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DICTATION DAY

BY DAY

A

MODERN

SPELLER


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THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

NEW YORK

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SAN

FRANCISCO

MACMILLAN

CO.,

Limited

LONDON

BOMBAY

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DICTATION

DAY BY DAY

A

MODERN

SPELLER

Siytb J^ear

BY

KATE VAN WAGENEN

^

Fbincipal PcbuC'

Scrooi,

No.

2,

Borough

of the

Bsonx

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THE

MACMILLAN

COMPANY

1911

AU

righU

reserve


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HARVARD

COLLEGE

LlSnARY

GIFT

OF

T:1E

NEV/TON

F;1 E

LIBRARY

OOPTBISHT,

1911,

bt

the

maomillan

oohpant.

Set

up

and

dectrotyped.

PuUiihed

April,

igxz.


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PREFACE

Dictation

Day

by

Day is

published

with

the

hope

that

it

may

appeal

to

the teacher

of the

average

child.

A careful

supervision

of

the

work

of little

children

has

led the

writer

to

believe

that

too

much is often

attempted

during

the

first

few

years

of

a

child's life.

In the

large

cities,

the

standard

cannot

be

what

a

few

children,

under

exceptional

circumstances,

are

able

to

accomplish,

but

what

the child of

ordinary

capacity

is

able

to

master.

Therefore the

first

principle

of

these

books

is

absolute

Simplicity.

A

second

principle

that

finds

expression

here is

Repetition.

All

small,

troublesome

words

the bane

of

composition

work

are

repeated

again

and

again,

in

every

grade

of the

series.

In these

books,

the

unnatural

arrangement

of

columns

of

words

is

reduced

to

a

minimum.

The

old-fashioned

method

of

teaching

children

to

read

by

compelling

them

to

learn

lists

of words

is

happily

abolished,

and

the

day

is

not

far distant

when

a

similar method

of

teaching

spelling

will

also

be

relegated

to

the

''Land of

Forgotten

Things/*


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vi

PREFACE

The

number of

new

words in

this

book

is

less

than

in the

other

books

of the

series,

owing

to

the

fact

that

teachers

of Sixth

Year

children

are

obliged

to

drill

most

thoroughly

on

proper

^

names

used in

the

history

and

geography

of their

respective

grades.

The

short

selection from

Essays

in

Applica-ion

by

Henry

van

Dyke,

and the

stanza

by

Eugene

Field from

A

Valentine

are

used

by

the

kind

permission

of

Charles Scribner's

Sons,

the

authorized

publishers

of

the

works of

these

authors.

The

author

also

feels

greatly

indebted

to

those

principals

who

have

submitted hundreds

of

chil-ren's

letters,

on

which the models

in

these

books

have been

based.


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SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS

The exercises

in these

books

have

been

care-ully

graded,

and the

only

new

words in

any

paragraph

are

those that

are

underlined.

Some

of

the words in the

margin

are

review

words,

introduced

to

call

attention

to

the

formation of

plurals.

Where

proper

names

have

not

been

underlined,

it

is

expected

that the teacher

will

put

them

on

the

blackboard,

and

allow them

to

remain

during

the

writing

of

the

lesson.

The

spelling

exercises in

these books

were

used

for

several

terms

in

manuscript

form. The

teachers

put

the

lessons

on

the

blackboard,

and

the

children

copied

them

for

home

study.

It

was

found, however,

that

this

method

wasted

an

infinite

amount

of

time,

a

fault

that in

our

crowded curriculum

seems

almost

a

crime.

A

far

weightier

objection

to

this method

was

the

fact

that

in classes

even

of careful

teachers,

many

children

made

mistakes in

copying

the

exercises

from the

blackboard.

They

therefore studied

them

incorrectly,

so

that

the

teacher,

besides

dealing

with

legitimate

difficulties,

bore the

added

burden

of

eradicating

errors

that

were

firmly

vii


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6

DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

Here

once

the

embattled

fanners

stood,

And fired the shot heard

round

the

world.

R.

W.

Emebson.

14

Hail,

Columbia

happy

land

Hail,

ye

heroes,

heav*n-bom

band

Who

fought

and

bled

in

Free-om's

cause.

And when

the

storm

of

war

was

gone.

Enjoyed

the

peace

your

valor

won.

Let

independence

be

our

boast.

Ever

mindful

what it

cost,

Joseph

Hopkinson.

15

A

traveler

said that

he

could

not

attempt

a

descrip-ion

of the services in the

great

cathedral

at

Rome.

He

closed

with these

words

:

That

which

made

the

deep-st

impression

upon

me

was

the

reverent

attitude

of

an

audience

of

sixty

thousand

souls.

em

bat'Ued

hail

Co lum'bi

a

he'ro

he'roes

val'or

boast

de

scrip'tion

ca

the'dral

im

pres'sion

rev'er

ent

at'ti

tude

au'di

ence


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DAILY

LESSONS

16

Our

class had

a long

gram-ar

lesson

in

which

we re-iewed

the

various

kinds

of

phrases. Josephine/^

said

the

teacher

at

last,

write

a

sentence

which shall

contain

both

an

adverbial

and

an

re

viewed'

.

phra'ses

Jo'se

phine

ad

verHbi

al

at'tri

bute

attribute

phrase.

Review

frightened

captain heavenly

mountain

carried

replied

directed

injured

selected

attention

accustomed

received

beautiful

nephew

dismayed

delicate

17

A

tremendous audience

gathered

to

applaud

the

fa-ous

singer.

Not

a

seat

was

vacant

and

even

the

aisles

were

crowded.

At the

con-lusion

of the

performance,

the artist aroused

great

en-husiasm

by

singing

Home,

Sweet

Home.**

18

Some

of

the

domestic evils

of

drunkenness

are

houses

without

windows,

gardens

without

fences,

fields

without

tillage,

barns without

roofs.

tre

men'dous

ap

plaud'

va'cant

aisles

con

clu'sion

en

thu'si

asm

do

mes'tic

drunk'en

ness

fen'ces


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8

DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

tai'age

prin'ci

pies

dis

posed'

com

plain'

mu'ti

ny

is'sue

scour

and

children without

cloth-ng,

principles,

morals,

or

manners.

Benjamin

Franklin.

19

It is observed

at

sea

that

men

are

never

so

much dis-osed

to

complain

and

mu-iny,

as

when least

employed.

Hence

an

old

captain,

when

there

was

nothing

else

to

do,

would issue

the order

to

scour the anchor.

Samuel Smiles.

20

Do

you

remember

why

Columbus

undertook

his

voy-ges

of

discovery?

They

were

inspired

chiefly

by

the

desire

to

find

shorter

trade

routes.

From that time

until

to-day,

men

have

sought by

every

possible

means,

to

con-uer

distance.

