THE
CHILD'S ASSISTANT,
BY
ALEXANDER BARRIE,
AUTHOR OF THE ENGLISH COLLECTION, SCHOOL.
DICTIONARY, TYRO'S GUIDE, &c. &c.
A NEW EDITION
Let all the Foreign Tongues alone,
Till you can read and spell your own.
GLASGOW:
PUBLISHED BY F. ORR AND SONS
MDCCCXXXIX.
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A B C D E F G
H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U
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B K X R C G E F I J
U H N Z S A V Y
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n
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Lesson I.
Ba
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ca
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II
Ba
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ffff, fi fi, ffi ffi,fl fl, fflffl.
III.
Bla
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bra
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gla
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kna
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IV. Short sound of a.] Bad dad
gad lad mad pad sad, ban can fan
man pan ran tan van, bat cat fat
gat hat mat pat rat sat vat, lax tax
wax, bag cag fag gag hag lag nag
rag sag tag wag, cab dab nab, gap
hap lap map nap pap rap sap tap.
V. My son, do ill to no man, and
do not go in the way of bad men;
for bad men go on in sin all the day,
VI. Long sound of a.) Bake cake
fake lake make rake sake take
wake, cage gage mage page rage
sage wage, bale dale gale hale male
pale sale vale, cape gape nape rape
tape, bane cane fane lane mane
pane sane, bare care dare fare hare
mare nare pare rare tare ware, lace
face mace pace race, bate date fate
made vade, came fame game lame,
name, cave gave nave, maze raze
VII. Let me not go in an ill
way; but go far out of it. Let ill
men be far out of my way, and let my joy be in thy law, O God, all
the day.
VIII. Short and long sound of e.]
Bed bred fed fled led ped red shed
sped wed, beg egg leg, peg, bell cell
dell ell fell sell tell well, bet fret jet
let met net pet set wet, ebb neb
web, jest lest pest rest test vest west
zest, den fen hen ken men pen ten,
sex vex.—Be he me she we ye, cere
here mere sere, eke, eve reve, eves,
these, glebe, glede, rede, mete, thene,
scene.
IX. Do not an ill act, though
one bid you do it. To do an ill
act, is to go out of the way of GOD.
Sit not by an ill boy, to see him do
ill, but go far out of his way.
X. Short sound of i.] Bib nib
rib, bid, did hid kid mid, big dig
fig jig pig wig, bill chill drill fill till
will, chin din fin gin grin hin inn
kin pin sin skin spin tin, bit fit hit
kit nit sit, bliss hiss kiss miss, chip clip dip nip pip ship skip slip strip
tip trip whip.
XI. My son, do what is just, and
let no ill be in thy mind. Shun
them who will hurt thee, and do
not hurt them. My child, go not
in a bad way; but hold fast the
law of the Lord. Wait on the
Lord, and he will help thee; pray
to him that he may lead thee, and
make thee to know what is good.
XII. Long sound of i.] Bice dice
mice nice price thrice twice vice,
hide pride ride side tide, mile smile
stile tile vile wile, bind find kind
mind, bright fight light might night
sight, tight wight, lithe sithe tithe,
bribe scribe tribe, dine fine line
mine nine pine vine wine, child
mild wild, crime lime prime time,
dike like pike, dire fire hire mire
tire, dive drive five hive rive strive,
pipe ripe stripe wipe, high nigh sigh
thigh, knife life rife wife.
XIII. My son, mind not thine
own will, but mind the will of God;
for thy will may lead thee a bad
way, but his will leads in the way
that is good. Bad men do not love
what is good: and if you do not
love what is good, you will not be
a good child. If you love what is
good, all good men will be sure to
love you.
XIV. Short sound of o.] Block
clock cock flock frock knock lock
mock nock rock shock mock sock
stock, blot clot cot dot got hot jot
sot spot trot wot, blotch potch
scotch, bob lob mob rob sob throb,
bog clog dog flog fog frog hog log,
bond fond pond yond, dross gloss
moss soss toss, box fox pox, crop
drop lop mop pop prop shop slop
sop stop top, clod cod nod plod rod
shod sod trod, song strong thong.
XV. The word of God is pure,
his law is just, his might is great, and his love has no bounds: so you
must hear his word, mind his law,
and fear and love him with all your
heart. God is most high; the LORD
God is King of kings and Lord of
lords; yet he loves, and will give
help to all those who seek him in
truth.
XVI. Long sound of o.] Bore
fore more score shore snore sore
store tore, blote dote flote mote note
rote shote smote vote, bode mode
rode, hold cold fold hold old scold
sold told, bole mole pole sole stole,
boll droll poll roll toll, bolt colt
jolt, hone drone lone prone stone
throne, born shorn torn worn, both
sloth, choke coke joke, prose rose
those, drove grove rove, pope rope
scope slope, dome home.
XVII. By the care you now
take to learn, you will gain fame,
wealth, and peace, when you grow
up. Then be sure to make the best use ofyour time. When you
are young, take care to walk in the
way in which you should go, that
when you are old, you may not go
from it. The most wise man that
e'er was on the earth, said, Train
up a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old, he will not go
from it.
