when her ---- sons
Came like a deluge on the south.

Or when the gorgeous East, with richest hand,
Showers on her kings ---- pearl and gold.

It is most true, that a natural and secret hatred and aversation
toward society, in any man, hath somewhat of the ---- beast.

Thou art bought and sold among those of any wit like a ---- slave.

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BARRIER (page 74).

QUESTIONS.

1. What is a _bar_? and what is its purpose? 2. What is a _barrier_? 3.
Which word is ordinarily applied to objects of great extent? 4. Would a
mountain range be termed a _bar_ or a _barrier_? 5. What distinctive
name is given to a mass of sand across the mouth of a river or harbor?

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BATTLE (page 74).

QUESTIONS.

1. What is the general meaning of _conflict_? 2. What is a _battle_? 3.
How long may a _battle_ last? 4. On how many fields may one _battle_ be
fought? 5. How does _engagement_ differ from _battle_? How does _combat_
differ? _action_? _skirmish_? _fight_?

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BEAUTIFUL (page 76).

QUESTIONS.

1. What is necessary to constitute an object or a person _beautiful_? 2.
Can _beautiful_ be said of that which is harsh and ragged, however
grand? 3. How is _beautiful_ related to our powers of appreciation? 4.
How does _pretty_ compare with _beautiful_? _handsome_? 5. What does
_fair_ denote? _comely_? _picturesque_?

EXAMPLES.

I pray thee, O God, that I may be ---- within.

A happy youth, and their old age is ---- and free.

'Twas sung, how they were ---- in their lives
And in their death had not divided been.

How ---- has the day been, how bright was the sun.
How lovely and joyful the course that he run.
Though he rose in a mist when his race he began
And there followed some droppings of rain!

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BECOMING (page 77).

QUESTIONS.

1. What is the meaning of _becoming_? of _decent_? of _suitable_? 2. Can
that which is worthy or beautiful in itself ever be otherwise than
_becoming_ or _suitable_? Give instances. 3. What is the meaning of
_fit_? How does it differ from _fitting_ or _befitting_?

EXAMPLES.

A merrier man,
Within the limit of ---- mirth,
I never spent an hour's talk withal.

Still govern thou my song,
Urania, and ---- audience find, tho few.