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The nations tremble, Shakspeare looks
abroad

From some high cliff superior, and enjòys
The elemental war.

12. Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet

With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the

sun,

When first on this delightful land he spreads

His orient beams on herb, tree, fruit, and flower,

Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth

After soft showers, and sweet the coming

on

Of grateful evening mild; then silent night,

With this her solemn bird, and this fair

moon

And these, the gems of heaven, her starry train.

But neither breath of morn when she ascends

With charm of earliest birds, nor rising

sun

On this delightful land, nór herb, fruit, flower,

Glistering with dew, nór fragrance after showers

Nor grateful evening mild, nor silent night

With this her solemn bird, nor walk by

moon

Or glittering star light, without theé is

sweet.

EXERCISE 15.

The several means of Emphasis variously applied.

1. It well becomes a person, truly, who has spent his life in the indulgence of every vicious propensity, to set up for a judge and a reprover of others.

2. The patricians care for us! true indeed they ne'er cared for us yet. Suffer us to famish and their storehouses crammed with grain ; make edicts for usury to support usurers; repeal daily any wholesome act established against the rich, and provide more piercing statutes daily to chain up and restrain the poor. If the wars eat us not up, they will, and that is all the love they bear us.

3. These invaders boast they come but to improve our state, enlarge our thoughts, and free us from the yoke of error: yes: they will give enlightened freedom to our minds, who are themselves the slaves of passion, avarice, and pride.

4. I knew when seven justices could not take up a quarrel; but when the parties were met themselves, one of them thought but of an If; as, if you said so, then I said so: O oh! did you so? So they shook hands and swore brothers. Your If is your only peacemaker; much virtue in If.

5.

-Oh! 'tis excellent

To have a giant's strength; but it is ty

rannous

To use it like a giant.

6. Get wealth and place, if possible with grace,

If not, by any means get wealth and place. 7. It is not from his form, in which we trace Strength joined with beauty, dignity with grace,

That man, the master of this globe, derives His right of empire over all that lives. That form indeed the associate of a mind Vast in its powers, ethereal in its kind, That form, the labour of Almighty skill; Framed for the service of a freeborn will, Asserts precedence and bespeaks control: But borrows all its grandeur from the soul. 8. O Friend (Menœtius' son this answer gave) With words to combat, ill befits the brave; Not empty boasts the sons of Troy repel, Your swords must plunge them to the shades of hell.

To speak becomes the council, but to dare In generous actions is the task of war. 9. You mean to bear me, not bear with me. Uncle, my brother mocks both you and me:

Because that I am little like an ape,
He thinks that you should bear me on your
shoulders.

10. Good friends, sweet friends, let me not stir you up

To such a sudden flood of mutiny.

They that have done this deed are honourable.

What private griefs they have, alas! I know not

That made them do it: they are wise and honourable,

And will no doubt with reasons answer you.

11. -An please your worship, Brakenbury, You may partake of every thing we say : We speak no treason, man: we say the king

12.

Is wise and virtuous, and his noble queen
Well struck in years; fair, and not jealous:
We say that Shore's wife hath a pretty

foot,

A cherry lip,

A bonny eye, a passing pleasing tongue,
And the Queen's kindred are made gen-
tlefolk:

How say you, Sir, can you deny all this?
-But now-yes, now-

We are become so candid, and so fair,
So liberal in construction, and so rich
In Christian charity, (good-natured age!)

That they are safe, sinners of either sex Transgress what laws they may. Well dressed, well bred,

Well equipaged, is ticket good enough

To pass us readily through every door.

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