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Does the farmer dread the RUST, red; a disease in grain.

blight?

Does rust injure wheat?

MILDEW, honey-dew; a white coat- BEGINNING, a going in; the first of ing on plants.

Does mildew injure plants? SHIPWRECK, ship-breaking; the casting away of a ship.

Is a shipwreck a dreadful thing? FALL, a driving; the act of dropping from a high place.

Does snow fall to the earth? WOUND, a thrust; a hurt of any

kind.

any thing.

Did God create the earth in the beginning?

Loss, a parting; a ceasing to possess something.

Do we mourn the loss of our friends?

FIRE, a raging; the burning of any thing.

Is fire useful?

Is a wound painful?

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOURTH STUDY.

EVENTS OF THE EARTH.

"Now that winter's gone, the earth hath lost
Her snow-white robes, and now no more the frost
Candies the grass, or calls an icy cream

Upon the silver lake."

COLD, a blowing; the want of heat.

Is winter cold?

HEAT, fire; a state of warmth.

Does the fire give out heat? DAY, opening; the time when the sun is with us.

Does the sun shine during the day? NIGHT, black; the time when the sun is absent.

Does the moon shine at night? SPRING, a shooting; the season of buds.

Is spring pleasant? SUMMER, hot or sun time; the flowering of the earth.

Do roses bloom in summer?

CAREW.

FALL, a dropping; the time of decay Is fall dreary?

WINTER, windy time; the sleep of the earth.

Does snow fall in winter? WIND, a moving; the air in motion. Do you like to hear the wind? BLAST, a striking; a sudden gust of wind.

Did you hear the blast? BREEZE, a moving; a gentle blow of air.

Is a breeze pleasant? STORM, a raging; a strong wind and rain.

Is a storm often fearful? SHOWER, a shaking; a fall of rain.

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"THE sky is changed! and such a change! O night,
And storm and darkness, ye are wondrous strong.
From peak to peak the rattling crags among
Leaps the live thunder."

LIGHT, a darting forth; that by which

we see.

Is light pleasing to the eye? TWILIGHT, two lights; light before the rising and setting of the sun.

Is twilight the time for thought? CLOUD, a mass; a mass of visible

vapor.

Does the cloud sail in the air?
DAWN, opening; the break of day.
Is the dawn the time to rise?
THUNDER, a clashing; the sound that
follows lightning.

Is thunder a fearful thing?

BYRON.

LIGHTNING, a flashing; a flash of light before a thunder-clap.

Is lightning a strong thing? SUNRISE, a going of the sun; the first appearance of the sun.

Is sunrise beautiful? SUNSET, a sinking of the sun the going down of the sun.

Is a sunset glorious? RAINBOW, an arch of colors made by the sun shining on rain.

Is a rainbow a lovely sight? RAIN, what flows; falling drops of

water.

Is rain useful to the farmer?

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIXTH STUDY.

EVENTS OF GOD.

"THE spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim."

EARTH, dust; the place on which plants, animals and man live.

Is the earth our world? HEAVEN, lifted up; the sky or place round the earth.

Is heaven above the earth? SUN, the shiner; the body that lights

the earth by day.

Is the sun bright? MOON, what directs; the body that lights the earth by night.

Do you like to see the moon? STAR, what steers; a bright body that sparkles at night in the sky. Is a star a world. WORLD, round; the earth, or the universe.

Is the earth called the world?

ADDISON.

MAN, strong; the race of thinking beings to which we belong; God's image on earth.

Is man a thinking being? FALL, a casting down; the ruin of God's image in man by sin.

Did Adam fall by sin? GOSPEL, good-speaking; good news from God to man.

Is the gospel news about Christ? DAYSMAN, the strength of day; one

who unites parties, as sinful man and offended God.

Is Christ our daysman? PEACE, pressed down; rest from every thing that troubles.

Does Christ give peace?

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVENTH STUDY.

LAST THINGS.

"THUS have I sung beyond thy first request,
Rolling my numbers o'er the track of man,
The world at dawn, at midday, and decline;

Time gone, the righteous saved, the wicked damned,
And God's eternal government approved."

POLLOK

END, a point; the close or last of any Dooм, judgment; sentence or fixed thing. state of man.

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THE second part of the HAND-BOOK OF ANGLo-Saxon ROOT-WORDS is ended. We began We began it with the words of HOME, and closed it with the words of LAST THINGS.

Between these two points there is a wide space. We have passed over it THREE TIMES. The FIRST TIME We noticed the things lying between home and heaven, and gathered up their NAMES. Thus, home, house, under the HEAD, Home. We did more than this. We learned what they meant, when the Saxons first used them; and also what they mean now with us. Thus, home, a cover, the place where one lives.

The SECOND TIME we marked the QUALITIES of things lying between home and heaven, and picked up the WORDS that stand for them. Thus, under home, we got sweet, dear.

The THIRD TIME, we noticed the ACTIONS of things lying between home and heaven, and learned the words that

stand for them. Thus, under the senses, we got the words, look, hear, smell, feel.

In this way, the mind grows in learning words and joining them with things. Thus, your mind grows. Already you possess over ONE THOUSAND root-words, and are able to point out their meanings, and use them in speech. These are like seeds. They will produce other words. Some TWENTY THOUSAND form their great offspring.

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