etween
_connoisseur_ and _critic_? 2. Which word carries a natural implication
of superficialness? 3. How do _novice_ and _tyro_ differ from _amateur_?

EXAMPLES.

He was in Logic a great ----
Profoundly skill'd in Analytic;
He could distinguish, and divide
A hair 'twixt south and south-west side.

The greatest works in poetry, painting, and sculpture have not been
done by ----.

The mere ---- who produces nothing, and whose business is only to
judge and enjoy.

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AMAZEMENT (page 39).

QUESTIONS.

1. What do _amazement_ and _astonishment_ agree in expressing? 2. How do
the two words differ? 3. What is the meaning of _awe_? of _admiration_?
4. How does _surprise_ differ from _astonishment_ and _amazement_? 5.
What are the characteristics of _wonder_?

EXAMPLES.

'Twas while he toiled him to be freed,
And with the rein to raise the steed,
That, from ----'s iron trance,
All Wycklif's soldiers waked at once.

Can such things be,
And overcome us like a summer's cloud,
Without our special ----?

The fool of nature stood with stupid eyes
And gaping mouth that testified ----.

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AMBITION (page 40).

QUESTIONS.

1. What two senses has _ambition_? 2. How does _ambition_ differ from
_aspiration_? Which is the higher word? 3. What is the distinctive sense
of _emulation_? 4. Has _emulation_ a good side? How does it compare with
_aspiration_?

EXAMPLES.

Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ----
By that sin, fell the angels.

Envy, to which th' ignoble mind's a slave,
Is ---- in the learn'd or brave.

I have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ----.

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AMEND (page 41).

QUESTIONS.

1. What is it to _amend_? 2. How do _advance_, _better_, and _improve_
differ from _amend_? 3. Are these words applied to matters decidedly
bad, foul, or evil? 4. What is the difference between _amend_ and
_emend_?

EXAMPLES.

Return ye now every man from his evil way, and ---- your doings.

The construction here is difficult, and the text at this point has
been variously ----.

Human characters and conditions never reach such perfection that
they can not be ----.

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