After the flight of untold centuries, Makes his own nourishment. For he came forth From Thine own bosom, and shall have no end. 11. There have been holy men, who hid themselves Deep in the woody wilderness, and gave 12. Their lives to thought and prayer, till they outlived The passions, at Thy plainer footsteps, shrink, O God! when Thou The swift, dark whirlwind that uproots the woods, Spare me and mine; nor let us need the wrath Who rules them. MODEL SERIES. Be it ours to meditate, WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. CXXXVIII.-A SUMMER'S NIGHT. 1. The last high upward slant of sun on the trees, Like a dead soldier's sword upon his pall, Seems to console earth for the glory gone. O, I could weep to see the day die thus. The deathbed of a day, how beautiful! Linger, ye clouds, one moment longer there; Fan it to slumber with your golden wings. Like pious prayers, ye seem to soothe its end. 2. It will wake no more till the all-revealing day, When, like a drop of water, greatened bright Into a shadow, it shall show itself, With all its little tyrannous things and deeds, Unhomed and clear. The day hath gone to God,— Straight-like an infant's spirit, or a mocked And mourning messenger of grace to man. Would it had taken me too on its wings! My end is nigh. Would I might die outright! PHILIP JAMES BAILEY. I. ' ob jee' tion (-sh). II. 'de tēr′mined; 12 18 III. 1 tri umph' ant ly. VI. ' eoûrt'e sy ing; 4 5 thought' less ness; in eon vẽn' ience; 7 op por tu' ni ty; ae quaint' ance; 10 7 seam'per ing. 4 săe'ri ficed (-fizd). VIII. dep re da'tions. x.'e vap o ra'tion; "hand 'ker chief. *These Lessons contain all the new words in this book. Each column has twenty-five words. The Roman characters correspond with the numbers of the selections, the figures with the paragraphs in which the words first occur. When two or more words are taken from the same paragraph, the first only is numbered. The spelling, pronunciation, and marking to denote sounds of letters, conform to Webster. For Key to Pronunciation, see pages 10 and 11. 3 MODEL SERIES. [2] WORD LESSONS.-PART FIRST. XI. Continued. rǎnk'ling yield'ing prin'ci ple 4 e mo'tion per mission 5 ma' tron eŭlt'ure ĕv'i dent 6 sul' lied prob'a bly in tĕg'ri ty "ôr'na ment whirl' wind In' fan cy rée're ant 8 de ceive' chăm pi on 2 3 4 foot prints XV. ap proach' spokes re trace' Ăl'i son Sănders Ärm'strong yon'der 8 9 10 11 at těmpt' pro prie tor a head' eye' brows re main'der 12 buy'ing 15 glanc'ing 16 1 2 coun'ter XVIII. At lăn’tie sea' men 4 chärts 6 a băn’don in ae'tion 5 7 děf'i nĭte 10 se eured' 10 1 XIX. 1 Sŏl'o mon im'i ta tors va ri'e tieş 3 pinched (t) grăv'i ty eom'pli ment en grav'er * key hole păd'lock roach'es 4 7 pur suit' pate "fore' thought 8 9 re treat' XX. 1 měd'al fling'ing 2 Am'herst eôr'di al ly • eär' pet 7 sub dued' Wil' bur port fōl'io 19 badge XIII. sports' man like. XV. ' par XXI. ' trīed; 'bēak; eb'on; 'guile; steadfast. XIII. ' De eoyed', led .or enticed. XIV. 2 Cov'et ed, eager ly wished for; Ge ol' o gist, one who understands the En cour' age ment, giving confidence of success. XVIII. ' Däunt' less, bold, fearless; for defense. 8 XIX. Bur lesque, ludicrous representation; Missile, weapons "Hu mil i a'tion, sense of shame, mortification. XX. "Ir reg u lăr'i ty, deviation from rule; 19 8 eon sump' tion. XXIV. 'im pos'si ble; mom'e ter. 4 XXXII. *erès cent; me du'sæ. 3 ôr'na ment eǎe' tus phos phōr'ie XXII. Con elu'sion, decision, end. XXIII.2 Ver ti eal ly, uprightly; Mag nif'i cent, splendid, grand in appearance; Em'e rald, a precious stone of a rich green color. xxx. Ex as per ate, provoke; Se due' tive, flattering, tending to lead astray; Om'i nous, foreboding evil. XXXII. 'Lux n'ri ant, (lugz ya'-), abundant in growth; Sea a něm'o nes (zoological name Ae tin'i à), animals having form and appearance of flowers. |