rote re hearse' ex cep'tion mi'grate plun'der ing rare'ly re pub'lic mon'arch lux'u ry pov'er ty re serve' a loof' re hearse' mi'grate re serve' 66 "Words learned by rote any parrot may rehearse."- Cowper. In winter, with few exceptions, the birds migrate to warmer climates. "The plundering soldier rarely visits the garret.” —Juvenal. 66 Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchs." "Reserve your kind looks and language for private hours."-Swift. "Our palace stood aloof from the streets." ef face' crum'ble im mor'tal im bue' prin'ci ple en grave' tab'let e ter'ni ty sus pi'cion haunt 69 "If we work upon marble, it will perish; if we work on brass, time will efface it, if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; if we work on immortal minds, if we imbue them with principles, with a just fear of God and love of our fellow-men, we engrave on those tablets something that will brighten to all eternity." - Webster. "Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind." 71 WORD BUILDING Fen'de re [fen'sus] = to strike, keep off. "The polished fire-irons before a fire may be cold, while the black fender is often unbearably hot."- Ganot. "Education is the chief defense of nations."- Burke. "Truth is offensive when it is against one's interest." "Nature is the glass reflecting God As by the sea reflected is the sun." "The bear has a well-developed paw with a flexible wrist."-Agassiz. eb'o ny in'dus try im pos'si ble im press' self-de ni'al man'u al pro tec'tion safe'guard can'did as sort'ed 72 "His image is cut in ebony.' "-Fuller. "Nothing is impossible to industry." - Periander. "All great virtues bear the impress of self-denial."- Channing. "Manual labor is a normal safeguard, a protection against sin." "Blame where you must; be candid where you can." -Goldsmith. The box contains assorted candies. Fi ni're [fi ni'tus] to end, to finish, to limit. re fine' con fine' def'i ni'tion de fine' su'per fine mo'tor im mov'a ble mo'tive mo'tion less pro mot'er "Love refines and elevates the mind."- Milton. "Great efforts from great motives is the best definition of a happy life." "They define virtue to be life ordered according to Nature.” ― Robyson. The silk is superfine in quality. A new motor was attached to the sewing-machine. Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health."- Addison. ad van'tage ten'den cy re fresh'es en cour'age de scend' silent ly van'i ty con tempt' cer'tain ty breed 75 "A great advantage of friendship is its tendency to cause a person to grow like the one he loves." "Friendship cheers, refreshes, and encourages us." The snow descends silently. "Pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt."- Franklin. 66 Quit not certainty for hope." "A little neglect may breed mischief."- Franklin. 76 WORD BUILDING Dic'e re [dic'tus] = to say, to tell. pre dict' ben'e dic'tion ver'dict dic'tion a ry I predict a storm for to-morrow. "With silence only as their benediction, God's angels come." - Whittier. "Nature never says anything that con tra dict'. wisdom will contradict." Juvenal. pro duce' duc'tile ab duct' con duc'tor re duc'tion The soil produces good crops. Gold is more ductile than iron. The jury returned a verdict of guilty against the prisoner for abducting the child. |