# Stokes' System of Memory

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REV. GEORGE W. JAMES,
eacher of tokes's ystem of emory.
for the use of his pupils..
[Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1881. by George W. James, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.]
TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPANION TO PICTORIAL KEY.
| | 0 To a Stack's Center Zephyrs go. | |
| 1 A Decayed Tree | 2 Nest | 3 Men |
| 4 Rake | 5 Ladder | 6 A CHateau with Jessamine not a SHop nor a Gaol |
| 7 A Cradle Queen or King may Gladden | 8 A Veiled Female | 9 A Pleasure Boat |
Taught in the Pacific States only by the Rev. George W. James, F. R. H. S.
? STOKES' SYSTEM OF MEMORY. ?
FOR THE USE OF HIS PUPILS ONLY.
Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1884, by George W. James, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.
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| | | | | SEA | | | | |
| | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | | | TEA | NOYEAU | MAY | | | |
| | | | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | |
| | | | RAY | LAW | SHOW | | | |
| | | | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | |
| | | | KEY | FEE | BEE | | | |
| | 10 | | | 20 | | | 30 | |
| | DAISY | | | NEWS | | | MAZE | |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| DATE | DEN | DOME | NOTE | NUN | NAME | MOAT | MOON | MUMMY |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| DOOR | DELL | DISH | NERO | NAIL | NICHE | MAYOR | MILL | MATCH |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| DECK | DOVE | DAUB | NAG | NAVY | NIB | MUG | MUFF | MAP |
| | 40 | | | 50 | | | 60 | |
| | RACE | | | LASS | | | CHAISE | |
| 41 | 42 | 43 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 61 | 62 | 63 |
| ROAD | RUIN | RAM | LAD | LINE | LIME | SHADE | CHAIN | GEM |
| 44 | 45 | 46 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 64 | 65 | 66 |
| RAREY | RAIL | RUSH | LYRK | LILY | LASH | CHAIR | SHELL | JUDGE |
| 47 | 48 | 49 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 67 | 68 | 69 |
| ROCK | ROOF | ROBE | LAKE | LEAF | LIP | CHEEK | SHEAF | CHOP |
| | 70 | | | 80 | | | 90 | |
| | CASE | | | FACE | | | BAIZE | |
| 71 | 72 | 73 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 91 | 92 | 93 |
| CAT | CANE | COOM | FOOD | FAN | FOAM | BAT | BONE | BEAM |
| 74 | 75 | 76 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 94 | 95 | 96 |
| CAR | COAL | CASH | FIRE | FALL | FISH | BAR | BALL | BUSH |
| 77 | 78 | 79 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 97 | 98 | 99 |
| COOK | CAVE | CUP | FOG | FIFE | FOP | BAG | BEEF | BABY |
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Taught in the Pacific States only by the Rev. George W. James, F. R. H. S.
STOKES'S SYSTEM OF MEMORY, FOR THE USE OF HIS PUPILS ONLY.
Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1884, by George W. James, in the office of the Librarian of Congresa, of Washington, D. C.
Picture, drawl, and take the sense, and bring the two together.
Strike out, A, E, I, O, U, W, Y, H; take double letters as single; go by the sound and not by the spelling; let ng stand for 7.
Learn the 1st Key thoroughly; learn the the 2nd Key by the 1st, and by thought linking, repeating a small portion at a time till you can say the whole rapidly; and learn the other papers in their order, adhering strictly to the verbal instructions.
Employ the principles suggested, perpetually and use the Keys whenever they are required.
Stokes's System of Memory taught in the United States, only by the Rev. George W. James, F. R. H. S.
printed for
REV. GEORGE W. JAMES,
eacher of tokes's ystem of emory.
for the use of his pupils..
[Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1881. by George W. James, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.]
PHRENOLOGICAL ORGANS. (By George Combe.)
| 01 Amativeness | 13 Benevolence | 25 Weight |
| 02 Philoprogenitiveness | 14 Veneration | 26 Colour |
| 03 Concentrativeness | 15 Firmness | 27 Locality |
| 04 Adhesiveness | 16 Conscientiousness | 28 Number |
| 05 Combativeness | 17 Hope | 29 Order |
| 06 Destructiveness | 18 Wonder | 30 Eventuality |
| 07 Secretiveness | 19 Ideality | 31 Time |
| 08 Acquisitiveness | 20 Wit | 32 Tune |
| 09 Constructiveness | 21 Imitation | 33 Language |
| 10 Self-Esteem | 22 Individuality | 34 Comparison |
| 11 Love of Approbation | 23 Form | 35 Casuality |
| 12 Cautiousness | 24 Size | 36 Gustativeness |
SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND.
| 01 William I. | - - | 1066 | 13 Henry IV. | - - | 1399 | 25 Charles I. | - - | 1625 |
| 02 William II. | - - | 1087 | 14 Henry V. | - - | 1413 | 26 Charles II. | - - | 1660 |
| 03 Henry I. | - - | 1100 | 15 Henry VI. | - - | 1422 | 27 James II. | - - | 1685 |
| 04 Stephen | - - | 1135 | 16 Edward IV. | - - | 1461 | 28 William III. | - - | 1689 |
| 05 Henry II. | - - | 1154 | 17 Edward V. | - - | 1483 | 29 Anne | - - | 1702 |
| 06 Richard I | - - | 1189 | 18 Richard III. | - - | 1483 | 30 George I. | - - | 1714 |
| 07 John | - - | 1199 | 19 Henry VII. | - - | 1485 | 31 George II | - - | 1727 |
| 08 Henry III. | - - | 1216 | 20 Henry VIII. | - - | 1509 | 32 George III | - - | 1760 |
| 09 Edward I. | - - | 1272 | 21 Edward VI. | - - | 1547 | 33 George IV. | - - | 1820 |
| 10 Edward II. | - - | 1307 | 22 Mary | - - | 1553 | 34 William IV | - - | 1830 |
| 11 Edward III. | - - | 1327 | 23 Elizabeth | - - | 1558 | 35 Victoria | - - | 1837 |
| 12 Richard II. | - - | 1377 | 24 James I | - - | 1603 | | | |
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
| 01 Maine | 17 Ohio | 33 Kansas |
| 02 New Hampshire | 18 Indiana | 34 Indian Territory |
| 03 Vermont | 19 Illinois | 35 Texas |
| 04 Massachusetts | 20 Wisconsin | 36 Montana |
| 05 Rhode Island | 21 Michigan | 37 Wyoming Territory |
| 06 Connecticut | 22 West Virginia | 38 Colorado |
| 07 New York | 23 Kentucky | 39 New Mexico |
| 08 New Jersey | 24 Tennessee | 40 Idaho |
| 09 Pennsylvania | 25 Alabama | 41 Nevada |
| 10 Delaware | 26 Mississippi | 42 Utah |
| 11 Maryland | 27 Minnesota | 43 Arizona |
| 12 Virginia | 28 Iowa | 44 Alaska |
| 13 North Carolina | 29 Missouri | 45 Washington Territory |
| 14 South Carolina | 30 Arkansas | 46 Oregon |
| 15 Georgia | 31 Dakota | 47 California |
| 16 Florida | 32 Nebraska | |
Taught in the Pacific States only by the Rev. George W. James, F. R. H. S.
printed for
REV. GEORGE W. JAMES,
Teacher of Stokes's System of Memory,
for the use of his pupils..
[Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1881. by George W. James, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.]
| A | TEA | -urn, very frequently, is placed upon | A MAT. |
| | NOYEAU | Volunteers ne’er drink, when marching rank and | FILE. |
| | MAY | all our thoughts and actions upon good be | CONCENTRATED. |
| A | RAY | of light makes photographs on glass become | ADHESIVE. |
| | LAW | frequently takes all the cash for which relations | COMBAT. |
| A | SHOW | of wild beasts, if let loose, would be to life | DESTRUCTIVE. |
| A | KEY | is often used by those who wish to keep a | SECRET. |
| A | FEE | may make a doctor give his patient’s face | A QUIZ. |
| The | BEE | with toil unceasing, doth its waxen cells | CONSTRUCT. |
| The | DAISY | is a little flower not filled with | SELF-ESTEEM. |
| A | DATE | -book accurately learned, may gain much | APPROBATION. |
| A | DEN | in which fierce lions roar, we should approach with | CAUTION. |
| A | DOME | -crowned building may be raised from pure | BENEVOLENCE. |
| The | DOOR | of an old church, at times, commands our | VENERATION. |
| The | DELL | contains a grass-grown swamp and ground of greater | FIRMNESS. |
| The | DISH | was stolen by a man whom all thought | CONSCIENTIOUS. |
| We | DECK | our future frequently with flowers strewn by | HOPE. |
| A | DOVE | -like disposition seems to wrathful men a | WONDER. |
| A | DAUB | of paint may illustrate a very bright | IDEA. |
| | NEWS | -papers mostly have a space for anecdotes and | WIT. |
| A | NOTE | we know, almost defies successful | IMITATION. |
| A | NUN | should be from world-thoughts free—a pious | INDIVIDUAL. |
| A | NAME | is often roughly carved upon a garden | FORM. |
| | NERO | as a tyrant, was a man of wondrous | SIZE. |
| A | NAIL | when driven in a wall, may bear a heavy | WEIGHT. |
| A | NICHE | may hold a statue of a very dingy | COLOUR. |
| A | NAG | upon a foggy night may trace a known | LOCALITY. |
| The | NAVY | of Old England has ships in any | NUMBER. |
| The | NIB | of my pen spatters, so a fresh sort I will | ORDER. |
| A | MAZE | I once was lost in, which I thought quite an | EVENT. |
| A | MOAT | -surrounded castle has stood siege-proof many a | TIME. |
| The | MOON | is bright; a cavalier plays his fair maid a | TUNE. |
| A | MUMMY | though it has a tongue, is not possessed of | LANGUAGE. |
| A | MAYOR | may err, like other men, at times in a | COMPARISON. |
| The | MILL | is motionless to-day; there’s no wind, that’s the | CAUSE. |
| A | MATCH | may be extinguished by a very trifling | GUST. |
Taught in the Pacific States only by the Rev. George W. James, F. R. H. S.
printed for
REV. GEORGE W. JAMES,
Teacher of Stokes's System of Memory,
for the use of his pupils..
[Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1881. by George W. James, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.]
| | TEA | WHITE | and cold, is not the drink to injure nerves, I | Judge. |
| | NOYEAU, | WINE. | and all such drinks, may make a clear head | Foggy. |
| In | MAY | a HAT | can soon be filled with buttercups and | Daisies. |
| A | RAY | EVEN | of brightest hope, reach him at some | Time Will. |
| | LAW | HONEY | -like, is not to some; it seems not | To Allure. |
| A | SHOW | RED | -painted, at the fair, contains | The Heavy Boy. |
| A | KEY | JOHN | to the stable took, and there locked up | The Puppy. |
| | FEE | HIM, | and then to work for you reluctance he’ll | Not Shew. |
| The | BEE | a DOIT | of sugar make into | Honey Can. |
| A | DAISY | I DENY | not, a little child | May Seek. |
| A | DATE | I DEEM | it useless to attempt to teach a | Monkey. |
| The | DEN | I RAN | away from, and for home was quickly | Making. |
| A | DOME | HERE | rises grandly, at which those far off | May Peep. |
| A | DOOR— | a HALL | door—nicely baized, of all this draught would | Rid Me. |
| A | DELL— | HUSH!— | hear the feathered tribe with warblings sweet | Run On. |
| The | DISH | DEAR | child, you should not touch; so do not try to | Reach It. |
| A | DECK | DULL | is not to the Tars who go to spread | Our Fame. |
| A | DOVE | a ROOM | might fly into, and thus might spread | Her Fame. |
| To | DAUB | a HOG | with bright red paint, its owner soon would | Ruffle. |
| The | NEWS | I HAVE | to tell you, you must promise not to | Lisp. |
| | NOTE | a DASH | in writing, for much meaning there may | Lurk. |
| A | NUN | a MERRY | word disliked, and at which | Will Illume. |
| The | THE NAME | A LAZY PET | we gave off “Sloth”—not | “All Alive.” |
| | NERO | a JADE | would jade to death; all brutal sports he’d | Choose Him. |
| A | NAIL | a CHATTY | workman bent, when in a confab | Genial. |
| The | NICHE | a CHAIN | and rope contains; go, take just | Which You Choose. |
| A | NAG | I JOIN | with harness to a cart which holds a | Shovel. |
| Our | NAVY | WHIMMY | never was; no, 'tis our land’s | Chief Hope. |
| A | NIB | AN | urchin soon might spoil, when writing to his | Cousin. |
| A | MAZE | I GOT | into, and asked, "Pray how did I | Get Here?" |
| The | MOAT | GAIN— | then the castle there will be no doubt of | Gaining. |
| The | MOON | GAME | clearly may reveal, and poacher, who game | Catches. |
| A | MUMMY | GAR | -dens could not plant with apple trees and | Vines. |
| A | MAYOR | WAR | may speak about—its tumult, blaze, and | Fumes. |
| A | MILL | VICTORIOUSLY | is used for goods which not a | Few Make. |
Taught in the Pacific States only by the Rev. George W. James, F. R. H. S.
printed for
REV. GEORGE W. JAMES,
eacher of tokes's ystem of emory.
for the use of his pupils..
[Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1881. by George W. James, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.]
Ode To Deity (TRANSLATED FROM THE BUSSIAN OF DERZHAZIN.)
| 1 | 01 | O Thou Eternal One!—whose presence bright |
| 1 | 02 | All space doth occupy—all motion guide; |
| 1 | 03 | Unchanged through time's all everlasting flight. |
| 1 | 04 | Thou only God!—there is no God beside! |
| 2 | 05 | Being above all beings!—Mighty One! |
| 2 | 06 | Whom none can comprehend, and none explore; |
| 2 | 07 | Embracing all—supporting ruling o'er:— |
| 2 | 08 | Being, whom we call "God."—I know no more! |
| 3 | 09 | In its sublime research philosophy |
| 3 | 10 | May measure out the ocean deep—may count |
| 3 | 11 | The sands or the sun's rays—but, God! for Thee |
| 3 | 12 | There is no weight, nor measure;—none can mount |
| 4 | 13 | Up to Thy mysteries!—Reason's brightest spark, |
| 4 | 14 | Though kindled by Thy light, in vain would try |
| 4 | 15 | To trace Thy counsels infinite and dark; |
| 4 | 16 | And thought is lost ere thought can soar so high, |
| 4 | 17 | E'en like vast moments in eternity! |
| 5 | 18 | Thou from primeval nothingness didst call, |
| 5 | 19 | First chaos, then existence. Lord, on Thee |
| 5 | 20 | Eternity had its fonndation!—All |
| 5 | 21 | Spring forth from Thee!—all light, joy, harmony! |
| 6 | 22 | Sole Origin!—all life, all beauty, Thine! |
| 6 | 23 | Thy word created all, and doth create! |
| 6 | 24 | Thy splendour fills all space with rays divine!— |
| 6 | 25 | Thou art, and wert, and shall be glorious!—great! |
| 6 | 26 | Life-giving, life-sustaining Potentate! |
| 7 | 27 | Thy claims the unmeasured universe surround;— |
| 7 | 28 | Upheld by Thee, by Thee inspired with breath!— |
| 7 | 29 | Thou the beginning and the end hast bound, |
| 7 | 30 | And beautifully mingled life and death! |
| 8 | 31 | As sparks mount upwards from the fiery blaze, |
| 8 | 32 | So suns are born, so worlds spring forth from Thee! |
| 8 | 33 | And as the spangles in the sunny rays |
| 8 | 34 | Shine round the silver morn, the pageantry |
| 8 | 35 | Of Heaven's bright army glitters in Thy praise! |
| 9 | 36 | A million torches lighted by Thy hand, |
| 9 | 37 | Wander, unwearied, through the blue abyss;— |
| 9 | 38 | They own Thy power—accomplish Thy command,— |
| 9 | 39 | All gay with life, all eloquent with bliss! |
| 10 | 40 | What shall we call them?—Piles of celestial light?— |
| 10 | 41 | A glorious company of golden streams?— |
| 10 | 42 | Lamps of celestial ether burning bright?— |
| 10 | 43 | Suns lightening sytems with their joyous beams? |
| 10 | 44 | But Thou to these, art as the moon to night! |
| 11 | 45 | Yes! as a drop of water in the sea, |
| 11 | 46 | All this magnificence in Thee is lost! |
| 11 | 47 | What are ten thousand worlds compared with Thee? |
| 11 | 48 | And what am I, then?—Heaven's unnumbered host, |
| 12 | 49 | Though multiplied by myriads, and arrayed |
| 12 | 50 | In all the glory of sublimest thought, |
| 12 | 51 | Is but an atom in the balance weighed |
| 12 | 52 | Against thy greatness!—is a cipher brought |
| 12 | 53 | Against infinity! What am I, then? Nought— |
| 13 | 54 | Nought!—But the effulgence of Thy light divine, |
| 13 | 55 | Pervadading worlds, hath reached my bosom too ! |
| 13 | 56 | Yes, in my spirit doth Thy Spirit shine. |
| 13 | 57 | As shines the sunbeam in a drop of dew! |
| 14 | 58 | Nought!—but I live, and on hope's pinions fly |
| 14 | 59 | Eager towards Thy presence; for in Thee |
| 14 | 60 | I live and breathe, and dwell;—I lift mine eye |
| 14 | 61 | E'en to the throne of Thy divinity. |
| 14 | 62 | I am, O God, and surely Thou must be! |
| 15 | 63 | Thou art!—directing, guiding all,—Thou art!— |
| 15 | 64 | Direct my understanding, then, to Thee; |