Review

cargoes

fairies

walnut

obliged

treasures

terrible scales

tongue

liberties

excellent

furniture

company

established

scratched

carriage

weather

un

der

took'

in

spired'

routes

sought

con'quer


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DAILY LESSONS

21

With

the

completion

of the

Suez

Canal,

the

sea

trip

from

western

Europe

to

China and

Japan

was

materially

les-ened.

Since

then,

engineers

have

been

interested

in

the

question

of

a

similar canal

at

Panama.

22

The

pioneer

in

this

gigan-ic

work

was

the French

Panama

Canal

Company,

with Ferdinand

de

Lesseps

as

president.

The

French

people

believed

that

owing

to

his

vast

experience

at

Suez,

he

would

be

the

most

competent

man

to

manage

the

enter-rise.

23

Ten

years

after

the

com-encement

of

the

work,

the

French

Company

was

unable

to

proceed

through

lack of

funds.

During

this

time,

many

millions

had

been

ex-ended,

and

a

multitude

of

lives had been

sacrificed

in

this

pestilential

country.

com

ple'tion

ca

nal'

ma

te'ri

al

ly

les'sened

en

gi

neers'

pi

o

neer

gi gan'tic

ex

pe'ri

ence

com'pe

tent

en'ter

prise

com

mence'ment

pro

ceed'

ex

pend'ed

mul'ti

tude

pes

ti len'tial


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10 DICTATION

DAY BY

DAY

24

In

1904

Congress

pur-hased

from

the

French

Com-any

and

from

the

Republic

Con'gress

of Panama

all

essential

rights

es

sen'tial

in

this

territory.

Have

you

ter'ri

to

ry

ever

read

of

any

of

the ob-

ob'sta cles

stacks which

our engineers

trop'i

cal

must

overcome

in this

tropi-

cal

country

?

Review

believe

safety certainly dainty

surprised

brimming

celery

lettuce

meadows

difficult

anxiously busily

discovered

delighted

cranberries

pumpkin

26

The climate

of Panama

is

tropical,

which

means

that

it

has

a

dry

season

and

a

rainy

season.

There

is

also

an

enormous

percentage

of

moisture

in

iiie

air,

and

the

land is

very

fertile.

26

In

the

rainy

season,

the

rivers

become

raging

tor-ents.

A

canal in this

region,

therefore,

must

afford

ample

cli'mate

e

nor'mous

per

cent'age

mois'ture

fer'tile

tor'rents

re'gion

am'ple


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DAILY

LESSONS

11

protection

against

all

such

perils,

s

its

route

follows

the

course

of

one

of the

most

turbulent

streams

on

the

isthmus.

27

In

many

places

the

labor-rs

are

forced

to cut

their

way

through

treacherous

swamps,

where

it

is

difficult

to

find

a

solid foundation

on

which

to

build.

Here the

workmen

must

also

fight

against

malaria

and

other

diseases.

28

The

principal

cut

on

the

isthmus

is

at

Culebra.

The

cutting

of nine

miles of

solid

rock

and

the removal

of

such

vast

quantities

of

material,

form,

in

all

probability,one

of

the

greatest

problems

of

the work.

per'ils

turTbu lent

treach'er

ous

swamps

foun

da'tion

ma

la'ri

a

diseas'es

prin'cipal

re

mov'al

quan'ti

ty

quan'ti

ties

prob

a

bil'i

ty

prob'lems

Review

complete

captures

circles

Robert

village

precious

grudge

shoulder

Florence

pleasure

suflfering

medicines

vacation

boroughs

continent

geography


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DICTATION

DAY

BY DAY

Congress

29

discussed

for

some

months the

advantages

and

disadvantages

of

both

dis

cussed'

a

sea

level

canal

and

a

lock ad van'ta

ges

canal.

To

help

the

mem-

de ci'sion

bers

reach

a

decision

much

tes'ti

mo

ny

expert

testimony

was

taken,

a

dopt'ed

until

finally

the

plans

for

a

lock

canal

were

adopted.

30

The

plans

necessitate the

spending

of

many

millions

of

dollars,

but

the

canal

will

be

a

great

benefit

to

commerce.

Merchandise

can

be

trans-orted

from New York

to

San

Francisco in

fourteen

days

instead

of

sixty

days.

31

Aromatic

plants

bestow

No

spicy

fragrance

where

they

grow

;

But

crushed

and

trodden

to

the

ground.

Diffuse their

balmy

sweets

around.

Oltveb

Goldsmith.

ne

ces'si

tate

ben'e

fit

ben'e fit

ed

com'merce

mer'chan

dise

trans

port'ed

ar

o

mat'ic

spi'cy

crushed

trod

trod'den

dif

fuse'

balm'y


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DAILY

LESSONS

13

32

The

avaricious

man

is

like

the barren

sandy ground

of

av

a

ri'cious

the

desert,

which sucks

in

all

bar'ren

the

rain

and

dews

with

greedi-

des'ert

ness,

but

yields

no

fruitful

greed'i

ness

herbs

or

plants

for

the

benefit

yields

of others.

Zeno.

defeated

sitting-room

hospital

visitor

Review

exclaimed

escaping

furnace

peninsula

familiar

business

invalids

headache

soldiers

intelligence

subjects

trolley

33

The

imniigrant

who

de-ired

his

son

Michael

to enter

school,

was

hardly

prepared

for the

question

:

Have

you

a

certificate

of

vaccination

?

He

was

surprised

to

learn

that

no

child

could be

ac-epted

without

such

a

cer-ificate.

34

In

1813

Commodore

Perry,

under

the

most

adverse

cir-umstances,

won

a

great

na-al

victory

on

Lake

Erie.

im'mi

grant

Mi'chael

cer

tif

'i

cate

vac

ci

na'tion

ac

cept'ed

com'mo

dore

adVerse

cir'cum

stan

ces

naVal


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DICTATION

DAY

BY DAY

Before

the

contest

began,

he

raised

a

flag

over

his

vessel

bearing

these words

:

Don't

give

up

the

ship.

36

The

result

of

the

expedi-ion

seems

like

a

miracle,

when

we

consider

the

superior

training

of

the British.

Perry

announced

his

conquest

in

the

following

words:

We

have

met

the

enemy

and

they

are

ours.*'

36

Every

afternoon

at

five

o'clock,

Theodore

helped

Dorothy

for

an

hour

with

her

lessons. Now

Dor-thy,

I

heard

him

say,

I

shall be

very

much

disap-ointed

if

you

cannot

point

out

the

predicates

in

all

these

imperative

sentences.

con'test

ex

pe

di'tion

mir'a

cle

su

pe'ri

r

an

nounced'

con'quest

The'o

dore

Dor'o

thy

dis

ap

point'ed

pred'i

cates

im

per'a

tive

Review

complaint purchased

liberties

originally

conductors

transfer

passengers

sardines

traveling

foreign

anchored

governor

solemnly

funeral

procession

scissors


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DICTATION

DAY

BY DAY

40

How

beautiful

the

Queen

of

Night,

on

high

Her

way

pursuing

among

scattered

clouds,

Where,

ever

and

anon,

her

head

she

shrouds.

