nat'u ral cas cade' bee'hive soothe man'tle bel'lows forge fam'ine gaunt rank state wood'land rud'dy am'ber com pel' com pelled' flor'ist ex pend' slug'gard con sid'er 13 "They fall like a natural cascade from rock to rock." "Mine be a cot beside the hill, A beehive's hum shall soothe my ear." "I blow the bellows, I forge the steel 14 "It is not birth, nor rank, nor state, But get-up-and-get that makes men great." "On woodlands ruddy with autumn, the sunshine lies." The florist is compelled to expend several hundred dollars to repair the damage done by the storm. "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise." tux'u ry cor'o net cul'ti vate cher'ish ha'tred splen'dor gar'ment boss tramp 15 "Learn the luxury of doing good." "Kind hearts are more than coronets." "Great men cultivate love; only little men cherish a spirit of hatred." "And the maize field grew and ripened Till it stood in all the splendor Of its garment green and yellow." "There isn't any such thing as being your own boss unless you're a tramp, and con'sta ble then there's the constable." strength'en wres'tle "He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our sharp'en skill.” hoist'ed dis tress' sig'nal height at tain' at tained' com pan'ion up'ward The sailors hoisted the distress signal. "The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight; But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.* ac'cent ac cent' syl'la ble ex change' wood'en shan'ty ha'zel crim'son hue fore tell' gur'gle gur'gling rill sav'age ter'ri ble re joice' lodge vast wil'der ness dis miss ses'sion "Do put your accent in the proper place." You should accent the last syllable of the word exchange. "The winds make this wooden shanty rock to and fro." "The hazel blooms, in threads of crimson hue, Peep through the swelling buds, foretelling spring." 19 "Pure gurgling rills the lonely desert trace And waste their music on the savage "Oh, the snow, the terrible snow, Won't we rejoice when we see it go!" "Oh, for a lodge in some vast wilderness! دو At the close of the session, the teacher will dismiss all the pupils. reb'el 20 "He became a surly little rebel, who took pleasure in doing exactly the contrary of everything that he was desired sur'ly re bel' ser' vant vic'to ry per'ish cau'tion nec'es sa ry poul'try wick'ed pro fane' fane' The servants rebel against the master. "Our watchword is victory or death; we will enjoy our liberty or perish in the last ditch." "Hidden reefs made caution necessary." "The sleeping fox catches no poultry." 21 "The foolish and wicked practice of profane swearing is a vice so mean and char'ac ter so low that every person of sense and de test' de spise prov'erb re cite' pro fess! bleak re side' character detests and despises it." "Practice what you profess to be." per'il 22 At the peril of his own life, the brave en deav'or fireman endeavors to rescue those in res'cue re new' char'i ot barge hes'i tate per form' danger. "By land, by water, they renew the charge; They stop the chariot and board the Hesitate not to perform your duty. The maid will rinse the clothes. cal'la rinse "Yet do the work; it shall succeed Thou shalt not lack the toiler's pay." "Variety's the spice of life, 66 That gives it all its flavor." Happiness is an excellent remedy and keeps people in better health than any other medicine." The bouquet was beautiful. A heifer is a young cow. |