| 15 | 65 | Control my spirit, guide my wandering heart. |
| 15 | 66 | Though but an atom 'midst immensity, |
| 16 | 67 | Still, I am something fashioned by Thy hand: |
| 16 | 68 | I hold a middle rank 'twixt heaven and earth,— |
| 16 | 69 | On the last verge of mortal being stand— |
| 16 | 70 | Close to the realms where angels have their birth; |
| 16 | 71 | Just on the boundaries of the spirit-land! |
| 17 | 72 | The chain of being is complete in me; |
| 17 | 73 | In me is matter's last gradation lost;— |
| 17 | 74 | And the next step, is spirit—Deity!— |
| 17 | 75 | I can command the lightning, and am dust!— |
| 18 | 76 | A monarch and a slave!—a worm, a god! |
| 18 | 77 | Whence came I here, and how? so marvelous! |
| 18 | 78 | Constructed and conceived!—Unknown?—This clod |
| 18 | 79 | Lives surely through some higher energy; |
| 18 | 80 | For from itself alone it could not be! |
| 19 | 81 | Creator!—Yes!—Thy wisdom and Thy word |
| 19 | 82 | Created me!—Thou Source of life and good!— |
| 19 | 83 | Thou Spirit of my spirit, and my Lord! |
| 19 | 84 | Thy light, Thy love, in their bright plentitude, |
| 20 | 85 | Filled me with an immortal soul, to spring |
| 20 | 86 | O'er the abyss of Death; and bade it wear |
| 20 | 87 | The garments of eternal day, and wing |
| 20 | 88 | Its heavenly flight beyond this little sphere, |
| 20 | 89 | E'en to its source—to Thee!—its Author there! |
| 21 | 90 | O thoughts ineffable!—O visions blest!— |
| 21 | 91 | Though worthless our conceptions all of Thee, |
| 21 | 92 | Yet shall Thy shadowed image fill our breast, |
| 21 | 93 | And waft its homage to Thy Deity! |
| 22 | 94 | God!—thus alone my lowly thoughts can soar,— |
| 22 | 95 | Thus seek Thy presence—Being wise and good!— |
| 22 | 96 | 'Midst Thy vast works, admire, obey, adore!— |
| 22 | 97 | And when the tongue is eloquent no more. |
| 22 | 98 | The soul shall speak in tears of gratitude! |
Taught in the Pacific States only by the Rev. George W. James, F. R. H. S.
STOKES'S SYSTEM OF MEMORY. FOR THE USE OF HIS PUPILS ONLY. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1884, by GEORGE W. JAMES, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.
VERBAL MEMORY.
The Association of Ideas, which, if rightly regulated, may be made of immense service in facilitating learning by heart, if carelessly or unskillfully used, will prove equally misleading, retarding, and prejudicial. The ntmost care should be taken in order to see that what is done, is done well. First, as far as possible, grasp the meaning of that which you are about to learn, then try to fix in the Memory the first sentence or part of the first sentence, by uttering it, and picturing its meaning at the same time. If learning from print or writing, observe the position and appearance of the words, and the locality of the sentences also, and then removing your eyes, try to repeat from mental sight. You should not proceed to the second sentence till the mind's tongue is as ready as, or in advance of, your mind's eye. You cannot be said to know a sentence thoroughly until you can repeat it without the slightest hesitation. In illustration of what has been said as to the mode of committing to Memory, let us take the introductory remarks to the "Ode to the Deity". "This Ode is said to have been translated."—These words are sufficient to take upon your tongue at once—let every word be fixed thoroughly. If you were to simply get the idea, you might express it in a great many different ways—but the idea is not sufficient, you want the precise words. You might detect yourself saying "This Ode was translated;" if so, stop yourself at once by remarking, No! It does not say positively "This Ode was," but "This Ode is said to have been," &c.—and so on through, by strengthening your impressions by mental comments. As soon as you have mastered "This Ode is said to have been translated," attach the next portion by uttering the last part of that which you have learned, with the first part of that which you are going to learn; thus:—"translated into the Tartar and Chinese languages"—and when you know this also, proceed upon the same principle continuously, learning in each case as thoroughly as possible before attaching anything more; thus:—"languages written on silk"—"on silk and suspended"—"and suspended in the Imperial Palace at Pekin." Having learned this sentence, think of, or repeat, "at Pekin," and "the Emperor," together, thus:—"at Pekin the Emperor;" which means that the end of the first sentence will be linked to the beginning of the second, by reflective, articulatory and vibratory association. Proceed upon the same principle throughout, thus:—"The Emperor of Japan had it translated into Japanese"—"Japanese embroidered in Gold"—"Embroidered in Gold and hung up"—"and hung up in the Temple"—"in the Temple of Jeddo"—"in the Temple of Jeddo it is gratifying"—"it is gratifying to learn"—"to learn that these nations"—"that these nations have bestowed"—"have bestowed such honors"—"such honors on this noble composition"—"this noble composition we believe"—"we believe that no man"—"that no man however powerful his intellect"—"powerful his intellect and sublime his imagination"—"his imagination unacquainted with Holy Writ"—"unacquainted with Holy Writ ever did"—"ever did or ever will compose so exalted a poem"—"poem it abounds with Scriptural allusions"—"allusions the finest"—"the finest parts of the Ode were written"—"were written when the soul of the author"—"when the soul of the author perhaps unconsciously"—"perhaps unconsciously was wrapt in contemplation of passages in the bible"—"in the bible one of the most exquisite verses"—"one of the most exquisite verses in the poem, &c."—These instructions should be carried out most carefully in order to test their efficiency, and slight modifications may be afterwards made in their application to suit the peculiar requirements of the pupil. Not only should words and sentences be thus united, but paragraphs and chapters also. With a little practice the application of the plan becomes swift, which often appears doubtful to those unused to its exercise. Some raise the objection that this method involves much additional repetition; but on the contrary, it saves a great deal of repetition—repetition which is wearisome and useless. The ordinary way of learning is almost entirely by repetition, thus:—"This Ode is said to have been translated into the Tartar and Chinese languages, written on silk, and suspended in the Imperial Palace at Pekin." "This Ode is said to have been translated into the Tartar and Chinese languages, written on silk and suspended in the Imperial Palace at Pekin." "This Ode is said to have been translated into the Tartar and Chinese languages, written on silk, and suspended in the Imperial Palace at Pekin," &c., &c. Learn poetry upon the same principle as prose—take only a few words upon the tongue at once—which words learn thoroughly—understand, and as far as possible picture the idea suggested by them. Link to the first sentence the second; to the second, the third; to the third, the fourth; to the fourth, the fifth; to the fifth, the sixth, &c., &c. Do not leave off at the end of a line, simply "because it is the end of the line," but be guided by the "sense." Let the latter be your "general rule," but observe also—and note this particularly—it is some times desirable to destroy the sense, alter the sense, or make fresh sense of the sentences by reading the end of one and the beginning of another; if by so doing vibrational Memory is secured, or an intellectual chasm is bridged. For although the sense of the piece may be partially destroyed in learning, it will not be destroyed in repetition. After a few repetitions the associations by which a piece is learned fade from the mind, but the piece itself remains in perfection. Experience proves this, which might otherwise be a somewhat questionable fact. The succession of verses may be remembered upon the same principle. Link with the last suggestive word, or idea, of the first verse, the first suggestive word or idea, of the second verse; with the last of the second verse, the first of the third; with the last of the third, the first of the fourth;—and so on
The following application of the above suggestions to the "Ode to the Deity," if carefully studied, will illustrate very clearly that which I have endeavored to explain. You should learn at least two or three verses of the Ode upon the plan given, as an exercise, but merely reading the illustrations will be sufficient to enable you to understand how to apply the principles to anything else. In reading the following, please bear in mind that you are supposed to learn one sentence before you proceed to another. I advise you to commit the whole of the Ode to Memory, as you would probably consider it very difficult to learn in the ordinary manner, and if you succeed with this you may be pretty sure of mastering anything! "O Thou Eternal One"—"O Thou ​Eternal One whose presence bright"—"whose presence bright all space doth occupy"—"all space doth ocссuру, all motion guide"—"all motion guide unchanged"—(here you knock out the stop and make make fresh sense, which is this, that "God does all motion guide unchanged;" the new idea being, that the laws of motion are the same to-day as they were at the creation; they are unchanged.)
