aze upon the sun, and moon, and stars, and
upon the unfading and imperishable sky, spread out so magnificently above
him, and say, "All this is the work of chance!"

2. God walketh upon the ocean. Brilliantly
The glassy waters mirror back his smiles;
The surging billows, and the gamboling storms
Come crouching to his feet.

3. I hail thee, as in gorgeous robes,
Blooming thou leav'st the chambers of the east,
Crowned with a gemmed tiara thick embossed
With studs of living light.

4. High on a throne of royal state, which far
Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind,
Or where the gorgeous east, with richest hand
Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold,
Satan exalted sat.

5. His broad expanded wings
Lay calm and motionless upon the air,
As if he floated there without their aid,
By the sole act of his unlorded will.

6. In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds
On half the nations, and with fear of change
Perplexes monarchs.

III. ACCENT AND EMPHASIS. (33)

ACCENT.

That syllable in a word which is uttered more forcibly than the others, is
said to be accented, and is marked thus, ('); as the italicized syllables
in the following words:

morn'ing. pos'si-ble.
ty'rant. re-cum'bent.
pro-cure'. ex-or'bi-tant,
de-bate'. com-pre-hen'sive.

Common usage alone determines upon what syllable the accent should be
placed, and to the lexicographer it belongs, to ascertain and record its
decision on this point.

In some few cases, we can trace the reasons for common usage in this
respect. In words which are used as different parts of speech, or which
have different meanings, the distinction is sometimes denoted by changing
the accent.

EXAMPLES. (33)

sub'ject sub-ject'
pres'ent pre-sent'
ab'sent ab-sent'
cem'ent ce-ment'
con'jure con-jure'

There is another case, in which we discover the reason for changing the
accent, and that is, when it is required by emphasis, as in the following:

EXAMPLES. (33)

1. His abil'ity or in'ability to perform the act materially varies
the case.
2. This corrup'tion must put on in'corruption.

SECONDARY ACCENT. (34)

In words of more than two syllables, there is often a second accent given,
but more slight than the principal one, and this is called the secondary
accent; as, em"igra'tion, rep"artee', where the principal accent is marked
('), and the secondary, (")