"STRIVE not too much for favor; seem at ease,

And rather pleased thyself, than bent to please."

HIGH, lifted up; raised above us.

CRABBE.

Are some wise men wordy?

Is the gospel ministry a high BLANK, white, or void; void or empty

calling?

WORDY, full of words.

Is blank paper needed?

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH STUDY.

QUALITIES OF OFFICERS AND OFFICES.

"THE man whom Heaven appoints

To govern others, should himself first learn
To bend his passions to the sway of reason.

FIRST, most advanced; before all

THOMSON.

Has a prime minister a high office?

others. Does the President fill the first MILD, smooth; kind and gentle. office? Should a ruler be mild? PRIME, beginning or first; highest in STERN, set or stiff; severe and stiff.

rank.

Are stern officers beloved?

GREAT, increasing; large in size or Hor, rousing; having much heat.

STRAY, scattered; wandering, or lost.

Have you seen a stray lamb? TAME, subdue; accustomed to man. Is the ox tame?

WHITTIER.

RAMPANT, rearing up, or overleaping,
What is a lion rampant?
SWIFT, whirling; rapid in motion.
Is the deer swift in running.

GREEDY, reaching forward; having a SLOW, slack; lazy in motion.

strong desire for food.

Are vultures greedy animals?

Are snails slow animals?

FIRST, advanced before; the begin- HOLY, whole, or sound; free from sin.

CHAPTER XII.

ACTIONS.

WE have now come to the THIRD stage of the mind in gathering up words-ACTIONS. We began with the names

of things; as papa, mamma, dog. We then got the names of some qualities; as good papa, dear mamma, bad dog. Afterwards, we got the names of actions; as, good papa comes, dear mamma sings, bad dog bites. In this way, every child gathers up the words that form his daily speech.

Our old Saxon forefathers formed nearly all names of ACTIONS from names of things. They did so by putting gan, to go, anan, to give, or agan, to hold, after the names of things. Thus deal, the name of a part, becomes dealan, to divide into parts.

ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH STUDY.

ACTIONS OF THE BODY OF MEN.

THE body has its own actions. The pulse beats and the lungs breathe even while we sleep.

to act.

But our bodies cease

"THEY walked not under the lindens,

They played not in the hall;

But shadow, and silence, and sadness
Were hanging over all."

SIT, to cast down; to rest on a seat.
Can you sit on a chair?

LIE, to throw down; to rest stretched
out.

Do you lie in bed?

SLUMBER, to murmur in breathing; to take light sleep.

May he slumber in school? SLEEP, to be loose; to rest unknowingly.

Do we sleep at night? SNORE, to make a sound with the nose; to breathe with a hoarse voice in sleep.

Can you snore loudly?

LONGFELLOW.

RISE, to lift up oneself; to get up from sleep, or sitting.

Do you rise in the morning? SNEEZE, to thrust out air; to emit air audibly through the nose.

Do you sneeze when you have a cold?

PAIN, to prickle; to produce an un-
easy feeling.

Does severe cold pain us
NAP, to nod; to take a short sleep.
Does grandfather nap in his
chair?

SPIT, to cast out; to cast out from
the mouth.