The object in making the two sentences thus blend, is to canse vibrational Memory. You will find upon repeating the first two lines in the ordinary way, that directly after you have uttered the word "guide," the word "unchanged" will spring up and will suggest "Through time's all everlasting flight."—It sometimes happens that we "break down" repeatedly at some particular part of a piece of composition, without being able to assign any cause for so doing; when this is the case, link the sentences together as just shown.
To proceed with the Ode:—We have reached the first word of the third line, "Unchanged "—Unchanged through time's all everlasting flight"—"through time's all everlasting flight Thou only God"—"Thou only God there is no God beside"—"there is no God beside Being above all beings"—Being above all beings mighty One"—"Mighty One whom none can comprehend"—"Whom none can comprehend and none explore"—"and none explore embracing all"—"embracing all supporting"—"supporting ruling o'er"—"ruling o'er being"—Being whom we call God'—"whom we call God I know no more!" Now try to read the whole of the verse again in precisely the same manner as before, and continue the remainder of the poem in the same manner at your leisure.
The following arrangement will illustrate the plan suggested for linking the verses. To unite to the first verse the second, say or think of "more" and "sublime" together, and so on:—
| To the 1st the 2nd | . . | More Sublime. | To the 06th the 07th | . . | Nought—Effulgence. |
| To the„ 2nd the„ 3rd | . . | Eternity—Primeval | To the„ 07th the„ 08th | . . | Thou must be—Thou art. |
| To the„ 3rd the„ 4th | . . | Potentate Claims. | To the„ 08th the„ 09th | . . | Spirit Land—Claims. |
| To the„ 4th the„ 5th | . . | Praise a Million. | To the„ 09th the„ 10th | . . | To-night—Yes. |
| To the„ 5th the„ 6th | . . | It could not be—Creator. | To the„ 10th the„ 11th | . . | Author—Thoughts. |
You see we have gone through the Poem upou Mnemonical principles; but without using our Mnemonical Key. The Key may be used for this, however, or for any other piece of poetry or prose, and may be used, too, in most cases with immense advantage. The more clearly we can see a thing mentally, the better and the use of the Key aids us in this.
As a general rule for poetry associate the first suggestive word or idea of each verse with the prompter corresponding with the number of the verse—thus with the Ode: please try to learn the following:—
| 01. | Tea. . | . . | Eternal. | 12. | Den. . | . . | Multiplied. |
| 02. | Noyeau | . . | Above. | 13. | Dome. . | . . | Effulgence. |
| 03. | May. . | . . | Sublime. | 14. | Door. . | . . | Live. |
| 04. | Ray. . | . . | Mysteries. | 15. | Dell. . | . . | Directing. |
| 05. | Law. . | . . | Primeval. | 16. | Dish. . | . . | Still. |
| 06. | Show. . | . . | Origin. | 17. | Deck. . | . . | Chain. |
| 07. | Key. . | . . | Claims. | 18. | Dove. . | . . | Monarch. |
| 08. | Fee. . | . . | Sparks. | 19. | Daub. . | . . | Creator. |
| 09. | Bee. . | . . | Million. | 20. | News. . | . . | Filled. |
| 10. | Daisy. . | . . | What shall we call them? | 21. | Note. . | . . | Thought. |
| 11. | Date. . | . . | Drop. | 22. | Nun. . | . . | God. |
If you find it difficult to associate the above, the following suggestions will aid you. Some of them may appear to you to be far fetched and inappropriate; but remember that as soon as you can form associations easily for yourself, you will probably much prefer your own ideas—although to me or to others they might seem as unsuitable as mine do to you.
ASSOCIATIONS.
| 01. | Tea. . | . . | Comes from China, and to the Chinese we send Bibles for their interests Eternal. |
| 02. | Noyeau | . . | Some kept in the wine cellar, and some Above; or, Noyeau's spirit gets into the head—or Above. |
| 03. | May. . | . . | Is a month Sublime. |
| 04. | Ray. . | . . | A Ray of light may reveal Mysteries,—or, drawling—Ray—Mister Rays. |
| 05. | Law. . | . . | Primeval Law, or drawling, Law has proved to many a Prime Evil. |
| 06. | Show. . | . . | The Lord Mayor's Show, what was its Origin? |
| 07. | Key. . | . . | The possession of a Key may indicate our Claims. |
| 08. | Fee. . | . . | A Fee may be paid for putting out Sparks. |
| 09. | Bee. . | . . | A Million Bees. |
| 10. | Daisy. . | . . | Call them Daisies. |
| 11. | Date. . | . . | A Date from a tree may Drop,—or, the Date of a fact from the mind many Drop. |
| 12. | Den. . | . . | In a Den animals are Multiplied. |
| 13. | Dome. . | . . | A Dome full of Effulgence. |
| 14. | Door. . | . . | The Door of the house in which I Live. |
| 15. | Dell. . | . . | In a Dell a countryman a stranger Directing. |
| 16. | Dish. . | . . | Grace being said—the company are Still. |
| 17. | Deck. . | . . | On a Deck a Chain,—or, a lady may Deck herself with a Chain. |
| 18. | Dove. . | . . | A Dove-like Monarch,—or, a Dove in the hands of a Monarch. |
| 19. | Daub. . | . . | A Daub was never produced by the Creator. |
| 20. | News. . | . . | A Newspaper Filled. |
| 21. | Note. . | . . | Note Thoughts. |
| 22. | Nun. . | . . | A Nun devoting her life to God. |
Now try to repent from memory the whole of the verse—words attached to the prompters. Run them over two or three times, till you can give the word that goes with any number instantly, thus:—
| What is the 7th word?—Answer : Claims! | What is the 17th word?—Answer : Chain! |
| What is„ the„ 9th word?—Answer :„ Million! | What is„ the„ 12th word?—Answer :„ Multiplied! |
| What is„ the„ 3rd word?—Answer :„ Sublime! | What is„ the„ 22th word?—Answer :„ God! |
When you can answer this quickly, you will be able also to reply accurately to the following questions:—
What is the number of the verse that begins thus:—Thy claims the unmeasured universe surround?" Answer: "The 7th! because the word Claims, which is the first suggestive word in the line, is associated with Key, which is No. 7." Again: "The chain of being is complete in me?" Answer: "The 17th! because Chain is associated with Deck, which is 17;" and so with any of the others. When you use prompters, you will find it unnecessary to link the verses together in the manner I showed you just now. There are four ways of putting the verse words upon the Key: 1st, before learning any of the verses; 2nd, after learning all the verses; 3rd, taking one at a time just before, or 4th, just after, learning each verse. I generally use the latter plan; each verse is then learned as far as possible by its sense, and being immediately afterwards placed upon the Key, it can be at once referred to and repeated mentally. You had better try each plan and adopt that which you find most advantageous. If you were to learn 20 verses of a poem separately and tried to repeat them in their order, if one verse did not naturally lead to another, you would be almost sure to omit or misplace some; but by placing them upon the Key in the manner I have described, you would say them throughout without the slightest difficulty. You had better try this, as it is a very startling and most convincing experiment. If you happen to know some piece almost accurately, but falter at certain parts, put the cues of the perplexing portions upon the key and your difficulties will vanish. Not only may the succession of the verses be known by the prompters, but the succession of the lines; this is effected by associating the cue word of each line with a prompter, either before learning the lines or afterwards. The following examples will serve to illustrate the plan, but I do not recommend its adoption for such a piece as this, which should be learned for its sublimity and not for display of eccentric power. There are certain circumstances, however, under which we are glad of any plan which will insure rapidity of acquirement and accuracy of retention; and many people can learn far more quickly when they use the prompters in this way than by any other method.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
| 01. | Tea. . | . . | Eternity, drawling, Eterni-t-y. |
| 02. | Noyeau | . . | In a Space. |
| 03. | May. . | . . | Unchanged. |
| 04. | Ray. . | . . | A Ray of Glory coming from the only God. |
| 05. | Law. . | . . | The Law of God, Being above all Beings. |
| 06. | Show. . | . . | Show, Whom? |
| 07. | Key. . | . . | A Key or explanation Embracing All. |
| 08. | Fee. . | . . | We may Fee a Being whom we call. |
When the first suggestive word is the same in two or more lines, it should be either used in the first instance only, or the next suggestive word or idea in each line should be substituted in each case. When you repeat a piece of poetry from the Key, you should let your mind's eye go to the prompter and Locality of the prompter from which you are speaking, and just before you finish saying that which goes with one prompter, think of the next prompter, and in an instant it will suggest that which you have to say next. Mark, you will not find this interfere with your delivery, nor in any way distract your attention; in fact, it will increase your concentration, and will give you confidence. When you have said the piece several times with the prompters, you will find that you cease to think of them, and will only see mentally the localities in which the verses or lines were placed, and with increased practice you will find the entire poem run upon the tongue, without your thinking either of the prompters or localities.
