51 Promptness to execute depends upon readiness to comply with existing conditions; and both depend upon one's preparation for action. We countenance the action of others by giving encouragement or approval; we sanction persons or measures by giving authority; we support by lending our aid or coöperation. "Sow truth if thou the truth wouldst reap; Who sows the false shall reap the vain; Erect and sound thy conscience keep; Nu me ra're [nu me ra'tus] = to count, to number. Ma'ter [ma'tris] = mother. Cae'de re (cide) = to kill. synthesis avaricious jurist drought poniard critique frigid privilege strychnine quarantine relieve prairie spearmint participle accurate Democracy is government of the people, by the people, for the people. Eternal signifies without beginning or end; as, "God is eternal." Everlasting signifies without end; as, "Whether we shall meet again, I know not, One asks for that which he may reasonably claim; begs for alms; solicits aid or favors; entreats by making strong appeals; beseeches with humble earnestness; supplicates in earnest prayer; and implores aid when in dire distress. Colle re [cul'tus] = to till, to cultivate. A'ger=field. Pun'ge re [punc'tus] = to sting, to pierce. Mu'nus [mu'ner is] (mon, muni)=office, gift, service. "Silence is the great art of conversation."- Hazlitt. 66 60 Nothing is more fatal to intellectual and moral growth than a devotion to low and sensational literary works." - Johonnot. Excellence or absolute worth is inherent in the thing itself; superiority is relative merit. "Base envy withers at another's joy, and hates that excellence it cannot reach.' Thomson. "It is characteristic of small men to avoid emergencies; of great men to meet them." - Kingsley. "The true defense of a nation lies in the moral qualities of its people." - Mason. I recognized my benefactor, admitted his identity, and acknowledged with gratitude the many favors conferred upon me. Ju di ca're [ju di ca'tus] (judg) = to interpret law. Pa ti' [pas'sus] = to suffer. Fa te'ri [fes' sus] = to own, to show forth. The threats of the intruder intimidated the occupants of the house. The horse became frightened and ran away. The sudden appearance of my friend startled me. Intimidation produces wavering in decision, and may continue indefinitely. Fright is sudden and transient. "To assume such an attitude as intimidates the enemy is the chief art of war." Cooper. "Science, art, literature, philosophy,—all that man has done, the experience that has been bought with the sufferings of a hundred generations, all have been garnered up for us in the world of books." yawl guile memoir mullein pygmy poultice élite lettuce aeronaut heifer coterie sauciness accelerate comparison pyramid phosphorus diminish prevalence embarrass chloroform |