XVIII. Short and long sound of u and y.) Bub club cub drub
grub rub scrub shrub tub, bud cud
mud scud, bug drug dug jug mug
plug snug, bun dun gun nun run
shun stun sun tun, but cut hut nut
shut, cull dull lull null skull, cup
pup sup tup.———Flute lute mute,
cube, tube, cure dure lure pure sure,
duke luke puke, fume plume spume,
fuse muse, huge, june lune tune,
mule pule yule.——— Hym hymn,
nymph, lynx pyx, syb ——— By cry
dry fly fry ply shy sky sly spy thy
try why wry, chyle style, gyre lyre
tyre, tyke, type.
XIX. The Ass, the Ape, and the Mole.
The Ass found fault that he had
no horns, and the Ape that he had
no tail: Hold your peace, says the
Mole, and say no more, for you are
both blest with eyes, which I ain
not.
dipthongs
XX. Of ai, aw, and ay.] Air
chair fair hair pair stair lair, ail
bail, fail, flail frail snail hail jail
mail nail sail tail trail rail vail wail,
aim claim maim, aid braid maid
paid staid, bait blait plait strait
trait wait, praise raise, brain chain
drain fain gain grain main pain
plain rain slain stain strain swain
train twain vain wain, faint paint
plaint saint. Awe chaw claw craw
draw flaw gnaw jaw law maw paw
raw saw scraw shaw spaw straw thaw, awl bawl brawl crawl spawl,
yawl, brawn dawn drawn fawn
lawn pawn spawn yawn. Bay bray
clay day dray fay fray gay gray hay
jay lay may nay pay play ray say
slay spay spray stay stray sway
tray way.
XXI. The Crow and Jug.
A Crow that was dry sought where
to quench her Thirst, and at last
found a Jug with some Drink in it;
but the neck was so long and strait,
that she could not get her head in:
then she thinks with herself what to
do; and at last says she, If I do but
fill the Jug with stones, the drink
will then rise up to the brim: so
to work she goes, and puts in Stones,
till the drink rose up to the top,
and then drank her fill.
XXII. Of ea.] Beach breach
each peach preach reach teach,
bead knead lead mead plead read,
beak bleak creak leak meak sneak, speak tweak weak, beal deal heal
meal neal peal seal steal veal zeal,
beam cream dream fleam gleam
ream scream seam steam stream
team, bean clean lean glean mean
sean wean, beast east feast least,
beat bleat treat, cheap heap leap
neap reap, blear clear dear drear
car fear hear near rear shear sear
smear spear tear year, cleave heave
leave reave weave, flea lea pea plea
sea tea, leaf neaf sheaf.
XXIII. The Two Frogs.
On a hot dry time of the Year,
when the Lakes and Ponds were
dried up, an old and young Frog
went in search of some Drink to
quench their Thirst. At last they
came to a deep Well, and sat on
the brink of it. "Sir, said the young
Frog to the old one, I have a
great Mind to leap into it. See how
clear the Spring is: We may drink
of it at our ease. All this may be true, said the old Frog, and yet I
can not be of your Mind for my life:
For if this Well should dry up too,
how should we get out of it?
XXIV. Of ee and ew.] Bee fee
flee free glee knee see thee three
ree tree wee, beech leech speech
screech, been green keen seen spleen,
beer cheer deer, feet fleet greet
meet sheet sleet street sweet, bleed
breed creed deed feed heed meed
need rced seed speed steed weed,
cheeze breeze freeze greeze sneeze,
cheek creek leek meek seek week,
creep weep, deem seem, cel feel
heel reel steel. Blew chew clew
dew few flew hew knew mew new
pew slew spew stew yew.
XXV. The Man who called for Death.
A Poor Old Man that was forced!
to go to the Wood to fetch home
Sticks, to make a Fire to dress his
Food and warm himself, tired with his Load, threw it off his back, and
call'd out to Death to come and
ease him: The grim King came,
arm'd with his Dart and Scythe,
and ask'd him what he call'd him
for? At which the old Man says in
a Fright, I want you to help me up
with my Load.
XXVI. Of oa, oi, and oo.] Bloat
boat coat float gloat goat moat
scoat stoat throat troat, boar gloar
hoar oar roar soar, board hoard
boast coast roast toast,broach
coach roach, cloak croak oak soak,
coal goal foal shoal, coarse hoarse,
foam loam roam, load road toad,
groan loan moan roan, loaf, loath
oath.-Boil broil coil foil moil oil
soil spoil toil, choice voice, coin
groin join loin, noise poise, void.—
Bloom boom broon, poor, boose
choose noose, boot hoot moot root
shoot, brood food mood rood, coo
loo too woo, cool fool pool school.
XXVII.
The Lord, who made the Ear of Man,
Must needs hear all of right;
He made the Eye, all things must then
Be plain in his clear sight.
O Lord, that man is safe and sure,
Whom thou dost keep in Awe;
And, that his life may be most pure,
Dost guide him in thy 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.
