PREFACE.

Having, some time ago, drawn up a set of rules and proper question! with their answers annexed, for the use of my own school, and divided them into several books, as well for more ease to myself, as the readier improvement of my scholars, I found them hy experience of infinite use : for when a master takes upon him that laborious (though necessary) method of writing out the rules and questions in the children's bocks, he must either be toiling and slaving himself after the toil of the school is over, to get ready the books for the next day, or else he must lose that time which would be much better spent in instructing and opening the minds of the pupils.—There was, however, still an inconvenience which hindered them from giving me the satisfaction I at first expected; i. e. where there are several boys in a class, some one or other must wait till the boy who first has the book, finishes tb» writing out those rules and questions he wants, which detains the others from making that progress they otherwise might> had they a proper book of rules and examples for each; to remedy which I was prompted to compile one, in order to have it printed, that it might not only be of use to my own school, but to such others as would have their scholars make a quick progress. It will aleo be of great use to such gentlemen as ha.e acquired some knowledge of i.ambers at school, to make them more perfect; likewise to such as have completed themselves therein, it will prove, after an impartial perusal, on account of its great variety and brevity, a most agreeable and entertaining exercise book. 1 shall not presume to say any thing more in favour of this work, but beg leave to refer the unprejudiced reader to the remarks of a certain author* concerning compositions of this nature His words are as follow:

"And now, after all, it is not impossible that some who like best to "tread the old beaten path, and to sweat at their business, when they may "do it with pleasure, may start an objection against the use of this well-Mn. Tzomai DilwobTb