rels. (4) He thinks he has neglected his work on purpose. (5) The lad is clever beyond what is common. (6) Yet he creeps, like a snail, not at his own wish, to school. (7) At school he sits in an uncomfortable state till the bell rings. (8) Then he rushes out like a storm, to his favorite haunt. (9) What will become of him in the time to come? 3. Observe the use of adverbs to show the time, or manner, or place, or reason of an action; e.g., To speak well, speak at once, quietly, and distinctly. EXERCISE.-Add one or more suitable adverbs descriptive of each of the following:-(1) The wind blew about the old house. (2) The fire burned in the stove. (3) We drew our chairs (4) Then hearth. told us listened crept were drifted Jane began to speak. round the (5) She (6) We the story of the Halton ghost. (7) Jack grew afraid. (8) Alice to her mother. (9) Even the older ones affected by the tale. (10) Outside the snow about the house. IV. Principles-Punctuation. EXERCISE.-Rewrite the following correctly; assign reasons for the changes you make:—(1) Flow down cold rivulet to the sea. (2) Lord Ronald gave his cousin lady Clare a lilywhite doe. (3) Break break break At the foot of thy crags O sea (4) On the top of each post was a dreadful bogy all teeth horns and tail which was the crest Sir John's ancestors wore in the wars of the roses. (5) The wind blew a gale from the north the trees roared the corn and the deep grass in the valleys fled in whitening surges. the dust towered into the air along the road and dispersed like the smoke of battle. (6) And while he whistled long and loud o boy tho' thou art young and proud (7) whenever the moon and stars are set all night long in the dark and wet (8) I thank you for the snip of cloth commonly called a pattern at present I have two coats and but one back if at any time hereafter I should find myself possessed of fewer coats or more backs it will be of use to me. V. Composition.-Tell the story of "Jason and the Golden Fleece" in your own words, first making the usual outline. LESSON XIV. I. Memorize:-FROM "VOLUNTARIES." In an age of fops and toys, Who shall nerve heroic boys To hazard all in Freedom's fight,- And quit proud homes and youthful dames Yet on the nimble air benign That waft the breath of grace divine So nigh is grandeur to our dust, When Duty whispers low, Thou must, The youth replies, I can. -Ralph Waldo Emerson. By permission of the authorized publishers, Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. II. Theme:-PERSEUS AND MEDUSA. On an island in the midst of the sea there once lived three terrible sisters called Gorgons. They were monsters-half women and half dragons. Their faces were beautiful, but they had brazen hands, a scaly skin, and, instead of hair, twining snakes grew upon their heads. Worst of all was the terrible power of their eyes, for whoever looked one of them in the face was forthwith turned into stone. The most formidable of the three bore the name of Medusa (me dew'zah). Now in the city of Argos lived Perseus (per'seoos), a young hero who thirsted for adventures. He heard tell of the Gorgons and resolved to cut off Medusa's head with its snaky locks. The gods came to his aid. Pluto lent him a wonderful helmet that made him invisible; Minerva a shield so bright that it could serve as a mirror; and Mercury a sharp curved sword, and his own winged sandals, which enabled him to fly like a bird. Binding on the sandals, Perseus flew over sea and land until he reached the island of the Gorgons. He dared not look down at the land for fear he should gaze on the Gorgon's face, and be turned into stone. But by using the bright shield as a mirror he saw reflected in it the three Gorgons asleep on the sea-shore. He took his sharp sword, and with his eyes fixed on the image in the shield, he flew down and cut off the head of Medusa. The hissing of the snakes aroused her sisters, but they could not follow Perseus, because, thanks to Pluto's helmet, he was invisible. Perseus escaped with Medusa's head, which he presented to Minerva in token of his gratitude to the gods, to whose help he owed his success. Minerva placed the horrid head on her shining shield, to use in battle against her enemies. III. Oral Composition.-1. (1) What is the subject of the story? (2) What part of the story is told in the first paragraph? (3) What part in the second? (4) What part in the third? 2. (1) Describe the Gorgons. (2) Describe Perseus. (3) Describe the equipping of Perseus for his exploit. (4) Describe his victory over Medusa. IV. Principles-The Sentence.-All statements have the primary parts of subject and predicate:— Men work. Both parts are capable of amplification and modification in manifold ways: Most men work with their hands. Men whom we call geniuses work when the inspiration comes to them. EXERCISE I. Make a single sentence with modificasions and amplifications out of each of the following groups: (1) I was dead tired. You might suppose that. (2) I awoke. It was broad day. (3) We had scarcely passed the headland. The shore opened out. (4) I was thinking of this chance. I was watching till the sailor turned his back. I stood ready to drop into the sea. (5) Everybody lent a hand. The work went on briskly. (6) The soldier did not fire. He was afraid that he would alarm the enemy. (7) The bridge was built. There were great difficulties to overcome. (8) Supper was eaten. We gathered round the camp-fire. John told the story of his ad venture. 2. Complete the subordinate statement in each of the following:-(1) Judge not lest little fish will grow big provided small a thing is man unless (2) The (3) How (4) They lost (5) Columbus would not have (6) The Russian Jews came to the United States in order that I cannot meet them here, for isfy you, suppose before (7) (8) Will it sat (9) While the deer scented them and escaped. V. Composition.-Write the story of Perseus and Medusa, developing the scenes and descriptions as you imagine them. |