ar rang'ing as sist' ar range' an tique' fur'ni ture keel cis'tern mid'night re pose' ad vice' prof'it en dure' kid'naped ju'ry mis'er y fair!est fo'li age de rive' bless'ing re form' di'al You may assist me in arranging for the auction. Some antique furniture will be on sale. "Thus I steer my bark, and sail On even keel, with gentle gale." "From the cool cistern of the midnight air, My spirit drank repose. 99 "Many receive advice; only the wise profit by it." 26 “Lies pass away; truth endures.” The man who kidnaped the child was found guilty by the jury. "Pain and misery are fruits of vice." "The trees their fairest foliage yield, In apple blossom time." "Life, like every other blessing, derives its blessing from its use alone." "Seek not to reform every one's dial by your own watch.” Aus tra'li a con'ti nent is'let a'toll in close' in clos'ing la goon' re gret' en'vy doubt stan'za po'e try pros'per for sake' ob'sti nate ex pel' ac cuse' fail'ure wid'ow mite 27 The large island of Australia is often called a continent. An islet is a very small island. An atoll is a ring-shaped, coral island, inclosing a body of water, called a lagoon. "I regret that I have but one life to give to my country." 66 Envy comes from little minds.” "Attempt the end, never stand to A stanza is a division of poetry. Because the boy is so very obstinate the teacher will expel him. "Accuse not others to excuse self." "Not failure, but low aim is crime." "And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites." 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 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. |