Hidden

from

view in dense

obscurity.

William Wordsworth.

pur

sue

pur

su'ing

scat'tered

a

non'

shrouds

ob

scu'ri

ty

Review

industrious valuable

brilliant addition

molasses

groceries

impatient

exercises

anniversary religion

citizens

arbutus

buttons

balloons

controlled

automobile

41

One of the

most

beautiful

marches

ever

written is the

wedding

hymn

from the

opera

of

Lohengrin.

Whenever

the

opera

is

performed,

the

orchestra

plays

this

hymn

at

the

marriage

of

Lohengrin

and Elsa of

Brabant.

42

The

narrative

on

which

this

particular

opera

is

founded

recites

that

God-

wed'ding

hymn

op'e

ra

per

formed'

or'ches

tra

mar'riage

nar'ra

tive

par

tic'u

lar


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DAILY

LESSONS

17

frey,

Duke

of

Brabant,

has

vanished and that

Elsa,

his

sister,

is accused

of

spiriting

him

away.

43

The

one

who

accuses

Elsa

is Count

Frederick,

whose

chief

desire is

to

gain

posses-ion

of Elsa's

property

and

to

be

declared

ruler of

the

duchy.

Elsa

is

summoned

before

King Henry

and

there

asserts

her innocence.

44

Coimt

Frederick

says

he

will

fight

with

any

one

who

volunteers

to

champion

Elsa's

cause.

They

both

agree

that Heaven

will then

decide

between

them.

Elsa,

in

ex-reme

distress,

says

she will

bestow

her

hand and

fortime

on

the

knight

who defends

her.

Review

van'ished

ac

cused'

spir'it

ing

Fred'er

ick

pos

ses^sion

prop'er

ty

sum'moned

as

serts'

in'no

cence

vol

un

teers'

cham'pi

on

ex

treme'

dis

tress'

knight

hyacinth

crocus

perceived

peculiar

handkerchief

proclaim

curious

political

emerged

dangerous

caterpillar

cellar

declaration marvelous

adjective electricity


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18

DICTATION

DAY BY

DAY

46

Before

the

assembled

court-ers,

the heralds

blow

the

summons,

but

no champion

appears

for

the

solitary

Elsa.

Suddenly,

at

the

supreme

moment,

a

small

skiff

ap-roaches

drawn

by

a

beau-iful

white

swan

with

a gold

chain

suspended

from

its

neck.

46

There,

in

the

wondrous

swan

boat,

stands

a

knight

in

dazzling

armor.

His

gracious

countenance

inspires

confi-ence,

and

as

he

steps

upon

the shore

he

is

welcomed

by

the

knights

and

ladies

of

the

court.

47

As

Lohengrin

kneels

be-ore

the

radiant

Elsa,

he

says

he will defend

her if

she

will

promise

never

to

inquire

his

name.

Elsa

is

in

such

des-erate

straits that

she

con-ents.

He

then

challenges

and

defeats Count

Frederick.

court'iers

her'alds

sol'i

ta

ry

su

preme'

sus

pend'ed

won'drous

daz'zling

ar'mor

gra^cious

coun'te

nance

con'fi dence

kneels

ra'di

ant

des'per

ate

con

sents^

chal'len

ges


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DAILY

LESSONS

19

48

At

the

appointed

hourElsa

and

the

knight

are

married.

Elsa,

unmindful of

her

prom-se,

begs

him

to

reveal his

name.

She

is

so

persistent,

that

at

last

he

exclaims,

with

a

gesture

of

despair:

Lo-engrin

is

my

name/'

ap

point'ed

mar'ry

max'ried

re

veal'

per

sist'ent

ges'ture

accident

friendship

employed

telegraph

Review

immediately

surface

graduates

sensitive

direction

isthmus

commenced

quotations

persuade

contnrades

frequently

amazement

49

Lohengrin

says

that

hav-ng

revealed

his

name,

he

has

forfeited his

right

to

remain,

and

must

now

go

into

exile.

As

he

reluctantly

turns

from

the

terrified

Elsa,

the

group

of

people

exclaim:

The

swan

the

swan

50

Yes,

there

is

the

swan

with

the

golden

chain

attached

to

its

neck.

Just above

the

skiff

hovers

a

lovely

white

f

or'f

eit ed

ex'ile

re

luc'tant

ly

ter'ri

fied

group

at

tached'

hov'ers


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20

DICTATION

DAY BY DAY

stead'i

ly

spec'ta

cle

vis'i

ble

loos'ens

faith'ful

grad'u

al

ly

mis'er

a

ble

mys

te'ri

ous

ly

dove,

and

as

it

steadily

approaches,

the

spectacle

be-omes

visible

to

all.

61

As

soon

as

Lohengrin

loos-ns

the chain from

the neck

of the

faithful

swan,

it

gradu-lly

sinks. Then

Lohengrin,

leaving

the miserable

Elsa,

springs

into

the skiff.

The

dove seizes

the

chain,

and

Lohengrin

vanishes

as

mys-eriously

as

he

came.

62

Before

Josephine's

depar-ure

for

the

summer,

she

bought some

handkerchiefs

on

which

to

embroider her

mother's initials.

When

she

opened

the

parcels

contain-ng

silks,

worsted,

and

other

material,

she

found the

mark-ng

too

indistinct

to

be of

use.

Review

determined

celebrates

bakery

nickel

although

continued

height

discoveries

occurred

diflSculty patience

endeavored

sufficient

telephone

attendance

celebrated

de

par'ture

em

broid'er

in

i'tials

wors'ted

in

dis

tinct'


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DAILY

LESSONS

21

53

Helen's

work in decimals

was

very poor

in

comparison

with

Bertha's,

though

when

the

grammar

hour

arrived,

the tables

were

turned. The

teacher

was

always positive

that Helen

could

classify,

without

hesitation,

any

word

in the lesson.

54

Instead of

going

to

the

theater

on

Saturday,

Theo-ore

and

his friends obtained

permission

to

go

to

Bronx

Park.

They

remained

sev-ral

hours,

visiting

the

gar-ens

and

the

menagerie.

For

limcheon

they

had sand-iches,

fruit,

and

a

most

delicious

cinnamon

cake.

dec'i

mals

com

par'i

son

pos'i

tive

clas'si

fy

hes

i

ta'tion

the'a

ter

per

mis'sion

men

ag'e

rie

lunch'eon

de

li'cious

cin'na

mon

55

Who

does

not

enjoy

the

winter

When the

mercury

falls

to

zero,

and

icicles

abound,

then

even

such

nui-ances

as

freezing pipes

and

delayed

traffic

are

accepted

mer cu

ry

i'ci

cles

nui'san

ces

traffic


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22

DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

by

adults,

as

the

price they

pay

for

the

sports

of

the

a

dults'

youngsters.

