lump melt mock nest peck LESSON 5. pump plug rend ring rung sent shed rack rent rock sack sled ship rank rest rump sand step shod rash rich runt sang shad shun rasp rill rust send sham LESSON 6. shut Hear the bird sing in the tree. See the fish swims in the run. And let a hard heart be far from thee. The Lord loves a mind that is good * md kind. LESSON 7. $m skin slip smut song step sing skip slit snag soft stop stub sift slab slop snap sock sink slat slug snow stab stun sill sled slut snug stag LESSON 8. sung Tack test trip tuck will hill task text trim west wish swim tang tint trot well went swig tend trap tell wish whet bell tent drum till wine next drug A Byerly^s Spelling-, Book. 13 LESSON 9. To read well Ave must read slowly. To live well we must try to menc li And do as w r e would wish to be done unto. ' My son, hold fast the law that is good. LESSON 10. Bkbe bite cope dote five gold bade bone core duke feel gore bale bold cube deep feet hate bake bore cure deer fume hind bane bolt dale fade fuse hive bare cape date fame fold hold base care dime fare gale home *bate case dine fine game hose bile cave dive find gate hope bind colt dose file gave joke LESSON 11. Help such as need it , and be kind to all. Do to all men as you would like to be done to. Use no bad words, and keep to the truth. This is i the wa y to gain the love of all g ;oodmen. LESSON 12. k£ep lice mare mode nice pile kind life mate mole nine pine kite lone maze mope nose pint lame lungs mice more note pipe lane lure mild mote pace poke late lute mile mule page pole lead mace mind muse pale pore like made mine mute pate port lime make mire name pave post line male mite need peer pure fa" 14 Byerhfs < Spelling-Book. LESSON 13. The life that now is, is short ; But the life to come has no end Let us serve God in our young days; For we can do | no work in the grave. 1 LESSON 14. Rkce rice rude seed take tone rage ride rule seek tale tope rake rime safe seem tame tore rape rise sage side tape tube rare rite sale sine tare tune rate rive same size teem type rave robe sate sold tile vale reed rode save sole tide vase reek rope seen sore time vice reel rose seer sure tire vile LESSON 15. My son, walk not in thine own ways, but in the ways of the Lord. Spend thy time well, and God will bless thee: he will love thee and do thee 5 good. LESSON 16. Vine ween yoke warm marl noon vote weep zone want mark poor wade wide Mil wall barn soon wage wife call b^rk bard room wake wild fall card spar root wane wile mall farm yarn c&rd ware wind hall hard yard lord wave wine halt harm b6on b6ok weed wipe malt lard boot btish week wire salt lark moon bull ITTTT— '1 Byerltfs Spelling-Book. LESSON 17, The Owl 15 The Owl is a large bird. It sleeps all day. and hunts its food at night. It eats small birds and mice. It makes a very loud noise, and is often heard at midnight. It has large eyes, and a head like a cat. SECTION IV. Words of five Letters. lesson 1. Bl&ck blunt brush clock crust bland blush bunch clump drank blank brack burnt crack dress blast brand clamp cramp drift blend "{■ brass clang crank drill bless glass clash crick drink blink brick clasp crisp flank bliss bring class cross flask block brink cliff crump flash bluff brisk clink crush flesh 16 Byerly^s Spelling-Book. LESSON 2. , Go to the ant , you that hate work, Think on her ways and be wise » • She takes eare to lay up a store ; To lay up food for the time of need. LESSON 3. Flint graft punch spell stint flock grand slack spend stock flush grant slant spill strap fresh grass slink stack strip frisk plant smack staff stuck frock plank smell stanch stuff frost pluck snack stand stump gland plump snuff stiff stung glass plush spank still swell gloss prank speck sting LESSON 4. swing By the word of the Lord were all things made. God made the world ; he made both man and beast He made the fowls of the air, and the fish of the sea. LESSON 5. Blide broke drove graze plume blame brute flame green pride blaze close fleet greet prime bleed clove frame grind prize blind crape glade gripe prone blote crave glare grope prune brace crime glide grove slate brake crude globe grume slave breed drave grace place sleep bride drive grave plane sleet Byerly^s Spelling-Book. 17 lesson 6. The boy who strives to learn his book, He soon will learn to spell ; And he that wants to be a man, Will learn his lesson well. LESSON 7. Slice sneer spine stave store slide snore spire steed stove slime space spite steel sware slope spake spoke steep sweep smile spare sport steer sweet smite speed stage stile trace smoke spice stale stole trade smote spike stare stone trope 8. son, doth mind all LESSON He that made us, my that we say and do. Let us love and fear him ail the day, and in all our words and deeds try to please him, If thou hast done what is not right, do so no more ; but try to mend for the time to come, God will not cast thee off, if thou strive to mend, and do well for the time to come. flood stood brook crook shook birch chirp shirt LESSON y. Br&wl carve bldom shoot brawn farce brood sloop sootn crawl smart broom drawn snarl crook spool drawl spark droop stool gawk start groom stoop scald sn&rt proof troop fault storm scoop bl&od IT I 18 Byerly^s Spelling-Book. lesson 10. The Lord made thee, my child, and me, and all things. He made our eyes to see with, our ears to hear with, and our teeth to eat with. He gave us life and breath, and all the good things that we have. LESSON 11. oi oy poise crown flout round Broil spoil clown louse scour joint OU OV) drown mouse scout moist cloud frown proud spout noise bound hound prowl stout point brown house pound trout The Cock is a fowl that lives about the farm yard. He has white flesh, and a bulky body. He has a short strong bill to pick up grain. He has short wings, and a large red comb on the top of his head. His tail is large and bushy, and he crows every hour after midnight. __^ Byerlyh Spellings-Book. 19 Improve by other men's faults, rather than censure them. A good man passes by an offence, and a noble spirit scorns revenge. Some things are good which are not plea- sant, other things are pleasant which are not good ; but to live in peace is both good and pleasant. SECTION V. Words of two syllables, accented on the first. A corn an gel ba by ba ker bane ful. bare foot ba sis bi as blind fold brew er clo ver cri er cri sis cru el cru et cu bit dan ger de cent de ist di al bride cakedi et bri er bri ny bro ken bro ker bru tal care ful care less ce dar ci der cli ent dire ful do tage dra per dro ver dur ing du ty e diet e gress e pact e qua! e ven e vil feel ing fe male fe ver fi nal fin i-te fir ing flu ent fluid fly er fo cus fore cast fore man fore most fro zen fru gal fu el fury fu ture game ster gi ant glar ing glo ry gold en gold smith grate ful grave ly ^ gra vy green ish fore top greet ing fra grant gro cer free dom free ly free stone fri ar gru el hate ful ha tred ha ven 20 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. The Lord who made the ear of man, He needs must hear aright ; He made the eye ; so all must then Be plain as in his sight. The Lord does know the wish of man ; His heart he sees full plain; The Lord most high, man's will does scan, And sees it is but vain. Ha zel ha zy heed less hire ling home ly hope ful host ess huge ly hu man hu mid hy dra hy men dol ron cy ew el u lep jury keep er kind ly kind ness la bour lady lame ness late ly la tent la ver la zy le gal lewd ness li ar life less light en like ly like ness li on live ly lone ly lu cid lu nar lu rid ly ing ma jor ma ker man ger man gy ma son meek ness meet ing mild ness mind ful mo dish mole hill molt en mo ment mu cus mute ly name less name ly na ture na val need ful need less need y nice ly nine ty no ted o men only o pen o val o ver pa gan pale ness pa pal pa per pa pist pa rent pave ment peer ess peer less peev ish pew ter pi rate pli ant plu ral po em po et pole cat post age po tent pri mate pri vate prone ness pru dence Byertys Spelling-Book. 21 That man or child is safe and sure, Who daily lives in awe, And that his life may be kept pure, Does love God's holy law : For he shall live in peace and rest, He fears not at his death ; Love fills his heart, and hope his breast, With joy he yields his breath. Pupil pure ly ra ven ra zor re gal ripe ly ri pen ri val rude ly rude ness ru ler ru ral sa cred safe ty sa tan sa turn se cret seem ly sha dy shame ful shape ly sha ver sheep fold si lent si lence sla vish slee py sli der smo ky so ber so lar sore ly spi cy spi der spi nal spi ral spo ken state ly sto len sto ny sto ry stu dent stu pid su et sure ly sure ty sweet en sweet ly sweet ness ta ken ta per ti dings tidy time ly to ken tra der tri umph tru ly tu lip tu mour tu mult tune ful tu tor ty rant use ful use less va cant va grant va ry ve nal vi al vi tal wa fer wa ger wake ful whi ten whi ting za ny kb bot ab ject ac tor ac tress ad der ad vent ad verb after al um am ber an ger an ker an nal an tic an vil asp en at las at om 22 Byerlifs Spelling-Book. Since you are not certain of an hour, never throw away a minute. Make the most of your time, and improve it while it is in your power. What we call time enough, always proves to be little enough. In the morning think what thou hast to do, and at night forget not to ask thyself what thou hast done. Back ward bil let bag gage bish op bal ance bal lad bal last ban dy ban ish bank er ban ner ban quet ban ter ban dage bant ling bap tist bar rel bar ren bash ful bas ket bat ter beg gar bel fry bel ly bet ter bid den big ot black ness blad der blank et bless ed bless ing blis ter blun der blus ter bob bin bod kin bod y bon dage bond man bon fire bon net bran dish bran dy brim stone bris ket brisk ly brisk ness buck et buck ler buck ram buffet bump er bunt ing bur den burn ing bur nish but ler but ment but ter but ton cab bage cab in cam el can eel can cer can did cap ture car go car rot car ry cav ern cav il chan nel chat ter chap el chap let chap ter chat ter cher ish chest nut chick en chil ly chim ney chol ic churchman churl ish cin der cis tern cit ron city civ il clam my clat ter cler gy clos et clus ter clutter cob ler cob web ByerJy'S Spelling-Book. m 23 Learn to live so that you need not fear to die. Use well your time, while in your prime. An ill spent life, will have a bad end. Haste makes waste, and waste makes want. He that will not work should not eat. Death levels all, both great and small. Do no hurt where you can do no good. Do your best, and leave the rest to God. Cod fish cof fer cof fee coffin com ment com mon com pact com plex com post con cord con gress con stant con sort con test con tract con trite con vent con vert con vex con vict cop per copy cost ly cot ton craf ty cred it crick et crup per crus ty crys tal cul ture cum ber cur rant cus torn cut lass cut ler dag ger dam age dam ask del uge des cant dif fer dim ly din ner dis cord dis count diz zy dock et doc tor dol lar drag on drink er driv en drop sy drunk ard drunk en dul lard dump ling dung hill dus ky dus ty ef fort el der em bers em blem emmet end less en trance en try en vy er ror * es sence ev er fac tor fam ish fan cy fat ling fat ten fen nel fer ret fer ry fes ter fet ter fig ure fil bert fillet fin ish fir kin flag on flan nel flas ket flax en flinty flus ter flut ter fod der 24 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. A good boy will do that which is right ; he will flee from vice : he will do good and walk in the way of life. Love not the world nor the things that are in the world, for they are sinful. Be a good child, mind thy book, love thy school, and strive to learn. For age for est fos ter frag ment fret ful frol ic fros ty fun nel fur nish gal Ion gal lop gam brel gam mon gan der gar ret gen der ges ture gib bet glad ness glis ter glit ter glut ton gob let gos pel grav el grist ly grov el gul let gully gun ner gus set gut ter hab it ham let ham mer han dy hank er hap pen happy hat ter haz ard hel met help ful hem lock her mit hid den hin der hor rid hov el hun dred hun ger hunt er hur ry hurt ful jack et in dex in got in most in quest in step in suit ken nel ker nel king dom lad der Ian cet land lord land ing Ian tern lap pet last ing lat in lat ter lav ish lem on let ter lev el lim ber lim it lit ter liz ard lofty log ic log wood lug gage lum ber lus ty mad ness mag got mal let mam mon man ful man hood man ly man ner mar ry mat ter mel on mem ber Byerltfs Spelling-Book, 25 Tell no tales, call no ill names, but be kind to all I ou must not lie, nor swear, nor cheat, nor steal. Play not with bad boys ; use no bad words, Spend your time well ; live in peace, and shun all strife. This is the way to make good men love you, and save your souls from pain and wo. The time will come when all men must die. Men tal on set plan et mer cy pack et plas ter mer ry pad lock plat ter pal let plen ty pam per plum met plun der pot ter prin cess prof fer pros pect pros per pub lish pun ish put ty raf ter ral ly ram mer mil ler mis tress mod el mod est mor al mot to mud dy mur der mus ket mur mur mus ter mus ty nev er nov el num ber n< meg ob ject offer often pan nel par rot ped ler pen cil pen ny pep per per feet per ish per son pes ter pig gin pil fer pil grim pil lar pip pin pis tol ram part ran dom ran som rap id rav age rav el rav ish reb el rel ish ren net rest less riv er riv et rob ber rock et rot ten rub bish rud der rug ged run let rup ture rus s£t rus tic rus ty sal ad sam pier san dal 26 Byertys Spelling-Book, Shun no man ; for you know not how soon you may stand in need of his help. If you have done wrong, own your fault ; for he that tells a lie to hide it, makes it worse. He that tells the truth is a wise child ; but he that tells lies will not be heard when he speaks the truth. When you are at school, keep your seats, and mind your books. Sav age scan ty seg ment sel dom self ish sel vage sen ate ser mon ser pent sev en sex ton shat ter shel ter shud der sick ness sig nal sil ver sin ner sis ter skil ftil skil let skim mer slack en slen der slip per slug gard slum ber slut tish smat ter sock et soft ly sol id son net sor ry spav in spin age spin et splen dor splut ter stam mer stan za stat ute stig ma stin go stop page stud y stur dy subject sud den suf fer sul ky sul len sul try sum mer sum mon sun dry sun ny sup per sur ly sur name syl van syn tax tab by tal on tally . tan ner tar ry tat ter tav em tern per tern pest ten ant ten or tet ter tex ture tick et tim ber tip pet trav el trum pet trus ty turn bier tur nip turn pike ud der ul cer vas sal vel vet Ves sel wick ed win ter wit ness yon der Sr dent art less Bycrly's Spelling-Book. bar ber bar ter car nal 27 car pet farm er gar den gar ment gar ner gar ter dark ness mar vel mar ket par don part ner var nish b&r der cor ner hor net mor tal tor ment vor tex The Lion, The Lion is a native of Africa, He is call ed King of Beasts. The Lion is about six feet in length, and about four feet and a half high. He has a very thick head and neck, and his face is covered with long bushy hair He has a mane like a horse, which hangs down to his knees. He has short ears, and a long tail. His legs are thick and fleshy, and his feet very short. He has claws about an inch and a quarter in length, of a white colour. The lion is very fierce, and lives to be sixty or seventy years old. 28 Byerlifs Spelling-BooJc. The path of virtue is the path of peace: in that only can we walk with safety. Pride goes before ruin, and a lofty spirit before a fall. Then let not pride have a place in thy heart, but strive to keep thy mind humble. Be not wise in thy own eyes, but put thy trust in the Lord, and thou shalt be safe. Words A b&se a bate a bide a bode a buse a dore a gree a like a live a lone a maze a ware a wake ac quire ad jure ad mire ad vice al lure as pire as sume SECTION" VI. of two syllables, accented on the last con fute as sure at tire be fore be hind be hold be seech be side be take be ware com pare com pile com port com pose com pute con cise con elude con dole con duce con fide con fine con nive con sole con spire con sume con trive con vene de base de bate de clare de cline de duce de face de file de fine de lude de mure de note de plore de prave de pute de ride de rive de vice de vote dif fuse di late dis grace dis like dis pute dis robe dis taste dis use di vide di \ane e duce e late ef face e lude em brace Byerly^s Spelling-Book. 29 In six days God made the world. He made the sun to shine by day, and the moon and stars to give light by night. He made all the beasts that walk on the earth, all the birds that fly in the air, and all the fish that swim in the water. Each herb, and plant, and tree, is the work of his hands. Em pale en close en dure en gage en