In using the Key for prose, the first suggestive word or idea of each chapter, paragraph or sentence, should be associated with a prompter as occasion may require. For both poetry or prose never use a prompter, simply for the sake of using it; and never omit using one, simply for the sake of doing without it. To avoid the unnecessary use of a multiplicity of prompters, the method of making the sentences blend, over-lap, or dovetail, may be advantageously employed mainly, and prompters may be used at the same time occasionally for a long piece of ordinary composition. With a very difficult short piece of composition, into which many distinct ideas are compressed, a prompter should be used wherever there is a change of thought.
The following are the Prompter-points for
My M-Made Memory Medley. (See "Stokes on Memory," American Edition by Rev. G. W. James.)
1. Memory Means Mind—2. Mysteriously—3. Matured—4. Memory Makes Moulds—5. Multitudinous Misfortunes—6. Meager Memory Means—7. Many Men Meditating—8. Meager Memory Makes—9. Mould—10. Memory Managed—11. Many Maddened—12. Menials—13. Memory Methods—14. Miss Market Much—15. Many Men Much Misunderstand—16. Many Men Mentally—17. Mercenary—18. Murky Minded—19. Memory Methods Master Minutely—20. Memory Methods Might Make Monarchs—21. Memory Methodically—22. Metropolitan—23. Money Moving—24. Morose—25. Misguided—26. Memory Methodized—27. Mothers—28. Makes Model Men—29. Mind-Memory—30. Memory Moulds—31. Military—32. Milk-maids' Musings—33. Misconduct—34. Murderers—35. Methodical—36. Mentioning—37. Many Merely Muttering—38. Му—
In committing to Memory hymns, psalms, or chapters of the Bible, the verses should be associated without prompters as much as possible. When you have learned a piece of composition, you should repeat it before it has begun to fade from the mind, and you should again and again repeat it at intervals till you feel that you have mastered it quite, and mastered it permanently but; even then you ought not to trust yourself too confidently, as occasional repetition is generally found to be necessary with even the most talented. (See also "Stokes om Memory, American Edition.")
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How does the water come down at Lodore? :
| 01 | Here it comes sparkling, |
| 02 | And there it lies darkling; |
| 03 | Here smoking and frothing, |
| 04 | Its tumult and wrath in, |
| 05 | It hastens along, conflicting, strong, |
| 06 | Now striking and raging. |
| 07 | As if a war waging, |
| 08 | Its caverns and rocks among. |
| 09 | Rising and leaping, |
| 10 | Sinking and creeping, |
| 11 | Swelling and flinging, |
| 12 | Showering and springing, |
| 13 | Eddying and whisking, |
| 14 | Spouting and frisking, |
| 15 | Twining and twisting, |
| 16 | Around and around; |
| 17 | Collecting, disjecting, |
| 18 | With endless rebound; |
| 19 | Smiting and fighting, |
| 20 | A sight to delight in, |
| 21 | Confounding, astounding, |
| 22 | Dizzing, and deafening the ear with its sound. |
| 23 | Reeding and speeding, |
| 24 | And shocking and rocking, |
| 25 | And darting and parting, |
| 26 | And threading and spreading, |
| 27 | And whizzing and hissing, |
| 28 | And dripping and skipping. |
| 29 | And whitening and brightening, |
| 30 | And quivering and shivering, |
| 31 | And hitting and splitting, |
| 32 | And shining and twining, |
| 33 | And rattling and battling, |
| 34 | And shaking and quaking, |
| 35 | And pouring and roaring, |
| 36 | And waving and raving, |
| 37 | And tossing and crossing, |
| 38 | And flowing and growing, |
| 39 | And running and stunning, |
| 40 | And hurrying and skurrying, |
| 41 | And glittering and flittering, |
| 42 | And gathering and feathering, |
| 43 | And dinning and spinning, |
| 44 | And foaming and roaming, |
| 45 | And dropping and hopping, |
| 46 | And working and jerking, |
| 47 | And heaving and cleaving, |
| 48 | And thundering and floundering. |
| 49 | And falling and crawling and sprawling, |
| 50 | And driving and riving and striving, |
| 51 | And sprinkling and twinkling and wrinkling. |
| 52 | And sounding and bounding and rounding, |
| 53 | And bubbling and troubling and doubling, |
| 54 | Dividing and gliding and sliding, |
| 55 | And grumbling and rumbling and tumbling, |
| 56 | And clattering and battering and shattering. |
| 57 | And gleaming and steaming and streaming and beamin: |
| 58 | And rushing and flushing and brushing and gushing, |
| 59 | And flapping and rapping and clapping and slapping. |
| 60 | And curling and whirling and purling and twirling, |
| 61 | Retreating and beating and meeting and sheeting, |
| 62 | Delaying and straying and playing and spraying, |
| 63 | Advancing and prancing and glancing and dancing, |
| 64 | Recolling, tyrmoiling, and tolling and boiling, |
| 65 | And thumping and flumping and bumping and jumping, |
| 66 | And dashing and flashing and splashing and clashing, |
| 67 | And so never ending, but always descending, |
| 68 | Sounds and motions forever and ever are blending, |
| 69 | All at once and all o'er, with a mighty uproar— |
| 70 | And this way the water comes down at Lodore, Southet |
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KEY TO LODORE.