Review

Virginia

southern

agreeable

president

merchant

Panama

college

promotion

guided

mysteries

compelled

examination

machinery

geranium

cemetery

camphor


31/140


32/140

24

DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

thoughtful,

not

only

of

our blessings,

but

also

of

those who

are

without

them;

not

only

of

our

abundance,

but

also of the

want

of

others.

*

John

Herbert

Phillips.

Christmas

And

suddenly

there

was

with

the

angel

a

mul-itude

of the

heavenly

host,

praising

God

and

saying,

Glory

to

God

in

the

highest,

and

on

earth

peace,

goodwill

toward men.

The

Bible.

New

Yearns

Day

In

ancient

Rome,

where

gods

and

goddesses

were

worshiped,

Janus

was

the

god

of

gates

and

doors.

His

picture

shows

two

faces,

to

represent

the fact

that

he looked

forward

and

backward. The

first

month

of the

year

is

named

in

his

honor.

LincolrCs

Birthday

Let

reverence

for

the laws

be

taught

in

schools,

in

seminaries,

in

colleges;

let

it be written

in

primers,

in

spelling

books,

and

in

almanacs;

let

it

be

preached

from

the

pulpit,

proclaimed

in

legislative

halls,

and

enforced

in

courts

of

justice.

Abraham

Lincoln.

St

Valentine^s

Day

Not

many

sounds

in

life

exceed in

interest

a

knock

at

the door. It

is,however,

so

seldom

that

just

the

person

we

want

to

see

comes

;

but

of

all


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FOR COPY OR

DICTATION

25

the clamorous

visitations,

the

welcomest in

ex-ectation

is

the

sound

that ushers

in,

or

seems

to

usher

in,

a

Valentine.

Charles Lamb.

Washington's

Birthday

I

see

in

Washington

a

great

soldier,

who

fought

a

trying

war

to

a

successful end

impossible

with-ut

him;

a

great

statesman

who

did

more

than

all

other

men

to

lay

the foundations

of

a

republic

which has

endured in

prosperity

for

more

than

a

century.

Henry Cabot Lodge.

Arbor

Day

It

is

time

to

call

a

halt

on

forest

destruction,

and

order

a

forward

march

on

forest

restoration.

The

great

pines

once

used for

spars

in the

king's

ships

are

all

gone.

The

great

oak forests

are

seen

no

more.

Their

beauty

and

grandeur

are

known

only

in

legend,

song,

and

story.

Hon. James S.

Whipple.

Memorial

Day

How

sleep

the

brave who

sink

to rest

By

all their

country's

wishes

blest

When

Spring,

with

dewy

fingers

cold,

Returns

to

deck

their

hallowed

mold,

She

there

shall

dress

a

sweeter

sod

Than

Fancy's

feet

have

ever

trod.

WiLLLAM

Collins.


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26

DICTATION

DAY BY

DAY

Flag

Day

Our

national

anthem

was

written

by

a

young

lawyer

named Francis Scott

Key.

In

the

War

of

1812

he

was a

prisoner

on

the

British

ships

while

they

were

attacking

Baltimore,

and

the

following

morning

when he found

our

flag

still

flying

from

the fort that

protected

the

city,

he

wrote

the Star

Spangled

Banner.

Fourth

of

July

When

Freedom

from her

mountain

height.

Unfurled her

standard

to

the

air,

She

tore

the

azure

robes

of

night.

And

set

the

stars

of

glory

there

James Rodman

Drake.


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PREFIXES

27

PREFIXES

A

prefix

is

a

word

or

syllable

put

before

another

word

to

modify

its

meaning.

I. ad

(a,

oc,

af^

ag^

aly

arty

etc.)

=

to

adhere

.

allure

aggressor

assign

affix attain

n. sub

(suCy

sufy

suQy

su^y

etc.)

under

;

after

;

up

subscribe

suffix

succeed

suggest

subdivide

support

III.

06

{ocy

ofy

op)

=

in front

of

;

before

;

against

object

offer

obtrude

offend

occur

oppose

IV.

ante

{anti)

=

before;

against

antecedent

antidote

anteroom

antipathy

antedate

antislavery

V.

be

=

to

make

bedeck

befriend

benumb

bedim

becalm bedew

VI.

con

{cOy

coly

corny covy

etc.)

=

together

;

with

conjoin

commingle

coact

correspond

collect

coequal


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28

DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

Vn.

contra

{contrOy

counter)

=

against

contradict

controversy

contraband

countermand

controvert

counteract

VIII. inter

=

between;

among

intercede

intermarry

interline

interchange

interpose

intertwine

IX.

pro

=

for; forward;

forth

pronomi

project

profess

produce

promotion

provoke

X.

a,

aby

abs

=

from

;

away

avert

abduct

absolve

abnormal

abstain

abstract

XI.

de

=

down;

from

depose

dethrone

deject

depart

descend

detract

XII.

non

=

not

nonsense

non-member

non-attendance

non-delivery

non-productive

non-resident


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SUFFIXES

29

SUFFIXES

A suflSx is

a

word

or

syllable

added

to

another

word

to

modify

its

meaning.

I.

hood

=

the

state

of

boyhood

brotherhood

childhood

girlhood

manhood

priesthood

n.

ship

=

the

office

of

;

the

state

of

friendship

membership

clerkship

scholarship

partnership

ownership

III.

ment

=

act

of

;

state

of

being

;

that which

movement

engagement

punishment

excitement

judgment

settlement

announcement

acknowledgment

IV.

ery, ry

=

place

where

;

state

of

being

;

art

or

practise

of

nursery

slavery

pottery

dentistry

bravery

surgery


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30

DICTATION

DAY BY DAY

VI.

sourie

=

fuU

of

;

causing

frolicsome

troublesome

venturesome

wearisome

blithesome

quarrelsome

VII.

VIII.

ablcy

ible

=

that

may

or can

be

;

worthy

of

curable

honorable

reversible

terrible

allowable

pitiable

digestible

admissible

IX.

al

=

like

;

pertaining

to

magical

bridal

maternal

rural

autumnal

legal

X.

anty

ent

=

one

who

;

ing

assailant

pleasant

assistant

provident

president

apparent

XI.

ix n

=

act

of

;

state

of

being

election

protection

digestion

reflection

decision

corruption


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40/140

32

DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

LATIN

STEMS

A

stem

is a foundation

word

to

which

prefixes

and suffixes

may

be

added.

I.

dico^

dictum

=

to

say

dictate contradict

dictionary predict

benediction

valedictory

II.

spedo (spicio),

spectum

=

to

behold

prospect

suspicious

respect

conspicuous

inspect

despicable

III.

facioy

factum

(ficioyectum)

=

to

make

;

to act

facile

manufacture

faculty

difficult

factor

perfect

IV.

duco,

ductum

=

to

lead

introduce abduction

produce

deduction

reduce

viaduct

V.

fero,

latum

=

to

bear

;

to

carry

refer

relate

prefer

dilate

transfer

translate


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LATIN

STEMS

33

VI.

gradiofy

gressus

=

to

walk

graduate

congress

degrade

progress

gradual

egress


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34

DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

LETTERS

YOUNG

GIRL

wanted

to

operate

telephone

switch-oard

and

to

do

light

office

work;

must

be

clean

and

neat

in

appearance,

have

good

school

education

and

live

with

her

parents;

some

office

experience

desirable.

