mon'u ment loft'y loft'i est tow'er max'im flat'ter y 29 "Sometimes the loftiest monument towers above the grave of the poet who has starved to death." con de scend' de fense' "'Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery is the food of fools; Yet, now and then, your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit." "Self-defense is nature's first law." "Wert thou more fickle than the restless sea, still I should love thee." wert fick'le rest'less 30 in vis'i ble i'ci cle un seen' en vel'op en've lope ob'long "Invisible hands from summer lands "To climb steep hills requires slow re quire' pace at first." gob'lin re ply' re plied' con ceit' "To whom the goblin full of wrath replied." "A man wise in his own conceit learns but little." con'test triv'i al con test' con tin'ue false'hood cow'ard ice cour'age af ford' con sent' ram'ble col lect' 33 "What mighty contests arise from trivial things." I shall contest his right to continue in office. "Falsehood is cowardice; truth is courage." "The good can well afford to wait.” With their parents' consent, the boys took a ramble in the woods. The man collects stamps for recreation. civ'il wage waged slav'er y fa'vor prop'er ty op pose' op posed' slave se cede' lib'er ate myr'i ad a like' con sist' dis tinct' tho'rax ab do'men stage sta'ges lar'va pu'pa fi'nal ly 34 The year 1865 marks the close of the Civil War, bitterly waged between the North and the South. The North opposed the effort of the South to secede from the Union. The people of the South were strongly in favor of State sovereignty and slavery, and meant to protect their property and to defend their rights. War followed, and the slaves were liberated. 35 Myriads of insects swarm upon the earth. In some respects, all insects are alike. Their bodies consist of three distinct parts, — the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. All have six legs. All insects pass through four stages,the egg, the larva, the pupa, and finally the perfect insect. The variety of insects is far greater than that of either fishes, animals, or birds. ath'lete feat mys'ter y shear in vi ta'tion strait 36 Athletes perform wonderful feats. an oak." The man will shear the sheep. “A vacant mind is an invitation to vice." con nect'ing A strait is a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies. ache Aching teeth are ill tenants." "With a bee in every bell, an'gry an'gri ly a kim/bo oc ca'sion vir'tue poi'son hoar frost crac'kle glo'ri ous "The busy world shoves angrily aside The man who stands with arms akimbo set Until occasion tells him what to do." "Virtue is its own reward." "Bad companions poison the mind.” "The hoar frost crackles on the trees, The rattling brook begins to freeze." "The glorious sun began to rise.' pro vide' 66 pro co coon' 'People are free to yawn provided vid'ed they put their hands to their mouths." We found many cocoons on the shrubs. "A life of laziness and a life of leisure are two very different things." shrub lei'sure prog'ress er'ror fer'tile car'a van depth spec'kle spec'kled fal'ter Liv'er pool dock in sist' en tire' ben'e fit en a'ble ac'ci dent dis a'ble 66 Progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man to error." The valley is very fertile. 40 "The speckled sky is dim with snow, The light flakes falter and fall below." No port in the world can show a line of docks like those of Liverpool. I insist that you accept my offer. "It is a high benefit to enable me to do something of myself." The injury the man received in the accident will disable him for life. |