grave en rage en slave en snare en sure en tice en tire es tate e vade ex cuse ex pire ex plode ex plore ex port fore go im plore im port im pute in cite in cline in elude in duce in flame in fuse in hold in nate in quire in sane in snare in spire in tire in trude in vade in vite in voke mis deed mis like mis name mis place mis rule mis take mis use ob late ob scure ob tuse out pace out ride out shine pa role per fume per spire po lite pol lute pre pare pre sage pre side pro duce pro fane pro fuse pro mote pro voke re buke re cline re elude re duce re fute re gale re late re mind re mote re new re pine re place re plete re ply re port re pute re quire re store re tire re vile re vive re voke sa lute se cure se date se duce sub lime sub side sac ceed suf fice sup ply T"T 30 Byerli/'s Spelling-Book, God made man also ; he formed him out of the dust of the earth, and breathed into him the breath of life, and he became a living souL He placed him in the garden of Eden, and! spread sweet flowers around him, in order to make him happy; but man, wicked man, would not listen to the voice of his Maker, but ate of that fruit which God had told him Sup port sur vive trans late trans pire trans port un bind un bolt un fold u nite un lace un lade un like un made jun safe jun seen ! un told up hold a Msh a bet ab rupt a dapt a dopt a las a lert a mass a midst a venge a ver a vert ab sent ab surd ac cent ac cept ac quit ad dress ad just ad mit af firm afflict allot an nex an nul as sess as sist at tack at tend at tract be gin be got be gun be held be long be reft ce ment com mand com mit com pact com pel com press con duct con fer con fess con sent con sist con suit con test con tract con vert con vict cor rupt de cant de coct de feet de fend de fer de pend de tect de test di gest di rect dis cuss dis gust dis miss dis sent dis til dis turb di vert di vest ef feet e ject e mit en act Byerly's Spelling-Book. 31 not to touch; and for being thus wicked, God drove him out of this garden which he had given him, and so he became poor, and blind, and naked. God then told him he should earn his bread by the work of his hands, and pass his days in sorrow and pain. But God afterwards sent his son Jesus Christ to save man from his fallen state, and that if he would now be good, he should yet be happy. En camp en rich e rect e vent ex eel ex pand ex pect ex pel ex pend ex pert ex press ex tent fo ment for bid for get ful fil gal lant im pel im plant im print in cur in feet in fer in fest in suit in vent in vest la ment mo lest ob ject oc cult oc cur of fend o mit op press per plex per vert pre diet pre fer pre vent pro fess pro tect pro test re bel re cant re fit re fleet re fresh re gret re lax re mit re past re pent re turn re volt ro bust ro mance se dan se lect sub ject sub mit sub sist sub vert sue cess sup press sur pass sus pect sus pend un bent un curl un cut un dress un fit un furl un gird un hurt un just un man un mask un pin un rig un spent un bred up cast up held up lift u surp well bred Words of three syllables, accen Crucifix lunatic 32 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. Birds fly in the air ; beasts walk on the ground ; snakes crawl on their bellies ; fish swim in the water, by means of fins. Some fowls swim on the water ; these are called water fowls ; their toes are joined together by a thin skin, which like oars, or the fins of a fish, help them to swim. SECTION V1L cru el ty de cen cy di a dem di a lect di a mond di a per dra pe ry droll e ry du pli cate du ra ble du ti ful flu en cy free hold er i dol ize i ron y la zi ness li bra ry like li hood live li hood lone li ness lu na cy no ta bk no ta ry no ti fy nu me ral nu tri ment o ver plus pa rent age pli a ble po et ry pri ma cy pri ma ry pu ri ty re gen cy ru di ment se ere $y scru ti ny sla ver y spite ful ly stu pi fy ted on the first. tu te lar tu tor age u ni corn u ni form u ni ty vo cal ly hb ba cy ab di cate ab so lute ac tu dent ac co lent ac cu rate ac ri tude ac tu al ad a mant ad mi ral ad vo cate af fa h\e al co ran al pha bet al ti tude Byerltfs Spelling-Book. 33 The lion roars, the horse neighs, the cow lows, the sheep bleats, the hog squeals, the cock crows, the hen cackles, the turkey gob- bles, the goose hisses, the duck quacks, the cat mews, the mouse squeaks, the dog barks, the wolf howls, the frog croaks, the monkey chatters, and men, boys and girls talk. Am bi tude am i ty am pli tude an i mal an i mate an ti dote ar ro gant at ti tude av o cate ban ish ment bar o net bar ris ter bat te ry ben e diet ben e fit big a my big ot ry but ter fly but ter milk cal a mus cal cu late cal en der cal i ber cal i co cab i net can di date can is ter can i bal can o py cap i tal cat a ract cav al ry cer ti fy chas ti ty cir cu late cin na mon clar i fy clas si cal cit i zen clem en cy cler gy man crit i cal cul pa ble cul ti vate cur ren cy cus torn er cus to dy cyl in der dec o rate ded i cate dep u ty des o late des ti ny des ti tute det ri ment differ ent dif fi dent dif fi cult dig ni fy dig ni ty dil i gent dim i ty div i dend doc u ment drop si cal dul ci mer ec sta cy ed i fy ed i tor ed u cate effigy el e gant elegy el e ment el e vate 34 Byertys Spe/ling-Book. How pleasant I feel at the end of the day, When I have no crimes to repent, But reflect on my time, and be able to say, That it has been properly spent When my work I have done with patience and care, And been good and thankful and kind, I lay ^n my pillow, and sleep away there, With a happy and peaceable mind. Em bas sy eb o ny em bry o em er aid em i nent em per or em u late en e my en mi ty en ti ty ep i cure ep i gram es cu lent ev er green ev e ry ev i dent ex e cute fac to ry fac ul ty fal la cy fam i ly fed er al fel on y fer ven cy fes ti val fil a merit fir ma ment fin i cal fin ish er fish e ry flat u lent gal ax y gal lant ly gal lant ry gar ri son gem i ni gen er al glut ton y grad u al grav i iy gun ne ry hap pi ness her aid ry hex a gon his to ry ig no rant im i tate im pie ment im pli cate im pu dent in ci dent in di gent in di go in dus try in fa my in fan cy in fant ry in fi del inn hold er in sti tute in stru ment in te ger in tel lect in ter est in ter val in ti mate joe u lar jol li ty jus ti fy Byerly's Spelling-Book, 35 On Death. There is an hour when 1 must die, Nor do I know how soon 'twill come ; How many children young as I, Are call'd by death to hear their doom. Let me improve the hours I have, Before the day of grace is fled, There's no repentance in the grave, Nor pardon offerd to the dead. Kil der kin lat i tude lav en der len i ty lep ro sy lev i ty lex i con lib er al lib er ty lit er al log i cal lot te ry lus ti ly lux u ry mag ni fy mal a dy man i test man i fold man u al mar i ner med i cal med i tate mel o dy mer ci ful mer cu ry mil li ner mim ic ry min er al min is ter mit i gate mod er ate mod es ty mod u late mon o dy mon u ment mor al ist mul ti ply mys te ry nat u ral nav i gate nig gard ly nom i nal nov el ty ob li gate oc cu py offer ing or a tor par a b\e par a dox par al lei pas sen ger pass o ver ped an try ped i gree pen al ty pen du lum pen i tent pen te cost pen u ry pep per mint per ti nent pes ti lent pet u lant pit i ful plen i tude pop u lar 36 Byerhfs^Spelling'Book. Be not wise in thy own eyes, but humble Put thy trust in the Lord, and thou shalt be safe, Let truth only proceed from thy mouth. Despise not the poor because of their pov- erty, but honour him who is honest and just. Envy not the rich, but be content with thy fortune. Maintain peace with all men, and let wis- dom direct thy steps. Por rin ger pov er ty pref er ence prel a cy prob i ty prod i gal prop er ty pros e cute prov en der prov i dent rad i ate rad i cal rap id ly rar i fy rat i fy rec ti fy rec to ry reg is ter reg u lar reg u late rel e vant res i dent rev er ent rev o cate rib aid n rid i cule riv u let rus ti cal sal i vate sec ond !y sed i ment sen su al sep a rate sig ni fy sim i lar sin gu lar sin is ter slip pe ry sol id ly sol ven cy stirn u late strat a gem sub si dy sud den ly suf fo cate sum ma ry syl la ble tab u lar tern po ral ten den cy ten e ment ter ri fy tes ta ment tol er ate trag e dy trag i cal trav el ler trop i cal trum pet er tur bu lent tur pi tude typ i fy up per most ut ter ly ut ter most van i ty Byerlys Spelling-Book. 37 Ven e ry ver bal ly ver i fy ver i ty ver si fy ver ti cal vie to ry vilify viv i fy wil ful ly yes ter day vin ci ble Sr ma ment art ful ly car din al har bin ger har mo ny mar gin al The Cape Buffalo. The Buffalo is a native of Africa, north of the Cape of Good Hope. The Buffalo is ! larger than a common ox, and much stronger jHe is very fierce, and lies hid in the woods, and when people pass by, suddenly jumps on them and tramples them under his feet. They go in large droves, and wander about morn- ing and evening and lie still in the heat of the day. His horns are crooked, and his eyes are sunk into his head. He always holds his head on one side, which makes him look very fierce. The flesh of the Buffalo is said to be very good food, and is much valued by the natives of Africa. D " " - - = 38 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. The Badger. The Badger is a native of Europe, Its length from nose to tail is two feet six inches, and its tail is about six inches long. It has small eyes and black legs. Its back and sides are of a dingy gray, mixed with black, and its legs and feet are very short and strong. It sleeps in its hole all day, and feeds only at night. SECTION VIII. Words of three syllables, accented on the second. A b&se ment ac cu ^er ad he rent a gree ment a tone ment be hold en ca na ry co he rent com pi ler com pli ant con fine ment ig no \Ae con vi val il le gal de base ment im bold en de co rum de fi ance de port ment di lu cid mes si ah dis grace 'ful po lite ly dis po sal po ma turn dis pu ter dis qui et di vi der di vine ly en a \Ae en li ven en vi ron e qua tor gre na do he ro ic pri me val pro ce dure pro po sal re ci tal re fu sal re li ance re pri sal re qui tal re vi val se cure ly se date ly se du cer se vere ly im pru dent sin cere ly im pure ly un e qual in hu man un e ven un feel ing un fre quent un fro zen Byerhfs SpeUing-Book. 39 The Wolf The Wolf is about three feet and a half long, from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail, and about two feet five inches high. His colour is a mixture of black, brown, and gray, and his hair is very rough and hard. The wolf lives mostly in the forest, and feeds on wild animals, except when very hungry ; he will then kill lambs, sheep, and hogs. Un grate ful un ho ly un like ly un mind ful un qui et | vi ra go J a ban don | a bol ish ab surd ly a cros tic ad mon ish ad van tage ad ven ture al lot ment al ter nate a mend ment an gel ic a pos tate a pos tie ap par el ap pen dix as sem ble as sist ant as ton ish be got ten co hab it com mit tee com pen sate con duct or con sid er con sist ent con tin gent con tract or de cant er de cem ber de lin quent de liv er de mer it de mol ish de vel op di lem ma di min ish di rect ly di rect or dis tern per dis til ler dis tin guish di ur nal dog mat ic do mes tic dra mat ic e ject ment e lev en em bar rass em bel lish em pan nel en camp ment en cum ber e nig ma er rat ic es tab lish e ter nal e vent ful hys ter ic im bit ter im mod est im mor al im prop er in ces sant 40 Byerly's Spelling-Book. Hear thou, my son, be wise and seek to of walk in the right way; keep the words truth, and lay up her laws in thy mind. Hide them in thy heart, said the wise king, for they are as life to those that find them; long life and peace shall they add to thee. Great is the peace of those who love the law of the Lord, and walk in his truth. In clem ent in con stant in cum bent in hab it in her it in sip id in ter nal in ter pret in trin sic in val id in vent or mag net ic ma lig nant mo nas tic noq tur nal pa ter nal po et ic po lem ic pre fer ment prog nos tic re dund ant re fresh ment re ful gent re lin quish re luc tant re mem ber re plen ish re plev in re pub lie re pug nant re sent ment re venge ful re ver sal ro man tic sep tern ber se ques ter spe cif ic sub sist ent sue cess ful sur ren der to bac co trans cend ent trans fig ure tri bu nal tri um phant ty ran nic un bid den un civ il un fit ly un fur nish un god ly un hand y un hap py un hurt ful un just ly un luck y un sol id va nil la un com mon a larm ing co part ner em bar go in car nate re gard less un art ful ab h&r rence ac cord ing im mor tal im port ant in form er re form er im port ance Byerhjs Spelling-Book. 41 The days that are past are gone for ever : I those that are to come, may not come to us* The present time only is ours; let us there- [fore improve it as much as possible. Every desire of the heart, every secret 'thought, is known to him who made us. How pleasant it is when we lie down at night, to reflect that we are at peace with all I persons ! that we have taken care to perform | the duties of the day ; that our Maker beholds and loves us. SECTION IX. Words of three syllables* accented on the third. Al a m6de rec on cile in ter diet ref u gee in ter mit su per fine in ter mix su per sede o ver cast su per scribe o ver run su per vise o ver turn un der mine rec ol lect un der rate un der take vol un teer in com plete ap pre hend su per add in ter cede car a van un der bid -in ter lope cir cum vent in tro duce dis con tent mis ap ply dis re spect mis be have dis pos sess o ver rule in cor rect o ver take in di rect dev o tee |dis a gree : dis en gage dis es teem dom i neer gaz et teer im ma ture im por tune in com mode rec om mend rep re hend rep re sent un der hand un der pin un der stand un der went un der sell vi o lin D 2 42 2SE38E Byerhfs Spelling-Book. Snow and hail are drops of rain frozen by the coldness of the air. Raisins are sweet grapes, dried by the sun, or in ovens. Cotton grows in a pod, on a small tree. Muslin,calico and dimity are made of cotton, Ivory is the tusk or teeth of elephants. An elephant is the largest of quadrupeds A quadruped is an animal with four legs. SECTION X. Difficult and kid blow mm air bail bait baize baste blue board boast boat bray braze beach breach beak break beal beam bean beard beast beat beef bright brine broach brogue cam chain chair bleach change bleak chaste bleat cheap bloat cheat irregular cheek cheer cheese chide chief chyle claim clay clean clear cleave cloak coach coal creak cream crease creep crew croak Monosyllables. crude fierce deaf deal deuce dolt dose dray fives flail flay flea fleam fleece dream fleet each flight ear float ease floor east flown eat flue eaves foal eel foam fear fo/ks feat forge feaze frail field fray fiend freak Byerly^s SpeUing~Book. 43 Seek the Lord in the days of thy youth, and he will be found of thee ; serve him with all thy heart and with all thy might. He is ever near us my son ; his eye is over all men to do them good, and to keep them from harm. Time ,once past, never r eturns; the moment which is lost, is lost for ever. freeze grief keel mail neap frWit gripe key may near iruet groan kimve maze neat gam grow knee mead niece gait gwide &noll meal night gawge gwile know mean oaf g a 3/ guise lade meek oak gaze hail lead meet^ oar gear hair leaf mew oats geese hay league mewl pea gleam haze lean mien plague glean heal leap might plaint globe heap lease moan play glow hear least moat plea glue heat leech mo aid plead goad heave lief mo wit plight goat heed liege mo?mi poach ghost heig-M lieu mule prate gram here light muse preach grange hie load nail priest gray hoard loaf nake prose grease hose loan nay prime great huge lyre neaf puke greaves jole maid neal quaint 44 Bye) lifs Spellir ({-Book. The Wasp and the Bee. A FABLI A Wasp met a Bee, am I said to him. Pray can you tell me what is the reason that men are so cruel to 3 jie, while they are so fond of you? W e are both very in uch alike , only that tHe broad goldc m rings about my body make me much hand soraer than you are : we are both winged ins ects, we both love honey, and queer seal soap steal toad quite seam soar steam toast quote sear soul stove trail rail seat sow straight train raise seek spare strain trait range shave spay strange twain reach sheaf speak stray twine read shear spear streak vague reap shoal speech stream vogue rear shriek speed street weal rAyme siege spice strol/ wean right sigh spine style weave roach si^fAt spleen swam weed row ' size sport sway weep saint sleep spruce swear wheat scale sleet spume sweet wheeze scape sleeve square tail when scarce slime squeak taint wise score snake squeal teach woad scrape sneak squeeze teague wreak scream sneer squire team year screech snipe state tease yore screw