M.

G.,

424

Eagle

Office.

168

Rogers

Av.,

Brooklyn,

Feb.

18,

1911.

To

Advertiser

M.

G.

Eagle

Office,

Brooklyn,

N.

Y.

Dear

Sir

:

In

reply

to

your

advertisement

in

the

Eagle

for

a

girl

for

office

work,

I desire

to

make

application

for

the

position.

I

am

fifteen

years

of

age,

and

in

June,

1910,

graduated

from P. S.

92.

My

school work

was

always

rated

A

and

B4-,

so

I think

that

I

would

be

able

to

please

you,

although

I

have

not

had

the

desired

office

experience.

Miss

Louise

Castle,

the

Principal

of

P.

S.

92,

has

given

me

permission

to

use

her

name

as

reference,

and

will

reply

to

any

inquiries

which

you

may

desire

to

make.

Very

respectfully,

Susan

A.

Hall.


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LETTERS

35

STENOGRAPHY,

TYPEWRITING.

BOOK-KEEP-NG,

PENMANSHIP, ARITHMETIC,

c..

taught

by

specialists

day

and

night

;

preparation

for

business

and

civil

service;

situations

obtained;

call,

write

or

telephone

for

Catalogue

and

Civil

Service

Booklet.

G.

S.

WALWORTH'S

INSTITUTE

(founded

1871),

51-66

East

126th

St.

135

Atlantic

St.,

Stamford,

Conn,,

Oct.

5,

1910.

To

the

Secretary

of

the

G.

S.

Walworth

Institute,

51

East

125

St.,

New

York,

N.

Y.

Dear

Sir

:

'Will

you

kindly

send

me,

at

your

earliest

convenience,

a

copy

of

your

Catalogue

and Civil

Service

Booklet

?

When

I

come

to

the

city,

my

time is

very

limited,

so

I

should

like

you

to

state

what

hour

during

the

day

will

be

the

best time

for

me

to

call

to

make

arrangements

for instruction.

Yours

respectfully,

Frank

Pennoyer.


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36

DICTATION DAY

BY

DAY

438

West

164

St.,

New

York,

Mar.

24,

1911.

To

the

Consolidated Gas

Co.,

1910

Amsterdam

Ave.,

New

York,

N.

Y.

Gentlemen

:

Will

you

kindly

send

a

man

to

the

above

address

to

inspect

the

gas range

?

It

has

not

given

satisfaction

for

some

time,

and

if it

cannot

be

repaired,

I

should

like

a new

range

installed.

Please

attend

to

this

at

your

earliest

convenience, and

oblige.

Yours

truly,

Charles Powers.

1245

Market

St.,

St.

Louis,

Mo.,

Ti/r

J

...

Jan.

12,

1911.

My

dear

Miss

Morris,

Will

you

kindly

excuse

me

from

my

music

lesson

next

Thursday?

My

sister

is

very

ill,

and

I

should

not like

to

disturb

her

by

playing.

I

hope

she

will

be

well

enough

for

me

to

take

a

lesson

the

following

week.

I

am

very

sorry

to

lose

my

lesson,

but

1

intend

to

practise

more

than

an

hour

a day

to

make

up

for

it.

Yours

respectfully,

George

Hilton.


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LETTERS

37

214

West

89

St.,

New

York,

Dec.

22,

1910.

Dear

Elizabeth,

By

the

next

mail,

you

will

receive

a

lace

bureau

scarf,

which

I

send

with

my

very

best

wishes.

When I

was

at

your

house

on

Thanks-iving,

I heard

you say

you

always

wanted

a

lace

scarf in

place

of

the

linen

ones

you

had

been

using.

Wishing

you

all

a

Merry

Christmas

and

a

Happy

New

Year,

I

am.

Lovingly

yours,

Kate

Macdona.

9

Bradford

St.,

Albany,

N.

Y.,

Dec.

26,

1910.

My

dear

Friend,

Yesterday

I

received

the

lovely

lace

scarf

you

sent

me

for

Christmas,

and

I

am so

delighted

with

it,

that

I

want to

thank

you

im-ediate

It is the

prettiest

one

I

ever

saw,

and

I

hope

some

day

you

will

see

how fine it looks

on

my

bureau.

You

could

not

have

given

me

any-hing

that would

have

pleased

me

more.

Wishing

you

and

all

the other

members

of

your

family a Happy

New

Year,

I

remain.

Yours

affectionately,

Elizabeth

Morgan.


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38

DICTATION DAY

BY

DAY

SELECTIONS FOR MEMORIZING

Pbescbibed

bt

the

New

Yobk

Citt Coubsb

of

Studt

SHERIDAN'S RIDE

Up

from

the

South

at

break

of

day,

Bringing

to

Winchester

fresh

dismay,

The

aflfrighted

ir with

a

shudder

bore,

Like

a

herald

in

haste,

to

the

chieftain's

door.

The terrible

grumble,

and

rumble,

and

roar,

Telling

the

battle

was

on once

more,

And Sheridan

twenty

miles

away.

And wider still those

billows

of

war

Thundered

along

the

horizon's

bar

;

And louder

yet

into

Winchester

rolled

The

roar

of

that

red

sea

uncontrolled.

Making

the

blood

of the

listener

cold.

As

he

thought

of the stake

in

that

fiery

fray,

And Sheridan

twenty

miles

away.

But

there is

a

road

from

Winchester

town,

A

good,

broad

highway leading

down

;

And

there,

through

the

flush of

the

morning

light,

A

steed

as

black

as

the steeds

of

night.

Was

seen

to

pass,

as

with

eagle

flight.

As

if

he

knew

the

terrible

need

;

He

stretched

away

with his

utmost

speed

;

Hills

rose

and

fell

;

but

his

heart

was

gay.

With Sheridan

fifteen miles

away.


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48/140

40

DICTATION

DAY

BY DAY

With

foam

and with

dust,

the

black

charger

was

gray

;

By

the flash of his

eye,

and the red nostril's

play.

He

seemed

to

the

whole

great

army

to

say,

I

have

brought

you

Sheridan

all

the

way

From

Winchester

down

to

save

the

day

Hurrah

hurrah

for Sheridan

Hurrah

hurrah

for

horse and

man

And when their

statues

are

placed

on

high.

Under

the

dome

of the

Union

sky.

The

American soldier's

temple

of

fame.

There with the

glorious

General's

name,

Be it

said,

in

letters

bold and

bright :

Here

is

the

steed that

saved

the

day,

By

carrying

Sheridan into the

fight.

From

Winchester,

twenty

miles

away

Thomas

B.

Read.

