vise, an instrument.
wail, to lament.
less'en, to make less. wale, to mark with stripes.

Filled with choler, he seized the youth by the collar. The priest filled
the censer. He is a censor of the press. The ship took divers persons as
divers for pearls. The plaintiff assumed a plaintive air. To lessen the
number of exercises, will make an easier lesson.

Lesson 124.

scrive'ner friv'o lous fru gal'i ty
slug'gard im'age ry gram mat'ic al
stub'born in'di go hi lar'i ty
sub'urbs in'sti gate hu man'i ty
symp'tom liq'ui date in hab'it ant
med'ley pil'grim age i ras'ci ble
peas'ant fish'er y le gal'i ty
pheas'ant hick'o ry lo cal'i ty
pen'sive in'ter est lo quac'i ty
pres'ence mit'ti mus men dac'i ty
read'y min'strel sy ra pac'i ty

Lesson 125.

NOTE.--These words are not exactly alike in sound, and should be carefully
distinguished.

as sist'ance, help; relief rab'bit, an animal.
as sist'ants, helpers. rab'bet, a term in carpentry.
de vis'er, an inventor.
di vi'sor, a term in Arithmetic. lin'e a ment, a feature.
lin'i ment, an ointment.
def'er ence, respect. prin'ci pal, chief
dif'fer ence, variation. prin'ci ple, rule of action.
in gen'u ous, open; free. li'ar, one who tells lies.
in gen'ious, having skill. lyre, a kind of harp.

Lesson 126.

DICTATION EXERCISES ON THE ABOVE.

His assistants gave him great assistance. He was the deviser of the
machine. Which is the larger, the divisor or the quotient? This difference
being settled, he will pay due deference to your opinion. The ingenious
mechanic was also an ingenuous man. Not a lineament could be recognized by
his friends. Apply to the wound a healing liniment. The principal in the
agreement was devoid of moral principle. Though a great liar, he could
play upon the lyre. The rabbit was tame. The carpenter will rabbet the
boards.

Lesson 127.

In words like the following, U should receive its proper consonant sound;
as nature, pronounced nat'yur.

nat'ure sig'na ture ag'ri cult ure
creat'ure sep'ul ture leg'is la ture
feat'ure fur'ni ture ar'chi tect ure
fut'ure for'feit ure tem'per a ture
capt'ure lig'a ture lit'er a ture
rapt'ure ap'er ture flo'ri cult ure
text'ure