1. The prodigal, if he does not become a _pauper_`, will, at least, have
but little to bestow on others.

REMARK.--If the _rising_ inflection is given on _pauper_, the sense
would be perverted, and the passage made to mean, that, in order to be
able to bestow on others, it is necessary that he should become a
pauper.


RULE VI. Expressions of tenderness, as of grief, or kindness, commonly
incline the voice to the _rising_ inflection.

EXAMPLES.

1. Mother',--I leave thy dwelling';
Oh! shall it be forever'?
With grief my heart is swelling',
From thee',--from thee',--to sever'.

2. O my son Absalom'! my son', my son Absalom'! Would God I had died for
thee', Absalom', my son', my son'! BIBLE.


RULE VII. The Penultimate Pause, or the last but one, of a passage, is
usually preceded by the _rising_ inflection.

EXAMPLES.

1. Diligence`, industry`, and proper improvement of time', are material