He called his Corporal Syllable,5
To range the scatter'd throng;
And Captain Word dispos'd them well 6

In bands compact and strong.

"Now mark, Sir Childe," Sir Hornbook said :"These well compacted powers,

Shall lead thy vent'rous steps to tread

5 A Syllable is a distinct sound of one or more letters pronounced in a breath.

Words are articulate sounds, used by common consent, as signs of our ideas.

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For many troubles intervene, And perils widely spread, Around the groves of evergreen That crown this mountain's head: But rich reward he finds, I ween, Who through them all has sped."

Childe Launcelot felt his bosom glow At thought of noble deed;

Resolved through every path to go,

Where that bold knight should lead.

Sir Hornbook wound his bugle horn,
Full long, and loud, and shrill ;
His merry-men all, for conquest born,
With armour glittering to the morn
Went marching up the hill.

III.

"What men are you beside the way?"
The bold Sir Hornbook cried;

-"My name is The, my brother's A,"-
Sir Article replied.*

My brother's home is any where,
At large and undefin'd;

But I a preference ever bear

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For one fix'd spot, and settle there,
Which speaks my constant mind."

* There are two Articles, The, definite, A or An, indefinite.

as,

'The definite article defines and specifies particular objects "Those are the men ;- Give me the book."

• The indefinite article is used generally, and indeterminately to point out one single thing of a kind, as "There is a dog;" "Give me an Orange."

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"What ho! Childe Launcelot! seize them there, And look you have them sure!"

-Sir Hornbook cried-" my men shall bear

Your captives off secure.'

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The twain were seized: Sir Hornbook blew

His bugle loud and shrill;

His merry-men all so stout and true

Went marching up the hill.

IV.

And now a wider space they gained,
A steeper harder ground,

Where by one ample wall contained
All earthly things they found.

A Noun is the name of whatsoever thing or being we see, or discourse of.

All beings, rich, poor, weak, or wise,
Were there full strange to see,
And attributes and qualities
Of high and low degree.

Before the circle stood a knight,
Sir Substantive his name 10
With Adjective, his lady bright,
Who seemed a portly dame:

Yet only seemed, for whensoe'er
She strove to stand alone 11

She proved no more than smoke and air,
Who looked like flesh and bone.

10 Nouns are of two kinds, the Substantive, and Adjectives, A noun Substantive declares its own meaning, and requires not another word to be joined with it to show its signification, as man, book, apple.

"A noun adjective cannot stand alone, but always re