Words of seven Syllables, accented on the fifth. Words of eight Syllables, accented on the sixth. half accent on the first & third. In com mu ni ca bil i ty half accent on the second. SUGAR is made of the juice of a plant, somewhat like a reed or cornstalk, called sugarcane, which grows in the West-Indies, the southern part of the United States, and other warm countries. TEA is the dried leaves of a plant, brought to us from the East-Indies it is a native of Japan, China, and Tonquin. COFFEE is the seed of a fruit resembling a cherry. The coffee-tree is cultivated in Arabia, Persia, the East-Indies, the isle of Bourbon, and several parts of America. CHOCOLATE is made of Cocoa, or seeds which grow in pods, on a small tree, in warm climates, called Cocoa, or Chocolate-tree. PEPPER is a fruit or seed of a plant, resembling the grape vine, that flourishes in the islands of Java, Sumatra, and Ceylon, and other parts of the East-Indies. ALSPICE, or PIMENTO ;-the tree that produces this pleasant spice grows spoutaneously in great abundance in many parts of the island of Jamaica in the West-Indies. GINGER is the root of a plant that is a native of the East and West-Indies. SALT is made of sea water, or from the water of salt springs by evaporation, either by boiling or by exposure to the sun. Rock-salt is dug out of the earth in salt mines. Jesus Christ the Son of God, who came into the world to save mankind from sin and its dreadful consequence, unutterable woe, in his sermon on the mount, says: "Ye have heard that it has been said by them of old time, thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, swear not at all, neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King: neither shalt thou swear by thy head; because thou canst not make one hair white or black; but let your communication be yea, yea; nay, nay for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil." The apostle James says, "But above all things, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath; but let your yea, be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation." The prophet Jeremiah says, " Because of swearing the land mourneth." And a person of later date, says : It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme, Words pronounced exactly alike, but spelled Ail, to be troubled Ale, malt liquor Arc, part of a circle Aught, any thing Ought, to be obliged An, a particle differently. Ann, a woman's name Bear, to suffer Bald, void of hair Be, to exist Beach, a shore Beech, a kind of tree Bell, a sounding vessel Brake, a thicket Break, to part by force Call, to name Caul, a membrane Ceil, to make a ceiling Seal, of a letter Coarse, not fine Course, direction Core, of an apple Corps, a regiment Cord, a small rope Chord, in music Day, a part of time Dey, a moorish governor Dam, a mother Damn, to condemn Dane, a man of Denmark Deign, to vouchsafe Deer, an animal Dew, a moisture Due, owirg Doe, an animal Dough, paste for bread Done, acted Dun, colour Ear, of corn, &c. Eye, organ of sight Fain, glad Fane, a weathercock Feign, to dissemble Faint, weak Foul, pasty Fowl, a bird Freeze, to congeal Gaul, a Frenchman Glaire, the white of an egg, Grate, for coals Great, large Grease, soft fat Greece, a country Groan, to sigh Grown, increased Hail, to salute, or rain frozen Hale, sound, healthy Hair, of the head Heal, to cure Hear, to hearken Hew, to chop Hugh, a man's name Hire, wages Him, that man |