THE

MINSTREL-BOY

The

Minstrel-boy

to

the

war

is

gone.

In the ranks of

death

you'll

find him

;

His father's

sword he has

girded

on.

And his

wild

harp slung

behind

him.

Land

of

song

said the

warrior-bard,

Though

all the

world

betrays

thee,

One

sword,

at

least,

thy rights

shall

guard.

One faithful

harp

shall

praise

thee


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The

Minstrel

fell

but

the

foeman's

chain

Could

not

bring

his

proud

soul

under;

The

harp

he loved ne'er

spoke

again,

For

he

tore

its

chords asunder

;

And

said,

No

chains shall

sully

thee,

Thou soul

of love and

bravery

Thy

songs

were

made for

the

brave

and

free.

They

shall

never

sound

in

slavery

Thomas

Moore.

ORPHEUS WITH HIS

LUTE

Orpheus

with

his lute

made

trees.

And

the mountain

tops

that

freeze.

Bow

themselves

when

he

did

sing

:

To

his

music,

plants

and

flowers

Ever

sprung

;

as

sun

and

showers

There had

made

a

lasting

spring.

Everything

that heard

him

play.

Even

the

billows of

the

sea.

Hung

their

heads and

then

lay

by.

In

sweet

music is

such

art.

Killing

care

and

grief

of heart

Fall

asleep,

or,

hearing,

die.

William

Shakespeare.


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DICTATION

DAY

BY DAY

ABOU

BEN ADEEM

Abou

Ben Adhem

(may

his tribe increase

)

Awoke

one

night

from

a

deep

dream

of

peace.

And

saw,

within the

moonlight

in his

room,

Making

it

rich

and

like

a

lily

in

bloom.

An

angel,

writing

in

a

book of

gold

;

Exceeding

peace

had

made

Ben

Adhem

bold.

And,

to

the

presence

in

the

room

he

said,

What writest

thou?

The vision raised

its

head.

And with

a

look

made

of

all

sweet

accord,

Answered,

The

names

of

those who love

the

Lord.

And

is mine

one?

said

Abou.

Nay,

not

so,

Replied

the

angel.

Abou

spoke

more

low.

But

cheerily

still;

and

said,

I

pray

thee,

then,

Write

me

as

one

that loves

his

fellow-men.

The

angel

wrote

and vanished.

The

next

night

It

came

again,

with

a

great

wakening light.

And showed

the

names

whom

love of God

had

blessed,

And,

lo

Ben

Adhem's

name

led all

the

rest.

Leigh Hunt.

SONG

OF

MARION'S

MEN

Our

band

is

few,

but

true

and

tried.

Our

leader

frank and

bold

;

The

British

soldier trembles

When

Marion's

name

is

told.


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Our

fortress is

the

good

greenwood,

Our

tent

the

cypress-tree

;

.

We know the forest round

us.

As

seamen

know the

sea.

We know

its

walls

of

thorny

vines.

Its

glades

of

reedy

grass,

Its safe

and

silent

islands

Within

the

dark

morass.

Woe

to

the

English soldiery

That

little

dread

us near

On

them shall

light

at

midnight

A

strange

and sudden

fear

:

When,

waking

to

their

tents

on

fire.

They

grasp

their

arms

in

vain.

And

they

who

stand

to

face

us

Are beat

to

earth

again

;

And

they

who

fly

in

terror

deem

A

mighty

host

behind,

And

hear

the

tramp

of

thousands

Upon

the

hollow wind.

Then

sweet

the hour

that

brings

release

From

danger

and

from

toil

:

We

talk

the

battle

over.

And

share the

battle's

spoil.

The woodland

rings

with

laugh

and

shout.

As if

a

hunt

were

up.

And

woodland

flowers

are

gathered

To

crown

the

soldier's

cup.


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DICTATION DAY BY DAY

With

merry songs

we

mock

the

wind

That

in

.the

pine

top

grieves.

And slumber

long

and

sweetly

On beds of oaken leaves.

Well knows the

fair and

friendly

moon

The band

that

Marion leads

The

glitter

of their

rifles,

The

scampering

of their

steeds.

'Tis life

to

guide

the

fiery

barb

Across the

moonlight plain

;

'Tis life

to

feel the

night

wind

That

lifts

the

tossing

mane.

A

moment

in the British

camp

A

moment

and

away

Back

to

the

pathless

forest.

Before

the

peep

of

day.

Grave

men

there

are

by

broad

Santee,

Grave

men

with

hoary

hairs

;

Their

hearts

are

all with

Marion,

For

Marion

are

their

prayers.

And

lovely

ladies

greet

our

band

With kindliest

welcoming,

With

smiles like

those of

summer,

And

tears

like

those of

spring.

For them

we

wear

these

trusty

arms.

And

lay

them down

no more

Till

we

have driven

the

Briton,

Forever,

from

our

shore.

William

Cullen

Bryant.


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THE FIRST SNOWFALL

The

snow

had

begun

in the

gloaming.

And

busily

all

the

night,

Had

been

heaping

field

and

highway

With

a

silence

deep

and

white.

Every pine

and fir

and

hemlock

Wore

ermine

too

dear

for

an

earl,

And

the

poorest

twig

on

the

elm

tree

Was

ridged

inch

deep

with

pearl.

From sheds

new-roofed with

Carrara

Came

Chanticleer's muffled

crow

;

The

stiff rails

softened

to

swan's-down

And still fluttered

down

the

snow.

I

stood

and

watched

by

the window

The noiseless work of the

sky.

And

the

sudden flurries

of

snowbirds.

Like

brown

leaves

whirling

by.

I

thought

of

a

mound

in

sweet

Auburn,

Where

a

little headstone stood

;

How

the flakes

were

folding

it

gently.

As

did robins

the Babes in the Woods.

Up

spoke

our own

little

Mabel,

Saying,

Father,

who made

it

snow?

And

I told

of

the

good

All-Father

Who

cares

for

us

here

below.


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DICTATION

DAY BY

DAY

Again

I

looked

at

the

snowfall,

And

I

thought

of

the leaden

sky

That

arched

o'er

our

first

great

sorrow.

When

that

mound

was

heaped

so

high.

I

remembered

the

gradual

patience

That fell

from

that cloud

like

snow

Flake

by

flake,

healing

and

hiding

The

scars

that renewed

our

woe.

And

again

to

the

child

I

whispered,

The

snow

that

husheth

all.

Darling,

the merciful

Father

Alone

can

make

it

fall

Then,

with

eyes

that

saw

not,

I

kissed

her.

And

she,

kissing

back,

could

not

know

That

my

kiss

was given

to

her

sister.

Folded

close under

deepening

snow.

James Russell Lowell.

THE

DESTRUCTION

OF

SENNACHERIB

The

Assyrian came

down

like the wolf

on

the

fold.

And

his

cohorts

were gleaming

in

purple

and

gold

;

And

the sheen of their

spears

was

like

stars

on

the

sea

When

the blue

wave

rolls

nightly

on

deep

Galilee.

