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A hunter once shot an eagle. Severely wounded, the bird managed to
fly to his home. When he arrived he glanced at the cruel arrow in his
breast. It was winged with one of his own feathers.
“Oh,” he cried, “to think I have been murdered by an arrow that I
helped to make!”
--ÆSOP.
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learn ing in vite har vest boil
wis dom in vi ta tion this tle soil
cloth com pa ny whis tle toil
clothes pea cock ex pect toi let
be gan how ev er in deed suit
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Learning is not wisdom any more than cloth is clothes.
--FRENCH.
How can a sparrow expect to be invited into the company of a peacock?
--HANS ANDERSEN.
He that has a good harvest may be content with some thistles.
--SCOTTISH.
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calm waist debt moan
palm crumb mourn col umn
Find a silent letter in every word in Lessons 72 and 73.
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ad mire great ness death thank ful
ad mir ing ab sent at tempt suc cess
grum ble pres ent half suc ceed
grum bling cow ard halves peo ple
lev el thous and be cause thorn
_E_ is omitted in _admire_ and _grumble_ when ing is added. What
changes are made in the word _half_ when we mean more than one half?
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In admiring greatness we rise to its level.
He who killed a lion when absent, feared a mouse when present.
--FRENCH.
A coward dies a thousand deaths.
--GERMAN.
A bold attempt is half success.
--DANISH.
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am
thankful that thorns have roses.
--KARR.
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pal ace hum ble though roam
a mid ’mid pleas ure
’Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.
--JOHN HOWARD PAYNE.
Home is where love is.
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wig wam cup board pi an o cur tain
cab in cham ber book case so fa
cas tle par lor al bum vase
pan try bed room blot ter Bi ble
clos et bath room car pet quilt
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ache bus i ly chi na wipe
head ache pleas ant brit tle fore noon
ly ing qui et ly warm a pron
sur prise quick ly wash tow el
lin en daugh ters soft fin ish
When _ly_ is added to _busy_, _y_ is changed to _i_.
There are _two s’s_ in _surprise_; one _l_ in _towel_.
Look at _ea_ in _pleasant_; _o_ in _apron_; _a_ in _wash_ and _warm_.
_Apron_ is pronounced _a pern_.
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sauce rib bon va ca tion be tween
sauc er whis per to geth er scour
plen ty bas in grate ful praise
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