SEVENTH YEAR SECOND HALF 1 "We sail westward this day which is our course." COLUMBUS. persistent insurrection superstitious consternation Read the stanza by Joaquin Miller on page 97 and give your picture of the scene, using from memory not fewer than eight of the words above. Show that you can use these words correctly in sentences. positive Imagine yourself a Colonist and write to an English friend, using from memory not fewer than eight of the words above (or their derivatives). MY DEAREST MOTHER: HAMPTON, August 15, 1852. Clough has been with us for the last few days in Wales; he is likely to go to America in the autumn to try his fortune there as tutor. You will receive this, my dearest mother, on the morning of your birthday. Accept every loving and grateful wish from a son to whom you have been such a mother as few sons have. The more I see of the world, the more I feel thankful for the bringing up we had, so unworldly, so sound, so pure. God bless you, my dear mother, and believe me, Consult your dictionary and give diacritical marking for each word. Review words on pages 85, 97, 112, and 133. It is said that William Penn, on meeting the King, one day, had the boldness to stand with his hat on in the royal presence. Instead of getting angry, the fun-loving Charles laughed and took off his own hat. "Why dost thou remove thy hat, friend Charles?" said William Penn. 'Because," answered the king, "wherever I am, it is cus tomary for one to remain uncovered." The children of the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of them, hanging on his skirts, clambering on his back, and playing a thousand tricks on him with impunity; and not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighborhood. Philadelphia benevolent conscientious Pennsylvania A conversation took place last Fourth of July between the Liberty Bell and the great statue of Penn on top of the City Hall in Philadelphia. Write of it, using from memory not fewer than eight of the words above. Pupils should add other words derived from the same roots. 8 Day! Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Faster and more fast, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Romeo and Juliet. O'er night's brim, day boils at last; But forth one wavelet, then another, curled, Flickered in bounds, grew gold, then overflowed the world. Imagine you were one of the audience that heard the famous words, "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death," and tell in a letter what you thought of the whole speech. Use from memory not fewer than six of the words above. |