12. What reflection does he express concerning the people who dwell near the stream?

13. What repeat the story of the endless goings forth of the

river?

14. Who are they who can hear the voice of the river no longer? 15. What did the river once do for them?

16. What does it do for them no longer?

17. What is true of the ever-present memories of these departed friends?

18. Describe the sorrows of those who mourn for them.

19. What will be the fate of these memories and these sorrows ? 20. Describe the passage of the river through the city.

21. What would be seen if one could look into the room whence comes that "dimmer ray," or into the attic window whence comes a "steady beam"?

22. What sad reminders of sorrow stand close beside the haunts of revel?

23. What does the watchman hear as he paces the wharf?

24. What other listeners are there?

25. What admonition is given to the river?

26. What will the ocean do for the now polluted waters of the river?

W. IRVING.

1. What impression was made on the mind of Mr. Irving as he saw the coast line of his native land fade away?

2. What reflections were awakened in him?

3. To whom is a sea voyage full of subjects for meditation?

4. What are these subjects?

5. In what occupations did the author find delight?

6. What were some of the sights that he beheld when looking down from the deck of the ship into the sea?

7. On such occasions what did his imagination conjure up?

8. What were his speculations on beholding a distant sail that was gliding along the edge of the ocean?

9. What shapeless object was one day seen drifting at a distance ?

10. What was there upon this floating mast that gave it at once a human interest?

11. What evidence was there that this wreck had drifted about

for many months?

12. Repeat the thoughts that it suggested to the writer.

13. Describe the storm that came on at night.

14. How did the ship behave?

15. What were the author's experiences and impressions after he had retired to his cabin?

16. What was the effect of a fine day and a tranquil sea?

17. Describe some of the influences of fine weather and a fair wind at sea.

SOLITARY MUSINGS.

HANNAH MORE.

1. How does Miss More assure herself of the constancy of God's presence and mercy?

2. What prayer does she utter?

3. What promises does she make?

4. How does she address her wayward heart?

5. How is her state- her acceptance with God

to be tried?

6. What questions does she propound to herself? 7. Of what may she be assured if she can answer these questions affirmatively?

SILENCE.

THOMAS HOOD.

1. In what places is there a silence where no sound has been, and no sound may be?

2. Is this like the silence produced by hushed voices or silent footsteps?

3. What wander far over the idle ground, yet never speak?

4. What silence is more impressive than these eternal ones just

described?

5. Where is this true silence found, self-conscious and alone? 6. Is it absolute silence?

7. What, then, makes it so impressive?- It may be the thought of the human voices that have once rung through these solitudes, but are now hushed.

THE SEA OF DEATH.

THOMAS HOOD.

1. What did the writer imagine that he saw ?

2. What followed close upon life, and swallowed her steps like a pursuing grave?

3. Where were his sad thoughts anchored?

4. Describe this passionless sea of the past, as the poet saw it. 5. What does he say of the spring-faced cherubs that he saw sleeping like water-lilies on that motionless deep?

6. How did Life regard them?

7. What does he say of some of the neighboring brows near these lovely faces ?

8. How did these lips that curled in bitterness and scorn bequeath the world's pain to the world again?

9. How did they all lie there?

10. Who slept with them, and how?

II. Note the beauties of this poem, and write a paraphrase of it

THE FALL OF THE LEAF.

JOHN RUSKIN.

1. When may we look up in hope to the mighty monuments which the leaves have builded?

2. How does Mr. Ruskin describe these monuments?

the leaves?

3. In what sense may the trees be regarded as the monuments of They show what the leaves have done. What may we regard as their last counsel and example?

4.

CONTRASTED VIEWS.

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH.

1. What contrasted views may be taken of life? 2. What illustration does the poet give?

3. How else may this illustration be applied? 4. Write a paraphrase of this selection.

MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN.

WILLIAM COWPER.

1. How is the heart of man described ?

2. How is the natural bond of brotherhood severed?

3. What crime has been deemed sufficient to make a man the lawful prey of those who have the power to enslave him? What has been sufficient to make lands abhor each other? 5. How are nations made enemies who would otherwise mingle into one?

4.

6. What is human nature's broadest, foulest blot ?

7. How does Mercy view the stripes that are sometimes inflicted upon the slave?

8. Into what questions does the humane heart of the poet burst

forth?

9. How does he express his repugnance to owning slaves himself?

10. What would the poet rather suffer than to oppress his fellow men?

LETTER ON MORNING.

DANIEL WEBSTER.

1. To what does the lady owe the letter?

2. What does the writer say of the city and the morning?

3. What is the metaphorical sense of the morning?

4.

What do most inhabitants of cities know about the real morn. ing?

5. What is their idea of the morning?

6. What essential features of it are unknown to them?

7. What duties and occupations does it recall to them?

8. What is it that they never enjoy, because they have never seen it?

9. What does David speak of taking to himself?

10. What are the wings of the morning?

11. What words of Scripture are thus fulfilled?

12. What poets have given us so much beautiful imagery, all founded on the glory of the morning?

13. What are new every morning and fresh every moment? 14. Does the writer think that the glories of morning have deteriorated since the creation?

15. Why should these glories of the morning seem more miraculous to us than they did to Adam?

16. How does Mr. Webster declare his own appreciation of the morning?

ONLY A YEAR."

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.

1. What changes have a year brought about?

2. What were in high activity a year ago?

3. What now remain of all that beauty, life, and joy ?

4. How is nature affected by this change that seems so great to us?

MIDNIGHT THOUGHTS AT SEA.

LYDIA HUNTLEY SIGOURNEY.

1. How does the author describe a night storm at sea?

2. What petition does she make ?

3. How are the ship and its passengers swept on with headlong force?

4. How does the ship stand the tempest?

5. What confidence does the writer manifest ?

6. How does she speak of home and friends?