snoiv stay thyme zeal Byerly's Spelling-Book. 45 we both sting people when we are angry; yet men always hate me, and try to kill me, though I am much more familiar with them than you are, and pay them visits in their houses, and at their tea-table, and at all their meals ; while you are very shy, and hardly ever come near them; yet they build you fine houses covered with straw, and take care of clancli fetch guild link clash fk/ge gurge live class filch hatch lodge cleanse film have lurch cleft firm head lungs cliff fitch heft lurk craft flerfge helm iynx cramp flesh hence mash crump flinch ■herb match curb flitch hulk mess dead fosse hump midst dense frank hunks minx draft fresh jerk mull dread frill ' inch muff drench fringe kick mush dum6 frisk &nap myrrh dunce frock knob nerve durst glance lam& next earl gland lax numi earn grasp learn nurse edge grim ledge nymph etch grist lens pack fadge guess lim6 pang fern guest limp pearl 46 Byer ly*s Speliir ig-Book. and feed you in 1 :he winter very often : I won- der what is the reason. The Bee said, be- cause you never do them any good, but you are very troublesome, anc always doing mis- chief; therefore they do not like to see you; but they know that I am susy all i lay long in making them honey. Y< 3U had better pay them fewer visits and try to be us eful. phlegm pinch smack zt'reck gnaw carve sniff wrench laud charm j pitch snuff wrist lawn dawnt 1 plump splint wrong mad farce ! plunge spunge yelp naught gaunt podge spunk zinc pawn vnard prance stamp kwe qua/m half prank sylph bald salt haanch 1 prompt tench ba/k scald hawnt ! purge touch broad spawl lawgh ; purse tough ca/k spawn launch quack trance caught sought march 1 realm trench cha/k sta/k marl scalp trowgh crawl ta/k marsh j scant trunk craw taught parch ; serge twist brought vault sa/ve : serve verse daub warp scarf | shall whelm drawl yawl scarp shrug which false yawn shark since whig fatdt Srch tawnt singe whim fawn arms yarn skiff whirl fraud ca/f bl6om slack whiz fraught ca/m boom 1 slink witch gauze ca/ve doom Byerhfs Spelling-Book. 47 Nobody that is able to w ork should be idle, Learn something usefu 1 [ every day. When you re. %d or speak, pronounce every word < distinctly. Be kind and obliging to every body. Let all your amusements be innocent, Never disagree with your playmates, fool foot heir foil clown goose hood trey groin town hoot stood $\ey join house loof took prey j°y louse lose b6m£ weigh moist mouse loose come eigh oil douse moor done neigh point browse nook dove rein spoil spouse noose love vein soil drowse ooze monk feign voice crowd poor shove deign noise shroud room won reign OU G'L- bound move ton eight mow hound prove sir freight stout round root bird streight trout ground too squirt femt pout foul whom qu&sh vesl doubt scowl womb wan oi oy bout growl b6rn want broil sour bounce corn was boil rout pounce fork wasp coy drown flounce i form watch cloy crown couch ! gorge wharf choice brown vouch I book i what coif frown gouge 48 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. The Elephant. The Elephant is seen from seven to fifteen feet high, and seems at first view to be scarcely alive, Its body is very large, and covered with a rough skin, without any hair. The eyes of this animal are very small, and it has very large ears which hang down by the side of its eyes. The Elephant has a long snout or trunk, which is hollow like a pipe, and has two nos- trils at the end like those of a hog. This trunk is capable of being moved in any direction, and it has a finger on the end with which it can pick up a pin, untie the knots of a rope, unlock a door, and even write with a pen. The following have the first sound of th, as in think. BldwtH forth heath ruth threw both growth oath teeth theme doth faith quoth thane thrice Byerly*s Spelling-Book. 49 The farmer takes his wheat to the mill, and the miller grinds it into flour, and then it is baked into bread and biscuit, and so good children are fed. Corn is taken to the mill and ground into meal, and then made into mush. Beans and peas grow in the garden ; apples, pears, and peaches grow on trees; turnips and beets grow in the ground, and nuts grow on trees. Thrive throne throw throat thigh thief three truth youth breath dearth death earth health frith length cloth moth froth depth breadth plinth smith strength thank theft thick think thong thrash thread threat thrift thrill throb throng thrum thrush thrust thumi thump tilth tMw thought thrall thwart swarth warmth bSth hath hearth lath path wrath thr&ugh tooth n6rth thorn third thirst month worth Oil ow mouth south The following have the second sound of th, viz. as in thou. Bathe meethe seeth then though clothe these wreath thence n thy this they thka b6oth there that smooth them sooth thou breathe thee blithe thine lathe . those loathe* tithe 50 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. My son, hear the words of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck ; write them upon the table of thy heart. So shalt thou find favour and good-will in the sight of God and man. SECTION XL Words of two syllables, accented on the first. A ble bride well cy prus ear wig a ere bnef ly dae ly eas ter brig-At en dam ty east ward bright ness da^ ry ea sj bru tal dm sj eye ball buy er day break eye brow ca ble dea con eye sight a pron bea gle beard ed beard less beast ly beat en bea ver beau ty bible bla zon blind ness bol ster boiv sprit clear ly brace let cleav er boat swain cli mate brave ly coarse ly bra zen co coa bride cake cro ny case ment deal ing (ml ing cheap en deafness famt ing cheap ness dear ly faer ly cheer ful dole ful fa mous child hood dream er fear ful child ish drea ry fea ture dri ver fierce ly du el fierce ness du ty fla grant dy ing foe tus ea ger fore sight ea gle free stone ea glet fri day cho sen Byertys Spelling-Book^ 51 Trust in the Lord with all thy heart, and depend not on thine own aelf. Be not wise in thine own eyes ; fear the Lord and depart from eviL Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thy increase. So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. Y right ful ja/1 er mould er pea cock ga ble game ster mould ing pea hen gam ful i tern mow! dy pe tre game some ju/ce less mourn ful phi al gew gaw jm cy ' most ly pi lot gla ring &na vish mu cous pi ous glean ing lay man near ly pi per gno mon lean ness neat ness pi rate grace ful light foot nee die plam ly grea sj li ning ne gro plam ness gr/ev ous li vre neu ter play ful guile ful load stone night mare play house ha/1 stone lo cust ni tre plead ing height en lone some ni trous pie/ ads he ro lu ere no ble poach er high land ma/d en nose gay po ker high ly mam mast no tice pole cat high way mam sail oat meal pole star hind most mean ing o dour port age hoar hound mean ness pam ful po sy hoa ry mea zles pamt er pra/s er hoarse ness me tre pamt ing pray er ho ly migh ty pay ment preach er home ward mi ser peace ful pr/est hood 52 Byerly^s Spelling-Book. Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth ; a stranger, and not thine own lips. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitftri. Open rebuke is better than secret love. Pro bate queer ly qui et ra^ ment ram how rm ny rare ly read ing reap er rea son re gent ri fle right ly ro gwish ru by rue ful ru mour sa ble sa bre sa^l or sa vour say ing sci enee sei on sera per screech owl scru pie sea port seam less sea son seed time seiz ure se quel se rum shear er sheep ish she kel side board sight less si phon sky light slow ly sneak ing snow drop sol dier speak er speed y spite ful sjyright ly states man stew ard sti fle straight en stream er siut or ta ble t&i lor tamt less tame ly teach er teem less tight en ti gres's ti tie ~trm tor trea son trea tise treat ment trea ty twee die twi light u Sance u sage vam ly vi per vo cal wait er waste fuj weak en wea ry wea sel weav er wee vil wheel wright whole some warn scot wind ing wo ful wo ven wri ter year ly yeo man ab bess ab hey ab bot ab seess Byerly^s Spelling-Book. 53 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom; for the ways of wisdom and virtue are all plea- sant, and lead to life and peace; but they that hate wisdom and truth, walk in the paths of darkness which lead to death. Therefore love wisdom and pursue the paths of virtue and peace, so shall glory and safety be thy reward. Ab sence ac cent ac rid al ley a/m ond al oes am pie anch or an gle angry an kle ] an st'jer ash es as//i ma ax is ax le bab ble baffle bat tie bel lows blem ish bot tie breast plate brick kilw brin die bris ket bris tie brit tie buc kle bucTg et buffet bug bear bun die bus tie bux om buz zard cac kle cal lous cal low cam let cam phire can die blockhead cap tain bios som cap tive blud geon car rot cat mint cat tie cen tre cer tain chim ney chis el chuc kle churl ish cir cle cir cuit cir cus clam our cock ney coc kle col lege col umn com ma com merce com plex con cord cot tage coun try cox comb crac kle crev ice crib bage crim pie crip pie crotch et crum ble cudg el cur die dam sel dam son dan die dan drufF dan gle dead ly des ert des pot debt or die tate dim pie dis nial dis taff* dis tance dis trict dol phin ^ E 2 54 Byerlfs Spelling-Book. Make much of time while time you have* If you desire your souls to save ; On swiftest wings it flies away, And will not for the monarch stay : Therefore the present hour improve, In deeds of mercy and of love ; Do good to all while here below, And God on you will good bestow. Dou ble dread ful due tile dump ling dun geon dwell ing dwin die earl dom ear ly ear nest ec logwe el bow em met em pire emp ty en gine en sign en ter en trails ev er fam ine fan cy far row fel low fes tive lie kle fk/g et fid die fol low frus trate fur \ough fur nace fur row gab ble gal lows gam ble gang way g/fcast \j gib lets gin gle glan ders gob ble grand eur grum ble gudg eon guilt less guilt y guin ea guz zle hac kle hack ney hag gle han die hand maid hand sel hand soms ha/ch et head ache head y head land heav en heav y hedge hog hezf er hang man herh age hoi loio hon est hon our hud die hum ble hys sop an gle eal ous J J im age in come injure in stance in ward joe und jog gle isth mus judg ment kin die kins man ki/ch en knaj) sack knoivl edge ^nuc kle Ian guor Ja/ch et lat ten lat tice laugh ter lead en learn ing- Byerlifs Spclling-Book. The fear of God will make thee wise, Through all thy mortal life; It will keep thy heart from every vice, And keep thy hands from strife. The love of God will make thee love Thy brother and thy friend ; Will make thee seek for peace above, And joy that has no end. 55 Leav en lee ture li quid li quor lock et lodg ing lunch eon lus tre lus ty fore head for eign mag net mal low man gle mar nage mar vow mas tiff match less max im mead ow med die mel low met tie mid die min gle mix ture mis chief mud die muffle mum ble mun grel mus cle mus lin muz zle myr tie ner vous net tie nib ble nim ble nip pers nod die office ol ive pad die pen ance per feet phys ic pic kle pirn pie pin cers pin nace pleas ure pon der prat tie prel ude pris on prom ise pros per pros trate pleas ant peas ant pup pet pur chase pur pose puz z\e pyg m y quib ble quin sy rab ble ram ble ran cour rat tie read y ref uge rich es rid die run net sal ver Ban guine scaf fold seen ic seep tre seis sors scrib ble ser vice ser vile shab by shad ow shal low sham bles ship wreck sic kle skim mer slug gard smug gler snuf fers 56 Byerljfs Spelling-Book. This life will soon be at an end; consider therefore how thy affairs stand as to the next. Man is here to-day., to-morrow he is gone. When he is out of sight he is soon forgotten, Thou shouldst so order thyself in all thy thoughts and all thy actions, as if thou wert to die to-day. It is better to avoid sin than to fly from death. Sol ace sol em^ spar row spec tre splut ter spec kle spun gy stag ger stead fast stead y stiffness stig ma stock ing strag gle strad die strict ly strin gent strong ly stum ble sub tile sue cour suf frage sur feit sur geon swag ger sweat y syl van sym bol symp torn tal ent tal low tal ly tan sy tempt er ten drill ter race tine ture top knot touchstone track less tran quil tran script trans port trav erse trea die treas ure trench er tres pass trib ute trig ger trim ming trol lop trou ble true kle turn bier tur key turn coat turn stile tur tie twen ty typ ic um brage urn pire up most up 'right val ley val ue vas sal vast ly ven geance ven ture ver diet ver dure ver jmce ver tex ve ry vest ment ves try ves ture vie ar vie tor viet itsls vil lage vil lain vine yard vin tage vint ner vir gin vir tue vis age vis it viv id Byerhfs Spelling-Book. 57 When it is morning, think thou mayst die before night. Many die suddenly, and when they look not for it ; for in such an hour as you think not, the Son of man cometh. When that last hour shall come, thou wilt have a very different opinion of thy whole life. Seek therefore so to live that you may not fear to die. Vol ume vom it vul ture wag gish wag glc wax en weap on wher ry whif fle whim per whirl pool whirl wind whis ker whis per wil der wil ful wil low wim ble wim pic win dow; win now wis dom wit ty wiz ard wran gle wrap per wres tie wretch ed wrin kle ttfrist band icrong ful yel loiv young ster zeal ot zeal ous zeph yr al most al so al ter mi burn mi dit aw ger mi gust mi tumn aw ful awk ward bald ness bal sam baw h\e braw ny call ing cause less ca?is tic craw fish daugh ter draw back false hood fal ter fault less fawlt y gaw dy hal ter law ful law yer naugh ty pal sj pal try paw per quad rant salt er salt ness saw cer saw sage saw dust saw yer slaugh ter taw dry taw ny ymint ful wal nut war ble war den ward robe war fare war like warm ing wa ter yawn ing Sr bour arc tic ar gent ar guc 58 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. The Good Boy, A good boy always minds what his father and mother say to him, and tries to please them. He loves his little brothers and sisters, and does not quarrel with them, nor call ill names. If his parents tell him to do a thing, he does it cheerfully; and if they desire him not to do a thing, he does not do it, for he thinks they know better than he does. Ar mour sar dine who so short en bar gain tar dy bor der short ly bar ley bl6om ing cord age tor por bas tard boo by cor nice tor toise car nage boo ty dor mouse vor tex dark some bo som fork ed book ish dawnt less cool er for tune foot ball gar bage cool ness for ty foot man gar gle dooms day for ward foot pace jas per droop ing gor geous foot pad lar board fool ish horn pipe foot step mar ble gloom y horse man good ly marks man loose ness mor afo good ness mar tyr mood y mor phew hood wink mar vel moon light mor/ gage wood cock par boil moor ish mor tise wood land par eel raov ing or bit wool len parch mentnoo die orch ard bdll dog par lour noon tide or der bul let part let noon day or gan bul lock par tridge poor ly or phan bul ly sar casm soo ty por pus bul rush Byerly's Spelling-Book. 59 When he goes to school he loves his teach- ers, and thinks how kind they are to instruct him. He does not play in school, nor make a noise, but tries to learn, so that if he should live to be a man, he may be wise and good. He never tells a lie, nor departs from the truth. He loves to read in the Bible and other good books, and to hear other people read in them. Bui wark bush el bush y bu/ch er ful ler ful ness pul let pul ley push ing su gar bird lime blood shot blood y bom bast col our come ly com fort com pass com rade con jure cov er cov et dove tail flood gate gov ern Eon ey love ly lov er mon ey mon grel monk ey plov er pom mel rom age shov el slov en sir up won der won drous work man worm y wor ry wor ship w&d die wal let wal low wan der wan ton war rant war ren wash ball wasp ish watch ful watch man wharf age weigh ty weight less where fore hei nous heir ess neigh hour oi oy boil er boy ish clois ter coy ness hoi den join er joint ly join ture joy ful joy less joy ous loi ter loy al moist ure noi ance noi some noi sy oint ment oys ter poig* nant point ed poi son roy al toil et toil some toy ish voy age bound less boun ty Lft, 60 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. The Rhinoceros. The Rhinoceros is a native of Asia and Africa. He is found about twelve feet long; from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail, and about eight feet high. He has a horn about three feet long which grows out of his snout, and pointed very sharp. His ears are large, erect, and sharp, and his eyes small and piercing. The skin is naked, rough, and thick, and very hard, of a brown colour, and lies upon the body in folds, in a very curious man- ner. His legs are short, strong, and thick, and the hoofs are divided into three