| 00. | SEA.—How does the water come down at Lodore?" How does the water come down at Lodore?" Let us See |
| 01. | TEA.—Here it comes sparkling.—Suppose you are at home, and the door opens, and the servant brings in TEA, as it is being brought in you remark "Here it comes sparkling!" Picture throughout as vividly as possible. |
| 02. | NOYEAU.—And there it lies darkling—Fancy you see a bottle of NOYEAU upset, and that you point to it saying "And there it lies darkling" |
| 03. | MAY.—Here smoking ere smoking and frothing,—The MAY flower is white, it is not like smoke, but it is like froth. |
| 04. | RAY.—Its tumult and wrath in,—A Ray of light coming down upon a place which has been a state of "tumult and wrath in," |
| 05. | LAW.—It hastens along, conflicting, strong,—LAW generally does not hasten along, but it is conflicting and strong. |
| 06. | SHOW.—Now striking and raging,—In a SHOW is a man now striking an animal that is raging. |
| 07. | KEY.—As if a war waging,—A QUAY, where there is "a war waging." |
| 08. | FEE.—Its caverns and rocks among,—We often pay a FEE, to go "caverns and rocks among." |
| 09. | BEE.—Rising and leaping,—A BEE goes over the flowers rising but not leaping. |
| 10. | DAISY.—Sinking and creeping,—The DAISY is sinking but not creeping. |
| 11. | DATE.—Swelling and flinging,—The DATE of the Deluge when the waters were "Swelling and flinging." |
| 12. | DEN.—Showering and springing,—In a DEN the hunters' shots go showering and the animals are springing. |
| 13. | DOME.—Eddying and whisking,—Over a DOME is a fountain "Eddying and whisking." |
| 14. | DOOR.—Spouting and frisking,—Near the DOOR is a spout, and near the spout is a dog frisking. |
| 15. | DELL.—Twining and twisting;—The DELL is "Twining and twisting." |
| 16. | DISH.—Around and around;—A DISH passed "Around and around." |
| 17. | DECK.—Collecting, dissecting;—On the DECK the sailors are collecting and the cargo of the ship they are dissecting. |
| 18. | DOVE.—With endless rebound;—A DOVE flying "With endless rebound." |
| 19. | DAUB.—Smiling and fighting;—A DAUB on somebody who has been unwisely "Smiling and fighting." |
| 20. | NEWS.—A sight to delight in;—Good NEWS is a "A sight to delight in." |
| 21. | NOTE.—Confounding, astounding;—The Bank NOTE forgery was "Confounding, astounding." |
| 22. | NUN.—Dizzying and deafening the ear with its sound;—The Convent Bell "Dizzying and deafening the ear with its sound." |
| 23. | NAME.—Reeding and speeding.—A NAME written so large that those may be reading, who go through the streets speeding. |
| 24. | NET.—And shocking and rocking.—Net’s acts were shocking, and set people in agony rocking. |
| 25. | NAIL.—And darting and parting;—A NAIL, when driven goes in darting, and makes a parting. |
| 26. | NICHE.—And threading and spreading,—A NICHE in which is a cobweb "Threading and spreading." |
| 27. | NAG.—And whizzing and hissing,—A NAG goes whizzing, and the driver to make it go faster is hissing. |
| 28. | NAVY.—And dripping and skipping,—In the NAVY the sailors are often dripping, and about the ships they go skipping. |
| 29. | NIB.—And whitening and brightening,—The NIB of a silver pen, with whitening we may be brightening. |
| 30. | MAZE.—And quivering and shivering.—Somebody lost in a MAZE stands "quivering and shivering." |
| 31. | MOAT.—And hitting and splitting.—On the MOAT the boats are "Hitting and splitting." |
| 32. | MOON.—And shining and twining.—The MOON is shining and the clouds are twining. ​ |
| 33. | MUMMY.—And rattling and battling,—A MUMMY once engaged in "Rattling and battling." |
| 34. | MAYOR.—And shaking and quaking,—Somebody brought before the MAYOR stands "Shaking and quaking." |
| 35. | MILL.—And pouring and roaring,—A Water MILL over which the water is "Pouring and roaring." |
| 36. | MATCH.—And waving and a ringing,—A rowing MATCH—the blankerchiefs of the winner are waving and the loser is raging. |
| 37. | MUG.—And tossing and crossing,—A MUG they are tossing, and the table it is crossing. |
| 38. | MUFF.—And flowing and proving,—The hair of a MUFF is flowing, but not proving. |
| 39. | MAP.—And running and stunning,—A MAP may show where rivers are "Running and stunning." |
| 40. | RACE.—And hurrying and scurrying,—In a RACE they are generally "Hurrying and scurrying." |
| 41. | ROAD.—And glittering and flittering,—On the ROAD the lamps are "Glittering and flittering." |
| 42. | RUIN.—And gathering and feathering,—Near the RUIN the birds are gathering and the nests they are feathering. |
| 43. | RAM.—And dinning and spinning,—A battering RAM sends things "Dinning and spinning." |
| 44. | RAREY.—And foaming and roaming,—RAREY’S horses were foaming but not roaming. |
| 45. | RAIL.—And dropping and hopping,—The guard on the RAIL, from the carriage step is dropping, and to keep himself from falling he goes hopping. |
| 46. | RUSH.—And working and jerking,—Among the RUSHES the men are "Working and jerking." |
| 47. | ROCK.—And heaving and cleaving,—A ROCK in an earthquake is "Heaving and cleaving." |
| 48. | ROOF.—And thundering and floundering.—On a ROOF down comes a chimney-pot! "Thundering and floundering." |
| 49. | ROBE.—And falling, and crawling, and sprawling;—A ROBE from somebody’s shoulder is falling, after it he goes crawling, slips and is sprawling. |
| 50. | LASS.—And driving, and riving, and striving;—A LASS in a chase is driving, the ponies are riving and to get away striving. |
| 51. | LAD.—And sprinkling, and twinkling, and wrinkling;—A LAD washing his face with soap and water, his face he is sprinkling, his eyes are twinkling, and his cheeks are wrinkling. |
| 52. | LINE.—And sounding, and bounding, and rounding;—A LINE of soldiers; the trumpets are sounding, the charges are bounding, and the troops they are rounding. |
| 53. | LIME.—And bubbling, and troubling, and doubling;—LIME when wetted begins bubbling, its surface is troubling, and that process is soon doubling. |
| 54. | LYRE.—And gliding, and riding and sliding;—The strings of a LYRE the hand is dividing, over them the fingers go gliding, and are frequently sliding. |
| 55. | LILY.—And grumbling, and rumbling, and tumbling;—Somebody whose face is as white as a LILY, is grumbling, as he hears a rumbling, and into fragments tumbling. |
| 56. | LASH.—And clattering, and battering and shattering;—We LASH horses who go over the frosty roads clattering, the ice they are battering, and into fragments shattering. |
| 57. | LAKE.—And gleaming, and steaming, and beaming;—On the LAKE is a gleam, showing its steam, rising from the stream, on which there is a sun-beam. |
| 58. | LEA.—And rushing, and flushing, and brushing, and gushing.—A LEAF near a rush, which comes up flushing, like the hairs of a brush, where the wavelets gush. |
| 59. | LIP.—And flapping, and rapping, and clapping, and slapping;—A LIP moistening an envelope flap, which we afterwards rap, and then clap into the post box slap. |
| 60. | CHAISE.—And curling, and whirling, and purling, and twirling;—A CHAISE makes the dust curl, as the wheels whirl; the horse’s teeth like pearl the bit twirl. |
| 61. | SHADE.—Retreating, and beating, and meeting, and sheeting;—From a SHADE (or ghost) a retreat we should beat, if when we should meet, attired in a sheet. |
| 62. | CHAN.—Delaying, and straying, and playing, and spraying;—A CHAN might delay a colt that might stray, with its mother to play near a cataract’s spray. |
