LESSON XLII. "He, glad to hide his tell-tale cheek, Hied back that glove of mail to seek." 116 "Whenever is spoken a noble thought, Our hearts in glad surprise to higher levels rise." 117 The profligate heir soon spent the miser's hoard. "All are but parts of one stupendous whole." 120 LESSON XLIII. "Ho! Philip, send for charity Thy Mexican pistoles, That Antwerp's monks may sing a mass For thy poor spearmen's souls!" 121 The blade of his hoe was of burnished steel. "The abbot on the threshold stood, And in his hands the holy rood." 122 "You forget the man wholly, you are thankful to meet A preacher who smacks of the field and the street." 128 The farmer plants, and drills, and mows, and hoes. The old Quaker lady sat placidly knitting hose. LESSON XLIV. The barrel and tub each need a new hoop. "Murdock, move fast but silently; Whistle or whoop, and thou shalt die!" 124 "That hour, o'er night's black arch the key-stone, The great winds utter prophecies." 126 "In May, when sea-winds pierced our solitudes, LESSON XLV. The grand jury neglected to indict the forger. Congressman Williams wore a suit of blue jean. Lafayette presented the key of the Bastile to Washington. The quay in the harbor is to accommodate ships. Hawks kill and devour small birds and chickens. The brick-makers are preparing the kiln for firing. LESSON XLVI. "Who would be a traitor knave? Who would fill a coward's grave?" 180 A portal opened into the abbey's spacious nave. Bakers knead dough before baking it. 66 “A friend in need is a friend indeed ! " 181 After the race the horse became stiff-kneed. 66 “I knew, by the smoke that so gracefully curled Above the green leaves, that a cottage was near." 182 "And still the new transcends the old, In signs and tokens manifold.” 188 LESSON XLVII. 99 184 "The bride kissed the goblet, the knight took it up, He quaffed off the wine, and he threw down the cup.' “Our bugles sang truce, for the night-cloud had low ered, And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky." 185 We can cut a knot which we can not untie. "We carved not a line, we raised not a stone." 186 In the unscarred heavens they leave no wake.” 187 99 138 LESSON XLVIII. “We know false glory's spendthrift race, Pawning nations for feathers and lace." 189 "No useless coffin inclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him." 140 The Bengal trader brought home a lac of rupees. "We lack but open eye and ear To find the Orient's marvels here." 141 The impetuous soldier lacks discretion, not courage. "Bucks with pockets empty as their pate, Lax in their gaiters, laxer in their gait. 142 LESSON XLIX. The astonished matron ejaculated, "O la!" Stevedores are employed to lade the ship properly. "Slowly and sadly we laid him down From the field of his fame fresh and gory." 148 It is a long lane that has no turning. "Our faith, which in coldness and darkness has lain, Revives with the warmth and brightness again." 144 A thirsty dog eagerly laps the water. In the lapse of time the solid earth changes. LESSON L. "There, oft as mild evening steals over the lea, The sweet-scented birk shades my Mary and me." 145 Circular coral reefs have openings on the lee-side. "There was never a leaf on bush or tree; The bare boughs rattled shudderingly." 146 "But if you mouth it, as many players do, I would as lief the town crier spoke my lines." 147 "With that lean head, stalk that protruding chin, Wear standing collars were they made of tin!" 148 The builder has a lien upon the structure he erects. LESSON LI. 9149 "He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, "His chain of gold the king unstrung, |