Rational mnemonics, or assistance for the memory, resulting from a philosophical direction of natural principles / By Thomas Hallworth.

  • Hallworth, Thomas.
Date:
1845
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    of which we know nothing else. He who learns chro- nology should study history and Geography. The history of South Britain, now called England, is divided into 10 periods. The recollection of these periods in either the order of their succession or any other; and the number of years in each period may be easily secured r all that is necessary, if the student be expert in the use of our Notation Table, is to become familiar with the follow- ing brief sentences, or others constructed on the same prin- ciples : 1. B-ritish Romans amazed, m z d—502 years, the Roman Period. 2. D-ivided Saxon’s, hating, h t ng—380 “ the 1st Saxon. 3. G-athered Saxon’s, day give, d g v—239 “ the 2d Saxon. n 4. K-ings of the Norman, cheat, ch t—88, the Norman. 5. M-ighty Plantagenet flame, f 1 m—245, the Plantagenet. 6. R-osy Lancaster, red, r d—02, the Lancaster Period. 7. S-truggling York’s Duke, d k—24, the York Period. 8. T-urbulent Tudors accite, c c t—118, the Tudor Period. 9. J-oyless Stuart’s abbacy, b b c—111, the Stuart Period. 10. Y-oung Hanoverian clique, c 1 q—140 (in the year 1854,) the Hanoverian or present period. N. B. The first letter of the first word of each sentence shows the number of the period mentioned in the sentence. Suppose I wish to know which of the periods is the 5th. 1 know that the 5th period is the subject of the 5th sentence. I know too that the 5th sentence begins with the conso- nant m or n ; m immediately occurs and suggests Mighty ; the remainder of the sentence follows and shows the