Like the leaves

of the forest

when

summer

is

green,

That

host

with

their

banners

at

sunset

were

seen

;


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48 DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

A MAN'S

A

MAN FOR

A' THAT

Is

there for honest

poverty

That

hangs

his

head,

an' a' that

?

The

coward

slave,

we

pass

him

by

;

We

dare be

poor

for a'

that.

For

a'

that,

an' a'

that.

Our

toils

obscure,

an'

a' that

;

The

rank

is but the

guinea's

stamp

The man's the

gowd

for a' that

What

tho'

on

hamely

fare

we

dine.

Wear

hoddin

gray,

and a'

that

;

Gie

fools

their

silks,

and

knaves

their

wine

A

man's

a

man

for

a'

that

For

a'

that,

an'

a'

that.

Their

tinsel

show,

and

a'

that

;

The

honest

man,

though

e'er

sae

poor,

Is

king'

o'

men

for

a'

that

You

see

yon

birkie,

ca'd

a

lord,

Wha

struts,

an'

stares,

an' a'

that

Tho'

hundreds

worship

at

his

word.

He's

but

a

coof for

a' that

For

a'

that,

an' a'

that.

His

riband,

star,

and

a'

that

;

The

man

of

independent

mind,

He looks

and

laughs

at

a' that.


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A

prince

can

mak'

a

belted

knight,

A

marquis,

duke,

an'

a' that

;

But

an

honest man's aboon his

might

Gude

faith,

he

mauna

fa'

that

For a'

that,

an' a'

that,

Their

dignities,

an' a'

that,

The

pith

o'

sense,

an'

pride

o'

worth.

Are

higher

rank than

a'

that

Then let

us

pray

that

come

it

may,

(As

come

it will for

a'

that).

That

sense

an'

worth,

o'er a' the

earth.

May

bear

the

gree,

an'

a'

that

For

a'

that,

an'

a'

that.

It's

coming

yet

for

a' that

That

man

to

man,

the

whole

warld

o'er.

Shall

brothers

be

for

a' that

Robert Burns.

NOBILITY

True

worth is in

being,

not

seeming.

In

doing

each

day

that

goes

by

Some

little

good

not

in

the

dreaming

Of

great

things

to

do

by

and

by.

For

whatever

men

say

in

blindness

And

spite

of the

fancies

of

youth.

There's

nothing so kingly

as

kindness

And

nothing

so

royal

as

truth.


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DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

We

get

back

our

mete

as

we

measure.

We

cannot

do

wrong

and

feel

right.

Nor

can we

give pain

and

gain pleasure,

For

justice

avenges

each

slight.

The air

for

the

wing

of

the

sparrow.

The

bush

for

the

robin

and

wren.

But

alway

the

path

that is

narrow

And

straight,

for the

children

of

men.

'Tis

not

in

the

pages

of

story,

The

heart

of

its

ills

to

beguile,

Though

he who makes

courtship

to

glory

Gives

all

that

he

hath

for

her smile.

For

when

from

her

heights

he

hath

won

her,

Alas

it

is

only

to

prove

That

nothing's

so

sacred

as

honor.

And

nothing

so loyal as

love.

We

cannot

make

bargains

for

blisses.

Nor

catch

them

like

fishes

in

nets

;

And

sometimes

the

thing

our

life

misses,

Helps

more

than the

thing

which it

gets.

For

good

lieth

not

in

pursuing

Nor

gaining

of

great

nor

of

small.

But

just

in

the

doing

and

doing

As

we

would

be done

by,

is

all.


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Through

envy,

through

malice,

through hating.

Against

the world

early

and

late.

No

jot

of

our

courage

abating,

Our

part

is

to

work

and

to

wait.

And

slight

is

the

sting

of

his

trouble

Whose

winnings

are

less

than

his

worth.

For

he who is honest is

noble

Whatever

his fortunes

or

birth.

Alice Caby.


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DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

ADDITIONAL

SELECTIONS

FOR

MEMORIZING

LADY

CLARE

It

was

the

time when lilies

blow,

And clouds

are

highest

up

in

air,

Lord Ronald

brought

a

lily-white

doe

To

give

his

cousin,

Lady

Clare.

I

trow

they

did

not

part

in

scorn

;

Lovers

long

betroth'd

were

they

;

They

two

will

wed

the

morrow

morn

God's

blessing

on

the

day

He

does

not

love

me

for

my

birth.

Nor for

my

lands

so

broad

and

fair

;

He loves

me

for

my

own

true

worth.

And

that is

well,

said

Lady

Clare.

In

there

came

old

Alice

the

nurse.

Said,

Who

was

this

that

went

from

thee

?

It

was

my

cousin,

said

Lady

Clare;

To-morrow

he

weds with me.

O,

God

be

thank'd

said Alice the

nurse,

That

all

comes

round

so

just

and

fair

Lord Ronald is

heir of all

your

lands.

And

you

are

not

the

Lady

Clare.

99


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Are

ye

out

of

your

mind,

my

nurse,

my

nurse,

Said

Lady

Clare,

that

ye

speak

so

wild

?

As God's

above,

said Alice the

nurse,

I

speak

the truth

:

you

are

my

child.

The old

earl's

daughter

died

at

my

breast;

I

speak

the

truth,

as

I live

by

bread

I buried her like

my

own

sweet

child.

And

put

my

child in her

stead.

Falsely,

falsely

have

ye

done,

O

mother,

she

said,

if

this

be

true.

To

keep

the best

man

under the

sun

So

many

years

from his due.

Nay

now,

my

child,

said

Alice

the

nurse,

But

keep

the

secret

for

your

life.

And

all

you

have

will be

Lord

Ronald's

When

you

are

man

and wife.

If I'm

a

beggar

born,

she

said,

I will

speak

out,

for

I dare

not

lie.

Pull

off,

pull

oflf

the brooch

of

gold.

And

fling

the diamond

necklace

by.

Nay

now,

my

child,

said Alice the

nurse,

But

keep

the

secret

all

ye

can.

She

said,

Not

so :

but

I

will know

If

there

be

any

faith

in

man.


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DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

Nay

now,

what

faith ?

said Alice

the

nurse,

The

man

will

cleave

unto

his

right.

And

he shall have

it,

the

lady

replied,

Tho' I

should

die

to-night.

Yet

give

one

kiss

to

your

mother dear

Alas,

my

child,

I

sinn'd for thee

O

mother, mother, mother,

she

said,

So

strange

it

seems

to

me.

Yet

here's

a

kiss

for

my

mother

dear.

My

mother

dear,

if

this be

so,

And

lay

your

hand

upon

my

head.

And

bless

me,

mother,

ere

I

go.

She

clad

herself in

a

russet

gown,

She

was

no

longer

Lady

Clare

:

She

went

by

dale,

and

she

went

by

down.

With

a

single

rose

in her

hair.

