- A Psalm of Life.
- Address at Gettysburg.
- Barbara Frietchie.
- Bonny Kelmeny.
- Bugle Song.
- Charge of the Light Brigade.
- Death of Little Nell.
- Dies Iræ.
- Elegy in a Country Churchyard.
- Excelsior.
- Godiva.
- Invocation to Light.
- Laus Deo.
- The American Flag.
- Oh! why should the Spirit of Mortal be Proud?
- The Battle of Ivry.
- The Bells.
- The Bridge of Sighs.
- The Great Bell Roland.
- The Mantle of St. John de Matha.
- The Raven.
- The Soldier from Bingen.
- The Song of the Shirt.
- Union and Liberty.
- Woman's Education.
- Work.
THE MODEL DEFINER,
with Sentences showing the Proper Use of Words. An Elementary Work, containing Definitions and Etymology for the Little Ones. By A. C. Webb. Price by mail, postpaid, 25 cents. Per dozen, by express, $2.16.
THE MODEL ETYMOLOGY.
Giving not only the Definitions, Etymology, and Analysis, but that which can be obtained only from an intimate acquaintance with the best Authors, viz.: The Correct Use of Words. By A. C. Webb. Price by mail, postpaid, 60 cents. Per dozen, by express, $5.40.
The importance of words cannot be over-estimated. Knowledge can be imparted and received only by the medium of words, correctly used and properly understood. The basis of a good education must be laid with words, well chosen, properly arranged, and firmly implanted in the mind. From the richness of the English Language, which gives many words to the same meaning, and many and diverse meanings to the same word, the proper use of a word cannot be deduced from its meaning. How, then, is the knowledge of the use of words to be imparted to children? Either by the teacher, or by conversation and reading. By the latter method the knowledge acquired is limited in extent; and as it is entirely dependent on the power of observation, the impressions received are faint and ill-defined, and the conclusions arrived at, frequently incorrect. The practice of Arithmetic might possibly be left to such teaching, inasmuch as Arithmetic is an exact science based on fixed principles, from which correct reasoning must deduce correct results. But no reasoning can show to the child who has learned "Deduce, to draw," that he must not say, "I tried to deduce the horse from the stable;" or, "Deciduous, falling." "The boy, deciduous from the window, was killed." The importance and difficulty of the work demands that it shall not be left to the uncertainties of home teaching. The labor involved forbids that this essential part of education shall be imposed on the parent. Like Arithmetic, or any other department of knowledge, it should be performed by the teacher, in the time specially set apart for mental training. The plan adopted in the MODEL WORD-BOOK SERIES is not new. All good Dictionaries illustrate the meaning by a Model. To quote from a good author, a sentence containing the word, as proof of its correct use, is the only authority allowed. A simple trial of the work either by requiring the child to form sentences similar to those given, or by memorizing the sentences as models for future use, will convince any one of the following advantages to be derived from the Model Word-Book Series:
- Saving of Time.
- Increased Knowledge of Words.
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