parts, each pointing forward. Bow els coun ter bow er coun ty brow beat cow ard cloud y cow slip clown ish doubt ful dough ty down ward dow er dow ry dow las drow sy down cast foul ness down fall foun der coun sel dou&t less down right found ling Byerly^s Sgcl/ing-Book, moun tain out cast 61 Foun tain fowl er ground less out line hour ly out most house top out rage hous ing out ward lout ish pow er low er proud ly : The first sound of th, E ther earth ly faith ful earth y thick et faeth less eth ics thick ness fourth ly fifth ly thim ble gold smith froth y thin ly loath some meth od this tie ruth less path less thresh er sloth ful pith y thiev ish sev enth youth ful strength en thrift less ze nith tenth ly thrif ty an them thank ful thun der breath less thank less thurs day earth en thatch er wealth y prow ess sour ness round ly sow ins round ness spous al row el tow el show er tow er sound ing town ship sound ly towns man sound ness trow sers viz, as in think, thin, diph thong wrath less hu thor haw thorn swar thy thought ful n&rth ward month ly thread bare mirth less threat en thir ty thor ough worth less mi ow south ward thou sand The second sound of th, as in this. Hea then leath er wiieth er poth er ei ther net ther fiir ther gath er hith er lath er rath er with er neth er teth er thith er weath er whith er ftth er fath om north ern broth er moth er wor thy there fore OU OV3 south ing south ern 62 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. The Dromedary. The Dromedary is a native of Arabia. It is one of the most useful beasts in that part of the world. The dromedary is from five to six feet high, is capable of carrying six or seven hundred pounds weight, and can travel two days without eating, and a much longer time without drink. In the following words, Ld tion mo tion na tion no tion o cean pa tient po tion por tion spa cious spe cies sta tion he tion cap tious ces sion die tion fac tion fac tious fie tion fie tious flex ion flux ion frac tion ti, ci, and si, fric tion func tion hal cyon lus cious men tion man sion pen sion pas sion nup tial pre cious op tion sound like sh, sane tion sec tion spe cial ten sion unc tion vi cious ver sion hue tion caw tion caw tious pSr tial Byerlifs Spelling-Book. 63 The Bad Boy. A bad boy will not mind what his parents say to him, nor try to please them. He does not love his brothers and sisters, but quarrels with them, and strives to vex and hurt them. He strives to hurt and vex his playmates, and kicks and beats all the little boys and girls he meets with. SECTION XII. Words of two syllables, accented on the second. Ab dtice ab jure ab stain ab struse a buse ac cede a cute a dieu af fray af fuse al lude ap peal ap pear ap pease apply ap praise ap prize ap proach a rise ar raign ar ray ar rear ar rive as cribe a shore as sign as suage a stray at tarn a vail a wait a wake a wry be low be moan be nign be night be speak be stow be tween be wa/1 con strain con strue con tarn ere ate de cay blasphemede cease block ade de ceit bo hea bro cade cal cine cock ade co here de ceive de cide de claim de crease de feat com plain de fy con ceal de grade con ceit de gree con ceive de lay con dign de light con geal de mean 64 Rycrlifs Spelling-Book. When he goes to school, he does not mind what his teacher tells him, but makes a noise, and does not mind his book, but tells lies and cheats at play. When he finds a bird's nest, he takes the eggs and breaks them, or kills the young birds; and he is very cruel to all dumb animals, and always tries to kick and beat them. Every body that knows this bad boy, tries to shun him, and nobody likes him, because he is wicked and cruel. De ny de range de sign de tail de tarn de vise dis claim dis close dis creet dis dam dis ease dis guise dis may dis own dis place dis play dis please e lope en close en croach en dear en gross en rol en sue es py es quire es teem ex ceed ex cise ex cite ex claim ex elude ex cuse ex plam ex treme for sake gen teel glo bose im peach im pug-n in diet in hale in hold in sane in scribe in shrine in twine jo cose mam tarn ma lign ma nure mis lead mis use mo rose o blige ob scure ob tarn op pug-n or dam out brave out break out grow out leap out prize out speak out vie par ade par take per fuse per suade per tarn pe ruse pre cede pre elude pre scribe pre va/1 pro claim pro cure pro pose pro vide pro rogue re bate re ceipt re ceeve ^ Byerly^s Spelling-Book. Against Fighting. Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For this they mostly do; Let bears and lions growl and fight, For God has made them so. But children you should never let Such angry passions jrise ; Your little hands were never made To tear each others eyes. 65 Re cite re cla^m re course re deem re fine re fram re lease re h'eve rely re mam re pa^r re pa*/ re peal re peat re pneve re sign re stram re tain re treat re veal re vise tra duce be twixt tran scribe be wi/ch un chaste un close un seal un tie un true up braed up Y&ise ac c£nt ad diet con cur con demn con dense con temn e no ugh ex punge ex tract for give for got ga zette con tempt gro tesqwe con tend Ear angwe con tent co quet/e era vat a mend as perse as sent as sert as sess as sist at tract aug ment a venge sub scribe be fnend sur prise be head ad journ de ject de pict de press de serve dis cern dis perse dis serve dis solve dis tinct dis tract dis tress e lect j a pan im mense im merge im merse im pearl im press in dulge in flict in fringe ob serve out give per verse pre serve pro pense quad ril/e 66 Byerlifs Spelling-Book. Let love through all your actions run, And all your words be mild ; Live like God's well beloved Son, That sweet and lovely child. His soul was gentle as a lamb, x4nd as in age he grew, He grew in favour both with man, And God his Father too. Re cess re cur re fer re hearse re ject re lapse re pass re press re quest re search re serve re seind re solve re verse so journ un furl un hinge un heard un lock un pack where as where by a bro&d ap plawd ap plat/se be cause be fall be sought de banch de frawd e clat re call re ward a far a larm a part ca tar rh de bar de part dis card en large gwit ar re gard re mark re tard a 16of ap prove ba boon bal loon be hoove buffoon ca noe car towch har poon im prove lam poon rac koon ra gout re proof re prove un do un loose ab h&r ab sorpt ac cord a dorn be gone de form in form re cord trans form a b&ve a mong be come con vey sur vey in veigh oi oy a droit al loy an noy a noint ap point a void de coy de stroy de void em broil en join en joy pur loin re joice Oil 0X0 a bound a bout ac count Byerly^s Spelling-Book. 67 Be kind to all, as far as you can ; you know not how soon you may want help ; and he that has the good-will of all that know him, shall not want a friend in time of need. If you want to be good, wise, and strong, read with care such books as have been made by wise and good men; think of what you read in your leisure hours; be brisk at play, but do not swear, and waste not too much time in bed. Al low dis count re count sur round com pound e spouse re dou6t sur mount con found ex pound re dound un bound de flour pronounce re nounce un sound de nounce pro pound re sound un crown SECTION XIII. Words of three syllables, accented on the first. Care ful ness glo ri fy lu mi nous dan ger ous grace ful ness me te or di a logwe gree di ly mu si cal di a phrag-m gnev ous ly &na ve ry e got ism. gro ce ry night in gale en lo gy ho li ness nu mer ous fea si ble jew el ler o di ous for ci ble ju ni per o di um fre quen cy ju ve nile o pi um frmt er er li on ess o ver board fu gi tive lu era tive o ver plus fu ri ous lu di crous pa gan ism 53S& 68 Byertys Spelling-Book. There are five states of human life; infancy, childhood, youth, manhood, and old age. The infant is helpless ; he is nourished with milk. When he has teeth, he begins to eat bread, meat, and fruit, and is very fond of cakes and plums. The little boy chooses some play- thing that will make a noise, a hammer, a stick, or a whip. The little girl loves her doll and learns to dress it. She chooses a closet for her baby-house, where she places her doll in a little chair, by the side of a table set out with tea-cups, as big as a thimble. Peace a ble pleu ri sy pre vi ous pri vate ly qui et ly qui e tude re al ize ri ot ous rheu ma tism ru in ous ru mi nate sa vo ry scru pu lous se ri ous su i cide su?t a ble teach a ble te di ous u ni verse use ful ness u su al u su ry va ri ous wea ri some zo di ac ab la tive ab ro gate ab sti nence ad jec tive af flu ence af ter ward ag gra vate ag o nize al chjm ist al ge bra am nes ty am or ous an a gram an a lyze an ces try an gu lar an i mate an o dyne an te lope an ti quate ap pe tite ap ti tude ar e fy ar ro gance at mos phere at tri bute av er age av e nue bank rupt cy bat tie door bat tie ment bel a m«e bev er age bil let doux bias phe mous M Byerhfs Spelling-Book. 69 The farmer plows up the ground and raises wheat, rye, and corn ; the mason builds stone walls ; the carpenter works in wood, and builds houses; the joiner makes drawers, bureaus, and tables ; the shoemaker makes shoes and boots ; the weaver weaves linen, muslin, calico, and cloth; the blacksmith works in iron, and makes horseshoes and chains ; the whitesmith makes knives, forks, and razors. Bias phe my blun der buss brev i ty cal cu lous cal li pers cal um ny can die stick can on ize cap ri corn cap ti vate car a way cay u al cat a comb cat a logwe cat a ract cav i ty eel e brate cer tain ly chan ce ry char i ty cir cu lar cir cum spect civ il ize clam or ous cod i cil cog ni zance col lo quy col o ny com e dy com i cal common er com pe tent com pro mise con cu bine con fi dence con ic al con ju gal con ju gate con quer or con se crate con se quence con so nant con tra ry con stan cy con sti tute cor di al crit i cism crock e ry croc o dile del i cate del e gate dem o crat der o gate dil i genee dog ma tize el e gance el e phant el o quence em i nence em u lous en er gy en vi ous ep i \ogue ep i taph es ti mate ex eel lence 70 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. The tailor makes clothes ; the tanner tans leather; the miller grinds wheat and corn; the printer prints books ; the potter makes pots and dishes ; the silversmith makes spoons, the nailer makes nails ; the painter paints houses and signs; the merchant sells sugar, and cof- fee, and tea, and salt, and silk, and calico, and cloth, and thread ; and a great many other things. Powder is made at a mill ; shot is made out of lead. Ex e crate ex er c\se ex i gence ex o dus ex pe dite ex pi ate fab u lous fal li ble flat ter y fret ful ness frol ic some gen e rate gen e sis gen tie ness gen u ine g^ast li ness glob u lar grad u ate gran a ry grat i fy grat i tude hanrfker chief haz ard ous heav i ness hem i sphere her mit age he$ i tate hid e ous how es ty hor ri ble hos pi tal hus band man hyp o crite jeal ous y jeop ar dy jes sa mine im mi nent im pi ous im po tent in di cate in do lence in fa mous in no cence in so lence lig a ment lib er tine list less ness lit ur gy log ger head ion gi tude mack er el mag ni tude man ner ly man u script mas sa ere med i cine mid ship man met a phor min strel sy mis chiev ous mis ere ant mis e ry mit i gate mit ti mus mon ar chy mon i tor Byerly's Spelling-Book, I am the creature of the Lord, He made me by his powerful word, O may I love and serve him still, And form my actions by his will, Then he will bless me while I live, And when I die my soul receive, To dwell forever in his sight, In perfect knowledge and delight. 71 Mor al ize mul ber ry mul ti tude musk mel on neg a tive neg li gence nom i nate nour ish ment nun ner y ob li gate ob lo quy ob sta cle ob sti nate ob vi ate ob vi ous oc u lar op e rate op po site op u lence or i fice or i gin pal li ate pal pa ble par a digm par a dise par a graph par a phrase pat ron ise ped a gogue pel i can per fi dy perju ry per i wig per quis ite per se cute per son age pes ti lence pet ti coat phys i cal pil grim age pin na cle pleas an try pop u lous pos si ble preg nan cy pres i dent prev a lence prim i tive pris on er prob a ble prod i gy priv i lege prof li gate proph e cy pros ti tute prov i dence punc tu al pyr a mid ran cour ous rap tur ous rasj9 ber ry rec ti tude rel a tive rem e dy ren o vate rep ro bate res i dence res i due res o lute ret i nue re tro spect rev e nue H 7 2 Byerhfs Spelling' Book. Praise the Creator. Come let us praise God, for he is very great, let us bless him, for he is very good. Let us praise him in the morning and evening. He made all things; the sun to rule the day, and the moon to shine by night. He made the great whale of the sea, and the little worm also that crawls on the ground. Rev er ence rev er end rev e ry rAap so dy rAet or ic rig or ous sac ri lege sal a ry sane ti fy sas sa fras sat ur day scan dal ous scav en ger scrof u la sen si h\e sen ti ment ser a phim ser vi tude sev er al sig nal ize sim pie ton soph is try sor vow ful starft hold er stig ma tize stip u late stren u ous sub ju gate sub se quent sub stan tive sub til ty sump tu ous sup pie ment sur ro gate sus te nance syc o phant syl la h\e syl lo gism sym me try sym pho ny syn a gog^e sim i le syn co pe tan ta lize tap es try tel e graph tel e scope tern per ate tim or ous treach er ous treach e ry tveas ur er trem u lous trou \Ae some tur pen tine tyr an ny ut ter ance veg e tate ven om ous vig i lance vin di cate vir tu ous wick ed ness wid ow er wil der ness al der man al ma nac fal si fy fraud u lent Byerhfs Spelluig-Book. 73 Come let us praise God for his great mercy: The little birds singpraises to God when they warble sweetly in the green shade; and I will praise him also with my voice, and sing of all his wondrous works. When I am older I will praise him better; and will never forget God as long as life remains in me. Aic di ble a?/ di tor mi gu ry haiugh ti ness la?/d a ble plaws i ble ta/k a tive &r den cy ar du ous ar gu ment ar mis tice ar se nal ar ti cle ar ti fice ar ma ment ar ti choke bar ba rous bar be cue car bun cle car pen ter charge a ble gar ni tare g?/ar di an har bin ger harm less ness harp si chord mar gin al mar-jo ram mar tyr dom mar vel lous par ha ment par ti san part ner ship phar ma cy sar don yx fdol ish ness fool e ry goose ber ry move a ble prove a ble c6r po ral cor po rate cor pu lent for mer ly for mu la for ni cate for ti fy for ti tude for tu nate gor man dize horse rad ish mor tal ly mor ti fy or der ly or di nance or gan ist or na ment por cu pine por phyr y tur pi tude book sel ler wood peck er butch e ry come li ness com pa ny con jur er cov e nant cov et ous gov ern ment gov ern or gov ern ess won der ful work man ship quSd ru ped quad ru pie 74 Byerltfs Spelling-Book. The kingdom of God is within you, saith the Lord. Turn thee with thy whole heart unto the Lord, and forsake this world, and thy soul shall find rest. Learn to despise outward things, and give thyself to that which is within, and thou shait perceive the kingdom of God come unto thee. For he saith, if any man love me, he will keep my word, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. When thou hast Christ thou art rich, and he will suffice thee. He will be thy faithful helper in all things, so as thou shalt not need to trust in man. We ought not to put trust in man, frail and mortal as he is, though he be friendly and good; nor should we be grieved if he cross and oppose us. Put thy whole trust in God, let him be thy love; he will answer for thee, and do in all things what is best. Qual i fy qual i ty quan ti ty quar re I some quar ter ly wan der er wan ton ly . | 01 oy jbois ter ous | loyal ty moi e ty poig nan cy roy al ist roy al ty ou ore bound a ry boun te ous boun ti fill coun.sel lor coun ter feit coun ter pane cow r ar dice cow ard ly drow $\ ness house hold er moun tain ous moun te bank pow er ful coun te nance show e ry Bycrly*s Spe/ling-Book. The Elk. 75 found in Asia, Europe, and It is about as large as a common The Elk America horse, and has large horns with a number of branches flatted at the top. It is mild and gentle, and feeds on grass, and the bark and leaves of trees. The first sound of th, viz. as in thin. A the ist ap a thy a the ism ap o thegm faith ful ness ep i thet nine ti eth cath o lie the a tre filth i ness the o rem lab y rinth the o rist leth ar gy km a ranth log a rithm.v am e thyst meth o dist The second sound of th, as in this* Hia then ism weath er cock moth er less n£th er most f&th er less moth er ly hith er to fath er ly oth er wise pleth o ry sym pa thy thun der bolt ku thor ize sdoth say er for ti eth or tho dox or tho gon thir ti eth 76 Byerlifs Spellhig-Book. Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Where there is no wood, the fire goeth out, and where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth. A man's pride shall bring him low, but God shall uphold the humble in spirit. By the blessing of the upright, the city shall be exalted; but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. SECTION VIII. Words of three A bate ment a chieve ment ad he sive ad ja cent ac quaint ance af fi ance al li ance al lure ment al lu sive al xmgh ty a maze ment a muse ment ab do men ad he rent ap pear ance ap prat'$ er ar rear age as sa/1 ant syllables^ accented on the second. a sy lum cour age ous de ceit ful de cezv er de co rous de light ful de lu sive al le gro bias phe mer bra va do co he sive com po nent com port ment de si rous com po sure dif fu sive con ceal ment di plo ma con clu sive e gre gious con du cive e lope ment con geal ment en clo sure con sign 'ment encroachment con ta g/on en force ment con ta gtous en light en ex cite ment ex clu sive i de a con tri vance con troll er cor ro sive Byerhjs Spelling-Book. 77 Never sport with pain and distress in any of your amusements, nor treat even the mean- est worm or insect with wanton cruelty. When you see those who are poor or old, blind or lame, sick or in pain, do not despise them, or make game of them, but try to feel pity for them, and be thankful to your heav- enly Father for his care over you. and the many blessings you enjov. Ill lu mine il lu sive in clu sive !in qui ry joe to ber jop po nent jop po $er lout rage ous |po lite ness Ipre cise ly jpur su ant | re deem er re fine ment re proach ful re sign ment re vi sal sal va tion se duce ment so no rous sub poe na sub scri ber su preme ly su.' vi vor tor na do tor pe do on ea $y un e qual un fruet ful un kind ness un seem ly a bridge ment ab rupt If ac com plisli ac cus torn ad junc tive ad just ment ad mit tanee ad van tage ac knoivl edge ap pren tice as sas sin as sem bly as sess or as sist ance as trin gent at tach ment at tend ance at ten tive at trib ute au turn nal bal sam ic be gin ning bis sex tile com mit tee com pan ion com pul she con cen trate con cur rence con jec ture con tern plate con tent ment con tex ture con trib ute con vul sive de ben ture de crep it de fee tive de fend ant de fen sive 78 Byerhfs Spelling-Book We see many children who are filthy, and ragged, and appear as though they had none to take care of them There are many poor people in this land of plenty, whose houses do not shelter them from the storm ; some have neither tire nor clothes enough to keep them warm, and many children are ragged and dirty, and cannot get shoes or stockings to wear all winter. De scrip tive de sert er de spond ence e ner vate des pot ic en tan gle de tach ment en vel op de ter mine e pis tie dis burse ment ex ces sive dis cour age ex cul pate en chant ment in cul cate en cour age in den ture dis cred it dis fig ure dis how est dis Aon owr dis junc tive ex pen sive ex pres sive ex tat ic ex ten sive ex ter nal dis plea? ure ex tin guish dis sem ble ex trin sic clip tic ef fee tive ef ful gence el ix ir el lip sis el lip tic em bez zle em phat ic ex cheq wer es ou^ch eon fa nat ic fan tas tick ho san na irxi per feet ii lus trate in cen tive in debt ed in fer nal in fringe ment in jus tice in sol vent in trep id in vec tive ma jes tic ma ter nal me an der me cAan ic mis man age mis pris on mo las ses mo men tous of fen sive pa cif ic pe dan tic pneu mat ics pre sump tive pro due tive Byerlifs Spelling-Book. 79 The tables of many poor people are nearly bare, and the children are crying for bread, but there is none in the house to give them. How kind are our parents and friends, who provide food and clothing for us, and how grateful ought we to be for their love and care ! In the days of youth, when health and plea- sure attend us, it is good for us to think of death, and frequently consider our latter end Pro gres sive pro hib it pro lif ic pro phet ic re ful gence re hear sal re luc tance re mit tance re pul sivc re sem ble re sist less re spec tive re splen dent re spon dent re spon sivc re ten tiv taw to log i cal phys i og no my tes ta men ta ry phys i ol o gy trig o nom e try pol y syl la hie sim i lar i ty pop u lar i ty u nan im i ty Byerlfs Spelling-Book. The Golden Eagle. 99 mm. i * The Golden Eagle is one of the largest birds in the world; it is about three feet in length, and the extent of its wings is seven feet four inches. It is covered with brown feathers, and its bill is blue, and its eyes are of a hazel colour. It has very large claws to hold its prey, and it is very fierce and strong. It lives on birds, fawns, and calves, and the period of its life is about a hundred years, Words in which ti, ci, and si, sound like sh. Ab bre vi k tion an ni hi la tion cir cum lo cu tion con fed e ra tion con grat u la tion com mem o ra tion cir cum val la tion com mu ni ca tion cor rob o ra tion de pre ci a tion ex pos tu la tion fruc ti fi ca tion glo ri fi ca tion grat i fi ca tion in ter po la tion per pet u a tion per am bu la tion pro nun ci a tion i re nun ci a tion re gen er a tion sane ti fi ca tion sub or di na tion 100 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. The Condor. The Condor is a native of South America. It is a very large bird; its wings measure twelve feet four inches, from tip to tip. Its bill is about four inches long, and very thick. It is of a light brown colour. Its legs are black, covered with scales, and it has very long black claws. It is a very strong bird, and carries off sheep and calves, and even chil- dren, when left without any person to take care of them. SECTION XXI. Words of six syllables, accented on the fourth. An te di \ix vi an in fal li bil i ty en cy clo pe di a in con tro vert i h\e ad mi ra bil i ty in flex i bil i ty a pol o get i cal in hos pi tal i ty im rau ta bil i ty in stru men tal i ty im.pla ca bil i ty plen i po ten tia ry im prob a bil i ty pu sillanim i ty in com pre hen si b\e re flex i bil i ty Byerly's SpeUing-Book. 101 SECTION XXII, Words promiscuously arranged. m- g and c soft' a cid a gile di git fa die fri gid ma gic pi geon pla cid ri gid si gil tra gic vi gil a gi tate de cim al fla ge let la cer ate le gi b\e pa ci fy pre ci pice re ci pe re gi cide re gi men re gis ter ma gis trate pro ge ny spe ci fy tra ge dy g hard. cr&g gy clog gy dag ger dreg gy dig ger dog ged drug get gib bo us gid dy giz zard gir die gim let gig gic gwin ea jag ged jog ger nog gin pig gm stag ger scrag ged sprig gy swag ger tar get trig ger twig gy wag gish ku ger pique cash ier an tiqwa in tvigue fa tigwe der nier ma chine ma vine po \\ce bom bar dier bom ba sin buc can ier cap u chin can non ier cap a pie car bi nier cav a lier chev a lier cor de lier fi nan cier gren a dier mag a zine man da rine i sounds like y, mil lion on ion punc til io T 102 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. There is but one God, the author, the cre- ator, and governor of the world ; almighty, eternal, and invisible. To the one who is supreme, most wise, and beneficent, and to him alone, belong worship, adoration, and praise. He hath stretched forth the heavens with his hands, he hath described with his finger the courses of the stars. He setteth bounds to the ocean that it cannot pass; andsaith unto the stormy winds, Be still. The providence of God is over all his works; he rules and directs with infinite wisdom. Wonderful is he in all his ways ; the man- ner of his knowledge is above thy conception. Pay, therefore, to his wisdom all knowledge and veneration; and bow down thyself in humble and submissive obedience to his su- preme direction. The high and the low, the rich and the poor, the wise and the ignorant, when the soul has shaken off the cumbrous shackles of this mortal life, shall equally receive, from the sentence of God ; a just and everlasting retri- bution according to their works. O ! fear the Lord, therefore, all the days of thy life, and walk in the paths which he hath opened before thee. Let prudence admonish thee ; let justice guide thy hand, benevolence warm thy heart, and gratitude to heaven in- spire thee with devotion. These shall give thee happiness in thy present state, and bring thee to the mansions of eternal felicity in the paradise of God. Bycrlifs Spelling-Book. PART II. 103 Proper SECTION I. JVamcs of places, cities, rivers, mountains &e. of one syllable. Jude Stone Chard Lynn Leek Tweed Charles Mark Lime Wales Dent March Luke Ware Dutch Seth Miles Alps Earl Tring Neal Ann Elk Turk Peak Bart France Welsh Pike Rath French York Rome Berks George Fawn Rose Bren Ham Paul Ruth Bucks John Saul /The Ostrich. The Ostrich is the largest of all birds. It is seven feet high from the top of the head to the ground ; but from the back it is only four ; so that its head and neck are above three feet 104 Byerhjs Spelling-Book. long. Its length from the head to the end of the tail is seven feet. One of the wings when stretched out is about three feet, and at the end of each wing there is a kind of spur. Its colour is black and white ; the upper parts of the head and neck are covered with fine white hair; the head and bill somewhat re- semble those of a duck. The legs are cover- ed before with large scales ; the foot is cloven, and has two toes of unequal size. The os- trich is found in hot countries, and sandy deserts; and they generally go in large flocks. It eats vegetables, hair, and even leather, when very hungry. SECTION II. Proper JYames of Persons syllables, accented Aa ron Abel A mos Amy A sa Brain tree Bea ver Blue hill Bru tus Bye field Ca diz Caleb Ca mans Ce phas Ce $ar Chi na Cy rus Cra ven Cra ney Da vid Deer field Digh ton Dry den Day ton East ham East on Ea ton Eden , Places, &c. of two on the first. Egypt Edith E noch E sau E rie Eves ham Fair fax Fair field Free port Fry burg Green wich Go shen Green field Green land Byerhfs Spelling-Book. Love between Brothers and Sisters. 105 Whatever brawls disturb the street, There should be peace at home ; Where sisters dwell and brothers meet, Quarrels should never come. Birds in their little nests agree, And 'tis a shameful sight, When children of one family Fall out, and chide, and fight, Hay cock Hi ram Hope well Ire dell Ja go La cock Lew r is Lu cy Le vi Ly ons Le high Lime stone Lo gan Maid stone Make field Ma ry Ma son Mead ville Moore field Moore land Mo ses Need ham New ark New town New port Noot ka Oak ham 01 ney Ow en Pike land Po land Port land Ports mouth Pru dence Ra leigh Ray mond Rhine beck Ru pert Sa lem Sa rah Say brook Snow hill So dus So Ion States burg Ste vens Ste phen Stough ton Ta mar Tru ro Try on Wades burg Waits field Wake field Ware ham Wey mouth Wheel ing White field White marsh White plains ^Frights town Zi ba Zi on Ac ton Ad am Ad ams Ab ner Ag nes Al fred 106 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. Hard names at first and threatening words, That are but noisy breath, May grow to clubs and naked swords, To murder and to death. The Devil tempts one mother's son To rage against another; So wicked Cain was hurried on Till he had kilFd his brother. The wise will make their anger cool, At least before His night; But in the bosom of a fool, It burns till morning light. Al ice Am herst iin trim Ash ley Ash field Ash ford Bar net Bed ford Ben son Berk ley Ber wick Beth el Blan co Bland ford Bled soe Blen hezm Bow doin Box ford Boz rah Brad ford Breck nock Brent wood Bridge port Brim field Bris tol Brook f/eid Brook lyn Browns ville Bruns wick Bucks town Brus sels But ler Bux ton Cal vert Cam den Can din Can ton Car ibs Car mel Car ver Cas co Cen trc Chance ford Charles ton Char lotte Chat ham Chelms ford Ches ter Choc taws Clarkes town Clin ton Com ly Con cord Cor inth Corn wall Cow pens Crom well Cross wicks Cus co Cush ing Byerly\ Spelling- Book. 107 Mind not much who is with thee, or who is against thee, but endeavour to take care that God may be with thee in every thing thou doest. For Whom God will help, no man can hurt The humble person, though he suffer shame, is yet in peace; for he rests in God, and not in the world. A peaceable man doeth more good than a learned one. A passionate man turns good into evil, and easily believes the worst. A peaceable man turns all things into good. We know well how to excuse our own deeds, and yet will not receive the excuses of others. Dan vers Dan v\\le Dar by Dart mouth Den nis Der ry Dor set Dres den Den mark (Drum mond Dud ley Duck creek Dur ham Duch ess Edge mont Elk ton El lis En field Ep som Ed ward Em mor Ed mund Eg bert Ez ra Flan ders Frank ford Fal mouth Fish kill Fitch barg Flat land Flush ing Frank ford Frank lin Gal way Gard ner Ger ry Glas gow Gos port Graf ton Gran vil/e Gu\\ ford Gur net Had ley Had dam Hal lam Ham burg Hamp shire Hamp stead 1 08 Byerly's Spelling-Book. Creation. Come, child, look upwards to the sky, Behold the sun and moon, The expanse of stars that sparkle high, To cheer the midnight gloom. Come, child, and now behold the earth, In varied beauty stand ; The product view of six days birth, How wondrous and how grand. The fields, the meadows, and the plain, The little laughing hills, The water too, the mighty main, The rivers and the rills. Hamp ton Hors ham Litch field Han cock Hunts \'\\le Lud low Hard wick . Ips wich Lyn den Harps well Ir vin Mai den Hart ford Jack son Man he/m Har wick Jeffrey Mansfield Hat field John son Mar low Hec tor Jop pa Mar tin Hemp field Ju dith Mar tix Hen ry Ken net Mar tha Hick mans Kings ton Mat thew Hills dale King wood Med field Hill town I&iox \i\le Med ford Hing km Lang don Med way Hins dale Lance lot Men don Hoi land Len ox Mer cer Hopkins Licking Mifflin Horn town Lin coin Mil ford Horse neck Lind ley Mil ton Byerlifs Spelling-Book. 109 Come, then, behold them all, and say, How came these things to be, That stand before, which every way I turn myself to see. 'Twas God who made the earth and sea, To whom the angels bow, 'Twas God who made both thee and me, The God who sees us now. 5 Tis God that sends us all things good, Our harvest and our grain; He makes the earth produce our food, And sends us wind and rain. Min goes Mis tic Mon mouth Mor gan Mun cey Nat ches North port Nor ton Nor walk Nor way Or ange Or ford Ovid Ox ford Pa/m er Par is Pax ton Pern broke Pen gum Phil ip Pitts burg Pitts field Platts burg Plum stead Plym outh Pom fret Pom pey Potts grove Pres cott Pres ton Prov ince Put ney Had nor Ran dolph Read ing; Rich field Rich land Rich mond Rid ley Rock brie/ge K = Rock hill Rom ney Rut land Sal ford Samp son Sand wich Sav age Sedge wick Sev ern Sharps burg Shef field Shir ley Shon gum Sid ney Smith field Smyr na Som ers Spar ta Spen cer Spring field 110 Byerlifs Speltr/ig-Book. It is not in flesh to think ; it is not in bones to reason. The lion knoweth not that worms shall eat him ; the ox perceives not that he is fed for slaughter, God formed thee as he had formed them; thoti wert created after them. Superiority and command were given thee over all, and with his own breath did he communicate to thee the principle of knowledge. Know, thyself then, the pride of his crea- tion, the link uniting divinity and matter ; be- hold a part of God himself within thee; re- member thy own dignity, nor dare descend to evil or to meanness. Staats burg Staf ford Stazm ton Stock hvidge Suffolk Surry Sus sex Syd ney Silt ton Tal bot Tarle ton Ten saw Thorn as Thorn son Thorn ton Tren ton Tally Tun bridge Tur key Ver non Vin cent Vir gil Went worth West town West port Wil les Wins low Wind sor Wood bridge Wood stock Wool wich MVorces ter Yad kin Yar mouth York town Xerx es Zi-m ri Zik lag Aus tin Craw ford Dau phin Haw kins Haw ley Law rence Mau rice Pan ling Pauls burg Raw don Rah way Sau con Stras burg Strawn town Swan zey Swan town Byerhfs Spelling-Book. SECTION III. Ill .Name? of Person*, Placet, kc. of two syllables, accented on the second. Bel grade Bell as're Cape May Car lisle Cham blee Long plain Col rain North Wales North east Pe quea Chop tank Dun bar Fay ette Flat bush Graves end Ja quete The Goshawk. Lu zerne Mo bile Mo gul New York Pen guin Na vaxre Ben gal Mount Joy The Goshawk is a very elegant bird, of a large size. It is one foot ten inches long. Its bill is blue. The head and all the upper parts of the body are of a deep brown colour, and its breast and belly are white. It has yellow legs and black claws. Its tail is long, and wings are short. It feeds on mice and small birds, and it plucks the birds very neatly be- fore it eats them. 12 Byerly's Spelling-Book. ' SECTION IV Names of Persons, Places, &c. accented on the fir A bra ham My ers town Bla dens burg New bu ry By ber ry No ble burg Chi ches ter O cri cock Hi ats town O gle thorp Ju li et Pe ters burg Lew is burg Por ter field Lou is vWle Qua ker toAvn The Turkey. of three syllables, St. Rezs ters town Sole bu ry Ste phen town Stcu ben \\\le Tewks bu ry U ti ca Wy an dots Ab er corn The Turkey is a large fowl which the farm- ers keep about their barns. They are of dif- ferent colours, and live on grain and the eggs of insects. The female lays eighteen or twenty eggs at a time. The young turkeys are very tender at first, and require much care and pains to keep them from dying. A large tur- key, when fat, will weigh fifteen pounds, and they are very good food. . Byerly 's Spelling-Book. 113 As the eye of the morning to the lark* as the shade of the evening to the owl, as honey to the bee, or as the carcass to the vulture, even so is life unto the heart of man. Learn to esteem life as you ought; then are you near the pinnacle of wisdom. Think not with the fool that nothing is more valuable; nor believe with the pretended wise ones that you ought to contemn it. Love it not for itself, but for the good it may be of to others. Gold cannot buy it for you, neither can mines of diamonds purchase back the mo- ments you have lost of it. Be not among w r ine-bibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh : for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. Ab ing don At kin son Box bo rough Ab ing ton Bab y Ion Bran dy wine Ab i gail Bar ba ra Bridge wa ter Ab se cum Barn sta ble Bur ling ton Ab sa lorn Bar rets town Bus tie ton Ac co mac Bat ten kill Buz zards bay Af ri ca Bed min ster Can a da Al len town Ben ning ton Can ti cles Alms bu ry Ben e diet Car o line Am herst burg Beth a ny Cath a rine Am a zon Beth le hem Can ons burg Am ster dam Bev er ly Chel ten ham An do ver Bil lings port Ches ter f/eld Arch i bald Bir ming ham Chit ten den Ash burn ham Bor den town Clar en don -«*— , BBS—. K2 ..