XXVIII. Of ou and ow.] Flounce
frounce ounce pounce, bound
found ground hound pound round
sound, bout clout drought gout
out rout scout shout spout sprout
stout trout, cloud loud proud
shroud, couch pouch vouch, count
fount mount, hour our scour sour.
Blow bow crow flow grow know
low owe row show flow snow SOW
stow strow throw tow trow, prowl strowl throwl, flown grown own
shown sown.— Bow brow cow glow
how now sow vow, cowl fowl growl
howl owl scowl, brown, blown crown
down drown frown gown lown town.
XXIX. A Collection of Nouns.
Boots coats shoes hat wig skirt
stock sleeve shirts bag club curl
cap gown robe stays shift glove
hood clock lawn lace crape silk
gauze sergc—Hall press vault wall
roof slate tilc sash pane door lock
key bolt hinge floor beam joist stair
step hearth rails pump well yard
— Chair stool bench bed sheets
chest trunk box desk grate fire coal
wood tongs pot pan dish cup plate
mug jug spit tub jack brush broom
knives forks spoons tray clock print
mop bass mat-Bear wolf fox bull
cow calf horse mare colt boar sow
hog pig dog cat mouse rat sheep
ram lamb ewe goat deer fawn stag
hind hart roc buck doe hound hare ape—Hawk kite stork owl crow
crane dove cock hen drake duck
goose swan lark thrush wren ant
bee drone wasp fly gnat toad frog
snake worm mite moth mole—Fish
whale shark cod trout eel carp sprat
perch roach—Flesh blood bone
skin hair head brain skull brow ear
face eye cheek nose mouth lip
tongue tooth gums jaws chin neck
throat lungs heart arm hand thumb
nail joint fist wrist back breast limb
knee leg slin foot toe sole vein—
Bread cheese beef veal lamb pork
ham fowls pie tart bun steak soup
broth sauce salt milk cream curds
whey tea beer ale punch wine rum
gin shrub port—School seat book
pen ink square knife wax.
XXX. The Lord God made
man at first in a state of bliss; but
through sin, he fell from that state
to a state of sin and death. But,
Christ our Lord came down from
on high, to save men from sin and death. His birth was mean and
low, his life meek and free from
pride; his laws gave light to the
world, and by him we may all hope
to live in bliss and joy, when this
world comes to an end. O Lord,
let me be found of thee in peace,
in that day, when thou shalt come
in the clouds, to judge both the
quick and dead.
XXXI. Of Two Syllables.
Divine lawyer writer doctor surgeon
merchant banker grocer draper
hatter farmer ploughman shepherd
weaver tanner mason builder
turner joiner goldsmith blacksmith
carver guilder painter limner cutler
miller baker butcher tailor glover
barber vintner captain major ensign
serjeant drummer fifer soldier
sailor pilot purser steward army
navy dragoons marines.
XXXII. My good child, when
you are in school, sit on your seat, and make no noise. To make noise,
would be to break the rules of the
school. Let not the time you are in
school be spent in play and talk,
but mind what is said to you; and
when you go out, do not go with
boys or girls who will curse, swear,
tell lies, and do bad things.
XXXIII. God doth know and
see all that we do, and though the
place where he dwells be far on
high; yet doth he look down on us
here, in this low world, and see all
the ways of the frail sons of men.
I will praise thy name, O God, for
thou hast laid help on one who can
save me, that is Christ the Lord.
He took on him the form of a man,
and did live a good life in the world,
and he did preach good things to
us, and of the world to come.
XXXIV. You must be sure to
keep the Lord's day, and not to
play on it in the streets nor in the house. But when you come from
church, you must read some good
book; and if you cannot read your
self, you must hear your friends
read, and they will teach you the
laws of God and those things that
make for your peace. You must
give good heed to what they say,
lest these good things be hid from
your eyes.
XXXV. Be wise, then, my child,
for your self, and lay up what your
friends say to you in your heart;
flee from all ill, hate vice, love the
Lord with all your heart, that you
may have peace in this world, and
be for a crown of joy to your friends
in the next. And as you can not do
all things that are right in God's
sight, of your self, you must ask of
God, to give you grace to help you
in the time of need, and to wean
your heart from the joys of this
world, and all that is in it.
XXXVI. On Reading the Holy Scriptures.
When I do learn thy word to read,
Teach me, O Lord, to pray,
That from thy laws, like the lost sheep,
I may not err or stray.
Then join my heart to such as choose
In thy pure paths to tread,
And by thy words, and grace, and hand,
To all that's good are led.
With these I'll sing, and bless thy name,
And all my time will spend;
With these I hope to live and dwell:
With these my days to end.
'Tis by thy grace that I must see
What's right and fit to do;
For of myself I'm weak and blind,
And know not false from true.
So, by thy grace, what thou dost bid,
I'll strive to do the same;
Bid what thou wilt, but grant me grace,
And I will praise thy name.
Our King now reigns in bliss on high,
O may our souls up to him fly;
And with him dwell in that blest place,
Where each good child might see his face.
the end.
This work was published before January 1, 1931, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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