| 63. | GEM.—Advancing, and prancing, and glancing and dancing;—A GEM adorning a horse, advancing and prancing, and at its breast glancing, and then almost dancing. |
| 64. | CHAIR.—Recoiling, turmoil, and toiling, and boiling;—From Canute’s CHAIR the waves were not recoiling, nor were turmoiling, as the courtiers to prove his omnipotence had been toiling, whilst the waves were boiling. |
| 65. | SHELL.—And thumping, and flumping, and bumping, and jumping;—A SHELL from a mortar gives a thump, knocks it down flump, the fragments cause many a bump, and the noise makes bumping. |
| 66. | JUDGE.—And dashing, and flashing, and splashing, and clashing;—Somebody brought before a JUDGE has been cutting a dash, which notes that were flash, through the streets he drove splashing, and against vehicles was clashing. |
| 67. | CHEEK.—And so never ending, but always descending;—A CHEEK of a person who is constantly weeping, the tinge thereon "So never ending, but always descending." |
| 68. | SHEAF.—Sounds and motions for ever and ever blending;—In making a SHEAF "Sounds and motions for ever and ever are blending." |
| 69. | CHOP.—All at once, and all o’er, with a mighty uproar;—A CHOP eaten all at once, and all is o’er; and for another there is a mighty uproar. |
| 70. | CASE.—And this way the water comes down at Lodore! "And this way the water comes down at Lodore!" |
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Teacher of Stokes's System of Memory,
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| 0. | Ex. xxii. 6 | So that the stacks of corn | 5. | Gen. xxviii. 12 | And he dreamed, and behold a ladder |
| 1. | Acts xiii. 29 | They took him down from the tree | 6. | 2 Cor. v. 1 | An house not made with hands |
| 2. | Obad. i. 4 | Thy nest among the stars | 7. | Luke xxviii. 16 | Suffer little children to come unto me |
| 3. | Gen. i. 26 | Let us make man | 8. | John vi. 9 | Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him |
| 4. | John xx. 15 | She supposing him to be the gardener | 9. | John vi. 22 | None other boat |
| 00. | Matt. xiv. 25 | Walking on the sea | 50. | Mark v. 39 | The damsel is not dead |
| 01. | Ex. xvii. 1 | And there was no water | 51. | Gen. xxi. 20 | And God was with the lad |
| 02. | Prov. xx. 1 | Strong drink is raging | 52. | Josh. ii. 18 | Line of scarlet thread |
| 03. | Matt. ix. 21 | May but touch his garment | 53. | Isa. xxxiii. 12 | As the burnings of lime |
| 04. | Acts. ix. 3 | A light from heaven | 54. | Acts v. 5 | And Ananias |
| 05. | Ex. xxiv. 12 | Tables of stone and a law | 55. | Matt. vi. 28 | Consider the lilies |
| 06. | 1 Cor. xv. 32 | Fought with beasts at Ephesus | 56. | John ii. 15 | Scourge of small cords, he drove |
| 07. | Rev. i. 18 | Keys of hell and of death | 57. | Luke viii. 23 | A storm of wind on the lake |
| 08. | Matt. xxii. 19 | Tribute money | 58. | Matt. xxi. 19 | Nothing thereon, but leaves only |
| 09. | Judges xiv. 8 | Bees and honey in the carcass of the lion | 59. | Psa. xxii. 7 | They shoot out the lip |
| 10. | Isa. xl. 6 | Is as the flower of the field | 60. | 2 Kings v. 9 | With his chariot |
| 11. | 1 Thes. v. 1 | But of the times | 61. | Jonah iv. 5 | And sat under it in the shadow |
| 12. | Daniel vi. 16 | Den of lions | 62. | Acts xii. 7 | And a light shined in the prison |
| 13. | Matt. iv. 5 | Pinnacle of the temple | 63. | 2 Chron. xx. 25 | And precious jewels |
| 14. | Ex. xii. 22 | None of you shall go out at the door | 64. | 1 Kings ii. 19 | Caused a seat to be set |
| 15. | 2 Sam. xviii. 18 | A pillar, which is in the king’s dale | 65. | Ex. xx. 11 | The sea, and all that in them is |
| 16. | Matt. xiv. 11 | And his head was brought in a charger | 66. | Gen. xviii. 25 | Judge of all the earth do right |
| 17. | 2 Cor. xi. 25 | Thrice I suffered shipwreck | 67. | Luke vi. 29 | One cheek, offer also the other |
| 18. | Gen. viii. 8 | Also he sent forth a dove | 68. | Ruth ii. 3 | And gleaned in the field |
| 19. | Ezek. xiii. 14 | Daubed with untempered mortar | 69. | Mic. iii. 3 | And chop them in pieces |
| 20. | Prov. xxv. 25 | So is good news from a far country | 70. | Matt. v. 20 | In no case enter |
| 21. | Isaiah xxx. 8 | Note it is a book | 71. | Gen. vii. 19 | Two of every sort |
| 22. | Joshua vi. 6 | And Joshua the son of Nun | 72. | Gen. iv. 8 | Cain rose up against Abel |
| 23. | John xiv. 19 | Jesus of Nazareth, king of the Jews | 73. | Psa. cxliv. 5 | Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke |
| 24. | John xv. 20 | They will also persecute you | 74. | Ex. xiv. 28 | Waters returned, and covered the chariots |
| 25. | Judges iv. 21 | And smote the nails into his temples | 75. | John xviii. 18 | Who had made a fire of coals |
| 26. | Matt. vi. 6 | Synagogues and in the corners of the streets | 76. | Gen. xlii. 27 | He espied his money |
| 27. | Esther vi. 8 | The horse that the king rideth upon | 77. | Josh. i. 11 | Prepare your victuals |
| 28. | 1 Ki. ix. 26 | And king Solomon made a navy | 78. | John xi. 38 | It was a cave |
| 29. | Psalm xlv. 1 | Pen of a ready writer. | 79. | Matt. xxvi. 27 | And he took the cup |
| 30. | Ex. xiv. 3 | Entangled in the land, the wilderness | 80. | Gen. xxxii. 30 | Seen God face to face |
| 31. | Matt. vii. 3 | Mote out of thine eye | 81. | Ex. xvi. 15 | Manna |
| 32. | Joshua x. 13 | And the moon stayed | 82. | Matt. iii. 12 | Whose fan is in his hand |
| 33. | Genesis i. 26 | And they embalmed him | 83. | Hos. x. 7 | Cut off as the foam |
| 34. | Acts xxviii. 7 | Chief man of the island | 84. | Dan. iii. 25 | Walking in the midst of the fire |
| 35. | Matt. xxiv. 41 | Two women shall be grinding at the mill | 85. | Gen. iii. 6 | She took of the fruit thereof |
| 36. | Ex. xxv. 40 | Make them after their pattern | 86. | Jonah i. 17 | A great fish swallowed up Jorah |
| 37. | 1 Kings i. 39 | Took an horn of oil | 87. | Εx. x. 22 | A thick darkness in all the land |
| 38. | Heb. xi. 37 | They wandered about in sheepskins | 88. | 1 Sam. x. 5 | A tabret, and a pipe and a harp |
| 39. | Acts xxi. 7 | Our course from Tyre | 89. | Prov. xxx. 8 | Remove far from me vanity |
| 40. | Heb. xii. 1 | The race that is set before us | 90. | Isa. li. 8 | The moth shall eat them up |
| 41. | Luke х. 33 | But a certain Samaritan | 91. | Isa. ii. 20 | To the moles and to the bats |
| 42. | Luke vi. 49 | The ruin of that house was great | 92. | Judges xv. 15 | Jawbone of an ass |
| 43. | Gen. xxii. 13 | A ram caught in a thicket | 93. | 1 Sam. xvii. 7 | Spear was like a weaver's beam |
| 44. | James iii. 3 | Behold we put bits in the horses' mouths | 94. | Judges xvi. 3 | Went away with them, bar and all |
| 45. | 1 Sam. xxv. 14 | And he railed on them | 95. | Isa, xxii. 18 | And toss thee like a ball |
| 46. | Ex. ii. 3 | An ark of bulrushes | 96. | Ex. iii. 2 | The bush burned with fire |
| 47. | Matt. xxvii. 60 | Hewn out in the rock | 97. | John xii. 6 | Was a thief, and had the bag |
| 48. | Mark ii. 4 | They uncovered the roof | 98. | 1 Ki. xviii 33 | Burnt sacrifice |
| 49. | John xix. 2 | They put on him a purple robe | 99. | Luke ii. 16 | The babe lying in a manger. |
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[Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1881. by George W. James, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.]
THE FAR-FAMED FAIRY TALE OF FENELLA.
