LESSON IV Write a short theme on one of these subjects, relying only on what you already know about it. If you wish, put it in the form of a letter. I.] [For full directions about letter-writing see Chapter XXX, Lesson LESSON V Penmanship, dictation, or memorizing exercise. One of the pleasantest things in the world is taking a walk; but I like to go by myself. I can enjoy society in a room; but out of doors, nature is company enough for me. I am then never less alone than when alone. "The fields his study, nature was his book." I cannot see the wit of walking and talking at the same time. When I am in the country, I wish to vegetate like the country. I go out of town to forget the town and all that is in it. I like solitude, when I give myself up to it, for the sake of solitude; nor do I ask for "a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper solitude is sweet." The soul of a walk is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases. We take a walk chiefly to be free of all impediments and of all inconveniences; to leave ourselves behind, much more to get rid of others. It is because I want a little breathing-space, that I absent myself from the town for a while, without feeling at a loss the moment I am left by myself. William Hazlitt (1778-1830) [Note that if a verse (line) of poetry is inserted, it must begin a new line. If several verses are inserted, each must have a line to itself; they must not be run together as if they were prose. If a single verse takes up more than one line, do not put anything else on the half-line.] CHAPTER XII CAPITALS LESSON I Capitals. Capitals should be used for I. A sentence. Now is the time. 2. A line of poetry. It is an ancient mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. 3. A direct quotation. Arthur said, "Man's word is God in man." 4. The topics of an outline. Capitals should be used for I. The first letter of the first word in I. A sentence. II. The pronoun I and the interjection O. (Some writers distinguish between O and oh; the form O, however, may be used for all purposes.) O for a kindling touch from that pure flame! III. The first letter of 1. Names and titles of persons. President Wilson, Dr. Clark. 2. Names of localities. Denver, Prospect Hill. 3. Names of the Deity. O Thou who art Eternal Goodness! 4. Names of sects and parties. Protestants, Catholics, Republicans, Democrats. 5. Names of historical events and documents. 6. Proper adjectives and adjectives used as names. IV. The first letter of 1. The days of the week and the months of the year. Tuesday, March. 2. Festivals and holidays. Christmas, New Year's Day. V. The first letter in every word in a title except articles, prepositions, and conjunctions. The Scarlet Letter, Travels with a Donkey. Correct the following exercises, putting capitals where they belong. Explain why. 1. Now tomlinson gave up the ghost, in his house in berkeley square; And a spirit stood by his bed-side and gripped him by the hair. 2. John was thought to be very stupid. he was sent to the mill by dog river one day, when the miller said, "some people say you are a fool, John; now tell me what you know and what you don't know." "Well," replied john, "what i know is that miller's hogs are fat, but what i don't know is whose corn fattens them." 3. This year christmas will come on friday the twenty-fifth of december. 4. The advice given by an irishman to his english friend, on introducing him to a regular tipperary row was, "whenever you see a head, hit it." 5. The governor of north Carolina is said to be on intimate terms with the governor of south Carolina. 6. God is a spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. 7. A good whig makes a poor tory. 8. Judge Jeffreys, pointing with his cane to a man who was about to be tried, said, "There is a great rogue at the end of my cane." The man pointed at inquired, "at which end, o my lord?" 9. One of the most interesting figures in recent american history is colonel Theodore Roosevelt. he has served as governor of New York state, and as assistant secretary of the navy. during the spanish war he took part in the battle of San Juan hill. He was elected vice-president on the republican ticket, and later president. In 1912 he was the progressive candidate for the presidency, but was defeated by Woodrow Wilson, formerly president of Princeton university. His home is at Oyster bay, Long island. IO. A tale of two cities" by Charles Dickens gives a picture of the life in paris and london during the days of the french revolution. LESSON II Review. Name the part of speech of each word in the following exercises. 1. And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers, Is always the first to be touched by the thorns. 2. "I see you on the porch of our little cottage in my mind's eye." (What is wrong with the structure of this sentence?) 3. What has horns will gore. 4. Few friendly remarks are more annoying than the information that we are always seeming to do what we never mean to do. 5. If all the world were blind, what a melancholy sight it would be. (What is wrong with this sentence?) 6. He is unworthy to govern who governs not himself. 7. A young woman played on a harp with golden hair. (What is wrong with the structure of this sentence?) 8. That that is, is; that that is not, is not. 9. Wanted: two apprentices who will be treated as one of the family. (What is wrong with this sentence?) 10. The weakest spot in every man is where he thinks himself to be the wisest. II. Those beings only are fit for solitude who like nobody, are like nobody, and are liked by nobody. 12. A noble heart, like the sun, showeth its greatest countenance in its lowest estate. 13. The hardest trial of the heart is to bear a rival's failure without triumph. 14. He that was only taught by himself, had a fool for his master. 15. It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of a spider. LESSON III Make a little speech on one of the following subjects, having obtained your information by observation. 1. How a gang of workmen lays tracks. 2. The order of a church service. 3. How surgical dressings are made for the Red Cross. 4. How a certain commodity is manufactured. 5. How the doctor dressed my wound. 6. How a house is built. 7. How firemen fight fires. 8. How birds make their nests. 9. How a phonograph works. IO. (Some subject you are particularly interested in.) |