— . „, ] 14 Byerly^s Spelling-Book. Cast not an evil eye on the goods of your neighbours ; let whatever is their property be sacred from your touch. In your dealings with men be impartial and just; and do unto them as you would they should do unto you. Be faithful to your trusts, and deceive not the man who relies upon you; for it is less evil in the sight of God to steal than to betray. Oppress not the poor, nor defraud the la- bouring man of his wages. Pay the debts you owe, for hewho gave you credit relied upon your honour, and to with- hold from him his due is both mean and un- just. Cov en try Ed in burg Gil man town Cran ber ry Effing ham Go! phing ton Cul pep per Ev er ard Gren a dines Cum ber land Eg re mont Greg o ry Ches a peak Es qui maux Gun pow der Chris to pher Ev ans burg Had don field Dam a ris Ex o dus Ham il ton Dan i el Ex e ter Han ni bal Dan bu ry Fer ris burg Han o ver Dar ling ton Fred er ick Hal i fax Dor ches ter Flow er town Har ring ton Deb o rah Flem ing ton Har ris burg Del a ware Gal lo way Har ri son Did y mus Gal i lee Hav er ford Dun cans burg Ger man town Hoi is ton Dorothy Germany Hon ey brook Dux bo rough Get tys burg Hun ger ford Byerhfs Spelling-Book 115 Importance of Cleanliness. Do not be uncleanly, nor untidy, whether you be well, or ill. Keep your hands, and faces* and hair, and every part of your bodies quite clean; and your clothes neat, and in good order. It is very unpleasant" to look at filthy peo- ple, or to be near them. Children who are kept cleanly and tidy, generally grow much stronger and healthier, and more cheerful and good humoured, than those who are seldom cleaned, and who wear very filthy, ragged clothes. Hun ter don Lim er Ic Mid die town Hunt ing don Lit tie ton Mil lers town Hunt ing ton Liv er more Min i sink I ber vil/e Liv er pool Mon ta gue In gra ham Lum ber ton Mor gan town In ver ness Mad i son Mor ris town Jef fer son Mai a bar Mor ris vil/e Jenk in town Mar o neck Mor de cai Jer e mie Man ches ter Naz a reth Jer i cho Mar ble head Nes co pec Ken sing ton Marl bo rough Nev er sink Kil ling ton Mar tins burg Nich o las Kings bu ry Mar ga ret Nor ridge woe Lam pe ter Mar ma duke Nor ri ton Lan cas ter Mech len burg North bo rough Lan sing burg Mer cers burg Not ting ham Leb a non Mer e dith Not to way Lex ing ton Mer ri on Or ange burg Lib er ty Mid die sex Os na burg 118 Byerlifs Spelling-Book, Creation of Heaven and Earth. In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved; upon the face of the waters. And God said,! Let there be light, and there was light. And I God saw the light that it was good ; and God I divided the light from the darkness. And! God called the light day, and the darkness hei called night. And the evening and the morn- ! ing were the first day. Ot to was Ruth er ford Wil liams port Ot ter creek Sads bu ry Wil lis town Pac o let Scar bo rough Wil ming ton Pam ti co Sen e ca Win ches ter Pen die ton Shafts bu ry Win ni pec- Pen ning ton Sims bu ry Al ba uy Pen ne pack Som er set Bal ti more Pep per el Still wat er Falls ing ton Phil ips burg Ston ing ton "Hal lo well Pinck ney ville Sod bo ry Pan las hook Prov i deuce Sul li van Nau ga tuc Pur rys burg Sun bu ry Ta ney town Quib bte town Sun der land Wal lings ford Quin e bang Tar ry town War min ster Rens sa laer Thorn bu ry War ring ton Ro ches ter Tin i cum Wash ing ton Rock ing ham Tyr ing ham Wat er ford Ro gers vilfc Un der hill Bloom ing dale Rot ter dam West min ster Wo meta dorf Rox bu ry Wil liams burg Wood bu ry Byerhfs Spelling-Book. - 117 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit- tree yielding fruit, after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth, and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass and herb yielding seed after his kind, and -the tree yielding fruit, whose seed/vvas in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God made two great lights : the great- er light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night : he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of hea- ven to give light upon the earth; and to rule over the day, and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness : and God saw that it was good. SECTION V. Names of Persons , Places, &c. of three syllables, accented on the second. An eo cus E sai as Mo he gan Bar ba does Eu phra tes O net da iBa ha ma Ge ne va Os we go JBer mu da Gre na da Pal my ra jCam peach y Hen lo pen Ot se go Ca na ry Hon du ras Pa nu co Co do rus Long island Po to si Cro ne sus Lu cay a To ba go Cu ma na Me thu en Tor tu gas Da ri us Mat thi as Ti o ga De fi ance Ma ho ny Sha mo kin Du anes burg Men do za Wy o ming 118 Byerly^s Spelling-Book. The Peacock. "Wf/7/l/i^ The Peacock is a very beautiful and ele- gant bird. Its head is adorned with twenty- four feathers, painted with green, mixed with gold; the head, throat, neck and breast, are of a deep blue ; its wings are of a reddish brown. The Peacock has a very long tail or train, which is sometimes four feet and a half long, mixed with very bright and shining colours. The female lays five or six eggs, of a whitish colour, and sits about thirty days. Wa to ga A ba co A run del A lep po A quil a A pol los Au gus ta Au gus tus Ben had ad Ca rac cas Co han sen Da mas cus Di an a Do min go Egg har bour Ha bak kuk Ha van a Kil ken ny King sess ing Lo ren zo Ly com ing Ly san der Ma cun gy Man hat tan Mar eel lus Ma til da Ma gel Ian Byerkrs Spelling-Book 119 !| The good and industrious Girl. The good girl aljvays minds what her father and mother say to her. She is not noisy, sul- len, nor unmannerly, so that they like to have her with them, and to instruct her. She loves her book, and takes care to keep it clean and neat, so that it is never left lying about, or on the floor; nor does she let it get torn or curled at the comers. She often reads to her pa- rents, and takes care to mind her stops, and to read with a clear voice, so as to be heard dis- tinctly; she takes pains to understand what she reads, and she improves very much. Mi am i Pa tap sco Ter tul lus j; Mis sis ko Pa tux ent To hik on jjMor gan za Pau tux et Tunk han noc 1 Mount beth el Pris cil la U lys ses Mo roc co Pa mump ky Ur ban na Mount hoi ly Pas sump sic Ve nan go Mount ver non Re bee ca Vi en na Musk ing urn Ri van na West hamp ton Nan tuck et Sag har bour West in dies Na than iel San dus ky Wis cas set New cas tie Sa tuck et Bos caw en New gar den She nan go Ca taw ba North amp ton Sa van nah Chick kau go New brit ain Se bas tian Corn wal lis New Ion don South amp ton Gib ral tar Oak fus ky Swa ta ra Tar pau lin Oak mul gy Syl ves ter Wa tau ga O was co Ta bus co Port roy al 1 20 *Byerly's Spelling-Book. Whatever she is set about, or undertakes to! do, she takes pains to do it well; for she thinks! it best to attend to one thing at a time, till shei gets it done ; and while she is doing one thing i not to be thinking about another. If shei makes a mistake, or does any thing wrong, j she is sorrj for it, and tries to do better inj future; and when she is told of a fault, she; does not deny it, but says she will do better,; and try to avqid it another time. As she is desirous to improve, and growj wiser and better as she grows older, she is willing to be*told of her faults, and is thank- ful for good counsel. SECTION VI. Proper Names, &c. of three syllables, accented on the last. Bel vi dere Naz a rine Maek i naw Car ib bee New or leans Mon tre al Cher o kee Ten nes see Sen e gal Con dus keag Al be mark Kick a poo Con ga ree Fron te nac Mar cus hook Gen nes see Lan gue doc Sto ny brook Lon don grove Rock y ridge Mack in oy Por tu guese Chick a saw II li nois SOB Byerlyh Spelling-Book* The Cuekoa. 121 The Cuckoo is a small bird* about the size of a pigeon. The head, neck^ back, and wings, are of a dove colour; the breast and belly are white, crossed with lines of black; the legs are of a yellow colour, and the claws white. Its food consists of flesh and insects. The female cuckoo lays but one egg at a time, which she lays in the nest of some other bird, where it is hatched and fed until it is able to fly, which is when it is about three weeks old. SECTION VIL Proper Names, &c. of four syllables, accented on the first. At tie bo rough Glas ten bu ry Jan i za ry Mar ga rets ville Mid die bo rough Pep per el burg New bu ry port Bon a vis ta Brat tie bo rough Can ter bu ry Dar is bu ry Fred er icks burg Fred er ick town Pe ters bo rough o ... 122 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. The Moon. The moon shines to give us light in the night when the sun is set She is very beau- tiful and white like silver, we may look at her always, for she is not so bright as to daz- zle our eyes, and she never scorches us, she lets even the little glow-worms shine, which are quite dark by day, the stars shine all around her, but she seems larger and brighter than the stars, and looks like a large pearl amongst a great many sparkling diamonds. When you are asleep she shines through your curtains with her gentle beams, and seems to say, sleep on, poor little tired boy, 1 will not disturb you. She shines when every thing around is still and silent SECTION VIII. Proper Names, &c. of four syllables, accented on the second. Acadia I du me a Ar me ni a Je ru sa lem A ra bi a La co ni a An to ni o Me thu se lah Au re li us Nor we gi an Ba ta vi a Ti be ri as Ce sa ri a Sem pro ni U3 E phe si ans Ve su vi us E ze ki el An nap o lis Fran co ni a A mer i ca He ro di as A hith o phel Her cu le an Bar thol o mew I co ni urn Beth ab a ra Byertys Spelling-Book. The Woodpecker. 123 The Woodpecker is about the size of the jay. The throat, breast and belly are of a pale greenish colour, and the back and wings are green; the head is covered with feathers of a deep red; its bill is long and very thick. Its tongue is three or four inches long. The wood- pecker pecks holes in dead trees that are de- cayed, and there lays its eggs and brings forth its young. It lives on small insects. Co col i co Co lum bi a Cor dil le ras Con nee ti cut De cap o lis De mos the nes Di og e nes E liz a beth Es cam bi a Eu Foe ly don Im man u el Je hosh a phat Kas kas ki a Ma con nels burg Ma mar o neck Ma noc qua cy Mont gom e ry Ne sham o ny Ni ag a ra North um ber land On ta ri o O nes i mus 124 Byerly's Spelling-Book. Many things that are used in this country come from other places. Figs and raisins, oranges and lemons, come from Spain, Italy, and Portugal. Nutmegs, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, and other spices come from the East Indies. Tea grows in China ; coffee in Turkey and the West Indies'; prunes and olives grow in France and Spain. SECTION IX. Proper Names, &c. of four syllables, accented on the third. Al le ga ny Mor ris se na • Ad o ni jah Nic a ra gwa An a ni as Nic o de mus Bar ce lo na No va sco tia Car tha ge na O 10 no ko Car o li na Pen sa co la Chim bo ra zo Per ki o men Con es to ga Re ho bo am Co pen ha gen Sar a to ga Dal ma nu tha Sax a pa haw Dem a ra ra Stat en isl and Des e a da The o dor ic Eb e ne zer The o do sia El e a zar Tus ca ro ra Es se qui bo Win ne ba go Hez e ki ah Wy a lus ing Jer e mi ah Zed e ki ah Jer o bo am Al a ba ma Mag da le na Am o nos sue Mem fre ma gog Al ex an der _J Byerly^s Sptlling-Book. 125 The advantage of early Religion, 'Tis easy work if we begin To fear the Lord betimes ; While sinners who grow old in sin, A Are harden'd in their crimes. 'Twill save us from a thousand snares To mind religion young ; It will preserve our following years, And make our virtues strong. Let the sweet works of prayer and praise Employ our youthful breath ; Thus we're prepared for length of days, Or fit for early death. An ti co3 ti Mas sa chus etts Ap po mat tox Mar ga ret ta Ar is tar chus Ma ri et ta Ar ta xer xes Mis sis sip pi Bel te shaz zar Mo hon ton go Can on dar qwa Moy a men sing Cat a wis sa Nar ra gan set Chil i coth e Nock a mix on Chris ti an a Oc ta ra ro Cin cin na ti Po ca hon tas Dom i nic o Por to bel lo Fer di nan do Port to bac co In di an a Rap pa han nock Ju ni at a Sus que han na Let ter ken ny Tap pa han noc Lit tie comp ton Tul pe hock en Lit tie brit ain Tu ne sas sah Lon don der ry U na dil la ?>lad a gas car Wil li man tic = -, rr „ ^^= 126 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. Pity, \ As blossoms and flowers are strewed upon the earth by the hand of spring, as the kind- ness of summer produces in perfection the bounties of harvest; so the smiles of pity shed blessings on the children of misfortune. He who pities another, recommends him- self; but he who is without compassion de- serves it not. Shut not thine ear therefore against the cries of the poor; neither harden thy heart against the calamities of the innocent. SECTION X. Proper Names, &c. of five syllables, accented on the third. Am a zo ni a Ap a lach i an Cal e do ni a Ap po quin i mink Can i co de a Ar chi pel a go E thi o pi a Ar is tob u lus Lith u a ni a Chick a horn i ny Ma gel la ni a Deu ter on o my Pat a go ni a Gal li op o lis Penn syl va ni a Kis ke man i tas Pitt syl va ni a Mag e gad a vie Spot syl va ni a Neb u zar a dan Tran syl va ni a O ne siph o rus A bys sin i a Par i mar i bo Ag a men ti cus Phil a del phi a Al ex an dri a Pat a wat o mies Byerltfs Spelling-Book. 127 Advice to Youth. Children obey your parents, and give them honour, that your days may be long in the land. Be diligent at your learnirtg, and en- deavour to improve, and not spend your time in idleness and folly. Be kind to your play- mates and friends, and do not hurt nor grieve them by words or actions. Endeavour always to do good, and to fly from .evil, and ever pre- serve a just sense of right and wrong. But above all, remember your Creator, the God who made you, in the days of your youth, and he will bless you when you come to be old. Always do good and shun evil, and you shall have a good name and be happy while you live, and when you die and leave this world, you shall enjoy eternal and never- ending happiness in the paradise of God. SECTION XL Proper 9 Names, &c. of Jive syllables, accented on the fourth. Can a jo har ry Kish a co quil las Can a se ra ga Mo non ga he la Can e de ra go Neb u chad nez zar Cob bes e con ty Om pom pa noo sue Co hon go ron to Pas sa ma quod dy Dam a ris cot t.a Pern i ge was set E pam i non das Stir min ster new ton His pan i o la Ti con de ro ga 128 Byerhfs Spelling- Book. FIGURES AND NUMBERS. 