VIII.—In a commencing series, of three or four numbers, the last number or numbers of the series, and in a concluding series, the last but one, generally takes the rising inflection, and all the other take the falling inflection.
EXAMPLES.
1. Honorˋ, virˋtue, and truthˊ, distinguish himˋ.
2. He is distinguished by honˋor, virˊtue, and truthˋ.
3. Haˋtreds, dissenˋtions, disˋcords, and warsˊ are produced by ambiˋtion.
4. You have a friend who will pityˋ, supportˋ, defendˊ, and relieveˋ you.
5. The wind and rain are oˋver; calm is the morn of dayˋ; the clouds are divided in heavˊen; over the green hills flies the inconstant sunˋ.
6. A true friend unbosoms freeˋly, advises justˋly, assists readˋily, takes all paˊtiently, and continues a friend unchangeˋably.
7. A good disposiˋtion, virtuous princiˋples, a liberal educaˋtion, and industrious habˊits, are passports to happiness and honˋor.
8. Hapˋpiness and honorˊ are the reward of a good disˋposition, virtuous prinˋciples, a liberal educaˊtion, and industrious habˋits.