The

Kly-white

doe

Lord

Ronald

had

brought

Leapt

up

from

where

she

lay,

Dropt

her

head

in the maiden's

hand.

And

foUow'd her

all the

way.

Down

stept

Lord Ronald from

his

tower

:

O

Lady

Clare,

you

shame

your

worth

Why

come

you

drest like

a

village

maid.

That

are

the

flower

of

the

earth

?


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DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

Now

who

be

ye,

would

cross

Loehgyle,

This

dark

and

stormy

water

?

O,

I'm the chief of Ulva's

isle.

And

this

Lord

UUin's

daughter.

And

fast

before

her

father's

men

Three

days

we've

fled

together.

For should he find

us

in the

glen.

My

blood

would

stain

the

heather.

His

horsemen

hard

behind

us

ride;

Should

they

our

steps

discover.

Then who

will

cheer

my

bonny

bride

When

they

have

slain

her

lover

?

Out

spoke

the

hardy

Highland

wight,

I'll

go,

my

chief

I'm

ready

;

It

is

not

for

your

silver

bright

;

But

for

your

winsome

lady

:

And

by

my

word

the

bonny

bird

In

danger

shall

not

tarry

:

So

though

the

waves

are

raging

white,

I'll

row

you

o'er

the

ferry.

By

this

the

storm

grew

loud

apace.

The

water-

wraith

was

shrieking

;

And

in

the

scowl

of heaven

each

face

Grew

dark

as

they

were

speaking.


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But still

as

wilder blew the

wind.

And

as

the

night

grew

drearer,

Adown the

glen

rode armed

men.

Their

trampling

sounded

nearer.

O

haste

thee,

haste

*'

the

lady

cries,

Though

tempests

round

us

gather

;

I'll

meet

the

raging

of the

skies,

But

not

an

angry

father.

The

boat

has

left

a

stormy

land,

A

stormy

sea

before

her,

When,

oh

too

strong

for human

hand.

The

tempest

gather'd

o'er

her.

And

still

they

row'd amidst the

roar

Of

waters

fast

prevailing

;

Lord

UUin

reach'd that

fatal

shore

;

His

wrath

was

changed

to

wailing.

For

sore

dismay

'd

through

storm

and

shade.

His child he did

discover

:

One

lovely

hand

she stretch'd for

aid,

And

one

was

round

her

lover.

Come back

come

back

he

cried

in

grief,

Across this

stormy

water:

And I'll

forgive

your

Highland

chief,

My

daughter

oh

my

daughter


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DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

'Twas vain

:

the loud

waves

lashed

the

shore.

Return

or

aid

preventing

;

The

waters

wild

went

o*er his

child,

And he

was

left

lamenting.

Thomas

Campbell.

ALL'S

WELL

The

clouds,

which rise

with

thunder,

slake

Our

thirsty

souls with

rain

;

The

blow

most

dreaded falls

to

break

From

off

our

limbs

a

chain

;

And

wrongs

of

man

to

man

but

make

The

love

of God

more

plain.

As

through

the

shadowy

lens

of

even

The

eyes

look

farthest

into

heaven

On

gleams

of

star

and

depths

of blue

The

glaring

sunshine

never

knew

John G. Whittier.

THE

BELEAGUERED

CITY

I have

read,

in

some

old,

marvelous

tale,

Some

legend

strange

and

vague,

That

a

midnight

host of

specters

pale

Beleaguered

the walls of

Prague.

Beside

the

Moldau's

rushing

stream,

With

the

wan

moon

overhead,

There

stood,

as

in an awful

dream,

The

army

of the

dead.


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White

as a

sea-fog,

landward

bound.

The

spectral

camp

was

seen,

And,

with

a

sorrowful,

deep

sound,

The river flowed

between.

No

other

voice

nor

sound

was

there.

No

drum,

nor

sentry's

pace

;

The mistlike banners

clasped

the air

As clouds with clouds

embrace.

But

when

the

old

cathedral

bell

Proclaimed the

morning

prayer.

The

white

pavilions

rose

and fell

On

the alarmed air.

Down

the

broad

valley

fast and

far

The

troubled

army

fled

;

Up

rose

the

glorious morning star,

The

ghastly

host

was

dead.

I

have

read,

in the

marvelous

heart

of

n:an.

That

strange

and

mystic

scroll.

That

an

army

of

phantoms

vast

and

wan

Beleaguer

the human soul.

Encamped

beside Life's

rushing

stream.

In

Fancy's misty light.

Gigantic shapes

and shadows

gleam

Portentous

through

the

night.


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DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

Upon

its

midnight

battle-ground

The

spectral

camp

is

seen.

And,

with

a

sorrowful,

deep

sound,

Flows

the

River

of

Life between.

No

other

voice

nor

sound

is

there,

In the

army

of

the

grave

;

No

other

challenge

breaks

the

air.

But

the

rushing

of

Life's

wave.

And

when

the

solemn

and

deep

church-bell

Entreats

the soul

to

pray.

The

midnight

phantoms

feel

the

spell.

The shadows

sweep

away.

Down

the

broad

Vale

of

Tears

afar

The

spectral

camp

is

fled

;

Faith

shineth

as

a morning

star.

Our

ghastly

fears

are

dead.

Henry

W.

Longfellow.

CLEON

AND

I

Cleon

hath

ten

thousand

acres.

Ne'er

a

one

have

I

;

Cleon

dwelleth

in

a

palace.

In

a

cottage

I

;

Cleon

hath

a

dozen

fortunes.

Not

a

penny

I

:

Yet the

poorer

of

the

twain

is

Cleon,

and

not

I.


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Cleon

is

a

slave

to

grandeur.

Free

as

thought am

I

;

Cleon fees

a score

of

doctors.

Need of

none

have

I

;

Wealth

surrounded,

care

environed,

Cleon fears

to

die

;

Death

may

come

he'll find

me

ready.

Happier

man am

I.

Cleon

sees no

charms in

nature.

In

a

daisy

I

;

Cleon hears

no

anthems

ringing

'Twixt the

sea

and

sky

;

Nature

sings

to

me

forever,

Earnest listener

I

:

State for

state,

with all

attendants

-

Who would

change

?

Not I.

Chakles Mackay.

I

REMEMBER,

I

REMEMBER

I

remember,

I remember

The house

where

I

was

bom.

The little window where the

sun

Came

peeping

in

at

morn

;

He

never

came

a

wink

too

soon.

Nor

brought

too

long a

day,

But

now,

I often wish the

night

Had borne

my

breath

away


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DICTATION

DAY

BY

DAY

I

remember,

I

remember

The

roses,

red

and

white,

The

violets,

and the

Kly

cups

Those flowers made

of

light

The

lilacs

where

the robin

built.

And

where

my

brother

set

The

laburnum,

on

his

birthday,

The

tree

is

living

yet

I

remember,

I

remember

Where

I

was

used

to

swing,

And

thought

the

air

must

rush

as

fresh

To swallows

on

the

wing

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