1 I one 40 XL forty 2 II two 45 XLV forty-five 3 III three 50 L fifty 4 IV four 55 LV fifty-five 5 V five 60 LX sixty 6 VI six 65 LXV sixty-five 7 VII seven 70 LXX seventy 8 VIII eight 75 LXXV seventy-five 9 IX nine 80 LXXX eighty 10 X ten 85 LXXXV eighty-five 11 XI eleven 90 XG ninety 12 XII twelve 95 xcv ninety-five 13 XIII thirteen 100 c one hundred 14 XIV fourteen 200 cc two hundred 15 XV fifteen 300 ccc three hundred 18 XVI sixteen 400 cccc four hundred 17 XVII seventeen 500 D five hundred 13 XVIII eighteen 600 DC six hundred 19 XIX nineteen 700 DCC seven hundred 20 XX twenty 800 DCCC eight hundred 25 XXV twenty-five 900 DCCCC nine hundred 30 XXX thirty 1000 M one thousand 35 XXXV thirty-five 182.2JYIDCCCXXII one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two. 12, 3,4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. STOPS AND MARKS. A Comma is marked thus , Semicolon ; Colon Period Note of Interrogation ? Note of Admiration Apostrophe Hyphen Dash — Parenthesis ( ) FE5* Byerhfs Spelling-Book. 129 ^4&anadcroAt. a & c a e /a ™ of ™ 6 m> n ° A & r d t a v ?v a> y, x dp, ?v tio co? i recti idem. %^or you nod cove, nod neartij nod arce/d 'mere aoverij ^/bna au ncd derooud tinouantid naa redti on /vonco Tvorc/j naUj even a /lonoo coon, o/tien afforad ccmiorti 60 tine c?£ uootiea. (bveru acdore of tine neartij every decreti tinougr Ditto, the same P. S. Postscript Esq. Esquire Rev. Reverend Feb. February It. I. Rhode Island F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal S. C. South Carolina Society S. South and Shilling Geo. George, or Georgia Sept. September Hund. Hundred St. Saint Ibid, in the same place S. T. D. Doctor of Divinity i. e. that is ss. To wit, namely 11. Illinois Tenn. Tennessee Ind. Indiana Va. Virginia Jan. January Vt. Vermont Ky. Kentucky V. or Vide, See L. Lord, or Lady Viz. To wit, namely Lieut. Lieutenant Wm. William L. L. D. Doctor of Laws U. S. United States Lou. Lousiana U. S. A, United States of Amer- L. S. the place of the seal ica Mass. Massachusetts &. and M. B. Bachelor of Physic &c. an*l so forth M. D. Doctor of Physic 132 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. EXPLANATION Of Pauses and other Characters used in writing. The Comma ( , ) represents the shortest pause ; the Semi- colon ( ; ) a pause double that of the comma ; the Colon ( : ) double that of the Semicolon ; the Period ( . ) double that of the Colon. A Note of Interrogation (?) is used to show when a question is asked, as, Whom did you see ? A Note of Exclamation (!) is a mark of wonder, surprise, or grief, as, AlasJ how little do they knoiv the danger that awaits them ! A Parenthesis ( ) includes a part of a sentence which is not necessary to make sense, and should be read quicker, and in a weaker tone of voice. Brackets [ ] include words that serve to explain a foregoing word or sentence. A Hyphen ( - ) is used to join words or syllables, as, ink-pot. An Apostrophe ( ' ) shows when a letter is omitted, as, u$*d for used, A Caret ( a ) shows when a word or number of words are strive omitted through mistake, as, Man should to be good. A A Quotation ( " ?? ) includes a passage taken from some othor author, in his own words, as, w The proper study of mankind is man." The Index (0*) points to some remarkable passage. An Asterisk and other references ( * 1 1 5 !l ^ ) point to a note in the margin or bottom of the page. OF CAPITAL LETTERS. Every sentence should begin with a Capital Letter; also every line in Poetry. Proper names of Persons, Places, Rivers, Mountains, Lakes, &c. should begin with a capital ; also the names of the Supreme Being, as, God, Jehovah, &c. Adjectives derived from proper names of places, as, Grecian* Roman, English, &c. The pronoun J, and interjection O, should always be written in capital letters. Byerly's Spelling-Book. SECTION XII. 133 Words alike in sound, but different in spelling and signification. A bel, a man's name A ble, having power or capacity Ac ci dence, grammar rules Ac ci dents, chances Ac count, to give an account Ac compt, reckoning Ail, to be sick Ale, malt drink Air, an element Heir, to an estate All, every one Awl, to make a hole A loud, with a great noise Al low ed, granted Al tar, for sacrifice Al ter, to change An, an article Ann, a woman's name Ant, a pismire Aunt, uncle's wife An chor, of a ship An ker, of brandy Arc, part of a circle Ark, a ship As cent, going up As sent, to agree Au ger, a carpenter's tool Au gur, a soothsayer A vail, benefit A vale, to depress Ba con, swine's flesh Ba ken, in an oven Bail, surety given -Bale, a bundle of goods Bait, on a fish-hook Bate, to take less Baize, coarse cloth Bays, bay trees 6ald, without hair Bawl'd, cried aloud Bali, a round thing Bawl, to cry aloud Bare, naked Bear, a beast Bear, to suffer Base, vile Bass, in music Be, to exist Bee, an insect Beach, a shore Beech, a tree Bean, a sort of pube Been, have been Beat, to strike Beet, a garden root Beau, a men of dress Bow, to bend Beer, malt drink Bier, to carry the dead Bell, a sounding body of metal Belle a gay young lady Blew, did blow Blue, a colour Bloat, to swell Blote, to smoke Boar, a beast Bore, to make a hole Board, a plank Bor'd, did bore Boy, a male child Buoy, to bear up Break, to part asunder Brake, an instrument to dress flax Bread, to eat Bred, brought up Breach es, broken places Breech es, to wear Bomo, a hollow shot Bum, the breech Bur, a rough head of a plant Burr, the lap of the ear M 1 34 Byerly^s Spelling-Book. Bor ough, a town corporate Ci on, a young twig Bur row, for rabbit3 Si on, a mountain Ber rj% a fruit Cite, to summon Bu ry, to lay in the grave Sight, seeing But, a conjunction Butt, two hogsheads Site, situation Clause, of a sentence Buy, to purchase Claws, of a bird or beast By^ near Clim6, to clamber up Call, to cry out Clime, a tract of earth Caul, a membrane Close, to shut up Can, to be able Clothes, garments Cann, a cup Coarse, not fine Cane, a long stick Course, race, order, way Cain, a man's name Coit, to play with Can non, a large gun Kite, a bird of prev Can on, a lule Com pie ment, full number 1 Cask, a barrel Com pli ment, civility Casque, a helmet Con fi dence, impudence Catch, to lay hold of Con h* dents, trusty friends Ketch, a large ship Coun cil, an assembly Ceil ing, of a room Coun sel, to advise Seal ing, setting of a seal Cous in, a relation Cell, a hut Coz en, to cheat Sell, to dispose of Crews, ships' companies Cel iar, the lowest room Cruise, to sail up and clown Sell er, one that sells Creek, of the sea, also to make Cen ser, for incense a noise Cen sor, a reformer Crick, a pain in the neck Cent, an American coin Cur rant, a small fruit Sent, did send Cur rent, passable Scent, smell Cou ri er, a messenger Cen tau ry, an herb Cur ri er, a dresser of leather Cen tu ry, a hundred years Crew el, worsted Sen try, a guard Cru el, fierce, barbarous Ces sion, a retreat Cyg net, a young swan Ses sion, assizes Sig net, a seal Chas'd, pursued Cy press, a tree Chaste, virtuous Cy prus, a thin black stuff Choir, a band of singers Dam, to stop water Quire, of paper Damn, to condemn Choi er, wrath Dear, costly Col lar, for the neck Deer, a wild beast Chord, in music Dew, that falls Cord, a small rope Due, owing Chron i cai, relating to time De pend ence, relying on Chron i cle, a history De pend ents, hangers on Cin gle, girth for aJiorse Doe, a she deer Sin gle, not double Dough, paste Cinque, five East, a point of the compass I Sink, to go down Yeast, of beer or ale . Byerltfs Spelling-Book. 135 Emerge, to rise from obscurity Gra ter, for nutmeg Immerge, to put under water Great er, larger Ere, before Grease, nasty fat Ear, to hear with Greece, a country Fain, gladly Groan, to sigh Fane, a temple Grown, increased I Feign, to dissemble Hail, that falls, also to salute Faint, weary Hale, sound, healthy Feint, a false march Hair, of the head Fair, comely Hare, an animal Fare, food Hart, a beast Feat, an exploit Heart, the seat of life Feet, our feet Hall, a large room Fel Ion, a whitlow Haul, to pull Fel on, a criminal Heal, to cure Feod a fee, tenure HeeL of the shoe or loot Feud, contention He'll, he will Fir, kind of tree Hear, to hearken Fur, of wild beasts Here, in this place Flea, an insect Hew, to cut Flee, to run Hue, colour Flour, for bread Hugh, a man's name Flow er, of the field Hie, to hasten File, of steel High, lofty Foil, to overcome High er, more high Forth, abroad Hire, for wages Fourth, in number Him, that man Flew, did fly Hymn, a sacred song Flue, soft down Hoar, gray with age Fran ces, a woman's name Whore, a prostitute Fran cis, a man's name Ho ! an interjection Fowl, a bird Hoe, a garden tool Foul, filthy Hole, a cavity Ga bel, a tax on salt Whole, not broken Ga ble, the sloping* roof of a I, myself house Eye, organ of sight Gait, manner of walking I die, la zy Gate, a kind of door I dol, an image Gage, a pledge I'll, 1 will Gauge, a measure Isle, an island Ge ni us, a peculiar mental In, within power Inn, a tavern Ge nus, a particular class of In dite, to compose things In diet, to impeach Gilt, with gold In no cence, harmlessness Suilt, sin In no cents, babes Glaire, the white of an egg Jew ry, Judea Glare, to dazzle Ju ry, men who try causes ^rate, for coals Kill, to murder Great, large Kil?i, for bricks 136 Byerhfs Spelling-Book. Knave, a rogue Nave, of a wheel Knead, to work dough Need, to want Knew, did know New, not old Knight, a title of honour Night, darkness Knit, to knit stockings Nit, the egg of a louse Know, to understand No, not so Knows, he knoweth Nose, of the face Lade, to dip up Laid, placed Lacks, dotli lack Lax, loose Lain, did lie Lane, a narrow passage Leaf, of a tree Lief, permission Leak, to run out Leek, a pot herb Led, did lead Lead, heavy metal Les sen, to make less Les son, a reading Let tice, a woman's name Let tuce, a plant Lev ee, attendance at court Lev y, to lay taxes Li ar, a false story teller Li er, one that lies down Lyre, a harp Lim6, a member Limn, to paint Lo ! behold Low, humble Loan, any thing lent Lone, solitary Loom, a weaver's machine Loam, a kind of earth Made, finished Maid, an unmarried woman Mail, armour Male, the he kind Main, chief thing Mane, of a horse Maize, Indian corn Maze, a labyrinth Mall, a wooden hammer Maul, to beat Man ner, custom Man or, lordship Mare, a female horse May or, of a town Mar shal, an officer Mar tial, warlike Mar tin, a man's name Mar ten, a bird Mean, of small value Mien, behaviour Meat, flesh Meet, to come together Mete, to measure Med lar, a tree Med dler, a busybody Mas sage, an errand Mes suage, a house and land Met al, gold, silver, &c. Met tie, briskness Mews, cries of . to stick to ad ja' cent, a. lying close ad journ', v. to put off ad just', v. to regulate ad mm' is ter, v. to afford help ad min is tra' tor, ?t. one who administers to an estate ad mi ra' tion, ft. the act of admiring ad mon' ish, v. to reprove sren- tiy a do' ra ble. a. worthy of ado- ration a dorn', i\ to ornament ad vance', v. to improve, go forward ad van' tage, n. profit, gain ad ven ti' tious, a. accidental ad' ver sa ry, n. one who op- poses ad ver' si ty, n. misfortune ad vice', counsel, notice ad u la' tion, n. flattery a dult', ?i. grown up a dul' ter ate, v. to corrupt a tt ri al, a. belonging to the air ANA a er o\ ! o gy, n. doctrine of the air af fa bil' i ty, a. civility af fee ta' tion, n. awkward pre- tence ^ af fee' tion. n. passion, love af fee' tion ate, a. fond, tender af fin' i ty, n. relation affirm', i'. to ratify, declare I af flic' tion, n. grief, calamity i af flu ence, iu plenty ! af ford', v. to produce • af fright', v. to terrify I af front', n. insult, outrage a' gen cy. n. acting for another ag' gra vate, m to make any thing worse ag grieve'* to vex, hurt a gil' i ty, ?i. activity ag' o ny, n. violent pain a gree', v. to be in concord a lac' ri ty, n. cheerfulness al' der man, n. a magistrate al' ge bra, n. a kind of arith- metic al gid' i ty, 71. coldness al' i ment. n. nourishment al li ga' tion, n. excuse, plea al li' ance, n. a league al lude', v. to refer to al' ma nac, a. a calendar al' pha bet, n. the letters of a language al' um, n. a mineral salt a maze' ment, n. extreme fear am bas' sa dor, n. a person sent from one power to another am bi gu i ty, n. obscurity a' mi a ble, a. lovely am' i ca ble, a. friendly am' i ty, n. friendship am phib' i ous, a. living in two elements am' pie, a. liberal am' pu tate, v. to cut off a muse' ment, n. entertainment a nal' o gy, n. resemblance an' ar chy, n. want of govern- ment 142 Byerly^s Spelling-Book. AVO an' ces tors, n. forefathers an i mos' i ty, n, hatred an' nu ai, a. yearly an te' ri or, m going before an ti' qui ty, n. old times a poi ; o gy, ?i. defence a poth' e ca ry, m compounder of medicines ap plawse', ra. public praise ap praise', v. to set a price ar' g-u ment, n. a controversy BEW au ster' i ty, n. rigour, severity of discipline ax' iom, n. a maxim or propo- sition which is self-evident a wait', v* to wait for awk' ward, a. clumsy B J Bab' ble, v. to prattle | bab' oon, n. a large kind of monkey a rith' me tic, n. the science "of | bac cha na' lian, n. a drunk- numbers ar mis' tice, n. a short cessation of arms ar o mat' ic, a. spicy, fragrant a round', ad. on every side ar range', v. to put in order ar ray', v. to put in order, deck, dress ar tic' u late, v. to form words as' pect, n. the appearance of any thing as per' i ty, n. roughness as sail', v. to attack, assault as sem' blage, n. a collection of things as si du' i ty, n. diligence a sy' lum, n. a place of refuge or protection at' tri bute, n. the inherent in any thing at' mos phere, n. the air in which we breathe a tro' cious, a. wicked, horrible at trac' tion, n. that power which draws one body to- wards another au* da' ciouF. a. impudent, bold, presuming au' di ble, a. that which may be distinctly heard aug ment', v. to increase, en- large, add au thor' i ty, n. legal power au' thor ize, v. to empower a vert', v. to turn aside a vow' al, n. a positive or open declaration ard, a riotous person back' bite, v. to censure baf fle, v. to elude ba&n, n. a sweet plant bank' rupt, a. not able to pay ban dit' ti, n. a gang of robbers bane' fill, a. poisonous, hurtful ban' ner, n. a military standard or flag ban' quet, n. a grand enter- tainment, a feast bar ba' ri an, n. a rude, un- civilized person, a savage bar om' e ter, n. an instrument used for ascertaining the state of the air bar' ri er, n. a boundary, de- fence bar' ba rous, a. cruel bar' gain, n. a contract be a tif ic, a. blissful be at' i tude, n. felicity beau' ti ful, a. fair be lief, n. opinion, creed bel lig' er ent, a. waging war ben e die' tion, n. blessing ben e fac' tion, n. gift be nev' o lence, n. kindness be nig' ni ty, n. actual kindness be nef i cent, a. kind, obliging be reave', v. to deprive of, to take away be times', ad. early, soon, sea- sonable bev' er age, n. drink be wil' der, v. to mislead, to puzzle Byerlifs Spelling-Book. 143 BUR big' a my, n, the crime of hav- ing" two wives blame' a ble, a. faulty bland, a. soft, mild, gentle blan' dish ment, ft. soft words bias' phe my, n. indignity to God bod' kin, ft. an instrument to bore holes bo hea', n. a species of tea bois' ter ous, a. loud, roaring bomfr, ft. a hollow shot book' bind er, n. one who binds books book' sel ler, ft. a dealer in books boot, ft. a covering for the leg boo' by, ft. a dull, or stupid fellow boor' ish, a. rastic, clownish, rude bo tan' i cai, a. relating to herbs bot' a nist, ft. one skilled in plants bot' torn less, a. fathomless boun' te ous ly, ad, freely boun' ti ful ness, ft. generosity bourn, ft. a bound, a limit bow' er, ft. an arbour bra va' do, ft. a boast, brag, threat braw' ny, a. fleshy, strong, muscular brev' i ty, ft. shortness brew' er, ft. one who makes beer broth' er hood, ft. fraternity bril' iiant, a, bright, sparkling bru tal' i ty, ft. savageness budge, v. to stir buf fet, v. to beat buffoon' e ry, ft. low jests bug' bear, n. a false alarm, a frightful story bul' let, ft. a round ball of metal bull' ion, ft. gold or sliver un- wrought bur den some, a. troublesome CAR bur' gla ry, ft. housebreaking bur lesqwe', ft. ludicrous lan- guage butch' er, ft. one who kills ani- mals bux' om, a. lively, gay, brisk buz' zard, ft. a kind o*f hawk C Ca bal', ft. intrigue cab' bage, ft. a plant ca lam' i ty, ft. misfortune cal' a mus, ft. a sort of reed cal cine', v. to burn cal' cu late, v. to reckon cai' cu lous, a, stony cal' en dar, ft. register of the year cal' lous, a. hardened ca/m, a. quiet ca lum' in ate, v. to slander cal' um ny, n. slander cal' en der, ft. an almanac, yearly register ca lid, a. very hot, burning cal' lous, a. hard, insensible ca nal', ft. a passage can' is ter, n. a small box ca noe', ft. a boat can' ni bal, ft. one who eats human flesh, a vile wretch can' to, ft. part of a poem, sec- tion, division can' o py, ft. a covering ca pa bir i ty, ft. capacity ca pa' cious, «. large ca pac' i ty, ft. ability ca pit' u late, v. to surrender ca pri' cious, a. fanciful cap' ti vate, v. to charm cap tiv' i ty, ft. bondage car' bun cle, ft. a rec 3 spot card, ft. an instrument to comb wool car' a van, ft. a company of travelling merchants, or pil- grims care' ful ness, ft. caution care' less ness, ft. inattention Ill Byfirhfs Spelling-Book. CER ca r-ess', r. to treat kindly car' go, n. the lading- of a ship ear i ca lure', n. a ludicrous, droll likeness ca' ri ems, a. rotten, decayed, putrified car' nage, n. slaughter car' nal, a. fleshly car niv' er ous, a, flesh-eating* ca rouse', v. to drink car' pet, tu covering for a floor car' ti lage, n. a gristle cas cade/, n. a waterfall cas ti ga' tion, n. punishment cas' u al, a. accidental, fortui- tous cat' a logue, n, a list ca tas' tro phe, n. final eyent cat' e go ry, n. a class cat' er pil Jar, n. a worm ca thar' tic, a. purgative cav' al cade, n. a procession on horseback cav' il, n. a false objection cav' i ty, n. hollow cause' less, a, without cause cause' way, ' n. a raised way caws' tic, n. a burning applica- tion ca?