valry la'bor con'flict cap'i tal con flict' gen'er ous rot'ten un'ion A pol❜lo shut'ter a wak'en a wak'ened wit'ty belle de spair' fling'ing cock'ney vallen tine chorus 72 "However men or manners may vary, keep cool and calm." "There is, and always has been, a conflict between capital and labor." The stories that the boy tells conflict. "Be just before you are generous. "A rotten apple spoils its companion." "In union is strength." 73 "Apollo has peeped through the shutter, And awakened the witty and fair; The boarding-school belle's in a flutter, The two-penny post's in despair; The breath of the morning is flinging A magic on blossom and spray, And cockneys and sparrows singing In chorus, on Valentine's day!" REVIEW ear'nest va ri'e ty tour'ist sim'i lar ea'sel im mod'est vine'yard de fense' mil'lion ver'ti cal are scen'er y ge ra'ni um ac'tu al ly ear'nest ly oft'times soar heir car'cass lin'den fer'vor con'cert hel'met 74 "There is hope in a man who actually and earnestly works." "Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar." "His heirs, that he might safely rest, Have put his carcass in a chest." "The linden, in the fervors of July, Hums with a louder concert. "Around the post, hung helmets, swords, and spears. 75 WORD BUILDING (Prefixes) outbeyond, more than; re = back or again, anew; retro = backward; sub, suf, sup under, after; = con'quer pref'ace pre'cious "Would you be strong? Conquer self." Read the preface of this book. "A good book is the precious lifeblood weak'est of a master spirit." saint "The sun can image itself in a tiny dew'drop dewdrop or in the mighty ocean." cour❜te ous im'age cour'te sy cour'te sies sweet'en en no'ble faith'ful ness her'o ism gal'ler y tin'kle tin'kling cym'bal con ceal' cyn'i cal ad vance' roy'al deck'ing min'gle tint sat'is fy 77 "He that is courteous at all will be courteous to all." "Behavior is a mirror in which every one shows his image." "The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.” Faithfulness in little matters fits one for heroism in great trials. 78 "Faces are but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love." "Speech is given to man to conceal his thoughts," was said by the cynical Frenchman, Talleyrand. "Who does not advance loses ground." "October! the foliage becomes a royal crown, decking nature with mingled hues of green and gold and tint." "Nature can soothe, though she cannot always satisfy." err hu'man for give' di vine' rein pray'er chap'el ex am'ine 79 "To err is human; to forgive divine." "My tongue within my lips I rein, For who talks much must talk in vain." In his great sorrow, the man of God went to the house of prayer, and there in the inner chapel examined his soul, seeking comfort in secret worship of the Almighty. 80 WORD BUILDING (Prefixes) un = the opposite of the simple word; under = beneath; with against, from; up-motion upward. · = in'sult in sult' re sult' for give' test scal'lop beach "An insult is like mud; it will brush off better when it is dry." You cannot insult me, for if you are good, I am also; and if you are bad, I can forgive you. The result tests the work. In long scallops, the waves rolled in upon the beach. cit'i zen cap'ture bur'glar pris'on dan'ger ous ig'no rant in cline' pith'y pub'lish 82 "The citizen is to a nation what the sail is to a ship." The police will capture the burglar and will take the unfortunate man to prison. 'Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend." 66 "As the twig is bent, the tree inclines." 83 The many wise and pithy sayings published in Poor Richard's Almanac in pub'lished the years 1732-1757 were intended to al'ma nac instruct its readers in the value of work, honesty, and thrift. Example: "Three removes are as bad as a fire." in struct' hon'est y thrift re move' pas'sage -arc'tic half' way na'tive "Would you think it? Spring has come, Winter's paid his passage home; |