(1) "A Famous Fish Factor Found himself Father of Five Fine Flirting Females—Fanny, Florence, Fernanda, Francesca, and Fenella. (2) The First Four wars Flat-Featured, ill-Favoured, Forbidding-Faced, Freckled Frumps; Fretful, Flippant, Foolish, and Flaunting. (3) Fenella was a Fine-Featured, Fresh, Fleet-Footed Fairy; Frank, Free and Full of Fun. (4) The Fisher Failed, and was Forced by Fickle Fortune to Forego his Footman, Forfeit his Forefather's Fine Fields, and Find a Forlorn Farmhouse in a Forsaken Forest. (5) The Four Fretful Females, Fond of Figuring at Feasts in Feathers and Fashionable Finery, Fumed at their Fugitive Father. (6) Forsaken by Fulsome, Flattering, Fortune-hunters, who Followed them when Fish Flourished, Fenella Fondled her Father, Flavoured their Food, Forgot her Flattering Followers, and Frolicked in Frieze without Flounces. (7) The Father, Finding himself Forced to Forage in Foreign parts For a Fortune, Found he could afford a Fairing For his Five Fondlings. (8) The First Four were Fain to Foster their Frivolity with Fine Frills and Fans, Fit to Finish their Father's Finances; Fenella, Fearful of Flooring him, Formed a Fancy For a Full, Fresh Flower. (9) Fate Favoured the Fish-Factor For a Few days, when he Fell in with a Fog; his Faithful Filly's Footsteps Faltered, and Food Failed. (10) He Found himself in Front of a Fortified Fortress. Finding it Forsaken, and Feeling himself Feeble and Forlorn with Fasting, he Fed upon the Fish, Flesh, and Fowl he Found, Fricasseed and Fried; and when Full, Fell Flat on the Floor. (11) Fresh in the Forenoon, he Forthwith Flew to the Fruitful Fields, and, not Forgetting Fenella, he Filched a Fair Flower; when a Foul, Frightful, Fiendish Figure Flashed Forth, "Felonious Fellow!—Fingering my Flower—I'll Finish you! Go, say Farewell to your Fine, Felicitous Family, and Face me in a Fortnight!" (12) The Faint-hearted Fisher Fumed and Faltered, and Fast was Far in his Flight. (13) His Five danghters Flew to Fall at his Foot, and Fervently Felicitate him. (14) Frantically and Fluently he unfolded his Fate. (15) Fenella, Forewith, Fortified by Filial Fondness, Followed her Father's Footsteps, and Flung her Faultless Form at the Foot of the Frightful Figure, who Forgave the Father, and Fell Flat on his Face; For he had Fervently Fallen in a Fiery Fit of love For the Fair Fenella. (16) He Feasted and Fostered her, till, Fascinated by his Faithfulness she Forgot the Ferocity of his Face, Form and Feature; and Frankly and Fondly Fixed Friday Fifth of February, For the affair to come off. (17) There were present at the wedding, Fanny. Florence, Fernanda, Francesca, and the Fisher. (18) There were Festivity, Fragrance, Finery Fireworks, Fricasseed Frogs, Fritters, Fish, Flesh, Fowl and Furmenty; Frontignac, Flip, and Fare Fit For the Fastidious; Fruit, Fuss, Flambeaux, Four Fat Fiddlers, and Fifers; and the Frightful Form of the Fortunate and Frumpish Fiend Fell From him, and he Fell at Fenella's Feot, a Fair-Favoured, Fine, Frank Freeman of the Forest! (19) Behold the Fruits of Filial affection!"—Comic Times.
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MY M-MADE MEMORY MEDLEY,
mentioning memory's marvellous manifestations.
(1) Memory Means Mind—Mind Means Memory. (2) Memory Most Mysteriously Makes Mental Memoranda. (3) Matured Metaphysical Meditation Manifests Memory Man's Mighty Maker's Manifoldly Marvellous, Magnificent Masterpiece. (1) Memory Makes, Moulds, Modifies, Moves, Maintains Mind; Memory Moves Man's Mouth; Memory Manages Man's Manipulations. (5) Multitudinous Misfortunes Mark Meagre Memory, Municipal Mismanagement, Maritime Mishaps, Mercantile Miscalculations. (6) Meagre Memory Means Mystification, Misconception, Misunderstanding, Mournful Mental Malady. (7) Many Men Meditating Merge 'Mid Mystification, Mostly Meaning Mismanaged Memory. (8) Mengre Memory Makes Many Men Mere Mute Mummies. (9) Mould Memory, Manage Memory; Make Memory Meditations Mind-Making Material. Mere Mechanical, Muttering Memory Makes Many Men Mere Meaning-Minus Magpies. (10) Memory Managed Methodically, Manifests Marvellous Might. (11) Many Maddened Masters Murmuringly Mistrust Meritedly Mistrusted Menials' Muddly Memories. (12) Menials' Message-Mangling Misconduct, Magical Modern Memory Methods Most Materially Mitigate. (13) Memory Methods Master Most Marvellous Medleys. (14) Miss Market-Much Might Memorize Meat, Mustard, Mushrooms, Melons, Melons, Marmalade, Milk, Mullets, Mops, Matches, Medicine, Myrrh, Musk, Muslin, Music; Moreover Many Miscellaneous Momentous Messages. (15) Many Men Much Misunderstand Memory Methods, Making Mental Mazes Much More Mysterious; Making Mere Mole Mounds Mule Maddening-Mountains; Making Minutest Mites Mighty Mammalia. (16) Many Men Mentally Merely Move Mobward, Mingling Mimicked, Meaningless Murmurings 'Midst Misty-Minded Men's Maniacal Mutterings, Menacing Memory Methods' Mutilation. Mildly, Maufully, Mockingly, Memory Men March, Maintaining Majesty. (17) Mercenary Motives, Mistaken Monetary Management May Make Many Meanly Miss Mentally Masticating Memory Methods. Moral Men Manifesting Manly Motives May Mention Memory's Marvellous Malleability, Making Memory's Maximum Man's Mental Meridian! (18) Murky-Minded, Misanthropic, Monopolizing Men May Malevolently Mutter Many Mischievous, Malice-Monlded Maledictions, Mockingly Mistrusting Memory Methods. (19) Memory Methods Master Minutely Many Manuals, Mosaic Maxims, Mediæval Memorables, Masonic Mysteries, Mechanical Movements, Mineral Mixtures, Medicinal Metamorphoses, Musical Measure, Mathematical Materials, Mercantile Managements, Momentary Mementos. (20) Memory Methods Might Make Monarchs. Ministers, Members, Mayors, Magistrates, Mouth Most Mightily, Minus Manuscripts. (21) Memory Methodically Manifested Makes Man Muscularly, Mentally, Morally, Mercantilely, Much More Manly. (22) Memory May Make Metropolitan Manufacturers Manufacture Many Most Magnificent Materials, Merely Marking Mentally Modistes' Modified Matchless Models. (23) Memory Makes Money-Moving Merchants Mass Many More Money-Mounds. (24) Memory Makes Morose Men Much More Mannerly. Memory Makes Men's Motto "Mutely Miss Michievons Meddling. (25) Memory, Marking Man's Misguided guided Mind, Makes akes Man Merciful. Mingled Mortifications, Minus Merciful Memory, Make Minor Mistakes Miscreant Misdemeanors. (26) Memory, Methodized, Makes More Magnetic, Meltingly Melodious, Meekminded, Modest, Marriageable Maidens. (27) Memory Makes Mothers Manage Miuutest, Multitudinonsly Miscellaneous Matters Meritoriously Maternally. (28) Memory Makes Model Meu Matchlessly Master Mimicry. Memory Makes Mimics Mimic Minutely. (29) Mind—Memory! Mockingly, Maddeningly, Manages, Masters, Manacles Men's Mere Muscular Might. (30) Memory Moulds Man's Musings; Millionaires' Musings May Mark Mouldering Marble Monuments, Mutely Mentioning Magnificent Munificences. (31) Military Men, Musing, May Mark Muskets, Matchless Marksmen, Mortars, Majors, Men, Movements, Maneuvers. (32) Milkmaids' Musings May Mark Mist-Moistened Meadows, Mirthful Milkmen Merrily Milking, Millers, Mills, Men Mowing, Moving Mud-Mounds, Minding Mares, Managing Managers, Malting; Master's Mansion, Master Making Market Memos.: Mistress Making Mincemeat; Miss Millie "Musicking;" Master Matthew Meeting Miss May Marry-Me. (33) Man's Misconduct Makes Meditation—Memory—Mental Misery. (34) Murderers' Morbid Minds Meek Morpheus Molests, Making Midnight's Mysterious Musings Merciless Mental Martyrdoms. (35) Methodical Memorizing Means Mating Mentally—Mark! Minister Manuscript—Manuscript Mission—Mission Money—Money Missionary—Missionary Mahommedan—Mahommedan Meditate—Meditate Misconduct—Misconduct Mediator—Mediator Messiah! Mark, Moreover, Memory Methods Make Mixed Mental Masses Most Marvellously Manageable. Meagre Memory, Moderate Memory, Mighty Memory, Method May Magnify Much. (36) Mentioning My M-Made Memory Medley, May Make Many Melancholy Moping Men Manifest Much Merriment. (37) Many Merely Muttering My M Made Memory Medley, May Make Multitudinous Mistakes. (38) My Memory Men May Memorize My Matchlessly Mouth-Martyrdomising M-Made Memory Medley!!!
STOKES'S GOLDEN RULE FOR MEMORY: Observe, reflect, link thought with thought, and think of the impressions.—"See Stokes on Memory." [Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1885, by George W. James, in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D. C.]
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