the words full and all drop one l; as, handful; while in others they retain both; as, all-wise. 9. Words compounded but not permanent are connected by a hyphen; as, golden-haired. Of each of the following derivatives, give the primitive word and the rule for the derivative : — DAILY LESSONS treas'ure bea'con musk'rat plied tier ma rine' val'u a ble blend'ed meek'ness do mes'tic 1 "Memory is the treasure of the mind." "From world to world, God's beacons shine." "The muskrat plied the mason's trade, And tier by tier his mud walls laid." The sponge, which is the skeleton of a marine animal, is a valuable product. "Courage is always greatest when blended with meekness."-Stanhope. The horse is perhaps the most useful of all the domestic animals. Final, silent e of most words is dropped, when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel. re gard' sweet'meat 3 "We ought to regard books as we do sweetmeats, not wholly to aim at the pleasantest, but chiefly to respect the wholesomest; not forbidding either, but whol❜ly lat'ter a dapt' sa'ges dame "The mind adapts itself to a difficult problem as the eye adapts itself to darkness."- Agassiz. "What sages have died to learn |