/ tion, n. prudence cease' less, n. perpetual ceil, n, to plaster ce leb' ri ty, n, fame C8 ler i ty,, n, swiftness, speed eel' e ry, n. a kind of parsley re lest' i ai, a. heavenly c el' i ba cy, n. single life c el' lar, n* a room under ground ce ment', v. to unite cen so' ri ous, a. severe cen' sure, n. blame, reproach cent, tu an American coin cen' Ire, n. the middle cen trif' u gal, a. flying from the centre cer e mo' ni ai, a. outward form cer' e mo ny, n. outward rite ;er tif i cate, n. a testimony in writing COG ce ru' le an, a. blue, sky-col- oured ces sa' tion, n. a stop, rest chafe, v. to heat, fret cha grin', n. ill-humour chan' nel, n. course lor a stream char' i ty, n. tenderness, ahns chas' ti ty, n. purity of the body chris' ten dom, n. the collective body of Christianity chris ti an' i ty, n. the religion of Christ chro nol' o gy, n. the science of computing time churl' isn, a. selfish chym'is try, n. the art of sep- arating by fire ci der, n. a liquor made of ap- ples cin' der, n. the ashes of wood or coal cir' cl«, n. a round body cir cu la' tion, n. motion cir cum' fer ence, n. limits of a circle cir cum scribe', v. to enclose, limit, confine cir cum vo lu' tion, n. act of turning round cir cum lo cu' tion, ?i. a circuit or compass of words cir' cum spect, a. cautious cis' tern, n. a vessel to hold water ci viF i ty, n. politeness , clam' our, n. outcry, noise clan des' tine, a. secret, hidden clem' en cy, n. mercy cli' mate, n. air, tract of land clown, n. a rustic churl co ag u la' tion, n. concretion co a les'ce', v. to join co a les' cence, n. union cob' bier, n. a shoemaker cod' i cil, n. aa appendix to a will co e' val, a. of the same age co' gen cy, n. force, strength Byerly^s Spelling-Book. 145 COM cog- 7 i tate, v. to thiDk co hab' it, v. to live together as husband and wife col' lar, n. something- round the neck col' league, n. a partner col' lege, n. a house of learn- ing col' lo quy, n. conference, talk col' o ny, n. a number of peo- ple newly settled together col' umn, n. a round pillar, part of a page com bi Da' tion, n. union com bine', v. to join together, agree, unite corn bus' ti ble, a, susceptible of fire com' e dy, ri; a dramatic piece come' ly, .a. graceful, decent com' et, n. a blazing star com' fort, n. support, consola- tion com' i cal, a. merry, droll com mand' ment, n. precept com mem' o rate, v. to preserve the memory of corn mence', v. to begin com mend', v. to praise com men' su rate, v. to reduce to some common measure com' merce, n. trade, traffic com mis' er ate, v. to pity com mit' lee, n. a number of persons appointed to manage any matter com mo' dious, a. convenient com mod' i ty, n. merchandise com' mon wealth, n. the gene- ral body of the people com mu' ni cate, v. to impart com mu' ni on, n. fellowship com mu' ni ty, n. body politic com pan' ion, n. a partner com par' a tive ly, ad. in a state of comparison com pas' sion, n. pity com pel', v. to force com pen' di urn, n. summary CON com pen sa' tion, n. recompense com' pe tent, a. qualified com pile', v. to collect from various -authors com plai sance', n. civility com' pie ment, n. full number com plete', a. perfect, full com' plex, a. consisting of many parts com pli' ance, ru submission com' pli cate, v. to entangle com pli ca' tion, n. a mixture of many things com port' a ble, a. consistent com pose', v. to put together, to quiet, settle com pos' i tor, n. he who ar- ranges the types in printing com po' sure, n. calmness com' pound, a. formed of many ingredients com pre hend', v, to include, to understand com press', v. to squeeze com prise', v. to include com' pro mise, v. to agree com pul' so ry, a. forcing com punc' tion, n, repentance com pute', v. to reckon con' cave, a. hollow con ceal', v. to hide con ceit', n. great opinion of one's self con ceive', v. to understand, think con cen' trate, v. to draw into a narrow compass con cep' tion, n. idea con cil' i ate, v. to gain over con cise', a. brief, short con elude', v. to decide, end, finish con coct', v. to digest by the stomach con' cord, n. agreement con' course, n. persons assem- bled con' crete, a. composed of dif- ferent materials N 146 Bycrhfs Spelling-Book. CON con cu' pis cence, n. lust con cur' rent, a. acting in con- junction con eus' sion, n. act of shaking" con demw', v. to find guilty, to censure con dem na' tion, n. sentence of punishment con de seen' sion, ?i. voluntary humiliation con dign', a. suitable, merited con dole', v. to bewail with con do' lence, n. grief for the sorrows of another con du' cive, a. promoting con fed e ra' tion, n. alliance, league con fess' ion, n. the acknow- ledgment of a crime con fiict', v. to fight, to contest con for' mi ty, n. compliance with con fide', v. to trust in con' fi dence, n. trust, assu ranee con fine', v. to limit, restrain con firm', v. to settle, strength en con fis' cate, v. to transfer pri- vate property to public use con' flu ence, n. union of sev- eral streams con for' mi tj r , n. similitude con fuse', v. to disorder, per- plex con fute', v.- to disprove con ge«l', v. to freeze con ge' nial, a. partaking of the same genius con grat' u late, v. to wish joy con gre ga' tion, n. an assem- bly met to worship God in public con gru' i ty, n. fitness con jec' ture, n. a guess con' ju gal, a. relating to mar- riage con' ju gate, v. to join, unite, inflect CON con nive', v. to wink at a fault con nois seur', n. a critic, judge con nu' bial, a. nuptial con' quer, v. to overcome con san gum' i ty, n. relation by blood con' science, n, the faculty by which we judge of the good- ness or wickedness of our- selves con sci en' tious, a. scrupulous, exactly just con' scious, a. inwardly per- suaded con' se crate, v. to make sacred con' se quence, », effect con sign', v. to make over con sis' ten cy, n. agreement con sole', ?;. to cheer, to com- fort, revive con sol' i date, v. to harden, combine con spic' n ous, a. eminent con spir' a cy, n. a plot, treason con' stan cy, n. firmness con sti tu' tion, n. state of be- ing, temper of body or mind, form of government con strain', v. to compel con struct', v. to build con strue', v. to explain, to translate con sume', v. to spend, destroy, waste away con sump' tion, n. act of con- suming ; a disease con ta' gious, a. infectious con tarn' i nate, v. to defile con temn', v. to despise, scorn con tempt' i bte, a. mean, de- serving contempt con tend', v. to dispute, strive con tent' merit, n. satisfaction con tig' u ous, a. meeting so as to touch con tin' gent, a. accidental con tin' u ance, n. duration con tcur', n. the outlines of a figure Byerbjs Spelling-Book, 14? COR con trast', v. to place in oppo- sition con' tra band, a. prohibited, unlawful con tract', v. to draw together, bargain " con tra diet', v. to oppose, deny con tra ri' e ty, n, opposition con' tra ry, n. a thing of oppo- site qualities to another con trio' ute, v. to give, to bear a part con tri' vance, n. a plan, a plot con trol', v. to check con tu ma' cious, a. obstinate con tu' sion, n. a bruise con va les' cence, n. renewal of health, recovery con vene', v. to call together, to assemble con verge', v. to tend to one point con voke', v. to summons con ve' ni ent, a. fit, proper con ven' tion, m an assembly con ver sa' tion, n. familiar discourse, easy talk con vert', v. to change from one opinion to another con' vex, a. rising in a circu- lar form con vince', v. to make one sensible of cool' ness, n. gentle cold coop' er, n. a maker of barrels co op' e rate, v. to labour for the same end co'pi ous, a. plentiful, abundant cop' u la tive, a. joining or mixing together co quette', n. a gay, airy girl cor dL al' i ty, n. sincerity cor po ra' tion, n. a body politic cor' pu lent, a. fleshy, bulky cor res pon' dence, n. agree- ment, fitness, friendship cor rob' o rate, v. to confirm cor ro' -sion, n. the act of eat- ing away 4 CUP cor rus ca' tion, n. a quick vi- bration of light cor rupt', a. vicious, wicked cos mog' ra phy, n. a descrip- tion of the universe cot' tage, n. a hut couch, v. to repose, to lie down — ??. a seat of repose cov' e Bant, ?i. a contract cov' art, n. a shelter, defence cov' et, v. to desire earnestly cov' et ous, a. greedy coun' ter feit, v. to forge, imi- tate coun' ter pane, n. coverlet for a bed coun' ter sign, v, to undersign cour' age, n. bravery course, n. order of succession cour 7 te sy, n. civility cow' ar dice, n. want of courage cox' comb, n, a fop coz' en, v. to cheat craft> n. trade, cunning crag, n. a steep rock crape, n. thin stuff era vat', n. a neckcloth era' zy, a. broken-witted ere a' tion, n. the act of cre- ating the universe Cre a' tor, n, the Being that bestows existence cred' it, n. belief, trust cre du' li ty, ?i. easiness of be- lief cred' u lous, a. apt to believe crim' i nal, n. a person accu- sed, or guilty cri' sis, n. a critical time crouch, v, to stoop low, fawn cm' el, a. inhuman, hard- hearted crys' tal, n. a transparent stone cul' pa ble, a, blameable cul' ti vate, v. to till, improve cul' ture, n. act of cultivation cun' ning, a, skilful, subtle, crafty , cu pid' i ty, n, lust 148 Byerly^s Spelling-Book. DEC cu ri os' i ty, «. inquisitiveness cur tail', v. to cut off cus' to dy, n. imprisonment, security cus' torn, ». habit, usage cu ta' ne ous, a. relating - to the skin cy 7 de, n. a round of time cy' clo pe dia, n. the whole circle of science cyg' net, n. a young swan cyl' in der, n. a long, round body D Dam' ty, a. delicate, nice dal' li ance, n. mutual caresses, love dal' ly, v. to trifle, delay dam' sel, n, a young maiden dan' die, v. to fondle dan' gle, v. to hang loose da' ring, a. bold, fearless faugh! ter, n. a female child dawnt' less, a. fearless daz' zle, v. to overpower with light dear, a. beloved, costly death, ?i, extinction of life de bate', v. to dispute de bar', v. to prevent, hinder de base', v. to degrade, to adul- terate de bauch', v. to corrupt, to vitiate, to ruin de bil' i ty, n. weakness de&t, n. what is another's just due de cease,' v. to depart from life de ceive', v. to impose upon de' cen cy, n. modesty, pro- priety de cep' tion, a. cheat, fraud dec la ma' tion, n. an harangue de coc' tion, n. a preparation by boiling dec' o rate, v. to adorn, to em- bellish DES dec' o rous, a. decent, suitable, becoming de co' rum, n. decency, order de coy', v. to allure de cree', n. an edict, law, de termination de crep' i tude, n. the Hast stage of old age ded' i cate, v. to devote to de duct', v. to subtract, to sep- arate de duce', v. to gather, or infer from de fault', n. neglect, failure def er ence, n. regard, res- pect, submission de fine', v. to explain, to decide de fraud', v. to cheat de gen' e ra cy, n. departure from virtue de grade', v. to place lower, debase de jeet', v. to cast down, to de- press del' e gate, n. a deputy, com- missioner de lir' i um, n. disorder of mind insanity del' i ca cy, n. softness, nicety de light' ful, a. charming de lin' quent, n. an offender de liv' er, v. to give up de lude', it. to deceive de moc' ra cy, n. a form of government, in which the sovereign power is lodged m the people de nom' i nate, v. to name den' si ty, n. closeness de part', v. to go away de plo' ra blc, a. lamentable de po' nent,n. a witness on oath de pre' ci ate, v. to lessen in value dep' u ty, n. one who acts for another de ris' ion, n. contempt, scorn des' o late, v. to waste Byerlxfs Spelling-Book> 149 DIS des pair', n. hopelessness, des- pondency des pe ra' do, n. a furious per- son de scrip' lion, n. representation de sert', v. to forsake des' ig nate, v. to point out des pise', v. to scorn des' po tism, n. absolute power des' ti tute, a. in want of de tail', n. minute account, particular relation de ter' mine, v. to settle, limit de test', v. to hate de void', a. destitute, empty di' a lect, n. manner of ex- pression di' a logue, n. a conference m a ry, n, a daily account die' tion, n. style of language, expression di' et, n. food dif ' fi cult, a. hard, troublesome dig-' ni ty, n. rank, importance di late', v. to widen dil' a to ry, a. slow, tardy dil' i gence, n. industry di lute', v. to make thin dis a bil' i ty, n. want of power dis a gree', v. to differ dis ap point', v. to defeat of ex- pectation dis as' ter, n. misfortune dis charge', v. to dismiss dis' cord, n. disagreement dis creet', a. prudent dis cuss', v. to examine dis gr ace' ful, a. ignominious dis in her' it, v. to cut off from inheritance dis miss', v. to send away dis pu ta' tion, n. argumentation dis re gard', v, to slight dis si pa' tion, n. extravagant spending dis' tich, n, a couple of lines dis tinct', a, different dis tract', v. to perplex EDU cli vest', v, to strip di vin' i ty, n. the science of divine things do cil' i ty, n. readiness to learn dolt, n. a stupid fellow dou&t' ful, a. uncertain down' right, a. in plain terms dram, n. the eighth of an ounce dra' ma, n. the action of a play drear, a. lonely, gloomy, dismal dread' ful, a. terrible, frightful drop' sy, n. a collection of wa- ter in the body draw' sy, a. sleepy, dull drunk' ard, n. one who drinks to excess dum&, a. incapable of speech dump' ling, n. a sort of pudding du' pli cate, rti an exact copy of any thing du' ti ful, a. submissive dy' nas ty, n. government, sovereignty dys' en ter y, n. a disease of the bowels Ea' ger, a, ardent, quick ear, n. the organ of hearing earn, v. to gain by labour earth' quake, n, a tremour of the earth ec cen' trie, a, deviating from the centre, irregular, un- steady e clipse', n. obscuration of a luminary e con' o my, n. frugality, good management ed' i fy, v. to build, improve e' diet, n. proclamation, ordi- nance ed' i fice, n. a building ed' i fy, v. to instruct, improve e di' tion, n. the impression of a book ed' u cate, v. to bring up, tutor N 2 150 Byerlifs Spelling-Book. EMP ef fee' tu al, a. productive of effects, completely ef fern' i na cj^ n. softness, un- manly delicacy ef fi ca cious, a. powerful ef ful' gence, n. lustre, splen- dour e' go tist, n. one who talks much of himself e' gress, n. the act of going" out of any place e jac u la' tion, n. a short ar- dent prayer e lab' o rate, a. finished with great labour and exactness e las' tic, a. springing back, recovering e late', v. to puff up, to exalt e lapse', v. to pass away e lee' tion, n. the act of choos- ing el' e gant, a. pleasing, nice el' e gy, n. a mournful pathet- ic poem el' e vate, v. to exalt e li' cit, v. to bring out, to draw from el' i gi ble, a. fit to be chosen el o cu' tion, n. fluency of speech el' o quence, n. speaking with fluency e lope', v. to run away, desert e hide', v. to escape, shun e lu' ci date, v. to explain e lys' ian, a. pleasant, delight- ful em bar' go, n. a restriction on trade em bel' iish, v. to adorn em' blem, n. a moral device, representation ■ em' i grate, v. to remove from one place to another em' is sa ry, n. a spy, a secret agent e mol' u ment, n. profit em' pha sis, n. a remarkable <5 EXC stress laid upon a word or sentence em phat' ic al, a. forcible, strong em plo\', v. to keep at work em' u late, v. to rival em' u bus, a. desirous to excel en clo' sure, n. ground enclosed en cour' age, v. to animate end' less,, a. without end \ en' er gy, n. force, vigour en gross', v. to monopolize en joy' ment, n. happiness, fru- ition en rol', v. to record en slave', v. to deprive of lib- erty en' vy, n. vexation at another's good ep' i cure, n, one given to luxury e pis' tie, n. a letter e' qual, a. even, uniform e' qui ty, n. justice e rad' i cate, v. to root up er to' ne ous, a. full of errors es' cu lent, a. eatable es' sence, ?i. the nature, sub- stance, or being of any thing es' ti mate, v. to set a value e ter' ni ty, n. endless duration e vade', v. to avoid ev' i dence, n. proof, witness eu.' lo gy, n. praise _Eu ro pe' an, a. belonging to Europe ex alt', v. to lift up, extol ex al ta' tion, n. elevation ex as' pe rate, v.