Such was the tale, and all that day
Such sympathy it woke,

I turn'd to chide each rising noise,
And whisper'd as I spoke.

CHARLES MACKAY.

Grammar.—(1) Analyse first two lines in third verse. (2) What is the case of "men" in first verse and “babe” in last verse? (3) Write out the interjections in this piece. (4) Make a sentence having an infinitive verb as subject.

LESSON XLIII.

MEMORY'S WALL.

that hang on Memory's wall,

that I keep in memory.

gnarled, knotty.
coquetting, sporting.

1. Of all the beautiful pictures
That hang on Memory's wall,
Is one of a dim old forest,
That seemeth best of all:
Not for its gnarled oaks olden,
Dark with the mistletoe;

Not for the violets golden

That sprinkle the vale below;
Not for the milk-white lilies

That lean from the fragrant hedge,
Coquetting all day with the sunbeams,
And stealing their golden edge:

Not for the vines on the upland,

Where the bright red berries rest,

Nor the pinks, nor the pale sweet cowslip,It seemeth to me the best.

2. I once had a little brother,

With eyes that were dark and deep: In the lap of that olden forest He lieth in peace asleep.

Light as the down of a thistle,

Free as the winds that blow,

We roved there the beautiful summers, The summers of long ago;

But his feet on the hill grew weary,
And, one of the autumn eves,
I made for my little brother
A bed of the yellow leaves.

3. Sweetly his pale arms folded

My neck, in a meek embrace,
As the light of immortal beauty
Silently covered his face.
And when the arrows of sunset
Lodged in the tree-tops bright,
He fell, in his saint-like beauty,
Asleep by the gates of light.
Therefore, of all the pictures
That hang on Memory's wall,
The one of the dim old forest

Seemeth best of all.

Grammar. (1) Parse first two lines in verse 3.

(2) Analyse first four lines in verse 2.

verse 1-one, best, below, stealing, day.

LESSON XLIV.

(3) Parse in

THE DEWDROP AND THE STREAM.

emerald, green.

vie, rival; equal.

repine, complain.

subservient to His will, obeying His commands.

1. The brakes with golden flowers were crown'd, And melody was heard around

When, near the scene, a dewdrop shed
Its lustre on a violet's head,

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And trembling to the breeze it hung!
The streamlet, as it rolled along,

The beauty of the morn confess'd,

And thus the sparkling pearl address'd :-

2. "Sure, little drop, rejoice we may,
For all is beautiful and gay;
Creation wears her emerald dress,
And smiles in all her loveliness.
And with delight and pride I see
That little flower bedew'd by thee-
Thy lustre with a gem might vie,
While trembling in its purple eye.'

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3. "Ay, you may well rejoice, 'tis true," Replied the radiant drop of dew; "You will, no doubt, as on you move, To flocks and herds a blessing prove. But when the sun ascends on high, Its beam will draw me towards the sky And I must own my little power

I've but refresh'd a humble flower."

4. "Hold" cried the stream, "nor thus repine

For well 'tis known a Power divine,
Subservient to His will supreme,

Has made the dewdrop and the stream.

Though small thou art (I that allow),
No mark of Heaven's contempt art thou-
Thou hast refresh'd a humble flower,
And done according to thy power.

Grammar.—(1) Parse first line in verse 4. (2) Analyse last two lines in verse 4.

swerving of the heart, turning aside gusty, fitful; violent.

of the affections.

bickering, quivering.

leaves of memory, thoughts of the vaguely, in an uncertain manner. past.

rustling, small sounds, made in quick succession, like that of dry leaves.

ventures of the heart, times when
the affections went out.
yearned, earnestly desired.
akin, related.

1. We sat within the farmhouse old,

Whose windows, looking o'er the bay, Gave to the sea-breeze, damp and cold, An easy entrance, night and day.

2. Not far away we saw the port

The strange, old-fashioned, silent town,The lighthouse, the dismantled fort,The wooden houses, quaint and brown.